desktop icon's text
how to make the text underneath the desktop-icons invisible
Monday, March 14, 2005 by demot | Discussion: Icons
hiho,
i just wanted to know if anyone of you knows how to make the texts underneath the desktop-icons disappear
i googled for it, searched on this and many otehr customization pages but found not a single answer
is there a way of turning it off inside windows or am i supposed to use a prog
my os is win2k
would be very pleased of getting answers
sry 4 my english, i'm german
i just wanted to know if anyone of you knows how to make the texts underneath the desktop-icons disappear
i googled for it, searched on this and many otehr customization pages but found not a single answer
is there a way of turning it off inside windows or am i supposed to use a prog
my os is win2k
would be very pleased of getting answers
sry 4 my english, i'm german
Lantec
Reply #2 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:26 PM
Reply #2 Monday, March 14, 2005 6:26 PM
IconX will allow you to change icon text color on your desktop icons. In fact you can change many attributes using it. However, I'm not aware of a way to turn off icon text.
Corky_O
Reply #3 Monday, March 14, 2005 7:51 PM
Reply #3 Monday, March 14, 2005 7:51 PM
To change the icon size and text size or font in Windows XP:
"Display Properties>Appearance tab>"Advanced" button>select "Icon" from the "Item" drop-down list, click "OK", then "Apply".
Note - if WBlinds is installed, you may get a WB dialog box after clicking the "Advanced" button referred to above. If you do, click the "Other advanced options" button in this dialog to get to the "Advanced" dialog listed above.
Windows currently requires at least one character to be listed with the icon on the desktop. There may be a way to change this in the registry, but that is another story altogether.
I hope this helps.
"Display Properties>Appearance tab>"Advanced" button>select "Icon" from the "Item" drop-down list, click "OK", then "Apply".
Note - if WBlinds is installed, you may get a WB dialog box after clicking the "Advanced" button referred to above. If you do, click the "Other advanced options" button in this dialog to get to the "Advanced" dialog listed above.
Windows currently requires at least one character to be listed with the icon on the desktop. There may be a way to change this in the registry, but that is another story altogether.
I hope this helps.
Double Zero
Reply #4 Monday, March 14, 2005 11:46 PM
Reply #4 Monday, March 14, 2005 11:46 PM
I just found this "tweak" that will give the "desired effect apparently..
Just click on rename and type alt + 0160 (on the numeric keypad) it will make a invisible character
Note: This will only work if you have the file extensions hidden.
You can use this only for one icon of each type (shortcut, folder, exe, txt, jpg or whatever you have on your desktop)
For the second icon type: alt+0160 alt+0160
For the third type: alt+0160 alt+0160 alt+0160
Hope this works for ya..
Zero.
Just click on rename and type alt + 0160 (on the numeric keypad) it will make a invisible character
Note: This will only work if you have the file extensions hidden.
You can use this only for one icon of each type (shortcut, folder, exe, txt, jpg or whatever you have on your desktop)
For the second icon type: alt+0160 alt+0160
For the third type: alt+0160 alt+0160 alt+0160
Hope this works for ya..
Zero.
demot
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:22 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:22 PM
1st of all thx 4 your answers
the solution by double zero is a bit of work but it seems 2 be the best solution atm
thx again & c y'all
the solution by double zero is a bit of work but it seems 2 be the best solution atm
thx again & c y'all
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Reply #1 Monday, March 14, 2005 5:47 PM
I could be mistaken..but I am 90% sure your gonna just have to live with it..
Zero.