Mac Style Stacks for Windows
If you’ve read my Post about Windows Desktop Customization you probably noticed when of the items most commonly used and “mimicked” from the Apple OS X is the use of a Dock. Some people don’t know but you can actually use a native dock on Windows, it supports it… but it’s ugly and not very effective (I might write a post on that later).
But what if you don’t like to use a Dock but still would like to use one of the coolest things about the OS X? I’m talking about Stacks. You can see an example of what I’m talking about here on Apple Website. In my Anatomy of my Desktop Post I linked more then one Free Docks for Windows users, at least two of them support the use of Apple like Stacks (take a look at RKLauncher iVista). So… where was I… Oh, yes… considering some people might not like to use a Dock but still want to use the power of Stacks. There is a problem I’ve found that let you accomplish that. It’s called StandaloneStack and it uses Windows Taskbar.
Usage
So, once you have downloaded StandaloneStack, unzip the files in a real directory ( for example c:\standalonestack ).
Create a shortcut on StandaloneStack.exe (right click->Create shortcut).
Right-click on this shortcut, choose properties.At the end of “Target” field, enter the name of your stack, for example “desktop” (without quote “”).
( change the name for each stack you do)You should have in the target field of the shortcut : C:\standalonestack\StandaloneStack.exe desktop
Double-click on the shortcut, the stack docklet properties should appears, and then, choose the “stacked” folder you want. Click OK.
Now, double-click on the shortcut to show the stack.
You can now move the shortcut in the taskbar toolbar or in the desktop.If you want to change the properties of the stack, hold SHIFT or CTRL key and double-click on the shortcut.
Shortcut parameters :
: the name of the stack, each stack must have a different name.
/notaskbar : the stack will not follow the taskbar orientation.
/top or /bottom or /left or /right : force the orientation of the stack
Link: StandaloneStack
