Hi.

Is there some setting within Display Fusion that get rids of the 2 pixel wide line once the Taskbar outohides? Below is the screenshot, the line is on the left side, as this is where my taskbar is placed:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23242740/ScreenShots/2012-10-20%20Image_0004.png

If not, then could this feature be implemented in future version of Display Fusion?

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Lucas

If it helps the staff error search this, it isnt happening on my system - Win 7 64bit Ultimate with windowblinds running. I tried three different blinds but didnt try the Win 7 normal skin.

Indeed I noticed it only recently which is strange so I'm looking for a reason to it.

I use Win7 64 bit Ultimate as well. It looks like the same behaviour the native Windows taskbar has when set to autohide.

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Lucas

Ok, just to follow up. I got another problem which is that sometimes the taskbar does not show (autohide set to true), when there are couple maximized windows on that monitor. I don't know exactly what triggers this problem because it just shows up out of nowhere.

Also, I'm on the newest version. Before I was running on 3.4 which didn't have this problem.

Hi Keith

Yup, it's still there. What I have to do to make it show again is to minimize the current maximize(d) window(s) and from that moment (till the problem occurs again) the taskbar behaves fine.

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Lucas

Hi Keith.

Sure I can check that, no problem, but believe it or not, my second monitor just broke so you'll have to wait till I buy a replacement. Should be somewhere next week. I will let you know once I try it.

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Lucas

Thanks Keith

I just uprgaded to Pro, downloaded the new version and indeed I cannot replicate the second problem.

But I still need to come back to my first issue , the 2 pixel wide line on the edge of the monitor. Can you guys give an option to get rid of it altogether? I know it is suppose to be there, to let a person know that "something is there", but I'm a smart guy, I know what I installed, and I know a taskbar will show there if I move my mouse, so I would liked much better if there was nothing there at all as an indicator "something indeed is there".

Any way you guys could implement it in the next version?

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Lucas

Thanks Keith.

I have bad news however... I said the other isues is fixed too quickly. Again, I started to notice, the autohidden taskbar gets stack, when there is something maximized on that monitor. When I move the mouse to the edge, all I see is the "swidth adjustment" mouse pointer icon, but the taskbar does not de-hide. I have to un-maximize the application, and then the taskbar is again working as it should, even if I maximize back the application.

I can confirm it is happening on the newest display fusion (5.1.1).

I'll try to make a screenshot the next time it will happen.

Hey Keith. Got those screenshots for you. Well not as much screenshots as simple comera shots, since I cannot capture obviously mouse cursor when doing screenshots. I hope that's ok.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23242740/DisplayFusion_problem_1.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23242740/DisplayFusion_problem_2.png

Both pictures show the same problem although on the first one the cursor does not change it's icon at all. When I move the cursor as much to the left as possible, nothing happens as you can see. Also, you can see that the displayf fusion taskbar is there, since you can see that 1 pixel line there. While we're at it, I'd like to repeat myself, and ask if you guys can get rid of that 1 pixel line...

Second photo shows the similar effect, but in this case, the mouse pointer changes to resize icon.

First capture was done with Foobar application at the background, second with google chrome. Both maximized. I remember it happening on all sort of maximized applications so it's deffinetly not a particular application related, but more of a global problem.

Will these information suffice?

That's a great news Keith thanks a lot. I have to say, that's a pretty irritating bug.

While you guys at it, any chance you could take a look at getting rid of that 1 pixel line altogether, like I asked in this thread already? Well, not so much as to remove it deffinetly, just leave an option somewhere in the settings, to either leave that 1px line, or remove it completely.

It looks very bad to be honest, and I'm not a stupid guy, I know there is a autohidden taskbar when I move my mouse there, so I don't need a reminder of it, with that ugly 1px line...

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Lucas

Hi Keith, and thanks for the info.

Well, since I'm also a software developer, how about this idea:

Make a taskbar length +2 pixels wider, than it is now (or even better just 1px - why it has to be 2px?), and just make that 1px line at the right of the "normal taskbar" with a completely transparent color. That way you will keep the "window" getting an event when mouse is over it, but at the same time, I will get my request of not having this hidous line there.

Would that do it?

Cool. Pass it along, and post here their feedback.

I'm looking to make the 2px line dissapear, or at least make it "transparent to the user", so option A) from your list.

Currently, from my understanding the situation is this: I have a maximized window, and OVER IT on the left, there is 2px of the taskbar shown. So the taskbar is over the maximized window (by maximized, I'm not speaking about something like youtube maximization, or movie, because at that time the taskbar is behind; instead I'm talking about a maximized WINDOW, so like a windows explorer, notepad, etc).

What I'm proposing, due to your explanation as to what triggers for you the hidden taskbar to slide, is to leave it be, as it is, but make those 2 px transparent. So the taskbar will still be there, but it will be "invisible" effectively solving this iritating view. On your end, you would have to just make sure, that it looks ok, as you probably cannot make the current taskbar's 2 px from the right transparent, as the right side of the taskbar would look like some part of it was "cut". So to counter it, you could EXTEND the taskbar by 1/2px, and make those 1/2 extra px transparent.

"Ok, I see what you're proposing, but the issue is that the current 2px isn't on top of the maximized window, it's beside it."

It's not possible to make it the most top window? The taskbar I mean?

Sorry for the delay Keith.

"It is, and actually should be. So, basically, for your request, we'd need to make the taskbar not an AppBar so that it doesn't reserve space and adjust the work area, and then also make the trigger window (which currently is the top 2px of the taskbar) a new window that's not part of the taskbar, and make that transparent."

I see that your implementation is a bit more complex. You mean, that right now, the 2px line that is visible, is not actually a part of the real taskbar, but some other window, that just triggers the sliding of the taskbar?

BTW, is there something significant about this number of "2"? Can't it be just 1px?

Hurray!

Collaboration of developers is always nice

Thanks a lot for the good news, I keep fingers crossed the solution will be bug-free, and looking forward to seeing it in action in the next update. Say hi to your developers from me, and I wish them luck.

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Lucas

Hi Keith

Any news about the pottential date of the coming new release? I won't lie, that this inability to unhide the hidden taskbar is killing me.

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Lucas

Thanks a lot

This program purports to hide the 2 px line on the Windows 7 taskbar.

Here is the forum location it's posted on: http://www.sevenforums.com/free-developer-programs-projects/321184-shybar-automatic-windows-7-taskbar-hider.html

The line doesn't bother me personally, and I have not tried this program out, but I remembered that some folks questioned it on this forum, so I've posted the link.

If you try this out, post and let us know if it works.

Regards;

Sarris

Hi Sarris

Thanks for suggestion but to be honest i will wait for the solution the display fission team worked on and will see how it went.

Lucas

@ Soyo;

I don't have a 2px line on either of the two DF (6.0.0 Beta 2) taskbars on my 3 monitor setup, only on the stock Windows 7 taskbar.

This little program supposedly removes only the 2px line on the stock Windows 7 Taskbar.

FYI

EDIT:

I've installed and am running this program now, and it DOES hide the 2px Windows 7 Taskbar line without issue.

Hi Keith, any update on when we can expect the application update?

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Lucas

Thanks for the update Keith. So far so good.

Did you guys also add an option to elminiate that 1px line that is visible when the taskbar is "hidden"?

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Lucas

Keith?

As for the autohide, so far working with it for past couple days, and in every instance the taskbar seems to unhide correctly. Goog job.

Awsome Keith. Thanks for heads up.

After extensive use, there was not a single case where the taskbar would not come back from hidden mode.

Good job. So now the only thing left is giving us an option to hide that 1px line of the hidden taskbar. I will be awaiting some news from you guys.

Thanks for the info Keith.

Let's leave it at that. The key workaround would just bring inconvenience to the picture, so best to leave it as it is. Thanks for looking into it though.

The bad news is that, the key problem did not go away completely, and the line gets stuck behind some window. If I track some empirical observations I will report back.

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Lucas

This would be great to be able to set per taskbar, I have 1 monitor I use with media software, and on that monitor I set the taskbar to auto hide so that when those apps lose focus the task bar isn't infront of the app, but that little line is a nuisance, but setting the opacity globally means the other taskbars are effected as well. And unchecking the "Show taskbar in front of full screen applications..." option makes it unable to unhide the auto-hiding taskbar

I know this is an ancient thread but I was wondering if any progress had been made here. Obviously it's not a currently implemented feature, but I was looking for this for a slightly different reason. I use a solid black wallpaper and have 3 displays which all support local dimming. When only using my center display with all other windows minimized, the backlights of my side displays turn off entirely. Or they would except for that 2px line at the bottom. Here's my suggestion. If it can't be disabled as of now, can we have an option to fully customize its color so that I can make the 2px line solid black (including the vertical line at the right end) so that my displays will turn off their backlights entirely when not in use?

Thanks! Ideally, not just the color of the taskbar, but also the color of highlighted icons (for active windows/open apps, as well as the color of the vertical line at the right edge (for the peek area) would also be adjustable. Or, maybe a way to only black them out while the taskbar is "hidden". My goal would be for the taskbar to be indistinguishable against a solid black background.

I just stumbled across TranslucentTB in the microsoft store, as well as the advanced setting in DF to disable background rendering of taskbars, and between the two, this has accomplished mostly what I was trying to. Would love if the functionality of TranslucentTB could be integrated into DF's taskbars as TranslucentTB only works with the system taskbar. Looks like everything's on github if you want to take a look: https://github.com/TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB

Would I be correct in guessing this doesn't affect the color of the "selected window" shading on the icon at all? Is it possible to add a method to customize the color of this as well, since even with a completely hidden taskbar (I used translucentTB to make my taskbar 100% clear), it shows that little bar when the taskbar is hidden. https://imgur.com/a/KaPGniq