Winshell

Note: This version now obsolete and no longer updated. The latest version was renamed to 'Alberio', and is available at https://github.com/at-adityavikram/albireo

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My attempt at a shell/ux replacement for windows... IN VB!! May provide a windows 10-esqe ux to older windows versions.

Note: At this point, it is basically just a working start menu, nothing too much other than that

What's New:

- The app now follows the System Accent Color.

- Fluent-like blurring behind the app.

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- Can now pin and unpin tiles.

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- Added a Light theme, automatically switches based on system theme

<p align="center"> <img src="WinShell/Resources/light.jpg" width="600"> </p> This is incomplete, so there are still some regions and controls with the wrong color

- Minor UI Tweaks

• Now shows proper start menu behaviour - like closing when deactivated.

• Bugfixes, Some experimental Fatures added. to enable them, you need to change the flags accordingly in WinShell.exe.config

Bugs

• It may take around 15 seconds to load all apps if there are too many apps.
• Tiles may jitter when right clicked
• Light theme is incomplete
• Search may work slower than expected when searching in a large number of apps

Acknowlwdgements

The design of the start menu is based to some extent on a design by Michael West on twitter. I decided to make a working win32 version, taking up the challenge of making decently good looking apps in VB just for fun. Suggestions/help/feedback is welcome.