The fatal bug in DesktopX 3.5 056
When it will be finally finished?
Monday, April 7, 2008 by Vad_M | Discussion: DesktopX
Today I have installed DesktopX 3.5 056 through Impulse. Alas the Script Editor has ceased to work. Now it doesn't load any scripts (not only from my old projects but from Tutorial DX Objects too) and I'm very sad and disappointed again... 
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Frogboy
Reply #3 Monday, April 7, 2008 10:57 PM
Reply #3 Monday, April 7, 2008 10:57 PM
I've reproduced it. Sigh.
You know, what do you guys think of us getting out of this whole "software" thing and get into something more cutting edge like...
Name 2 things you can do with DesktopX that you can't do with a good bee hive.
Jafo
Reply #4 Monday, April 7, 2008 11:27 PM
Reply #4 Monday, April 7, 2008 11:27 PM
Name 2 things you can do with DesktopX that you can't do with a good bee hive.
1. Not get stung
2. Not get all sticky with honey
[If they are wrong then I'd suggest people re-evaluate what they are actually DOING with DesktopX]....
Chasbo
Reply #5 Monday, April 7, 2008 11:43 PM
Reply #5 Monday, April 7, 2008 11:43 PM
Glad I didn't check Central today. Things could be worse. You could work for a Newspaper! 
Mark Milliman
Reply #6 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:08 AM
Reply #6 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:08 AM
I hate to be a mee too guy, but I have the same problem with the latest version of DX. All of my widgets with scripts disappeared from my Desktop.
Frogboy
Reply #7 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:18 AM
Reply #7 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 12:18 AM
I hate to be a mee too guy, but I have the same problem with the latest version of DX. All of my widgets with scripts disappeared from my Desktop.
Have you tried beekeeping?
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #8 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 2:55 AM
Have you seen my keyboard?
Reply #8 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 2:55 AM
2. Not get all sticky with honey
Have you seen my keyboard?
GreenReaper
Reply #9 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:54 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:54 AM
An interim fix: please replace DAxHost.dll in Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\SDPlugins with the version in this file. Do this before launching DesktopX after update.
Vad_M
Reply #10 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:32 AM
Thank you very much!!!!! The Script Editor is working.
Now I'll begin the full test of DX (import, edit, export, etc...). Hope it was the last bug and I'll can finally finish all of my widgets/gadgets for Vista.
Reply #10 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:32 AM
An interim fix: please replace DAxHost.dll in Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\SDPlugins with the version in this file. Do this before launching DesktopX after update.
Thank you very much!!!!! The Script Editor is working.
Now I'll begin the full test of DX (import, edit, export, etc...). Hope it was the last bug and I'll can finally finish all of my widgets/gadgets for Vista.
GreenReaper
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:48 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:48 AM
It should have worked before! 
My personal apology to anyone who was hit by this problem.
My personal apology to anyone who was hit by this problem.
Vad_M
Reply #12 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:50 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 4:50 AM
Hmmmm... Unfortunately the Windows Media Player ActiveX control (version 11.0.6001.7000) is not working as before. Any of events like Control_MouseDown, Control_Playlist, Control_CurrentItemChange etc... are not supported.
Is there any chances to fix this problem or I need to make my own ActiveX control for Vista Media Player (nearly half of year I can't play my music library with DX.)?
Is there any chances to fix this problem or I need to make my own ActiveX control for Vista Media Player (nearly half of year I can't play my music library with DX.)?
GreenReaper
Reply #13 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 5:21 AM
Reply #13 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 5:21 AM
Was this a problem in previous recent builds of DesktopX or was it affected specifically by this version?
Can you point me to or email me (greenreaper _at_ stardock dot com) a sample that worked previously, but now does not?
Can you point me to or email me (greenreaper _at_ stardock dot com) a sample that worked previously, but now does not?
Vad_M
Reply #14 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 6:06 AM
Reply #14 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 6:06 AM
I already informed on this problem. Please look here: WWW Link
I found this problem long ago. The last version of Windows Media Player that was supported in DesktopX is 11.0.5721.5230. Any of newest versions from 11.0.6000.6344 are not working.
You may try to run this gadget: WWW Link. You will see that the only of functions controlled by timer are working. Any of other like Play, Stop, Media items counter etc... controlled by DX events are not working.
You may see these events in the Script Editor and write the code. But this code is not working...
I found this problem long ago. The last version of Windows Media Player that was supported in DesktopX is 11.0.5721.5230. Any of newest versions from 11.0.6000.6344 are not working.
You may try to run this gadget: WWW Link. You will see that the only of functions controlled by timer are working. Any of other like Play, Stop, Media items counter etc... controlled by DX events are not working.
You may see these events in the Script Editor and write the code. But this code is not working...
GreenReaper
Reply #15 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:43 AM
Reply #15 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:43 AM
I was not aware of this problem (when you reported that I was assigned to TweakVista). I will investigate it.
From what I could see immediately, it appears to be reproducible with a simple test case, but the solution may not be simple - the event is not directly called by DesktopX, but by the script runtime. A fix for this is not likely today.
From what I could see immediately, it appears to be reproducible with a simple test case, but the solution may not be simple - the event is not directly called by DesktopX, but by the script runtime. A fix for this is not likely today.
Vad_M
Reply #16 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:20 AM
Reply #16 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:20 AM
Thank you for your answer!
I understand that this is a complicated problem. And I'm always ready to help you work on it in any ways.
But I have no time to wait until it will be fixed. So I'll begin to make my own WMP Control by using timers. Hope that it will not take a lot of PC resources like CPU and Memory...
I understand that this is a complicated problem. And I'm always ready to help you work on it in any ways.
But I have no time to wait until it will be fixed. So I'll begin to make my own WMP Control by using timers. Hope that it will not take a lot of PC resources like CPU and Memory...
PuterDudeJim
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:21 AM
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:21 AM
None of my meters or weather and calendar widgets work. Help!!!!
Vad_M
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:53 AM
Please look on the Reply #9. This must help you.
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 8:53 AM
None of my meters or weather and calendar widgets work. Help!!!!
Please look on the Reply #9. This must help you.
PuterDudeJim
Reply #19 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 1:19 PM
Did that, fixed it, yipee!!! I have had trouble getting a DX theme
(in mod.) passed bcause of this. Bummer.
Reply #19 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 1:19 PM
Please look on the Reply #9. This must help you.
Did that, fixed it, yipee!!! I have had trouble getting a DX theme
(in mod.) passed bcause of this. Bummer.
suki750
Reply #20 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:22 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:22 PM
Just to bump this along. Have done the quick recent updates and am now on version 3.50.059 and have tried the DLL fix.
Most of my widgets will not run.
My favourite widget is SD_Clock_3.01 and that is stuck at the time I updated yesterday. Have also found that most widgets no longer run.
Does anybody have any ideas as I tried going back to an earlier version with no success?
Most of my widgets will not run.
My favourite widget is SD_Clock_3.01 and that is stuck at the time I updated yesterday. Have also found that most widgets no longer run.
Does anybody have any ideas as I tried going back to an earlier version with no success?
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Reply #1 Monday, April 7, 2008 9:22 PM