[blindza] Classic shell for windows7
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "NAPSA Blind" <blind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:54:31 +0200
I just downloaded, and am trying out the free classic shell app for windows 7,
which sort of reverts windows7 start menu back to a more classic/similar to
windows XP start menu, explorer interface, etc., and you can find it's readMe
contents below, and here's a link to the sourceForge page for it - and seems
quite nice for now - although think I was getting used to windows7 interface
well enough, so might not keep it going, but anyway, and one extra thing is I
can still route jaws cursor to start button to do a shift-click to still invoke
windows7's own start menu, but anyway:
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
---readMe content---
Classic Shell
Version 3.1.0 - general release
Thank you for installing Classic Shell. It adds some missing features to
Windows 7 and Vista like a classic
start menu, a toolbar for Windows Explorer and others.
The latest version can be found on Source Forge:
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/
Report problems in the Classic Shell bug tracker:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=290975&atid=1230788
For answers to frequently asked questions look here:
http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/faq.html
Or use the forums to get help:
Help: http://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/forums/forum/1049756
Discussion: http://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/forums/forum/1049755
Classic Start Menu
Classic Start Menu is a clone of the start menu from Windows 2000, XP and Vista
that sadly is missing
from Windows 7. It has a variety of advanced features:
* Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
* Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
* Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is
customizable
* Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and
Hebrew
* Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by
Shift+Click on the start
button
* Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other
tasks
* The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of
your keyboard
shortcuts
* Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
* Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins. Make your own!
* Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
* Support for Microsoft's Active Accessibility
* Converts the "All Programs" button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu
Classic Explorer
Classic Explorer is a plugin for Windows Explorer that:
* Adds a toolbar to Explorer for some common operations (Go to parent folder,
Cut, Copy, Paste,
Delete, Properties, Email). The toolbar is fully customizable
* Replaces the copy UI in Vista and Windows 7 with the more user-friendly
"classic" version
similar to Windows XP
* Handles Alt+Enter in the folder panel of Windows Explorer and shows the
properties of the
selected folder
* Has options for customizing the folder panel to look more like the Windows XP
version or to not
fade the expand buttons
* Can show the free disk space and the total size of the selected files in the
status bar
* Can disable the breadcrumbs in the address bar
* Fixes a long list of features that are broken in Windows 7 - missing icon
overlay for shared
folders, the jumping folders in the navigation pane, missing sorting headers in
list view, and
more
Classic IE9
Classic IE9 is a plugin for Internet Explorer 9 that:
* Adds a caption to the title bar so you can see the full title of the page
* Shows the security zone in the status bar
* Shows the loading progress in the status bar
Installation instructions
The toolbar for Windows Explorer will not show up automatically after
installation. You have to do a few
things before you can use it:
1) Open a new Windows Explorer window (Win key+E)
2) Go to the View menu and select Toolbars -> "Classic Explorer Bar" to show
the toolbar.
3) If that option is not available (you only see "Lock the Toolbars") you may
have to enable the
plugin from Internet Explorer. Run IE, right click on its toolbar and select
"Classic Explorer Bar".
It will ask you if you want to enable this add-on. Select "Enable", then do
steps 1 and 2 again.
4) If that doesn't work, try going to Tools -> Manage addons in Internet
Explorer. Locate the
addons "Classic Explorer Bar" and "ExplorerBHO Class" and make sure they are
enabled.
5) If even then you don't see the toolbar, maybe the browser extensions are
disabled on your
system. This is usually the default for servers. Open the "Internet Options",
go to the
"Advanced" tab, and check the option "Enable third-party browser extensions".
It goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway!) that you have to turn on the
status bar from the View
menu if you want to see the file sizes.
The caption in Internet Explorer may not show up automatically after
installation. You may get a prompt
to enable the ClassicIE9BHO plugin. If you get the prompt, select "Enable". If
you don't get a prompt, go
to Tools -> Manage addons and make sure the addon "ClassicIE9BHO" is enabled.
After that restart
Internet Explorer.
Uninstallation
To uninstall Classic Shell follow these steps:
1) Stop the start menu if it is installed (right-click on the start button and
select "Exit")
2) Open a new Windows Explorer window
3) Make sure the toolbar is hidden (if you uninstall while the toolbar is
visible, the menu bar in
Explorer will get stuck in the visible state and you won't be able to hide it)
4) Close all Windows Explorer windows
5) Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features and double-click on Classic
Shell. Then follow the
instructions. You may have to restart Windows to complete the process.
6) If you installed any additional skins for the start menu you will have to
delete them manually
If you missed step 3 and now you can't hide the menu bar in Explorer, install
Classic Shell again, and
follow the uninstall steps carefully.
If you upgrade from version 2.8.3 or older
The new settings system will not preserve any of your old settings. Neither the
ones done in the Settings
dialog, nor the ones in the ini files.
The new system is designed to be forward-compatible, so any future version will
be able to preserve
your settings during upgrade.
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