DesktopX 4 Beta Bug reports
Thursday, November 12, 2009 by ZubaZ | Discussion: OS Customization
Another Desktopx 4 beta has been released. The standard and the professional version have both gotten the same updates This build focuses the feedback that has been recieved after the initial release last week.
Post anything that looks odd. Make sure to give us system information like your OS (including 32 or 64 bit), and if it's hard to explain (or even if it isn't) a screenshot.
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Reply #122 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:17 AM
I think that based on the non-input of SD since Zu left shows us all where DX stands.
Reply #125 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:33 PM
since Zu left
This thread or Stardock ?
Stardock....
Reply #128 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 3:21 PM
Is there anymore any people working at Stardock ? perhaps they're not paid and leave ... 
Reply #129 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:01 PM
This thread or Stardock ?
Hmmm... Once again - the bad news. 
Seems this explains the last events around DX... Besides I'm thinking that we lost the last chance to see the finished DX 4.X.
Do you know what happened with Zu?
Anyway this place will be empty without him... 
Reply #131 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 9:33 PM
Is it official that Zubaz has left Stardock? It sure looks like DX4 was released prematurely, and nobody from Stardock is informing us as to the state of DesktopX. It doesn't look like anybody cares, and that's sad.
Reply #132 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:08 PM
Hey everyone. 
Yes . . I have left Stardock. Don't worry, they and I are still cool, things just didn;'t work out like both they and I wanted.
When I left last month DX was still getting attention. The goal was to strip it down to bare bones and build it back up into something more useful than it was. With Brad now focused on the app side of the house instaed of teh game side I'd expect great things.
The lead dev of DX flew to the US in September and Brad, he, and I were all very excited to see DX back in it's glory. Give it some time.
And . . while I'm not a Stardockian right now ,I'm still around both SD and WC. It takes more than not paying me to make me go away.
Reply #133 Wednesday, December 16, 2009 12:53 AM
And it appears that you've had time for typing/spelling improvement!!! Yay!!
Good to see ya Zu, I love pickin at ya! 
After a re-read, I take it back. You must've edited the mistakes in?
Reply #134 Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:20 AM
Hi Zu,
I understand you. Each person is the owner of his and you are absolutely right!
The lead dev of DX flew to the US in September and Brad, he, and I were all very excited to see DX back in it's glory.
Great news. But who is the lead developer of DX now? Whether he will manage to cope with a problem and return DX its glory? I'm not sure because too much time has been lost in vain... 
How much? Until the world financial crisis will be finished? Or when my eyes will be too weak to see it on my computer? 
Reply #136 Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:33 PM
Yes . . I have left Stardock. Don't worry, they and I are still cool, things just didn;'t work out like both they and I wanted.
When I left last month DX was still getting attention. The goal was to strip it down to bare bones and build it back up into something more useful than it was. With Brad now focused on the app side of the house instaed of teh game side I'd expect great things.
The lead dev of DX flew to the US in September and Brad, he, and I were all very excited to see DX back in it's glory. Give it some time.
And . . while I'm not a Stardockian right now ,I'm still around both SD and WC. It takes more than not paying me to make me go away.
Well, I'm glad you're still around, Zu. That's some good news anyway.
Reply #137 Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:47 PM
Once I got DesktopX 4.0 installed, and used shexview to remove DesktopX from my context menu, all is well with my DX!! There seems to be a problem with DX being in the context menu? I remove it, all is fine.....hmmmm.....
Reply #138 Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:04 PM
If we don't come up with more skinners using it, it may very well die as you say. And I, for one, would be very unhappy for that!! But there just aren't that many people involved with it. I have no way of knowing how many users there are, but there sure aren't many skinners doing DX these days.
So those of us that want DX to be better, and stay around, let's do something about it. Let's crank up the old DX skinning machines and show Brad and company how much we like DX and that it is definitely second ONLY to Windowblinds.....(oops, did I say that out loud?) DX is much more than eye candy.
Actually, I see very little to windowblinds that isn't just eye candy. DX can do so much more than just look pretty!
OK, End rant.
Chicken or the egg problem. Personally - I stopped working with DX because the development environment was just too awkward and there was - is - all these show stopping bugs. How are you suppose to produce work with a bugged tools?
very interesting to hear the lead dev was shipped into the HQ. Was that Alberto Ricco?
So, is this DX4 version - just some premature alpha? That they are just started reworking it?
Reply #139 Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:42 PM
just installed DesktopX4 v3.89 BETA 16/12/2009 and so far working OK DL object and widget from Gallery and both worked
Reply #140 Thursday, December 17, 2009 1:00 PM
Same here.
The welcome now loads without the ODZip error. Time for a test drive.
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Reply #121 Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1:09 AM
Well, that is a 2 sided thing. There where lots and lots of suggestions and bug reports made in the course of time, 80 % of them ignored or to not to sound so negative just 'not worked on' (which even increased in time). Maybe some people just gave up working arround bugs and missing features they suggested on and on ? And having to do everything via scripts without proper plugins is another thing, that isn't very clever. That one shut down DX for non coders nearly completely besides copying scripts to death see weather and calendars. Sure, scripting is a great addition, but nowadays DX nearly relies on it, as the plugins aren't updated in time.
And there are the 'I love DX' threads which should draw attention also not to give up on development. Oh well...