Pin to Desktop?

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I wonder if there is any possibility to pin my dock to the desktop.

When I switch to the desktop by pressing that little taskbar icon, the dock will disappear.

How can I change this?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
odock configure
general tab
miscellaneous options
1st option needs to be checked & odock needs to be set to 'always on top' or 'always on bottom'
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
1st option is checked & odock is set to 'always on bottom', but using the desktop shortcut hides and unhides my dock.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
so it does.... set to 'top' or right click > add > new 'show desktop' entry (it seems to work if odock is set to either top or bottom
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
But this won't solve my problem.

It was my intention to integrate shortcuts into my desktop by using odock.
I don't want to replace the windows taskbar and I don't want to have my application shortcuts always on top when I work in an open window.

When I return to desktop from an open window by using the desktop shortcut in the windows taskbar, my dock will hide with all open windows, so odock shows normal window behaviour and I can't use the shortcuts to launch another application.

I thought, there has to be any way to really pin it to the desktop ..
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I believe the show desktop funcionality is the same in Vista as it is in XP in this regard.

Show Desktop actually opens a window that *is* the desktop.  It *will be* on top of everything.

You might be better off removing the "show-desktop" shortcut and addign one of you own that calls a batch file to minimize all your other windows.

Code: vbscript
  1. Option Explicit
  3. Dim Shell, Title
  4. Set Shell = WScript.CreateObject ("Shell.Application")
  5. Shell.MinimizeAll
  6. WScript.Quit()

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
 
Here to help.  Pass it on.