I've used this on a daughter's regular desktop where the Taskbar was not
showing the proper minimized icons for open programs, however, it won't
"fix" a Taskbar where the items aren't aligned properly by the user. 8-)
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations -
http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"James Kendrick" <jk@jkontherun.com> wrote in message
news:uiR5rqmeFHA.1036@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I have not used this myself but know some people who swear by the Taskbar
>Repar Tool which fixes a lot of problems people encounter with the Windows
>XP taskbar.
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:%23uwgJMbeFHA.3932@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> 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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