I'm trying to accomplish something, but I'm not sure if it can be done - hopefully I can get some clarification here. What I'm trying to do, is make the taskbar invisible, and leave just the Start Orb showing. I want to do this to essentially use the taskbar as an invisible hitbox for Windows 7's snap. That way, when I snap a windows to full screen on that specific monitor, it won't cover up the area where the invisible taskbar is, which is important as I have control panels there that I want constant 1-click access to. I've included a series of photos to show what I'm trying to accomplish. Hopefully someone can help me out. Thanks!

1. http://i.imgur.com/1HsX1Hu.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/36PJNn3.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/pgzEWVy.jpg
4. http://i.imgur.com/smCDj6q.png

I've got steps one and two done, but I don't know of a way to make step 3 possible.

Darn. I tried changing the opacity, but it doesn't really work how I need it.

Lets try this: Is there any way to get the task bar to not hug the side of the screen, so that I can set it up like this?:
http://i.imgur.com/zcIbaKy.jpg

Or, is there any other way you can think of to accomplish this? I just need it so I can snap a window to fullscreen, but have that window not cover up the control panel, and have the start orb be in the same area as the control panel. It seems so simple, but for the life of me, I can't get it to work. haha

Hey, Keith. Guess what? You're my new hero.

That program works great, and between that, Rainmeter, and DisplayFusion, everything is working exactly as I need it to be. Thank you, man; the help is very much appreciated.