Krento dictionary
- Widget Engine: In computer software, a
widget engine is a
software service available to users for running and displaying
applets on a graphical user interface, such as that of the desktop.
Krento is a widget engine that supports more than one type of
widgets, including Krento Stones,
Krento Toys and
RocketDock docklets.
- Desktop Widgets: Desktop widgets (commonly just called widgets)
are interactive virtual tools that provide single-purpose services
such as showing the user the latest news, the current weather, the
time, a calendar, a dictionary, a map program, a calculator, desktop
notes, photo viewers, or even a language translator, among other
things.
- Dock: A
dock is a graphical user interface element that typically provides
the user with a way of launching, switching between, and monitoring
running programs or applications. Some Docks can also run small
widgets, called in this case docklets. The functionality of the Dock is
implemented in Krento via the Krento Stones Manager.
- Launcher:
Launcher is an easy-to-use file and application shortcut manager
that can launch all kinds of files and programs.
- Krento Stone:
Krento Stone is a kind of Krento Widgets, designed to perform small,
but useful actions, like launching applications, opening websites, managing PC power, etc.. Krento comes with many built-in stones, but you can also
download additional Krento Stones packaged as .stone file from the Krento website:
http://www.krento.net or from
the Krento support forum: http://krento.forumer.com
and install it using the Krento Pulsar context menu.
- Krento Toy:
Krento Toy is a kind of Krento Widgets, that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing
around on your desktop": calendars, clocks, news readers, ... the possibilities are endless.
You can download additional Toys packaged as a .toy file from Krento
website: http://www.krento.net
or from Krento support forum: http://krento.forumer.com.
- Krento Stones Manager: Krento Stones Manager is
a visual element of Krento that combines the possibilities of
Dock and Launcher
applications and responsible for the visualization, appearance and
execution of Krento Stones. It can run at once
few different Stones and instantly reload the set of the stones
called "Krento Application Ring". By
default, the Krento Stones Manager can be activated by pressing the "Win + C"
key combination or pressing your
mouse wheel. You can change the way you activate the Stones Manager in
the settings dialog later. It is also possible to activate the Stones
Manager via the Krento Pulsar context menu or via the Krento tray icon
context menu. You can add or remove Stones from the
Krento Application Ring.

- Krento Application Ring:
The set of few
Krento stones which are active
at the same time and grouped around the Krento Stones Manager. There is
one default application ring that comes with Krento, but you free to
create your own application rings, as many as you want. You can
assign a custom icon and give a useful description to your rings.
Krento Stones Manager will help you to create, modify and load your
rings in a very simple and convenient way.
- Krento Application Circle: See
Krento Application Ring
- Krento Pulsar:
Pulsar resides on your desktop and helps with common repetitive
tasks, like activating Krento Manager, installing new stones, toys
and skins, configuring Krento etc... It can be easy hidden from
desktop or moved to any desktop position that you like. The Pulsar
would remember the screen position you have chosen and always appear
at this position when you launch Krento.

- Krento Application Skin:
In computing, a skin is a custom graphical appearance achieved by
the use of a graphical user interface (GUI) which can be applied to
specific software to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different
users. Software that is capable of having a skin applied is referred
to as being skinnable, and the process of writing or applying such a
skin is known as skinning. Applying a skin changes
Krento look and
feel and make the program more aesthetically pleasing.
Krento comes
with many skins, but you can download and install an extra skins,
packaged as .kskin file or create your own skins in very simple way.
Beside it's own skin format, Krento
supports also RocketDock and
ObjectDock skins. There are hundreds of ready to use skins
available on
http://www.wincustomize.com site.
- Krento Menu Skin:
The process of Krento skinning is divided into two parts. You can
apply skins for Krento Stones Manager and
Krento Menus independently. It gives you the possibility to make any
combination of Krento Application Skin and Krento Menu Skin for more
flexible adjusting of Krento's look and feel. You can download extra menu skins,
packaged as .kmenu file or create your own menu skins that is
suitable for your taste.
- Microsoft .NET Framework: The .NET Framework is an integral
Windows component that supports building and running the next
generation of applications and XML Web services. Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0 is required to run Krento. In most cases it's already
installed on your PC or you can download and install it from
Microsoft website.
- Microsoft C#: C#
(pronounced "C sharp") is a programming language that is designed
for building a variety of applications that run on the .NET
Framework. C# is simple, powerful, type-safe, and object-oriented.
Krento is developed using C#. You can create your own Krento
Plug-ins, Toys and Stones using C#.
- Krento Portable: Special
edition of Krento, designed to run from external hard drive or USB
flash drive. This version of Krento does not have setup
application, it can be extracted from the archive and run directly
by executing Krento.exe application. All user-related data will be
stored in the same folder, where Krento application is located.
- Krento Plug-in: In
computing, a plug-in is a set of software components that adds
specific capabilities to a larger software application. Krento
support plug-ins for many reasons. Some of the main reasons include:
- to enable third-party developers to create capabilities
which extend an application
- to support easily adding new features
- to reduce the size of an application