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Old 09-29-2006   #2 (permalink)
Paul Smith


 
 

Re: window previews on taskbar

"nameless fella" <namelessfella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40BF2E60-C991-490A-8884-FE44A2DB2E7E@microsoft.com...
>I like the way Vista shows miniature versions of application windows when I
> hover over the taskbar button. But there is an issue with it. If I am
> typing
> something and accidentally move the mouse pointer to the taskbar, the
> miniature preview still appears and DOES NOT GO AWAY even when the typing
> cursor moves and goes "under" the preview, effectively not allowing me to
> see
> what I am typing.
>
> In any case, when I am typing I am probably not looking at the
> mini-preview.
> So I would like the preview to disappear as soon as I start typing, pretty
> much like when the pointer disappears in XP (or in Office Suite. I don't
> remember). May be it can reappear after 2-3 seconds of inactivity.
> Reappearance is optional but being unable to see what I am typing is a
> real
> bugger for me.


What build are you using?

A lot of issues with live preview have been solved since Beta 2.

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Paul Smith,
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