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Forest theme for Windows 8

I notice that hidden settings of the Alt+Tab dialog in Windows 8 are different from Windows 7. E.g., Microsoft has removed Columns/Rows and Fade effect settings, but added Focus Width and LOTS of other settings that suddenly does nothing at this moment.
I will post them all with descriptions in blog here at Winaero, so interested person can wait for the article which will come in near future..
Today I would like to offer you my latest application - Alt Tab Tuner VIII. It was written from scratch for better code base and full featured Windows 8 support. Alt Tab Tuner VIII is the successor of my famous Alt+Tab Tuner for Windows 7.

With brand new Alt Tab Tuner VIII you will able to change the following settings of Alt+Tab dialog:
  • size of the thumbnails
  • horizontal spacing between the thumbnails
  • vertical spacing between the thumbnails
  • top, left, right and bottom margins of thumbnail
  • icon size and position relative to the thumbnail
  • window title text offset
  • width of the focus border


Use "restore defaults" button to reset all settings to their defaults.

Alt Tab Tuner VIII is compatible with Windows 8 x86 and Windows x64. This is portable software and does not require to be installed.

Alt Tab Tuner VIII in action




Download: Alt Tab Tuner VIII

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Comments
TerminX|23 Jan
Guest


I really like the various little utilities you've created here... keep up the good work!

throughthepanes|23 Jan
Guest


It seems to not allow Modern (metro) apps show up in the Alt+Tab sequence. They disappeared for me, even though they were still really open (opening them again opened as if just hidden).

Sergey |24 Jan
Comments: 369


It does not affect Modern apps.
They have own switcher (Win+Tab)

xpclient|24 Jan
Guest


@throughthepanes, there is a major FAIL in Windows 8. If your Explorer.exe has crashed one, Metro apps stop showing in the Alt+Tab/Win+Tab lists and even the Switcher stops working.

Sergey |24 Jan
Comments: 369


Really?
Was not noticed because I am not a user of Modern Apps

Janus|04 Feb
Guest


You might want to add control for number of columns and rows;
after I used your app to make AltTab sized as I like, I used
Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop > CoolSwitchColumns and CoolSwitchRows.
THANKS!

@Janus|05 Feb
Guest


Those are reg values for tweaking legacy (old style) Alt-Tab which work only up to Windows XP. Vista broke them.

Fernando|07 Feb
Guest


This is great, thank you!!! It makes it so much easier to tell what each thing is when the icons are a bit bigger. Btw, what does focus width and text offset mean?

begem0t|14 May
Guest


Columns and Rows settings in Windows 8 64-bit work as of May 14th. Maybe MS decided to fixed it.

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