SETUP INSTRUCTION
1. This program requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Microsoft Visual Basic 6 Runtime and Macromedia Flash Player 7 to work properly.
2. After installation has done, right click on Longhorn SideBar - Control Center tray icon and select Preferences menu to configure your SideBar
3. In Preferences dialog, you can click Manage SlideShow button and drop your pictures to display in slide (read notes.txt)
4. If you use resolution lower than 800x600, you'll see some parts of SideBar.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 5.0
-Added SideBar application core with the follow updates
:Apply skins and clocks from tray
:Built-in transparency support
:No more active desktop to slow down your PC
:No more background icon transparent and 32-bit icon problems in XP/2003
:SideBar Docking support (take up workspace)
:To show SideBar, double click tray icon
:Toggle Show/Hide SideBar
-Added Western (By Scott Eichelberger)
-Corrected month December in Tile mode
-Updated memo to be direct editable memo in program
-Updated SideBar gui displaying code
-Updated slideshow to search for all files and display it (read notes.txt)
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.0
-Added Aero PDC and Jade and Slate (WinHEC) skin
-Added Aero WinHEC clock
-Clock was seperated from Skins for more customizing with optimized for resizing mode (512x512 pxl)
-Fixed color problem in css
-New SideBar file structure
-New Tile mode (You can choose it during installation or maintenance)
-Updated Aero PDC (Night) clock
-Updated Neowin.net skin from Neowin Transformation Pack
-Updated SideBar layout
-Updated uninstall script to keep memo and slideshow pictures
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.0
-Added "Manage SlideShow" and " Apply Skins" link in About page (You should see notes.txt in these folders)
-Added Tasks pane for more features
-Added Skinning support with new 8 skins (Aero, Longhorn SideBar, Luna, MCE Aqua, Media Center, Neowin.net and Slate and Mistic version)
-Moved Slideshow and Google Search in Tasks list and add File Mirrors Search and News Links in tasks list
-Updated Longhorn Clock looks more smoother
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0
-Random slideshow images
-Tuned reconfigure resolution settings (It's recommend you to resize the bar before do it)
-Updated Memo to html
-Updated SideBar to gradient mode
-Updated style cheet color
-You can change slideshow at windir\sidebar\slide and replace file to shotx.jpg (resizing fixed)
LONGHORN TILE FEATURES
Tile is a new major updates from Longhorn build 4053 It won't be pane-type as Sidebar anymore. It looks like pop-up window which holding these stuffs.
1. Longhorn Clock
This component has date as title and cool Longhorn Clock in flash!
2. Memo
This component will display your memo notes. You can type whatever you want in and click Save to save your memo.
3. Calander
Only new features for tile mode because it's too large for SideBar pane. Same as Longhorn build 4053 tile but change current date text color instead hilight background. This feature will be resized while resizing.
4. About
It will redirect to new tile which contains project information, developer information and beta-testers
LONGHORN SIDEBAR FEATURES
You'll see five components in SideBar. There are:
1. About
About is link page. It will redirect to new bar which contains project information, developer information and beta-testers
2. Date and Longhorn Clock
This component has date as title and cool Longhorn Clock in flash!
3. Memo
This component will display your memo notes. You can type whatever you want in and click Save to save your memo.
4. Slide Show
This component will display slideshow picture. It will change picture with fade effects in 5 seconds. There's default My Pictures and my Chobits wallpaper
5. Search with Google
You can use quick search in this component. As the title, you'll search in Google with 256 maximum characters. Click "Search!" to start Google search in new window.
6. File Mirrors Search
You can find your wanted file with this famous file seeker site. You also can visit website at http://www.filemirrors.com
7. News Links
If you're one who interested in PC-tech, you can visit these famous PC-tech site in these links. It could be easier to make few clicks in desktop than uses favourites.
LONGHORN SIDEBAR REMOVAL
You can remove Longhorn SideBar by this this setup again and select "Yes, I want to uninstall Longhorn SideBar and install new one" option and press OK. You can tick "Also remove slideshow pictures, memo, everything." to remove all Longhorn SideBar stuffs (recommended for installing newer version).
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This post has been edited by Windows X: Apr 28 2005, 14:40
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