cursorfx beta3

Thursday, January 10, 2008 by leobull | Discussion: CursorFX

i was just notified by sdc that an update was available and let it install and let the system reboot. and as mentioned already i noticed my cursor going under everything. i found that resetting the cursor to windows default and then reseting to the cursor i want solved the problem. you will probably also have to redo your effects settings. 
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MadDeez
Reply #21 Friday, January 11, 2008 6:40 PM
i'm sure there will be an update soon to correct this issue.

Dizplaced
Reply #22 Friday, January 11, 2008 8:33 PM
One can only hope it comes swiftly...

Duke261
Reply #23 Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:25 AM
One can only hope it comes swiftly..


Amen!!! It's a major problem, rendering the app somewhat useless for all intent and purpose!!!

MichaelG04_NEW
Reply #24 Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:27 AM
but milksama stated above that it's an issue with windows, not cursor fx

Duke261
Reply #25 Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:42 AM
Whatever...then it would seem to me that the app is not Vista ready which is why I bought it! Plus why did the problem start with beta 3 release!

MichaelG04_NEW
Reply #26 Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:49 AM
it hasn't been released on vista, it is still a beta, so i don't think your attitude is appropriate. u bought it knowing full well it was incomplete software

Duke261
Reply #27 Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:14 AM
Okay...appreciate the attitude adjustment...have a good day!

Philly0381
Reply #28 Saturday, January 12, 2008 11:34 AM
Well I'm going to have to disagree with the thinking that what we are seeing with the cursor is the normal Windows problem that has come up before. I've had that problem and the cursor would go behind everything.

This time it's very selective, atleast on my computer, only goes behind drop down menues. Now the fact the CursorFX Plus was working fine for me prior to the last beta update tends to make me feel it's a bug with the update. Plus, a lot more people have the problem now who are running CursorFX.   

System: XP Home, 32bit, SP2 w/updates, CursorFX Plus and all the Stardock goodies I can sneak onto my computer.   

leobull
Reply #29 Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:06 PM
we all know this program is in beta stage. there is no need to argue with each other about the wys and wherefors we bought it. the sole purpose should be to give info to the developers that will help them fix it. perhaps trhe latest release should have contained only the bug fixes for us to test and play with and not include new function. at any rate another oddity has occured to me. with each new update we have had to redo all our settings. with the previous release we were given the option of disabling the shadow. i didnt want them so i disabled them. it seems that even after the update this setting holds.could it be that one part of the program knows its disabled while in another part its operating as if it was stiil there. this would explain the jumping cursor part but not the going under part or would it. another consideration is before this last update there was an update to the scd. another possibility.

ALMonty
Reply #30 Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:42 PM
It's not a Windows problem it's a Z order problem. There will be an update soon.

killajosh
Reply #31 Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:44 PM
well, I know it isn't going to make any of you feel better, but I am having no problems with CFX, and I'm always running OD+ and RightClick. I have beta3 for CFX, and also dl'd XP SP3 beta (RC1). I had the problem with CXP, but haven't had an issue since getting CFX....wierd, no?

ALMonty
Reply #32 Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:58 PM
I noticed the problem always came up when I changed WindowBlinds.

killajosh
Reply #33 Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:02 PM
I think the only time I've had it happen since dl'ing CFX is when I was changing locations on my weather docklet in OD+. And that only happened once.

leobull
Reply #34 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:08 PM
almonty - for those of us who are not up on the jargon, please define/explain Z order.

killajosh
Reply #35 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:29 PM
Z order is the depth order. The third dimension, so to speak. You have x, y, and z. X is left and right, y is up and down. Z order is the depth of an object compared to another object (or objects). In this case, the Z order of the cursor is compared to the depth of your desktop and the open windows/programs you have running. Did I get that right, ALMonty?

ALMonty
Reply #36 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:31 PM
  

killajosh
Reply #37 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:36 PM
If it helps, try and think of the GUI as a series of planes running parallel to the monitor. The Z-axis runs perpendicular to the x- and y-axis, or basically front-to-back. Hope that makes sense......

(Thank goodness for that year of commercial arts I took in college....     )

leobull
Reply #38 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:40 PM
vell, thank you for zat. i always thought everyzing should be in z proper order.

killajosh
Reply #39 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:51 PM
leo, 3-D objects usually can't be ordered like that. It works with GUIs because every window is parallel to the screen, so every point in a window is at the same depth as all the others. A little confusing, I know.

ALMonty
Reply #40 Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:56 PM
Or you can think of your desktop as layers. The wallpaper is the bottom layer and your cursor is the top layer. If you open two windows up the one that is focused is on top of the other and the other is sent down one layer. What is happening the cursor is being sent down to the wallpaper layer when the desktop is being refreshed.

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