What would you like to see in DesktopX 4.x?
Friday, April 3, 2009 by ZubaZ | Discussion: DesktopX Wishlist
What sorts of features would you like to see in the 4.x series?
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Reply #102 Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:40 PM
I don't think you can recolor DX plugin objects (such as meters, etc) You'd have to do it manually.
Reply #103 Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:48 PM
Bummer...I can easily do that, a lot of the end users won't know how. Thank you very much for the script. You are awesome!!!
Reply #105 Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:40 PM
This is really impossible... 
And I think it may be one more thing that should be included into DX 4.x
Reply #106 Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:15 PM
I realize that controlling topics in a forum is impossible . . but thsi will be part of a larger documemnt and the less drift I have, the better off we all are. 'k?
Reply #107 Friday, May 1, 2009 12:40 AM
Understood, boss. I am sorry. My bad. 
Reply #108 Friday, May 1, 2009 2:15 AM
This is really impossible
1. Create an image for your bar (e.g. colour block /gradient 100x20 pixels)
2. Create a text object to store the meter value
3. Create your meter and use the "Set text of object" option - pointing it to the text object you created
4. Add a simple script to the text object on a timer that (optionally) matches the interval of the meter update and sets the width of the bar you created in (1) based on the text value e.g.
DesktopX.Object("cpu").Width = Object.Text
5. Hide the Text object(2) and meter object(3)
6. Recolour your bar object
Appreciate it's OT, but it may allow up to focus on getting a plugin that works with UAC rather than worrying about the colour
Reply #109 Friday, May 1, 2009 6:17 PM
Another thought. What about icons in the DX PopupMenu for files and folders? It would be very and very cool to see this in DX 4.X! 
Reply #110 Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:57 AM
Call me an a** again for criticism to Stardock, but as long as there is no OFFICIAL statement that DX will REALLY be developed further on, we may write what we want here. I've seen too many threads like these (for example about ObjectDock and RightClick) leading to NOTHING in the last 2 years.
Reply #111 Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:44 PM
Carl, I *AM* official Stardock. I want to update DX and will do all I can to make it happen.
ObjectDock will get an update this summer. and RightClick will get an update this next month (and will support using the existing WB skin!)
Reply #112 Sunday, May 3, 2009 12:24 AM
Awesome, Boss!!! Will it allow PNGs? Huh...tell me, tell, me , canya , huh!?
I know You are. Reply #114 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 2:56 AM
Reply #115 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 5:06 AM
I join!
Just interesting to know why the development of this great software (that no doubt must be in the top of Stardock products) is at the so low level. 
Reply #116 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 6:47 AM
I just remembered two things I'd really like to see (cant believe i totally forgot about them):
1. Enable parts of widgets/gadgets to be on different levels (one part Always on top, some other part at Desktop level etc.) It would be also nice if Z-order would be accessible through scripts.
2. Enable widgets/gadgets to steal/get focus - when using global hotkeys its very frustrating because the gadget shows itself because it has been set to visible by the hotkey but it is not in focus so you first must click on it before you can use it and that almost defeats the purpose of hotkeying it in the first place.
pleeease add this this 
(seriously, with hese fixed a whole new kind of gadgets will be spawned)
Reply #117 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 2:42 PM
Reply #118 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 3:05 PM
That's it! That's what I wanted to request but forgot about. Being able to control z-order would be awesome.
Another idea I had was to have checkboxes in the object navigator to make it easier to select specific objects, instead of doing ctrl+click or ctrl+unclick.
Reply #119 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 10:13 PM
No. Sorry. I wish.
Bummer...
Reply #120 Saturday, May 9, 2009 1:21 AM
I would like to see a zoom tool integrated into DX4 for placement and alignment of small detailed items.
Please.
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Reply #101 Thursday, April 30, 2009 5:27 PM
'Called when L-click is released
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, dragged)
If dragged Then Exit Function
For Each obj In DesktopX.Objects
If obj.states("").hue => 255 Then
obj.states("").hue = 0
Else
obj.states("").hue = obj.states("").hue + 10
End If
Next
End Function
Ok, Eve, this works great!! Only 1 problem...it don't recolor these items for some reason. The meter bars stay green, I can probably fix that by using a graphic, rather than a color. The DX player scrolling text and volume/seek slidera turn to black rectangles, until I right click them.
Thanx, Eve!
I'm off topic here, should I do this via PM or email?