Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar


  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
       #1

    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar


    Hey guys, My windows7 dont really want to cooperate with me right now.
    I'll show you with some pictures.
    This is how I want it, with my rocketdock on top of my taskbar.
    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar-1.png
    But when I open my startmenu the taskbar will go on top of rocketdock even though I have selected always on top in rocketdocks settings.
    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar-2.png
    So now I'd like to know if it's possible to keep the taskbar at the bottom?

    EDIT: So... I tried to deactivate the "always on top" thingy for the taskbar, but that is even more annoying when for example my browser is overlaping it and I get the dock icons in the bottom of the browser. I want the taskbar fully visible with the dock on top of it.
    So how can I force rocketdock to always stay on top of the taskbar without any visible changes?
    Last edited by endosmoke; 20 Aug 2009 at 20:51.
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  2. Posts : 20
    Windows 7 RTM x64
       #2

    Try ObjectDock. IMO, it's better than RocketDock.

    Stardock ObjectDock


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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thx for the reply, even though objectdock didnt solve my problem.
    Objectdock actually never overlaped the taskbar at all, it just stayed underneath all the time.

    Take a look at this picture.
    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar-omg.png
    I want my dock to overlap the taskbar as it does in XP, but in windows 7 the taskbar overlaps the dock everytime I open the startmenu.

    This is how I want to have it
    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar-desktop.png
    But it's not really working that great when the taskbar overlaps the dock and I have to move the entire taskbar to get it back every time I open the startmenu. Samurize stays on top, so it's kinda wierd that the dock falls down every time.
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  4. Posts : 139
    windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #4

    use DesktopCoral to keep both taskbar and the dock on top
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  5. Posts : 5
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thx for replying, but DesktopCoral didnt really do what I wanted.
    It just reserved some space at the desktop so I can keep my dock always visible somewhere at the screen. I'll use DesktopCoral until someone comes with a better solution though.
    Issue w/ rocketdock and win7 taskbar-bestkisheeeh.png
    As you see, it takes extra space, and it doesnt look as good as having it on top of the taskbar.

    EDIT: oh damn, DesktopCoral may be what I need after all.
    If i deactivate always on top for the taskbar, then reserve the space with desktopcorel to keep windows from overlaping it.
    But now I got a new problem, I cant find the always on top setting in the taskbar options.
    And I found a pretty old thread at this forum where they said the feature had been removed, has anyone come up with a new way to deactivate always on top for the taskbar yet?
    Last edited by endosmoke; 22 Aug 2009 at 21:19.
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  6. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 ultimate x64
       #6

    haha waking this from the dead, i know it is from 2009, but my method is make rocketdock to keep on top, and also use popup on mouseover so yeah it dissapears when i click the taskbar, but it reapears when i put my mouse at the bottom of the screen where it is.
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