Window Colorizer 0.8 beta
I spread the beta of the program under Windows, which allows changing the color of the active window depending on the current layout.
The colors of the frames are specified in the settings.
It works under Windows XP and Vista (with the “standard” theme installed, not under Aero), with “classic” themes a la Windows 2000 is not friendly.
After starting the tray icon appears
When you click on it, a menu will appear from which you can complete the work or call the settings window:
Here you can set the color and intensity of coloring, check them (the “Test” button), set the mode of the ScrollLock keyboard indicator. Changes are saved when you click OK.
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Disadvantages of the current version:
- In some cases it does not color the current window. In this case, you can activate it again - for example, by switching with Alt-Tab to the next and vice versa.
- Does not color the Internet Explorer window in Vista. I do not know why, it's a mystery.
- On some windows when switching layouts, a “bounce” effect may be observed - the window changes color several times. Caused by the fact that the OS for some reason sends the window several identical messages about changing the layout instead of one.
- The frame is not drawn in the “pop-up” windows, these include message boxes and text search boxes in editors / browsers.
Just in case, I warn you - despite the fact that the program works stably on my machine, it is still beta: before its first launch, it is recommended to save all active documents ! If an error occurs in the program, the whole OS will hang - this is how it works.
Tips:
- If antiviruses / firewalls are installed on the machine, they will swear at “injecting dll into a foreign address space” - this is normal.
- In Windows XP, it makes sense to install the theme “silver” - it is easier to choose different colors for the frames on it.
That seems to be all. You can download it from here: http://www.print-me.ru/testzone/wincol.zip
The colors of the frames are specified in the settings.
It works under Windows XP and Vista (with the “standard” theme installed, not under Aero), with “classic” themes a la Windows 2000 is not friendly.
After starting the tray icon appears
When you click on it, a menu will appear from which you can complete the work or call the settings window:
Here you can set the color and intensity of coloring, check them (the “Test” button), set the mode of the ScrollLock keyboard indicator. Changes are saved when you click OK.
')
Disadvantages of the current version:
- In some cases it does not color the current window. In this case, you can activate it again - for example, by switching with Alt-Tab to the next and vice versa.
- Does not color the Internet Explorer window in Vista. I do not know why, it's a mystery.
- On some windows when switching layouts, a “bounce” effect may be observed - the window changes color several times. Caused by the fact that the OS for some reason sends the window several identical messages about changing the layout instead of one.
- The frame is not drawn in the “pop-up” windows, these include message boxes and text search boxes in editors / browsers.
Just in case, I warn you - despite the fact that the program works stably on my machine, it is still beta: before its first launch, it is recommended to save all active documents ! If an error occurs in the program, the whole OS will hang - this is how it works.
Tips:
- If antiviruses / firewalls are installed on the machine, they will swear at “injecting dll into a foreign address space” - this is normal.
- In Windows XP, it makes sense to install the theme “silver” - it is easier to choose different colors for the frames on it.
That seems to be all. You can download it from here: http://www.print-me.ru/testzone/wincol.zip
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/51188/
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