--- In [email protected], "brucexs" <bswit...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "p.renfrew" <p.renfrew@> wrote: > > > > When I mouse over or click the "Show Desktop" area of the start bar in > > Windows 7 (far right end of the bar), the PowerPro Bar I have on the > > desktop disappears until I restore 1 other window, then it shows back up. > > How can I prevent the PowerPro bar from disappearing? > > > > Also, is there a way to get my powerpro bar to stick to the desktop, so it > > is "always on the bottom" and never on top of other windows? > > > > My bar is using transparency 255 and is trying to be a part of the desktop > > like the icons, so I don't want it to ever minimize or disappear, and > > always want it on the bottom just like desktop icons. > > > Sorry, I don't think either are possible with current PowerPro. > > I don't know of anyway of forcing a window/bar to be permanently bottom most. > And I am not sure why Windows 7 show desktop works differently than XP win+d > (which PowerPro resists) -- I won't have access to Windows 7 until next > Spring.
Ok, I hope these features can be added when you get a chance, thank you. (Win 7 runs in a vmware virtual machine if that helps get you access?) > As an alternative solution, instead of using a PowerPro bar, create ordinary > desktop icons where you manually set the command to run PowerPro command > lines (see help). PowerPro itself still has to run, but it need not show any > bars. Make sure you also have a desktop icon to configure, eg by running > pproconf.exe. I am using the bar as an always-open launcher, which I prefer over icons because I have more control over the layout. I also noticed in win7 that drag&drop didn't seem to work when ppro was in admin mode, but worked in non-admin mode.
