Desktop toolbar on the Taskbar causing headache

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    Desktop toolbar on the Taskbar causing headache


    Hello,

    I chose to have the desktop toolbar on the task bar as you can see from the picture below but I'm having two problems:

    1. When I click on the arrows part it shows me a list of the stuff on my desktop but I can't scroll down the list using my laptop touch-pad scroll bar (which works on every other application). So I have to navigate to the bottom all the time and click on the down arrow (very annoying!).
    2. I want to get rid of the 'Desktop' written in the white text if possible. thx :)

    Last edited by Brink; 20 Feb 2010 at 17:37. Reason: attached image
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    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
       #2

    The Blessed One said:
    Hello,

    I chose to have the desktop toolbar on the task bar as you can see from the picture below but I'm having two problems:

    1. When I click on the arrows part it shows me a list of the stuff on my desktop but I can't scroll down the list using my laptop touch-pad scroll bar (which works on every other application). So I have to navigate to the bottom all the time and click on the down arrow (very annoying!).
    2. I want to get rid of the 'Desktop' written in the white text if possible. thx :)

    http://i48.tinypic.com/2rnvrqt.jpg
    right click on taskbar and un check lock taskbar
    then right click on the seperator next to the text that says desktop. then uncheack show text.

    do the up down keys work to scroll down the list?
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    right click on taskbar and un check lock taskbar
    then right click on the seperator next to the text that says desktop. then uncheack show text.

    do the up down keys work to scroll down the list?
    1. When I unchecked 'show text', a little libraries shortcut appeared which can't be deleted (I tried to right-click but no delete option given, also cannot move seperator anymore to the right). See pic below. How do I get rid of this thing!

    2. Yes I can use the up/down keyboard keys to scroll but I'd love to use the touchpad scroll function instead.

    Last edited by Brink; 20 Feb 2010 at 17:37. Reason: attached image
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  4. Posts : 1,797
    Windows 7 Ulti. x64
       #4

    go to the folder for the desktop toolbar and choose organise then properties then customize... change folder picture. Best I can think of for that.
    not sure about the mouse pad. have to get back on that.
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    myzr7 said:
    go to the folder for the desktop toolbar and choose organise then properties then customize... change folder picture. Best I can think of for that.
    not sure about the mouse pad. have to get back on that.
    I might have a theory about the mouse pad. My laptop is a Dell M1530 which is quite recent but the mousepad drivers only go up to Vista. I installed these Vista drivers fine on Win7 32-bit(without choosing Vista compatability mode) so everything was fine. But since this desktop toolbar is a new feature of Win7 I'm thinking maybe the drivers aren't optimised or something?

    And I don't understand about this changing picture of folder thing. No idea where to click to do this and anyway wouldn't it just change the pic instead of removing the thing?!
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  6. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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    I do not understand this whole story. When I click on my toolbars chevrons, all the entries appear. No need to scroll. Did you create the toolbar from a seperate folder (which you should). The folder holds the shortcuts and can reside in any place. Then you can also name/rename the folder to e.g. just one letter or a dot.



    PS: This happens to be the Prgms toolbar.
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  7. Posts : 499
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
       #7

    Wow, a thread was posted about getting the my computer icon on the taskbar , this is by far the easiest way

    Computer - Pin to Taskbar
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  8. Posts : 3,028
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
       #8

    Zomby88 said:
    Wow, a thread was posted about getting the my computer icon on the taskbar , this is by far the easiest way
    Sure is. I've used the desktop toolbar forever. I hate icons on the desktop
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  9. whs
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    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #9

    Zomby88 said:
    Wow, a thread was posted about getting the my computer icon on the taskbar , this is by far the easiest way

    Computer - Pin to Taskbar
    Indeed, any folder qualifies. It is just a matter of space on the taskbar. It is prudent to choose short folder names because the names determine the amount of space the toolbar entry will take on the taskbar.
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  10. whs
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    tw33k said:
    Zomby88 said:
    Wow, a thread was posted about getting the my computer icon on the taskbar , this is by far the easiest way
    Sure is. I've used the desktop toolbar forever. I hate icons on the desktop
    In Vista, I did not need toolbars because we had a functioning Quick Launch and I mainly used the AppLauncher in the sidebar. I still use the Applauncher in 32bit Win7, but in 64bit, it does not work.
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