Desktop X 2.1 Dock Problem
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 by solutiondesign | Discussion: Skinning
The way things dock in the new version of desktop X, seems to be different than it's previous versions.
E.g. In my Aquamarine theme which is resolution independent, i have set the topbar to dock with the "top" of the screen.
When i load the theme on DX 2.1 the topbar is positioned off the Screen at -30. Have i used the wrong settings?
If you don't understand download my aquamarine theme, them restart windows with DX to load on start-up and you will see what i mean, the only solution i have found is to restart desktop x once windows is fully loaded.
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E.g. In my Aquamarine theme which is resolution independent, i have set the topbar to dock with the "top" of the screen.
When i load the theme on DX 2.1 the topbar is positioned off the Screen at -30. Have i used the wrong settings?
If you don't understand download my aquamarine theme, them restart windows with DX to load on start-up and you will see what i mean, the only solution i have found is to restart desktop x once windows is fully loaded.
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gef
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 4:24 AM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 16, 2004 4:24 AM
Ditto - very annoying and I hope it soon gets sorted.
I have had this problem since 2.1 first became available.
I have had this problem since 2.1 first became available.
kongit
Reply #5 Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:00 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:00 AM
Don't set it as a dock instead give it a script to act like a dock. 
Just use the window edges and and the x,y coords of the object to get it positioned right at start. If you feel like going further you can make it dynamic so it can change sizes on its own, but still be in the right place. You can also make other objects that use a script to set themselves relative to the first. I made a taskbar like this on my own that would change sizes depending if winamp was running: if it was a bar would popup in the middle and blend in with winamp controls on it. If winamp shut off the bar would dissapear and the whole of the taskbar went back to the original size. Also at the edge (it only covered about 1/2 the screen width) I had a weather bar that would change size to accomodate the lenght of the weather string that I supplied it: "windy" would make the bar shorter than say "thunderstorms." It is a shame that I never made my own graphics for it and was to lazy to make them before I had to reinstall windows.
I personally see things like the dock setting as a substitute for scripting. While not a bad thing, you can do more with straight scripting.
Just use the window edges and and the x,y coords of the object to get it positioned right at start. If you feel like going further you can make it dynamic so it can change sizes on its own, but still be in the right place. You can also make other objects that use a script to set themselves relative to the first. I made a taskbar like this on my own that would change sizes depending if winamp was running: if it was a bar would popup in the middle and blend in with winamp controls on it. If winamp shut off the bar would dissapear and the whole of the taskbar went back to the original size. Also at the edge (it only covered about 1/2 the screen width) I had a weather bar that would change size to accomodate the lenght of the weather string that I supplied it: "windy" would make the bar shorter than say "thunderstorms." It is a shame that I never made my own graphics for it and was to lazy to make them before I had to reinstall windows.
I personally see things like the dock setting as a substitute for scripting. While not a bad thing, you can do more with straight scripting.
kongit
Reply #6 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:33 PM
Reply #6 Friday, March 26, 2004 8:33 PM
If I had it I would
I remember sort of how it goes. I also might have it on a cd somewhere. Give me a little and I will tell you how to.
I remember sort of how it goes. I also might have it on a cd somewhere. Give me a little and I will tell you how to.
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Reply #1 Sunday, March 14, 2004 11:45 AM