Longhorn sidebar now? Get DesktopX
Wednesday, October 29, 2003 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
This week at PDC Microsoft is showing off technologies that will make up the next version of Windows. Don't want to wait to have some of that stuff? Download DesktopX 2 which came out today.
DesktopX 2 comes with a Longhorn-like sidebar that has meters, virtual desktops, and all kinds of other features that also happens to look incredibly sleak.
Want high DPI desktop visuals right now? DesktopX lets you have objects and icons of any size on your desktop today with full dynamic alpha blending and hardware acceleration. If you have an nVidia or ATI card, DesktopX can take full advantage of them to give you real time shadowing of objects.
And best of all, DesktopX 2 is a free download. The full version is available as part of Object Desktop. Or you can purchase it on its own for $19.95. Sales of DesktopX also help pay for WinCustomize.com.
And as if that's not enough, check out the thousands of cool DesktopX objects that are here on WinCustomize:
And if you're a developer, DesktopX already supports Windows scripting host today and soon will support XAML, C# and more making it possible to create objects that will work on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, and Longhorn.
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Reply #12 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:53 PM
You TEASE!
That bar has all the function I have been looking for without a bunch of things I don't use. It's perfect : sigh :
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... thanks a million. [email protected]Reply #16 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:44 PM
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It would be great to know where that is?Reply #18 Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:08 AM
Reply #19 Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:05 AM
Thats the one! Oh well, I'll see what Disney has to offer on their site.Cheers!
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:59 AM
And C# too? I'm not a C# fan but I guess that is cool.
I am already impressed by the VB and C++ abilities. You can technically make a running program inside DX. I could make my own browser.. sort of. I already have neat ideas but I am just waiting for my new computer... it will be a while too.
Un-smurfy indeed.