icons on quick access taskbar

I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to reduce
the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?

Thanks, Jeff

d wrote:
> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?

You could use a different theme. The icons are closer together with the
Windows Classic theme, which I use. This shows a comparison between the
default Windows 7 Aero theme and the Windows Classic theme:

http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/WindowsClassic.htm
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On 5/17/11 8:17 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> d wrote:
>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
>> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>
> You could use a different theme. The icons are closer together with the
> Windows Classic theme, which I use. This shows a comparison between the
> default Windows 7 Aero theme and the Windows Classic theme:
>
> http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/WindowsClassic.htm
Thanks.

On 18/05/2011 01:17, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> d wrote:
>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
>> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>
> You could use a different theme. The icons are closer together with the
> Windows Classic theme, which I use. This shows a comparison between the
> default Windows 7 Aero theme and the Windows Classic theme:
>
> http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/WindowsClassic.htm

Is that with the icons in a Quick Launch toolbar or just pinned to a
taskbar which is using a Classic theme? I ask only because I'm using a
Quick Launch toolbar and the icons are even closer together.

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Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 18/05/2011 01:17, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>> d wrote:
>>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
>>> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>>
>> You could use a different theme. The icons are closer together with
>> the Windows Classic theme, which I use. This shows a comparison
>> between the default Windows 7 Aero theme and the Windows Classic
>> theme:
>>
>> http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/WindowsClassic.htm
>
> Is that with the icons in a Quick Launch toolbar or just pinned to a
> taskbar which is using a Classic theme? I ask only because I'm
> using a Quick Launch toolbar and the icons are even closer together.

That is just pinned icons. I don't use Quick Launch, but I do use a
custom toolbar, and icons are closer with that. I suspect they are the
same as what you are seeing with Quick Launch. The spacing is the same
with either theme. See modified demo:

http://crash.thedatalist.com/temp/WindowsClassic.htm

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<> wrote in message news:iqv1s4$55g$...
>I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to reduce the wasted
>blank space between each pinned icon?



Control Panel\Display\Display Properties\Appearance\Advanced\Item\ Icon Spacing
Horizontal and select and set size to 18 and hit Apply

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Peter Foldes wrote:
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:iqv1s4$55g$...
>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
>> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>
>
>
> Control Panel\Display\Display Properties\Appearance\Advanced\Item\
> Icon Spacing Horizontal and select and set size to 18 and hit Apply

I can't find that in Windows 7. I see that you are posting with Outlook
Express, which means you are running Windows XP or earlier. Also,
does that apply to the taskbar, or to the desktop?
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On 18/05/2011 19:48, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:iqv1s4$55g$...
>>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to
>>> reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>>
>>
>>
>> Control Panel\Display\Display Properties\Appearance\Advanced\Item\
>> Icon Spacing Horizontal and select and set size to 18 and hit Apply
>
> I can't find that in Windows 7. I see that you are posting with Outlook
> Express, which means you are running Windows XP or earlier. Also,
> does that apply to the taskbar, or to the desktop?

That's definitely XP. I had a ball playing with all those settings when
I first got XP. "Tweakability" we used to call it.

Ed

Ed Cryer wrote:
> On 18/05/2011 19:48, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
>> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>>
>>> <> wrote in message
>>> news:iqv1s4$55g$...
>>>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way
>>>> to reduce the wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>>>
>>> Control Panel\Display\Display
>>> Properties\Appearance\Advanced\Item\ Icon Spacing Horizontal and
>>> select and set size to 18 and hit Apply
>>
>> I can't find that in Windows 7. I see that you are posting with
>> Outlook Express, which means you are running Windows XP or earlier.
>> Also, does that apply to the taskbar, or to the desktop?
>
> That's definitely XP. I had a ball playing with all those settings
> when I first got XP. "Tweakability" we used to call it.

I never ran XP. I had a long and happy marriage to Windows 2000 and
miss it still. I went directly from that to Windows 7, which I am slowly
learning to tolerate. :-(
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"Dave "Crash" Dummy" <> wrote in message
news:ir14aa$thu$...
> Peter Foldes wrote:
>>
>> <> wrote in message
>> news:iqv1s4$55g$...
>>> I know how to pin programs to the taskbar. But is there a way to reduce the
>>> wasted blank space between each pinned icon?
>>
>>
>>
>> Control Panel\Display\Display Properties\Appearance\Advanced\Item\
>> Icon Spacing Horizontal and select and set size to 18 and hit Apply
>
> I can't find that in Windows 7. I see that you are posting with Outlook
> Express, which means you are running Windows XP or earlier. Also,
> does that apply to the taskbar, or to the desktop?


No it is not XP or anything earlier that I am using.. It is a bit higher than XP and
or Vista. Then try and right click on your desktop and select Properties. Where does
that take you

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