gHacks technology news » windows 7 taskbar http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Windows 7 Taskbar Tweaker http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/06/windows-7-taskbar-tweaker/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/06/windows-7-taskbar-tweaker/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:37 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=18189 One of the most prominent features of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7 is the taskbar which its new functionality. The new features include the ability to pin programs to the taskbar, display thumbnail previews of open windows and tabs (for example from Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer or the latest version of the Firefox web browser) and jumplists that offer quick links to application specific features.

The free software program Windows 7 Taskbar Tweaker is a portable application for the Windows 7 operating system. It can be used to modify several of the default options of the Windows 7 taskbar to speed up Windows 7, to be precise:

  • Right-click on a taskbar item to either display jumplists (default) or the standard window menu
  • Change grouping from grouping applications to not grouping them
  • Change dropping items to the taskbar from pinning them to opening them
  • Change the middle-click behavior from opening a new program instance to either closing the window or focusing the window
  • Change left-click on grouped item button from opening the thumbnail preview to cycling through the windows.
  • Disable the thumbnail preview

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The new settings become available after clicking on the apply button in the program window. The software program is available for download at the developer’s website for both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows 7 operating system.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/06/windows-7-taskbar-tweaker/feed/ 2 Windows 7 Like Taskbar In Windows XP http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/02/windows-7-like-taskbar-in-windows-xp/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/02/windows-7-like-taskbar-in-windows-xp/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:44:25 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9548 You might have heard about the Windows 7 Taskbar which will change the interface and functionality of the Windows Taskbar quite a bit. One of the changes is the iconized taskbar which no longer displays the names of the folders and programs by default. It looks similar to the Quick Launch bar. The advantage of this interface change is that it is possible to squeeze additional icons on the taskbar.

Windows 7 Taskbar Iconizer is a implementation of that feature for Windows XP. It basically changes the way the folders and programs are displayed in the Windows Taskbar from their default view to a view where only icons are displayed. The program does that only on vertical taskbars. If you have customized the position of the Windows Taskbar to be on the left or right side of the desktop then you will not see a difference.

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The only real gain is that additional folders and programs fit into the taskbar. Items are automatically grouped which adds even more space to the Taskbar.

The software program is portable and a restart is required after making the changes. The same program has to be used to revert the changes again.

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