Textbar

Taskbar replacement that uses only text in a desktop widget style format. Simple UI, click to switch windows, double click to close. Minimalist interface with low memory consumption.

Features

Transparent background added.
Removed "Windows" and "Microsoft" prefixes from application names.
Removed draggability; consumed too much memory.
Reduced refresh blinking via ListBox.
Fixed bug with minimized windows.

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Operating Systems

Cygwin

User Interface

.NET/Mono

Registered

2013-05-31

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