[quote]I nearly finished the next version of SD LaunchBar for Vista. The last problem - I want to make it "skinable".[/quote] Yeah, I've learned it's a bit of a problem when you make it "skinnable" at the last. Good luck with that.
Yep, it can be done. Add in a scripted animated png object. Clicking the folder starts the animation then when the last frame is done or almost done have the container object fade in or whatever you want. You could leave the animation on the last frame for the background.
Very informative. When's the Writing for the Wiki one coming, I need help finishing my never ending article.
[quote]As with each 'promotion' level at Wincustomize, their achievement is truly cause-and-effect and is something of which to be proud...[/quote] Well said Jafo and I think he'll make an excellent mod as he's both patient and helpful.
[link="http://thomthom.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx"]Thomassen's Gallery[/link] [link="http://skarnivorous.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx"]Skarn's Gallery[/link] Would you like fries with that?
There are good examples (Widgets & Objects Gallery) of using both the activeX controls. For the layer method I would look for Frogboy's Text Objects to start with then for more advanced check out Thomassen's Text box and Skarn's DX Bits 1 & 2.
Definitely well deserved. [quote]If congrats for getting a non paying job is worthy of congratulations, then sure. Congrats Quentin! [/quote] Apparently you get paid with community love and respect...at least that's what they tell ya! <img src="http://images.stardock.com/wc/smiles/Ew.gif" border=0 a
You've got some different dimensions. Guess the real question is do you have time & desire to it? I'm sure it would be very appreciated. Personally I'm like you and figured if someone took the time to make & share it then a little bit of tweaking is the least of my concerns.
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[quote]Right now....lots of meds! But I'm installing a mini fridge and hotplate next to my pc soon. [/quote] Sounds like all you need now is a comfy office/toilet chair or Astronaut diapers?
Sounds like you're doing well. Honestly, I wouldn't even worry about learning scripting until after you've learned all of the GUI features. Most people can do more than they even imagined without any scripting. IMO that's part of what put's DesktopX ahead of any other widget app out there.
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I'd like to here how that acetone on a Monitor would go? :lol: Usually Coffee, coffee, and 37,001 carton's of smokes. And did I mention coffee? Personally, I don't have a keyboard nearby. I communicate with my computer telepathically...for some reason it doesn't respond?
Still working on the file launcher thingy but, I have to learn more xpath. Just was doing this for practice, haven't a clue what to do with it? Suggestions... on what to do with it not where to put it! Doors slide individually or together and can be dragged on it. The drop shadow is dynamic. [img]http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/1749/rolltopthin
No problem. You could hold my level of scripting knowledge in a teapot so, there's not a big leap to add a few more cups! Don't mean to confuse anyone but, the best way is to use the features all ready built in. For someone reason I always jump to script. For the top (second) object, Try this: 1. In the properties window select the "states" tab 2. Select the "mouse over" state. 3. Choose the messages ta
Yes. I'm assume object two is larger than object one otherwise you would have set it as a child object of object one? Use a For Next Statement in your OnStateChange Function [code="vbscript"] For each elem in desktopx.GroupObjects("objGroup") elem.resize 100,100 ' I believe it's width then height Next [/code]
I'm not sure if this is a bug or if it never was allowed. Usually I set shadows using the GUI. I think it RC 3.49c that I'm using. The code below doesn't work even if expanded to using the full namespace DesktopX.Object("myobj"). I assume this should apply a shadow to all states according to the documentation? [code="vbscript"]Object.SetShadow True,25,128,10,10,RGB(120,0,80) It does work for individual states Object.States("Mouse away").SetShadow True,25,1
This might replace my Urban Sombrero! I'm waiting for the iPillow. Sure it will cost 10x a normal pillow but, that's for the "i".
[quote] Quentin94....you are AWESOME! I concur. [/quote] ^ Triplicated! Just to be safe, maybe save the theme as a new theme with the extension "_RE" or something else. In case you overwrite the original by accident.
It works for me. Here's a link to my edited version [link="http://www.box.net/shared/a97mea0ho8"]Box.net[/link]. You need to rename the states to avoid the animation when moving the mouse over the reflection. If the main object is to be locked in one spot, you could leave the state names unchanged and set the main object status to not active. Then make sure the child object is set to no.
Ok. This should work. It took me a bit and gave me a laugh because often the simplest answer is the solution. Your Child Object needs to have Left & Top settings set to 0. Actually your left should be 32. Note: When you drag the child object it will move off of the main object. If these objects are going to be movable then you need to set up a group for both objects so the child doesn't move off of the first. If the objects are to be locked in place th
Awe shucks guys. The credit for the non-script version must go to Mike for pointing those features out to me a while back. I'm partial to scripting because of the ability to change cursors, etc. Not to let anyone down here's how I would do multiple icons from one script. Wanted to figure out how to do this for myself. [link="http://www.box.net/shared/i7a9u69qit"]Scripting Multi-Objects Mouse Over[/link] I'
Easiest way is: To clone the original object. Make cloned object a child of first object. Change the cloned object to the size you want. Delete the image (appearance tab) from the cloned object. Set activation in cloned object to visible area only. In original object rename each state. Eg. mystate1, mystate2 In the cloned object select the messages tab under the states tab. Click add, select the object ID(original object), under message section type mystate1, etc
Screenshot really helps. The simplest way is to create a child object for each icon and set the size to the top icon "defined area". Best to use a mask of the top icon. Basically it acts as an overlay. For scripting the issue is a little more complex if you've used the normal desktopX settings for mouse over, mouse away, and mouse down. To do it by script I believe you would have to script all of these states in order to restrict the mouse area. There's a couple ways but, prob
FYI, Roman's on the road so, don't anticipate an immediate response. I can tell you to script it fully would be easily over 100 hours. The best bet is a combination of using rightclick to skin a DesktopX Start Menu object and build the surrounding container using DesktopX. Don't have OD or Right click so can't personally help you out. Agree with you an the $20 bucks. When I first saw that released I had a good laugh when comparing it to what Stardock offers.
Here's what I'm working on. Came out of my annoyance with how bloated Launchy & others are. ATM it's a simple app launcher that uses a csv file. No indexing but, my search result is wonky. Eg. "ff" is a tag for Firefox and it brings up Excel...which I assume is due to the "ff" in the file path (ie. office). So, I may switch it over to xml. Maybe will release a simple file based text launcher first than work on a separate indexing utility? Trying to keep it simple for people to