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possible bug with "left click on combined item"
Okay I've been noticing this for almost as long as I've used the application and I'm (finally) starting to realize it's probably a bug and that therefore I should report it. Basically, you know the option "left click on combined item"? Well I normally have that set to "cycle through windows", and while I'm fine with that making it slightly harder to get the thumbnail preview (the default behavior for this action), I have since begun to notice that it also seems to make it harder for me to get the thumbnail preview to open when I'm hovering over an application's icon. At least, judging by the fact that if I disable the tweak (that is, I set it to the default behavior of "Open thumbnail preview (default)"), the thumbnail preview becomes available again when I hover over items.
I'm still not positive on the reproduction steps for this, as it seems to happen inconsistently after some period of time or some unknown interaction. Roughly, however, the steps or something like this:
- be on 7TT V5.10 (that's the version I'm using currently)
- open the application's main window (the one that has the about button in the lower right)
- set "Left click on combined item" = "Cycle through windows"
- after some time (again, this is where I struggle defining the exact cause. It doesn't take too long though, for me.) spent going about your business, switching windows, dragging title bars, and so forth, try getting a window preview to show up on-hover. You may have to click and empty space on the taskbar so that it's "in focus", but even doing that didn't help me when the issue showed up.
- Switch the setting back to the default
- notice that window previews are available on-hover again, at least when the taskbar is in focus
Customer support service by UserEcho
The "Left click on combined item" -> "Cycle through windows" option has a very simple implementation on the tweaker's side - all it does is making the taskbar think as if the control key is pressed when clicking the taskbar items. i.e. it's a built-in Windows feature, and the tweaker merely makes it simpler to use. By the way, holding the control key in this mode brings back the default behavior.
Given the above, it sounds like a Windows bug. Since it's quite specific and quite obscure, I'm reluctant to dedicate time to its investigation, to be honest. Perhaps you can find a workaround that works for you. For example, you can set up a custom mouse shortcut (such as alt+click or drag towards desktop) to show the thumbnail preview.
Fair enough, though given my disability, a workaround like you described might prove to be impractical for me, at least. I'll see what I can do, but thanks for responding quickly at least. Honestly, part of the reason I let it go this long is because it's so minor, so I'm relatively indifferent to it. I really just wanted to let you know so you can fix it if you wanted to :-)