RightClick--Stagnant, Dying, or Alive and Well?
What does the future hold for us RC users & skinners?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by Mirsguy | Discussion: Customization Software
I am just curious: Impulse shows that RightClick was last updated in August of 2008. It is still not fully compatible with 64-bit operating systems, and has limitations in skinning since it utilizes bitmaps instead of allowing png's.
Based upon the forum post about ObjectDesktop 2010 found in the outside link above, Stardock has not given up on RC; or at least RC will be in the OD bundle.
But when will some updates come around? When can 64 bit users be uninhibited in their use, and skinners be able to use png's?
Just curious...
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Reply #22 Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:02 AM
Good point. A program exists currently that works, but needs work. Instead of working on it, a new program is brought to life and continues to have improvements...
Reply #23 Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:36 AM
Due to the current lack of full 64-bit compatibility for RC, I don't use RC on my 64-bit machine, which is my main work computer that I use all the time. This means that I have come to rarely use RC.
This doesn't mean that I don't still love the program, but that, since my main machine can't run it to its fullest, I don't use it very much. 
Not only that, but the skinning limitations can be a bit taxing... 
Mirsguy sends a subliminal message to the developers...P N G . . .
Reply #24 Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:06 AM
How about an update from the actual developers? Would be interesting to hear their input.
Reply #25 Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:15 AM
Reply #26 Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:16 AM
That's what I was hoping for. 
Reply #27 Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:58 PM
A wild guess of mine (judging from watching the development of Stardock for so many years now ) is, that Jeff has no real choice, what to develop further on. See ObjectDock also. But don't nail me down on that... I hope we will get some more light on that matter.
Reply #28 Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:47 PM
Ahh yes... the all powerful overlords... 
Reply #30 Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:59 PM
Rightclick and fences serve different purposes.
My "perfect stardock desktop" would consist of:
- WB
- OD+
- RC
- Fences
As long as they all are/will be worked on, I'm fine. OD+ is way longer overdue than RC is...
It makes perfect sense to have them all running even though I'm all for a minimalistic desktop. I want minimalism without sacrifice of functionality.
Reply #31 Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:12 PM
* WB
* OD+
* RC
* Fences
And Desktop X Widgets. And Cursor FX. And IconPackager.
AHHHH! Someone stop me! 
Reply #32 Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:15 PM
WB
OD+
RC
Fences
Doesn't Right-click negate the need for Fences, Objectdock etc. That would just be a duplication of what you already have.
Reply #33 Friday, July 24, 2009 12:12 AM
My post wasn't meant as negative as it may sound. I read here there was some game development 'in the way' again for example.
Yes for me it pretty much is the similar purpose as object dock and rightclick, only that You have Your desktop clutter back with a double-click, just a bit more organized. 
Reply #34 Friday, July 24, 2009 2:15 AM
I have Right-click set to contain both the systray and taskbar - that does it for me.
Reply #35 Friday, July 24, 2009 4:02 AM
Just because you can't see my motives, it doesn't mean they are not there.
I don't want everything accessible through one menu. I want a whole bunch of things readily available without the incinvenience of having to browse through a small menu where pretty much every item look the same. Thus, OD+ is a perfect complement because I can put applinks there without cluttering up my desktop.
I do NOT want to put a link to every file I work with on my dock or in rightclick, so it's way faster for me to just put them om the desktop and have instant hide/show available to me.
So, you see. They do not serve the same purpose. They complement eachother with features that make my life easier.
Reply #36 Friday, July 24, 2009 7:16 AM
Yup
Reply #37 Friday, July 24, 2009 9:51 AM
Ahh yes... the all powerful overlords...
There was a bit of sarcastic humor in that statement.
Nope, but rather an enhancement!
Precicely!
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Reply #21 Thursday, July 23, 2009 8:57 AM
Imagine all the energy that got into fences (pretty useless to me when having rightclick and/or object dock +) would have gone into RC. Oh well, just dreaming...