Looking for ideas
DX project ideas wanted
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by RomanDA | Discussion: DesktopX
Hey all,
Its been a while since i posted anything new and I wanted to see if there were any "wants" out there. As I stated in the Skincast, I like to work from a need or desire. I have not had a lot of things that i have wanted to make lately so im coming to you.
What kinds of widgets/gadgets would you like to see?
Is there anything special out there that you might be interested in?
Do any of you Artists out there want my help in making something?
Any ideas at all?
I want to try something different, but keep in mind there are things i probably wont be able to do, or wont have the time to do, but i want to see what ideas are out there.
Keep in mind that by posting ideas here you are giving me the right to use them or not use them for anything i make now or in the future. If i use your idea i will probably contact you for more info, or for beta testing, etc. And for sure you will receive the first of whatever things are made from the idea.
Thanks so much.
Looking forward to seeing what people are interested in.
Its been a while since i posted anything new and I wanted to see if there were any "wants" out there. As I stated in the Skincast, I like to work from a need or desire. I have not had a lot of things that i have wanted to make lately so im coming to you.
What kinds of widgets/gadgets would you like to see?
Is there anything special out there that you might be interested in?
Do any of you Artists out there want my help in making something?
Any ideas at all?
I want to try something different, but keep in mind there are things i probably wont be able to do, or wont have the time to do, but i want to see what ideas are out there.
Keep in mind that by posting ideas here you are giving me the right to use them or not use them for anything i make now or in the future. If i use your idea i will probably contact you for more info, or for beta testing, etc. And for sure you will receive the first of whatever things are made from the idea.
Thanks so much.
Looking forward to seeing what people are interested in.
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Littleboy
Reply #42 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:57 PM
Reply #42 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:57 PM
- I'd like to have a way to 'draw' using DX. For example, It would be nice to be able to create a 'Line' object and tell it to draw a line from (x1,y1) to (x2,y2), or a 'circle/polygon' object and tell it to draw a circle or polygon at (x,y,radius,numofsides), etc... The objects would have states, properties that could be set, scriptable, etc...
A Cairo drawing plugin (like in Yahoo Widgets) will allow you to do something like that (except shapes won't be DX objects). Maybe in the future 
- an easy to use and configure(with different options) 'reflection' object - which makes a reflection of the parent object or group. (Using Imagemagic).
Isn't there already an object in the gallery that does that?
Littleboy
Reply #43 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:56 PM
4. Library Alert: Not sure if this one is possible, you would have to poll the page and compare it, but if its not an RSS feed, the parsing would be nuts.
--- If someone at SD can tell me how to do this, ill be happy to see what i can make.
Julien dives into his experiments folder
I have a few scripts to do that already, maybe 80% done. It needs a little bit of work to use the Microsoft.XmlHttp instead of System.DownloadFile (and drop the dependency on "Shell.Application", but you can ignore that if you only want the latest additions). I'd say a few hours would get you a fully working script.
I also have a widget to go with that, but that one still needs a huge amount of work (as in 20+ hours in scripting and graphics work).
A really simple widget that only shows you the latest skin name, author, preview and other info (along with a library filter) can probably be done in a few hours. Let me know if you're interesting in working together on that.
Reply #43 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:56 PM
4. Library Alert: Not sure if this one is possible, you would have to poll the page and compare it, but if its not an RSS feed, the parsing would be nuts.
--- If someone at SD can tell me how to do this, ill be happy to see what i can make.
Julien dives into his experiments folder
I have a few scripts to do that already, maybe 80% done. It needs a little bit of work to use the Microsoft.XmlHttp instead of System.DownloadFile (and drop the dependency on "Shell.Application", but you can ignore that if you only want the latest additions). I'd say a few hours would get you a fully working script.
I also have a widget to go with that, but that one still needs a huge amount of work (as in 20+ hours in scripting and graphics work).
A really simple widget that only shows you the latest skin name, author, preview and other info (along with a library filter) can probably be done in a few hours. Let me know if you're interesting in working together on that.
DEVJIT
Reply #44 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:18 PM
Reply #44 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:18 PM
Even I want to chip in with an Idea I want a DX gadget that is able to tell me the latest happenings on WC in a nutshell..
News,Threads,Walls like the most happening stuff on WC which is like moving at the bottom in the ribbon
Middle portion of the gadget - Just the screenshot or the pic of the day and the top portion the WC logo...the gadget background...black glass....
Even a Sidebar gadget will be awesome ....always in touch with WC
News,Threads,Walls like the most happening stuff on WC which is like moving at the bottom in the ribbon
Middle portion of the gadget - Just the screenshot or the pic of the day and the top portion the WC logo...the gadget background...black glass....
Even a Sidebar gadget will be awesome ....always in touch with WC
CaptainBeaker
Reply #45 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:44 PM
Kind-of. It uses the Imagemagic dll. The way it is setup now, you drag an image onto it and it displays the image and reflects it. What I'm talking about is the ability to give the hypothetical 'reflection' object the name of a parent object or group and have it automatically place the reflection (which would be configurable) centered and below the parent. The reflection should change as the parent changes states. If the parent's image animates, the reflection should animate also, etc..
This could be used as a companion type object to enhance the appearance of other objects. It seems like reflections are en vogue right now...
Reply #45 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:44 PM
Isn't there already an object in the gallery that does that?
Kind-of. It uses the Imagemagic dll. The way it is setup now, you drag an image onto it and it displays the image and reflects it. What I'm talking about is the ability to give the hypothetical 'reflection' object the name of a parent object or group and have it automatically place the reflection (which would be configurable) centered and below the parent. The reflection should change as the parent changes states. If the parent's image animates, the reflection should animate also, etc..
This could be used as a companion type object to enhance the appearance of other objects. It seems like reflections are en vogue right now...
ZubaZ
Reply #46 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:24 PM
RSS feed: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1386&libid=34
Reply #46 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:24 PM
Even I want to chip in with an Idea I want a DX gadget that is able to tell me the latest happenings on WC in a nutshell..
Skin checker? https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1086&libid=34RSS feed: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1386&libid=34
DEVJIT
Reply #47 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:24 PM
Skin checker? https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1086&libid=34RSS feed: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1386&libid=34
No not them..they are good but not updated to match the new and innovative desktop themes..walls and the entire setup. nyways thanks Zubaz for the links..i think i have the Skin Checker somewhere...already downloaded.
Reply #47 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:24 PM
Skin checker? https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1086&libid=34RSS feed: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1386&libid=34
No not them..they are good but not updated to match the new and innovative desktop themes..walls and the entire setup. nyways thanks Zubaz for the links..i think i have the Skin Checker somewhere...already downloaded.
Vad_M
Reply #48 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:52 PM
It seems that WC browser do the same... However you want to see a little widget on your desktop instead of large browser! This make a sense!
No problem! I know how to make it and I'll try to make it in a future. Unfortunately all of my time is much busy now - I'm working on a new version of Media Player and I'm only in a halfway to the end. This project is very and very complex... So please wait a bit!
Reply #48 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:52 PM
Even I want to chip in with an Idea I want a DX gadget that is able to tell me the latest happenings on WC in a nutshell..
It seems that WC browser do the same... However you want to see a little widget on your desktop instead of large browser! This make a sense!
No problem! I know how to make it and I'll try to make it in a future. Unfortunately all of my time is much busy now - I'm working on a new version of Media Player and I'm only in a halfway to the end. This project is very and very complex... So please wait a bit!
CaptainBeaker
Reply #50 Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:16 AM
"Been there, done that" - (Reply #35 - that thread)
Reply #50 Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:16 AM
I know these are most likely not possible because DX does not have a 'drawing engine' or a '3-D engine'...WWW Link
"Been there, done that" - (Reply #35 - that thread)
RomanDA
Reply #51 Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:29 AM
Reply #51 Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:29 AM
Some cool ideas.. sorry i have not looked at this.. not been doing well the past month.
There are a lot of things on WC (rss style) that would be cool to have. Like a "whats up" page that shows the hot topics, or latest skins in a gallery etc.
Im sure VAD knows how to do most of these.
There are a lot of things on WC (rss style) that would be cool to have. Like a "whats up" page that shows the hot topics, or latest skins in a gallery etc.
Im sure VAD knows how to do most of these.
zakai1369
Reply #52 Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:29 AM
Woops missed that.
Reply #52 Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:29 AM
"Been there, done that" - (Reply #35 - that thread)
Woops missed that.
Littleboy
Reply #55 Friday, August 22, 2008 10:00 AM
Reply #55 Friday, August 22, 2008 10:00 AM
It's a DX scripting plugin implementing the canvas object (loosely, as I don't plan to allow CSS color values for gradients, at least in the first version). What you see on the picture is half script/half hard-coded in the plugin (the sphere and setting the pattern as the source to the fill).
I'll open a new thread when it's ready for testing.
(See this Canvas tutorial and the Yahoo Widget doc on the canvas to get an idea of what will be possible)
I'll open a new thread when it's ready for testing.
(See this Canvas tutorial and the Yahoo Widget doc on the canvas to get an idea of what will be possible)
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Reply #41 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:27 PM