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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
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.
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!
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: