This is very crude (and typed without testing, so it might need some adjustement). If you want to do some formatting/parsing of the contents and present it in a better way, you will have to create several objects and adjust their text/font values of course. [code="vbscript"] Option Explicit Dim timeInterval : timeInterval = Dim path : path = Dim obje
[quote who="sViz" reply="4" id="3001719"]My problem with dxCanvas is the need to turn on UAC on Vista, but this is definitely worth exploring.[/quote] I remember the original version had problems working on certain computers (with UAC off), but I thought I fixed it a long time ago. Are you still having problems with it?
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[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="15" id="2890221"]This guess (if correct) wins me a no all expense paid trip to clean the server room at SD.[/quote] Yeah, but how would we call that new utility that allows to organize application windows as tiles? Mmmmmmh [e digicons]:bebi:[/e]
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Thank you for the news item, Spencer! Thanks, RedneckDude [e digicons]:)[/e]
Hybrid dreams are using simple ini configuration files, so you don't need any programming experience in C++ to make them (look at HybridDreamFormat.pdf in the DeskScapes 3 installation folder). Dynamic dreams are different and are indeed written in C++, using Direct3D to draw a scene on screen. If you're not a programmer, then you should use hybrid dreams or just pre-render everything and make a normal video dream.
[quote quoting="post"] the source code is lost never to return. [/quote] Or not [e digicons]O:)[/e]
Philly0381: Yes, I plan to continue working on it. There might be a paid version in the future, but I haven't decided yet which carriers will go into it. In any case, the beta has everything available for at least the next 5 months. The widget automatically checks for updates, so when a new version is available you will see a window like this one: CarGuy1: Yes, it is standalone
Zubaz: Yes I now, the website is not up yet, so you get asked a password. Should be ready when the widget comes out of BETA. Hopefully I won't take as long to finish the website as I did with the widget [e digicons]O:)[/e]
Hi everybody! After a long time working on it, I just released a beta version of my package tracking widget. Delivery Tracker is a small gadget that allows you to track packages from different providers. It provides package details, a full list of package events, map tracking via Google Maps
I need to add support for XP on a couple of Dynamic Dreams I've been seating on for a year or more. Most of them are just ports from XBMC screensavers, so nothing too fancy. But hopefully, that will provide people with more examples and a base of working code to improve upon if they choose so.
[quote who="Snowman" reply="3" id="2641552"]As far as I'm aware LogoStudio does not modify/alter any files - but IF, certainly not any files in system32 folder.[/quote] On XP, it "replaces" the logonUI exe by it's own skinnable version and does not touch system files (IIRC). On Vista, it does. The different background pictures (one for each supported resolution) are stored in the imageres DLL. LogonStudio makes a backup so it can restore the file when switching back to th
Top 2 means you've been part of the site for 2 years. Next year it will say Top 3 Elder (interesting technical info: there is an alt text on the image, but it doesn't show on mouseover since it's using the ALT attribute for display when images are disabled/missing/loading. For example, for Top 3 Elder, the alt text is: Award - Elder Status: Member for at least 3 year ) Level 5 is the customer level, the number itself is j
Keeping the last used position is relatively easy, you just need to comment the 4 lines at the top (for resetting size & position) and when exporting your object as a gadget, use "Simple Deployment" and check the "Persist object status across reloads" checkbox. For slightly more involved gadgets, you might need to store object properties by hand (if you have custom properties other than the DX-provided ones on your objects). You can use a custom configuration file or Object.L
Hi D. Arnaez! You can find the scripting reference on Stardock website. The function and properties you are interested in are: Object.Top Object.Left Object.Width Object.Height Object_OnMove(x, y) I've made a very small example object to get
Cikomyr: Thanks for giving a bit more context! It's already hard to explain what Europe is or does to European citizens, so trying to explain it in one sentence to people with a different background is indeed close to impossible. BTW, I'm from France, been living in the US for a while, so I get the best of both worlds (not really [e digicons]:grin:[/e] ). And in terms of organization and citizens feeling as part of a bigger whole, one has to remember that Europe as a community is onl
You are quite right, there is no "real" Europe-wide welfare program, in the same way there is no defense or diplomatic - until very recently - program. Unlike the US, Europe is a long way from being a federation (and it's not happening anytime soon) and the only real power Europe has is over economic and regulatory matters (and only to a point), with almost everything still being the state responsibility. And low and behold, on those very fronts, there are massive amounts of aid and gr
LogonStudio is written in a .NET language, probably VB.Net (with lots of pinvoke calls for all the file manipulation/permission logic). It also uses DirectSkin for all the UI painting (hence why it doesn't look like your average .Net/native application). As for the programmers who were involved in its development, companies usually do not like to disclose the names of their employees; so while I know a few people who worked on it, I'm afraid I'm not in a position to give you that kind
Almost all has already been said, but I guess I can add just a little bit more advice. Two years ago, I wrote an alternative to LogonStudio Vista to learn WPF and keep my C# skills up to date. It supports almost all the logon screen elements (buttons, overlays, start orb animation, sound, etc.), runs as standard user with only a small process running as elevated to actually do the logon changing work and even has support for logonstudio XP & Vista files format via plugins. <p
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[quote]They debited my account and I never saw anything about the product being available... Stardock really did its reputition no favour with this... [/quote] There's a good chance the charge <a id="ctl0
Shirley: This seems to have been resolved already on the DisplayFusion side with the latest public beta ( here is the relevant thread).
[quote]Why give out the money now?[/quote] Since this is a preorder, you won't be charged until they make the beta available anyway. They only get a pre-authorization from the bank to make sure there is sufficient funds available (or maybe not even that anymore, although I remember people asking about "authorization" charges before on these forums). IIRC paypal doesn't allow that kind of thing (they transfer the money at the time of purchase), hence why you can't pre-order wit
How to run DX 3.5 And DX 4.0 "side-by-side" (you can't have both of them running at the same time though) Go to %Program Files%\Stardock\ and make a copy of the DesktopX folder (and rename it to DesktopX3 for example). Install DX4.0 (doing a clean install might be preferable) Plugin path is hardcoded (and probably object/desktops), so you will have to copy the SDPlugin folder from the old location (DesktopX3) t
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