本文对比了Windows 7上两款多显示器任务栏软件Ultramon和DisplayFusion。作者详细评测了两者的外观、动画效果、行为特性，并指出DisplayFusion在动画和预览方面更胜一筹，而Ultramon在功能和稳定性上有优势。作者目前仍在两者间切换使用，推荐读者亲自试用以找到适合自己的多显示器任务栏解决方案。
Wow, this was the longest time I've ever gone without blogging. It was very interesting being (reasonably) unplugged. I was even more unplugged this time than last year when we spent Christmas in South Africa (where I was blogging near-daily over a cell phone modem).
哇，这是我有博客以来最长的时间。 (合理地)拔下插头非常有趣。 这次我比去年在南非度过圣诞节(去年我几乎每天都在用手机调制解调器写博客)时感到无聊。
Anyway, I'm still on vacation until next Monday, but I have been messing around with a few things I wanted to share, and here is one such project.
无论如何，我一直在休假直到下周一，但是我一直在想分享一些我想分享的东西，这是一个这样的项目。
Disclaimer: I'm not on the Windows 7 team and I have no knowledge about anything they are, have, may, may not, will, will not do, or did and didn't tell anyone. I'm just a dude who likes Windows.
免责声明：我不在Windows 7团队中，我也不了解它们是，有，可能，可能，不会，不会，或者曾经或没有告诉任何人。 我只是喜欢Windows的一个家伙。
I've fully converted myself and the extended family over to Windows 7. In fact, Windows 7 was my number 1 Christmas Gift this year. Everyone's running it and everyone's happy. Even Uncle Ronnie, a 90+ year old die-hard Windows XP guy has been upgraded (but hasn't noticed, other than "it's snappier.")
我已经将自己和大家庭完全转换为Windows7。实际上，Windows 7是我今年的第一大圣诞节礼物。 每个人都在运行它，每个人都很高兴。 甚至90岁以上的顽固Windows XP家伙Ronnie叔叔也已经升级(但没有注意到，除了“这很抢手”。)
However, the one remaining gaping hole in Windows 7 for the Power User (like me with my four (sometimes five) monitors) is the lack of a native taskbar that works across more than one monitor.
但是，在Windows 7中，Power User (像我的四个(有时是五个)监视器)仍然存在一个巨大的漏洞，那就是缺少可跨多个监视器使用的本机任务栏。
I'm sure someone owns this feature on Windows 7 and I'm sure that it didn't make it into the product for some reason and I'm sure someone is looking at the feature for the future*.
我确定有人在Windows 7上拥有此功能，并且我肯定由于某种原因它没有将其纳入产品中，并且我确定有人正在考虑将来使用该功能*。
Regardless, Windows 7 has an awesome ecosystem of 3rd party stuff and there are two contenders fighting for the title of "Multi-Monitor Taskbar for Windows 7."
无论如何，Windows 7都有一个很棒的第三方资源生态系统，并且有两个竞争者争夺“ Windows 7多监视器任务栏”的标题。
The most interesting thing about Windows 7 isn't a feature; it's that Windows 7 has a strong sense of aesthetic. Nasty looking apps won't cut it any more. Folks want things to integrate with Windows 7 features like jump lists and the superbar. They want clean design and fresh styles. Most of all, they want their apps to LOOK like Windows 7 - like they belong.
Windows 7最有趣的一点不是功能。 Windows 7具有强烈的美感。 看起来很讨厌的应用程序将不再有用。 人们希望事物与Windows 7功能(如跳转列表和超级栏)集成在一起。 他们想要干净的设计和清新的风格。 最重要的是，他们希望自己的应用像Windows 7一样看起来像-属于它们。
Now, back to the taskbar thing. Here are the two contenders and my conclusion. I'm reviewing these products taskbar capabilities, not the many other features they each offer like multi-monitor wallpaper support, etc. For the most part they are similar, but I'm a utilitarian and I'm interested in the bread and butter stuff first.
现在，回到任务栏。 这是两个竞争者和我的结论。 我正在审查这些产品的任务栏功能，而不是它们各自提供的其他功能(如多显示器墙纸支持等)。在大多数情况下，它们是相似的，但是我是一位功利主义者，并且我对面包和黄油感兴趣首先。
First, Ultramon, then DisplayFusion. Note the post was written against Specific Versions whose features are in likely flux. Try them both yourself!
首先是Ultramon ，然后是DisplayFusion 。 请注意，该帖子是针对特定版本编写的，其功能可能会不断变化。 自己尝试一下！
实时软件的Ultramon 3.0.8 Beta (Ultramon 3.0.8 Beta from Realtime Soft)
Realtime Soft appears to be a one-person company run by Christian Studer out of Switzerland. He's been making software since 1998 and I purchased his product Ultramon when it was version 2 in Jun of 2002. Wow. That's over 7 years for the math-challenged.
Realtime Soft似乎是Christian Studer在瑞士经营的一家人公司。 自1998年以来，他一直在开发软件，而我购买了他的产品Ultramon 当它是2002年6月的第2版时。哇。 数学挑战已经超过7年了。
Ultramon has long been the only game in town when it comes to multimonitor support on Windows. It gets revised in fits and starts. Sometimes you won't hear anything for literally months, then there will be a flurry of activity, then silence. Christian is very kind when he answers forum posts, but it's no uncommon to hear folks complaining about the speed at which the beta version's bugs are fixed. These days folks want to see code rev'ing weekly, minimum.
长期以来，Ultramon一直是Windows上唯一的多显示器支持游戏。 它会根据需要进行修改并开始。 有时您几个月都不会听到任何声音，然后会有一些活动，然后保持沉默。 克里斯蒂安(Christian)在回答论坛帖子时非常友善，但是听到人们抱怨Beta版错误的修复速度并不罕见。 如今，人们希望每周至少查看一次代码修订。
That said, Ultramon has always been very tight code and I've had minimal trouble with it. As of Dec 21st, there's a 3.0.8 beta available that runs on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7.
就是说，Ultramon一直以来都是非常严格的代码，而我在这方面的麻烦也很小。 截至12月21日，已有一个可在Windows 2000，XP，Vista和Windows 7上运行的3.0.8 beta 。
Here are the things I look for in a Multimonitor Taskbar on Windows 7 and how Ultramon 3.0.8 beta stacks up.
这是我在Windows 7的Multimonitor任务栏中寻找的东西，以及Ultramon 3.0.8 beta的堆积方式。
看起来 (Looks)
Here are four apps running in an Ultramon toolbar on my third monitor.
这是我的第三台显示器上的Ultramon工具栏中运行的四个应用程序。
Here are the same four apps running in the Windows 7 taskbar on my primary monitor.
以下是我的主显示器在Windows 7任务栏中运行的相同四个应用程序。
What's this? Three apps? Well, note that the second and third above were actually Windows Explorer windows. Ultramon not only didn't group them together (per my settings within Windows itself), it also used the actual icons for the folders I was on, rather than the default Explorer one.
这是什么？ 三个应用？ 好吧，请注意，上面的第二和第三个实际上是Windows资源管理器窗口。 Ultramon不仅没有将它们分组在一起(根据我在Windows本身中的设置)，还使用了我所在文件夹的实际图标，而不是默认的资源管理器图标。
I think respecting the grouping option is more important then the icon thing, but I though it was interesting nonetheless. It's a pretty darn good facsimile.
我认为，尊重分组选项比图标事情更为重要，但尽管如此，我仍然很有趣。 这是一个相当不错的传真。
Ultramon also respects the default Windows taskbar settings and will show Text and Icons if you've got that setting set:
Ultramon还遵循默认的Windows任务栏设置，如果已设置该设置，则会显示“文本”和“图标”：
动画和Aero预览 (Animations and Aero Preview)
Sadly, this is where Ultramon falls down. There's no Aero Preview. Recall that Aero Preview is when you get a nice tiny window preview as you mouse over running tasks. In this version of Ultramon you'll just get a sad little tooltip.
可悲的是，这是Ultramon跌倒的地方。 没有Aero预览。 回想一下，Aero Preview是当您将鼠标悬停在正在运行的任务上时获得漂亮的小窗口预览的。 在此版本的Ultramon中，您只会得到一个可悲的小工具提示。
True, this isn't really functionally necessary, but it's a missing piece that Windows itself does have and as I said before, I want Windows 7 utilities to look like Windows 7. While a small thing, it's enough to give me pause when deciding to use Ultramon. I really like my aero effects.
没错，这实际上并不是功能上必需的，但这是Windows本身确实缺少的一个部分，并且正如我之前说的，我希望Windows 7实用程序看起来像Windows7。虽然很小，但足以让我在决定时停下来使用Ultramon。 我真的很喜欢我的航空效果。
Now there is "color tracking" in Ultramon buttons. This is when you look at the most prominent color in an icon and create an light or glow effect that tracks with the mouse. Here's the effect from Ultramon (click to watch the animation):
现在，Ultramon按钮中有“颜色跟踪”。 这是当您查看图标中最突出的颜色并创建可以用鼠标跟踪的灯光或发光效果时。 这是Ultramon的效果(单击以观看动画)：
http://screencast.com/t/Nzc0MmE1
http://screencast.com/t/Nzc0MmE1
Note that the tooltip unfortunately (and constantly) pops up while you're tracking, basically ruining the effect and getting in the way. Also, very subtle, the color tracking effect "jumps" from button to button as you move the mouse. It doesn't "fade out" as it does on the actual Windows taskbar. It's maybe a 100-200ms animation, but I noticed.
请注意，不幸的是，在您跟踪时会弹出工具提示(并不断出现)，基本上破坏了效果并妨碍了您的操作。 而且，非常微妙的是，随着鼠标的移动，颜色跟踪效果会在按钮之间“跳跃”。 它不会像在实际Windows任务栏上那样“淡出”。 可能是100-200ms的动画，但我注意到了。
Finally, and this may be something that's either not possible or certainly not easy to fix. When you minimize a window on another monitor, the "I'm minimizing" animation is the same one that Windows itself uses, meaning, the app will appear to minimize in a diagonal slashing motion to the primary monitor. This is a bummer, but I suspect tough to fix.
最后，这可能是不可能或肯定不容易解决的。 当您最小化另一台显示器上的窗口时，“我正在最小化”动画与Windows本身使用的动画相同，这意味着该应用程序将以与主显示器成对角线的斜线运动显示为最小化。 这真是个无赖，但我怀疑很难解决。
行为 (Behavior)
When you're using the actual Taskbar in Windows 7, you can rearrange the buttons (tasks, programs) just by dragging them. This is true whether the apps are running or not. You can't rearrange the running tasks on the Ultramon taskbars by dragging, or at all.
在Windows 7中使用实际的任务栏时，只需拖动按钮即可重新排列按钮(任务，程序)。 无论应用程序是否运行，都是如此。 您无法通过拖动或根本无法在Ultramon任务栏上重新排列正在运行的任务。
When you right click on a running task on the Ultramon "false" taskbar you get the app's System Menu with two added items. Maximize to Desktop and Move to Monitor. The Move to Monitor option is fabulous and I use it all the time. (Although Windows 7 itself includes hotkey support for moving windows between monitors via Shift+Win+ArrowKeys.)
在Ultramon“假”任务栏上右键单击正在运行的任务时，您将获得带有两个添加项的应用程序系统菜单。 最大化到桌面并移动到监视器。 Move to Monitor选项非常好，我一直都在使用它。 (尽管Windows 7本身包括通过Shift + Win + ArrowKeys在监视器之间移动窗口的热键支持。)
Ultramon also dynamically adds (as an overlay, but you don't know that) buttons to every window with the same functionality. Note the two extra buttons on the left. It's a very nice touch and Ultramon tries very hard to make these buttons the right size and style as if they were included with Windows.
Ultramon还向具有相同功能的每个窗口动态添加(作为覆盖，但您不知道)按钮。 请注意左侧的两个额外按钮。 这是一个非常不错的触摸，Ultramon会非常努力地使这些按钮的大小和样式正确，就像Windows附带了这些按钮一样。
There are some odd windows that paint their own title bar and buttons that will look weird when Ultramon puts these buttons on them. Skype and Office Communicator come to mind. You can add these as exceptions in the config for Ultramon.
有迹象表明，绘制其自己的标题栏和按钮，这将是怪异的时候提出的UltraMon对他们这些按钮一些奇怪的窗口。 Skype和Office Communicator浮现在脑海。 您可以将这些作为例外添加到Ultramon的配置中。
One other thing of note with Ultramon as a taskbar for other monitors is that this is a taskbar, not a superbar (or whatever the Windows taskbar is called) which means you can't pin icons or make launch-able non-running icons. You also (and this is sad) don't get that apps JumpLists. You can only access jumplists on the primary monitor and even then, only if that app is pinned. Non-pinned apps that are running may have jumplists, but you can't get to them if the app is running on the other monitor. Subtle, but very important, and missed.
将Ultramon用作其他监视器的任务栏的另一点注意事项是，这是一个任务栏，而不是超级栏(或Windows任务栏的任何名称)，这意味着您无法固定图标或使可启动的非运行状态图标。 您也(这很可悲)没有得到该应用程序的JumpList。 仅在固定了该应用程序的情况下，您才可以在主监视器上访问跳转列表。 正在运行的非固定应用程序可能具有跳转列表，但是如果该应用程序在另一台监视器上运行，则您将无法进入它们。 微妙，但非常重要，并错过了。
Ultramon is US$39.95 with a sliding scale for bulk licenses that bottoms out at $19.95 in packs of over 100. You can read the release notes for 3.0.8 to see what's new and what's changing.
Ultramon的价格为39.95美元，批量许可的浮动比例为100美元(含100包)，最低价格为19.95美元。您可以阅读3.0.8的发行说明，以了解新特性和新变化。
Now, the contender.
现在，竞争者。
DisplayFusion 3.1.6 从二进制堡垒 (DisplayFusion 3.1.6 from Binary Fortress)
DisplayFusion is the new kid on the block but it's rev'ing fast and has been really blowing some minds as Ultramon appears to rev slower and be less risky with features and eye candy.
DisplayFusion是新手，但它的发展速度很快，并且确实引起了一些议论，因为Ultramon的显示速度较慢，并且功能和眼神糖果的风险较小。
看起来 (Looks)
Here are four apps running on my third monitor using DisplayFusion as my extra taskbar:
这是使用DisplayFusion作为我的额外任务栏在我的第三台监视器上运行的四个应用程序：
Here are the same four apps running in the Windows 7 taskbar on my primary monitor.
这是在主显示器上Windows 7任务栏中运行的相同四个应用程序。
Again, DisplayFusion is pixel perfect against the primary taskbar and identical to Ultramon's. They also ignore the grouping options and show Windows separately.
同样，DisplayFusion在主要任务栏上是像素完美的，并且与Ultramon相同。 他们也忽略分组选项，并分别显示Windows。
动画和Aero预览 (Animations and Aero Preview)
This is where DisplayFusion really shines because at least he's got something to show. ;)
这是DisplayFusion真正发光的地方，因为至少他有东西要展示。 ;)
Instead of fading in while simultaneously moving up from the bottom, these previews snap in and wipe up. It's close, but it's not perfect. It's maybe 50% there on the intro animation.
这些预览不会卡住而同时从底部向上移动，而是会卡住并清除。 它很近，但是并不完美。 简介动画中可能有50％。
http://screencast.com/t/OGY3M2JiZTAt
http://screencast.com/t/OGY3M2JiZTAt
One awesome thing though, is that these previews are the true live preview that you're using to seeing with Alt-Tab or on the standard taskbar. That means if you're watching a video, you'll see a tiny thumbnail of that same video appearing in the DisplayFusion version of Aero Preview. While the preview intro animation isn't perfect, the animation when you've already got a preview up and you're moving laterally to another one (the preview transition animation, I'll call it) is darn near perfect. I was impressed. Kudos to them for making the effort. I hope they keep trying to get the animation pixel perfect. It matters.
不过，一件令人敬畏的事情是，这些预览是您用来通过Alt-Tab或在标准任务栏上看到的真实实时预览。 这意味着，如果您正在观看视频，则会在DisplayFusion版本的Aero Preview中看到同一视频的微小缩略图。 虽然预览简介动画并不完美，但是当您已经预览并且要横向移动到另一个动画时(我将其称为预览过渡动画)，该动画几乎是完美的。 令我印象深刻。 感谢他们的努力。 我希望他们继续尝试使动画像素完美。 这很重要。
行为 (Behavior)
Shift-Clicking on a running item doesn't bring up a new instance like it does on the Windows taskbar. Ctrl-Shift-Click doesn't work either. It should run a new instance as Administrator.
按住Shift键单击正在运行的项目不会像Windows任务栏上一样显示新实例。 Ctrl-Shift-Click也不起作用。 它应该以管理员身份运行一个新实例。
DisplayFusion also adds buttons to the title bar at runtime, although the buttons are more squared off than the Ultramon ones. Ultramon includes two buttons, but DisplayFusion actually has a menu that lets you add many buttons with lots of different options. You can control what buttons do and in what order they appear. I just find the DisplayFusion buttons to be visually jarring. They do offer various themes for the added buttons, but I'd prefer they just pick up the ambient look and feel.
DisplayFusion还在运行时向标题栏添加按钮，尽管这些按钮比Ultramon的按钮更方形。 Ultramon包含两个按钮，但是DisplayFusion实际上具有一个菜单，该菜单使您可以添加具有许多不同选项的许多按钮。 您可以控制按钮的功能以及按钮的显示顺序。 我只是发现DisplayFusion按钮在视觉上令人讨厌。 它们确实为添加的按钮提供了各种主题，但我希望它们只是具有周围的外观和感觉。
Right-clicking on a running item in DisplayFusion shows only the default System Menu, with no additional menu items. There are no jumplists either.
右键单击DisplayFusion中正在运行的项目，仅显示默认的系统菜单，没有其他菜单项。 也没有跳转列表。
The Windows taskbar includes an option to expand the taskbar buttons to included both the icon and its text, and DisplayFusion can do the same. They don't pick up the default setting, unfortunately. You have to set it manually and the wording is different from the language Windows uses so it may take a second to figure it out. When it's done, however, it looks great:
Windows任务栏包含一个选项，用于扩展任务栏按钮以同时包含图标及其文本，DisplayFusion可以执行相同的操作。 不幸的是，他们没有选择默认设置。 您必须手动进行设置，其措辞与Windows使用的语言不同，因此可能需要花费一秒钟的时间才能弄清。 但是，完成后看起来不错：
DisplayFusion also allows you to the rearrange the order of running items in their taskbars.
DisplayFusion还允许您在其任务栏中重新排列正在运行的项目的顺序。
There is no smooth dragging like the standard taskbar, but it's an effort that's completely missing from Ultramon.
没有像标准任务栏一样平滑的拖动，但是Ultramon完全没有这样做。
DisplayFusion is US$25. You can read the Change Log to see what's coming in the next version.
DisplayFusion为25美元。 您可以阅读更改日志以了解下一版本中的内容。
结论 (Conclusion)
It's a tight race. I like that DisplayFusion has animations and looks great. But I love the Move To Monitor popup window and System Menu additions by Ultramon.
这是一场激烈的比赛。 我喜欢DisplayFusion具有动画并且看起来很棒。 但是我喜欢Ultramon的“ Move To Monitor”弹出窗口和“系统菜单”添加项。
I've used Ultramon for literally years and I trust it. I know it's fast and I've used it for days without crashing. However, DisplayFusion is closing fast. If they continue to focus on getting the look and feel perfect and adding a few options like "Move to Monitor...", DisplayFusion just may be the Multi-Monitor Toolbar for Windows 7.
我已经使用Ultramon数年了，我相信它。 我知道它的速度很快，而且我已经使用了好几天没有崩溃。 但是，DisplayFusion关闭很快。 如果他们继续专注于获得完美的外观和感觉并添加一些选项，例如“ Move to Monitor ...”，则DisplayFusion可能只是Windows 7的Multi-Monitor Toolbar。
For now, I'll keep switching between both products until one nails it. I encourage you to download and trial both.
现在，我将继续在两种产品之间切换，直到一个钉住它为止。 我鼓励您同时下载和试用。
Related Links
相关链接
Light it Up: List of Applications that use new Windows 7 Features
The Weekly Source Code 45 - Kicking Butt on Windows 7 *and* Windows XP
Herding Cats: Organize your Desktop Icons with Stardock Fences for Windows
* Because that's how things work at Microsoft. Believe me, for everything you wish we did, someone on the inside has fought for that feature at some point, and very likely continues to.
*因为这就是Microsoft的工作方式。 相信我，对于您希望我们做的所有事情，内部都有某个人在某个时候为该功能而战，并且很可能会继续这样做。
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