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Author:  maciu [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:49 am ]
Post subject:  Recent documents for applications pane width
Hi,
I am used to having vertical taskbar glued to the right side of the screen.

The problem is with apps that show recently opened docs (i.e.: Word, Excel, Paint.NET).
For those, the 'Recent' pane is wider than the regular pane, which together with vertical right-handed taskbar position causes the menu to jump around, making clicking tricky.


Here are 2 screenshots to represent what I am talking about:
Default pane:


Expanded pane:


Hopefully the difference in width is visible


So I'd like to request one of the following:
- add setting to set 'Recent' documents pane Max width
- add setting to set the width for both columns in Win7 Menu skin
- add setting to disable showing recent docs for apps.

Many thanks,
M
Author:  Gaurav [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recent documents for applications pane width
This happens because the per-app recent documents (called jumplists) are part of the main menu in Windows 7 style.

You can try the two already available options:
1. There is already a setting to disable showing recent docs for app. Open Start Menu settings. In the search box, type: jumplists and uncheck "Enable jumplists".

OR

2. You can use the "Classic with 2 columns" style menu where recent documents submenu opens to the left as it is not part of the main menu.
Author:  maciu [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recent documents for applications pane width
Great,
I can live without recent docs - so disabling jumplists will work for me just fine.

Thanks a lot!
Author:  Gaurav [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recent documents for applications pane width
There is also an item in the Start Menu's right column called "Recent Items" which is a combined list of all Recent Documents, which you can sort by date, name, or extension from Start Menu Settings.
Author:  Ivo [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recent documents for applications pane width
I know the behavior you describe is not ideal, but that's exactly the behavior you get in Windows 7 (which the Windows 7 style is trying to replicate).
Author:  Gaurav [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Recent documents for applications pane width
There is a new hidden setting added in Classic Shell 4.0.4 to change the jumplist width of the Start Menu in Windows 7 style: HKCU\Software\IvoSoft\ClassicStartMenu\Settings. DWORD value: JumplistWidth. The value data should be entered in decimals. Delete the value to revert to the default jumplist width.

This setting is also there in Classic Shell's Group Policy settings: "Jumplist pane width".

You must exit the Start Menu and start it again from C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe.

You can reduce it or increase it. If you set JumplistWidth to 25 (Decimal), the width will be the same as the right column.
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