AlphaV !!! win2k only !!!

This program allows changing extended attributes of windows. Initially designed for enable alpha blending, it could control almost all interesting attributes of Windows2000’s windows J.

Windows attributes

In current version you can manage following properties:

Specifies the extended window style of the window being created. This parameter can be one or more of the following values.

Style	Meaning
APPLICATION WINDOW	Forces a top-level window onto the taskbar when the window is visible.
ALPHA	Windows 2000: Creates an alpha-blended window.
INVERSED CAPTION	Windows 2000: Creates a window whose horizontal origin is on the right edge. Increasing horizontal values advance to the left.
DEFAULT	Creates a window that has generic left-aligned properties. This is the default.
STAY ON THE BOTTOM	Windows 2000: A top-level window created with this style does not become the foreground window when the user clicks it. The system does not bring this window to the foreground when the user minimizes or closes the foreground window.
TOOLWINDOW	Creates a tool window; that is, a window intended to be used as a floating toolbar. A tool window has a title bar that is shorter than a normal title bar, and the window title is drawn using a smaller font. A tool window does not appear in the taskbar or in the dialog that appears when the user presses ALT+TAB. If a tool window has a system menu, its icon is not displayed on the title bar. However, you can display the system menu by right-clicking or by typing ALT+SPACE.
STAY ON THE TOP	Specifies that a window created with this style should be placed above all non-topmost windows and should stay above them, even when the window is deactivated.
TRANSPARENT	Specifies that a window created with this style should not be painted until siblings beneath the window (that were created by the same thread) have been painted. The window appears transparent because the bits of underlying sibling windows have already been painted.

Alpha has two modifications, which you can choose in options window.

1) ColorKey Mode - One selected color becomes absolutely transparent and you could control background. You could select ColorKey (this color) in options menu. There is current ColorKey indicator on options window.

You could double click on this indicator and after two seconds colorkey will be assigned from your mouse pointer. Just try…

2) Alpha Blending itself. - You could control degree of Alpha using track bar situated on the main window.

Selecting window

You have to choose window to update. Button ‘Refresh’ was designed to scan all available windows in system.

! There is no background scanning activity. (So no computer resources flow out). So, it’s recommended always click Refresh button before updating window.

There are several obvious filter options for window scanner on options window.

After scanning just select window from list and click ‘Add selected attribute’ to update window. Or click ‘Remove selected attribute’ to remove selected attribute.

Tray operations

When you clock small close button main program window simply hides to tray. So you can exit program only from menus.

Right click on tray calls popup menu. Select one window and click. You’ll see main window. There will be no operation with selected window during this clicking. It’s just way to show main window and select window to change.

Questions?

Just Mail me: Vitiy@nm.ru Download: AlphaV.zip 232Kb