taskbar buttons

Should mention an example of a skin that does that here so it can be tried to see what you mean. I have not noticed it in any skins I use, but I suppose its possible under certain circumstances that the font used in the task bar could cause the icons not to show.

i just downloaded the "skies" skin. it's absolutely beautiful, but the buttons becoming invisible is frustrating. perhaps it's just me. it's happened on a couple other skins in the past, but can't remember which ones. just to be clear, the quick launch buttons are fine, but the running programs are not showing, ie, the volume control, local area connection, outlook, etc. thanks.

If you are talking about running programs in the taskbar, that is a windows property setup. It has nothing to do with windowblinds.

Or you may even have to check the specific program for the option to show in the taskbar.

hmmm. then why were they showing using another skin, and then "disappear" after loading up 'skies'? thanks. and, if it's a windows property thing, where do i go to look into those settings?

then why were they showing using another skin, and then "disappear" after loading up 'skies'?

Maybe they became inactive or maybe windows just unloaded them from the taskbar. That will happen when windows starts to bog down and refreshes itself.

if it's a windows property thing, where do i go to look into those settings?

Right click the start button, go to properties, taskbar. There is a setting there to hide inactive icons. Or you can click the customize button and set the setting for the particular programs that you want using the drop down selections next to the program name.

yep, done that before. nothing has changed with them. to explain further...they don't become inactive, the area that they are in is of a size as if 4 or 5 icons are showing, but they're not showing. i try to expand it to show all icons, and nothing shows. when i switch skins to the one i had, they show just fine. just so you know, when i load a new skin, i don't change any settings, i just let it load and then see how it looks. thanks for all your suggestions so far.

Unlock the taskbar, and make stretch it up, then back down. That should fix it.

Maybe you have to change the systemtray, contentmargins, using SkinStudio.

BINGO ! thanks celebroJD.

No problem. I get that issue once in awhile, and doing that just seems to make all the systray issues disappear.

Maybe you have to change the systemtray, contentmargins, using SkinStudio.

This helps too, though, depending on the skin.