Superfluous taskbar features

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Hiya everyone

Is there some way of removing the running processes list from the default vista taskbar? Now that I have ObjectDock Plus doing all the work for running processes, it'd be nice to take them off the original taskbar entirely (and use use it for docking toolbars).

An alternate idea is to turn it off altogether and make a bar skin that resembles it, dock a system tray and some shortcuts to it. Sounds more reasonable actually.

Still, is removing the running processes list from the taskbar a possibility in Vista?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
could be wrong, but don't think you can + I am under the impression ODock is pulling in the info from the systray - - remove the tray = no info to pull in

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
I did mean just not displaying it.

Anyway, I replaced it pretty easily, but how do you get the bar to extend all the way to the edges of the screen? Seems like a better idea to make an invisible bar texture and then make the bar texture I'm using now a part of the wallpaper.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yeah Odock has an option to just hide the taskbar

you should be able to resize it, I just don't know where that is in plus - i use the freeloader version where the option is under the appearance tab
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
That worked out really well. I have a static icon for the start menu, a row of large zooming shortcuts (like I had previously with a toolbar) and then the system tray on a third bar at the right.

Next question: How do you increase the spacing between the icons on the system tray? They seem a bit packed in there.

Screenshot: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nih7777/2388134291/sizes/o/
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Next question: How do you increase the spacing between the icons on the system tray? They seem a bit packed in there.
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got no idea if it can be done - freeloader version has no tray support, I use a docklet for that
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
can you add separators?
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Unfortunately you can't add separators and it wouldn't be an ideal solution in any case since the list is always changing.

I'm sure they'll expand the system tray support eventually.