ObjectDock Beta update now available

Includes revamped weather feed, and x64 system tray / start menu launcher support

Tuesday, August 7, 2007 by Dr W - Fences Support | Discussion: Docks

A new ObjectDock Plus beta is now available!

Open up Stardock Central to get the goods for the updated ObjectDock Plus, make sure to have "Show prerelease versions" checked. v1.90f I believe is the version number in SDC.

Main features of this update beyond a variety of small bug/glitch fixes include:
-Use of the new weather feed. More reliable, always up to date and now with super-robust location lookup. *Any* location that shows up with accuweather now works with ObjectDock
-x64 version of Windows now can make use of the System Tray and Launch Start Menu functionalities of ObjectDock

-Jeff Bargmann
ObjectDock Lead Developer
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Pheonixgh
Reply #1 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 6:38 PM
i wasnt sure where to post this but i just updated to the new beta and have found a small but annoying new bug. my flyout menus appear fine the 1st time they are shown after loading the dock but if then alloved to disappear when i try and look at them again the icons appear very transparent and barely visible. the behaviour seems inconsistent though as sometimes not all icons in the flyouts are affected. any chance of a quick fix? or is it possible to downgrade to the previos stable release? Thx in advance!

hashonboat
Reply #2 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 6:43 PM
I seem to have lost all images on the flyouts

Hankers
Reply #3 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 6:46 PM
or is it possible to downgrade to the previos stable release?

As with any of the Object Desktop programs, it is always a good idea to put a check mark in "Auto-archive on application update". This will allow you to "Restore Archive" from the saved file.

In the meantime, if you un-check "Show pre-release versions" in Stardock Central, that will get you the last non-beta release.

Hankers
Reply #4 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 6:48 PM
I seem to have lost all images on the flyouts

Make sure the version you are updating to is 1.90f(.017

Dr W - Fences Support
Reply #5 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 7:17 PM
Hi guys, yeah there were some others (1.09b-1.09e) that our publishing software was having a bit of hickup where an old test build was being included that had that problem with some video cards. Make sure you have 1.90f - you may need to close and re-open Stardock Central for it to pick up on the very latest build. In the case you're still having a problem, note that the ObjectDock.exe file's "Modified Time" should be 8/7/2007 4:58pm. If you've done the update and that's not, let us know, and try uninstalling / making sure the exe is gone / reinstalling.

Thanks

xDeVsFaN1830x
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 7:39 PM
need to inform of a bug on 64 bit vista. Upon install and subsequent reinstalls, OD when loaded says "ObjectDock x64: DLL/Hook Failed To Load. (DLL Load Failed) Please reinstall and reboot". The start menu and try function fine, and OD doesnt crash or act weird. I just get this error everytime i run it.

also: flyout images are gone following the 1st use of a flyout. meaning i click it and see all my shortcuts, then i click it again and a bunch are missing.

guy wth happened here. i know its a beta but jeez. i hope u guys get fixes for these soon. i shall patiently wait but u know theres gonna be some big time haters here. if theres anything i can tinker with on my end to fix things, such as the dll issue, temporarity please lemme know. im very knowledgeable with Vista so if i need to do any registry or system file tweaks im all 4 it.

Dr W - Fences Support
Reply #7 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 8:37 PM
Hi DuffMasta, thanks for the report. It seems the x64 dll issue was due to missing runtimes; if a user didn't already have the latest C++ runtime it would not load correctly. Fixed up.

Flyout images, there was some new optimizations done to improve speed... hoping the update 1.09g that we just updated helps. If that doesn't work I might have to attack the problem more directly. I heard of one person having a problem with flyouts appearing not in proper places as well, can anyone confirm?

Thanks!

hashonboat
Reply #8 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 8:56 PM
The flyouts are fine for me now

xDeVsFaN1830x
Reply #9 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 9:25 PM

Hi DuffMasta, thanks for the report. It seems the x64 dll issue was due to missing runtimes; if a user didn't already have the latest C++ runtime it would not load correctly. Fixed up.

Flyout images, there was some new optimizations done to improve speed... hoping the update 1.09g that we just updated helps. If that doesn't work I might have to attack the problem more directly. I heard of one person having a problem with flyouts appearing not in proper places as well, can anyone confirm?

Thanks!


My.........god u guys are awesome. Cannot believe you pushed out a fix that fast. AWESOME JOB. Everything is workin perfectly now, so far. I will keep you posed on any other bugs i come across.

Dr W - Fences Support
Reply #10 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 10:24 PM
DuffMasta - thanks for the kind words    Welp thats what betas are for, finding glitches. No sense in leaving a buggy one out there if we can figure out the problem quick so that real problems can be found, if any

Chef Garry
Reply #11 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 10:29 PM
Weather dock fly-out doesn't center on the dock but comes out on the left edge of the monitor. I only get the last day of the four. I can't see anything that can be adjusted to correct this.

Chris TH
Reply #12 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 10:47 PM
Tabbed dock on top edge (config'd as a drawer) with 2 flyouts in one of the tabs...

Both flyouts open off-screen to the left as if centered on the left screen edge.

Tried adding a new flyout, but the result is the same.

WinXP SP2

OD+ 1.90g[b].018 (about box says: v1.90 (Build 537u) beta)

Installed via SDC v2.46.472 b155




Chef Garry
Reply #13 Tuesday, August 7, 2007 10:50 PM
sounds like a confirmed bug then

Chris TH
Reply #14 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 12:10 AM
sounds like a confirmed bug then


Well partly...

For me the weather flyout is fine! Although it's on a seperate vertical zoomer dock on the left screen edge, hmmmm...

As a test, adding the weather docklet to my tabbed dock makes it behave incorrectly as per my other flyouts!

HTH to track it down.



MadDeez
Reply #15 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 1:03 AM
chef garry and chris th, the last update will take care of that issue. it did for me, anyway.

Chris TH
Reply #16 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 2:31 AM
Indeed, Snidely! It works as normal now  

Talk about a feast of updates in one day!     

Thanks Jeff & I hope this spate of activity is a sign that you're feeling recovered from your recent illness.   


WebGizmos
Reply #17 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 4:08 AM
Jeff...you got mail. And...does this beta update have the stuff in it we talked about and you implemented?

MySecret
Reply #18 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 7:06 AM
Works perfectly Jeff...Thank you for providing such an awesome program, one that I simply cannot live without.

It's My Secret

bobbyhundreds
Reply #19 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 8:19 AM
Updated and better than ever.Thanks Jeff for your efforts,this really is a superb piece of software and has become indispensable for me.I now have weather for my little seaside town too!  
Cheers

eieio
Reply #20 Wednesday, August 8, 2007 8:28 AM
Ahh ... the last update fixed the wonky flyout docks. Thanks!

And so far I haven't had to transpose days on the weather flyout!   

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