Animated Dock-How do I make it a shortcut
How are animated docks created and used
Thursday, April 27, 2006 by gihayes | Discussion: ObjectDock
I have downloaded and applied annimated dockes but nothing happens. So I created a simple animated docket and changed the graphic but how do you make it a shortcut. When you right click/docket properties a dialog for a graphic comes up, but no where to select a program to make it a shortcut?
how do they work? And are they just make to look pretty. or be functional?
Thanks for you time and intellect in advance,
iam bennu 
gihayes
Reply #2 Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:01 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:01 PM
Done I got the animation.dll from the Sunrise animated docket and it allowed me to make an animated shortcut.
Very nice.
Very nice.
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:00 PM
It sounds like you may be looking at a "System Tray" dock entry.
For a normal dock (whether animated or not), you can right-click an empty space on the dock > select "Add" > "New Shortcut". This should place a default entry icon on the dock and invoke the dock entry properties dialog, which you can then use to select a link and an image.
You can alternatively drag-n-drop any program's executable file onto the dock (providing you have the "drag locking" feature deselected).
I wrote a series of tutorials on ObjectDock Plus, which may help. Here is one that illustrates editing a "non-tabbed" dock http://corkyo.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?SID=5463&AID=98644
You can click my name to see the other tutorials listed on my page.