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Add Windows 7 taskbar features to Foobar 2000
Those of you running Windows 7 and looking for an alternative player with the same slick taskbar integration Windows Media Player features, Foobar might be just the thing.
Drop in the Windows 7 Shell Integration component, and you'll be able to control playback right from the taskbar via the thumbnail preview. Album artwork is also displayed, as is a progress bar. You can also pin playlists to the Foobar jumplist and access preferences with two-click ease.
One thing I'd like to see added is an area on the jumplist for recent tracks. Maybe we'll see that worked in to a future build.
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Subscribe to commentsDonald B.EversonSep 3rd 2009 4:15PM
would be great if knew where components directory was to drop the dll into.
some of us are dummy's like me
Lee MathewsSep 3rd 2009 4:23PM
pro tip - look in program files\foobar and see if there's a components folder. ;)
Donald B.EversonSep 3rd 2009 4:27PM
lol awesome. thanks. i was looking all around system 32 files and stuff. That was to simple to consider....lol
SteveSep 3rd 2009 5:02PM
But foobar2000 has it built in from the get-go. And I actually prefer it, despite the lack of the progress indicator. It has all the standard buttons on the toolbar (Stop, Previous, Play/Pause, Next, but most importantly the Random button I use all the time). And I personally think these buttons look better along the bottom:
http://dot-totally.co.uk/steve/foobar-win7.jpg
Lee MathewsSep 3rd 2009 5:04PM
Steve, does it need to be activated? I just installed it on a Win7 Ultimate machine to test, and I don't have any playback controls, album art, or anything - just the normal thumbnail preview on hover.
SteveSep 3rd 2009 5:07PM
Oh actually, maybe its part of Columns UI (which I always install as soon as I have foobar). I forget thats not actually how foobar starts first place.