changing the height of the WinXP Title Bars?

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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...
 
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
 
You can set the Taskbar height by unlocking and dragging the border.

The default icon size is 32. See if resetting the default value helps. If
not post a screen-capture.

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Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.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
 
David Candy said:
There is a whole pile of interelated settings. Try caption buttons.
Click to expand...

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
 
Yes they do. But Windows tries to fix stupid settings. Go back to the known settings from the themes tab and try customising again.
 
Hi there, I am having a problem with the display also. It seems that the
layout is at 90 degrees. So all icons and text direction is from bottom to
top. My daughter was playing a game and recalls using some keys (not mouse)
and we now can't restore it back to normal. if anyone can help, we would be
extremely grateful.

Thanks
 
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