auto-hide taskbar, yes or no?

[ecet]

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i leave it always on top for easy switching between program? are there any reasons to auto hide it?

[squall458]

i dont think so, is this a desktop lcd or laptop lcd? can i ask what ur doing?

[Ziggy007]

I think it depends on if you are letting it drift into energy saver mode or physically shutting the monitor off every time. Either way I would say the effect on the life would be extremely negligable.

[LegiT]

Taskbar is always on top...more efficient switching

[The Digital Dolphin]

I *HATE* it when the taskbar is hidden. It's not just keep track of my tasks, it tells me when I've got IMs or e-mails. It's an essential monitoring device for me!

[pilmania]

your question in the title is "auto-hide taskbar, yes or no?" and the question in the poll is "taskbar always on top?". I hate auto-hide so I picked no thinking the question on the title and the poll would be the same, but when I realized that the question is the other way around, it was too late!

[rp_guy]

such trickery fooled me as well

[ShadowVlican]

I *HATE* it when the taskbar is hidden. It's not just keep track of my tasks, it tells me when I've got IMs or e-mails. It's an essential monitoring device for me!
same here... i glance to check new mail, time, cpu temp, wutever :)

[bokep]

hiding the taskbar only saves like 30 pixels.

[eelfliw]

If I'm really tight for space (ie. on 800X600 res). Otherwise, it's always on top.

[bubble.tea]

hiding the taskbar only saves like 30 pixels.

heheh...well if you put it that way :D

for the first 5 years of my computer use...I ALLLLLLWAYS hid that taskbar. I like the cleen flow of things. Seeing the taskbar there., with all that clutter is distracting. When I'm doing something I like to focus on it. If I want to see what's going on, I know where the mouse is.

Of course the past several years, I've gone back to viewing the taskbar...and now lately...I don't have a need I guess....what with this behemoth 20" widescreen that I have now :D

[Siefer999]

always on top

[Cafe_333]

heheh...well if you put it that way :D

for the first 5 years of my computer use...I ALLLLLLWAYS hid that taskbar. I like the cleen flow of things. Seeing the taskbar there., with all that clutter is distracting. When I'm doing something I like to focus on it. If I want to see what's going on, I know where the mouse is.

Of course the past several years, I've gone back to viewing the taskbar...and now lately...I don't have a need I guess....what with this behemoth 20" widescreen that I have now :DMaybe you don't multitask as much as some of us do? :D :D :D
I agree with others, essential for us multitaskers to better keep track of tasks, monitoring, and communicating (IM/emails), clock, use of quicklaunch, fast access to programs running in the systray, etc. But that's just us. I suppose it really comes down to what your usage models are.

[jollyeskimo]

never... it messes up with docked window sizes and my icon placement. Can't have that going on..

[TheGame]

i keep it (auto)-hidden... it looks cleaner that way

... and if there's an im, it'll blink in orange and i'll know
... if i need to multitask, there's always alt +tab

[mlc2000]

Hidden hides the pron

[Loco]

I suggest hiding the taskbar on LCDs to avoid burn'in. I don't want to see that on my investment.

[felix]

always on top for me.

I'm surprised most people chose no. I guess they were probably confused with the title/question switch up as well.

[LegiT]

I suggest hiding the taskbar on LCDs to avoid burn'in. I don't want to see that on my investment.


...I've had a 15" Viewsonic monitor since 2003 and still no burn-in issues...

[nano]

dont hide it!!

[akito925]

Maybe you don't multitask as much as some of us do? :D :D :D
I agree with others, essential for us multitaskers to better keep track of tasks, monitoring, and communicating (IM/emails), clock, use of quicklaunch, fast access to programs running in the systray, etc. But that's just us. I suppose it really comes down to what your usage models are.

yep I keep my task bar on top for the same reason I multi task alot!

I could have 30 windows opened for many differnt things at a given time.. and this is on dual monitor setup also. so it makes a difference..

plus I use 19+ monitors..

[xwar]

I hide it ...

[manixc]

on my laptop(1027x768), yes
on my desktop(1280x1024), no

[TotallyKiller]

I hide mine, but it becomes an issue if I have MSN running while looking at spreadsheets. When a new message alert comes in it prevents me from switching worksheets until I've answered the message. Other than that I just like the largest workspace possible, regardless of the screen size.

[Loco]

...I've had a 15" Viewsonic monitor since 2003 and still no burn-in issues...


Good to know. I was observing what the other RFDers were saying in the LCD Dell thread (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202114&page=7&pp=15&highlight=taskbar) in this same forum. Decided not to take a chance. I don't like not seeing the clock or having to check if my email program is open. I auto-Hide the All-in-Wonder taskbar at the top because it messed up my icons when closing a game.

Here's another reference (http://www2.cablewebserver.com:8000/main/fr_index.html?/main/lcd-screen-burn-3.html) to burn-in.