From 1b5e989031d39287b2e6811f968bc3168e8bd50e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Paulo=20Henrique=20Del=C3=A9o?= Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:56:41 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Creating a readme from the codeplex wiki info. Updating links. --- README.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e0f2af1 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +A real-time, always on top, "replica" of a window of your choice, based on DWM Thumbnails.\ +Completely written in C# for .NET 4.0/4.5, makes use of the [Windows Forms Aero](https://github.com/LorenzCK/WindowsFormsAero) library. + +Requirements +------------ + +You will need the .NET 4.0/4.5 framework and Windows Vista/7/8 with Aero enabled (also known as *Desktop Composition*, which is always enabled on Windows 8). + +Installation and User Guide +--------------------------- + +Get the [latest version (v.3.5.1)](https://github.com/paulodeleo/OnTopReplica/releases/tag/v3.5.1) from the releases section, both as installer and as standalone portable executable. + +Features of current version +--------------------------- + +- Clone any of your windows and keep it *always on top* while working with other windows, +- Select a subregion of the cloned window: + - Store the selected subregions for future use, + - Now with *relative* subregions from the window's borders. +- Auto-resizing (fit the original window, half, quarter and fullscreen mode), +- Position lock on the screen's corners, +- Adjustable opacity, +- "Click forwarding" allows to interact with the cloned window, +- "Click-through" allows to click through the cloned thumbnail (especially useful with partial opacity), +- "Group switch" mode automatically switches through a group of windows while you use them, +- Non invasive installation doesn't require administrator elevation.