Monday, October 4, 2010

Fixing XP

Here's a list of utility programs that make Windows XP a little nicer:

Alwact Clock: Onscreen click-through clock
AutoHotkey: keyboard mapping and scripting
SetCapsLockState, AlwaysOff

CapsLock & a::
IfWinExist jEdit
WinActivate
else
Run C:\PROGRA~1\jEdit\jedit.bat
return

CapsLock & q::
IfWinExist ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_0
WinActivate
else
Run "C:\Program Files\Chrome\chrome.exe" --enable-accelerated-compositing
return

CapsLock & s::
IfWinExist xplorer²
WinActivate
else
Run "C:\Program Files\zabkat\xplorer2_lite\xplorer2_lite.exe""
return
PathTooLong: If you can't delete a directory because the path is too long
Power Menu: Window always-on-top
Power Resizer: Windows 7-style window resizing (half-screen on edge)
WizMouse: Scroll the window under the mouse