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PowerMenu 1.50 Readme (5
August 2001)
By Thong Nguyen (Tum)
tum@veridicus.com
http://tummy.veridicus.com
http://www.veridicus.com/tummy/programming/powermenu
Introduction | Installation
| Uninstalling |
Command line options | Release
history | License
Introduction
PowerMenu adds some new useful extensions to the
"window" (aka system) menu of application windows.
The current extensions include:
| Priority |
Changes the priority of the window's
parent process |
| Transparency |
Changes the transparency level of the
window (Windows 2K/XP only) |
| Always On Top |
Makes the window sit on top of other
windows even if it doesn't have focus. |
| Minimize To Tray |
Remove the window from the tasklist and
places the window's on the system tray. |
You can find out about new versions from here: http://www.veridicus.com/tummy/programming/powermenu.
Webmasters - can you email me and let me know if you're mirroring PowerMenu
so I can notify you when there's a new version. Thanks.
Installation
- Download and then unzip the
archive into any directory you wish (I recommend C:\Program
Files\PowerMenu)
- Double click on PowerMenu.exe to run
PowerMenu.
- If you want, create a shortcut to PowerMenu and
put it in your Startup folder so PowerMenu starts up automatically.
- Enjoy :).
Uninstalling
Simple delete the install directory.
PowerMenu doesn't place any files or settings anywhere else.
Command Line Options
You can supply command line options to PowerMenu to
perform additional tasks.
| Options |
-quiet
When used, PowerMenu will not display
any message boxes.
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-close
Tells PowerMenu to exit and release all
windows that are minimized to the tray.
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-about
Shows the about box.
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-help
Shows this readme.
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-hideself [on | off]
Tells PowerMenu whether or not to display
an icon
of it self on the system tray.
Example:
PowerMenu
-hideself on
Tells PowerMenu to not show itself on
the system tray.
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-minimized [on | off] title
Minimize or unmiminize the window with
the title "title" to the system tray.
Example:
PowerMenu
-minimized on "Notepad"
This will make all windows with the word "Notepad" in it's
title minimize to the system tray.
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-topmost [on | off | toggle] title
Make a window "always on top".
Example:
PowerMenu
-topmost on "Notepad"
This will make all windows with
the word "Notepad" in it's title appear on top of other windows.
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-transparency name level
Sets the transparency level of a window.
Example:
PowerMenu
-transparency "Notepad" 50
This will make the all windows with the
word "Notepad" in it's title be 50% transparent.
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-enable [priority | transparency |
alwaysontop | minimizetotray]
Enables a PowerMenu extension.
Every application window's system menu will have an extra menu item for
each enabled extension. By default, PowerMenu starts up with all
extensions enabled.
Example:
PowerMenu
-enable priority
Enables the priority menu and adds it to every application's window menu.
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-disable [priority | transparency |
alwaysontop | minimizetotray]
Disables a PowerMenu extension.
Every application window's system menu will have an extra menu item for
each enabled extension. By default, PowerMenu starts up with all
extensions enabled.
Example:
PowerMenu
-disable priority
Disables the priority menu and removes it from every application's window
menu.
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Release history
| Version |
Date |
Comments |
| 1.5.0 |
05 Aug 2001 |
Removed command line options (visible, invisible, hide, toggleontop).
Added command line options (selfhidden, hidden, topmost).
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| 1.4.5 |
27 May 2001 |
Fixed some Windows 95 related bugs.
Added new command line options (enable, disable, visible, invisible). Removed command line option hidden (use visible/invisible instead). |
| 1.4.0 |
25 May 2001 |
Fixed ghost PowerMenu window appearing when left clicking on tray icon. Added new command line options (hide, unhide, transparency, quiet, toggleontop). |
| 1.3.1 |
20 May 2001 |
Fixed multiple priority menus appearing in Windows 95 (I think). |
| 1.3.0 |
?? ??? 2001 |
Released to the
public after two years of no development ...oops :). |
License
PowerMenu is free software. If you want
to use PowerMenu, you must accept the following:
- You choose to use PowerMenu at your own risk.
- You can not hold me liable for anything it may do to
your system (or life).
- You may not resell PowerMenu for profit.
- You may redistribute PowerMenu, but only in it's
entirety.
PowerMenu (c) 2001 Thong Nguyen
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