WindowFX and Window Flipping

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This is one of my favorite features of WindowFX, although there are many cool features which are equally as cool. Many people think WindowFX is only about animating windows and the start menu on your Windows PC desktop. Sure, that’s a big part of it but there’s other things that are especially useful as well. Let's look at what you can do using your middle mouse button.

You can set WindowFX to enable a flip feature where when you press the middle mouse button the window will “flip” and show you process information, allow you to open the containing folder, etc.


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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Way cool. The program is one of my favorites from Stardock!

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Middle mouse button???  I haven't seen a 3 button mouse in years, why did you choose that trigger?

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting gevansmd, reply 2
Middle mouse button???  I haven't seen a 3 button mouse in years, why did you choose that trigger?
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I haven't seen a mouse without a middle mouse button in a decade or more.   :D

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting gevansmd, reply 2
Middle mouse button???  I haven't seen a 3 button mouse in years, why did you choose that trigger?
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Most modern mice have a scroll wheel and most of those can be pushed down upon.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ok, thank you for enlightening me regarding the "middle" mouse button.  However, I don't have the misc. animations menu choice.  Is it Windows 7 only?

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Some of the animations are currently Windows 7 only.

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Do you need to enable anything to have the icon of the flipped application? I always see the place holder icon (default icon) of the icon packager theme, which is in use if the file/exe does not have a specific icon. I have already mentioned that in the beta thread, but got no feedback so far.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Asound, reply 7
Do you need to enable anything to have the icon of the flipped application? I always see the place holder icon (default icon) of the icon packager theme, which is in use if the file/exe does not have a specific icon. I have already mentioned that in the beta thread, but got no feedback so far.
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Are you running any other customization apps?

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I run windowsblinds 7, CursorFX and Icon Packager. Okay,Rainmeter and CD Art Display too. I use win 7 64bit prof.

Even with the standard icons and gui theme, it still shows the default icon.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I can't get the middle button (wheel) to flip.

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting S, reply 10
I can't get the middle button (wheel) to flip.
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Not all of them will register as a 'middle mouse click'.  What kind of mouse is it?  Did it come with any software?

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Asound, reply 9
I run windowsblinds 7, CursorFX and Icon Packager. Okay,Rainmeter and CD Art Display too. I use win 7 64bit prof.

Even with the standard icons and gui theme, it still shows the default icon.
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It appears there is a bug in IconPackager that is breaking the ability to obtain the exe icons.

Right now the only fix is to uninstall IconPackager, but we will be looking into if we can fix the bug in an IP update.

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Rosco_P, reply 11
Not all of them will register as a 'middle mouse click'. What kind of mouse is it? Did it come with any software?
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Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000. Yes. The middle button is also the wheel.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There may be a way in the settings software to assign different things to the different buttons.  There may be a way to set the wheel clicking to a 'middle button click', though it depends on the software, and I'm not familiar with Microsoft's.

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting S, reply 13
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000
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Check the intelipoint software to see if they are usinng the middle click for something.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

S J Nreply 13Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000Check the intelipoint software to see if they are usinng the middle click for something.
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There are many setting to use. Don't know which setting to apply.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting S, reply 16
There are many setting to use. Don't know which setting to apply.
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Post some screenshots, we'll load them up with circles and arrows.

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have a ms mouse 6000. Works like a charm. Just a question of the proper settings in intellipoint. Very cool feature btw!   5*

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting petrossa, reply 18
I have a ms mouse 6000. Works like a charm. Just a question of the proper settings in intellipoint. Very cool feature btw!
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may i ask what setting?