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Notifications not anchored, when taskbar is not at the bottom

 
 
jeffk
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      8th Mar 2005
I too, just posted the same message with the same problem.
Let me know if you come up with a solution.

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>I like to move the taskbar to the left side of my screen.
>
>When the taskbar is set to the left, instead of the normal
>default bottom position, notifications seem to have
>nothing to anchor to.
>
>For example, I have a shortcut on the Desktop that runs a
>batch file to start a program. The Antispyware tries to
>open a message that says it may be problem software, so
>you really want to run it. When my taskbar is on the left
>side, the message simply scrolls all the way up the
>screen, never stopping. By the way, it is too fast for
>you to read.
>
>When the taskbar is in the normal bottom position, the
>message does not scroll.
>
>It would be nice if there was better support for the
>taskbar being on the side. After all, Windows gives you
>the option, why not make it work properly.
>
>---
>On a side note, support in general for the taskbar on the
>side is not very good. Programs (like and IE window, or
>MS Word) will start underneath that taskbar on the side,
>or not resize properly for the side taskbar, but they do
>work nicely when the taskbar is on the bottom.
>.
>

 
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      8th Mar 2005
This is a known issue and we are working on a fix for a later version.

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"jeffk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I too, just posted the same message with the same problem.
> Let me know if you come up with a solution.
>
> Thanks
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I like to move the taskbar to the left side of my screen.
>>
>>When the taskbar is set to the left, instead of the normal
>>default bottom position, notifications seem to have
>>nothing to anchor to.
>>
>>For example, I have a shortcut on the Desktop that runs a
>>batch file to start a program. The Antispyware tries to
>>open a message that says it may be problem software, so
>>you really want to run it. When my taskbar is on the left
>>side, the message simply scrolls all the way up the
>>screen, never stopping. By the way, it is too fast for
>>you to read.
>>
>>When the taskbar is in the normal bottom position, the
>>message does not scroll.
>>
>>It would be nice if there was better support for the
>>taskbar being on the side. After all, Windows gives you
>>the option, why not make it work properly.
>>
>>---
>>On a side note, support in general for the taskbar on the
>>side is not very good. Programs (like and IE window, or
>>MS Word) will start underneath that taskbar on the side,
>>or not resize properly for the side taskbar, but they do
>>work nicely when the taskbar is on the bottom.
>>.
>>



 
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      10th Mar 2005
Microsoft AntiSpyware looks like a very good product.
But without this fix, it is very difficult for me to use
it.
I hope that the fix come soon.
>-----Original Message-----
>This is a known issue and we are working on a fix for a

later version.
>
>--
>-steve
>
>Steve Dodson [MSFT]
>MCSE, CISSP
>PSS Security
>
>--
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confers no rights.
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>"jeffk" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in

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>news:46ac01c52426$f77cde00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I too, just posted the same message with the same

problem.
>> Let me know if you come up with a solution.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I like to move the taskbar to the left side of my

screen.
>>>
>>>When the taskbar is set to the left, instead of the

normal
>>>default bottom position, notifications seem to have
>>>nothing to anchor to.
>>>
>>>For example, I have a shortcut on the Desktop that

runs a
>>>batch file to start a program. The Antispyware tries

to
>>>open a message that says it may be problem software, so
>>>you really want to run it. When my taskbar is on the

left
>>>side, the message simply scrolls all the way up the
>>>screen, never stopping. By the way, it is too fast for
>>>you to read.
>>>
>>>When the taskbar is in the normal bottom position, the
>>>message does not scroll.
>>>
>>>It would be nice if there was better support for the
>>>taskbar being on the side. After all, Windows gives

you
>>>the option, why not make it work properly.
>>>
>>>---
>>>On a side note, support in general for the taskbar on

the
>>>side is not very good. Programs (like and IE window,

or
>>>MS Word) will start underneath that taskbar on the

side,
>>>or not resize properly for the side taskbar, but they

do
>>>work nicely when the taskbar is on the bottom.
>>>.
>>>

>
>
>.
>

 
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