Windows 7 Taskforce

Middle Click Peek = Toggle Hide Desktop Icons & Gadgets

Submitted by switch7 on July 4, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

Problem: On my laptop I often use the hide Desktop Icons and Hide Desktop gadgets options in the Desktop. However, when these options are enabled this renderes the Desktop Peek button useless.

Solution: For a more consistant experience, i think that middle button click on the desktop peek box should toggle though Icon & Gadget Visible > Icon Visible > Gadget Visible > Nether Visible.

Then if you quickly peek to the desktop and find everything hidden, a quick mouse button click will reveal what you were after.

I think this is a more natural way to hide the desktop items when not using the peek feature too.

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed