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Possible to move taskbar and virtual desktops to the top? #44

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bilogic opened this issue Jun 15, 2024 · 0 comments
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Possible to move taskbar and virtual desktops to the top? #44

bilogic opened this issue Jun 15, 2024 · 0 comments

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bilogic commented Jun 15, 2024

Problem

Windows 11 only allows taskbar to be place at the bottom, this makes switching between apps and tabs alot more inconvenient

Most apps have their tabs at the top, e.g. Chrome, Edge, Windows terminal, Windows task manager, VSCode, I could go on forever. Of course there are others like Google Sheets which places their tabs at the bottom, but it would seem more like following the convention of Excel.

So the idea is to have all switching at the top of the screen and everything else below.

Request

What I'm suggesting is for this app to move both the taskbar and the virtual desktops to the top which then allows very easy switching with the mouse. Let me explain:

In Windows 10, virtual desktops was (thankfully) placed at the top of the screen and this is my workflow

  1. Using https://github.com/vhanla/winxcorners, once I move my mouse to the top left corner, virtual desktops appear (No clicking required)
  2. If this was a mistake, I just had to click anywhere (except the virtual desktops) to remain on my current desktop (1 click to undo, no precise aiming required)
  3. If I really wanted to change desktop, just click on the desired one (move to top left corner, move right to desired desktop and click)
  4. And on the new desktop if I had to switch tabs or windows, it is still only movement along the top of the screen

In contrast, on Windows 11, I now have to move my mouse and eyes up and down all over the screen to perform step 3 and 4, this can be quite a hassle on large monitors, e.g. 27" and above.

I'm aware there is a keyboard shortcut ctrl + win + left/right and I do use it alot, however it does require 2 hands and not possible when 1 hand is on the mouse.

This proposal can also work for center oriented UI like Windows 11 (helpful for ultrawide monitors), but the bottomline is still to move the taskbar and virtual desktops to the top.

Thank you.

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