A while ago (in May!), I posted about using Taskbar Shuffle to rearrange the icons in your Windows taskbar. This is handy when I have lots of windows open, and I want a couple of them to be readily available.
If I drag their icons to the far left of the Windows Taskbar, they’re easier for me to find when I need to access those windows.
Yesterday, Lifehacker posted an article about Taskix, which is another tool for rearranging taskbar icons. Apparently it’s much smaller than Taskbar Shuffle, and very similar in functionality.
I’ve installed it, and it’s working very smoothly, with no noticeable difference from Taskbar Shuffle.
You can download Taskix for 32-bit or 64-bit systems, then use it to rearrange or close the windows icons on your taskbar.
Simply drag a Window icon to a different position on the toolbar, and release it to place it in the new spot. Or, point to an icon and click the mouse wheel to close that window.
Also, I resize the taskbar to be three quicklaunch bar icons wide. This let’s me see the full quicklaunch bar without taking up too much real estate and also show’s a little more text on the taskbar icons.
Thanks Greg, with that arrangement at least I’d be able to find the clock! And with two monitors, it makes sense to have the taskbar in the middle.
Bravo! I’ve been doing the left-hand taskbar since I saw the post on Dick’s blog. I’ve found more space for quicklaunch icons (more information per pixel) and the vertical list of open apps is much easier to work with. I’ve also managed to convert a few others in the office. Also, while I prefer firefox over Google Chrome, I’ve been using Chromes “Create Application Shortcut” to create quicklaunch icons for a slew of webapps that I frequently use.
Jon, thanks for the tip!