Taskbar layout

Is there any documentation on the possible layouts of the taskbar, that
you can achieve by dragging stuff around?

I have three rows, with Quick Launch on the left and the system tray on
the right. I'm wondering what the possibilities are for the toolbars and
the task buttons.

I've managed to get the toolbars all onto one row, but only when my
Quick Launch was on one row only. Now my Quick Launch fills the three
rows, my toolbars also take up three rows.

I'm wondering if this is some limitation, that the areas all have to be
rectangular? If the Quick launch on the left filled three rows, but the
toolbars used only one, then the task button area would end up "L" shaped.

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"Swifty" <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is there any documentation on the possible layouts of the taskbar, that
> you can achieve by dragging stuff around?
>
> I have three rows, with Quick Launch on the left and the system tray on
> the right. I'm wondering what the possibilities are for the toolbars and
> the task buttons.
>
> I've managed to get the toolbars all onto one row, but only when my Quick
> Launch was on one row only. Now my Quick Launch fills the three rows, my
> toolbars also take up three rows.
>
> I'm wondering if this is some limitation, that the areas all have to be
> rectangular? If the Quick launch on the left filled three rows, but the
> toolbars used only one, then the task button area would end up "L" shaped.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

Yes, all of the areas have to be rectangular..

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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
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Mike Hall - MVP wrote:
>
> "Swifty" <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eat5KT6KKHA.4136@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Is there any documentation on the possible layouts of the taskbar,
>> that you can achieve by dragging stuff around?
>>
>> I have three rows, with Quick Launch on the left and the system tray
>> on the right. I'm wondering what the possibilities are for the
>> toolbars and the task buttons.
>>
>> I've managed to get the toolbars all onto one row, but only when my
>> Quick Launch was on one row only. Now my Quick Launch fills the three
>> rows, my toolbars also take up three rows.
>>
>> I'm wondering if this is some limitation, that the areas all have to
>> be rectangular? If the Quick launch on the left filled three rows, but
>> the toolbars used only one, then the task button area would end up "L"
>> shaped.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Swift
>> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
>> http://www.ringers.org.uk
>
> Yes, all of the areas have to be rectangular..
>
Not after two shots of Johnnie Walker...

LG

On Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:10:08 +0100, Swifty <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Is there any documentation on the possible layouts of the taskbar, that
> you can achieve by dragging stuff around?
>
> I have three rows, with Quick Launch on the left and the system tray on
> the right. I'm wondering what the possibilities are for the toolbars and
> the task buttons.
>
> I've managed to get the toolbars all onto one row, but only when my
> Quick Launch was on one row only. Now my Quick Launch fills the three
> rows, my toolbars also take up three rows.
>
> I'm wondering if this is some limitation, that the areas all have to be
> rectangular? If the Quick launch on the left filled three rows, but the
> toolbars used only one, then the task button area would end up "L" shaped.


Mike Hall has already answered your question, but let me also point
out that the Quick Launch bar is *not* part of the task bar. It's a
toolbar which resides on the task bar by default, but can be dragged
off it to any other side of the screen you prefer it on. So you can
"sort of" get an L-shaped task bar by putting the Quick Launch bar on
the left side of the screen. I think that's a excellent way to do it,
particularly if you have a widescreen monitor.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> Mike Hall has already answered your question, but let me also point
> out that the Quick Launch bar is *not* part of the task bar. It's a
> toolbar which resides on the task bar by default, but can be dragged
> off it to any other side of the screen you prefer it on. So you can
> "sort of" get an L-shaped task bar by putting the Quick Launch bar on
> the left side of the screen. I think that's a excellent way to do it,
> particularly if you have a widescreen monitor.

I'll try that and see how I get on. I'm not keen on left/right toolbars,
despite a recent move to a wide screen.

I've realised the precise layout that I'm trying to achieve: having the
toolbars (other than quick launch) stacked vertically, with WMP on the
top and my custom toolbar (a folder) underneath. The toolbars don't seem
to like being dragged vertically.

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Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
http://www.ringers.org.uk

On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:53:51 +0100, Swifty <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> > Mike Hall has already answered your question, but let me also point
> > out that the Quick Launch bar is *not* part of the task bar. It's a
> > toolbar which resides on the task bar by default, but can be dragged
> > off it to any other side of the screen you prefer it on. So you can
> > "sort of" get an L-shaped task bar by putting the Quick Launch bar on
> > the left side of the screen. I think that's a excellent way to do it,
> > particularly if you have a widescreen monitor.
>
> I'll try that and see how I get on. I'm not keen on left/right toolbars,
> despite a recent move to a wide screen.


Your choice, of course. I wasn't trying to convince you to do it, but
to offer it as an alternative you might not know about. *I* like that
alternative, but I certainly understand that not everyone does.




> I've realised the precise layout that I'm trying to achieve: having the
> toolbars (other than quick launch) stacked vertically, with WMP on the
> top and my custom toolbar (a folder) underneath. The toolbars don't seem
> to like being dragged vertically.
>
> --
> Steve Swift
> http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html
> http://www.ringers.org.uk

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