Software delivers transparency effect to Windows OS.
Press Release Summary:
Actual Transparent Window v4.1 enables users to apply various see-through effects to windows and desktop elements. Transparency can help overcome problem of partial blocking or complete window covering when computer screen is too small or there are too many windows on desktop. Varying from 0-100%, individual transparency settings can be configured for different states of window and different actions. Ghost Window mode makes window transparent to mouse clicks.
Original Press Release:
ACTUAL TOOLS Announces the Release of Version 4.1 of Actual Transparent Window
There's No Need to Wait for Vista with Actual Transparent Window 4.1!
Microsoft Corporation is preparing to roll out Windows Vista in January 2007. Among many new improvements, users will discover an opportunity to apply the transparency effect to windows and desktop elements. However this feature is already present in Windows 2000/XP/2003 and can be made use of with the help of Actual Transparency Window 4.1!
ACTUAL TOOLS today announces the release of version 4.1 of Actual Transparent Window, a low cost system add-on that delivers the transparency effect to Windows OS. Once installed, the program enables users to apply various see-through effects to windows and desktop elements like the taskbar or the "Start" menu. When a user clicks on a button located on the window's titlebar, the window becomes semi-transparent. It returns to full opacity and normal behavior with another click on the same button. The rate of transparency varies from 0% (transparent) to 100% (opaque) and can be set for each application window individually.
Why Use Transparency?
The transparency effect delivers style and added functionality to the Windows desktop. When you apply the see-through effect to Winamp or Windows Media Player, it looks much more incredible and stylish than without it. In addition to the aesthetic value, transparency can help you overcome the problem of partial blocking or complete window covering when your computer screen is too small or there are too many windows on the desktop. Semi-transparent windows or desktop elements do not obscure view and allow you to overlay windows. You can stack up windows one on the other and use the transparency to compare their content like diagrams, photos, images or make "carbon copies" of documents. For example, you can be typing text in Microsoft Word, while reading the relevant information in the Adobe Reader window beneath.
Version 4.1 of Actual Transparency Window delivers unique opportunities to handle the transparency level for windows. You can configure individual transparency settings for different states of a window (e.g. when it is opened, inactive, being dragged or resized or when a mouse cursor is floating over it) and different actions (e.g. a click on a titlebar button, a double-click on a titlebar, etc). The program also offers the "Ghost Window" mode. As the name implies, it can ghost a window so that it becomes "transparent" to mouse clicks (the clicks pass through to whatever is underneath). However a ghosted window continues to respond to keystrokes. A combination of transparency and ghost effects is ideal for monitoring windows, contact-lists in messengers, such as ICQ, MSN, AIM, and Yahoo. You can make them be always on top and be able to see what happens behind them.
The transparency effect is one of the many improvements in much-anticipated Windows Vista, which is scheduled for release in 2007. However this effect is already present in your current OS (Windows 2000/XP/2003) and can be brought to life with Actual Transparent Window. This software was recommended as a low cost add-on that delivers Vista's transparency feature by Scott Dunn in the article "Why Wait for Vista?" in PC World Magazine. So, those users who want to have a more stylish and productive Windows environment today, are invited to www.ActualTools.com to download a free evaluation copy of Actual Transparent Window.
About Actual Tools
Founded in 2001 by Michael Tretyakov, Actual Tools' goal is to provide users with cutting-edge technologies to increase their computational productivity. Actual Tools is the author of a wide range of desktop enhancement tools, including Actual Title Buttons, Actual Transparent Window, Actual Window Guard, Actual Window Menu, Actual Window Minimizer, and Actual Window Rollup. Their software has been downloaded thousands of times and received numerous awards and recommendations from recognized publications such as PC World. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.ActualTools.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Please, let us know if you have questions or would like any additional information about Actual Transparent Window 4.1. Contact Alexey Fadeyev at alexey@ActualTools.com to get more information or request a free registration key for review purposes.
Product page: www.ActualTools.com/transparentwindow/
Direct download link: www.ActualTools.com/files/atwsetup.exe (3.28 Mb)
E-mail: alexey@ActualTools.com
Web: www.ActualTools.com
