ShellEnhancer

ShellEnhancer is a little utility that adds functionality to the Windows Shell. ShellEnhancer 3.0 or later requires Windows XP or later, runs in native Windows XP Unicode mode and has full support for Unicode characters. The following are some of the possibilities of ShellEnhancer.

Put any window always on top (Note on Always On Top)

Change the transparency of any window. You can assign a different transparency when a window is active and when a window is not active. ShellEnhancer can also fade-out a window when it has been deactivated. (Note on the transparency feature of ShellEnhancer)

Make a window transparent when hovering over the minimize-, maximize- or close-button of that window.

Make all menus in Windows transparent.

Make the Windows Taskbar transparent.

X-Window style moving/resizing of windows

Set any window in "Keep Focus" mode which prevents other windows from being activated. (Note on Keep Focus)

Minimize any window to the system tray (the icons next to the clock of Windows)

The Enhanced TaskSwitcher can be used as a replacement for the standard Alt+Tab taskswitcher. It has a nicer layout, supports keyboard and mouse navigation and can display a preview of the window. (Preview is only available on Windows XP or later)

The Mosaic TaskSwitcher is another TaskSwitcher which you can use as an Alt+Tab replacement. (Windows XP or later is required)

Auto Manage windows: Example usage: Each time a Notepad is started, activate Always On Top and set transparency to 30%.

Create complex tasks which make your life easier. Tasks can be made to do a sequence of events you would normally have to do manually. But you can also use it to make simple tasks like starting screensaver, start notepad,...

Use the Shell Enhanced Applications feature to change the look of treeviews and listviews in a specific program.

Use Mouse Gestures to execute tasks.

Use Screen Corners to execute tasks.

Show On Screen Display (OSD) when running a task.

Reorder the buttons on the Windows taskbar.

Make certain windows unmoveable.

Rollup windows.

Hide desktop icons.

ShellEnhancer can also add a few menu items to the system/window menu of each window. The system/window menu is the menu you get when right clicking a window's title bar or when you click on the little icon in the title bar. The following items can be added:

Always On Top

Auto Manage

Keep Focus

Color key

Transparency

Change Priority

Lock Position

Roll-up

Minimize To Tray

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