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Taskbars: Normal or Auto-hide *POLL*

No Auto-Hide (i'm so used to looking at the clock)
Always on-top (of other windows)
No hiding inactive icons
 
Auto-hide can far more productive for people who actually do work on their computer.

For example, many people use a resolution that is 1024 pixels high. What is the difference for that resolution? There are many, including:
[*]Microsoft Word. With default Word settings (and default 1" margins) and with auto-hide off, you must scroll to see all the text on one page at 100% zoom. With auto-hide on, you can fit all the text on the page at the same time at 100% zoom.
[*]Adobe Acrobat Reader. Same thing as Word. With auto-hide off, you must scroll to see one full page at 100% zoom. With auto-hide on, you get it all.
[*]Excel. 53 rows at 100% zoom with auto-hide on. 51 with auto-hide off. 4% more data is visible, and 4% less scrolling.
[*]Visual Basic (similar for other languages). 55 lines of code vs 53 lines of code.

Similar major cutoffs occur at other resolutions.
 
Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: rh71
Not only do I keep it visible, it's double-stacked for multi-tasking goodness.
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I think that stupid green start button makes double stacking look odd...
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I wouldn't know - first thing I do on a new install is switch to classic view.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
Originally posted by: bR
Originally posted by: rh71
Not only do I keep it visible, it's double-stacked for multi-tasking goodness.
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I think that stupid green start button makes double stacking look odd...
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I wouldn't know - first thing I do on a new install is switch to classic view.
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ahhh...

but the regular theme doesn't look so bad if you've got some gigantic monitor and running high res... too bad i dont.
 
I hate auto-hide. I don't like the delay when I want my start button and I don't like going for something near the bottom of the window and having the stupid bar come up and then having to wait for it to go away. Auto-hide sucks.
 
I hate auto-hide ... if I need the extra space I close down the bar for good, not so it'll pop up whenever I'm close to it.
 
Originally posted by: dullard
Auto-hide can far more productive for people who actually do work on their computer.

For example, many people use a resolution that is 1024 pixels high. What is the difference for that resolution? There are many, including:
[*]Microsoft Word. With default Word settings (and default 1" margins) and with auto-hide off, you must scroll to see all the text on one page at 100% zoom. With auto-hide on, you can fit all the text on the page at the same time at 100% zoom.
[*]Adobe Acrobat Reader. Same thing as Word. With auto-hide off, you must scroll to see one full page at 100% zoom. With auto-hide on, you get it all.
[*]Excel. 53 rows at 100% zoom with auto-hide on. 51 with auto-hide off. 4% more data is visible, and 4% less scrolling.
[*]Visual Basic (similar for other languages). 55 lines of code vs 53 lines of code.

Similar major cutoffs occur at other resolutions.
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eh, those 2 lines don't really matter anyway. You can just look at 98% to make up for it
 
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