JAMES KENDRICK... SUPER GENIUS!!!... it worked!!!! Thanks so much!!!

"James Kendrick" wrote:

> 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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