[Tip] Make your PC do something when a window closes

[Paul (Lead Developer)]

Most apps have an option to do something specific when a task finishes. For example, a file downloading app can be set to shut down your PC when a long download has completed. But what if an app doesn't offer this, or maybe you just want to be alerted with a whistle when a window closes? AlomWare Toolbox to the rescue!

With AlomWare Toolbox, just middle-click the icon area of a window's title bar and select the "When closed" menu item. A sub-menu opens where you can select what you want to happen when the window closes. The available options are:

• Do nothing (to cancel a previous selection)
• Add a log entry (to AlomWare Toolbox's "Log" tab)
• Play a whistle sound (great for when you're in another room!)
• Run a DOS command
• Run an automated action (from AlomWare Toolbox's "Automation" tab)
• Show a pop-up message
• Show a notification (in the system tray)
• Speak a message (using the PC's default voice)
• Shut down the PC
• Sleep the PC

In the screenshot below, AlomWare Toolbox will shut down the PC when a long file copy has finished.