Application transparency, minimize to systray in Windows NT/2000/XP

While working in Windows, I always miss what I use in Linux. Previously I blogged about virtual desktops, window catalogue, desktop preview etc in Windows.

Just like that, I’d like to share another of my favorite application - PowerMenu.

PowerMenu in systray

This tiny application(consists of 3 files) allows you to have transparency, minimize to systray, prioritize and put the window on top of all others. You can download here, it is only 48.9 K!

I would suggest to copy the files from PowerMenu_1_5_1.zip into C:\Windows folder and create a shortcut in the Startup. This will help you to start PowerMenu with Windows login.

Here some more screenshots taken by me:

My running applications in systray
Transparency in Windows | Transparency in Windows

May 19, 2007 | Filed Under M$, Software reviews 

Comments

2 Responses to “Application transparency, minimize to systray in Windows NT/2000/XP”

  1. Tilek Tuleyev on May 30th, 2007 5:57 am

    Prog looks cool, and seems to use little memory… I prefer using TrayIt! http://www.teamcti.com/trayit
    Prog allows You to tray any window You want, works in a program base, i.e. if You tray an MSIE window, You get all MSIE windows ‘trayed’. And what I learned from the prog is that You can run any program as a service.
    What You do is simple: tray Your window, e.g. WMP, then go to Task Manager and shut down “trayit!.exe”. And You will not see WMP icon on Your tray, but the music will still play.

  2. admin on May 31st, 2007 2:38 pm

    Sounds interesting, I should try it sometimes on one of my users PC. I myself use Gentoo Linux only.

    Thanks for the comments!

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