Windows 7 shows a small rectangle at the end of Taskbar which works like good old "Show Desktop" shortcut. When you click on it, it minimizes all running windows so that you can work on Desktop.
Its new in Windows 7 and Windows XP and Vista users have to use 3rd party themes to get this rectangle but unfortunately the rectangle in such themes is a fake one and doesn't provide any functionality.
But no no need to use fake one when you can get a working one. "Cellular" @ DA has created a very small portable utility which sits in system tray and shows Windows 7 look-like "Show Desktop" rectangle at the end of Taskbar:
As you can see in the above screenshot, it looks almost same as Windows 7.
If you change Windows theme, you'll need to refresh the rectangle image. You can do that by right-clicking on its system tray icon (Windows flag) and selecting "Refresh Image" option:
Its very small utility and doesn't need to install. Simply run EXE file and enjoy it.
You can download it using following link:
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Dementor
Well, in only minimizes all windows, but does not TOGGLES desktop as the actual rectangle does.
(like this: http://www.askvg.com/winshake-get-windows-7-aero-shake-and-aero-peek-features-in-xp-and-vista/ )
And it would be cool to have this rectangle with Aero Peek function
MAGNUMHEART
im on xp vg. i am confused earlier.
i have posted on the wrong thread.
hehe. i just found the solution.
after changing the dll file for image viewer
i just need to register it using run command. "regsvr32"
ryt? ^^
Seth
I'm with Dementor on this one. I love this , but I would like it to open the windows back up when i click on it again
Salman
:/ when i run Show desktop i get Show Desktop.exe-Application Error
the application failed to initalize properly(0xc0000135).Click in OK to terminate the application
and the icons in the taskbar(superbar) is ok but its like the icons in XP
is this ok?
ijeetpp
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Munawwar
Hi!
I have been trying to make this show desktop button using win32 api (without using dll injection) for quite some time.How did you do it?
I want to show the desktop on mouseover like you...but your program doesnt work well with mouseover.
It would be a good idea to use WM_MOUSELEAVE and WM_MOUSEMOVE...and a boolean to keep track of the mouse cursor...
(when the cursor leaves the button area boolean is set 2 false and when on mouseover; show desktop and set it to true to prevent further mouseover messages....the boolean is set back to false when the cursor leaves the button area)
I would like to see your source code! Thanx
irqbw81
how can i add this to startup program,or autostart?
Pete
Thanks! Brilliant!
govind
hi guys can any 1 help me, i hav installed and applied th theme r2 in vista but there r no changes plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sam
Aziz to answer your question id say you don't have the right .NET framework version for it it requires .NET framework 3.5 so if you do have that download that and it should work otherwise i dont know what might have happened.