WindowFX on Object Desktop

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If you have Object Desktop, WindowFX 2.2 is in beta and boy does it have some cool stuff.

The main new feature is window scaling. See the main screenshot along with this one here:
https://www.stardock.com/products/windowfx/wfx-feb04a.jpg

Window scaling is where you take a regular window and have it be any size you want on the screen. If you hold down the shift key when you minimize a window, WindowFX will turn it into a tile. You can then use the Ctrl key to resize the tiled window to any size you want and optionally interact with it.

The tiled window isn't just some snapshot or some other hack its live. With real-time window updating. This can be quite useful for those of you have multiple chat windows open at once and want to keep track of them at once. You can also optionally set the tiled windows to stay on top so that it's easy to go back and forth to a group of windows you're working on.

If you don't have Object Desktop, you can get it at www.objectdesktop.com. It's a suite of desktop enhancements that includes WindowBlinds, DesktopX, IconPackager, Theme Manager, ObjectBar, Keyboard LaunchPad, and more.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
gotta love windowfx, esp the OD version
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Is there any way you could tie this effect into ObjectDock to get the result we all really want? )
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Grayhaze: Not for free. )
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you could make middle click work instead of right click, or shift-clicking, that would be fantastic....

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very cool, one of those things you would never think of but Turns out to be A must have.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
this caught my attention. Might have to check it out (since I am already subscribed )
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Tile mode is fantastic, it sure is a great space saver this feature. Plus i've always been fond of WinFX shadows.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Neat! Sounds cool. Gotta try it out. Opening SC right now.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK, it's cool. Confirmed.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is awesome, hopefully we will use some of the transitions fx applied to this tiled screens in the near future... )
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Component Manager only lists the 2.09b version of WindowFX, am I missing something?
EDIT: OH, old version
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sweet
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My StarDock Central only reports haveing 2.19[b].002 for WindowFX [beta] as being available. How can I get the 2.2 ???
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
According to Stardock usual versionning scheme, 2.19 should be 2.2 beta (vX.X -0.01. Plus the about box reads v2.2) but Shift+minimize does absolutely nothing for me with this version either... Do I miss something ?
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Xave: You have to enable it from the WindowFX settings dialog.  See the tile windows page.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Gregory: The skin and wallpaper is from the Verde Candy suite on the upcoming ODNT 2004
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Way too kewlness. Something I **never** would have thought of. It has me using it again! I can't wait to see what surprises are in the works for the future