Help with Object Dock and Shortcuts

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Hey, I need help..

I have a set of icons at the top of my screen (shortcuts for my programs) and Im happy about that.. What I also want to do is when I click one of the icons I want another icon to appear over the taskbar to notify that the program is running.. I don't want it to show on either the taskbar or system tray.. just over the taskbar.. Is that possible?

If so, is it possible to have system tray icons to show above the taskbar as well?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Why don't you put together a mock up of what you want.  Maybe that will help.
I don't think you can prevent a runnign task from showing in systray or taskbar.  You can always hide the taskbar though.
You can have one dock have your shortcuts and another dock show running tasks (using the Plus version) . . is that what you want?
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I put this in the other post as well.

Try this:

Create a second dock and set it to run Dislpay open windows along with my icons, under the Dock Contents tab.

Remove all other icons on that dock.

Set the dock to the bottom of the screen, then click on positioning then tweak the align left and right slider so that the dock is posistioned over your taskbar. You can use the appearance tab to adjust the size down to something the size of the taskmanager.

That should do what you are looking for.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I just want the taskbar and system tray icons to show up on another dock instead of the task and system tray

And how do you create a second dock?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Are you usign the Free or the Plus version?  More than one dock is only available in the Plus.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I just got the plus version and I installed it and it still brings me to the free version.. Hold on and let me see how to fix this..
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You need to uninstall the free version, before you install the Plus.
Remove both, reboot, and install Plus.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
ok.. I got Plus version to work now.. I want the systems tray and task bar to show up as icons on another dock instead of the taskbar.. I just want to see the taskbar empty at all times.. Is that possible?
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
You can hide the whole of the start bar with systray included. Then you can make one dock be taskbar icons and running window icons, with a second bar being your short cuts.

If that is what you meant the under general options check the "hide the taskbar". After that go through the steps I wrote out in #2.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
But I dont want to hide the taskbar.. well is there a way to just make the taskbar programs only show up on the dock without hiding the taskbar? I'll use some other program to hide the system tray..
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You want apps to go to teh dock *instead* of the taskbar but still *show* the taskbar?

I've never heard of a way.
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
I think it looks cool that way.. But if it's not possible, I guess I can just hide the taskbar...
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Just wondering if if WAS possible to show sys tray and taskbar menu on the dock instead of on the taskbar.. Just please tell if it's possible D:
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You can't have the systray, and running tasks on the same dock, but seperate docks works great. That how I use it. Or you can have a systray tab, and a running tasks tab on a muliti-tabbed dock.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
but will it still show on the taskbar?
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Yes.
If you have the taskbar and systray showing . . apps will show there.
You can hide the taskbar and use other apps to replicate with customization (ObjectDockPlus and ObjectBar come to mind first)
Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top
Objectbar? You can replicate Windowblinds taskbars?
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Objectbar? You can replicate Windowblinds taskbars?
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You can replicate Windows taskbars.  Windowblinds doesn't haev taskbars

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Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
? It doesn't? The theme includes the taskbar doesn't it?
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Windowblinds can skin the Windows taskbar.
Objectbar allows you to create custom taskbars.
Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top
I just want the only thing to be on it is the time.. I don't want sys tray or tasks on it.. I want them to display on the docks..
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just want the only thing to be on it is the time.. I don't want sys tray or tasks on it.. I want them to display on the docks..
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Why not hide it and use a DesktopX digital clock like this one:  Digital Clock
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Or get OB and build a bar like this one.
All it is is a Blue Luna bar with a clock at the end.
No Start button, no runnin tasks.  Nuthin. (Both could be added easily)
I hide my Windows taskbar . . add the ObjectDock dosc . . and I have what you want (I think)
Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top
because I like the way my bar looks.. I don't want to change the way my computer looks now.. all I want to do is change it so the tasks and sys show on the dock instead of the bar.. Is it possible to do that?
Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top
neither ObjectDock nor ObjectBar actuallytake over/replace either the taskbar or systemt tray.

They pick up the same information from the taskbar or tray your Operating System picks up.

They only way they can 'replace' the bar/tray is you hide the taskbar/system tray.


About the only way to get an empty (and keep it empty) would be using either DTX or OB and then hide the default one.