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Introduction

Click for full size image ToolBox is a great application launcher, designed to make life easier to Microsoft Windows users.
Easy to use, with fascinating graphics effects, it creates a user experience so strong that once getting used to it, you won't be able to use your computer without ToolBox.

It is a great productivity enhancer and a much better way to organise your application links than the Windows Start menu. What is more, apart from being an Application-Launcher, ToolBox provides for easy access to Drives, Folders and even simple Documents and Files.

Below is a list of the main features:

  • Multiple Application Launcher windows.
  • Unique ToolBox Control Panel to manage all your tool windows.
  • Drag & Drop almost anything to ToolBox and this will create a link. Nothing can be faster, smarter or easier!
  • Amazing Graphics effects as ToolBoxes appear on top of your applications and wallpaper (see image).
  • Configuration files saved on disk as XML files, making ToolBox the easiest application to move between Microsoft Windows installations. (Just copy your files over to the new location)

Don't know where to start?
Click here for a Quick Guide to ToolBox features.

Version History

2.85  12.Jul.2009 - More bug fixes around the mouse events to prevent exception when
                    switching from another app
2.84  11.Jul.2009 - Fixed problem with Read-Only mode
2.83  03.Jul.2009 - Potentially fixed a bug with exception on right-click properties
2.82  03.May.2009 - Text Shadow types, several refactorings and optimisations
2.81  16.Mar.2009 - Brightness corrections
2.80  08.Mar.2009 - Multiple Toolbox properties windows can be open. 256 max Tile width, height
2.79  01.Sep.2008 - Open with cmd.exe wizard, Alt-Shift-click opens Open With in Win Explorer
2.78  20.May.2008 - Reverted to old Toolbox_ws.icl and resolves relative folder icons properly
2.77  18.May.2008 - "Open With" button on Icon Shortcut Properties.
                    Cosmetic changes for large DPI screens
2.76  17.Apr.2008 - Recognizes URLs
2.75  03.Mar.2008 - New repair method for regenerating Hints from Filenames
                    Open Icon Resource in Icon Libary Manager
2.74  02.Mar.2008 - Icon Library Manager for easy customization, Bug fixes with drag cursors
                    and hover effects. Next time I should revamp the whole mbdown thing with
                    separate mouse button coordinates
2.73  01.Mar.2008 - Tab order in Icon Properties window
2.72  10.Feb.2008 - Conversion from Relative to Absolute paths and vice versa
                    Fixed relative paths on icons
                    Refresh all displays with F5
                    Tray Icon Dir persists as relative path
2.71  04.Feb.2008 - New Stretch Draw routine, Unmounted Drive Message
2.70  30.Jan.2008 - Vertical text alignment (paragraph alignment). Overlay text for icon modes
                    Rebuild Icon Cache, with progress bar
                    Title Bar and Status Bar on windows
2.69  29.Jan.2008 - Fixed bug onMouseMove (display hint and shortcut popup when in cellspacing
2.68  27.Jan.2008 - Button for prompting for filename in Shortcut Properties dialog
                    Fixed bug vpapanik) storing BMPs on new shortcut creation
                    Move Toolboxes only when Ctrl is pressed
                    No reporting of save errors when running from a CD
                    Save Settings and Images only on App Exit
                    Full Read-Only mode, Recover lost windows, Cosmetics in About box
2.67  07.Oct.2007 - Environment change aware
2.66  30.Sep.2007 - Settings for console apps. Environment settings. Alt-key for properties
2.65  25.Sep.2007 - New "OpenWith" property
2.64  14.Aug.2007 - Megapack Wizard
2.63  11.Nov.2006 - Remove Quotes in Icon Filename (IconProperties) before loading ICL
2.62  18.Oct.2006 - Dropping ICO or ICL files on occupied tile shows icon selection screen
2.61  16.Jul.2006 - Paste Special to allow pasting only text properties or icon
2.60  26.Jun.2006 - Fixed bug with spaces (or params) in filename and Browse Shortcut in
                    Explorer. clShell quotes if needed
2.59  01.Jun.2006 - Fixed bug with UNC folder names in clFilenameTools, fixed bug with tray
                    popup menu,
2.58  25.Mar.2006 - Fixed bug with additional cmd-line parameters in the "Filename" field
2.57  19.Feb.2006 - WMEndSession
2.56  28.Jan.2006 - Fixed TrayIcon bug
2.55  17.Jan.2006 - Fixed screen refresh bugs,
2.54              - Shorter XML descriptors, New Folder Properties dialog enhancements
                  - Relative Paths and full support for Environment Variables
2.53              - Toolbox backgrounds are saved when they are recreated
                  - Toolboxes are repositioned if out of screen boundaries on load
                  - Bring toolboxes to front on Activate is now a setting
2.52              - Reorganisation of Control Panel
                  - Drag & Drop support for multiple files
                  - User customizable .LNK file resolution
                  - Creation of Drive Shortcuts on Drag & Drop
                  - Drives and Folders get their customized icons on shortcut creation
                  - Windows Wallpaper correct offset as Toolbox background
                  - Minor bug fixes
2.51              - MultiMonitor Support, snap to other toolboxes (border overlap)
2.50              - Full support for 16x16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 72, 96 and 128 pixel sized icons
                  - Full support for Windows XP alpha-channel icons
                  - New CyLog XML Reader results in smaller Executable,
                    reduced memory commission, faster loading
                  - Updated Toolbox properties dialog. Separated DisplayMode (Icon/Text)
                    and IconSize settings
                  - First Implementation of Icon Cache for quicker loading of the application
                    especially when Virus checkers are enabled.
                  - New Properties dialog for choosing any type of icon, added resizing
                  - All Shortcut Types can have now icons
                  - Wizards to create standard Toolboxes with User Folders, and Drives
                  - Drive Size Monitors now are not timing out when drive is removed or
                    unmapped
                  - Unified Shortcut Properties dialog box. All shortcuts can have an icon
                  - Bug fix on changing a Drive shortcut to another drive
                  - Usability enhancements (menu icons, new definitions, etc.)
                  - Windows XP only: ToolBox Shadow
                  - Del button deletes Toolboxes from the list in Control Panel
                  - Deleting a Toolbox from the list moves selection and updates bitmap
                  - Shift-Click on a tile Opens Folder Containing application
                  - Rebuild Icon Cache implemented
                  - Browse Containing Folder in Explorer now works for all shortcut types
b6                - Fixed bug with not creating a timer when you create drive size monitor

2.44              - Shortcut to MyComputer, MyDocs, MyPictures, MyVideos and MyMusic.
                  - Support for 32x32 and 16x16 with text

2.43              - Windows invisible in TaskMan/applications
2.42              - JCL SysUtils Patch
2.41              - Minor Fixes, TrayIcon Hint, Tab order etc.
2.40              - Drag & drop ICO and ICL files to shortcuts creates icon
                  - Drag & drop between Toolboxes
                  - Show title of toolbox on popup window
                  - Handles XP themes for colored panels properly
                  - Cosmetic Bug fixes

2.30              - Buf fix with CPL icon shortcuts
                  - Saving of Shortcut type in settings XML
                  - Customizable Tray Icons, supports XP icons
                  - Open Containing folder for toolboxes
                  - Hint now displays outside toolbox window and supports multiple monitors

2.24              - Windows Up Time Monitor
2.23              - Bug with new drive text alignment
                  - Properties Windows is now modeless

2.22              - font color, size, text align, new ColorDialog

2.20              - new shortcut text display, 16x16 icon display.
                  - Properties for Drive Monitors
                  - Default text color for toolboxes, individual icon color override.
                  - bug fixes

2.0.9.38          - Fixed bug on stay on top, panels to control box.
2.0.8.36          - Stay on top
2.0.5.31          - Minor: Fixed shortcut position when pasting.
2.0.4.30          - Released to public domain

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