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Quickly toggle icon positions

April 8, 2023 2:00:42 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Is there a way to quickly toggle the position of the taskbar icons and start button without having to go through the GUI? (i.e via command line) So I can create a one click shortcut.

I would like to toggle between the left and center positions depending on whether my laptop is docked (larger monitor) or not. 

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Reply #1 April 8, 2023 8:08:51 PM
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Hello,
I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
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chris535
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Reply #2 April 26, 2023 7:52:25 AM
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Hi basj,

Any luck with the Stardock Support Team? I presume the lack of response means it is not possible?

Cheers,

Chris.

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Reply #3 April 26, 2023 8:07:06 AM
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I have forwarded your question to Stardock Support Team again for their assistance. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

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Reply #4 May 30, 2023 8:36:08 AM
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So I have made some progress with this using AutoHotKey and creating 2 scripts.

For moving the taskbar icons to the left

Code: vbscript
  1. #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
  2. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
  3. RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8, CentreStartButton, 0
  4. RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8, CentreTaskbarButtons, 0
  5. Return

For moving the taskbar icons to the center

Code: vbscript
  1. #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
  2. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
  3. RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8, CentreStartButton, 1
  4. RegWrite, REG_SZ, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Stardock\Start8\Start8.ini\Start8, CentreTaskbarButtons, 1
  5. Return

However, when making these registry changes, Start 11 does not dynamically update so I have to do Ctrl-Alt-Del and then hit escape. This is much easier than having to restart Explorer

I wish there was a way to toggle this refresh programmtically.

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Reply #5 May 30, 2023 8:46:05 AM
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Hello,
I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team again for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
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