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--  Blackbox for Windows  --

    /minimal
    
    /fast

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[ To Start ]

    1)  Place folder on "C" drive.  Path should be "C:\Blackbox\".
   
    2)  Double-click Blackbox.exe

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[ To Install ]

    Double-click Install.bat

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[ To Uninstall ]

    Double-click Uninstall.bat

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[ Questions?? ]

    Online Forum                        http://forums.loose-screws.com/viewforum.php?f=14
    
    IRC                                 #bb4win on irc.freenode.net
    
    BB4Win Homepage                     http://www.bb4win.org       (Forum and IRC are preferred)

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[ Links ]
    
    SourceForge Project Page            http://bb4win.sourceforge.net
   
    Screenshots                         http://box.crackmonkey.us
   
    FAQ                                 http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/FAQ/FAQ.html
   
    Docs                                http://snkmchnb.no-ip.com/bbdocs/index.html
    
    Plugins                             http://www.desktopian.org/bb/plugins.html
    
    Styles                              http://www.ratednc-17.com       (and many others...google for "blackbox styles")

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[ Branches ]

    bbLean                              http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/
    
    Xoblite                             http://www.desktopian.org/bb/

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[ Installing Plugins ]

    1)  Open plugins.rc with a text editor.  
    
    2)  Add the path to the plugin's dll file on a single line.
    
    3)  Restart or run blackbox to load the plugin.
    
    ** See the included plugins and plugins.rc for examples.

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[ Plugin Descriptions ]

    BBKeys                              sets key-bindings
    
    BBDDE                               starts Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) Server; allows apps to communicate with one another
    
    BBSystemBar                         tasks and system tray; similar to Windows taskbar
    
    BBSystemBarEx                       BBSystemBar branch with added features; can combine systembar with toolbar
    
    BBTray                              stand-alone system tray
    
    BBHook                              *nix-like window-shading and more
    
    BBSlit                              adds the slit--a wrapper for binding plugins together into a single bar
    
    BBBin                               special icon for recycle-bin
    
    BBIcons                             icons for desktop; (use with BBSlit to emulate Windows' Quick-Launch)
    
    BBShelf                             a bar with icons
    
    BBStyle                             changes styles on a timer
    
    BBColor                             changes Windows Classic colors to match the current style (no skinning)
    
    BBWinSkin                           window-skinning
    
    BBNote                              text-editor
    
    BBAnalog                            analog clock    
    
    BBSysMon                            system monitor (CPU, memory, etc.)
    
    BBPager                             virtual window-manager to display windows in different workspaces
    
    BBTrans                             applies transparency to absolutely any window (now redundant for bb menus and toolbar)
    
    Broambox                            allows you to key-in messages to bb and plugins
    
    BBSlider                            slider for control of volume and other sound-card settings
    
    BBWeather                           displays the current weather conditions
    
    GradTest                            graphic display of gradients for style developers
    
    MultiAmp & BBAmp                    front-ends for media players, such as winamp
    
    BBController                        executes various commands through the command-line
    
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[ Add-Ons ]

    bsetbg.exe                          applies backgrounds to desktop (bsetroot is preferred)
    
    bsetroot.exe                        applies backgrounds and gradients to desktop
    
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[ Contact ]

    NC-17                               nc-17@ratednc-17.com

    bladestaylor                        bladestaylor@yahoo.com

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[ Updated ]

    19 Dec 2003 13:00 GMT (bladestaylor)
    
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