Known Issues in TrayOnClick

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Known Issues When Using TrayOnClick

 

TrayOnClick is Beta Software

 

You accept the following three conditions when using beta software:

 

1.Some functionality of the beta program may not work appropriately.
2.The beta software may crash or even make your system unstable.
3.No refunds will be provided or liability accepted for difficulties using the beta software.

 

Note that support ticketing for beta software is restricted to informing 2BrightSparks of issues relating to TrayOnClick, and not to resolving issues.

 

This section presents are number of known issues that affect the performance of TrayOnClick.

 

1

Issue

Microsoft Office Excel 2003: if the internal client window (the book window) is minimized inside the main window, then clicking on the maximize title bar button does not result in any action:

 

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Cause

Unknown.

 

Workaround:

Double click on the affected window's title bar to the left of the buttons to restore it.

 

 

 

2

Issue

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003: if more than one presentation is open simultaneously, then minimizing any of it's windows to the tray will minimize all PowerPoint windows into one tray icon. All task buttons will however still appear in the task bar as shown in the following screenshot:

 

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Cause

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 uses a special non-traditional and undocumented type of management of it's windows.

 

Workaround:

Only open one presentation at a time, or add Microsoft Office PowerPoint to your TrayOnClick special settings and disable the TrayOnClick functionality for it.

 

How to disable TrayOnClick for a specified program

 

Run TrayOnClick, right-click the program icon and select Settings from the sub-menu:

 

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Select the special settings tab from the window, click New, browse to the program you wish to exclude and select it.

 

In the example below FindOnClick has been chosen and the default exclusion option appears. Note how the checkbox Use TrayOnClick for this application has not been selected. Click OK and the chosen application will be excluded when using TrayOnClick:

 

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3

Issue

Microsoft Office Project 2003: refer to issue 2 above.

 

Cause

Refer to issue 2 above.

 

Workaround:

Refer to issue 2 above.


 


4

Issue

Microsoft Office Word 2007: if the "Minimize" title bar button is clicked, the program interface fails in a similar way to that shown in the screenshots below:

 

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Cause

Microsoft Office Word 2007 uses a very special non-traditional and undocumented type of management for manipulating windows.

 

Workaround:

Add Microsoft Office Word 2007 to your TrayOnClick special settings and disable the TrayOnClick functionality for it.

 

How to disable TrayOnClick for a specified program

 

Run TrayOnClick, right-click the program icon and select Settings from the sub-menu:

 

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Select the special settings tab from the window, click New, browse to the program you wish to exclude and select it.

 

In the example below FindOnClick has been chosen and the default exclusion option appears. Note how the checkbox Use TrayOnClick for this application has not been selected. Click OK and the chosen application will be excluded when using TrayOnClick:

 

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5

Issue

Microsoft Office 2007: Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, and Access 2007: refer to issue 4 above.

 

Cause

Refer to issue 4 above.

 

Workaround:

Refer to issue 4 above.