agoodfella Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Hello all, Vista's taskbar height is "supposed" to be = 30px. However, in practice, I?ve found it to be 32px (perhaps its because I have re-sized my screen from its native resolution to 1400?900?) In any case, this is important for me as I always create my wallpapers with a dedicated area available for the actual visible real estate (i.e. every pixel above the task bar, hence, my default "workable" canvas for wallpapers are 1400?868 ?> thus my calculation for a 32px Vista taskbar height). At any rate, what is W7?s exact taskbar height? I've read that if you enable "small icons" that it is "supposed" to be the same height as Vista's, but again the original question remains --> 30px or 32px? (if it is exactly the same as Vista in my experience). Thanks! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmatic Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 take a screenshot, open it in paint, zoom in and enable grid? and honestly is your work so good that the 2 extra rows of pixels are going to matter? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591718396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangsta Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 ...is it related to the glass drop shadow? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591718424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoodfella Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 take a screenshot, open it in paint, zoom in and enable grid?and honestly is your work so good that the 2 extra rows of pixels are going to matter? LOL. I'm no Da Vinci by any means! This is just about maximizing my available visible real estate. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591718514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 On 1280x1024 it's exactly 30px on mine with small icons. The windows "start" orb obviously extends over the top a little but the bar is exactly 30 With large icons its 40px Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591719514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoodfella Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 On 1280x1024 it's exactly 30px on mine with small icons. The windows "start" orb obviously extends over the top a little but the bar is exactly 30With large icons its 40px Many thanks for the reply. If you had the inclination, would it be possible to see if the height changes if you switch your screen resolution to 1400x900? I'm not sure if this is going to make any difference? Thanks again. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591720024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 my screen can't display 1400x900 (not widescreen) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591720878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoodfella Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 my screen can't display 1400x900 (not widescreen) I see. If you do switch it to another resolution, does it change the height of the taskbar? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591721752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbob Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Am I being stupid thinking the taskbar has the same height on all screen resolutions? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591721814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoodfella Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 Am I being stupid thinking the taskbar has the same height on all screen resolutions? No you are not, because I have the same question. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591722464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregrocker Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Awhile back I moved my taskbar to the side and when I moved it back to the bottom it was way fatter. I asked here if anyone knew how to fix it and got an answer in about a minute which worked. I've forgotten what it is but it hasn't been mentioned here yet. Anyone? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591722514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liana Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Awhile back I moved my taskbar to the side and when I moved it back to the bottom it was way fatter. I asked here if anyone knew how to fix it and got an answer in about a minute which worked. I've forgotten what it is but it hasn't been mentioned here yet. Anyone? What version of Windows are you using? Does unlocking the taskbar and manually resizing it work? Otherwise, I know that sometimes on Windows XP that my taskbar height would get messed up when I would move it from the bottom to the side and back because of certain toolbars. Moving the toolbars around would fix it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591722572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceminess Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hello all,Vista's taskbar height is "supposed" to be = 30px. However, in practice, I’ve found it to be 32px (perhaps its because I have re-sized my screen from its native resolution to 1400?900?) In any case, this is important for me as I always create my wallpapers with a dedicated area available for the actual visible real estate (i.e. every pixel above the task bar, hence, my default "workable" canvas for wallpapers are 1400?868 –> thus my calculation for a 32px Vista taskbar height). At any rate, what is W7’s exact taskbar height? I've read that if you enable "small icons" that it is "supposed" to be the same height as Vista's, but again the original question remains --> 30px or 32px? (if it is exactly the same as Vista in my experience). Thanks! For real? Its two pixals, I don't care what kind of wallpaper you create it won't be effected to a row two pixels high! Anyways, no there won't be a difference in taskbar height between screen resolutions. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/835044-taskbar-height/#findComment-591722582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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