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The latest version of emergeDesktop is now available for public consumption.
This build expands upon the previous efforts of the shell's developer ironhead but makes some important changes.
First up, the biggest change is the switch from a registry-based settings to an XML-based system, so now all applet settings and themes are saved to XML files instead of the registry.
A side-effect of this switch is that eD now offers you the ability to import and export themes, as well as being able to save and easily switch between multiple themes of your own.
Secondly, limited support for Win7 is now offered.
There are some known bugs when using the x64 version with Win7 but they are being worked upon as we speak.
There are also the usual bug fixes etc that one would expect to find in any update.
For further information including how to backup your previous install, switch to this latest build and quickly and easily convert your registry-based settings to the new XML system, as well as download links for both the x86 and x64 versions of emergeDesktop, please follow this link.
This build expands upon the previous efforts of the shell's developer ironhead but makes some important changes.
First up, the biggest change is the switch from a registry-based settings to an XML-based system, so now all applet settings and themes are saved to XML files instead of the registry.
A side-effect of this switch is that eD now offers you the ability to import and export themes, as well as being able to save and easily switch between multiple themes of your own.
Secondly, limited support for Win7 is now offered.
There are some known bugs when using the x64 version with Win7 but they are being worked upon as we speak.
There are also the usual bug fixes etc that one would expect to find in any update.
For further information including how to backup your previous install, switch to this latest build and quickly and easily convert your registry-based settings to the new XML system, as well as download links for both the x86 and x64 versions of emergeDesktop, please follow this link.
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Core applet: emergeTray
The third and final 'core' app within the Emerge suite is emergeTray.
The name is, as you might expect, rather self-explanatory - it is to the standard Windows System Tray what emergeTasks is to the Taskbar.
Icons are displayed in a row or column (your choice), with top, bottom or centre vertical alignments and left, right or centre horizontal alignments.
These alignments, combined with the orientation of the applet help to determine where new icons appear as the need arises, ie which 'end' of the existing set of icons the new ones appear on. emergeTray works exactly the same way as the emergeTasks applet does in this respect.
As with the
Core applet: emergeTasks
The next 'core' applet within the Emerge suite is emergeTasks.
It is a direct replacement for the main function of the Taskbar in Windows Explorer, displaying which programs are currently open (obviously excluding ones that minimise to the tray etc).
In-keeping with the minimalist ethos of Emerge and unlike the Windows Taskbar, there is no title permanently displayed next to each icon, so for first-time users it could be considered a little confusing.
However, when you hover over a specific icon, the standard Windows title box (that one with the pale yellow background) appears - as you can see in the following screenshot:
The emergeTasks
Core applet: emergeDesktop
Of the three 'core' applets within the Emerge suite, emergeDesktop is arguably the most important.
It replaces both the standard Windows desktop and the Windows Start Menu.
One of the things that you quickly discover upon switching to Emerge is that there are no icons on the desktop.
This can be disorienting at first but it is in-keeping with the general ethos of minimalism, which Emerge has been designed around.
The second major change from the standard Windows Explorer shell is in the desktop menus.
Emerge replaces both the standard right-click menu and also adds a second menu called up when the user middle-clicks upon the desktop.
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A beginner's guide to the Emerge applets
As mentioned on the main page of this profile, one of Emerge's unique features is the fact that it is a modular shell.
To understand what that means, lets start with the standard Windows Explorer shell. You have your taskbar along the bottom of the screen, which contains your Start Menu, the Quick Launch bar (if you use such a thing), the active tasks and then the system tray with the clock in it as well.
A lot of shell replacements stick with this same basic approach, sure they may rearrange the way in which they're laid out but all the basic elements are there.
The genius of Emerge and what sets it apart is that each of these elements is
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