boxsharp


This is only a textbox, well, at first.

Box Sharp

Why Box Sharp

Do you want to launch your MSN at anytime just by typing "MSN" instead of looking for the icon in the huge start menu?

Do you want to search something in google at anytime just by typing "google something" instead of launching your browser, visit google, type "something" and press the button?

Do you want to calculate a math expression at anytime just by typing "1+(5-2*3)/4" instead of launching your calculator,think about the priority and press hundreds of buttons?

Do you want to see the latest news at anytime instead of visiting the news sites?

Do you want to do all these things and actually everything in a same textbox which is always there ready to help you?

What is Box Sharp

Box Sharp is a topmost textbox which can be put on the top of your screen and allows you to do anything in it, such as launch a program by a short command, calculate a math expression, run scripts and actually anything because it's plug-in based.

How Box Sharp works

Box Sharp is only a textbox at first.It just starts every plugin which is in the plugins' folder, and give the plugin full control of the main window and the textbox. Plugins can do response by handling the events of the textbox such as TextChanged or KeyPress, add UI elements to the main window, and do anything.

Can I use Box Sharp

The program is written in c# with .Net Framework 3.5, and Windows Presentation Foundation. So it can run on Windows with .net 3.5 runtime environment. Plugins can be very easy to develop and share.

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