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Offline 8ullfrog

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7 Thin taskbar?
« on: January 07, 2014, 11:04:49 PM »
I'm running windows 7, and the taskbar is looking a little thick to me these days. I don't want to auto-hide it, I'd just like to cut that thing in half.

Is this a modification I can find somewhere in settings? Or do I have to download something? I know windows customization has been back burner-ed by Microsoft with Aero and in 8 metro.

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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2014, 11:19:10 PM »
Did you accidentally drag it to double layer?  If the toolbar is unlocked, you can resize it like you would increase the height of any window.  If that's not the case, you can right-click on an empty spot of the toolbar, select "Properties", and on the Taskbar tab, make sure "Use small icons" is checked.

The only other reason I think the toolbar would be distorted in size would be if you're running in a different screen resolution than normal.
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2014, 11:28:47 PM »
More like lack of real estate. Stupid 1366X768. I already did the small icons thing and didn't even realize I had. I remember back on vista I had to use third party software, and that was kind of a drag. I guess I'll just have to roll with auto-hide for now.

To answer your question, it isn't distorted, I'd just like to slim it down further.

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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2014, 12:47:12 AM »
Yeah, at 1440 x 900 I auto-hide the taskbar and use small icons for screen real estate. How does the size of your icons and height of the taskbar compare to this?


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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2014, 02:11:24 AM »
no idea unless there may  a program to do it with.
have used http://dexpot.de/, plenty of options or delete the taskbar and
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2014, 03:08:24 AM »
Small icons eh. Who knew.
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2014, 04:39:16 AM »
small icons = glasses = why not Large icons, meh old age

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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2014, 04:57:43 AM »
Small icons = small taskbar and more room for icons on one line.

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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 11:46:28 AM »
I used to set small icons then make it a double-height bar.  Plenty of toolbar real estate that way.  I needed it cuz I also add the Address, Desktop, and Quick Launch toolbars to the main toolbar.  Now that I have a larger resolution screen, I no longer need the double-height.
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 02:15:41 PM »
MacOSX has .. oh wait, never mind.
pfft

I used to set small icons then make it a double-height bar.  Plenty of toolbar real estate that way.  I needed it cuz I also add the Address, Desktop, and Quick Launch toolbars to the main toolbar.  Now that I have a larger resolution screen, I no longer need the double-height.
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 06:03:39 PM »
I do miss dashboard from OSX. My taskbar looks about the same as yours brickbatz.

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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2014, 09:48:45 PM »
MacOSX has .. oh wait, never mind.


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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2014, 10:59:53 PM »
I do miss dashboard from OSX. My taskbar looks about the same as yours brickbatz.

http://rocketdock.com/
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Re: 7 Thin taskbar?
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2014, 03:07:47 PM »


What's interesting about that picture it the sash pockets are out and more than likely the weights too.  That probably means that the mac is really supporting the window.

Boring, I know, but it does make the image less 'staged' for me.
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