vista toolbars

turbotoes · 3 Feb 2007 at 13:32

in XP you can create toolbars, fill them up with icons and dock them on to the side of your screen, (Keeping taskbar and desktop tidy) all I can get them to do in Vista is sit on the taskbar? Taskbar is not locked, does anyone know how to get the little buggers out on to the desktop and then dock em?

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Rebelius · 3 Feb 2007 at 14:51

according to the O'Reiley book, they've gone.

"Taskbar dragging. You can no longer drag the taskbar's top edge off the screen to hide it manually. You can't drag the taskbar to the middle of screen anymore, either. And you can't drag a folder to edge of screen to turn it into a toolbar. (One guess: Too many people were doing this stuff accidentally and then getting frustrated.)"

From appendix C: Where'd It Go?

turbotoes · 3 Feb 2007 at 15:12

another example of dumbing down I suppose. Damn, I will miss my little toolbar it was so neat the way it would autohide on the edge of the screen. Now I will have to have it on the taskbar

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DataVampire · 4 Feb 2007 at 02:12

turbotoes said:
another example of dumbing down I suppose. Damn, I will miss my little toolbar it was so neat the way it would autohide on the edge of the screen. Now I will have to have it on the taskbar footstamp

there is a simple free or paid solution to this, stardock object dock, does what you want straight out of the box, i prefer the object dock plus though
Link
hope it helps

turbotoes · 4 Feb 2007 at 09:43

Thanks, Datavampire I'll have a look at that.

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Rooky007 · 4 Feb 2007 at 09:56

What????

How do i creat another taskbar then just for apps in XP did not know this can be done

Rebelius · 4 Feb 2007 at 10:43

make a folder of shortcuts and drag it to the edge of the screen if I remember right.

turbotoes · 4 Feb 2007 at 12:23

create a folder, fill it full of shortcuts, right click on taskbar, pootle up to "toolbars" on the flop out menu click on "new toolbar" point it at your folder and the toolbar will appear on your taskbar. With a little mouse manipulation you can then drag it onto your desktop and "dock" it onto the side of your screen (any side you like) you can then set it to autohide and tell it how you want it to display your shortcut, (details, lg /sm icons) then to add more shortcuts you can just drag and drop on to the toolbar, and you can arrange the s/cs however you like them just by dragging them about on the toolbar.
For those of us who have a zillion programs we use regularly but can't stand a cluttered desktop and find the all programs menu a fag these toolbars are fantastic

WolfR1der · 4 Feb 2007 at 14:13

I never knew you could do that, nor have I ever met anyone that did.

Somewhat annoying to discover it....only to find it's now gone in vista

DataVampire · 4 Feb 2007 at 14:17

WolfR1der said:
I never knew you could do that, nor have I ever met anyone that did.

Somewhat annoying to discover it....only to find it's now gone in vista

nothing beets good housekeeping in the first place(not that i am)

Rooky007 · 4 Feb 2007 at 15:03

turbotoes said:
create a folder, fill it full of shortcuts, right click on taskbar, pootle up to "toolbars" on the flop out menu click on "new toolbar" point it at your folder and the toolbar will appear on your taskbar. With a little mouse manipulation you can then drag it onto your desktop and "dock" it onto the side of your screen (any side you like) you can then set it to autohide and tell it how you want it to display your shortcut, (details, lg /sm icons) then to add more shortcuts you can just drag and drop on to the toolbar, and you can arrange the s/cs however you like them just by dragging them about on the toolbar.
For those of us who have a zillion programs we use regularly but can't stand a cluttered desktop and find the all programs menu a fag these toolbars are fantastic

Cheers, Now am i able to make it the same colour as the main taskbar???? if so how please

turbotoes · 4 Feb 2007 at 16:35

rookies : can't help you there mate, I'm a bit fanatic about a tidy desktop but even I haven't gone as far as matching decor

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turbotoes · 10 Feb 2007 at 10:00

you can have your docked toolbar in Vista, if you do what Rebelius said and creat a folder fil it with the shortcuts you want. Then I actually create a shortcut to that folder ( I don't keep actual stuff on the desktop, just s/c's)
then you can drag that shortcut to the side or top of your screen. Then just right click on it to set properties, auto hide etc.

credit must also go to Felix LaPoubelle who mentioned this in another thread.

turbotoes

rculver9056 · 14 Feb 2007 at 08:12

Move QuickLaunch:

Right-click Desktop, select 'New Folder'.
Drag it to the top or side of desktop, and it will dock.
Right-click, select Toolbars / QuickLaunch.
Right-click again, select Toolbars and un-selct 'New Folder'
(You can now delete the NewFolder thing from your Desktop.)
Right-click the Taskbar, go to Toolbars and un-select QuickLaunch.

I did this with QuickLaunch, but haven't tried any others.

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