https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129 DisplayFusion RSS: Outlook taskbar switch issue Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:48:30 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#13 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:33:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#13 DisplayFusion We've released a new beta that should fix up those LastActiveClick issues, you can grab it here: https://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/

Please let me know if you run into any issues after updating.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#12 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:27:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#12 DisplayFusion I've confirmed the minimizing bug. It seems to happen if I click the group, and hold the mouse button down long enough for the preview to come up. Then, releasing the mouse button will cause the window to minimize. We'll check it out and see if there's anything that can be done

As for the Windows Explorer progress bar issue, I seem to get the same behaviour with the Windows taskbar as well, so there may not be a way to fix it up, but we'll check it out anyways.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#11 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:43:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#11 DisplayFusion Ok, good to know, I'll do some more testing and we'll see what we can find out.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#10 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:55:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#10 DisplayFusion I was testing with Outlook 2010 using a Calendar window, Task list window and the Address Book window.

I tried testing in Windows Explorer and found a new issue, but couldn't replicate the minimize issue yet.

If you have a progress box open in Windows Explorer (i.e. copying a 3GB .ISO from a thumb drive) and click the grouped explorer icon, the windows switch until the progress box has focus, then it is stuck - clicking doesn't switch away from the progress box.

Strangely, I just noticed another, similar glitch - copying a 3GB file from a network drive to my local D: drive, with two Explorer windows open, clicking the group icon switched between the two explorer windows, one with the progress box on top, and did not treat the progress box like a separate window though it has a separate preview. OTOH, opening a third Explorer window on My Computer, caused it to remain out of the cycle list - clicking just switched between the two original windows. When the progress box closed, clicking switched between all three windows.

Update: With some further work, I duplicated with Windows Explorer windows as well as Outlook. It appears the key is to move over the grouped taskbar icon, wait until the preview window just appears, then click the grouped icon button. Sometimes it minimizes the current window instead of switching to the next window. You have to click just when the preview window is fully drawn, or just before it finishes drawing perhaps. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#9 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:25:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#9 DisplayFusion I've added the Aero Peek cycling to our list, we'll see if we can add the same functionality as the Windows taskbar

As for the window minimizing, is there any specific programs that this happens with? I tried to reproduce it with Windows Explorer but didn't have any luck. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#8 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:20:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#8 DisplayFusion Beta 14 seems to be working much better - but I was able to cause a glitch.

Sometimes when I clicked on a preview to bring it to the front and then immediately clicked on the taskbar group icon, rather than moving to the next window, the click caused the top window to minimize (I don't know that you can minimize a group member on the Windows 7 taskbar).

I also noticed a LastActiveClick behavior that I didn't know about - I'm not sure how the regular Windows 7 taskbar works, but if you control click a group icon with LastActiveClick turned on, and the preview drop-down is showing, the aero-peek switches to the next window, so ctrl-clicking the group icon cycles through the aeropeek of all the open windows in that group.

Glad you like the LastActiveClick behavior - I find it very useful! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#7 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#7 DisplayFusion Side note: I've been using LastActiveClick for a couple of days now, and I think I've been converted

Thanks for the tip! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#6 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:32:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#6 DisplayFusion We just released Beta 14 and this should now be all fixed up

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#5 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:40:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#5 DisplayFusion Yup, IE9 as well, thanks for confirming that it was ok in 3.4. I changed my setup to enable LastActiveClick and I'm able to reproduce it now, so we'll get it fixed up for the next beta.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#4 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:57:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#4 DisplayFusion BTW, I just noticed the same problem occurs with multiple tabs in IE 8. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#3 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:24:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#3 DisplayFusion Beta 13 has the same problem. 3.4.0 does not exhibit the problem at all.

Interestingly Beta 13 and 3.4.0 order the three Windows in the preview pane differently and that seems related to the issue - clicking a preview often brings up the same wrong window, like the previews are not hooked to the right window when clicked.

Just out of curiosity I turned off LastActiveClick (I see you aren't caching the registry value) and the problem went away. Also, the problem doesn't seem to occur when a non-Outlook window has focus - I can bring up an Explorer window, click one of the Outlook group previews and get the right window most of the time. However, clicking on a different Outlook preview with one of the group having focus, causes the wrong window to come up. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#2 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:47:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129#2 DisplayFusion I've tested with Outlook 2010 and it seems to be ok, but I'm using Beta 13. Could you give it a try, and if it's still broken, revert back to 3.4 stable to confirm it's a new issue?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:50:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/outlook-taskbar-switch-issue/?ID=ed4c81eb-6bcf-487d-9ab9-a33c4d424129 DisplayFusion I am seeing a (I think) new problem in DF 3.41 beta 12 with Outlook 2010 Sp1 x86 on Win7 x64.

I have multiple Outlook 2010 Windows open, showing different folders: Calendar, Tasks, InBox. On my secondary monitor, I have Calendar window, Tasks window and I open the Address Book (connected to Exchange) and move it to the secondary monitor. When Calendar or Tasks window have focus, and I hover over the grouped Outlook button in the DF taskbar, and then click on the Address Book preview, the Address Book pops up over the other Outlook Window (I think this may be Aeropeek), and then the wrong window is brought to the front.

An incorrect window to the front also happens when I click on the Calendar or Task windows, even if I move the Address Book back to the primary monitor.

Update: tried with Beta 12

In testing this, I also had one occasion where I clicked on the Calendar preview, the Calendar window came up, I clicked on the taskbar Outlook button, the Calendar window minimized - note that I have LastActiveClick active and it should have cycled to the next Outlook window. Once my click was ignored. In general, there seems to be some interaction between how fast you click the taskbar group button after clicking a preview - if you click before the preview can drop down again, sometimes weird things happen. ]]>