i see.. so , for example, you want to 'pin to classic start menu' an entire folder of say, .docx files, possibly more than 100, and you'd like to just fly your mouse up there, and have it pop out in 6 columns across the screen?
and because there are too many folders you want to pin, its not a good idea to pin to the right side?
and Pinning to the left also gives you an extra columns worth of space as well
and it would allow you to organize shortcuts & documents by type, in folders, and still have room to see the 'Recent Programs'
i think the idea is cool, i second the motion to add multiple columns to the Pinned Start menu
one potential solution for you might be to make "Recent Documents" a menu item, as shown here:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=337another cool solution would be the ability to put in a separate 3rd column just for recent items