You can make all the elements of the taskbar 100% transparent, but I don't know how to stop the running tasks from appearing.

It might be easier to make a new ObjectBar . .

That's how I'd do it......

I'd probably make it as 2 bars so he could get all that "empty" space between the 2.

Thanks everyone for the replies!

I just did it . . . 5 minutes. New bar. Horizontal. Add a various-function item, start menu. Rename to "Start" (you can add an image if you want. Add another various-function item, systray. Auto-dock Move extra space between the two. Ugly, but functional.

Ok, thats just crazy . Objectbar is where I started. I've been struggling with object bar see here: https://forums.stardock.com/?forumid=190&aid=128270#992945.

true, since OB doesn't support transparency

This info would've saved me some pain last night . The lack of transparency is a problem for me though. I really like the ecliz windowblinds skin and would like to maintain its transparancy. Especially since the goal of doing all this is for asthetics rather than functionality . After reading all the posts, this:

I don't know how to stop the running tasks from appearing.

is really what I want, to be honest. Just to supress the active tasks from appearing. Is there any kind of workaround to get this effect, doesn't have to actually stop the active tasks but maybe just hide them? If its not possible via objectdesktop, is it possible via some 3rd party software? Thanks!