So wait, tabbed docks have none of the icon effects?
Damn.... this sucks
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 by thebachellor | Discussion: ObjectDock
I was just going to purchase OD, but this may change my decision.... is this true?
If its true, is it a technological problem? Or more of a "its not needed" type thing?
Does you guys have any intention of supporting this via an update or something?
Thanks.
If its true, is it a technological problem? Or more of a "its not needed" type thing?
Does you guys have any intention of supporting this via an update or something?
Thanks.
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Mascot68
Reply #22 Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:14 AM
Correct. It makes the normal dock less functional than what I expected. Which is what I said.
Not at all. I agree with the eyecandy not being forced upon those that do not wish it. I don't want the eyecandy introduced to the tabbed dock. I want tabs introduced to the normal dock. Or, for that matter, just a single dock type you can configure to suit your wishes whether you prefer one or the other type.
I tested the demo of the product. And read what the plus had. It says "tabbed docks". There was no reason to assume that meant "new dock type that can have tabs but does not otherwise resemble what's in the free version". Having said that, $20 isn't enough money for me to bother about. I haven't even contacted SD, and the only reason I keep replying here is to explain why I was disappointed. And it is, obviously, disappointing when you buy something you can't use as you assumed. But that's life. If SD releases an update that addresses this, great. If not, then that's fine too.
And, yes, it *is* my bad. I should've learned by now to test a pirated version before buying something based on a feature crippled demo. Though I really think not offering fully featured demos is a very nasty thing. SD should have a free version, and a demo version of plus. They're different products, as my misunderstanding demonstrates.
I think that's overstating things a bit. I expected exactly what I tested, just with tabs on the dock. I didn't expect a completely different product that offered something entirely different to what I tested. Ironically, that is to some extent what I got.
Let's not blow this all out of proportion. It's $20. Yes, I was disappointed, but I've made do with the task bar until now, I'm sure I'll still be able to get what I need done.
Reply #22 Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:14 AM
Not having the eye-candy doesn't make the tabbed dock any less functional.
Correct. It makes the normal dock less functional than what I expected. Which is what I said.
Of course, FWIW, I agree with those who said they prefer the tabbed dock without the eye-candy so I guess we'd have to agree to disagree on that.
Not at all. I agree with the eyecandy not being forced upon those that do not wish it. I don't want the eyecandy introduced to the tabbed dock. I want tabs introduced to the normal dock. Or, for that matter, just a single dock type you can configure to suit your wishes whether you prefer one or the other type.
I think it's unfair to blame Stardock if you didn't research your purchase a little better - you could've asked here beforehand and got a straight answer quite quickly.
I tested the demo of the product. And read what the plus had. It says "tabbed docks". There was no reason to assume that meant "new dock type that can have tabs but does not otherwise resemble what's in the free version". Having said that, $20 isn't enough money for me to bother about. I haven't even contacted SD, and the only reason I keep replying here is to explain why I was disappointed. And it is, obviously, disappointing when you buy something you can't use as you assumed. But that's life. If SD releases an update that addresses this, great. If not, then that's fine too.
And, yes, it *is* my bad. I should've learned by now to test a pirated version before buying something based on a feature crippled demo. Though I really think not offering fully featured demos is a very nasty thing. SD should have a free version, and a demo version of plus. They're different products, as my misunderstanding demonstrates.
You bought a Beetle & expected to get a Porsche...
I think that's overstating things a bit. I expected exactly what I tested, just with tabs on the dock. I didn't expect a completely different product that offered something entirely different to what I tested. Ironically, that is to some extent what I got.
Let's not blow this all out of proportion. It's $20. Yes, I was disappointed, but I've made do with the task bar until now, I'm sure I'll still be able to get what I need done.
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Reply #21 Thursday, May 31, 2007 8:02 AM
I got 19, but then it's a Toshiba laptop - lots are Toshiba-only related.>
And I bet 10 of them are totally useless for You running all the time. I never get why laptop-manufactures have to start 20 tasks at startup, each with it's own systray-icon and only leaving half of the RAM free. The 1st task for me when installing a new machine for a customer or the company is to load up msconfig (or better install StartupCPL) and delete all that unneeded startup-crap...