Finderbar Add-on For Windows Taskbar

[zhenyu162]

Hey sorry guys i seriously need help. I'm having the problem which i think has already been resolved. People mentioned to delete the background.png and background_pressed.png in the programfiles/finderbar folder but I can't find these 2 files on my computer. Someone help? I'm running vista ultimate.

[elluart0609]

I once used objectbar, but compared to finderbar, its nothing. plus objectbar costs money. So far, finderbar was fine, until once, the tasks weren't listed under "window". I pressed "skin-it" and half my taskbar disappeared and so did my icon. i tried skin-it with all theapps closed, turned off cleartype, did everything but still nothing happens. could somebody please help me? oh, and i may sound stupid, but what does skin-it actually do?

oh, and i run xp sp2, and i did try re-installing it.

finderbarweirdness.bmp

[matonga]

@elluart0609:

About the Skin it! option, it is not a stupid question, because I don't know exactly what it does, either.

It seems to do this:

• Hide Finderbar. This way Windows Taskbar becomes visible.
  
• Take a screenshot of Windows Taskbar.
  
• Emulate the user action of pressing the Start button.
  
• Take another screenshot (this time for the Start button being pressed).
  
• Build a skin by using the screenshots.
  
• Load the skin.
  
• Show Finderbar.
  

Based on these steps, no windows can be visible in the task bar because they would appear in the screenshot (and thus in the skin, and then under Finderbar's menu).

Also a better way to implement it would have been directly calling uxtheme API to obtain current taskbar visual style, and fall back to the other technique only when under Windows 9x/ME/NT:(

[matmat07]

Do you know what is the error I have? The text seem to be like in bold. The first picture is with the color White, the second one with Black

EDIT: I deactivated transparency and *desktop composition*(transltion) and now it works. But it makes the windows lose transparency and have a 5 pixel wide grey bar around it. Is there a way to take it out?

EDIT2: reactivated transparency and dektop composition, but modifed wallpaper to add a black bar at the top. It seems that the text just is transparent. Any hint on that issue?

[kebab]

Hi i have a problem with Finderbar. When i start Finderbar_Engine the program starts but i can only see the text from the Finderbar menu, laying on top of the windows taskbar (start-button, shortcuts etc.)

Help me please.

[matmat07]

You need to move the quicklunch bar to the right so the taskbar start after finderbar.

[tsollazzo]

i've installed finderbar and love it except when i click on a window the menus for that window are typed over the finder menus and i cant click on the right one

please help me

[blaize]

@elluart0609:

About the Skin it! option, it is not a stupid question, because I don't know exactly what it does, either.

It seems to do this:

• Hide Finderbar. This way Windows Taskbar becomes visible.
  
• Take a screenshot of Windows Taskbar.
  
• Emulate the user action of pressing the Start button.
  
• Take another screenshot (this time for the Start button being pressed).
  
• Build a skin by using the screenshots.
  
• Load the skin.
  
• Show Finderbar.
  

Based on these steps, no windows can be visible in the task bar because they would appear in the screenshot (and thus in the skin, and then under Finderbar's menu).

Also a better way to implement it would have been directly calling uxtheme API to obtain current taskbar visual style, and fall back to the other technique only when under Windows 9x/ME/NT:(

tsollazzo, have you gone through the skin it proceedure as above and make sure no other apps are open and quickluaunch is turned off. Worked for me with similar products.

[yorkey]

i've installed finderbar and love it except when i click on a window the menus for that window are typed over the finder menus and i cant click on the right one

please help me

Can you give a sceenshot?

[Kittierocker]

hi does anyone know if there is a way to make Finderbar look more like the mac Leopard one?

[matmat07]

What do you mean? Do you have a leopard theme for your taskbar?

By the way, does anyone have a clue on my problem? (post 604)

[matonga]

@matmat07:

It must be an incompatibility between Vista and the way windows like FinderBar worked in XP. Try running FinderBar under compatibility mode. Adding a black bar on the wallpaper as you mention will work just fine, though it is an ugly hack to get it working that way

@Kittierocker:

Have you tried the "Skin it!" option? Just right-click FinderBar on some empty space and select Skin it!. Be warned it doesn't work all times, also close ALL windows first.

[matmat07]

It doesn't help. Just for fun, I tried windows 95, and it didn't helped too.

[Kittierocker]

lol nevermind its cuz i ment something else but skining is bad cuz ive done it a couple of times and i had to reinstall it lol

but what i meant was is there anyway to get the icons like idisk, applications and all that on finderbar????

[matonga]

Ok, I've attached my background.png and background_pressed.png files.

Hope this helps anyone with problems skinning FinderBar and willing to use a Leopard theme.

@Kittierocker:

I really don't understand what you mean... unless you're talking about FindeXer and not FinderBar

LeopardXP skin for Finderbar 1.5.zip

[Kittierocker]

Ok, I've attached my background.png and background_pressed.png files.

Hope this helps anyone with problems skinning FinderBar and willing to use a Leopard theme.

@Kittierocker:

I really don't understand what you mean... unless you're talking about FindeXer and not FinderBar

lol its cuz u know how object bar has skins right and some of them show the icons next to the words like this :

http://www.jackrebel.com/wp-content/upload...by_raatsgui.jpg u see the second bubble u see how thre a re icons??? can u do that on finderbar???

[Kittierocker]

woops posted 2wice lol

[matonga]

lol its cuz u know how object bar has skins right and some of them show the icons next to the words like this :

http://www.jackrebel.com/wp-content/upload...by_raatsgui.jpg u see the second bubble u see how thre a re icons??? can u do that on finderbar???

Mmm... no idea really. You may try reshacking icons for the apps you already have, and make them black and white. But other than that, dunno.

[xiaojuan521]

This app is so nice, i want to use it too!

but....

PLZ HELP me!

-vista ultimate(chinese)

[Kittierocker]

Mmm... no idea really. You may try reshacking icons for the apps you already have, and make them black and white. But other than that, dunno.

okeii one more thing is there a way to make the buttoms move like in Rosie u know when you move along the apple, finder, file, edit etc. and the blue pressed state like in rosie????

[matonga]

okeii one more thing is there a way to make the buttoms move like in Rosie u know when you move along the apple, finder, file, edit etc. and the blue pressed state like in rosie????

No idea.

Why don't you use Rosie? (I've found it unstable in my computer, but don't know others).

[rei104]

What's happen!?

Why does white draw round the character?

But it is not happen when the font is Verdana.

It is happen in other fonts.

Please help me...

(OS: vista home premium SP1 JP)

[Kittierocker]

No idea.

Why don't you use Rosie? (I've found it unstable in my computer, but don't know others).

i tried but it was too buggy for me cuz when i minimized to xwindows dock it froze my whole computer and plus i dont like the fact that i cant use macsearch

oh and by the way i cant get bottom panel to work ive tried it but i cant get it to work :'(

[matmat07]

@rei104:

Edit your background to add a black border behind the taskbar. It's the only solutio I've found so far. You can also try other font, Verdana is not the only one that worked on mine.

[joberror]

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