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ShyBar - an automatic Windows 7 taskbar hider
I recently switched to a Windows 7 pc as my main unit and I've become annoyed that even when I set the taskbar to auto-hide it still leaves a line on the bottom of my desktop. So I wrote ShyBar, a taskbar hider that functions automatically without having to click on a button or press a hotkey to show the taskbar when needed.
Please understand that this isn't my day job. I will try to address all your concerns but I may not be able to answer every single post. Rest assured, however, that I will read every comment.
Features:
- ShyBar is free for personal use however donations via Paypal or Bitcoin will be gratefully accepted and will go towards my sister's medical bills.
- Tries to detect full-screen applications and will suspend processing so as not to interfere with games or video players.
- Supports the Classic Shell seashell start button in addition to the regular start button.
- Works no matter which edge of the desktop the taskbar is docked on.
- Will only activate if the taskbar is set to auto-hide.
- Fully automatic. Detects the mouse cursor and will show or hide the taskbar depending on the cursor's proximity to a user-adjustable hotspot and coolspot.
- ShyBar v1.44+ now includes dual sliders to set the hotspot (area that triggers the appearance of the taskbar) and the coolspot (area which, upon leaving, will trigger concealment of the taskbar). If you prefer the previous single slider version of ShyBar, the download link is in post #12.
- ShyBar v2.21 adds a configurable delay to allow user control of when the taskbar appears. (This feature is still in BETA.)
Features reported as working by users but not yet personally tested by me:
- Multi-monitor support
- Compatible with Display Fusion
Known bugs or issues:
- If you use Avast! antivirus, the DeepScreen function may make Windows think the installer has stopped working. Just wait for Deepscreen to finish then allow the installer to continue and operation will resume normally.
- Works with Windows 7.
- Windows 8 compatibility is in development.
- User interface not yet tested with high dpi / Retina displays.
- Does not yet support taskbar notifications. Fix being investigated.
- If the Classic Shell seashell start button is installed it may flicker a bit if you have a slower computer.
- The icon is ugly. What can I say? I took a picture of a leaf, plugged it into an icon maker and called it a day.
- Does not yet support showing the taskbar when the Windows key is pressed. I have an alpha that works however it requires that ShyBar continually check if the Start menu window has been opened. Unless I can resolve the possible performance issues of checking for this window I will not implement this feature.
Download link v2.22: https://app.box.com/s/o41vufkb9ptox36gd83c4qdmxmkepa5p
MD5 5131cad686d0402593252d906842c989
SHA1 7ea68b26f226260fdf582836b6070d749b102cdb
You will also need the 2013 C++ Redistributable: Download Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 from Official Microsoft Download Center
Version 2.6 BETA - See this post : ShyBar - an automatic Windows 7 taskbar hider - Page 9 - Windows 7 Help Forums
Last edited by jykelly; 13 Dec 2017 at 17:53. Reason: Updated to version 2.22