changing the height of the WinXP Title Bars?

G

Guest

Is there a way to adjust the default height of the Windaws XP title bars in
individual/all windows?

I just moved from Win2000 and the wasted real estate in the task bars really
bugs me. I even had to resize the height of the command window from 62 to 61
lines to accommodate the empty space...
 
G

Guest

Ha! I found a little problem--I can't change the Task Bar's height that way
as it is not listed on the menu you mentioned. Nor could I find its
customization/advanced controls anywhere else I've looked...

Also, when I changed the size and spacing of all my icons on the Desktop,
the icons on the task bar were rescaled, too, to a very small size and now
they sit on top of each other.

Any ideas about how to fix this linked behavior and the TaskBar height?

z.entropic
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

You can set the Taskbar height by unlocking and dragging the border.

The default icon size is 32. See if resetting the default value helps. If
not post a screen-capture.

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
 
G

Guest

I had in mind a fine-step control over the height of the Task Bar, not
line-by-line.

I changed the icon size to the default 32 (from 26) which messed up my
desktop icon layout completely (it's known problem, I guess, but some
utilities I tried to use to save the layout, were creating an even greater
mess...); the tiny icons on the task bar have not resized themseves--maybe
after reboot...

Too bad MSFT did not include the task bar control to the same degree they
did with icons and title bar...

z.entropic
 
G

Guest

David Candy said:
There is a whole pile of interelated settings. Try caption buttons.
Click to expand...

Yes, but none of them change the size of my taskbar super-mini icons. I've
tried removing them and putting back, dragging over new ones--nothing. I
need a magnifying glass to see all those 5 pixels! ;-). My regular isons are
set to 32 pixels (768x1-24 screen).

z.entropic
 
D

David Candy

Yes they do. But Windows tries to fix stupid settings. Go back to the known settings from the themes tab and try customising again.
 
G

Guest

Hi there, I am having a problem with the display also. It seems that the
layout is at 90 degrees. So all icons and text direction is from bottom to
top. My daughter was playing a game and recalls using some keys (not mouse)
and we now can't restore it back to normal. if anyone can help, we would be
extremely grateful.

Thanks
 

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