Disable icons on Catalog?
Posted: 06 Aug 2009 01:02
I know one can disable icons for UDC items, but what about Catalog? I looked but didn't seem to find an option/tweak to do so, although admittedly I haven't followed the latest beta changes in a while and might have missed something... 
The reason is this: I have someone here who uses his Catalog to launch all kinds of applications. He's got about 20 items on a few categories, they all point to EXE files. Usually, his Catalog is hidden, and when he wants to launch something he shows it, clicks some item/app, and hides it back. His Catalog is also always fully visible (when visible) as in no scrollbars, so all 20+ items are shown.
Problem is: when he first shows the Catalog, it takes XY about 20-30 seconds to show it, which I assumed is due to gathering all the EXE's icons. So of course, he asked if there was a way to remove them, because he finds that 20sec wait rather annoying, which I can understand. (For the record, I don't know exactly all he has there, but I can say for sure that all of the EXE files are on local HDDs. No network or unavailable paths.)
(Also, I know he could turn the items into scripts to launch the app, thus getting ride of the icon, but he's not a scripter at all and probably wouldn't like that a lot (though I assume loosing the D&D support wouldn't be a problem for him), and I don't think he'll like the idea of having to manually edit 20+ items...)
The reason is this: I have someone here who uses his Catalog to launch all kinds of applications. He's got about 20 items on a few categories, they all point to EXE files. Usually, his Catalog is hidden, and when he wants to launch something he shows it, clicks some item/app, and hides it back. His Catalog is also always fully visible (when visible) as in no scrollbars, so all 20+ items are shown.
Problem is: when he first shows the Catalog, it takes XY about 20-30 seconds to show it, which I assumed is due to gathering all the EXE's icons. So of course, he asked if there was a way to remove them, because he finds that 20sec wait rather annoying, which I can understand. (For the record, I don't know exactly all he has there, but I can say for sure that all of the EXE files are on local HDDs. No network or unavailable paths.)
(Also, I know he could turn the items into scripts to launch the app, thus getting ride of the icon, but he's not a scripter at all and probably wouldn't like that a lot (though I assume loosing the D&D support wouldn't be a problem for him), and I don't think he'll like the idea of having to manually edit 20+ items...)
