What I meant was since Windows Explorer cannot open web sites anymore it's
favorites menu would have to be seperate and not contain your internet
shortcuts. So you'd have two seperate favorites menus with different things
in each of them. I guess people could figure that out though. I understand
what you are saying but I doubt they will add it back since they appear to
be phasing out the old menu bars altogether. That's where the consistency
part comes in, no programs show the menu bar by default anymore. Many if not
most users will not know it still exists. The next version of Windows
probably won't have them at all. I'm afraid the new Favorite Links panel is
what we're stuck with.
"jpm" <> wrote in message
news:6E654D29-F7A6-43F7-9A36-...
> On the contrary, having a consistent interface across applications is less
> confusing that have different ones. I believe the measure of whether or
> not
> a feature should be offered, in part, lies with its utility so long as
> security is not compromised and no other sacrifices in functionality are
> required. I can attest first hand to the significant added functionality
> of
> having a menu bar Favorite application like in IE, especially in
> organizing
> one's access to desperate file systems.
> --
> jpm
>
>
> "Catweazle" wrote:
>
>> I think it was just there because IE and WE were really the same program.
>> When they seperated Windows Explorer from it the IE parts went with it.
>> I'm
>> sure they could put a seperate favorites menu back into Windows Explorer
>> if
>> they wanted to, but having two of them would probably confuse people.
>>
>> "Jim Miller" <> wrote in message
>> news:50BD0521-8FE7-436F-955C-...
>> > I'm not sure that I understand the security exposure that the tree
>> > version
>> > of favorites in Vista Explorer creates. I cannot access files/folders
>> > that I am not authorized to anymore than if I paste a link to a
>> > file/folder that I now or in the future lack authority to.
>> >
>> > In an event, IE7 menu bar favorites will open Vista Explorer and
>> > navagate
>> > to the proper file/folder just ast it did in XP. If there is an
>> > exposure
>> > to the tree version of Favorites, MS left it wide open in IE7.
>> >
>> > "Catweazle" <> wrote in message
>> > news:...
>> >> In IE just hit the ALT key and the menu bar will appear, complete with
>> >> the old Favorites menu. As for Windows Explorer it is not longer
>> >> associated with IE for security reasons and does not have a favorites
>> >> menu anymore.
>> >>
>> >> "jpm" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:F8D37268-432F-46CA-8B5C-...
>> >>>I use Favorites extensively in Explorer to quickly locate files in XP
>> >>>and
>> >>> really miss this feature in Vista. You can add a limited number of
>> >>> favorites
>> >>> in the "Favorite Links" window but the functionality is inferior to
>> >>> the
>> >>> tree
>> >>> version in IE and XP Explorer.
>> >>> --
>> >>> jpm
>> >>>
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