HoverDesk 3.0 Beta Available
Thursday, May 22, 2003 by Dangeruss | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Hover Inc. is excited to announce availability of the 3.0 HoverDesk beta for registered HoverDesk users and users who are still in their 30 day trial period. Hoverdesk 3.0 brings loads of new display options that bring much of Windows XP's "eyecandy" to Windows 2000 users. New options include fully alpha blended icons/PNG tiles that can zoom, spin, have color effects and even be animated! Soft dropshadows abound with enhancements to many core features and plug-ins. We've created two new often requested plugins for a desktop Calendar and an Analog Clock. New taskbar display options and pop-up menu options and the new Window Shade feature are included with a host of code changes to improve performance. HoverDesk 3.0 MAJOR CHANGES : -XP 32 bits icons / PNG file support. Note: If a PNG file and a .ICO file are set for an object, then only the PNG file will be displayed - Windows 2000/XP only -Zoomer Objects with optional visual effects (recolor, rotation, alpha blending, dir/drive size content display) - Windows 2000/XP only -Bitstrip animation support (PNG files). Frames in file can be vertical or horizontal - Windows 2000/XP only -PNG support (auto-tiled to the screen width) for the taskbar background - Windows 2000/XP only -Optional true dropshadow for taskbar tiles with alpha blending support - Windows 2000/XP only -Caption for Tiles Objects can have 2 lines: On the caption, separate the lines by ## (ex : HoverDesk##3.0) - Windows 2000/XP only -Popupmenu Shell folders (desktop, my computer ...) now browseable - Windows all ver. -Optional true dropshadow below popupmenu (works with older themes) - Windows 2000/XP only -Optional fading effect instead of ellipsis (...) for labels on tiles - Windows all ver. -Optional dir. Content size: Displayed for Tiles Objects pointing to a directory/drive - Windows 2000/XP only -Window shade feature : you can roll up/down any window and/or display the tasklist popup menu by clicking on its title bar - Windows all ver. Note that it's beta software so it may include some bugs. Be sure to backup any previous installation/themes. For a quick look at the new features, please see: http://www.hoverdesk.net/images/Gorilla.png For full details and download information, visit: http://www.hoverdesk.net
Snowman
Reply #2 Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:34 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:34 PM
scottr, yes there are plenty of Hoverdesk users lurking around! WinCusto doesn't have a library for Hoverdesk because it's "rivaling" DesktopX (which imo is just plain silly) but hey, there are still plenty of other sites hosting Hoverdesk themes 
Thib/Russ, thank you for finally releaseing this fab new HvD - it's going to be really fun makeing new themes with all these new features/options/plugins!!
Thib/Russ, thank you for finally releaseing this fab new HvD - it's going to be really fun makeing new themes with all these new features/options/plugins!!
scottr
Reply #3 Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:33 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:33 PM
Snowman I dido you that is silly. Wouldn't Nextsart rival Objectbar to an extent?
_Martin_
Reply #4 Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:36 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, May 22, 2003 5:36 PM
From memory I think one of the primary reasons that there were lots of good Hoverdesk sites and that there was no real need for duplicating what existed elsewhere.
I don't think it helps or there is any sense in looking for ulterior motives as to why there are/aren't certain libraries!
I don't think it helps or there is any sense in looking for ulterior motives as to why there are/aren't certain libraries!
Frogboy
Reply #6 Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:01 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:01 PM
Not having a section here has little to do with Hoverdesk "rivaling" anything (otherwise we wouldn't have Nextstart and Litestep).
Snowman
Reply #7 Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:15 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:15 PM
OK, sorry about that then, Brad. I just seem to recall that it was mentioned in a msgboard thread some time ago that, that was one of the reasons - my bad
(I see that jark sneaked in to do some shameless spamming.....)
(I see that jark sneaked in to do some shameless spamming.....)
BruB
Reply #8 Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:50 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:50 PM
Let me sneak something back at Jark http://www.skinbase.org/section.php?sections=hoverdesk
MarkMcQ
Reply #9 Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:37 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:37 PM
Heh, I recall that thread Snow.
I seem to also remember some fella called 'Hippy' shooting his mouth off like an ignorant fool.
Wonder what happened to him........
I seem to also remember some fella called 'Hippy' shooting his mouth off like an ignorant fool.
Wonder what happened to him........
Wet Monkey
Reply #10 Friday, May 23, 2003 2:01 AM
Reply #10 Friday, May 23, 2003 2:01 AM
scottr.. yes there are a few of us, quite a few in fact, using HVD. Fire it up again and give it a shot. Pretty amazing application. Thanks to the boys at HVD for releasing this new version. Looks like some late nights again. Frogboy, what does not having a HVD section here have to do with? Sorry I missed the thread.
Frogboy, what does not having a HVD section here have to do with? Sorry I missed the thread.
c242
Reply #11 Friday, May 23, 2003 5:54 AM
Reply #11 Friday, May 23, 2003 5:54 AM
Hmm, hadn't installed it for 6 months or so, although registered. Makes want to fire it up it again.
MarkMcQ
Reply #12 Friday, May 23, 2003 6:48 AM
Reply #12 Friday, May 23, 2003 6:48 AM
Wet Monkey, back then it was becuase HvD was reletively new, so there wasn't a big enough userbase to warrant a section here.
Although now it's got hundreds of users. *hint hint*
Although now it's got hundreds of users. *hint hint*
Snowman
Reply #13 Friday, May 23, 2003 8:14 AM
Reply #13 Friday, May 23, 2003 8:14 AM
Snowman cracks the whip at c242
(jafo)relatively(/jafo) Hippy... tsk stk....
(jafo)relatively(/jafo) Hippy... tsk stk....
Xymantix
Reply #14 Saturday, May 24, 2003 12:34 AM
Reply #14 Saturday, May 24, 2003 12:34 AM
I downloaded it and gave it a shot. I think that the last time I tried it was at 1.x something or another, because it's dramatically faster, more capable, and seems to be very stable.
c242
Reply #16 Saturday, May 24, 2003 6:42 PM
Reply #16 Saturday, May 24, 2003 6:42 PM
c242 goes hiding...
Tried it and liked it. Now I have a problem...
But one suggestion to the makers : It is really hard for newbies to figure out how to make a new object on the desktop. Considering myself a little more advanced now, I had to ask manni how to do that...
Tried it and liked it. Now I have a problem...
But one suggestion to the makers : It is really hard for newbies to figure out how to make a new object on the desktop. Considering myself a little more advanced now, I had to ask manni how to do that...
Xymantix
Reply #18 Sunday, May 25, 2003 11:04 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, May 25, 2003 11:04 PM
Randy, does yours huggle back? Mine doesn't, but maybe it's because it's an unregistered beta...
Gregory2001
Reply #19 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:22 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:22 AM
Is is true that the beta isn't ready yet for WIN98se? Nothing changes for me. 
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Reply #1 Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:24 PM