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Took me about 2 minutes to replicate on KDE Plasma[0][1]. I have a lot more things in my taskbar that I don't want to remove for this test, so it looks a little

Took me about 2 minutes to replicate on KDE Plasma[0][1]. I have a lot more things in my taskbar that I don't want to remove for this test, so it looks a little more crammed up. [0] https://i.imgur.com/esNjPNg.png https://i.imgur.com/esNjPNg.png [1] I didn't try to replicate it perfectly; things like smaller icons/etc are settings but cba

thunderbong 9mo ago
It's not the same, though. The parent comment shows two rows of different types - the upper row consists of the taskbar, and the lower row has the quick launch icons, drive links, and a music bar. Quite an interesting layout, imho.
- rationalist 9mo ago
  I have a feeling that is due to several programs. One of which I recognize in the systray: 7+ Taskbar Tweaker https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker
  - wackget 9mo ago
    It's not. You can add quick launch icons and drive shortcuts natively (right click > Toolbars > New Toolbar). I only use Taskbar Tweaker to replace the Windows Aero-style tooltip with the standard jump list right click menu. The media taskbar player can be added natively from older versions of iTunes, Windows Media Player, or others.
wackget 9mo ago
~~Sorry, I can't view the image due to annoying Imgur restrictions (and they restrict proxies/VPNs too).~~ Edit: I was able to find a proxy which works and I can see the image. Your layout is kind of similar but not really - the Windows taskbar can be configured to work in both rows and columns, or a combination of the two. So you can have a layout like my original screenshot above, or: * in columns like this: https://i.ibb.co/Y4jJN6jh/image.png https://i.ibb.co/Y4jJN6jh/image.png * a mixture of columns and rows like this: https://i.ibb.co/5WsVmLgb/image.png https://i.ibb.co/5WsVmLgb/image.png * at the top or either side of the screen like this: https://i.ibb.co/9mGmjnxs/image.png https://i.ibb.co/9mGmjnxs/image.png * and in any position it can be resized: https://i.ibb.co/HLmh89qF/image.png https://i.ibb.co/HLmh89qF/image.png Shame they ditched all this in Windows 11 though.
- tasuki 9mo ago
  I obsess somewhat about my computer's UI, but not to this degree. I want to maximize usable screen space, so just want the status bars slim and out of the way. I want to see the cpu/memory/swap/network/disk usage, which is easy. Lucky me! However, if status bars are what you obsess about, Linux would love to have you! Many status bars are available[0], most of them open source and wildly customizable. You can configure one of the existing ones, fork an existing one, or write your own. [0]: see eg https://wiki.hypr.land/Useful-Utilities/Status-Bars/ https://wiki.hypr.land/Useful-Utilities/Status-Bars/
marcosdumay 9mo ago
As a sibling pointed out, the GP has two different rows. The closest I can get with out of the box Plasma is by creating two bottom panels. But then, I really doubt the GP is using out of the box Windows.

thunderbong 9mo ago

It's not the same, though. The parent comment shows two rows of different types - the upper row consists of the taskbar, and the lower row has the quick launch icons, drive links, and a music bar. Quite an interesting layout, imho.

rationalist 9mo ago
I have a feeling that is due to several programs. One of which I recognize in the systray: 7+ Taskbar Tweaker https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker
- wackget 9mo ago
  It's not. You can add quick launch icons and drive shortcuts natively (right click > Toolbars > New Toolbar). I only use Taskbar Tweaker to replace the Windows Aero-style tooltip with the standard jump list right click menu. The media taskbar player can be added natively from older versions of iTunes, Windows Media Player, or others.

wackget 9mo ago

~~Sorry, I can't view the image due to annoying Imgur restrictions (and they restrict proxies/VPNs too).~~ Edit: I was able to find a proxy which works and I can see the image. Your layout is kind of similar but not really - the Windows taskbar can be configured to work in both rows and columns, or a combination of the two. So you can have a layout like my original screenshot above, or: * in columns like this: https://i.ibb.co/Y4jJN6jh/image.png https://i.ibb.co/Y4jJN6jh/image.png * a mixture of columns and rows like this: https://i.ibb.co/5WsVmLgb/image.png https://i.ibb.co/5WsVmLgb/image.png * at the top or either side of the screen like this: https://i.ibb.co/9mGmjnxs/image.png https://i.ibb.co/9mGmjnxs/image.png * and in any position it can be resized: https://i.ibb.co/HLmh89qF/image.png https://i.ibb.co/HLmh89qF/image.png Shame they ditched all this in Windows 11 though.

tasuki 9mo ago
I obsess somewhat about my computer's UI, but not to this degree. I want to maximize usable screen space, so just want the status bars slim and out of the way. I want to see the cpu/memory/swap/network/disk usage, which is easy. Lucky me! However, if status bars are what you obsess about, Linux would love to have you! Many status bars are available[0], most of them open source and wildly customizable. You can configure one of the existing ones, fork an existing one, or write your own. [0]: see eg https://wiki.hypr.land/Useful-Utilities/Status-Bars/ https://wiki.hypr.land/Useful-Utilities/Status-Bars/

marcosdumay 9mo ago

As a sibling pointed out, the GP has two different rows. The closest I can get with out of the box Plasma is by creating two bottom panels. But then, I really doubt the GP is using out of the box Windows.