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Problem with taskbar3.dll Thread last updated on 2003-02-21 06:34:37

Posted by member 1783 on 2003-02-14 13:27:35

I have a weird problem with taskbar3: clicking on an inactive window's taskbutton should make that window active, but in my case it does nothing, whatsoever. When a window is minimized it restores and vice-verca, though. I have this thing only with the theme I'm developing at the moment and I can't find what's causing it. The error can't be in the code cause I've copied it exactly from another theme where it worked just fine. May the problem be in the graphics?

Posted by member 884 on 2003-02-14 18:29:20 link

I bet that if you move the cursor off the taskbar it will select it....
get the new version and it should be sweet

Posted by member 1783 on 2003-02-15 11:09:40 link

Sadly the new version didn't solve it :(
If someone is in debugging mood :), maybe he/she could give it a look. The problem iz zipped on http://www.hot.ee/priiteek/problem.zip
Please help me (I hate debugging!)!

Posted by member 884 on 2003-02-15 13:09:13 link

firstly cheeers for the step.rc file, I really needed the settings.

secondaily: with the included Taskbar3.dll, the problem exists. I dont know jow to fix that one. But i changed it to the latest taskbar3.dll and the problem vanishes however the default skin colors stick whenever..
This may just be on my box though.

mmmmmm try using the "Latest Module" from shellfront.
post back how it goes

Posted by member 1783 on 2003-02-15 14:06:57 link

I've got the taskbar3 0.304 alpha 4 version (newest on shellfront) and everything's the same :(
I changed the step.rc a little, new one is at http://www.hot.ee/priiteek/step.rc

Posted by member 884 on 2003-02-15 18:03:49 link

hmmmm well that one in the zip you linked was an older TaskBar3.
And it did what you were talking about....

Gosh I dont know man, TaskBar3 is hella buggy me thinks.

Maybe harass the Developers ;) hehehe.

Posted by member 94 on 2003-02-15 23:19:18 link

I have taskba3 running in two diferent machines, with Windows ME and Win XP, and it's working fine.
That's what I did:
TaskbarPositioning
TaskBarX $resolutionx-1158$
TaskBarY 0
TaskbarAlwaysOnTop
TaskbarWidth 1024
TaskbarHeight 24
TaskbarMaxTaskWidth 143
TaskbarBorder 2 2 2 2
TaskbarButtonBorder 2 2 2 2
TaskbarButtonTextBorder 20 0 0 0
TaskBarSpacing 3
TaskbarIconShow
TaskBarIconSize 14
TaskbarTextShow
TaskbarHorizontalTextAlign .left
TaskbarVerticalTextAlign .center
TaskbarButtonDirection .right
TaskbarNoSkinShift
TaskbarNoTextShift
TaskBarTButtonM .ontop
TaskBarRButtonDown !PopupTaskbar
TaskbarRefresh 100
TaskbarFlashScrollLock
TaskBarScrollFlash 500
TaskbarUseToolTips
TaskbarSkin taskbar.png
TaskButtonSkin tasks.png
TaskButtonSkinActive tasks.png
TaskButtonSkinMin tasks.png
TaskbarFont $font2$
TaskbarFontHeight $size5$
TaskbarActiveFont $font2$
TaskbarActiveFontHeight $size5$
TaskbarActiveFontBold
TaskbarMinFont $font2$
TaskbarMinFontHeight $size5$
TaskbarMinFontItalic
TaskbarText 000000
TaskbarTextActive 000000
TaskbarTextMin 000000
TaskbarTextFlash FFFFFF

Hope that help

Posted by member 7223 on 2003-02-17 05:05:55 link

Hi folks, I already had problems with taskbar3. In fact, there's no problem when using only colors (no bitmap). But Al seems to make it work with gfx... Perhaps is it because he use the same bitmap for all tasks states... Who knows... but I returned to Tasks.dll...

Posted by member 94 on 2003-02-17 12:26:35 link

Yeah, Smurth, you're right. I'm using the same bitmap for the tasks state, I just change the font to represent the state of a task.

Posted by member 5246 on 2003-02-18 16:43:53 link

I had the same problem, but I found that you need to set these settings explained in the taskbar3.txt file:

TaskBarTButtonL
TaskBarTButtonM
TaskBarTButtonR

The L,M,R indicates Left, Middle,Right mouse button. There are 3 settings available:
.ontop
.select
.menu

The default Left mouse click option seems to be .select instead of .ontop which is why your taskbar reacts the way it does. Use these settings in your step.rc:

TaskBarTButtonL .ontop
TaskBarTButtonM .select
TaskBarTButtonR .menu

That should make it react how you want

Posted by member 884 on 2003-02-21 04:50:48 link

OK OK I feel that the new mod is real lame. I used an old Script and an Old taskbar3.dll and its sweet !!!

Posted by member 1783 on 2003-02-21 06:34:37 link

Hey, thanks christh21! It's working now perfectly :)
My faith has returned, jipiiiiii :D