DisplayFusion Advanced Settings

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsButtonDraggingIcons
Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 1 (enabled)
Version: 3.2 and higher

This setting toggles the little dragging arrows that appear when dragging a DisplayFusion Taskbar button.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsClockText
Type: REG_SZ
Value: A custom formatting string using the .NET datetime formatting codes
Default: Auto-detected
Version: 3.2 and higher

This setting overrides the default clock text, which is the same as the Windows Clock text. If you are unfamiliar with the .NET datetime string formatting codes, you can use this guide (look at the "Dates" section):
String Formatting in C#

You can use \n to insert a line break and start a new line.
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Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarClockSize1, 2, 3, 4... etc
Type: REG_SZ
Value: The size in pixels of the Taskbar Clock for this Taskbar
Default: Auto-detected
Version: 3.2 and higher

This is a per-Taskbar setting, so create the key with the number of the Taskbar you want to set. For example, for the Taskbar on monitor #2, create a key called "TaskbarClockSize2" and set the value to "100" for 100 pixels.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsColourTrackingRGB
Type: REG_SZ
Value: RGB value separated by commas (ex: "255, 0, 0" for the colour red)
Default: Auto-detected
Version: 3.1.7 and higher

This setting overrides the default tracking colours used when highlighting a taskbar button in Windows 7. Specify an RGB value using comma separated values. Ex: "255, 0, 0" is red, "0, 0, 255" is blue. Each integer value can range from 0-255 to create any colour.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsFlashButtonBlink
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 1 (enabled)
Version: 3.1.0 and higher

This setting causes the taskbar button in the DisplayFusion taskbar to keep blinking until the window receives focus (when it requires attention).

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsAllMonitors
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 0
Version: 3.0.5 and higher

This setting forces DisplayFusion to create a taskbar on all monitors, even the monitor that has the Windows taskbar. This setting is used primarily for testing.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsButtonGapX
Type: REG_SZ
Values: A number between 1 and 100
Default: auto
Version: 3.1.9 and higher

This setting overrides the auto-detected taskbar button gap size (the distance between the DisplayFusion taskbar buttons).

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsPreviewAnimation
Type: REG_SZ
Value: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 1
Version: 3.1.7 and higher

This setting is used to enable or disable the taskbar preview thumbnail's animation. The default is 1 (enabled).

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsPreviewDelay
Type: REG_SZ
Value: A number between 0 and 10000
Default: 250
Version: 3.0.5 and higher

This setting is used to set a delay before the taskbar preview thumbnails are shown. The value is in milliseconds: 1000ms = 1 second.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsShowTooltip
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 1
Version: 3.0.5 and higher

This setting controls whether DisplayFusion shows a tooltip for each taskbar thumbnail preview item.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TaskbarsPreviewWidth
Type: REG_SZ
Value: A number between 20 and 750
Default: 160
Version: 3.0.5 and higher

This setting forces the DisplayFusion thumbnail window previews to be a specific size. This value sets the maximum width or height. For example, a value of 300 will force the preview window to be no bigger than 300x300, while maintaining the aspect ratio of the window.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\WallpaperGeneratedFolder
Type: REG_SZ
Values: Full path to store the temporary wallpaper file.
Default: {user data}\Application Data\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\
Version: 3.1.0 and higher

Use this setting to manually control where DisplayFusion puts it's temporary, generated wallpaper files. It is recommended to leave this setting unchanged, but if you are in a corporate environment with roaming profiles (for example) changing this setting can save some space in your profile. The folder specified here will be automatically created if it doesn't exist.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\WallpaperRunAfterProgram
Type: REG_SZ
Value: The file to run, including the full path
Default: empty
Version: 3.2.0 and higher

If you would like to run a program after each wallpaper change, you can use this registry key to do that. Set the WallpaperRunAfterProgram value to the program you'd like to run, and you can optionally set the WallpaperRunAfterParams to any parameters you want to pass to the program. You can use the $FILE$ variable to pass the generated wallpaper filename to the parameters.

Example #1:
WallpaperRunAfterProgram: C:\BGInfo\bginfo.exe
WallpaperRunAfterParams: "C:\BGInfo\settings.bgi" /timer:0
This example will run the BGInfo application after each wallpaper change, using the BGInfo settings saved in the "settings.bgi" file.

Example #2:
WallpaperRunAfterProgram: C:\MyProgram\myprogram.exe
WallpaperRunAfterParams: /FILE:"$FILE$" /otheroptions
This example will run your custom application that you are using to post-process the generated wallpaper image. The generated wallpaper image path will be passed through the $FILE$ variable.

It is HIGHLY recommended that you disable the "Fix my wallpaper automatically" setting, or else DisplayFusion will constantly try to fix the new wallpaper.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\WallpaperStartupChangeDelay
Type: REG_SZ
Values: A number between 0 and 3600
Default: 30
Version: 3.1.6 and higher

Use this setting to manually control the amount of time in seconds to wait before changing the wallpaper after DisplayFusion starts-up. The default is 30 seconds, but if your system takes longer to fully start-up, or you want to wait for a few minutes after start-up, just specify a larger value here.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TitleBarButtonsBackgroundCustom
Type: REG_SZ
Values: An image filename, or the word "classic"
Default: Auto-detected
Version: 3.1.7 and higher

You can use this setting to force DisplayFusion to use a specific image for the TitleBar Button background images. You need to specify the full page to the image (ex: "C:\images\mybuttons.png"). The image must contain 5 button images vertically stacked. You can use this TitleBar Button background template to get you started. Alternatively, you can just specify the word "classic" instead of a filename to force DisplayFusion to use the Windows classic mode buttons, instead of trying to auto-detect your theme's images.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TitleBarButtonX
Type: REG_SZ
Values: A number between -250 and 250
Default: 0
Version: 3.1.6 and higher

You can use this setting to manually adjust the horizontal offset of the TitleBar Buttons. A value of -20 will shift the buttons to the left 20 pixels, and a value of 20 will shift the buttons to the right 20 pixels. You can use any value you want between -250 and 250. The per-application Compatibility setting in DisplayFusion takes precedence over this global setting.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\TitleBarButtonY
Type: REG_SZ
Values: A number between -250 and 250
Default: 0
Version: 3.1.8 and higher

You can use this setting to manually adjust the vertical offset of the TitleBar Buttons. A value of -20 will shift the buttons up 20 pixels, and a value of 20 will shift the buttons down 20 pixels. You can use any value you want between -250 and 250.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\AutoUpdateBeta
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 0
Version: 3.1.7 and higher

This setting is used to force DisplayFusion to check for beta versions (along with release versions) when doing an update check (automatic or manual).

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\MonitorsForceOrder
Type: REG_SZ
Values: Comma separated list of monitor ID's (ex: "2, 4, 3, 1″)
Default: Auto-detected
Version: 3.1.7 and higher

This setting is used to force DisplayFusion to treat your monitors in a specific order when using the "Move to Next Monitor" or "Move to Previous Monitor" HotKeys. By default, DisplayFusion will auto-detect the arrangement, but in certain situations it may be beneficial to manually specify the order. Just use a comma separated list of your monitor ID's (ex: "2, 4, 3, 1").

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\ProcessorAffinityAllCPUs
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (default), 1 (all CPUs, no processor affinity)
Default: 0
Version: 3.2 and higher

This setting is used to force DisplayFusion to run on all CPU cores, instead of just core 0. DisplayFusion is not a CPU intensive application, and there can be issues with it running on all cores, so it is recommended to leave this setting at the default value.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\ShowLanguageErrors
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 0
Version: 3.0.5 and higher

When this setting is enabled it will show a MessageBox with any language file errors for easy troubleshooting. This setting is for people who are working on language file translations.

Key: Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\SystemHooksPauseFullScreenOverride
Type: REG_SZ
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default: 0
Version: 3.1.8 and higher

When this setting is set to "0", DisplayFusion will pause the global hooks when it detects a fullscreen application. Using this override can have negative results, so it is highly recommended that you use the setting in the Compatibility tab instead to control this on a per-application basis.