gHacks technology news » aero shake http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 WinShake Adds Aero Peek And Share To Windows Vista and XP http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/12/winshake-adds-aero-peek-and-share-to-windows-vista-and-xp/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/12/winshake-adds-aero-peek-and-share-to-windows-vista-and-xp/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:27:47 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17195 windows softwareAero Shake and Aero Peek are two new features in the Windows 7 operating system. Aero Shake allows a user to shake a window a few times to minimize all other windows that are currently visible on the computer desktop. Aero Peek on the other hand makes it possible to either peek to the Windows desktop or a specific window without having to minimize all windows that lay on top first.

The developer of WinShake has used these two concepts as the foundation of the application. But instead of being satisfied with the functionality additional features were added. WinShake offers the following core features to the user:

  • Improved version of Show Desktop: This version only minimizes windows that can be minimized (it keeps gadgets for example on the desktop). It also remembers the window that was on top before minimizing and restoration works even if new programs are opened in the meantime.
  • Shake functionality similar to Aero Shake in Windows 7: All but the selected windows can be minimized by double-clicking the title of that window.
  • Peek functionality similar to Aero Peek in Windows 7: A ctrl-click on the WinShake icon in the taskbar displays the computer desktop to the user. The items on the desktop are accessible to the user.
  • Peek Top: Option to make a window on top of another window transparent. A double-click on the X button of the window will do the trick.
  • Taskbar Peek: A middle-click on an icon in the taskbar will display that window to the user.

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Several settings are available after right-clicking on the WinShake icon in the Windows taskbar. It is for example possible to change transparency levels, edit the animation speed or change the mouse-keyboard combination that is used to initiate the action. It should come as a surprise to many users that WinShare uses less than 4 Megabytes of computer memory while running. WinShake is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003. It can be downloaded at the developer’s website.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/12/winshake-adds-aero-peek-and-share-to-windows-vista-and-xp/feed/ 2 Aero Shake For Windows XP And Windows Vista http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/08/windows-7-some-quick-impressions/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/08/windows-7-some-quick-impressions/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:20:00 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/08/windows-7-some-quick-impressions/ Aero Shake was one of the new Windows 7 features that came to light during the Professional Developers Conference 08 in Los Angeles. It provided basic window management functionality by manipulation windows that were moved to the sides or top of the screen. Moving a window to either the left or right side would display it on one half of the screen while moving it to the top would maximize it.

It did not take long until Aero Shake was ported to the Windows Vista and Windows XP operating system. A beta version of the software program was released by the software developer and is available for download on the homepage. The software requires the Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 or higher.

The functionality is immediately activated after installation and execution of the software. It works extremely well for a beta software and mimics the window management of Windows 7. The only difficulties during the test involved double-clicking a maximized window which should normally reduce the window to its previous size but it seems that the application sometimes tried to maximize it again.

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