01-22-2008, 03:40 PM -
1. The order of the taskbar buttons should be kept when switching desktops back and forth. The way it is now the order changes every time you move from one desktop to another and than back again. This makes it difficult to find the application you are looking for in the taskbar.
2. Maybe this goes beyond the scope of True Launch Bar, but...: I was thinking of adding the ability to arrange the taskbar buttons by dragging them around; and the ability to group taskbar buttons in custom groups. You have probably written half the code to do this anyway when the problem with messing up the taskbar order is fixed.
A sample app linked below works like this:
Move a taskbar button: Shift + drag with left mouse.
Create a new group: Ctrl + left mouse click on a taskbar button.
Ungroup a custom group: Ctrl + left mouse on the group button.
Moving a button to a group: Ctrl + drag with left mouse.
Code and sample apps can be found here:
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(Note the discussions at the buttom of all these pages. Especially "Alternate method that is cleaner", on using the ITaskbarList interface.)
2. Maybe this goes beyond the scope of True Launch Bar, but...: I was thinking of adding the ability to arrange the taskbar buttons by dragging them around; and the ability to group taskbar buttons in custom groups. You have probably written half the code to do this anyway when the problem with messing up the taskbar order is fixed.
A sample app linked below works like this:
Move a taskbar button: Shift + drag with left mouse.
Create a new group: Ctrl + left mouse click on a taskbar button.
Ungroup a custom group: Ctrl + left mouse on the group button.
Moving a button to a group: Ctrl + drag with left mouse.
Code and sample apps can be found here:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://w-shadow.com/wstaskborg/">http://w-shadow.com/wstaskborg/</a><!-- m -->
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://w-shadow.com/blog/2006/10/01/manipulating-taskbar-buttons/#misc">http://w-shadow.com/blog/2006/10/01/man ... tons/#misc</a><!-- m -->
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/taskbarsorter.aspx">http://www.codeproject.com/KB/shell/taskbarsorter.aspx</a><!-- m -->
(Note the discussions at the buttom of all these pages. Especially "Alternate method that is cleaner", on using the ITaskbarList interface.)