Incomplete introduction to common plug-ins

Author: Li Yun Source: Tian Ji blog

I don't know when plug-ins have become a fashion trend in the software industry. I search for plug-ins in google, and there are various types of software with my own "production team ". The so-called Plug-in is Plug-in English. It is a variety of function enhancement programs directly attached to windows systems. It is an audio control and entertainment program with full-color sound in Winamp; it is also a brilliant image processing program in photoshop ......

Computers use software, so we always hope that the software in our hands can make operations easier and easier. However, even software that is best used and has the most comprehensive functions in history has limitations and cannot meet the needs of everyone. As a result, third-party plug-ins came into being. They are like a panacea. Although they cannot cure all kinds of diseases, they can always surprise us.

Nowadays, a wide range of plug-ins are emerging. We cannot detail them in detail for a limited space. We just give you an introduction to the plug-ins of systems, multimedia, and browsers that you often use.

Software "plug" wing flying-Incomplete introduction to common plug-ins

[System]

It is an indisputable fact that Windows meets us overnight. With the version update, the Windows interface becomes more and more beautiful, the functions become more and more powerful, and the operation methods become more and more "Dummies", but even in Windows XP, many detailed functions and operations are far behind third-party software tools. For example, "Windows Resource Manager" has been defeated by the File Manager (Total Commander); Right-click the menu and only "copy", "Paste", "attribute" and other veterans; system desktop wallpaper, system calendar clock, switching program window ...... Everything looks so thin. In fact, the network has provided a variety of function enhancement plug-ins, cleverly choose several representative plug-ins, use Windows will be more comfortable and fast.

I. New window for resource management

Windows resource manager is the most commonly used file management software. Unfortunately, it only supports file management in a single window. Sometimes you have to copy or move files in different folders to switch folders. In fact, we only need to insert a FolderBox sword to the resource management, so that we can directly manage files in the new "second window.

In this issue, "Folderbox_v120. after downloading the zip file to your local computer and installing it successfully, click View/Browser/Folder Box in the resource manager ", you can open the Folder Box file management window under the file management panel window.

1. Create a new window tag

By default, the Folder Box displays only two window tabs. If you want to open more window tabs (the software supports up to five tabs ), you can click "Configure FolderBox..." on the left of the address bar... "button to bring up the Folder Box setting window.

First, click the drop-down list below "FolderBox properties" and select the specific window tag of Folder Box (such as Folder Box 3 ). Because the last three window labels are not enabled, select the Enable (show this Folder Box) check Box. Enter the label text displayed in the Resource Management window (for example, "CPCFan tutorial") in the text box below "name "), click the "select" button in the "initialize directory" column to specify the specific path of the target folder, that is, switch to the initial folder for tag switching in this window. In the final "file filter" text box, you can add only display file types as needed to filter other files. With this setting, you can quickly select the target file, for example, you can enter "*. MP3, click OK to return to the Resource Manager window.

Tip: by default, FolderBox is set to show all buttons, and the toolbar and address drop-down lists are displayed in the same line. You can undo unnecessary button check boxes on the toolbar settings tab.

In addition, the resource manager can quickly switch to the Folder currently viewed in the Folder Box tag window by clicking the icon in the upward direction of the Folder Box window. Similarly, the Folder Box tag window can be quickly switched to the Folder currently browsed by the resource manager. You can achieve this through two methods: one is to directly click the icon next to the Folder Box window; 2. Right-click the folder in the "folder" browser bar of the resource manager, and select "display in FolderBox" in the pop-up menu.

2. quickly create multi-level Directories

In resource manager, we can only create a folder one by one to create a multi-level directory. Now, in the FolderBox window, enter the folder for which you want to create a multi-level directory. Right-click the folder and select "new directory" from the pop-up menu, in the pop-up "Create a new directory" dialog box, enter the relative path of the multi-level directory and click "OK.

2. Integrate the resource manager with the Registry

The registration table is the core data library of windows. Generally, we use the registration table editor (regedit.exe) attached to the system to modify the registry data. Now, you can associate the resource manager with the Registry through "Registry Explorer (RE. It is a perfect solution for users who often deal with the Registry.

Tip: after the software is installed, the help document files on the "C: Drawing" page are displayed.

1. Location of the custom RE in the Resource Manager

If the resource manager window has already been opened on the desktop, you can view the registry icon and its name is "registry" under "desktop" in the "folder" directory tree, at the same time, the "registry" shortcut icon will be added to the desktop. Readers may not like it on the desktop like the author. You can right-click the "registry" folder and select "Movie" from the pop-up menu ", you can directly Select "My Computer" or "Control Panel" to move to "My Computer" or "Control Panel". Of course, you can also Select "Select folder (Select folder) "can be specified to a folder in a specific writable disk.

2. Quickly locate the Registry Branch

Many articles such as system optimization involve Registry Modification more or less. The tedious operation is to locate the specified branch in the Registry Editor. Now you only need to directly set the branch path (such as "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows ", copy the address bar of the resource manager without quotation marks (the same below), and press enter to specify the target branch.

Tip: RE adds the reg protocol for viewing the registry to the system. You can click "reg: // registry branch" in the address bar to view the specific branch. For example, enter "reg: // hklm ", press enter to view the main branch of [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

3. Batch Delete branch or key value

When we find many junk branches or key values under the current branch, you can select these key values and then press the "Del" key to delete them in batches. Like the Registry Editor, a prompt box is displayed when you perform the delete operation. However, the prompt box is displayed for every branch and key value. Here we will teach you a trick, in the dialog box that appears, press "Y" on the keyboard.

4. Import/delete branch registry files through backup

After specifying a branch, We can edit and modify the sub branch and key-value items under the current branch in the right window, just like the management file, at the same time, only the buttons that support operations are displayed in the tool buttons of resource manager. It is worth mentioning that there are multiple save buttons (Explort to disk) in the toolbar ). Unlike Registry Editor, it exports only the selected branch and key-value data. After clicking the Save button, entering the save file name is not finished, but the export mode selection dialog box is displayed. The original RE supports the Save import (Normal) and delete (Inverse) branch and key value operations. The former is similar to the export function of the Registry Editor. The latter will add the "-" number in the export registry file, which indicates deletion. Readers familiar with the Registry file format will not be unfamiliar with it!

3. Right-click N multi-menu 4 qibing

In resource manager, if you want to preview an image and view its information, you need to temporarily move your attention to the "details" column in the left-side navigation pane; if you need to copy the specific path of a file, you must first enter the folder where the file is located; if you encounter some files that cannot be deleted, are you still crazy in "windows Task Manager ...... Resource Manager does not seem to be able to complete these tasks well. In fact, the above embarrassing scenes can be perfectly solved simply by installing five novelty soldiers on the system.

Qibing 1: Right-click to view the figure XnView

I believe that our readers are already very familiar with XnView. This is a free and small image watching software, and its good plug-in interface also gives us more convenience, it is a good idea to move the preview image to the "on-demand" right-click menu.

After "XnView Shell Extension" is installed, right-click an image in resource manager to preview the image in the right-click menu. By default, the preview thumbnail is small, you can select "Options" to select a larger pixel size. If you want to Convert the image format, you can also directly select the target format (seven formats, including GIF, BMP, JPG, and PNG, are supported) from the "Convert into" menu ).

Tip: Even if multiple images have been selected, XnView Shell Extension will preview an image right-clicking.

Qibing 2: rjhExtensions

Copying the specific path of a file in the resource manager is cumbersome. In fact, you only need to simply click the menu to complete the operation quickly by installing the corresponding hextensions. After "Export hextensions" is installed, right-click the file to be copied in resource manager, and select the "path to clipboard" command in the pop-up menu. The plug-in also provides functions such as "file fragmentation", "encrypted file", and "Save directory list", which are fast and convenient to use.

Tip: If the eight menu commands of rjhExtensions make the right-click menu too bloated, double-click the "organization hextensions Organizer" shortcut on the desktop to open the Organization window, undo unnecessary menus or adjust them to sub-menu display.

Qibing 3: iColorFolder for the folder "official server"

Click a disk in the resource manager and there will be "yellow" folders in front of you! Now, you only need to install iColorFolder to grant different "official titles" to different data folders "!

Execute the “icf.exe installation program on the current optical disk. During the installation process, you can select Windows XP, MacOS X, and Snow. e2 and Longhorn are four Skin different folder styles. Each Skin contains eight icons of different colors. Select the one you like and click "Install" to Install the software. After the installation is complete, the software replaces the system folder with the selected style of the yellow folder.

In the initial state, all folders in the system are normal "Yellow-colored soldiers". To differentiate some special soldiers, we can change them into "official servers" of different colors ". In resource manager, right-click this soldier and select the corresponding Color command under "Color Label" in the pop-up menu. After refreshing the folder, you can see the effect.

Qibing 4: handling stubborn files

This often happens when the resource manager tries to delete unnecessary files, rename/move the files to be sorted.