SUGGESTION: Stardock 11v2 - multiple COLUMNS of groups

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I'd like to be able to open an app in two clicks (using the "Windows 11 Style") - meaning: click the start button, the dock opens, then I click on a program/icon.  Sounds easy so far.

But...

As far as I can tell, (I'm a new user), each "group" only appears in a row across the entire dock, so even if only one or two programs are in a given group, that group takes up all the screen space from left to right, meaning there is a LOT of wasted blank space.

Of course if a person only has a couple groups, (perhaps as many as six depending on screen resolution I suppose), all the groups will fit vertically on the screen, meaning no vertical scrolling is neccessary to access all the groups.

So...

I suggest being able to split the dock vertically into columns so that about TWELVE groups can be viewed at the same time (or even more with more than two columns), and much less, if any, vertical scrolling would be required to access a large number of programs in two clicks.

I've looked thru settings, and can't find a way to do the above.  But if I'm missing something and/or someone has an idea as to how I can open a program in two clicks (esp when divided into, say, 8+ groups), then please advise.

Thanks...

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

You can accomplish this with the Windows 10 style, which allows you to set the Group widths. You can make it look pretty much like the Windows 11 style using the Advanced options. Turn off "Show app list in start menu," and turn on "Use Windows 11 menu style icons."

Set the Group widths to say 6 small icons. Now set up a few of your groups, then grab the right side of the menu and drag until a group jumps over to the right side. You now have one menu with two columns of groups, 6 small icons wide.