Albeit another QuickLaunch question - replacing

[yourtech]

Sup ppl! As the topic suggests, i would like to replace (or modify) the quicklaunch folder

Reason for this is because i use a registry tweak that will reduce the size of the taskbar buttons, (Minwidth = -285) and i use that in conjuntion with an ALT trick (ALT250 or ALT255 i think) to make a folder that has no name. So now i have my own quicklaunch folder that can collapse to a single icon/button instead of the 3 or 4 icon/button spacing that quicklaunch has. I also do this with another folder with shortcuts to drive/folder locations, So in essence i have two custom quicklaunch (expandable) toolbars that fit in half than the space of one normal quicklaunch bar (when collapsed).

1) is it possible to make the quicklaunch folder collapse to a single icon/button as the above trick can do to a 'new' toolbar?

but preferrably...

2) is it possible to redirect the quicklaunch folder to another location/folder (not called quicklaunch), ie. an alt250/alt255 folder or any other folder for that matter?

and last but not least

3) And Is there a way to add a new toolbar during an unattended setup?

Edited April 25, 2004 by yourtech

[yourtech]

Btw here, I put together the tweak i mentioned

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics]"MinWidth"="-285"

DL the attached .rar with (the folder with no name).

(or you can make your own folder with no name by Making a new folder and hitting ALT-255)

so what i do is this;

copy the downloaded folder to any folder you want to test this in

I call mine "Taskbar Shortcuts" (obvious isnt it)

make a folder called/labeled "0"

extract the rar/dump the no name folder into the "0"

you have just made your template.

Now copy that folder and call it "1"

copy/dump your quicklaunch shortcuts into the folder with no name that is in the folder called "1"

(after this you most likely wont want the quicklaunch no mo)

add the regkey or modify the value in the registry

(and if the value doesn't exist it's safe to make it or import it)

Right click your Taskbar and Add The new Toolbar you just made

Right click your Taskbar again and uncheck Quicklaunch

(And move the new toolbar on your taskbar to where your Quicklaunch was if necessary)

Note:

If you can't get the buttons small enough to NOT display the 1st letter of each program you have open, you can adjust this by

right clicking Desktop->Properties->Appearance->Active Tite Bar Size

Note2: Turn off "glomming" and/or right click taskbar->properties-> uncheck group similar programs (or whatever it is, i'm working under win2k right now)

(As far as i know this works on all Win OS's)

_.rar

_.rar

Edited April 25, 2004 by yourtech