I use BBlean instead of Explorer as my shell, and couldn't be happier.

So I thought.

I have it set up to use a desktop midclick to execute foobar's /activate or hide argument (thanks, btw, very useful). For some reason (this is not an issue when running Explorer as shell), this method has focusing problems, so for a long while I had just set foobar to Always on Top.

While I'd like to find a more graceful solution than downloading a helper app (although it does kill two birds with one stone), I did find something to force Explorer file browser windows to stay a strict size, autosizer.

It has a restore function - set it to filter by foobar's unique class, this effectively removed my focus issue. Neat.

Can't imagine that'll be an issue for many of you. Alt shellers shake their fists!

Thanks for the info on the app, im a bblean user as well and should prove very useful indeed.

Good I guess I should have known some *box users would read this forum; I see fb2k plastered all over the .crackmonkey screenshots. Good taste

Update: I put this in my extensions.rc

blackbox.desktop.MidClick: @BBCore.exec "C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe" /command:"Foobar2000/Activate or hide" /command:"Playlist/Highlight Playing Item"

Effectively, desktop activates or minimizes foobar, highlighting currently playing upon activation, so no need to double click on the status bar.

Hey hey thanks for that little bit of info lightbulb, thats really really handy i personally havent edited my bblean configs in ages, so i tip my hat to you sir.