ISBoxer 41

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ISBoxer 41 is currently in internal Alpha testing and in active development

New Menu system

ISBoxer 41 introduces a new fundamental system for Menus, which are essentially a blend of Key Maps and Click Bars.

ISBoxer Menu concepts
  • Template - The Template defines the number of Menu Buttons available for a Menu, as well as its visual appearance and layout. Template styles currently available include Grid (similar to Click Bars), Radial (a popup Menu that centers on your mouse cursor when activated), and XML (fully customizable)
  • Button Set - A Button Set defines behavior (e.g. Actions performed when a button is activated) and appearance for each of a set of Menu Buttons
  • Hotkey Set - A Hotkey Set defines a set of Hotkeys that can be assigned to a Menu. Hotkey Sets are not required, but can be used to activate Menu Buttons without clicking on the GUI.
  • Menu - A Menu is a combination of Template, Button Set and Hotkey Set!
Random tidbits about Menus
  • Menus are designed to simplify ISBoxer configuration management and eliminate problems associated with configuring Key Maps and Click Bars, such as...
    • FAQ: I added a new Key Map but the Key Maps toggle does not disable it? - with Menus, it is possible to use a single "pause" and "unpause" to temporarily disable the assigned Hotkeys for all Menus
    • Dynamic Click Bar buttons, like the default Key Maps and Repeater toggles, can't be placed in additional Click Bars without specifically setting up new Actions to handle the new buttons. With Menus, it is possible to reuse Menu Buttons in more than one Menu or Button Set, with any dynamic changes to the original Menu Button automatically propagating to each!

Due to the new Menu system, ISBoxer 41's Quick Setup Wizard will generate a different configuration style than ISBoxer 40.