What is it?

3r1c is a volume notification/control tool that emulates the volume bezel of Mac OS X. When the volume changes, the bezel pops up with the current system volume level. The features:

• Supports skins
• Tray icon reflects volume level
• Configurable sounds
• Hotkeys
• Supports custom mixer
• Can be positioned anywhere on the screen

Hotkeys

Turning on the "Enable Hotkeys" item in the config app will make WIN+ and WIN- increase or decrease the volume. In version 1.0, the +/- keys on the main keyboard are supported, as well as the numpad.

Compatibility

3r1c uses layered window features only found in Windows 2k/XP.

Usage

• As stated above, WIN+ and WIN- raise and lower the volume.
• To open the control window, click the tray icon. To close the control, double click it.
• Use "/command" (without quotes) as the command-line parameter to only open the control dialog (good for OB themes).
• "+" and "-" can be used as command-line parameters to raise or lower the volume by one "piece"
• The "On/Off" menu item is for games. Some games will lose focus and minimize if 3r1c comes up.

Credits and Contact Info

Thanks a bunch to the following people, because they made this app possible:

• imtoomuch - testing, testing, testing.
• duckie - Creating the panther-style control dialog
• vipe - resources
• juno - +/- command line idea

If you'd like to get ahold of me, you can go here, or contact me via IM with:

• AIM: mech4nized
• MSN: matthew@pogrelz.com
• IRC: pogz on irc.deskmod.com