Groupy 2 – How to Hide the Tab Bar for Single Windows Without Preventing Grouping?

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I'm trying to configure Groupy 2 so that its tab bar only appears when two or more windows are grouped together - not when there's just a single window that's grouped to nothing. When only one window is open, I don't want Groupy to display its tab bar, since it serves no purpose and unnecessarily takes up screen space.

For example, when I have a single Microsoft Word document open, Groupy displays a tab bar above Word's title bar (see attached screenshot). I'd like that bar to remain hidden until I actually group that Word window with another window, at which point the Groupy tab bar should automatically appear. See screenshot below (showing only one single window, not grouped with anything, yet the Groupy tab still appears as if it is grouped with something.
 Just a single window ungrouped to anything. Yet, the Groupy tab appears as if there is a group (when there isn't).

Here's what I've tried:

  1. "Do not paint a tab when only one tab exists for the group": Enabled this setting, but the tab bar still appeared above individual Word windows.

  2. "Always show tabs for this type of window": Unchecking this successfully hid the tab bar for Word, but it also prevented me from grouping Word windows together. I also haven't been able to reverse this setting now that the tab is hidden.

What I'm trying to accomplish is straightforward:

  • One window: No Groupy tab bar whatsoever.

  • Two or more grouped windows: Groupy's tab bar automatically appears, allowing me to switch between the grouped windows.

  • Back to one window: The Groupy tab bar automatically disappears again.

Is this possible in Groupy 2? If so, what do I need to do?

Also, how can I reset the application-specific setting I changed for Microsoft Word so that Groupy's normal grouping functionality is restored?

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. I don't have Word to test this, but this is what I see on my system. I turn on "Do not Show mouseover bar when ungrouped for this app"



Thank you,
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Basj,

Thanks for the quick reply, and for pointing me to that setting. I’d like to confirm I’m applying it correctly, because I think I’m seeing a slightly different behavior from what you describe.

My goal is for the tab bar to stay hidden while a window is alone, and to appear automatically once I group it with another window. Is “Do not show mouseover bar when ungrouped for this app” meant to do exactly that? Or does it only suppress the hover bar, leaving the persistent tab bar visible for ungrouped windows?

When I enabled “Do not paint a tab when only one tab exists for the group,” the bar still appeared above single Word windows, so I’m not sure which of these settings controls the persistent bar.

I also still need to restore normal grouping for Word. I previously unchecked “Always show tabs for this type of window,” and now I can’t group Word windows at all. Could you tell me how to reverse that? For example, is there a place in Groupy’s settings where I can view or delete the per-application overrides, or does the Word entry need to be removed from the application list?

If it helps, I can post screenshots of my current settings for Word.

Thanks again for your help.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

No the tab should appear when you group it again with another app.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant