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Reply to Fonts and antialiasing in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

With standard font smoothing the font will only smooth at a certain size. If they are too small they will be aliased. This information is stored inside the font itself and can vary. Does the fonts anti-alias at larger size? Does this only occur in SkinsStudio, or is it system wide? Bebi Bulba: Your Arial font doesn't anti-alias with ClearType? How bizzare. ClearType should anti-alias all fonts. Can you post a screenie of samples?

Reply to DesktopX 3.5 to export Sidebar gadgets! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

If I undetstand this right, we will be able to export windows sidebar gadgets to dx ? Doubt it'll be possible. Because Sidebar gadgets use HTML and JS where the JS manipulate the DOM to control the appearance of the gadget. I don't see how that can be converted into DesktopX equivalent.

Reply to Why I Don't Want Windows Vista in Windows Vista WinCustomize Forums

Car buyers are under no obligation to tell the auto makers about the automobiles that they are buying and aftermarket upgrades they install. But then again, you don't really get people pirating automobiles, do you? One of things that is certain when it comes to the Windows operating system is that every new release will require more processing power than previous versions. I don’t feel like sinking yet more money into more

Reply to Study: Weak Passwords Really Do Help Hackers in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Bring on biometric identification. That's what I think.

Reply to .NET utility to slice and merge files in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Before you post XML data, convert characters to

Reply to Gadget extraction in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

When you exported it, did you tick the box for standard gadget properties?

Reply to Help converting Javascript to VBscript in DesktopX Development WinCustomize Forums

Hi. I'll post a sample later on. I've been very busy at work the last few days. Sorry.

Reply to Gadget extraction in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

You need to access the gadgets properties, [rightclick] - Propertes, And then set the z-order there. It's a bit annoying that you can't set a default z-order for gadgets...

Reply to Scripting question, Formatting Text in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

/n is a string feature in Javascript. In VBS you have to use vbcrlf.

Reply to Help converting Javascript to VBscript in DesktopX Development WinCustomize Forums

Do you want that converted straight from JS to VBS? Or do you want it converted into DesktopX VBS? You know that JS can be used in DX?

Reply to OK BRANIAC NOW WHAT?? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Braaaaains! BRAAAAAAAINSS!

Reply to What are you *supposed* to be doing right now? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'm suppose to be working on my portfolio so I can start applying for new jobs.

Reply to User operation preferences question in Internet WinCustomize Forums

Tabs. Everything in tabs. Because I got so many other applications running that it jsut crowds my taskbar. I tried to use IE7 for a while, but it just felt all too slow. Especially on website with allot of flash on it. I got an IE extension installed as well that allows me to view a site in IE inside Firefox if I ever come across an IE specific website.

Reply to I didn't know where to post this... but I need someone to make a script for me in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

And the transition between the items scrolling is animated I guess?

Reply to Convert Google Gadgets to Sidebar Gadgets with Amnesty Generator in Windows Vista WinCustomize Forums

Neat. I like how we can mix and match gadgets cross engines now. Seeing how DX is coming soon with Sidebar support.

Reply to Awesome HD WMVs for Dreamscenes!!! in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Interesting. I'll have a look.

Reply to XP or Vista? in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

I'll be using ObjectDesktop on Vista. I'm not choosing Vista for its front end, but it's all the stuff under the hood which I really like. It's stuff you dont really notice immediately, but discover as you use Vista. I find it a bit awkward to go back to XP now.

Reply to Roll-call: Respond here please! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Here briefly while I eat lunch. Usually on at later times.

Reply to New Poll Time: Are you who you say you are? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I'm a secret CIA agent working undercover to reveal the dark secrets of WC under the alias Thomas Thomassen pretended to be interested in computer customization.

Reply to Make User Account Control Less Annoying on Vista Premium in Customization WinCustomize Forums

Interesting. I tried leaving the UAC on, but I constantly mess about with the computer so it constantly prompted the security screen. Very annoying when I did a command repeatedly. And the switch is jarring, even on LCD monitor.

Windows Vista Aero Glass Performance Hit in Games in Windows Vista WinCustomize Forums

I know there's allot of Vista this and Vista that around now, but I came across this article I found quite interesting. They tested how much of an performance impact Vista Aero causes. Interesting results...

Reply to Vista Compatibility List? in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Anyone tried KeepSafe? Yea! Got it running now. There was some issue initially, but the latest beta seem to work. So it'd be a partially yes for KS. When I ran the compatability checker on the Vista CD , it said that Desktop X mi

Reply to Did you "get" Windows Vista? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

Just got my copy of Vista Ultimate. Bought and OEM System Builder version, much much cheaper than anything else. That and Office Standard.

Reply to Windows Vista users already make up 5% of traffic in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Place your bets now!

Reply to Stardock's Windows Vista Road-Map in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

meh wants to work for SD making 3D desktops!