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    OD permenently hides taskbar?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by TheWumbologist, Apr 2, 2009.

  1. TheWumbologist

    TheWumbologist Notebook Guru

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    I have my taskbar set to the top of my screen so that when it's on autohide there is no gray bar that appears.

    My problem is that whenever I go to close a window or minimize one, the taskbar appears, this annoys me.

    Does OD allow me to permanently hide to taskbar so that even if I were to mouse over it's location it would not pop up? Thanks for your time!
     
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Under dock properties(right click on dock-dock settings), there should be an option to hide the windows taskbar in the general tab.
     
    Kdawgca, Apr 2, 2009
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  3. TheWumbologist

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    Hehe, I don't actually have OD yet. I posed this question because I want to know if the taskbar is permanently hidden before I pay the $20 dollars to get it.
     
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    I just downloaded the free version and it does permanently hide the desktop! Now what i need is a way to make the dock background invisible...
     
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    Go to the dock settings and look under the appearance tab. You should see a slider that makes your dock transparent or visible...mess with it and find which once suits your background/tastes.

    Also, make sure to upload the photos to the NBR image gallery and take a look at the windows desktop thread for some great examples of desktop customization.
     
    Kdawgca, Apr 3, 2009
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