DX question for the experts
Friday, July 27, 2001 by paxx | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Is it possible to skin the menu when you right click on the desktop?
paxx
Reply #2 Friday, July 27, 2001 10:46 PM
Reply #2 Friday, July 27, 2001 10:46 PM
I have kinda solved my clock issue with a link to a sortcut (.lnk file) to the time/date display...
But that's not the best solution...
So, nobody?
But that's not the best solution...
So, nobody?
Xymantix
Reply #3 Friday, July 27, 2001 11:21 PM
Reply #3 Friday, July 27, 2001 11:21 PM
I'm assuming that you mean the date/time properties window, which is available from the control panel (at least on my machine, Windows 2000). If so, there's probably a better way (but since I'm lazy...) but you can simply run "timedate.cpl"
The extension should be registered and the file should be in your %SystemRoot% directory (which is in your path), so it should work without a hitch.
The extension should be registered and the file should be in your %SystemRoot% directory (which is in your path), so it should work without a hitch.
Dork
Reply #4 Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:12 AM
Reply #4 Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:12 AM
first Boxxi, and now paxx, DX is pulling in the big boys now...
Dork
Reply #5 Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:19 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:19 PM
skinning the right click menu is not an option just yet, but the idea has been bounced around alot.
paxx
Reply #6 Saturday, July 28, 2001 8:55 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, July 28, 2001 8:55 PM
Thanks guys! I knew I could could on you!
Xyman: the cpl thing works great. Thanks. Is it going to work also for people who have Win 9x?
Dork: I wouldn't exactly consider myself amoung the big boys, but thanks for the answer. Skinning the right-click menu would be really cool.
Actually, it would be awsome if eventually it would allow to customize the right click menu as you can with Litestep and NextStart. Then Desktop X could truely become the best shell enhancement ever!
Xyman: the cpl thing works great. Thanks. Is it going to work also for people who have Win 9x?
Dork: I wouldn't exactly consider myself amoung the big boys, but thanks for the answer. Skinning the right-click menu would be really cool.
Actually, it would be awsome if eventually it would allow to customize the right click menu as you can with Litestep and NextStart. Then Desktop X could truely become the best shell enhancement ever!
ghibli
Reply #7 Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:49 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:49 AM
About skinning the popup...is there some sort of third-party popup customization program out there? One that runs under Explorer? (I'm not proficient enough to get DX and Litestep to work together on my desktop.)
Frogboy
Reply #8 Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:56 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:56 AM
Thanks Paxx. Actually, we've been wary of doing too much with the pop up menu because we don't want to more directly compete with NeXTStart and such.
It's a tricky issue, but we are getting a lot of requests to make that pop up menu skinnable and customizeable.
It's a tricky issue, but we are getting a lot of requests to make that pop up menu skinnable and customizeable.
TasT
Reply #9 Sunday, July 29, 2001 11:22 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, July 29, 2001 11:22 PM
as long as the popup skins well with WB that will be fine. Making it customizable is near a must though. 
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Reply #1 Friday, July 27, 2001 3:17 PM