ObjectDock 0.88 is out!

Thursday, February 27, 2003 by heavyindustry | Discussion: WinCustomize News

New in 0.88
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-Themes!
-New dock config dialog with menus
-Improved memory usage
-Shortcuts can be file extentions, e.g. ".txt" will launch Notepad
(must have dot in front of extention)
-Other fixes
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Dangeruss
Reply #1 Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:38 AM
I think this has been out about a week now. - there was previously a front page news item on this.
kevinb
Reply #2 Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:42 AM
I like the new menus!

FYI - The "About" page says v0.87.
dan.wright
Reply #3 Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:54 AM
Installed and when I load the app it never displays, just installed over the .87/.88 beta. Any thoughts?
Wommers
Reply #4 Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:39 AM
34me- this happened to me. if you can get to od config panel you should find icons totally minimized. just bring icon size up and you should see your dock
WolfmanZ
Reply #5 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:17 PM
Wommers - maybe I'm an idiot, but how do you get to the config panel if the app never displays?
WolfmanZ
Reply #6 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:19 PM
duh - run the app a 2nd time and guess what comes up - the config panel!
Robin McDonald
Reply #7 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:33 PM
I am naturally curious to try this but if I do will I have to re-assign all my .86 icons from scratch or will they carry over? Also does anyone care to list what the advantages of the dock config dialog are?

The best change in object dock would be the ability to modify the right button click to operate the same as window task bar icons do and relegate the center button to call up the customization menu. After that docking the bar anywhere on the desktop would be killer. Thats one of the gripes people have with the Mac dock. Object Dock is already good enough not to be a beta. But if it could do these two things it would be ready for primetime.

Fantasy enhancements would be multiple positionable docks and docks in shapes like a wheel or grid of icons.
Mc Roy
Reply #8 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:44 PM
do I have to unistall the old version ?? or just install it over ??

Tnhks!!!
c242
Reply #9 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:36 PM
An install over is good. Keeps Your old settings.

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marercar
Reply #10 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:40 PM
0.87?
chas916
Reply #11 Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:01 PM
I installed .88 over my .87 install and it ERASED ALL MY SETTINGS!!!! ARGH! Make a backup of your settings first!
Sonicbum
Reply #12 Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:40 PM
same here, it hozed my settings. It's the same .87 beta that was out last week... bad post or bad 88.exe?
Mc Roy
Reply #13 Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:56 PM
the file names says is .88, but it's the same .87 !!!..I believe..I'm wrong ??
chas916
Reply #14 Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:02 PM
The readme says it is .88, so they either messed up the installer or forgot to change the version string in the app. Either way be careful when installing!
Diafragma
Reply #15 Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:40 PM
Erased all my settings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >
Robin McDonald
Reply #16 Friday, February 28, 2003 1:49 AM
Thanks everybody. I am really sorry you lost all your settings but thanks for warning me and the rest of us. I'll wait 'til its safe. It would be days before I got everything back the way I have it now.
lksdfklj kjnknkljn
Reply #17 Friday, February 28, 2003 2:10 AM
Question for someone who's already installed this: Have they fixed the problem with always-on-top and maximized windows?
I don't want to go and lose all my settings for nothing...
Thanks.
lksdfklj kjnknkljn
Reply #18 Friday, February 28, 2003 2:37 AM
...nope. Went and installed it, and still no on-top.
Seems like with each update less things work for me. Shoulda' saved that old .6 installation file...
jakester
Reply #19 Friday, February 28, 2003 8:52 AM
This app has possibilities. It's still full of bugs. I hope they keep working on it and release a working version soon
DaWebMassa
Reply #20 Friday, February 28, 2003 3:08 PM
I would definitley like to see development on this continue. It would be great to have it talk with DesktopX in some manner. Would also be great to be able to assign sounds to icons. I have one problem on my home machine were it does not get along well with Outlook on my Win2000 machine.

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