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Old 01-04-06, 02:53 AM   #15 (permalink)
chmckay
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This little dialog has been around since the PPC2000 days. I figure that Microsoft probably didn't make it known because in the "old days", you needed to use the virtual keyboard to tap out the exe name, when it would be much easier to use File Explorer in fewer taps.

As for Alt-TAB, I don't think that's actually defined in the PPC shell (it is in Windows CE, the underlying OS, though). The reason I think this is that Alt-Tab in the emulator does absolutely nothing, but when I install my Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard driver, it starts working. That may just be a bug in the emulator though.

As for another hidden feature, press and hold the action button, tap and hold in a blank area of the taskbar (not on any words, icons, etc.), let go of the action button and drag your stylus to any control on the device (i.e. button, grid, window, etc.) and then release your stylus. You'll get a debug window showing you specific information about that window and it's parent windows.
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