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Favourites Window

Summary The "favourites" menu within Internet Explorer should have the name used in Netscape - "bookmarks". I have yet to find anyone whos true favourite websites are usually accessed through this menu - its just a convenient way of keeping track of useful sites, and ends up being a dumping ground for any sites you find useful.

I find that I end up typing my real favourite websites as its quicker - but this surely cant be right...

Sooooo, to get around this problem, this window offers another set of favourites, intended to act as your real favourites.

Download and Installation
Download version 1.0

To install, simply unzip the favouriteswindow.exe to somewhere on your C drive. You may wish to create a shortcut to it in your "startup" directory within your start menu so that it automatically launches.

General
Screenshot

Type a URL into the dropdown box to add it as a favourite - the URL will be remembered in the dropdown next time you want to visit the page.

The window is resizable (in one direction only) and remembers your preferred size and position for next time you run the program.

If you right click on the space around the button and the droppdown there is a menu with options, allowing you to delete a URL from your favourites list or to alter the settings.

The settings dialog allows you to alter the following three settings:

  • Open in new browser. This setting forces each page to open in a new window.
  • Auto complete URLs. If this option is enabled, the dropdown guesses what url you are typing
  • Go on selection. When enabled, the browser will be opened as soon as the item is selected from the dropdown, rather than having to click on the go button
Compatibility Should be compatible with both Netscape and Internet Explorer, and all versions of Windows, but it has only been tested with IE6 using Windows XP. As you may notice from the screenshot above, Favourites Window will take advantage of XP themes if enabled.