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Can LBC be transformed into a task bar

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mouser:
my advice (to everyone) would be to not mess with such core functions as the main windows taskbar.  if you are running out of space on screen, buy a new monitor.

Vurbal:
I don't know that I'd characterize the taskbar as a core Windows component. It's definitely a core part of the default UI but from the system's point of view it isn't particularly important except for sending certain messages to the user. I'm not suggesting it's something anyone should do without good reason or forethought. Before I even started experimenting with my customizations I backed up my system and then made a restore point. That was after using a couple different docks that kept it hidden at all times.

In any case a second monitor wouldn't have addressed the various problems I was looking to solve. I wanted the taskbar at the top of the desktop for ergonomic reasons but needed to use autohide to avoid accidental mouseovers on running programs. Hiding it wasn't much good if I was regularly triggering it by accident so I also needed a delay. Since I didn't need the Start button but routinely fill up the taskbar to the point items get combined, it was pretty much a no-brainer to reclaim that extra little bit of room.

Dochappy:
I've came to a happy balance for myself.
I have a doc at top and one to the right(hidden). I have the taskbar hidden(i can access it when I need it)

I'll try to find a good systray program and I should be set. but I have a problem
the text in the dropdown list is too big. It's using the same font and size that I set for the dock itself. What I'm after is to have the list of programs in a small font, but changing the font  does nothing unless I change the dock font too.

heres a screenshot:
Screeny

mouser:
Hmm that's interesting -- you can overide image sizes and other stuff in the "Node overides" tab of the menu, but you can't override the font size.
Does seem like it might be a nice idea though.. Let me put it on my todo list and see if i can implement it easily.
At the very least it seems like i should be able to provide a way to specify two fonts(+sizes), one for root level of dock bar and one for the submenu items, etc.

Dochappy:
awesome! thanks

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