[Start Button Always On The Left] Add an option to move Search and Task View button to the left

[admin-ribbon]

Hello, @m417z

In the current version of the Start Button Always On The Left mod, while it did a great job of move the Start button to the left, it seems to not align back the the taskbar buttons to center to take account that now the Start button is now not in the center.

While this quirk doesn't affect the functionality of the mod or the taskbar at all, it is very noticeable when this mod is combined with Tablet Taskbar, as the taskbar buttons doesn't symmetrically align with the swipe bar in taskbar's collapsed state.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e26d8462-9b96-465f-bf89-5d9f62157710

I suggest that, if it's possible, to try align the taskbar buttons a little bit to left when the Start button is moved out so the overall taskbar would be look nicer.

Another enhancement that I will propose that related to above, is to add an option to move Search and Task View button to the left, just like the Start button too. It will make the taskbar much more organized and neater looking. Plus with the Search button on the left it will align well with the Search menu (which is now moved to the left alongside with the Start menu when this mod is enabled)

[m417z]

The alignment should be fixed in version 1.1.1.

Regarding the Search and Task View buttons, maybe in a future version. I changed the title to track it more easily.

[admin-ribbon]

The alignment should be fixed in version 1.1.1.

Regarding the Search and Task View buttons, maybe in a future version. I changed the title to track it more easily.

Hello, @m417z

Thanks for fixing the taskbar buttons alignment issue that present in the previous version of the mod. I have updated to version 1.1.1. and I can confirm the taskbar button is looking nice now.

~However, it seems that this new update have a new bug when it is paired with Windows 11 Start Menu Styler mod. In the Start Menu Width option in the mod settings, if the value on that option is set to any value other than 0, it will cause the modded Start Menu to completely disappear and not showing up anymore. Setting back the value to 0 afterwards would not restore the Start Menu back.~

~Weirdly enough, it seems that the Search Menu does not get affected by this bug; it still displayed properly regardless of what the value is set out.~

~If I enabling up the mod with the Start Menu Width already set to 0 from the start, the modded Start Menu will show up, albeit in the glitched state.~

~The bug doesn't occur if the Windows 11 Start Menu Styler mod is disabled. It displays the Start Menu perfectly in this state.~

(LATE EDIT: This is not an actual bug within the mod itself, see replies below.)

[m417z]

Setting it to -1 doesn't make sense. The default value is 660, you need to adjust the width to a larger value if you're using a custom start menu which is wider than the default. The search is unrelated to this option and is not affected.

[admin-ribbon]

Setting it to -1 doesn't make sense. The default value is 660, you need to adjust the width to a larger value if you're using a custom start menu which is wider than the default. The search is unrelated to this option and is not affected.

Alright, so I followed your advice and try set the value to be higher than I used to before. I found that the value of 800 is worked enough for my configuration and the Start Menu is now show up properly again.

Thanks for helping me setting things up with this. I re-edit my previous reply to reflect the current situation.