Do you set your taskbar to auto-hide?

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I've recently started doing this; I love it. Anyone else do it?

 

[epath13]

No... It annoys me for some reason, my son's is set, but he's got a netbook so I guess it makes sense for him. I don't know maybe I'll do it eventually, at this point I don't want to.

 

[King_Oni]

I used to in the past, but I don't do it now anymore. I can see that if you have a tidy desktop and a nice wallpaper it might be annoying, but I tend to keep it more functional. Heck, I still use windows XP and have the classic theme on with the "dull" grey bar and windows.

Hence, there's a lot of icons going on in my quickstart box next to the Start menu (keeps some of my most used icons away from cluttering the desktop). One thing I did switch off, as that annoys me way too much, is the clock.

And also, I think my resolution is high enough not to have it be that annoying and in your face

 

[Gomendosi]

I have mine set in 2 rows, the first or top row is for the quick launch toolbar and I also have a toolbar of "My Computer" for quick access to HDD's
The second or bottom row shows everything that is currently open. Then yes, I do have it disappear from view until I wheel the mouse over it ; ]

 

[Caspar]

No. I like the icons on the lower right corner. I have a CPU and temperature monitor there so I can always check to see if my computer is overheating. Plus, the blue Windows XP theme is beautiful!

 

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Plus, the blue Windows XP theme is beautiful!

You mean the default Windows XP theme? I loathe it.

 

[King_Oni]

You mean the default Windows XP theme? I loathe it.

I prefer the classic grey one over that even.. if that makes me look more 90's XD

But if people like that theme, why not?

 

[Droopy]

You mean the default Windows XP theme? I loathe it.

Perhaps he is talking about the Windows Media Center theme? That's what I first thought but then I realized that the default XP theme is also blue. Been years since I used it.

 

[Caspar]

You mean the default Windows XP theme? I loathe it.

Yup. The default XP theme with the blue taskbar and green start button. I prefer the calm feel of the blue/green theme compared to the metropolitan grayness of more modern themes. I think its retro-ness complements my Thinkpad which still has the old 'IBM' label over it. I am quite fond of retro and outdated things...

 

[shinyedge]

I always keep mine hidden. It just gets in the way. I like to run my programs maximized, and the taskbar covers the bottom of the screen hiding part of the display. I can get it any time I want using the Windows key, Ctrl-Esc, or moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen.

 

[WildCat]

Sure, the only reason being to reclaim the 40 or so pixels occupied by it. But I see no reason at all why we can't get along and share the same bountiful pixel space provided by my 1080p monitor

Good question here, do you set your browser to full screen or do you absolutely desire access to your address bar and menu at all times?

 

[Arashi222]

No I don't hide it as I am visually impaired I need to have things in easy memory so that I know excatly where it is or in the same place just so I don't have to monkey with settings. I find it much easier that way.

 

[Loomis]

I use "do not track software" because I do not want ads targeted to my browsing history. Once in a while I will turn off the "do not track" add-ons and "go shopping" for real cool stuff. I "shop" for Lamborghinis, Bugattis, Harley Davidson MCs, 5 star hotels, vacations in Tahiti, Patek Phillip watches, large diamonds, Dom Perignon, Chateau Lafitte, etc..

The ads I get after my "shopping sprees" are much more tasteful than the ones I would get if they tracked my regular browsing: They would be trying to sell me stuff from Home Depot, pc microcenter, amazon etc.

 

[Butterfly_Lady]

no. even though i have a netbook i like to see my start bar at all times. i don't know why guess it's just personal preference. blue is my favorite color so i like to see my default blue XP start bar.

 

[RubenX]

Nope... I have to see the taskbar, see what's running, see the clock ticking... and besides, I have a triple monitor setup now... if the task-bar where to hide I probably won't find it.

 

[Deno]

Didn't do this before, but now that you mention it, it does save some screen space!

 

[Aalo]

Yup. In all devices, though it can pop up easily unwanted and distracting.

On netbook it is really necessity, and 1920 x 1080 screen would look too wide without.

 

[gregmcph]

It's such a small thing, but it sliding in and out of existence drives me nuts. It genuinely irritates me.
So, no.

 

[SirMaverick]

Did it to a friend's system once, along with hiding all his icons, and setting his desktop background to a screenshot of the desktop.

OH the call I got

 

[wootius]

I do. Having to wait a third of a second for it to pop back up is worth it not being there.

That and dislike it cutting into my wallpapers/fullscreen space.