Objectdock and vista
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 by dcyphure | Discussion: Windows Vista
can anyone tell me if objectdock works fine as in everyting works normally in 32bit vista? and does anyone know when the next version of it will be released?
i havnt checked on it since early january of this year so i'm not aware if any new versions came out since
thanks in advance
i havnt checked on it since early january of this year so i'm not aware if any new versions came out since
thanks in advance
Island Dog
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:45 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:45 AM
ObjectDock 1.5 works great in Vista. I believe there is still an issue with the taskbar, but otherwise it's fine. I use it everyday.
dcyphure
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:03 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 7:03 PM
i would need taskbar to work cause what i do is i hide the windows start bar and use 3 docklets in its place...one is for taskbar, other for open apps and third for icons
to me it looks alot nicer and cleaner....so guess i'll have to wait for it to mature.
do they have something like objectodock for linux?
hows winFX work in vista?
to me it looks alot nicer and cleaner....so guess i'll have to wait for it to mature.
do they have something like objectodock for linux?
hows winFX work in vista?
xquidam
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:52 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:52 PM
I need the system tray icons so i must wait for the compatibity on vista.,, or anyone knows a program like objectdock for vista that show the system tray icons?
AnneMarie
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:24 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 27, 2007 8:24 PM
I just installed Object Dock 1.5 on my Vista system and it seems to work just fine...
As for the next upgrade, I don't know when..
Also it Object Dock works just fine BUT I am still messin with it and tryin to figure out all what it actually does.
I am glad though that it loads up just fine on my vista though and yeah I am using 32 bit
blessings
Anne
As for the next upgrade, I don't know when..
Also it Object Dock works just fine BUT I am still messin with it and tryin to figure out all what it actually does.
I am glad though that it loads up just fine on my vista though
and yeah I am using 32 bit blessings
Anne
AzTeqi
Reply #6 Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:59 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:59 PM
NON-TABBED DOCK & Sleeping Laptop/Desktop behavior: Wakes up; mouseover dock icons near cursor become visible and expand. The rest of the dock is empty until actual mouseover of each invisible icon - that makes them visible.
BIGGEST HEADACHE: does NOT stay ON-TOP (unreliable delay feature). Since I use multiple programs at once at FULL SCREEN, I have to click SHOW DESKTOP -or- {Win}{D} to access the Doc Bar; this should be the first BUG-FIX.
BEST "Hidden" FEATURE is the FLYOUT MENU - CUSTOM items!!! You can put whatever you want in the flyout, not just folders. I knew there had to be a way; took me hours to figure just what CUSTOM meant.
WEAKEST feature: default icon folder does NOT allow you to view icons in larger sizes. Packages of icons (purchased) like Apogee (love it) have many similar icons. I put the package folder in the default folder to readily access both sets. {Just found an untried IMPORT package feature moments ago}.
WORST feature - "Hidden Button" (in plain sight): selecting icons OUTSIDE the default folder uses an UNLIT BAR BUTTON that says BROWSE FOR AN IMAGE beneath a folder navigation tree. Only recognized this as a button after an accidental mouseover many days and hours after using the program trying to access other icons.
BEST HELP: before I bought the OBJECT DOCK PLUS package, I watched the video demonstration at https://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/.
Scroll down to...
Features:
.
Click Here to check out some of the features of ObjectDock!
.
Clicking, you see a refreshing, relaxed "live" demo with narration of OBJECT DOCK PLUS. Takes about 22 minutes.
BIGGEST HEADACHE: does NOT stay ON-TOP (unreliable delay feature). Since I use multiple programs at once at FULL SCREEN, I have to click SHOW DESKTOP -or- {Win}{D} to access the Doc Bar; this should be the first BUG-FIX.
BEST "Hidden" FEATURE is the FLYOUT MENU - CUSTOM items!!! You can put whatever you want in the flyout, not just folders. I knew there had to be a way; took me hours to figure just what CUSTOM meant.
WEAKEST feature: default icon folder does NOT allow you to view icons in larger sizes. Packages of icons (purchased) like Apogee (love it) have many similar icons. I put the package folder in the default folder to readily access both sets. {Just found an untried IMPORT package feature moments ago}.
WORST feature - "Hidden Button" (in plain sight): selecting icons OUTSIDE the default folder uses an UNLIT BAR BUTTON that says BROWSE FOR AN IMAGE beneath a folder navigation tree. Only recognized this as a button after an accidental mouseover many days and hours after using the program trying to access other icons.
BEST HELP: before I bought the OBJECT DOCK PLUS package, I watched the video demonstration at https://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/.
Scroll down to...
Features:
.
Click Here to check out some of the features of ObjectDock!
.
Clicking, you see a refreshing, relaxed "live" demo with narration of OBJECT DOCK PLUS. Takes about 22 minutes.
MySecret
Reply #8 Friday, March 30, 2007 11:02 AM
Reply #8 Friday, March 30, 2007 11:02 AM
xquidam
Quote by JMBdev ( the developer of OD) posted on March 29/2007
"Don't bother trying to get the current tray system working ; it has been completely redone for v1.6 and works much much much better. The first Beta will be showing up on Stardock Central this week!"
It's My Secret
Quote by JMBdev ( the developer of OD) posted on March 29/2007
"Don't bother trying to get the current tray system working ; it has been completely redone for v1.6 and works much much much better. The first Beta will be showing up on Stardock Central this week!"
It's My Secret
ZubaZ
Reply #9 Friday, March 30, 2007 12:10 PM
Holy COW! I had never seen that (having found that flyouts didn't suit me).
Zubaz goes flyout crazy now!!
Reply #9 Friday, March 30, 2007 12:10 PM
BEST "Hidden" FEATURE is the FLYOUT MENU - CUSTOM items!!! You can put whatever you want in the flyout, not just folders. I knew there had to be a way; took me hours to figure just what CUSTOM meant.
Holy COW! I had never seen that (having found that flyouts didn't suit me).
Zubaz goes flyout crazy now!!
brittonv
Reply #10 Friday, March 30, 2007 4:27 PM
Reply #10 Friday, March 30, 2007 4:27 PM
The only issue I have in Vista is that the "Dock" stays on top when the screen saver is active. The "Tabbed Dock" doensn't have this problem.
The undesireable work around is to autohide it.
"Always on top" is active for both.
Vince
The undesireable work around is to autohide it.
"Always on top" is active for both.
Vince
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Reply #1 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:50 PM