Emerge Desktop

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Emerge Desktop

Developer(s)	ir0nh34d
Stable release	6.1.3 / September 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)
Preview release	6.0.0.1077 / April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)
Operating system	Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (extremely experimental)
Type	Windows shell replacement
License	GNU General Public License Version 3
Website	www.emergedesktop.org

Emerge Desktop is a replacement shell for Windows XP (both Home and Professional editions), Windows Vista and Windows 7 written in C++, primarily developed with the MinGW compiler, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3.

Applets

Most of the Emerge Desktop applets are capable of being run as both standalone as well as being integrated, however the core applet (emergeCore) must be running in order for each applet to communicate with another in the suite. Each applet is aimed at replacing or extending a functionality of the default Windows shell and offers various configuration and visual customization features.

Core Applets

emergeTasks

emergeTasks is the 'Tasks' applet for Emerge Desktop. It displays an icon for each running task in a movable, resizeable window.

emergeTray

emergeTray is the 'system tray' applet of Emerge Desktop. It displays the system icons in a movable, resizeable window.

emergeWorkspace

emergeWorkspace is the desktop component of Emerge Desktop. It provides the mouse RightClick and MiddleClick menus.

Additional Applets

emergeDesktop has several additional applets that can be used. These are all standalone applets and can be run independently of the three core applets above. They can also be run on top of Windows Explorer or any other Windows Shell Replacement.

emergeCommand

emergeCommand is a clock / command line launcher applet for Emerge Desktop. By default it displays the date and time in a configurable format.

When the left mouse button is clicked on the text, it allows for the typing in of a command to execute.

emergeHotkeys

emergeHotkeys is the hotkey applet of Emerge Desktop. It defines a set of hotkeys which allow quick access to Emerge Desktop functions and other applications.

emergeLauncher

emergeLauncher provides a "Quick Launch" applet for Emerge Desktop. It displays icons of applications in a movable, resizeable window.

emergePower

emergePower reports the status of battery power for laptops computers, in a movable and resizeable window.

emergeSysMon

emergeSysMon reports the CPU usage, the Commit Charge, The Physical Memory Usage, and the Pagefile Usage in a movable, resizeable window.

emergeVWM

emergeVWM is Emerge Desktop's "Virtual Window Manager" applet. It allows the user to switch monitor views between different virtual "desktops", and displays a grid of corresponding mini-windows in a movable and resizeable window.

Versions

Current version 5 adds native 64-bit support, theming, dynamic positioning and support for 'Run As'. Also, several new applets were added, such as emergeSysMon, a system resource monitor; emergePower, a battery charge monitor; reg2xml, settings coverter to new XML format. The shell is capable to run as self-contained now. There are also numerous bug fixes.

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References

Release 6.1.1

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