[help] Winroll Type Thing

I tried searching, but I didn't really know what to look for...

Is there anyway that you can get the little button like in OS X that lets you roll up the app into the title bar (like WinRoll). For example, it is built into AvePreview2 (see screenshot).

It turns Aqua Blue on rollover, and when you click it, it "rolls up" the application into the title bar (it doesn't just do app --> title bar, but you get an animation type thing).

Preferably a free program that will let you do this.

Thanks in advance for any replies!

-nightcrawler1089

#144598

I believe certain WindowBlinds skins have this.

#144607

Anything free, without Windows Blinds?

#144622

No

#144625

WindowBlinds is what you looking for..

I know it a pain paying for little apps like this but it really is worth it. You can move the buttons around, include features like roll-up, change the shape of the window and use several different skins at once.

Trust me I bought WindowBlinds and aint regretted it since...

#144634

Try this.

Actual Title Buttons Lite

#144699

Actual Buttons Lite is okay, but not great b/c it doesn't animate the title bar rolling at all. Download AvePreview2, and you'll see what I mean by the whole animation thing.

Windows Blinds--> Should I just buy that, or the whole Object Desktop suite? You don't really need DesktopX b/c you have AveDesk, but is ObjectBar also worth buying?

Thanks!

nightcrawler1089

#144966

Can't recall whether this animates, but I liked WinRoll (http://www.palma.com.au/winroll/) as it is small and fast.

Ampa

#145039

He said "like" winroll, not the actual app which he obviously knows about already. Anyways, I haven't really seen much of anything else.

#145041

WinRoll is okay, but I want something that rolls the app into the title bar using a button on the title bar, not right clicking it.

Thanx,

nightcrawler1089

#145514

Originally posted by nightcrawler1089@Apr 15 2004, 09:07 PM

Windows Blinds--> Should I just buy that, or the whole Object Desktop suite? You don't really need DesktopX b/c you have AveDesk, but is ObjectBar also worth buying?

Downlaod the demo and see if you like it, some people like it and some dont. I personaly think it kinda cripples windows. Windows wasnt meant to work like osx, but thats jsut me.

#145547

Originally posted by lostspyder@Apr 16 2004, 06:15 PM

Downlaod the demo and see if you like it, some people like it and some dont. I personaly think it kinda cripples windows. Windows wasnt meant to work like osx, but thats jsut me.

Just remember, not everything in the Shareware version is skinned (I think tabs and scrollbars are a few). So if something seems to be overlooked in the skin, it probably a limitation of the trial.

#145556

The pill doesn't roll up the window on OSX, it hides the toolbars and it's only on windows that have toolbars that can be hidden. When you run WindowshadeX you have the option of making a double click roll up the window or the minimize button.

#145569

Originally posted by lostspyder@Apr 16 2004, 05:15 PM

Downlaod the demo and see if you like it, some people like it and some dont. I personaly think it kinda cripples windows. Windows wasnt meant to work like osx, but thats jsut me.

Windowblinds isn't made to emulate OSX, it just has functions that you can exploit to more closely emulate it than other system skinning programs. You can make it act like anything and have any number of buttons anywhere in the borders with different visibility settings and have animations, and personally I don't think it really cripples windows at all, and I say this from experience. BTW, the demo of WB off of object desktop now only takes 1.3mb of ram when loaded.

BTW, Windowblinds doesn't have animation for rolling up the window either. But neither does any other program that I know of like freeshade.

#145570

I think I'll just give up on this . No free one exists, and I'm not even sure if a paid one exists ( I don't want WindowsBlinds). However, to any programmers out there- make one! I'm sure lots of people would like an app like that.

Thanks to all those who replied,

nightcrawler1089

#146421

I think ShellWM can do this, im not shure tho.

#146463

You might want to check this out

http://www.hmmn.org/FreeShade/

#146749

Seph- I've checked that out before. The two main problems I'm seeings

1) None of these programs animate the rolling up and down

2) None of them use buttons placed on the title bar; instead, they use right-clicking, or some other mechanism

Oh well. I think I'm just gonna give up and use AveApps (which have what I want)- all the time. If AndreasV is going to release a shell replacement (which supports what I want), I would switch to that in an instant. No pressure, AndreasV, though.

-nightcrawler1089

#147101

Originally posted by nightcrawler1089@Apr 19 2004, 11:22 PM

Seph- I've checked that out before. The two main problems I'm seeings

1) None of these programs animate the rolling up and down

2) None of them use buttons placed on the title bar; instead, they use right-clicking, or some other mechanism

Oh well. I think I'm just gonna give up and use AveApps (which have what I want)- all the time. If AndreasV is going to release a shell replacement (which supports what I want), I would switch to that in an instant. No pressure, AndreasV, though.

-nightcrawler1089

If you had even botherd to look at my sugestion you would have realised that not only does it support rooling up but skins the whole title bar, with a seperate button for rooling up the window (which in all actuality is 100% unauthentic even...). Your not going to find a program that animates the rooling because its realy part of the way the operating system works, kinda like how you wont find a geni effect. Now if you only want your image previewer and notepad to do this, and the rest of your apps not have this feature then go ahead.... Im starting to dislike you.

#147107

lostspyder- I did look at your suggestion, and I was already familiar with ShellWM. However, I didn't really want to use it b/c I didn't want a full shell replacement. Just a simple little app that would do this for me. Thanks for clarifying about the not-animating rollup. What exactly is the genie effect? And I was kind of just kidding about using AveApps all the time. Please don't dislike me .

-nightcrawler1089

#147149

Don't Worry, Nightshade,

Everyone (just about) on this board is very cool. Nobody dislikes you just for asking for help.

BTW, I'm with the others on this one. For a roll-up to be system-wide, you're looking for a shell modification or enhancement. I don't blame you for not going for WB :puke:, but that's the only app that'll skin all your windows with the roll-up button, using the right theme. I wish we could 'patch' the Visual Style system to do that, but you really do need something more aggressive, like WB, to acheive it.

Moory

#147156

Nightshade? Who es diz Nightshade? We know no nightshades. Perhaps you meant nightcrawler1089?

Okay, thanks for your help. I don't want major shell changes, and I don't want WB, so I guess I'll just deal with it.

Thanks, though!

-nightcrawler1089

#147159

HAHAHAHAHAHAAA

DUH!! I guess I should stay away from my PS2 for a while!

Sorry, Nightcrawler, I'll get it right from now on!

Moory :naughty:

#147160

PS2? You should have gotten an XBOX, downloaded an OS X visual style and a dock, and made it look as MacLike as possible!

-nightcrawler1089

#147603

Originally posted by nightcrawler1089@Apr 20 2004, 02:26 PM

PS2? You should have gotten an XBOX, downloaded an OS X visual style and a dock, and made it look as MacLike as possible!

Please don't turn this into another worthless console war. There are too many of those, and really, the only people who care are Fanboys.

#147621