[Superbar] Superbar icon spacing

[Sebaz Vista]

Huh? You'd need a LOT of icons to fill up the taskbar and make it overflow, unless you're on a super low res screen or something. In what way does OS X possibly "deal with this more efficiently?" Shrinking the icons isn't a viable solution, then you just have more of that OS X mess of things shifting around and becoming harder to target.

You don't need a lot of extra icons to fill it up, unless you normally don't have any programs pinned. I have 12 programs pinned and when I start working with a few more that are not pinned, I get to that limit very quickly and then I have to deal with the stupid two level superbar. That's how the OS X dock is far more efficient. Instead of creating another level, it scales down the rest of the icons just a little bit to fit one more icon. And you're wrong in that things become harder to target, I've worked with OS X and at the very worst, icons in the dock could be as small as the quick launch ones were in previous versions of Windows.

[tranceandy]

I'm confused by this thread.

The taskbar in Windows 7 already scales the spacing of icons as you put more on there. If you have enough apps that they won't fit with the default spacing, the taskbar will squeeze them closer together to fit more (until it can't anymore, at which point it will "overflow" and you get the scroll arrows).

Although Windows 7 does scale the spacing of icons as you put more on, it doesn't scale it enough; there is just too much wasted space. The overflow is annoying seen as if there was more spacing, it wouldn't be needed as much.

Huh? You'd need a LOT of icons to fill up the taskbar and make it overflow, unless you're on a super low res screen or something. In what way does OS X possibly "deal with this more efficiently?" Shrinking the icons isn't a viable solution, then you just have more of that OS X mess of things shifting around and becoming harder to target.

There isn't a single thing about the taskbar that tries to "copy" the OS X dock. And not to gloat, but the consensus seems to be that the taskbar kick's the dock's butt.

I am on 1680x1050 screen resolution and can only have 26 icons before it overflows. Sure if I use the small icons then I can have more. Persoanlly I think the small icons are too small on my resolution.

It would be better if we could press down the CTRL key and scroll with our mouse like we can in other areas of the operating system. Too many inconsistencies sometimes :(

[GameMaster90]

Any updates on how to have a smaller space between icons?

[BobThe1337Builder]

there HAS to be a way...

[Kirkburn]

Although Windows 7 does scale the spacing of icons as you put more on, it doesn't scale it enough; there is just too much wasted space. The overflow is annoying seen as if there was more spacing, it wouldn't be needed as much.

I am on 1680x1050 screen resolution and can only have 26 icons before it overflows. Sure if I use the small icons then I can have more. Persoanlly I think the small icons are too small on my resolution.

It would be better if we could press down the CTRL key and scroll with our mouse like we can in other areas of the operating system. Too many inconsistencies sometimes :(

"Only" 26?

[tranceandy]

"Only" 26?

People work in different ways. I always used to use the start menu, but love the superbar in Windows 7. I have to use RocketDock for the time being until/if this issue gets addressed.

[Kirkburn]

People work in different ways. I always used to use the start menu, but love the superbar in Windows 7. I have to use RocketDock for the time being until/if this issue gets addressed.

Understood, but the icons represent different programs - who really has anywhere near 26 different programs at once?

[tranceandy]

Understood, but the icons represent different programs - who really has anywhere near 26 different programs at once?

I am sure nobody has 26 programs at once. The superbar is to make it easier to launch programs you use frequently.

[Kirkburn]

Er, to recap: I was implying that the superbar is fine for pretty much everyone ever, and you're incredibly unlikely to hit the overflow cap. :)

[tranceandy]

Thats fine, I don't see why spacing cannot be reduced further when more programs are added and/or CTRL and scroll wheel to reduce size of images; normal to small icons is too much of a jump.

[+Elі Subscriber²]

The superbar actually shrinks or expands as you add/remove items, check this video I made a long time ago with beta build 7048

[tranceandy]

The superbar actually shrinks or expands as you add/remove items, check this video I made a long time ago with beta build 7048

But there is a limit, that's the point of this discussion.