11-16-2005, 04:56 PM -
I think the following things could improve this tool:
1) While the bar is fading/sliding out of view, the tlbhost becomes unresponsive. So the entire animation must be awaited before the bar either reappears again, or properties can be changed, or buttons can be pressed. It would be nice for example, if the fadeout would be cancelled if the mouse cursor is moved back over the bar, or buttons were pressable while the bar is still fading into view.
2) A docked toolbar does not reduce the desktop size. For example, if the toolbar is at the top, maximized applications move underneath it. Perhaps you could reduce the desktop size if the auto-hide option is turned off, like the regular windows taskbar does.
3) Tab order in the Toolbar properties is slightly wrong: the toolbar style gets focus after the OK and cancel buttons.
4) What exactly are the toolbar styles; where does each setting get its appearance from? And what's custom about 'custom'?
5) Currently the tlbhost asks for a toolbar directory each time it is started. Is there a way to set a default, or specify via a commandline option?
1) While the bar is fading/sliding out of view, the tlbhost becomes unresponsive. So the entire animation must be awaited before the bar either reappears again, or properties can be changed, or buttons can be pressed. It would be nice for example, if the fadeout would be cancelled if the mouse cursor is moved back over the bar, or buttons were pressable while the bar is still fading into view.
2) A docked toolbar does not reduce the desktop size. For example, if the toolbar is at the top, maximized applications move underneath it. Perhaps you could reduce the desktop size if the auto-hide option is turned off, like the regular windows taskbar does.
3) Tab order in the Toolbar properties is slightly wrong: the toolbar style gets focus after the OK and cancel buttons.
4) What exactly are the toolbar styles; where does each setting get its appearance from? And what's custom about 'custom'?
5) Currently the tlbhost asks for a toolbar directory each time it is started. Is there a way to set a default, or specify via a commandline option?
Windows 7, IE 9.0, Shell 6.0.6000.16386, TLB 4.2.3 beta