ObjectDock Beta coming
Monday, November 18, 2002 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
https://www.stardock.com/objectdock/odock-nov02.jpg
This week.
Basics about this beta:
# Freeware
# Should be vastly faster than anything out there.
# Supports two engines: GDI+ / Custom (so even on a crummy S3 laptop like mine it's lightning fast because I can use the custom engine).
# Lots of little polish niceties. When IM wants you, it bounces. When you drag something far enough off of it, it puffs into smoke. Drag things not so far away they fly back into place smoothly. Lots of other things like that. Launched apps bounce while being loaded.
Why create this?
Stardock's had this in its internal labs for 2 years. Basically for learning what could and couldn't be done with future parts of Object Desktop visually we wanted to see if Windows was capable of doing "the dock". So we made it. But we never bothered to release it since it is so heavily influenced by the Mac and contrary to what some Mac fanatics say, we don't try to make software that exploits their innovation.
But since there have been several other of these dock-like apps released and Apple hasn't seemed to care about that, we thought we'd release this as freeware so that others can give it a try.
If you really like working like this, I strongly suggest you consider getting a Mac. The latest ones are quite affordable. I now have an iMac for instance. I think that's probably one of the reasons Apple hasn't gone after these dock programs is because it's free advertising. But anyway, it does offer a different way of working.
I can't imagine though using this without using Object Desktop together with it (for at least using ObjectBar for a replacement Start bar).
This week.
Basics about this beta:
# Freeware
# Should be vastly faster than anything out there.
# Supports two engines: GDI+ / Custom (so even on a crummy S3 laptop like mine it's lightning fast because I can use the custom engine).
# Lots of little polish niceties. When IM wants you, it bounces. When you drag something far enough off of it, it puffs into smoke. Drag things not so far away they fly back into place smoothly. Lots of other things like that. Launched apps bounce while being loaded.
Why create this?
Stardock's had this in its internal labs for 2 years. Basically for learning what could and couldn't be done with future parts of Object Desktop visually we wanted to see if Windows was capable of doing "the dock". So we made it. But we never bothered to release it since it is so heavily influenced by the Mac and contrary to what some Mac fanatics say, we don't try to make software that exploits their innovation.
But since there have been several other of these dock-like apps released and Apple hasn't seemed to care about that, we thought we'd release this as freeware so that others can give it a try.
If you really like working like this, I strongly suggest you consider getting a Mac. The latest ones are quite affordable. I now have an iMac for instance. I think that's probably one of the reasons Apple hasn't gone after these dock programs is because it's free advertising. But anyway, it does offer a different way of working.
I can't imagine though using this without using Object Desktop together with it (for at least using ObjectBar for a replacement Start bar).
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Koasati
Reply #42 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:23 AM
Reply #42 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:23 AM
You can add png images, and/or icons to the Crystallized folder in the Objectdock directory, and they will be available to use on the dock. 
shatfield
Reply #45 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:22 AM
Reply #45 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:22 AM
Ok, then I've found a bug
I extracted the 32x32x256 icon from VB6, and placed it in that folder. Then I tried to use it for the application in the dock, and the dock crashed!
Any ideas?
I extracted the 32x32x256 icon from VB6, and placed it in that folder. Then I tried to use it for the application in the dock, and the dock crashed!
Any ideas?
shatfield
Reply #46 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:23 AM
Reply #46 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:23 AM
sorry, I just looked and the icon is 32x32x16, not x256
shatfield
Reply #48 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:42 AM
Reply #48 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:42 AM
Ok, I checked out one of the icons that is shipped with ObjectDock, and it had all of the different sizes with 16.7 million colors.. so it appears that ObjectDock is having problem with missing icon images.
Would someone like to make some icons more applications than is shipped with ObjectDock?
Would someone like to make some icons more applications than is shipped with ObjectDock?
werewolf
Reply #49 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:48 AM
Reply #49 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:48 AM
Mr Shatfield, check the IconPackager library at the Wincusto Site here:
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=2
There are more icons than you can shake a stick at
If you don't mind paying a *very* small amount for an absolutely incredible icon suite, check out Paul Boyer's (mormegil) Orion suite here:
https://www.wincustomize.com/store/
It's the Orion icon suite on the top right...The *best* suite of amazing icons you'll ever find.
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=2
There are more icons than you can shake a stick at
If you don't mind paying a *very* small amount for an absolutely incredible icon suite, check out Paul Boyer's (mormegil) Orion suite here:
https://www.wincustomize.com/store/
It's the Orion icon suite on the top right...The *best* suite of amazing icons you'll ever find.
shatfield
Reply #50 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:58 AM
Reply #50 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:58 AM
Ok, taking your first suggestion, I downloaded the "Black Glass Folders" IconPackage, and placed all of the files in a folder under the ObjectDock folder.
I then added a new shortcut, and clicked on "Change Image" and all of the new icons showed up, and looked good. So far, so good.
Then I selected an icon, and clicked ok, and then received the message "ObjectDock has encountered a problem and needs to close".
Not good
I then added a new shortcut, and clicked on "Change Image" and all of the new icons showed up, and looked good. So far, so good.
Then I selected an icon, and clicked ok, and then received the message "ObjectDock has encountered a problem and needs to close".
Not good
werewolf
Reply #51 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:02 PM
Reply #51 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:02 PM
Hmmm, don't know why it would be doing that. I just tried adding a new shortcut, selected a new icon and everything went ok. Do you have the most recent version? v .55.
shatfield
Reply #52 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:54 PM
Reply #52 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:54 PM
yeah, downloaded today.
I have WB3.50a installed (running OSXPng) and IconPackage2.03 installed with the Crystal icon set.
Aside from this, just a completely up to date WinXP system.
I have WB3.50a installed (running OSXPng) and IconPackage2.03 installed with the Crystal icon set.
Aside from this, just a completely up to date WinXP system.
werewolf
Reply #53 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:33 PM
Reply #53 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:33 PM
Well, I don't know why it's crashing...Sorry 'bout that.
shatfield
Reply #54 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:35 PM
Reply #54 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 1:35 PM
No worries, I'm downloading Orion's Icon Pack now.. hopefully that'll give me the icons that I need for all those apps that I run
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
da_zman20
Reply #55 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:34 PM
Reply #55 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:34 PM
I don't exactly get the point... why didn't they integrate those zooming features... and the ability to drag icons that seamlessly into desktop x... you could then make the same thing...or other things for that matter... better things... I don't get the point of emulating a mac...I do get the point of having something that no one else does... if they were to integrate those features into the other programs... well... life would be good at least for me...
at least for me...
moshi
Reply #56 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:03 PM
Reply #56 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 4:03 PM
as far as i know DesktopX has zooming since a long time. reading the first post will also help
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Reply #41 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:23 AM