Need to keep my taskbar always on top of Photoshop CS6

[ErikaFoster]

Hey guys,

I've come across over 9000 solutions for scripts, codes, programs and you name it, for making your taskbar NOT on top of other applications. What I want is just the opposite.
I need a [insert anything here] that'll keep my windows' taskbar absolutely and positively always on top of everything. (or hey, just Photoshop CS6 - if you have such a specific thing lying around)
Why? Because Adobe apparently was drunk when designing their last 3 photoshop interfaces and decided that we didn't need our OS taskbar to show up while using photoshop.

If there was a third party application, a script, anything that could fix this, that would be just awesome. And if that something could be turned on/off at will, then that would be heaven (because granted, it'd kinda suck to watch movies with the taskbar just sitting there, but I'D DO IT, just to have my taskbar back in photoshop).

I'm running windows 7 profession 64 & again, the bad guy here is Photoshop CS6.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give!

 

[BrightBlessings]

Have you tried auto hide the taskbar?

 

[ErikaFoster]

Yeah, it doesn't do anything.
I heard from other frustrated people that there is a bug that'll sometimes if you keep switching hide on/off like a million times, freeze the taskbar in photoshop, but it's a lottery bug, not a fix =/
It only did it for me once, but then never again.

 

[BrightBlessings]

Sorry that was of no use for you, maybe some one else here will have the answer/fix that you wanting. there seems to be a lot of photoshop users with this same problem.

 

[Britton30]

Odd problem, my CS6 when maximized with the button in the upper right does not cover the task bar. Do you perhaps have a custom theme installed? I really have no answer for you.

 

[ErikaFoster]

Oh, it's not maximized, it's the 'fullscreen with menus' mode (when you click on the bottom left most button or hit 'f'.

There's really no way around it in photoshop, I know, I looked.
So that's why I was wondering if there is just a 3rd party application to force my windows taskbar to be ontop of anything, including photoshop.

 

[Britton30]

Used Maximized then, full screen app will cover the taskbar always. It's not a CS6 bug.
Go the the CS6 shortcut in your start menu, right click/properties. Now where it says "run" choose ""Normal window" from the drop down menu and see if that works.

 

[DavidE]

You can try setting Text Size to 150% in
Screen Resolution > Make text and other items larger or smaller

You may have to change your screen resolution so everything displays the way you like it with larger text.

For me this keeps the Taskbar visible when a program is in Full Screen mode.
I don't have Photoshop so I can't test that program.

If 150% doesn't work, try a custom size such as 145%.

 

[ErikaFoster]

I know it's not a CS6 bug, they intended the application to work this way - which just absolutely baffles me. CS4 & CS5 also work in this manner. CS3 was the last sane version of photoshop, seemingly.

Unfortunately, that doesn't work =/

It's as you've said, CS6 works as would a media player, it goes on top of the taskbar entirely. Which is why I want to know of a program that would place my taskbar ontop of even a media player. Because then, surely, photoshop would also be under it.

 

[Britton30]

Which didn't work?

 

[ErikaFoster]

Hey,

Ah, sorry, David posted just as I was answering you, Britton, so I meant yours.
But actually, I've now tried his solution as well, and that unfortunately didn't work out either =/ I've tried it with both 150% and 145%

Edit: and Britton, sorry, I think I might have just understood what you were saying.
I think you meant that I should use the 'standard screen mode' <- which is the mode shown on your screencapture?
The problem with that mode is that you can't drag the canvas when you are zoomed out, and I can't work like that =/
I'm not sure if you were referring to this?

 

[Britton30]

Yup I was referring to that. Play with the settings, I can drag the canvas with Normal selected.

 

[ErikaFoster]

You can't drag your canvas around if it's zoomed out, that's how photoshop's always been =/
If you zoom in, then yes, you can use the hand tool and drag your canvas. But if you can 'see your entire canvas', in standard mode photoshop does not let you move your canvas.
This is not the case in fullscreen mode, regardless of whether you're seeing your canvas at 6% or 600% you will be able to drag it around.

 

[DavidE]

If you're using a Basic theme, you could try an Aero theme to see if the 150% Text size keeps the Taskbar on top.
Here's a SF thread where this issue is discussed. Maybe some other settings come into play...
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-...taskbar-always-visible-full-screen-video.html

 

[ErikaFoster]

Yes, I did try that with aero theme =/ didn't work.
Maybe I'll play around with other settings like you mentioned and see if any of them do it, but I was really hoping for a more permanent solution rather than to explore a 'bug' =/

 

[b10sweeper]

This is an easy fix. Command (and) +/= is the hotkey to bring up magnifier. From there will be a window or magnifying glass that will expand into that window. In that window select the dropdown menu for views and click docked.