Yeah...thats another strange thing... theres no longer a :: thing to drag...
just one big fat button that go is as long as the space betweent the start
button and the system tray

"Chris H." wrote:

> Have you tried to right-click the Taskbar, check to make sure it is
> Unlocked, then drag the little :::: (vertical) spacer to make the icon
> smaller? You can't move or adjust the spacing unless the Taskbar is in
> Unlocked position.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "MayHem" <MayHem@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:26C51BFD-0B52-459C-A78A-20E43398CA40@microsoft.com...
> > Oh Chris... its not the input panel itself... its the button that you
> > click
> > to open it... it used to be a small button with the icon of a keyboard and
> > pen sitting in the lower lefthand corner of th task bar... now its about 4
> > inches wide and can't be moved so it covers the area where you would
> > usually
> > view the icons of minimized applications...
> >
> > "Chris H." wrote:
> >
> >> When you open the Tablet Input Panel (tap or wave the pen over the icon
> >> in
> >> the Taskbar), on the right side is a large "O" - not a zero - which you
> >> can
> >> tap with the pen. You immediately have several Options (hence the O),
> >> including Dock at Top of Screen, Dock at Bottom of Screen, and Undock.
> >> Choosing the latter will activate the Tablet Input Panel, but not
> >> anchored
> >> on any screen location.
> >>
> >> Undock means you'll have a small Tablet Access icon which will be
> >> on-screen
> >> only when you are using the pen AND the cursor is an a text input area.
> >> Otherwise it never shows. This allows you total freedom to use your pen
> >> for
> >> navigation, opening and closing programs, reading news messages and
> >> emails,
> >> etc., but the TIP is handy ONLY if you're going to input text.
> >>
> >> You do not need to open the Tablet Input Panel from the Taskbar any more,
> >> it
> >> will show up when appropriate anywhere on your screen in the proximity of
> >> the input area. Moving the pen away from the screen or moving to an area
> >> like scrolling a page in Internet Explorer, and the TIP and icon
> >> disappear
> >> from the screen. I've got some little tutorials on my web site in my
> >> signature line..
> >> --
> >> Chris H.
> >> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> >> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> >> Associate Expert
> >> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>
> >>
> >> "MayHem" <MayHem@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EA6BCA48-A545-4A64-92E7-84F38AE1AA52@microsoft.com...
> >> > Sure enough... Tablet PC edition 2005 SP2... How annoying... now I cant
> >> > see
> >> > the icons of my open minimized applications because of this monstrocity
> >> > of
> >> > a
> >> > button... Not sure how to set the dock/undoc option... could you clue
> >> > me
> >> > to
> >> > that... thanks much, MayHem
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Chris H." wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Which version of the Tablet PC Edition are you running? Do you have
> >> >> XP
> >> >> SP2
> >> >> and the Tablet PC Edition 2005 installed? The latter does take up the
> >> >> entire width (either top or bottom of your screen, landscape or
> >> >> portrait,
> >> >> if
> >> >> you're using the Dock mode. If you have the 2005 version installed
> >> >> (new
> >> >> to
> >> >> you?) and set the Option on the Tablet Input Panel to Undock, you'll
> >> >> only
> >> >> have the floating icon (TIP Access icon) on-screen when you're using
> >> >> your
> >> >> pen and are in a text input area.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Chris H.
> >> >> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> >> >> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> >> >> Associate Expert
> >> >> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "MayHem" <MayHem@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:04B735F7-BCBB-4E2D-BC61-9CF8F3158F5A@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > my Tablet PC input panel button has quadrupaled in size and now
> >> >> > takes
> >> >> > up
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > full width of my taskbar. What can I do to get it down to its
> >> >> > regular
> >> >> > small
> >> >> > size?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Coincidently... or not so... it happened after the last Microsoft
> >> >> > update
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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