Hide a taskbar toolbar's text and title by default

Question

I have problems with the authentication in the Python Library of Google Cloud API. At first it worked for some days without problem, but suddenly the API calls are not showing up in the API Overview of the Google CloudPlatform.

I created a service account and stored the json file locally. Then I set the environment variable GCLOUD_PROJECT to the project ID and GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to the path of the json file.

from google.cloud import speech
client = speech.Client()
print(client._credentials.service_account_email)

prints the correct service account email.

The following code transcribes the audio_file successfully, but the Dashboard for my Google Cloud project doesn't show anything for the activated Speech API Graph.

import io
with io.open(audio_file, 'rb') as f:
    audio = client.sample(f.read(), source_uri=None, sample_rate=48000, encoding=speech.encoding.Encoding.FLAC)

alternatives = audio.sync_recognize(language_code='de-DE')

At some point the code also ran in some errors, regarding the usage limit. I guess due to the unsuccessful authentication, the free/limited option is used somehow.

I also tried the alternative option for authentication by installing the Google Cloud SDK and gcloud auth application-default login, but without success.

I have no idea where to start troubleshooting the problem. Any help is appreciated!

(My system is running Windows 7 with Anaconda)

EDIT: The error count (Fehler) is increasing with calls to the API. How can I get detailed information about the error?!

Solution

Taskbar is locked. Right-click the taskbar, uncheck "Lock Taskbar".

Then you will have the Text and Title options in the right-click menu for the toolbars.

Comments

[iglvzx]

Which toolbar(s) are you talking about?

[Toby]

Just any on the windows taskbar. You know, Right click -> Toolbars -> New... When you first create a toolbar, the title and toolbar text is enabled by default. you have to : unlock the taskbar, rightclick inside the toolbar and untick show text and untick show title. I need that setting automated and set to not show, through the registry or some other means

[Toby]

No-one knows this ?

[Nam G VU]

I'm in the need for this too!

[amshusky18]

Same here. I want Text and Title hidden by default when adding toolbars to Windows 10 taskbar.

[elcombato]

it is working now. First I set GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS to an absolute path, which didn't change anything. Second I updated the package google-cloud-speech to version 0.24. And after that the API calls are showing up on the dashboard.

[Ben Mordecai]

Just a note for Windows 10 users who might be reading this: when the taskbar is unlocked and you right-click the toolbar, these settings are located above the normal set of settings you get from right clicking a locked toolbar. I mention this because if you aren't paying very close attention, you won't notice the menu changed what options it contains.