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Bug: "Combine grouped buttons" doesn't work with vertical taskbar on Windows 10 21H2+ [v5.15.1]
Video example: https://files.catbox.moe/8avg7r.mp4
The same configuration works fine on both my Win7 host PC and an 8.1 VM, so I'm fairly certain this is specific to the Win10 taskbar. Also, while I didn't update this specific VM, the same issue occurs on whatever the latest build of 21H2 is.
Answer
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It's a known limitation (which I forgot about and had to spend some time to investigate and remember).
It never worked in Windows 10, and I addressed it here:
https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker/comment-page-47#comment-11969
tl;dr:
- In Windows 10, due to the way the combining functionality is implemented, it only works on a horizontal taskbar.
- Workaround: Set the taskbar to “Always combine, hide labels” in system taskbar properties. Then set the “show_labels” advanced option of the tweaker to “2”. Finally, select “Don’t combine grouped buttons” if that’s the default configuration you prefer.
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Honestly amazed that I'm still finding out things about Windows 10 that annoy me 9 years later, but your workaround is almost as good as the old method. The only issue I have with it is that setting "show_labels" to 2 prevents titlebar names from appearing above thumbnail previews, regardless of taskbar settings: https://files.catbox.moe/e4x08s.mp4
Thanks for replying so quickly!
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You can use the "always_show_thumb_labels" advanced option to change that.
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It's a known limitation (which I forgot about and had to spend some time to investigate and remember).
It never worked in Windows 10, and I addressed it here:
https://ramensoftware.com/7-taskbar-tweaker/comment-page-47#comment-11969
tl;dr: