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Make easier way to move task/tab to new group (uncombined context)

LongtimeUser 10 aastat tagasi • uuendaja Michael (Ramen Software) 9 aastat tagasi • 4
I have all my tasks grouped but uncombined.  I would like to manually move them into my own groups according to my own workflow (which 7TT allows with right-drag)  rather than the Windows default according to application ID.  But if I want to start by getting just one task out of an existing application group into its own, separate group first, I have an inconvenient journey into Task Inspector, scroll in a long list and try to find the window I was using, right-click it and set it to a 'random' group (new).  Is there already a better way to do this just with mouse?  Once I have the first task in its own new group, I can easily right-mouse-drag other tasks into the same group.

Please can you make it easier to start by pulling that first task in its own, new group?

Suggestion: Put another option in the lists of what to do when double-clicking an empty space, or middle-clicking an empty space, such as: Move active window to a new group here".  Or you may have a better idea directly related to right-dragging.

Note: I understand about the Explorer thing where navigating folders causes the Explorer task/tab to jump out of chosen group and back to default Explorer.exe group.  Other applications would benefit, and if I group an explorer tab it's usually because I'm keeping a particular folder open, so it's likely to stay put while I get any particular job done.

Advanced/another idea - allowing individual groups to be deliberately combined while other groups stay un-combined.  Not interested in combining/uncombining based on mouse hover - that's just disturbing to me (though I'm sure some others like it).

Thank you for a most helpful utility.
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Michael (Ramen Software) 10 aastat tagasi
With the Drag within/between groups using right mouse button option, dragging a button out of the taskbar will create a new group. Seems like that's what you're looking for.
LongtimeUser 10 aastat tagasi
Interesting, just tried it.  I have 3 rows of tasks, and wherever I move a tab out of a group to, for example, past the right-hand end of the 3rd row, it jumps/appears in the first blank position after the first group of tabs (in this case, up the other, left-hand end, on a different row) - I have to keep an eye out for where it ends up.  When I do it viaTaskbar Inspector, the new group/tab consistently ends up at the end of the last line (but I had to find it in the taskbar inspector's task list in the first place).  Really wanted to avoid having to go looking hard for the tab either way, so having the tab arrive in a predictable position (say, near where it's dropped, or always at the end of the last row) after right-dragging the tab would be more useful.  For consideration?

Thanks,
Michael (Ramen Software) 10 aastat tagasi
having the tab arrive in a predictable position (say, near where it's dropped, or always at the end of the last row) after right-dragging the tab would be more useful
That's the intent, and it works pretty well for a single row, but for multiple rows it gets more complicated, especially when there are groups which span through multiple rows. How about dragging it to the upper left corner? Then it will end up being the first item.

Note: I understand about the Explorer thing where navigating folders causes the Explorer task/tab to jump out of chosen group and back to default Explorer.exe group.
Check out v4.5.8.2 beta ;)
LongtimeUser 10 aastat tagasi
That's the intent, and it works pretty well for a single row, but for multiple rows it gets more complicated, especially when there are groups which span through multiple rows. How about dragging it to the upper left corner? Then it will end up being the first item.
Yep, I have that, a group spanning to the next row.  OK, now I see, tab can be right-dragged to the top left corner - though I'm used to keeping other, particular tabs visually anchored in that area, such as my mail application.  Still, once I get the tab separate, I can easily just left-drag the one tab (new group) to the bottom-right corner, or anywhere else, where things are more dynamic.

OK, checking out 4.5.8.2 - Explorer tab still jumps groups when I select a different folder in it's window.  Looking at the release note, I guess it might it be because I have "Launch folder windows in separate process" turned on in Explorer options.  For stability, I think I'd prefer to keep it that way.

Your help has improved things for me already, thank you.

PS I really like how the taskbar is black - makes the state of the buttons much clearer. I think that was a recent change too.


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