foobar2000:Components/Windows 7 Integration (foo_w7shell)

Note: Aspects of this component have been built into foobar2000 since v1.4. See the "See also" section for further information.

Example of the Windows 7 Integration component running on Windows 10.

The Windows 7 Integration component integrates foobar2000 with the Windows shell.

Preferences

Preferences page.

Thumbnail

Show progress bar

Enables a progress bar in the taskbar thumbnail, shown on top of the album artwork.

Show own thumb buttons

If it is installed, this option disables Column UI's toolbar icons, and uses the built-in icons instead.

Draw border around album art

Draws a border of a specified thickness and color around the displayed album art.

Thumb buttons

"Stop" button

By default, the following buttons are displayed: Previous, Play/Pause, Stop, Next. This option allows the Stop button to be hidden.

Taskbar button

Show progress bar

Enables a progress bar in the taskbar button. This functions in the same way that the Windows File Explorer will show the progress of a file operation (i.e. copying a large folder).

Jump list contents

Enables or disabled various jump list options.

Window

Disable Aero Peek and Disable Flip3D disable the relevant Windows Aero options.

See also

• foobar2000 Preferences: Background and Notifications

External links

• Windows 7 Shell Integration [archive.org]
• Windows Aero on Wikipedia