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What applications out there (besides the built-in ones and the feature demos) take advantage of new Windows 7 features (the new tricks with the taskbar and start menu)

I don't mean existing programs that use the standard recent file list (which Windows 7 makes into Jump Lists); I mean applications which actively use the new features.

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Please add screenshots. – OscarRyz Sep 15 '09 at 6:37
This should be a community wiki - Unless someone lists every single application in a single answer, there is no valid answer for this. – Diago Sep 15 '09 at 7:18
Agree on making this a community wiki. – Nick Josevski Sep 15 '09 at 7:46
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Not sure if this is a Windows 7 feature or not, but I've noticed that when burning a disc in ImgBurn, the entire taskbar button turns into a progress bar. VERY cool for monitoring burn progress.

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It's a new feature of Windows 7, which a few programs use now. Total Commander for instance, in the last version 7.50, does that too when copying or moving files. – Snark Sep 15 '09 at 6:02
Yeah, it's a Windows 7 feature, but it also has to be enabled by the app. – alex Sep 15 '09 at 6:15
Also happens in Windows functions, such as copying files, etc. Very cool feature. – th3dude Oct 15 '09 at 14:36
Since posting this, I have actually implemented this in a professional application...very cool. – NickAldwin Jun 29 '10 at 18:59
I wrote a blog post on how to use the windows 7 taskbar features in WPF applications. Check it out here if you're interested. – roviuser Oct 31 '11 at 13:43
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Chromium now supports jumplists (most visited sites, recently closed tabs, etc).

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iTunes 9 has tasks in its Jump List and has playback controls in its preview (like Windows Media Player 12)

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Safari makes use of the preview system for each open tab, just like IE8 does.

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So does FireFox. – mrdenny Sep 15 '09 at 4:02
Firefox does? I'm using 5.3.5 and not seeing it. – JamesGecko Sep 15 '09 at 6:05
Firefox? I've never seen it do it... – alex Sep 15 '09 at 6:14
Firefox doesn't. Firefox only displays windows, but not tabs, the way that IE8 or other MS apps do. – Robert Koritnik Sep 15 '09 at 7:17
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Firefox as of version 3.5.3 only shows the active tab per window, whereas Safari and IE8 show all open tabs. Chrome 2.0.172 has the same behaviour as Firefox. – Nick Josevski Sep 15 '09 at 7:44
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Firefox has integration with Windows 7 if you use Winfox:

  • Frequent Items support
  • Tasks support
  • Pin support
  • Auto-detection of the Firefox directory and user profile
  • FavIcon support (downloads top fifteen favicons to your Firefox Cache directory)
  • Launch Firefox by clicking on the Winfox icon
  • Linking of all open Firefox windows – Sets all Firefox windows to use Winfox (only if Winfox is running)
  • Taskbar progress overlay when downloading files
  • Number of open tabs illustrated using a taskbar icon overlay
  • Multiple Firefox profile support

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win7shell

Winamp integration with Windows 7's shell

http://code.google.com/p/win7shell/

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The Foobar2000 music player has a plugin that adds a nifty cover-view/control box thing to the window preview.

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Here is a more complete list.

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Gmail Notifier Plus was written specifically for Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2. A really nice application that I became used to in a matter of a day. You'll be even more glad when you have multiple Gmail accounts.

What is it capable of:

  • jumplists - it displays a list of unread messages that you can click and they'll open up in your preferred browser
  • peek - this one's tricky because this application doesn't have any visual window. Instead of a window, peek feature displays unread messages of each account you add to the app. It displays one email at a time (truncated of course) with buttons to flip through...
  • superbar icon notifications - superbar (ex taskbar) icon also displays a nice visual number of unread messages you have in all registered email accounts
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Windows Live Messenger replaced the trayicon with the jumplist.

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Yeah and I hate this – JL. Oct 29 '09 at 16:48
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