Objectdock help please

December 13, 2003 11:42 AM from

I can get the animated docklet icon to show with no problem, but how do you point it to a shotcut?.
When I right click and press properties it keeps pointing me to select image and that is it.
Can somebody please explain how to get an animated icon for object dock to work as a shortcut are are the animated icons just eye candy ?

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Reply #1 December 13, 2003 11:48 AM from

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The animated docklet that comes with OD is just a demonstration of an animated image. AndreasV created an animated shortcut docklet using this feature. Get it here...

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=29&SkinID=2074

Reply #2 December 13, 2003 11:59 AM from

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Thankyou very much, it is working now, I thought the one packaged was the Andreas docklet.
/Me thick

Reply #3 December 13, 2003 12:11 PM from

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Still having trouble, can you tell me how to get the icon to run all the time without having to right click and press toggle?, do I need to add a line to parameters to run all the time.
Sorry for asking here and not working it out for myself, its just quicker to ask people in the know

Reply #4 December 13, 2003 12:25 PM from

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rightclick on the docklet, choose "configure shortcut...". Then uncheck the "Only animate on mouseover"-box. Then press "ok".

Reply #5 December 13, 2003 12:36 PM from

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I have unticked all options in the configure tab, do I need to delete the original animation.dll from the object dock folder?.
Maybe it is the animation that is the problem...please see screenie as to config

http://www.cartman.eclipse.co.uk/rubb.jpg

Reply #6 December 13, 2003 12:39 PM from

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Which animation are you using?

Reply #7 December 13, 2003 12:46 PM from

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The animated explorer icon Andreas >>

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=anima&sort=updatedate&order=Descending&library=29&Dock+icons=on

Reply #8 December 13, 2003 12:54 PM from

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try pressing: right clicking and choose for "toggle animation".

Reply #9 December 13, 2003 12:58 PM from

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hmm I just noticed, when restarting the dock, the animation is not started automatically. Will fix that

Reply #10 December 13, 2003 1:05 PM from

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Maybe thats what was confusing me mate, the animation works fine if I press toggle, its just I expected it to launch itself on dock startup.
Its not that I am moaning or taking liberties because I think it is superb work to get it working at all

Hope its not too much of a fix.

Reply #11 December 13, 2003 1:09 PM from

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only one line of code to add, what's your e-mail so I could send you (it takes some days to be approved when I reupload it).

Reply #12 December 13, 2003 1:12 PM from

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[email protected] .........you the man !

Thanks alot for your help.

Reply #13 December 13, 2003 1:18 PM from

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*ding* you've got mail

Fixed it, thanks for helping me find a bug.

Reply #14 December 13, 2003 1:58 PM from

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MR. wizard strikes again...

Reply #15 December 13, 2003 1:59 PM from

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Watch your CPU usage tho,you may find you only want them to animate during mouseover.

Reply #16 December 13, 2003 6:32 PM from

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fixed version is uploaded and approved now.

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