Double click on empty taskbar space custom behavior

[Nicola Farina]

Hi there,

I want to suggest adding a feature to customize the double click on empty taskbar space like other competitors: personally, I really like opening task manager with this shortcut.

Thanks,

[Tihiy]

That's kinda stupid. If you have empty space, pin app icon there.

[Nicola Farina]

Well, I suggest you to don't judge different requirements from yours with these approach, not a good way to run a business.

I use Windows since 3.11, and in the end I prefer having:

• a completely empty taskbar for opened apps only;
• don't use pin feature;
• I pin "important" apps to start menu instead;
• I use automated shortcuts by other applications to start up my standard workspace;
• I use search feature to start up other applications (Windows search or launchers).

Moreover, pinning apps to taskbar sounds quite "stupid" to me because I use different multidisplay layouts (with StartAllBack) and pinned icons stay on the main even if opened and positioned in other ones (grouping completely disabled for using middle-click close feature).

As you can see, it's not the case, answering in so rude manner. You can surely answer in a more kind way or, at least, ignore suggestions.

StartAllBack is an application to customize the system, I don't think my post deserve this type of reply. In the end, I'm always a paying customer...

Regards.

[Tihiy]

Well AI approved my reply as not rude. Judging your unusual usage scenario I think pinned icons should be duplicated on multi display layouts with grouping disabled.

[Nicola Farina]

Defining "stupid" a (kind) suggestion, without even try to understand it, is rude. AI or not.

Your way is not the same of all others, and you sell a (very good) software to the public with a (welcome) support forum.

Anyway, this is not an answer at all to my original post. Nevermind.

[Tihiy]

It's stupid limited because taskbar may not have empty space and double-click to launch seems very obscure.

Your case can be handled by some Windhawk/AutoIt snippets. I see you don't like my offer, but I think multi-monitor pins can work.

 

[Nicola Farina]

There are many "mouse gestures" on empty space available in +7TaskbarTweaker/Windhawk that many users always found useful, like:

• double middle-click (f.e. opening Task Manager);
• scroll wheel (f.e. control volume avoiding aiming at sound tray icon);
• middle-click (f.e. show desktop).

So, not all of us like to fill the taskbar with every pinned icons possible but leaving empty space.

For the pinned ones on multi display environments, I think you don't understood what I mean: if I pin an app on the taskbar, when I open it and move to other display, the pinned app icon stay on the main display taskbar even if I set to move the taskbar icons on the display in which they are opened. This is reasonable, so I don't use pinned icons.

StartAllBack is far superior to Windhawk, this is why I want to pay and use it and I tried to suggest considering this features also.

Edited November 18, 2024 by Nicola Farina

[Tihiy]

If grouping is totally disabled, pins won't combine and will be present while app is opened, so duplicating them on other displays could help.