Concept to Reality?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 by sweatyfish | Discussion: DesktopX Tutorials
Sorry if I created this in the wrong forum, this is the only "desktopx" one I found. (If there is a better place for this topic then by all means correct me)
I made an objectbar theme that I am hoping to make in DesktopX Pro 3.5 to export as a standalone executable. Here's what it looks like in objectbar:
Is something like this possible to make in DesktopX (I really hope so, I already purchased the Pro 3.5 
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What really concerns me is that I have not seen themes that have customizable menus. They all seem to be fixed with no way that the user can adjust them. Is there a way that these menus can be deleted/edited/ or add another item (of course I'm meaning from the .exe user standpoint)?
Thank you for your help. I hope to make something like this to share.
P.S. Any links to tutorials that would help in making this would be greatly appreciated. I have been messing around with DesktopX for a few hours and feel overwhelmed. I didn't know it was this much.
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:19 PM
ObjectBar can export to an EXE if that's all you want.
Reply #3 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:30 PM
The easy way to do this is using DesktopX's capacity to display folders, sub-folders and related shortcuts as menus. The customization for an end user would be directly in windows and by using DesktopX builder.
Vad_M made the SD Launchbar for XP found here. https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=742&libid=34
And, SD Launchbar for Vista found here. https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=1238&libid=34
Please note that Vad's are compiled gadgets done with DesktopX pro and require proficient use of VB scripting to make.
Reply #4 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:38 PM
Purrball - I bought ObjectBar thinking that, yet when I exported to EXE, and tried on another PC it said that ObjectBar needed to be installed. And that was the full version that was needed.
Yeah, I tried out the SD Launchbar and it is similiar to what I was trying to make. Though, VB scripting is bleh.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:18 PM
http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/DesktopX#Links - A good start