desktop popup delay

[Guest]

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Does anyone know of the registry entry that controls this delay:

On the desktop, I dragged a folder to the edge to make it become a menu popup. That's fine, except that it pops up instantly whenever the mouse touches the edge (which is often for me). Is there a delay setting that will change it to delay so that I must hover a second before it activates? I tried the common add MenuShowDelay to HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop tweak and it doesn't affect it, just the start menu.

Any ideas?

 

[kelly]

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Without re-creating this...

Try the edit on line 7
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

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"skipc10" <skipc10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know of the registry entry that controls this delay:
>
> On the desktop, I dragged a folder to the edge to make it become a menu
> popup. That's fine, except that it pops up instantly whenever the mouse
> touches the edge (which is often for me). Is there a delay setting that
> will change it to delay so that I must hover a second before it activates?
> I tried the common add MenuShowDelay to HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop tweak
> and it doesn't affect it, just the start menu.
>
> Any ideas?
>

 

[Guest]

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Thanks, tried that, rebooted, and no change. Are you sure the time for the showing of folders-as-menu on the desktop margin is the same as for balloontips? any other delay settings I can try?

Thanks.

"Kelly" wrote:

> Without re-creating this...
>
> Try the edit on line 7
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>
> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>
>
> "skipc10" <skipc10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B90776CE-7349-4869-B695-7047976798BC@microsoft.com...
> > Does anyone know of the registry entry that controls this delay:
> >
> > On the desktop, I dragged a folder to the edge to make it become a menu
> > popup. That's fine, except that it pops up instantly whenever the mouse
> > touches the edge (which is often for me). Is there a delay setting that
> > will change it to delay so that I must hover a second before it activates?
> > I tried the common add MenuShowDelay to HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop tweak
> > and it doesn't affect it, just the start menu.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
>
>
>

 

[kelly]

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No. Yes:

TweakUI/Mouse/X-Mouse/Activation Delay: http://tinyurl.com/h8zs

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/General: Click items as follows.

Right click the Start button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Open submenu's
when I pause on them with my mouse.

--
All the Best,
Kelly

Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


"skipc10" <skipc10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:40A3B880-6143-4A91-9C3C-632A88A54E1B@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, tried that, rebooted, and no change. Are you sure the time for
> the showing of folders-as-menu on the desktop margin is the same as for
> balloontips? any other delay settings I can try?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> Without re-creating this...
>>
>> Try the edit on line 7
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> --
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly
>>
>> Microsoft-MVP Windows® XP
>> 2004 Windows MVP "Winny" Award
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>>
>>
>> "skipc10" <skipc10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B90776CE-7349-4869-B695-7047976798BC@microsoft.com...
>> > Does anyone know of the registry entry that controls this delay:
>> >
>> > On the desktop, I dragged a folder to the edge to make it become a menu
>> > popup. That's fine, except that it pops up instantly whenever the mouse
>> > touches the edge (which is often for me). Is there a delay setting
>> > that
>> > will change it to delay so that I must hover a second before it
>> > activates?
>> > I tried the common add MenuShowDelay to HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop
>> > tweak
>> > and it doesn't affect it, just the start menu.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> >
>>
>>
>>

 

[Guest]

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It looks like a follow-up posting of mine never made it on auto-hide... Well, I tried these and was hopefull, but here's why I think it's still not affecting it:

My missing post suggested that it would be the same setting that governs auto-hide of the taskbar. How can we slow down the taskbar response? It's the same idea, and in fact it has an auto-hide setting upon right clicking. That's what I'm trying to slow down. If a particular setting causes the taskbar (when auto-hid) to respond slowly to the mouse being moved to the screen bottom, we've got it.

For the Xmouse idea, although I love X, the taskbar isn't governed by the general window settings, so it behaves differently, and this would be drastic too.

For the explorer/tools/.... click as follows - your idea seems to end there....

The right click on start menu seems to be a third idea, and I did that too, but no joy.

I really think it's the taskbar auto-hide popup delay value - which probably isn't listed in the registry and has to be added somewhere. Problem is, like the others, it won't work unless you get it perfectly right

Perhaps you know the special incantations <G> and my taskbar idea helps.

Thanks.
Skip

"Kelly" wrote:

> No. Yes:
>
> TweakUI/Mouse/X-Mouse/Activation Delay: http://tinyurl.com/h8zs
>
> Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/General: Click items as follows.
>
> Right click the Start button/Properties/Customize/Advanced/Open submenu's
> when I pause on them with my mouse.
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly
>

 

[Guest]

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I added an update a few days ago and wondered if this thread was still active. If there's no fix, please let me know.

Thanks,
Skip

 

[spammified]

There's a freeware program produced (is that the right term?) by Pierre-Marie Devigne that allows you pretty good control of your taskbar delay and settings. Find it here: http://pmdevigne.free.fr/index_e.shtml - best of luck!