Okay, I've actually seen this thing, I believe. You probably need to toggle
in something like the Quick Launch Toolbar (available on the right-click
Taskbar menu) to force the revealing of the mysterious ::::. 8-) Play
around with it a little bit. Sometimes the :::: will somehow "over-drag"
the settings and you can actually have one hiding another. You might also
try invoking the <--> bar and expand the height of the Taskbar a bit to get
it to show. I really know no rhyme or reason to how those things work (or
don't), but fiddling with it long enough can get you back on the right
track.
--
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:0844423F-2010-40B1-85A8-C6169C74869A@microsoft.com...
> 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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