Large start buttons
Is this the way it's supposed to be?
Thursday, April 15, 2010 by S J N | Discussion: WindowBlinds
The oversized start buttons, ie, Dragon, with the green diamond, Ankh, Yellow, with the Phoenix Shield etc...
The Start buttons do not completely dissapear in auto hide mode. Is this the way they should work? I find it annoying that some of the graphic still can be seen on screen.
I hope Someone knows what I'm talking about.
Reply #2 Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:02 PM
I loaded the Dragon skin to use as an example of what I think you mean...I'm sure this has been discussed before and there is not a setting to adjust this from happening. That is just how the WB was created...
Reply #3 Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:03 PM
As you can see int he screenie I posted. The Task bar is hidden but the top of the diamond used still shows.
Reply #4 Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:38 PM
This is normal, the oversized start button is done using 2 images, start button and glow, the glow is what you are seeing as it is above (or below if taskbar at top) the start button and taskbar height.
Reply #5 Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:01 PM
If you uae a skin that has a resizing bar that is taller than the I believe 4 pixel default , you will see it when taskbar is hidden, an example; Encounter resizing bar is 6 pixels tall, when taskbar is hidden you can see the top of it across screen edge. I believe Windows hides taskbar based on taskbar height and 4 pixel resizing bar, anything above that, start button glow, oversized resizing bar will not be hidden.
I should maybe state this is on XP, do not know if behavior is the same on Vista or 7.
Reply #6 Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:47 PM
Yes. This is exactly what I'm talking about. This happens on Win 7 64 also. Wish it would not do this as it can be distracting. I have a very clean desktop. No Icons, just wallpaper. and the little bit of start button showing. Is there any way to fix this? If this is the way it is supposed to be, well so be it.
Reply #7 Thursday, April 15, 2010 3:22 PM
With SkinStudio you can remove the start button glow; now for the times you may have taskbar showing the start button, depending on the skin, may look a little funky ( not complete without the glow) but at least when it is hidden your desktop will be clean.
Reply #8 Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:48 PM
Thanks Cavan1. I don't want to mess with someone else's artistry. I can live with this. Thanks again.
Reply #9 Friday, April 16, 2010 1:29 AM
In Windows 7, if you are using large taskbar icons, then the start button will hide properly.
If you are using small taskbar icons, then your start button will not hide completely.
This is a bug from the xp era, as Cavan mentioned. This bug was a non-issue with Vista, but apparently 7's new superbar has helped to mess this up again.
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:27 PM
Make a Screenshot, but maybe I know what you mean...It's because of Windows 7. The MyColors Themes are for XP and Vista.
Try this in the Picture: