Change program size on Taskbar?

[Craig]

Is it possible to change the size of the little box on the taskbar for each
program that is open? I know that I can group them using Tweak, but I would
like to make them shorter horizontally. That way I could get more on the
taskbar. About half the size would be nice.

Is this possible with some sort of tweak or registry edit?

Craig

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 97, Decrease the
Size of Taskbar Buttons.

 

[Craig]

That works, but they are a little too small. I tried changing the value,
but it didn't make a difference. What is the logic behind the -285? And can
I make them a little bigger?

Craig

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

The -285 is the setting for the size the script uses. The default value,
actually doesn't exist, but should be equal to -2310. Adjust the numbers
to something in between (-1350 is close to halfway) and find a number that
you like.

Kelly has also written the Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! utility, which has the
Small and Normal settings, and she's re-working it now to offer in between
options. http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm The modified
version should be up tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Kelly]

Up and ready to go, thanks Doug!!! <jbayo>

Small, Medium, Default and Custom.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Craig]

Thanks. I will give this a shot.

and BTW I want to apologize to Kelly...after all this time reading these
boards, I just assumed you were a male. I now realize from Doug's last
email that you are female.

Sorry,

Craig

 

[Craig]

Cool. I tried it and it work. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I saw
that the number was "-"285, so I just assumed that increasing the number
(going towards positive numbers) would make it larger. I set it to -1350.
Worked perfect! Thanks again.


One more question on etiquette within this group. I have been top posting,
since I noticed that most everyone else does, is this acceptable in this
group?

Craig

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Technically, newsgroup ettiquette (sp?) calls for bottom posting, but its
about a 50/50 split on whether people prefer top or bottom posting. I find
that top posting makes it easier to read the replies to a post. And that's
also the OE default, with no way to change it via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting. It wants a negative number for some
reason............

 

[Kelly]

<LOL> No problem. I have been considered one of the 'guys' for years. )

 

[_ J]

- is twips

15 tps = px

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Technically, newsgroup ettiquette (sp?) calls for bottom posting, but its
about a 50/50 split on whether people prefer top or bottom posting. I find
that top posting makes it easier to read the replies to a post. And that's
also the OE default, with no way to change it via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting. It wants a negative number for some
reason............

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

Cool. I tried it and it work. I figured out what I

was doing wrong. I
saw

that the number was "-"285, so I just assumed that increasing the number
(going towards positive numbers) would make it larger. I set it to -1350.
Worked perfect! Thanks again.


One more question on etiquette within this group. I

have been top
posting,

since I noticed that most everyone else does, is this acceptable in this
group?

Craig

Thanks. I will give this a shot.

and BTW I want to apologize to Kelly...after all this time reading these
boards, I just assumed you were a male. I now realize from Doug's last
email that you are female.

Sorry,

Craig


Up and ready to go, thanks Doug!!! <jbayo>

Small, Medium, Default and Custom.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

The -285 is the setting for the size the script uses. The default
value,
actually doesn't exist, but should be equal to - 2310. Adjust the
numbers
to something in between (-1350 is close to

halfway) and find a
number

Plus! utility, which
has xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm The
modified

logic behind
the -285?

A xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 97,
Decrease little box on the
taskbar

group them using
Tweak,

That way I could get
more

.

 

[Kelly]

Do what?



- is twips

15 tps = px

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Technically, newsgroup ettiquette (sp?) calls for bottom posting, but its
about a 50/50 split on whether people prefer top or bottom posting. I find
that top posting makes it easier to read the replies to a post. And that's
also the OE default, with no way to change it via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting. It wants a negative number for some
reason............



was doing wrong. I
saw have been top
posting, halfway) and find a
number logic behind
the -285? group them using
Tweak,


.

 

[_ J]

Doug: And yes, that's an odd setting.
Doug: It wants a negative number for some reason...


"-" indicates that the unit of measurement is "twips",
where 15 twips = 1 pixel

For example, in...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/58585.asp

| HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionWidth
| Data type Range Default value
| REG_SZ Number of twips -270 (270 twips)
| Description
| Specifies the width of caption buttons.

Unfortunately, the following link on that page still does
not work...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/startPopups('Twips')

Neither does this link...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gloss/reskitgloss.asp
'Twips'

After four hours of searching
".../windows2000/techinfo/reskit/...", I have still not
located the definition of 'Twips' that I had found ten
months ago, namely, "15 twips = 1 pixel".

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Do what?

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

- is twips

15 tps = px

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Technically, newsgroup ettiquette (sp?) calls for bottom posting, but its
about a 50/50 split on whether people prefer top or bottom posting. I find
that top posting makes it easier to read the replies to a post. And that's
also the OE default, with no way to change it via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting. It wants a negative number for some
reason............

Cool. I tried it and it work. I figured out what I

was doing wrong. I
saw

that the number was "-"285, so I just assumed that increasing the number
(going towards positive numbers) would make it larger. I set it to -1350.
Worked perfect! Thanks again.


One more question on etiquette within this group. I

have been top
posting,

since I noticed that most everyone else does, is this acceptable in this
group?

Craig


Thanks. I will give this a shot.

and BTW I want to apologize to Kelly...after all this time reading these
boards, I just assumed you were a male. I now realize from Doug's last
email that you are female.

Sorry,

Craig


Up and ready to go, thanks Doug!!! <jbayo>

Small, Medium, Default and Custom.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

The -285 is the setting for the size the script uses. The default
value,
actually doesn't exist, but should be equal to - 2310. Adjust the
numbers
to something in between (-1350 is close to

halfway) and find a
number

that
you like.

Kelly has also written the Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! utility, which
has
the
Small and Normal settings, and she's re-working it now to offer in
between
options. http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm The
modified
version should be up tonight or tomorrow.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

That works, but they are a little too small. I tried changing the
value,
but it didn't make a difference. What is the

logic behind
the -285?

A
nd
can
I make them a little bigger?

Craig



See http://www.kellys-korner- xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm, Line 97,
Decrease
the
Size of Taskbar Buttons.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

Is it possible to change the size of the little box on the
taskbar
for
each
program that is open? I know that I can

group them using
Tweak,

but
I
would
like to make them shorter horizontally. That way I could get
more
on
the
taskbar. About half the size would be nice.

Is this possible with some sort of tweak or registry edit?

Craig

 

[Kelly]

Ah, shorthand. )



Doug: And yes, that's an odd setting.
Doug: It wants a negative number for some reason...


"-" indicates that the unit of measurement is "twips",
where 15 twips = 1 pixel

For example, in...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/58585.asp

| HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionWidth
| Data type Range Default value
| REG_SZ Number of twips -270 (270 twips)
| Description
| Specifies the width of caption buttons.

Unfortunately, the following link on that page still does
not work...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/startPopups('Twips')

Neither does this link...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gloss/reskitgloss.asp
'Twips'

After four hours of searching
".../windows2000/techinfo/reskit/...", I have still not
located the definition of 'Twips' that I had found ten
months ago, namely, "15 twips = 1 pixel".

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Do what?

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

 

[_ J]

| Ah, shorthand.

Yes, but a little too short!

It was supposed to read as...

Jan


-----Original Message-----
Ah, shorthand. )

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification

Area http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

"_ J" wrote:

Doug: And yes, that's an odd setting.
Doug: It wants a negative number for some reason...

"-" indicates that the unit of measurement is "twips",
where 15 twips = 1 pixel

For example, in...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/58585.asp

| HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionWidth
| Data type Range Default value
| REG_SZ Number of twips -270 (270 twips)
| Description
| Specifies the width of caption buttons.

Unfortunately, the following link on that page still does
not work...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/startPopups('Twips')

Neither does this link...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gloss/reskitgloss.asp
'Twips'

After four hours of searching
".../windows2000/techinfo/reskit/...", I have still not
located the definition of 'Twips' that I had found ten
months ago, namely, "15 twips = 1 pixel".

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Do what?
--
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

:
- is twips
15 tps = px
Jan

posting, but its about a 50/50 split on whether people

prefer top or bottom posting.

I find that top posting makes it easier to read the
replies to a post.

And that's also the OE default, with no way to change it
via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting.

It wants a negative

number for some reason...

was doing wrong. I saw that the number was "-"285, so I
just assumed that increasing the number (going towards
positive numbers) would make it larger. I set it to -1350.

Worked perfect! Thanks again.
this time reading these boards, I just assumed you were a
male. I now realize from Doug's last email that you are
female.

Sorry,
Craig


Up and ready to go, thanks Doug!!! <jbayo>

Small, Medium, Default and Custom.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and
Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


The -285 is the setting for the size the script uses.

The default value, actually doesn't exist, but should be
equal to -2310.

Adjust the numbers to something in between (-1350 is
close to halfway) and find a number that you like.

Kelly has also written the Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
utility, which has the Small and Normal settings, and
she's re-working it now to offer in between options.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

The modified version should be up tonight or tomorrow.

Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com

That works, but they are a little too small.

I tried changing the value, but it didn't make a
difference.

What is the logic behind the -285?

And can I make them a little bigger?
Craig


See http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm,
Line 97, Decrease the Size of Taskbar Buttons.

Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com


Is it possible to change the size of the little box on
the taskbar for each program that is open? I know that I
can group them using Tweak, but I would like to make them
shorter horizontally.

That way I could get more on the taskbar. About half the
size would be nice.

Is this possible with some sort of tweak or registry edit?

 

[Kelly]

)



| Ah, shorthand.

Yes, but a little too short!

It was supposed to read as...

Jan


-----Original Message-----
Ah, shorthand. )

MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and Notification

Area http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

"_ J" wrote:

Doug: And yes, that's an odd setting.
Doug: It wants a negative number for some reason...

"-" indicates that the unit of measurement is "twips",
where 15 twips = 1 pixel

For example, in...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/58585.asp

| HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionWidth
| Data type Range Default value
| REG_SZ Number of twips -270 (270 twips)
| Description
| Specifies the width of caption buttons.

Unfortunately, the following link on that page still does
not work...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/regentry/startPopups('Twips')

Neither does this link...
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-
us/gloss/reskitgloss.asp
'Twips'

After four hours of searching
".../windows2000/techinfo/reskit/...", I have still not
located the definition of 'Twips' that I had found ten
months ago, namely, "15 twips = 1 pixel".

Jan

-----Original Message-----
Do what?
--
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]

:
- is twips
15 tps = px
Jan

posting, but its about a 50/50 split on whether people

prefer top or bottom posting.

I find that top posting makes it easier to read the
replies to a post.

And that's also the OE default, with no way to change it
via the user interface

And yes, that's an odd setting.

It wants a negative

number for some reason...

was doing wrong. I saw that the number was "-"285, so I
just assumed that increasing the number (going towards
positive numbers) would make it larger. I set it to -1350.

Worked perfect! Thanks again.
this time reading these boards, I just assumed you were a
male. I now realize from Doug's last email that you are
female.

Sorry,
Craig


Up and ready to go, thanks Doug!!! <jbayo>

Small, Medium, Default and Custom.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly
MS-MVP Win98/XP
[AE-Windows® XP]
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Repair/Customize Quick Launch, Taskbar and
Notification Area
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


The -285 is the setting for the size the script uses.

The default value, actually doesn't exist, but should be
equal to -2310.

Adjust the numbers to something in between (-1350 is
close to halfway) and find a number that you like.

Kelly has also written the Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
utility, which has the Small and Normal settings, and
she's re-working it now to offer in between options.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

The modified version should be up tonight or tomorrow.

Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com

That works, but they are a little too small.

I tried changing the value, but it didn't make a
difference.

What is the logic behind the -285?

And can I make them a little bigger?
Craig


See http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm,
Line 97, Decrease the Size of Taskbar Buttons.

Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com


Is it possible to change the size of the little box on
the taskbar for each program that is open? I know that I
can group them using Tweak, but I would like to make them
shorter horizontally.

That way I could get more on the taskbar. About half the
size would be nice.

Is this possible with some sort of tweak or registry edit?