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Originally posted by picturethis73
The way MS! can create the list is easy: just specify the location (specify a corner or specific x/y coordinates), the order (alphabetically is actually the only sensible order; just like how MSN does it) and maybe specify the width and height of a desktop-contact. Voila, a list can be created? Of course this list-creating should not replace the current method (where a user can specify each location manually). It would rather be an extra option.
It isn't as easy as that at all. It might seem asy for you because that is how you see it and how you will use it. But who says it must be a list (top/bottom), why not a row? (left/right), or put around your desktop, or ..., or ... What if the space runs out, where to place the next contact in that case?
There is no way how Plus! could "guess" how you want that list to appear, in what shape, etc. It is easy for a human to guess/see where somebody maybe wants contacts to appear, but not for a program.
As said, something could be made, but it will be very restrictive in use and thus only "usefull" for a small amount of people.
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Originally posted by picturethis73
Changing the width of a contact is not propagated to the other contacts. Not immediately and not when I add them later-on (i.e. remove one desktop-contact, then change the width of another one, then "Set as Default" (from that changed one) and then add the removed desktop-contact again; the width of the newly added desktop-contact is the same as when I removed it, not the new width I just specified)...
You don't remove a contact by removing it
You hide a contact when you remove it, all the settings stay saved (and thus they still exist).
But indeed, you're right, even adding a new contact (which hasn't been on the desktop before and thus doesn't have desktop contact settings) will not result in having the "default" sizes. And setting to default indeed means override all already existing settings.
* CookieRevised things this should be fixed... (but its very minor thingie though)
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