startnine/start9

An extensible, customizable shell replacement for Windows

Start9 was a WIP extensible, customizable shell supplement for Windows, one which aims to be not only modular, but extends to many needs.

Planned Modules

We're planning on having some modules pre-packaged with Start9. Here's the current list:

• Double Decker Bar
• Superbar
• Experience Menu
• Origin Menu
• Ribbon File Manager
• Superbar
• Startbeat Menu
• Most likely others we haven't come up with yet!

Please note that every aspect of this list is subject to change at any time.

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Start9

A beautiful and simple front-end for managing Start9 modules.

Contributing and Conduct

This project has adopted the code of conduct defined by the Contributor Covenant to clarify expected behavior in our community. For more information, see the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

In addition, please follow the contributing guidelines for all Start9 projects.

Dependencies and Frameworks

• .NET Core 3.0
  • Official builds of Start9 are built with .NET Core 3.0. However, you may want to retarget it to be able to access newer features and load in modules compiled for later versions of .NET.
• WPF related assemblies (PresentationFramework, etc.)
  • These assemblies make Start9 incompatible with .NET Core and other non-Microsoft .NET implementations.
• Start9 UI
  • This is the home to various abstractions related to Windows objects like programs and open windows. It's also home to the Shale themed UI controls, and a few additional ones.
• System.AddIn
  • This represents the Microsoft Addin Framework assembly. We use this in Start9 for the Host-side adapter part of the addin pipeline.

Other, smaller dependencies can be seen in the csproj file for the project.

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start9's Issues

Windows Key hook

Expected: Windows Key brings up Start9 menu
Actual: Windows Key brings up original start menu

[sugestion] add custom controll panel items bringing back the win 7 functionality

It would be great to have the old win 7 controll panel functionality back in the windows 10, screen resolution, customisazion network controll panel with all options (like wifi, etc..) that got removed already in win 8.

Cheers
David X.

Clicking in Start9 temp. settings GUI causes a crash

os: fresh win7 VM, running start9 commit 6df79d4 (lastest messages build so far)
steps to reproduce:

• open start9
• click around in the GUI
• profit
  recording of issue

Add-in list (bookstore model) does not populate on initial add-in store build

Upon clicking the 'module tests' button on the home screen, the Add-ins are loaded. If the add-in store cache does not exist, it will be created. On instances where the cache needs to be built, the add-ins list will not populate on the add-ins page until the next navigation. This can be verified by deleting the AddIns.store file in the AddIns directory and loading the module tests page.

Since start9 is cancelled...

Since start9 is cancelled, can't you guys send binaries of older releases(specifically the old one which brings the beta windows 10 start menu to 8.1) and current ones just so people can have start9 without compiling from source and getting errors.

Because of the "Twitch Plays Pokemon" start9 bots that happend during the first stream

It seems that when someone tries to search start9. They will be flooded with "Twitch Plays Pokemon" posts from 2014ish.

Pressing Start on the Taskbar causes a Crash

Version: Just pulled it off of this Repo

Pretty much self-explanatory, clicked Start on New Taskbar = Crash

Since start9 is cancelled..

Since start9 is cancelled, can't you guys send binaries of older releases and current ones just so people can have start9 without compiling from source and getting errors.

Modules that allow for Explorer Tweaks, ala Classic Shell's Explorer Tweaks

Please Note: Don't rush yourselves to do this, I'd rather have a complete Shell Replacement before you people start working on Modular Explorer Tweaks, based on Classic Shell's Explorer Tweak-age.
Given you're going to potentially use some code from the now open source Classic Shell, here's an idea for Start9, given it's going Modular:

1. Classic Menu Module - What is says on the tin
2. Windows XP Style Menu Module - Classic Shell's XP Layout Menu
3. Windows 7 Style Menu Module - Menu that looks like the Windows 7 Menu, mainly doable with Classic Shell Code
4. (the one of this issue) File Explorer Tweaks as Modules that can be enabled

Now, 4 can be anything, as long as it brings more functionality to, or otherwise lets you customise, File Explorer... The main things I can think of is mainly Classic Shell Explorer Tweaks being a Module, at first, and then at least whatever other users come up with for Tweaks (Ribbon Skinning..?, Plexplorer Layout..?)...

closing doesn't actually do anything..

fresh windows 7 VM
steps to reproduce:

• open a precompiled build of start9 that was made using the start button thing
• try to close start9
• enjoy
  A build of Start9 not closing.

window controls are broken after closing

fresh windows 7 VM
commit version ea22090
steps to reproduce:

• open a compiled build of start9
• close it
• open it again from the taskbar
• click maximise
• enjoy
  
  

Crashes when opening Modules test

Any Ideas or fixes