Overview

bb4win mod expands on Blackbox for Windows. Functionality | minimalism balance out for an efficient | compact shell.

based stylistically on the Blackbox window manager for the Linux X Window System by Brad Hughes & Shaleh.
bb4win mod adds in aspects of the Fluxbox & Openbox window managers.

Quick Start

First:

Later:

For wallpapers, use the Menu links at Menu -> Styles+ -> Walls sites for downloading wallpapers
For more styles, use the Menu links at Menu -> Styles+ -> Styles sites to download more styles.
Check out the universe of plugins available for Blackbox for Windows.

When things are running smoothly:

The Blackbox for Windows shell consists of these GUI elements:

Desktop:

Menus:

Plugins:

Toolbar (Core) - bbSystemBar the indispensable, highly configurable toolbar
Keyboard (Core) - Hotkeys for various action, implemented in the bbKeys plugin
Window Skinner (Core) - bbWinSkin enables greater flexibility in window use
Plugin container (Core) - bbSlit can hold all visible plugins in the same area of the screen
Many other available plugins.

Mouse event	Effect
right-click	show main menu
mid-click \| right-click with Shift	show workspaces menu
left-click	hide menus \| bring pinned menus on top

: These and other desktop mouse-clicks are configurable in extensions.rc.

Mouse event	Effect
right-click on desktop background	open main menu
left-click on desktop background	close menus \| bring menus on top
right-click on titlebar	close this menu
left-click the titlebar and drag	move \| pin menu
double-left-click the titlebar	toggle rolled-up property
alt+right-click on folder titlebar	toggle on top property
left-click on folder	bring back pinned submenu
double-left-click on folder	explore folder (*)
left-drag of file-item	drag item elsewhere
right-click on file-item	open context menu for file or folder
shift+right-click on folder titlebar	open folder's context menu
alt-double-left on file\|folder	show properties
mouse wheel \| drag scroll-button	scroll long menus

(*) This command is configurable in blackbox.rc for instance:-

blackbox.options.openFolderCommand: explorer.exe /e,"%1"

Keyboard navigation	Effect
up\|down\|left\|right arrows	navigate
page-up\|down home/end	navigate
crtl+up\|down	scroll menu
alt+up/down/left/right arrows	move menu
letters A-Z,0-9,...	shortcut (underscored or first letter)
enter, spacebar	activate item
alt-enter	show properties (file/folder)
app-key	show context menu
tab	cycle through pinned menus
F5	update folder
ctrl+n,e,t,s	sort folder by name, extension, time, size
insert	pin menu \| toggle onTop mode
del, escape	close menu

Notes:

See the included bbKeys.rc for examples, how to invoke the menu from the keyboard.
(The LWIN and RWIN key shortcuts work only if bb4win mod is installed as default shell)
Hold down Ctrl for faster progress with the -number+ items.

The toolbar may be turned on or off from Menu -> Settings -> Desktop.
Please note that what you see in the default installation is not the toolbar but bbSystemBar.
See bbSystemBar and bbSystemBar.rc.