&xwp; has several "subcomponents", if you want. Most of the new features
are hooked into the WPS by replacing a number of WPS classes.
Note: Most &xwp; features are disabled per default to prevent problems already
after &xwp; has been installed, because these might cause problems on some
systems. In order to get these to work, open the new "&xwp; Setup" object
and go to the "Features" page, where you will find everything.
See &xwp; Settings Objects for details.
- The Workplace Shell folder class (WPFolder) is
replaced with a new class, XFolder, to introduce a lot of new folder functionality.
This includes freely configurable context menus,
quick display of folder contents
in context menus, display of the full folder path
in a folder's window title,
the prettiest and most flexible folder status bars
on the planet, extended folder sort functions,
auto-scrolling of Tree views,
folder hotkeys for frequently used
folder/file operations, and more.
- &xwp; allows you to replace the system icons
for the most common object classes.
- &xwp; enhances the WPS's file operations
by adding
extended file associations and adding a
trash can for "delete" operations.
- And then there's lots of extra functionality for system startup and
shutdown: preparing folders for QuickOpen at Desktop startup,
freely configurable Desktop start logos,
a "Restart Desktop" feature which
doesn't ruin your WPS settings,
Extended Shutdown with a number of very useful
enhancements, new Startup / Shutdown folders,
automated WPS archiving,
and more.
- &xwp; also enhances your
mouse and keyboard functionality by introducing
a sliding focus, screen border objects, and global object hotkeys.
This includes &pgr;, a virtual desktop utility
which has been integrated into &xwp;.
- For configuration, &xwp; creates additional settings object in your
"System setup" folder. See
"&xwp; Settings Objects" for an overview.
- &xwp; can also enhance Multimedia on your
system.
- Finally, we also have a &warpcenter; replacement now -- the
&xcenter;.