That ugly green button

April 14, 2003 8:36 AM from

Hallo!

I'm from Sweden so the only thing I know is to how to cook.
Therefore I need help...
On my Window Taskbar I use the bar where you write URL:s, Adress Bar?
On that bar is an ugly green button with a white arrow.
How can I get rid of the arrow?

Magnus

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Reply #1 April 14, 2003 8:56 AM from

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Under Internet Options from the Tools menu in IE go to the Advanced tab and uncheck "use go button in address bar".

Reply #2 April 14, 2003 8:57 AM from

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hmmm looks like some kind of ms standard button there. I just checked it and am getting the same thing. Really doesn't go with my current skin at all. Maybe a developer will pop in and read this thread.

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Reply #3 April 14, 2003 8:58 AM from

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and he's the author of the skin I'm using

Thanks DavidK

Reply #4 April 14, 2003 9:46 AM from

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I'd also like to be able to change the 'throbber' in Explorer windows but haven't found a way to do that yet. Another standard MS thing that messes with the theme. WB4 sure does a nice job on all the rest of it though...

Reply #5 April 14, 2003 10:11 AM from

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Thanks a lot DavidK!

Now the ugly button is gone!
And you see the nice skin, LaST, in all its blue glory.

Magnus

Reply #6 April 14, 2003 11:12 AM from

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WebBlinds will changed throbber, but theres alot of animation frames in there

Pitty not alot of good WebBlinds, i should look into that

Reply #7 April 14, 2003 12:20 PM from

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DavidK, i beleive you can also change the IE throbber by editing the registry. however, i would definetly agree with Voodoo_FreaK, and suggest web blinds instead. a somewhat less drastic approach

Reply #8 April 14, 2003 1:29 PM from

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WebBlinds only changes it in the browser, I want to change it in Explorer windows.

Reply #9 April 14, 2003 1:40 PM from

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ah. i beleive the animation is stored as a simple animated file somewhere in windows.

so, plan a:
find and replace this file with a different one

plan b:
find the registry entry for this animation, and edit it.

i dont remember any more off hand though. you might find some pointers in the history of the webblinds news group.

Reply #10 April 14, 2003 1:44 PM from

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I've never noticed any animation in the Explorer one so maybe I shouldn't call it a "throbber". It's the white square with the windows flag in the upper right corner of every Explorer window. My guess is the graphic is in a DLL.

Reply #11 April 14, 2003 2:47 PM from

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You can change the throbbers by replacing some bitmaps in shell32.dll. You can also turn it off or on in the registry. It works on 98, 2000, and XP. http://toastytech.com/files/throboff.html

Reply #12 April 14, 2003 3:27 PM from

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Thanks Eldar, that should be enough to get it done

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