Looking for a desktop module to get rid of titlebars Thread last updated on 2004-07-26 01:09:41

Posted by member 12025 on 2004-07-20 12:12:06

I've tried jDesk-0.73 and desktop2-2.0.
What I want is to be able to set the top of the desk to a negative (-/~) value to get rid of the majority of a mazimized window's titlebar.

Will any of them actually do this?

Posted by member 37809 on 2004-07-20 12:22:32 link

not that I know of. i think we all have played enough with giving positive and negative values for the desktop areas in trying to configure them normally...

i've tried WndMan to move/size the DesktopBackgroundClass too, it didn't work.

but a cool idea to get at a program's menu.
a plus for low-res-laptop use i imagine.

Posted by member 48370 on 2004-07-21 13:59:31 link

if u dont like the title bar ... use windowblinds and a skin which doesnt display it and its gone - although i dont really understand why u would wanna do that :o

Posted by member 12025 on 2004-07-21 18:39:17 link

Windowblinds, yecch.
I'd like to get rid of most of it, because it is not needed. If I have 1px of the close button, I'll be fine :). I want all 1024 pixels across and 768 down.
Or at least I will once I get another video card in there.

Posted by member 12798 on 2004-07-21 20:02:20 link

create a mask out of paper and glue it to your screen, so you can't see the titlebar anymore ;P

Posted by member 182 on 2004-07-21 20:25:20 link

there's a funky app i grabbed a while back, which lets you modify which 'window elements' individual programs can show.

for a while my mIRC window was nothing more than a chat window with a border - no scrollbars, titlebars, menus, or switch buttons.

unfortunately i've forgotton the name of this app .. heh, glad to be of no help! :P

Posted by member 12025 on 2004-07-22 04:50:41 link

Elkmonster: :)

Posted by member 99 on 2004-07-25 23:31:21 link

I don't think Windows will let you set a work area larger than the monitor's screen area, so this'd require at least a system-wide hook.

Posted by member 843 on 2004-07-25 23:54:57 link

Not exactly what you asked for, but you could go to display properties/appearance/advanced
and change the active window font size to 1 and the item size to 4 pixels (as low as it gets, i belive)
using windows classic style, btw

Posted by member 12025 on 2004-07-26 01:09:41 link

Vorlon: that would make the minimize button too small to use, though :(.