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Welcome to TaskSwitchXP Help |
Overview
TaskSwitchXP provides the same functionality as the existing application switching mechanism in Windows XP/2003 today. When the hotkey combination Alt + Tab (or Alt + Shift + Tab) is pressed, TaskSwitchXP generates the list of open windows in which the end user is working. This list of open windows is presented as a group of icons, with one outlined by a selection rectangle. As the end user continues to hold the Alt key and presses the Tab key, the selection rectangle moves to the next (previous) icon. The selected icon represents the application that Windows will bring to the foreground once the Alt key is released. In addition to displaying an icon list, however, TaskSwitchXP show also a thumbnail preview of the window that will be switched to.
Main features
- Small and FAST!
Pure Win32 API programming guaranteed for fast running with high graphic quality. TaskSwitchXP is compiled without CRT (C Run-Time Library), all floating-point operations are written on assembler language (TaskSwitchXP.exe is even smaller: 39 KB - 22 KB icon). TaskSwitchXP uses less than 1 Mb memory.
- Modern XP design.
TaskSwitchXP can render using Windows XP Visual Styles the end user currently has selected. TaskSwitchXP window also allows standard Windows XP shadow and transparency effects.
- Window snapshots as thumbnail preview.
TaskSwitchXP displays small screenshot of the selected application window in addition to the associated icon.
- Highly configurable.
TaskSwitchXP window can be customized on a per-user basis with optional font settings, transparency and more.
- Owned and popup windows are processed correctly.
Unlike Microsoft PowerToy TaskSwitcher, TaskSwitchXP doesn't duplicate window snapshots of PowerPoint, VS .Net, PSPad, The Bat!, etc.
- Mouse control.
Besides classical Alt + Tab switching TaskSwitchXP supports mouse control. You can use mouse wheel and buttons to select the icon of the application you want to switch to.
- Keyboard navigation.
Use the arrow keys, Home, End to navigate the icon list.
- Full source code available!!!
TaskSwitchXP is distributed very free with open source license. You can download the full source code to TaskSwitchXP here.
System requirements
TaskSwitchXP works only on Windows XP/2003 based operating systems.