[Project Idea]To Many Icons!

[Iron Skull]

Hey, Im getting fustrated my the amount of icons crawling over my Desktop cource I use them all very much. But my desktop is getting kinda full. (Maybe you reconize this problem.)
My idea was to develop a Program that shows what files are in a Folder and Start them.
Let me explain my Idea.
I want to develop a program that runs on the background (So a low CPU/RAM usage) That shows when I move my cursor over a Folder (On my desktop) It will show a dropdown menu with the files and folders in it. I want to give the dropdown menu also a Pin Function so It doesn't disapear when I remove my mouse from the icon.
This program will Fix My problem. It will able me to trow all the Icons in diffrent related folders and Clean my Desktop a little..
The problem is...
I've NO idea were to start coding..
Language Selection: VB, C#, C++ or Basic (Very Low) Assembly.
I think I'll go for C++ then.
Ok next.. Where to begin. Do I need API to show what is in the folder or?
Does Anyone know were I Can Start with such program. Or already knows such a program so I Dont have to Develop one my self?

[RhinoBull]

Not to discurrage you but I find it annoying to have all kind of tooltips, popup menus, etc, etc, etc "popping up" all over the desktop so if there is an option I would always turn it off regardless. So I voted "Maybe.. Guess for no"...

btw, the better place for your pool could be General Dev forum.

[RhinoBull]

Also, you can organize your desktop icons by groupping them into a folders with meaningful names.

[Pradeep1210]

I think it is useless to create a program for this.

What I have done for myself is that just create a folder and change it's icon to an appealing one. Also customized the folder to set a good background etc.
Then I moved all my desktop icons into it. Whenever I install a new program which creates a desktop icon, i just drag it into that folder. simple.
This way I don't need any program to manage it and not cpu time wastage.
Double clicking a folder is just as easy as moving mouse over a folder.


Pradeep

[si_the_geek]

Also, you can organize your desktop icons by groupping them into a folders with meaningful names.

I completely agree.. I have about 10 folders which contain virtually all of my shortcuts (with sub-folders if apt).

As Pradeep said, it's not much harder to actually open the folder.

btw, the better place for your pool could be General Dev forum.

Indeed it would.. moved.