Hidding a program from Windows toolbar
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From: WonderMan on 28 May 2008 04:22 Joseph M. Newcomer a expos� le 28/05/2008 : > Is there a way to disable the WinKey+anything misfeature? I keep hitting > that stupid key by accident and finding myself in places I don't want to be > running programs I don't want to run doing things I don't want to have done. > > Nobody in the last 20 years or so has designed a usable keyboard, and the > WinKey is a horrible idea that does nothing more than interfere with my > comfortable usage of the computer. > joe > > On Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:05 GMT, jetan(a)online.microsoft.com ("Jeffrey > Tan[MSFT]") wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I think Hans means "Show Desktop" button in the quick launch area. Anyway, >> you can try to press "WinKey + D" combination to achieve the same effect. >> Note: "WinKey" means the key between Ctrl and Alt in the keyboard; most >> keyboards have WinKey. >> >> This key combination functions the same as the "Show Desktop" button in the >> quick launch area. It clears the screen by minimizing all the windows or >> sending them to background. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Best regards, >> Jeffrey Tan >> Microsoft Online Community Support >> ========================================= >> Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and >> suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please >> feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service >> provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: >> msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > email: newcomer(a)flounder.com > Web: http://www.flounder.com > MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm see : http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsNT/RegistryTips/Hardware/DisableWinkeyonkeyboard.html
From: WonderMan on 28 May 2008 04:24 "Running AS a widget" does not mean my program IS a widget. It will be running on Windows desktop, with no way to close it from the user interface, and no box added in the Taskbar, that's all. But I am not going to include it in the Widget Bar. Joseph M. Newcomer a couch� sur son �cran : > Running as a widget assumes the widget bar is going to be visible. I'm not > the only one who hides it permanently. You are making assumptions about how > others work, and that means that if you put something in the widget bar, > people like me who don't use it will simply ignore your product, no matter > what it does. If it is always on top, it has to be small and unobtrusive, > easily moved, etc. I have trouble imagining any application so important > that there is no "close" option on it. > > If I can close it with the task manager, then if I want to close it, I'm > going to be annoyed that I have to bring up the task manager to do so. After > a while, I will hunt down its startup mechanism and disable it. I've done > this several times. > > Now, if I can only permanently disable the hotkeys that bring up voice > recognition and the language bar, I'd be even happier. > > Don't presume your judgment about the value of your program trumps the end > user. That's a good way to annoy the end user. > joe > > On Tue, 27 May 2008 17:49:44 +0200, WonderMan <none(a)none.com> wrote: > >> AliR (VC++ MVP) a expos� le 27/05/2008 : >>> May I ask what not allowing the user to close the application has to do >>> with hiding it from the taskbar? They are two entirely seperate problems. >> >> You're write. In fact, I wanted my application to run as a widget, ie >> with as less interactions with the other applications as possible. So >> hiding it from the taskbar is a new step towards this goal. >>> >>> Also what about closing the appliation through the task manager? >> >> It can be indeed closed from the Tasks Manager, but for me that's not >> an issue. It is just that I don't want to permit the program being >> closed from the user interface. >> If the user wants to close it from the Tasks Manager, I think he should >> be allowed to do that, although it may not be a good idea ... :-) >> >> >>> AliR. >>> >>> >>> "WonderMan" <none(a)none.com> wrote in message >>> news:mn.d3ce7d854b213587.88081(a)none.com... >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I created a MFC dialog-based program with VC++ 6.0 and Windows XP Pro, but >>>> when I use it, I get his name and icon showing on the Windows toolbar. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to hide the program from the Windows toolbar, i.e to be >>>> able to use the program without having his name and icon displayed on the >>>> Windows toolbar ? >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> >> > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > email: newcomer(a)flounder.com > Web: http://www.flounder.com > MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: "Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]" on 28 May 2008 06:40 Great, thank you for the sharing. Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Community Support ========================================= Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
From: AliR (VC++ MVP) on 28 May 2008 10:16 LOL. I love the WinKey (WinKey+M is the greatest thing since slice bread). Joe your just getting old. ;) You could try popping the key out of the keyboard. AliR. "Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message news:66sp349to5tm2u7mf0h4jruvufq3d1b6e2(a)4ax.com... > Is there a way to disable the WinKey+anything misfeature? I keep hitting > that stupid key > by accident and finding myself in places I don't want to be running > programs I don't want > to run doing things I don't want to have done. > > Nobody in the last 20 years or so has designed a usable keyboard, and the > WinKey is a > horrible idea that does nothing more than interfere with my comfortable > usage of the > computer. > joe > > On Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:05 GMT, jetan(a)online.microsoft.com ("Jeffrey > Tan[MSFT]") wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I think Hans means "Show Desktop" button in the quick launch area. Anyway, >>you can try to press "WinKey + D" combination to achieve the same effect. >>Note: "WinKey" means the key between Ctrl and Alt in the keyboard; most >>keyboards have WinKey. >> >>This key combination functions the same as the "Show Desktop" button in >>the >>quick launch area. It clears the screen by minimizing all the windows or >>sending them to background. >> >>Thanks. >> >>Best regards, >>Jeffrey Tan >>Microsoft Online Community Support >>========================================= >>Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and >>suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. Please >>feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service >>provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: >>msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. >> >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >>rights. > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > email: newcomer(a)flounder.com > Web: http://www.flounder.com > MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: Tom Serface on 28 May 2008 10:24
I like the WinKey + E key. I think finding the Explorer by going to the Programs/Accessories folder is a real drag. Normally I put my own icon on the quick launch toolbar to start Explorer as well (in the root of the C drive), but when I go to someone else's machine that has a normal installation I always find the WinKey handy. Tom "AliR (VC++ MVP)" <AliR(a)online.nospam> wrote in message news:RLd%j.1310$iM3.283(a)flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com... > LOL. I love the WinKey (WinKey+M is the greatest thing since slice bread). > > Joe your just getting old. ;) You could try popping the key out of the > keyboard. > > AliR. > > > "Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message > news:66sp349to5tm2u7mf0h4jruvufq3d1b6e2(a)4ax.com... >> Is there a way to disable the WinKey+anything misfeature? I keep hitting >> that stupid key >> by accident and finding myself in places I don't want to be running >> programs I don't want >> to run doing things I don't want to have done. >> >> Nobody in the last 20 years or so has designed a usable keyboard, and the >> WinKey is a >> horrible idea that does nothing more than interfere with my comfortable >> usage of the >> computer. >> joe >> >> On Wed, 28 May 2008 02:46:05 GMT, jetan(a)online.microsoft.com ("Jeffrey >> Tan[MSFT]") wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I think Hans means "Show Desktop" button in the quick launch area. >>>Anyway, >>>you can try to press "WinKey + D" combination to achieve the same effect. >>>Note: "WinKey" means the key between Ctrl and Alt in the keyboard; most >>>keyboards have WinKey. >>> >>>This key combination functions the same as the "Show Desktop" button in >>>the >>>quick launch area. It clears the screen by minimizing all the windows or >>>sending them to background. >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>Best regards, >>>Jeffrey Tan >>>Microsoft Online Community Support >>>========================================= >>>Delighting our customers is our #1 priority. We welcome your comments and >>>suggestions about how we can improve the support we provide to you. >>>Please >>>feel free to let my manager know what you think of the level of service >>>provided. You can send feedback directly to my manager at: >>>msdnmg(a)microsoft.com. >>> >>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >>>rights. >> Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] >> email: newcomer(a)flounder.com >> Web: http://www.flounder.com >> MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm > > |