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gchorbov
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July 1, 2010
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Photoshop CS4 & CS5: Fullscreen + Taskbar ?

  • July 1, 2010
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Hi all!

Does anyone find a solution for the bug (for me it is) in Photoshop CS4 & CS5 - in Fullscreen mode the taskbar is no visible (MS Windows)?

In case someone from Adobe read this - COM'ON PEOPLE!!! IS NOT SO HARD TO FIX THIS!!! ADD A SIMPLE CHECK BOX IN OPTIONS, FOR USERS THAT NEEEEEED THEIR TASKBAR IN FULLSCREEN! how many complains do you need to fix this!?? Think again... a lot of people are stuck to CS3 just for this problem!

Best Regards,

Angry CS3 user, dreaming for CS4 & CS5 Photoshop

PS: @ admins -> please, move this to Photoshop -> Windows! It'll be more correct!

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    inoxstudio
    Participant
    September 6, 2018

    Hello everyone, I got the same problem a few days ago & successfully fixed it up. I have several solutions for that, Simply double tap the menu bar & watch the magic

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    lambivello
    Participating Frequently
    February 16, 2011

    hey its still not fixed. i cant work like this!

    btw, im not good in eng language, so maybe you guys can send me one email with simple request (also, add the dockable colorpicker request), and ill send it to adobe. every day! im serious.

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    shunithD
    Inspiring
    October 28, 2010

    Am i missing something here? I virtually always work in full screen mode and i have the taskbar at the bottom with all the other open program tabs there.

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    gchorbovAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    October 28, 2010

    If you use CS4 or CS5 it's not possible to view your taskbar always on top... Are you sure? If you use CS3 then it's ok...

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    gchorbovAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    January 10, 2011

    Travelocity Innovation wrote:

    read the original post again, then read my last post again. cs3 behavior was different than cs4

    Well... it's all working fine with me... I get the taskbar in fullscreen mode and in window mode. I don't get the taskbar as i cycle thru the F keys - and i don't have a problem with that as the purpose is a maximised screen... so no issues all around.


    I still think that just few people get the problem right (10x @ Travelocity Innovation)

    I'll try to make things more clear

    CS3

    =================================

    Standart Screen Mode:

    PS Menu Bar - Visible

    Windows Taskbar - Visible

    Maximized Screen Mode:

    PS Menu Bar - Visible

    Windows Taskbar - Visible

    Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar:

    PS Menu Bar - Visible

    Windows Taskbar - VISIBLE

    Full Screen Mode:

    PS Menu Bar - Hidden

    Windows Taskbar - Hidden

    CS5 + CS4

    =================================

    Standart Screen Mode:

    PS Menu Bar - Visible

    Windows Taskbar - Visible

    Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar:

    PS Menu Bar - Visible

    Windows Taskbar - HIDDEN (here is the problem!!!)

    Full Screen Mode:

    PS Menu Bar - Hidden

    Windows Taskbar - Hidden

    I just want the windows taskbar to be visible in Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar in CS5.

    The most flexible solution is to show/hide the windows taskbar with the TAB key as you can show/hide PS Menu Bar & PS Panels.

    But the best solution in my opinion is simple check box in Preferences -> Interface, that show/hide the taskbar in Full Screen Mode With Menu Bar.

    If checked -> the task bar is permanently visible in all modes, instead in Full Screen Mode.

    If not -> the things work as they do right now

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    Travelocity_Innovation
    Participant
    October 27, 2010

    i concur with the original post. having access to glancible information while in fullscreen mode is beneficial, and its unfortunate that this is no longer possible.

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    Anonymous
    July 14, 2010

    You must be the only person wanting this. It is not a bug. It is just the way it is. Just hit the F key.

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    gchorbovAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    July 14, 2010

    You must be the only person wanting this. It is not a bug. It is just the way it is. Just hit the F key.

    - About that I'm the only person: http://www.google.bg/#hl=en&source=hp&q=photoshop+CS4+taskbar&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&qscrl=1&fp=7982960f095703fa

    - About the F key -> see the previous post

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    gchorbovAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    July 14, 2010

    Somebody?

    It's really necessary to see the taskbar in fullscreen mode!

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    Anonymous
    July 14, 2010

    Would you care to say why it's so important?


    You can always toggle it into sight by pressing the F key.

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      gchorbovAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      July 14, 2010

      Would you care to say why it's so important?

      Because the people who work with photoshop, usually use many programs at the same time (Photoshop, Illustrator, Mail client, Skype, Winamp, etc.)

      So if you cant see the taskbar, you CAN'T:

      - navigate quickly between the applications

      - see if you have new mails, chats, phonecalls

      - see what time it is

      - see what language is my KBD (I'm from Bulgaria so I use both English and Bulgarian)

      - etc

      (For example: if I copy an object form Illustrator and I want to paste it in Ps, I can't see the taskbar -> so I have to switch to Ps by pressing "Alt+Tab". But if I have 15 open applications, to get to the Ps it'll cost me in the worst scenarios 15 hits of "Alt+Tab" )

      If the taskbar WAS NOT so important, all applications would hide it , (... and they don't)

      You can always toggle it into sight by pressing the F key

      Yes I can, but that means that I have to press F key 3 times, just to see the taskbar!@?#!? (three times, because there are three screen modes)

      This is the same thing if you look at your watch to see what time it is - to pres a button three times before the actual time appears... Not very useful

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