Object Dock and activation area
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 by ADG | Discussion: Stardock Support General
Does anyone here know why Object Dock has a huge activation area starting about 100 pixels from the left side of screen and 200 pixels down. This activation area starts on the line where Firefox has it's bookmarks toolbar (3 links wide) and quite a bit down (the "My Account", "Watchlist", etc, on this page is inside the activation area)
Whenever I click in that area the object dock shows up (making it impossible to click in any of the links on the top of this page and the three bookmarks in my browser)
All hotspots in the properties are disabled (black arrows). It doesn't matter where the dock is located, it's always the same
This is using Vista
Whenever I click in that area the object dock shows up (making it impossible to click in any of the links on the top of this page and the three bookmarks in my browser)
All hotspots in the properties are disabled (black arrows). It doesn't matter where the dock is located, it's always the same
This is using Vista
ADG
Reply #2 Tuesday, August 14, 2007 4:38 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, August 14, 2007 4:38 PM
Version 1.20.522u Plus Build 522u
Here's a screenshot:
When I click anywhere between the rarfile (S6_OpenBe...), Games, desktopx_... and MailWasher I select Object Dock (the one on the screenshot is the only one I have). So basically when I click and hold the mouse button from inside that area I can move OD around the screen, without ever touching OD
I noticed that after I opened the Paint Shop Pro X trial (to save the screenshot) the problem went away (but after closing and starting OD the problem came back). It might have something to do with the fact that PSP removes the Aero feature from Vista while it's open
Here's a screenshot:
When I click anywhere between the rarfile (S6_OpenBe...), Games, desktopx_... and MailWasher I select Object Dock (the one on the screenshot is the only one I have). So basically when I click and hold the mouse button from inside that area I can move OD around the screen, without ever touching OD
I noticed that after I opened the Paint Shop Pro X trial (to save the screenshot) the problem went away (but after closing and starting OD the problem came back). It might have something to do with the fact that PSP removes the Aero feature from Vista while it's open
ADG
Reply #3 Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:51 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:51 PM
Nobody else who's seen this?
After some tests I've noticed that it's only with tabbed docks there is a problem, and as the other dock type is useless that makes this very useless
After some tests I've noticed that it's only with tabbed docks there is a problem, and as the other dock type is useless that makes this very useless
ADG
Reply #4 Saturday, August 18, 2007 3:11 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, August 18, 2007 3:11 PM
I updated to the newest version, here the problem is not there, but so far I haven't been able to get it to look how I want it to look like, but I guess I can live with that 
Edit: nevermind, now I finally got it to look like what I wanted it to look like
Edit: nevermind, now I finally got it to look like what I wanted it to look like
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Reply #1 Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:15 PM
Can you offer a screenshot?
How many docks? Normal or tabbed? Do they all activate or just one?
I have the latest OD (updated through Stardock Central), Firefox, and Vista (business) and am not seeing what you are seeing.