kevin
Mon Jun 06 10:46:05 CDT 2005
no apologies needed. i'm always interested in learning a new trick to make
my system perform better. hell, i'm always interested in learning a new
trick that makes my life easier. that said, i just wanted to doublecheck and
see if you did know a different approach, and that's why i replied to your
initial post.
thanks,
k
"gmcallis" <gmcallis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F8E5037A-B2CF-48F3-AC48-2AF9B9503CB8@microsoft.com...
> Humble apology. It appears I misinterpreted what you said.
>
> Cheers
>
> gmcallis
>
> "kevin" wrote:
>
>> g:
>>
>> though we seem to be sliding away from an x64 discussion, i'm curious.
>> so...
>>
>> i think we may be talking about doing the same thing, but with different
>> words (so to speak). when i open various documents in word, the way i do
>> it
>> is to open the program, then open documents within the program using the
>> "open file" commands. as each doc opens, it adds a button to the taskbar,
>> or, with tweakui, a line to word's taskbar button. that seems, to me, to
>> be
>> just one session of word open with multiple documents, as you've
>> described.
>>
>> i'm certainly willing to try your route, if it is a different method and
>> saves memory load. if so, would you mind explaining how it differs from
>> what
>> i've described above?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> kevin
>>
>>
>> "gmcallis" <gmcallis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:42369972-107B-405E-9222-772CA770DFF5@microsoft.com...
>> > Justa suggestion, but wouldn't you be better to have one session of
>> > word
>> > open
>> > with several documents? Each can be accessed via the Window command on
>> > the
>> > tool bar.
>> >
>> > Don't get me wrong, each and every person has their own way of
>> > performing
>> > the same task. What's good for one isn't necessarily better for
>> > another,
>> > but
>> > it has to be better on memory.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > gmcallis
>> >
>> > "kevin" wrote:
>> >
>> >> John:
>> >>
>> >> Have you tried the 64-bit version of TweakUI? It allows you to group
>> >> your
>> >> open windows by program. Thus, you could use that app to group your 21
>> >> open
>> >> instances of IE down to one button on your taskbar. Click on the
>> >> button
>> >> and
>> >> it shows you all 21 open instances as a group, allowing you to click
>> >> on
>> >> any
>> >> one to open that window. I write for a living, and often have numerous
>> >> instances of MS Word open as I go back and forth between notes,
>> >> drafts,
>> >> old
>> >> stories, new stories, related info and so on. TweakUI's groupby
>> >> function
>> >> is
>> >> a lot easier, for me, than a taskbar that stacks six rows high (WOW!).
>> >> And
>> >> it would seem to be ideal for you, even with "OE and other programs
>> >> for
>> >> stock trading" open. You could probably cut your taskbar height to one
>> >> or
>> >> two rows tall -- and still use the autohide function if you like. That
>> >> way,
>> >> when you do recall the taskbar, you don't lose too much screen space.
>> >>
>> >> If you're interested, do a search on this list to find the download
>> >> link
>> >> (I
>> >> think it was at planetamd.com, but I am not certain). That won't, of
>> >> course,
>> >> solve your collapsing/disappearing taskbar issue, but it will help you
>> >> for
>> >> now.
>> >>
>> >> And, though I neither can nor want to speak for Andre, I do think most
>> >> everyone on this newsgroup has "heard of auto-hide." Hope that
>> >> sentence
>> >> and
>> >> all that preceded it in this reply were "serious" enough for you.
>> >>
>> >> Kevin
>> >>
>> >> "gmcallis" <gmcallis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B72A0A11-4492-4A38-BDA4-8376AD0AE26B@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I thought it was an interesting question myself.
>> >> >
>> >> > Probably ignorance, but I also wondered why anyone would want a task
>> >> > bar
>> >> > so
>> >> > high.
>> >> >
>> >> > Now I know! ;-)
>> >> >
>> >> > gmcallis
>> >> >
>> >> > "John Barnes" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Ever heard of auto-hide the task bar. I use 21 IE windows to start
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> add
>> >> >> OE and other programs for stock trading on top of that and I need 6
>> >> >> rows.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Maybe someone serious can reply.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:e7IMkcWaFHA.1152@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> >I have a question to ask John. You are just testing for kinks in
>> >> >> >x64
>> >> >> >right?
>> >> >> >Because how functional could Windows ever be if you had a taskbar
>> >> >> >that
>> >> >> >high? Imagine using Microsoft Word. :-s
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Andre
>> >> >> > Extended64 |
http://www.extended64.com
>> >> >> > Blog |
http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> >> >> >
http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>> >> >> > FAQ for MS AntiSpy
>> >> >> >
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:u4ZwmAWaFHA.3488@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> >>I want a taskbar with 6 rows. No problem in 32 but in 64 I
>> >> >> >>unlock
>> >> >> >>the
>> >> >> >>taskbar, drag it to 6 rows and relock. Works great, but next
>> >> >> >>time I
>> >> >> >>reboot, back to 1 row.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Anyone know how to get it to stay at 6 rows?
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