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I routinely have a dozen windows open on my desktop [and I don't want to
hear how foolish/stupid that is either]. What determines the order they are opened when Windows starts up? And is there any way I can control that process so they always open in the same sequence? |
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On 9/2/20 3:17 PM, this is what MajorLanGod wrote:
I routinely have a dozen windows open on my desktop [and I don't want to hear how foolish/stupid that is either]. What determines the order they are opened when Windows starts up? And is there any way I can control that process so they always open in the same sequence? Not sure how you are starting them, but you could just create a batch file and put each execute in there in the order you want them to open. Then just put the batch file in your startup folder. If you okay with batch files. However the caveat to this is, one may open faster than the other and it probably is a first come first served (displayed) issue. If you had a sleep command in windows you could put a few seconds after slower programs to let them load. I found this as a possible sleep / pause command. timeout 5 to delay timeout 5 nul to delay without asking you to press any key to cancel |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 2 Sep 2020 15:37:53 -0400, Big Al
wrote: On 9/2/20 3:17 PM, this is what MajorLanGod wrote: I routinely have a dozen windows open on my desktop [and I don't want to hear how foolish/stupid that is either]. What determines the order they are opened when Windows starts up? And is there any way I can control that process so they always open in the same sequence? Not sure how you are starting them, but you could just create a batch file and put each execute in there in the order you want them to open. Then just put the batch file in your startup folder. If you okay with batch files. However the caveat to this is, one may open faster than the other and it probably is a first come first served (displayed) issue. If you had a sleep command in windows you could put a few seconds after slower programs to let them load. Good idea. Anvir (anvir.com) has among other things delayed startup, but whatever amount of time you choose. Separate time for each program. There's a free version. It does so much I can't imagine what more the paid version does. I found this as a possible sleep / pause command. timeout 5 to delay timeout 5 nul to delay without asking you to press any key to cancel |
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Big Al wrote in :
On 9/2/20 3:17 PM, this is what MajorLanGod wrote: I routinely have a dozen windows open on my desktop [and I don't want to hear how foolish/stupid that is either]. What determines the order they are opened when Windows starts up? And is there any way I can control that process so they always open in the same sequence? Not sure how you are starting them, but you could just create a batch file and put each execute in there in the order you want them to open. Then just put the batch file in your startup folder. If you okay with batch files. However the caveat to this is, one may open faster than the other and it probably is a first come first served (displayed) issue. If you had a sleep command in windows you could put a few seconds after slower programs to let them load. I found this as a possible sleep / pause command. timeout 5 to delay timeout 5 nul to delay without asking you to press any key to cancel Over the months I have had this laptop I opened the various windows as needed, usually to keep certain sites always available without having to bookmark them and then pop a window/tab and lookup the bookmark to populate that screen. Whenever Firefox starts like after a Firefox update or a system restart/boot all the windows are opened, but the order from left to right seems to vary without any rhyme or reason that I have been able to observe. I would like to set the order that they appear so that it is the same each time. |
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MajorLanGod wrote:
Over the months I have had this laptop I opened the various windows as needed, usually to keep certain sites always available without having to bookmark them and then pop a window/tab and lookup the bookmark to populate that screen. Whenever Firefox starts like after a Firefox update or a system restart/boot all the windows are opened, but the order from left to right seems to vary without any rhyme or reason that I have been able to observe. I would like to set the order that they appear so that it is the same each time. You can specify window positions for some TYPES of windows. Like WordPad, the file manager, some third-party apps, and maybe your browsers (I always have them maximized). The Microsoft Mathematics window always comes up above the place it is closed. I can't even make every type of window come up in the same place. The last iteration of a file type window you close will be the place that type of file opens next time. In other words... If you have three WordPad files open, the last one you close will be the next open location for WordPad files. Unfortunately, that's it for placement of windows on startup, at least without a utility of some sort (if any). Microsoft doesn't even allow proper arrangement of windows when you right-click the Taskbar, anymore. That function has been dead for years. |
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MajorLanGod wrote:
Over the months I have had this laptop I opened the various windows as needed, usually to keep certain sites always available without having to bookmark them and then pop a window/tab and lookup the bookmark to populate that screen. With Firefox on the desktop... Open the windows you want in different tabs. Right-click tabs bar (open area) check Bookmarks Toolbar Right-click tabs bar select "Select All Tabs" Right-click tabs bar Bookmark Selected Tabs. Next time... Right-click that bookmarks folder Open All in Tabs. Or you can use the bookmarks manager to rearrange those bookmarks into a single folder. No need to do so much work. |
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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:20:29 GMT, MajorLanGod
wrote: Big Al wrote in : On 9/2/20 3:17 PM, this is what MajorLanGod wrote: I routinely have a dozen windows open on my desktop [and I don't want to hear how foolish/stupid that is either]. What determines the order they are opened when Windows starts up? And is there any way I can control that process so they always open in the same sequence? Not sure how you are starting them, but you could just create a batch file and put each execute in there in the order you want them to open. Then just put the batch file in your startup folder. If you okay with batch files. However the caveat to this is, one may open faster than the other and it probably is a first come first served (displayed) issue. If you had a sleep command in windows you could put a few seconds after slower programs to let them load. I found this as a possible sleep / pause command. timeout 5 to delay timeout 5 nul to delay without asking you to press any key to cancel Over the months I have had this laptop I opened the various windows as needed, usually to keep certain sites always available without having to bookmark them Sites and bookmarks? Are you talking about tabs, or about windows like you said in your first post. If windows, I have more to tell you. and then pop a window/tab and lookup the bookmark to What does pop mean? What does window/tab mean? populate that screen. Whenever Firefox starts like after a Firefox update or a system restart/boot all the windows are opened, but the order from left to right When I reopen FF, the tabs are always in the previous order. Although I've closed some tabs, and they usually stay close, the other tabs have been in the same order for weeks or months, with FF opening and either closing or crashing dozens of times. The FF windows vary in order, not just on restart but during use. seems to vary without any rhyme or reason that I have been able to observe. I would like to set the order that they appear so that it is the same each time. There is a firefox newsgroup. It has its own server, with 30 or more mozilla newsgroups. |
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John Doe wrote in news:ripkop$hmo$2@dont-
email.me: With Firefox on the desktop... Open the windows you want in different tabs. Right-click tabs bar (open area) check Bookmarks Toolbar Right-click tabs bar select "Select All Tabs" Right-click tabs bar Bookmark Selected Tabs. Next time... Right-click that bookmarks folder Open All in Tabs. Or you can use the bookmarks manager to rearrange those bookmarks into a single folder. No need to do so much work. If I am reading this right all the tabs will appear in one window. Since I currently have 57 tabs open across 12 windows, that would be a little unmanageable |
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MajorLanGod wrote:
John Doe wrote With Firefox on the desktop... Open the windows you want in different tabs. Right-click tabs bar (open area) check Bookmarks Toolbar Right-click tabs bar select "Select All Tabs" Right-click tabs bar Bookmark Selected Tabs (on the Bookmarks Toolbar). Next time... Right-click that bookmarks folder Open All in Tabs. Or you can use the bookmarks manager to rearrange those bookmarks into a single folder. No need to do so much work. If I am reading this right all the tabs will appear in one window. Unless you put them in different folders. Since I currently have 57 tabs open across 12 windows, that would be a little unmanageable However you do it... That's the easy way to open a bunch of bookmarks at the same time. I'm not really sure what that problem is, actually. I understood the window placement stuff. |
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