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More info?)
Yes they do. But Windows tries to fix stupid settings. Go back to the known settings from the themes tab and try customising again.
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"z.entropic" <zentropic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02C5B86E-A105-4A7C-A70C-E537401F65CE@microsoft.com...
> "David Candy" wrote:
>
> > There is a whole pile of interelated settings. Try caption buttons.
>
> Yes, but none of them change the size of my taskbar super-mini icons. I've
> tried removing them and putting back, dragging over new ones--nothing. I
> need a magnifying glass to see all those 5 pixels! ;-). My regular isons are
> set to 32 pixels (768x1-24 screen).
>
> z.entropic
>
> >
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> > "z.entropic" <zentropic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E0227FBA-12F5-4EDF-8049-0FCD6F761397@microsoft.com...
> > > I had in mind a fine-step control over the height of the Task Bar, not
> > > line-by-line.
> > >
> > > I changed the icon size to the default 32 (from 26) which messed up my
> > > desktop icon layout completely (it's known problem, I guess, but some
> > > utilities I tried to use to save the layout, were creating an even greater
> > > mess...); the tiny icons on the task bar have not resized themseves--maybe
> > > after reboot...
> > >
> > > Too bad MSFT did not include the task bar control to the same degree they
> > > did with icons and title bar...
> > >
> > > z.entropic
> > >
> > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > You can set the Taskbar height by unlocking and dragging the border.
> > > >
> > > > >> when I changed the size and spacing of all my icons on the Desktop
> > > >
> > > > The default icon size is 32. See if resetting the default value helps. If
> > > > not post a screen-capture.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ramesh Srinivasan
> > > > MS-MVP, Windows Shell
> > > >
> > > > Windows XP Troubleshooting
> > > >
http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > >
> > > > "z.entropic" <zentropic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:5A9B3A1C-33F8-40F6-89D0-F0AC85907CA3@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Ha! I found a little problem--I can't change the Task Bar's height that
> > > > > way
> > > > > as it is not listed on the menu you mentioned. Nor could I find its
> > > > > customization/advanced controls anywhere else I've looked...
> > > > >
> > > > > Also, when I changed the size and spacing of all my icons on the Desktop,
> > > > > the icons on the task bar were rescaled, too, to a very small size and now
> > > > > they sit on top of each other.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas about how to fix this linked behavior and the TaskBar height?
> > > > >
> > > > > z.entropic
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> You're welcome.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> Ramesh Srinivasan
> > > > >> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Windows XP Troubleshooting
> > > > >>
http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "z.entropic" <zentropic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > >> news:6BEB9CC8-B57C-4524-AF1F-2E6F51D05C7E@microsoft.com...
> > > > >> > Wonderful! Thanks, Ramesh.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > z.entropic
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >> Alter the Active Title Bar and Inactive Title Bar items values.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q310543/
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> I have mine set to 20.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> --
> > > > >> >> Ramesh Srinivasan
> > > > >> >> MS-MVP, Windows Shell
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Windows XP Troubleshooting
> > > > >> >>
http://www.winhelponline.com
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> "z.entropic" <zentropic@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > >> >> news:300AA7B3-53A4-4B14-804A-9465701BB1B5@microsoft.com...
> > > > >> >> > Is there a way to adjust the default height of the Windaws XP title
> > > > >> >> > bars
> > > > >> >> > in
> > > > >> >> > individual/all windows?
> > > > >> >> >
> > > > >> >> > I just moved from Win2000 and the wasted real estate in the task
> > > > >> >> > bars
> > > > >> >> > really
> > > > >> >> > bugs me. I even had to resize the height of the command window from
> > > > >> >> > 62
> > > > >> >> > to
> > > > >> >> > 61
> > > > >> >> > lines to accommodate the empty space...
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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