DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: icons look and feel

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With the typical cmd prompt you can start programs and do some other tasks, but it is generally seen as a tool that is used only when you've messed up your system and can't click.

That may be the point of reference for those whose experience with MS operating systems is post Win9x. In addition to the native commands supported in XP, there are others available via open source, freeware, shareware, etc.
https://www.microsoft.com/resourc....fr=true
http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006....ks.html

Edit: fixed link (hopefully) and added one

Here's what can happen via typicall windows usage:

http://www.jpeters.net/apps/WindowsDesk.PNG

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Here's what can happen via typicall windows usage

Shhh, you're going to give john.m* more ideas.

Quote (lucky13 @ Dec. 04 2007,20:19)

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Here's what can happen via typical windows usage

Shhh, you're going to give john.m* more ideas.

hahahahahaha... love it! Now that's funny!

Quote (mikshaw @ Dec. 04 2007,20:03)

With the typical cmd prompt you can start programs and do some other tasks, but it is generally seen as a tool that is used only when you've messed up your system and can't click.

hmm... I've never met up with that perspective before. What I've noticed is that only the really bright people take advantage of the DOS Console in Windows ;~)

Here's a tiny bit of trivia for you: Did you know that you can create a file named .something (dotWhatever) using the Windows Command Prompt... but you are blocked from naming a file with a leading dot using the GUI Windows Explorer?

There are quite a few things that can be done with the console that beat the GUI hands-down.

I'm with lucky13 on this one... the people who became fluent in DOS before Windows came around still use the power of the C:\> prompt.

Some of you must have lived the transition from DOS to Windows, no? I remember it took me about three years before I started to be able to ignore the flakiness of the GUI. Now I use it, but I still fall back on the DOS emulator when I want to get things done quickly.

BAT files rock!

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