How to get taskbar icons closer together ?


  1. Posts : 16
    W7 x64
       #1

    How to get taskbar icons closer together ?


    I'm using small icons but there is way too much space between them (see pic). Any idea's how to get them closer together (as in Vista & XP). Thanks.
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    Posts : 266
    XP / Windows 7 Pro RTM
       #2

    Microsoft already changed it after testers feedback so that they are closer. Sadly, not close enough. I guess we have to wait and see if they decide to tighten them up even more.
    You could use Quick Launch though of course you lose some functionality.
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  3. Posts : 33
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #3

    what is wrong with MSFT? who would want spacing that big? and if they're gonna make it so big by default, at least put an option somewhere to change the spacing size. duh.
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
       #4

    Taskbar - Change Icon Button Width Size

    hey, even if this might not be as helpful as promised i made a "discovery" on my own.
    Just kidding but here it goes...

    If u create a new Toolbar (disable "Lock the Taskbar") u can drag that to the left. by doing so you will decrease the amount of space the icons use.

    so,
    -right-click the taskbar, disable "Lock the Taskbar"

    -right-click the taskbar once more and select "Toolbar>Links" (Links is a default Toolbar provided by 7)

    -now drag the new Toolbar to the left to shrink ur "icons"

    -right-click the "New Toolbar" at the Text and untick "Show Text & Show Title"

    done. This is basicly just a workaround and everytime u want to pin new icons to the taskbar u will need to adjust the "new Toolbar"

    If done that to show the effect:

    Yours:



    Mine:



    you asked for it :)
    Last edited by v104hx; 01 Sep 2009 at 15:15. Reason: had an idea in the mean time :)
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  5. Posts : 22
    Windows 7 Home Premium
       #5

    v104hx... the problem is that you dont have text labels when firefox, XM and that third program is open. If you're like me, you want text labels, AND small icons. Is there any way to have both?
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  6. Posts : 141
    windows 8.1 pro
       #6

    see this
    Move items pinned on start menu closer together.
    it might help.
    although you might lose your labeling.
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  7. Posts : 1,210
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
       #7

    tapuz said:
    see this
    Move items pinned on start menu closer together.
    it might help.
    although you might lose your labeling.
    The last post was more than a year ago (09-03-2009). I'm sure BeachNut would have fixed the problem :)
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  8. Posts : 16
    W7 x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Nope. I learned to live with it...
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  9. Posts : 1,210
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
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  10. Posts : 7
    Windows 7 Ultimate x86
       #10

    Mine are much closer than shown in your picture.

    Are you putting all the icons in the SAME toolbar/folder?

    It looks to me like you are just dragging icons onto the taskbar, which i think will auto create separators.
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