Object Desktop 2008 Preview!
Here it is!
Saturday, April 28, 2007 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
The Object Desktop 2008 preview is now publicly available. Get a sneak peek of what Stardock has in mind to take Windows XP and Windows Vista to the next level on the link below.
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #2 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:19 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:19 PM
Some of it looks really exciting!I hope SKS will still have a fairly normal advanced mode...the Vista like dumbing down has me and a few other skinners concerned.Looking forward to giving it a go.WB6 sounds great. 
Astyanax
Reply #4 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:32 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:32 PM
The new skinstudio looks much nicer and cleaner. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
BlueDev
Reply #5 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:44 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:44 PM
Any indication of what the difference between the two levels of Object Desktop will be? Looks great overall.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #6 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:51 PM
Any indication of what the difference between the two levels of Object Desktop will be? Looks great overall.
Million dollar question, I think we'd all like to know.
So far all that stuff looks awesome, can't wait to get my hands on it.
Reply #6 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:51 PM
Any indication of what the difference between the two levels of Object Desktop will be? Looks great overall.
Million dollar question, I think we'd all like to know.
So far all that stuff looks awesome, can't wait to get my hands on it.
Koasati
Reply #7 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:53 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, April 28, 2007 6:53 PM
Instead of users downloading Stardock Central and then installing the various programs willy nilly, users will instead download Object Desktop 2008 which will have the core parts of Object Desktop and include Stardock Central to allow for updating.
Sounds like a great idea, but it also sounds like a huge download. Please don't forget some of us are stuck with dialup.
The new SKS looks very nice.
Sounds like a great idea, but it also sounds like a huge download. Please don't forget some of us are stuck with dialup.
The new SKS looks very nice.
Tecumseh
Reply #9 Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:54 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, April 28, 2007 7:54 PM
What's wrong with downloading and then installing willy nilly? Willy's cool. 
Z71
Reply #10 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:04 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:04 PM
It all looks and sounds great. The SKS looks like it's set up for both XP and Vista. Good idea.
I just hope they have the updating right. Instead of downloading the whole package, every single time with skins and all, you just download the update. I don't see it happening but we'll see.
I agree that it's a bad idea about downloading core components. What if you don't use one or more of them. You'll have to wait the extra time for it to download, so you can uninstall them.
Have to take the good with the bad I guess. I have mixed feeling about it.
I do have a few questions but over the years, there has been a track record, not one of my questions have ever been answered. So I'll just wait and see and keep my fingers crossed.
I just hope they have the updating right. Instead of downloading the whole package, every single time with skins and all, you just download the update. I don't see it happening but we'll see.
I agree that it's a bad idea about downloading core components. What if you don't use one or more of them. You'll have to wait the extra time for it to download, so you can uninstall them.
Have to take the good with the bad I guess. I have mixed feeling about it.
I do have a few questions but over the years, there has been a track record, not one of my questions have ever been answered. So I'll just wait and see and keep my fingers crossed.
Neil Banfield
Reply #11 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:12 PM
Reply #11 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:12 PM
I.R. Brainiac: Is there anything in particular that you are worried the new SKS will not let you do?
Neil Banfield
Reply #12 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:15 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, April 28, 2007 8:15 PM
Z71: Yes it supports both XP and Vista skins and makes it clear which sections are for both and which are specific to those OSes.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #13 Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:10 PM
Hard to tell from screenshots...but it looks like the sections you are working on are not shown in place in relationship to the rest of the skin...currently SKS center window attempts to show the elements in place(as opposed to sitting on a plain white background like in the screenshotts)
Till we get a chance to use it we really cant say,but it looks styled after Vistas personalize dialog and me personally I hated what MS did to the usability and configurability of Vista.(tree navigation in the start menu...aaaaaarrgh!)
I'm sure there is lots we are not seeing so I'm not too worried yet...
Reply #13 Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:10 PM
I.R. Brainiac: Is there anything in particular that you are worried the new SKS will not let you do?
Hard to tell from screenshots...but it looks like the sections you are working on are not shown in place in relationship to the rest of the skin...currently SKS center window attempts to show the elements in place(as opposed to sitting on a plain white background like in the screenshotts)
Till we get a chance to use it we really cant say,but it looks styled after Vistas personalize dialog and me personally I hated what MS did to the usability and configurability of Vista.(tree navigation in the start menu...aaaaaarrgh!)
I'm sure there is lots we are not seeing so I'm not too worried yet...
AzDude
Reply #14 Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:21 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:21 PM
Will this work with Vista 64bit ? my only Question !!! 
ALMonty
Reply #15 Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:22 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:22 PM
I just ordered a new cpu with 64bit. I second that question.
Aleatoric
Reply #17 Sunday, April 29, 2007 12:47 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, April 29, 2007 12:47 AM
This stuff all sounds quite cool
Not sure how much attention you're planning on giving to the small players, but as someone who gets a lot of use out of Stardock virtual desktops, I wouldn't mind seeing a version that looks good on a transparent taskbar (picks up the transparency and any blur/special effect)
Looking forward to some goodies!
Not sure how much attention you're planning on giving to the small players, but as someone who gets a lot of use out of Stardock virtual desktops, I wouldn't mind seeing a version that looks good on a transparent taskbar (picks up the transparency and any blur/special effect)
Looking forward to some goodies!
Wet Monkey
Reply #18 Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:46 AM
Reply #18 Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:46 AM
I would like to add my vote to getting an answer as to what will be compatible with Vista 64 bit versions. I never see anything about that other than it's a pain to develop for. In particular, I would like to know what the plans for Windows Blinds and Desktop X are in relation to Vista 64 Bit. Is Windows Blinds 6 and Desktop X 4 compatible with V-64? Every thing being developed and the new direction of Object Desktop looks great, but as a long time subscriber to everything StarDock, I find the lack of information about what's happening with the two applications that I consider the main modules of OD, and not being able to use either one, somewhat confusing and is starting to get frustrating. A simple yes we are working on those applications for V-64 or no we can not support them would be great. At least then I would know what my options are.
Uvah
Reply #19 Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:06 AM
Reply #19 Sunday, April 29, 2007 2:06 AM
I like this! It will be interesting to see what a good skinners imagination can do with it.
I need more experience before I can consider myself a halfway decent skinner. Perhaps a more user friendly SKS is just what the doctor ordered. Big
to Stardock staff. Keep up the good work.
I need more experience before I can consider myself a halfway decent skinner. Perhaps a more user friendly SKS is just what the doctor ordered. Big
to Stardock staff. Keep up the good work.
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Reply #1 Saturday, April 28, 2007 5:53 PM
To StarDock, as a whole and to all the developers... this looks to be exciting. Thanks for the hard work, can wait to play around with it.