<s>
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
is	O
a	O
replacement	O
shell	B-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
both	O
Home	O
and	O
Professional	O
editions	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
primarily	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
MinGW	B-Application
compiler	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
,	O
Version	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
applets	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
run	O
as	O
both	O
standalone	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
integrated	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
core	O
applet	O
(	O
emergeCore	O
)	O
must	O
be	O
running	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
each	O
applet	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
another	O
in	O
the	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
applet	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
replacing	O
or	O
extending	O
a	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
default	O
Windows	O
shell	B-Operating_System
and	O
offers	O
various	O
configuration	O
and	O
visual	O
customization	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeTasks	O
is	O
the	O
'	O
Tasks	O
 '	O
applet	O
for	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeTray	O
is	O
the	O
'	O
system	O
tray	O
 '	O
applet	O
of	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeWorkspace	O
is	O
the	O
desktop	O
component	O
of	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
Windows	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
Replacement	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeCommand	O
is	O
a	O
clock	O
/	O
command	O
line	O
launcher	O
applet	O
for	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeHotkeys	O
is	O
the	O
hotkey	O
applet	O
of	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
defines	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
hotkeys	O
which	O
allow	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
functions	O
and	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeLauncher	O
provides	O
a	O
"	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
"	O
applet	O
for	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
emergeVWM	O
is	O
Emerge	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Virtual	O
Window	O
Manager	O
"	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shell	B-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
to	O
run	O
as	O
self-contained	O
now	O
.	O
</s>
