Object dock icons disappearing
Tuesday, February 25, 2003 by The Rated PG | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
When left idle for a while, the icons disappear but the dock remains. Upon mouseover they all return. I have the newest version and have tried both graphics engines. Any ideas?
Weaksid
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:25 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:25 AM
Mine is weird right now. The icons on the left goes under the background when you put your mouse over. So, I'll bump you and add another problem with it. 
IPlural
Reply #7 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:43 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:43 PM
mm, I do not have a specific answer so if it is ok I'll reserve comment for a bit beyond saying, lock step trouble shooting should find the fix for these things though...
Time consuming can be it, but very fruitful finds skills set gain for one, hummmm?
sorry about that, I've got Star Wars in the vcr right now and Yoda was bending Lukes ear
Time consuming can be it, but very fruitful finds skills set gain for one, hummmm?
sorry about that, I've got Star Wars in the vcr right now and Yoda was bending Lukes ear
IPlural
Reply #8 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:15 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:15 PM
just in case:
instead of asking this and asking that is it ok to just map my thoughts out?
the posibility is very likely that you've done this already but in case not?
1. unload any of all of the following from resident memory:
Windowblinds
WindowsFX
DesktopX
ObjectBar
ObjectDock <---- so it can be a clean instance in memory
2.
see if issues resolved
...if not:
Set " Magnitication Mode " to " Origional Mode "
Set "Transitions" to "Jumpy very fast (no transitions)"
Set "Dock Taskbar Enabled" disabled
Set "Allow taking window screenshots to represent minimized windows" uncheck-disabled
Set "Drawing Technology" to "GDI+Engine"
Set "Autohide" disabled
Set "Dock Z-Order" Always-On-Top
then click Ok
check that the setting took, it pretty much is nothing more than a bar now...
Renable each one at a time until all are set as you like them or the problem reapears...
If everything is set back as you like and it works, load one of the other apps and check and see if it reapears.
if it doesn't on the first one, unload and load the next, check and if not unload and so forth until you've loaded each with only ObjectDock loaded with it.
This way you figure out if it is a specific app that is not playing nice with ObjectDock, and because you already know OD works fine without it, it has to be in the setting of the newly loaded app...
At that point I would leave the app loaded and go bak through OD's setting that way your deferring to the other apps abilities over OD's...
If you go through all the apps and none make the isse reapear, load two apps and check and so forth until all have been checked againt OD and the problem showing it's ugly head...
Then if you think of it write down what you found and post it for others reference
anyway, not trying to do anything but maybe point something in or of a process of tackling it incase something might have been missed...
instead of asking this and asking that is it ok to just map my thoughts out?
the posibility is very likely that you've done this already but in case not?
1. unload any of all of the following from resident memory:
Windowblinds
WindowsFX
DesktopX
ObjectBar
ObjectDock <---- so it can be a clean instance in memory
2.
see if issues resolved
...if not:
Set " Magnitication Mode " to " Origional Mode "
Set "Transitions" to "Jumpy very fast (no transitions)"
Set "Dock Taskbar Enabled" disabled
Set "Allow taking window screenshots to represent minimized windows" uncheck-disabled
Set "Drawing Technology" to "GDI+Engine"
Set "Autohide" disabled
Set "Dock Z-Order" Always-On-Top
then click Ok
check that the setting took, it pretty much is nothing more than a bar now...
Renable each one at a time until all are set as you like them or the problem reapears...
If everything is set back as you like and it works, load one of the other apps and check and see if it reapears.
if it doesn't on the first one, unload and load the next, check and if not unload and so forth until you've loaded each with only ObjectDock loaded with it.
This way you figure out if it is a specific app that is not playing nice with ObjectDock, and because you already know OD works fine without it, it has to be in the setting of the newly loaded app...
At that point I would leave the app loaded and go bak through OD's setting that way your deferring to the other apps abilities over OD's...
If you go through all the apps and none make the isse reapear, load two apps and check and so forth until all have been checked againt OD and the problem showing it's ugly head...
Then if you think of it write down what you found and post it for others reference
anyway, not trying to do anything but maybe point something in or of a process of tackling it incase something might have been missed...
IPlural
Reply #9 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:18 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:18 PM
oh, I would also remove everything in the system try from memory before doing this, and after having all SD products loaded you are using to tweak the GUI works without the problem coming back, load each of those sys-tray apps one at a time and see if it might be causing the problem...
IPlural
Reply #10 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:20 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, February 27, 2003 1:20 PM
oh yeah and at number 2, load ObjectDock again before starting
dissy through and through...
I'll shuddup now
dissy through and through...
I'll shuddup now
The Rated PG
Reply #11 Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:05 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:05 PM
after two days I was beginning to think I was out of the loop. Thanks for the help guys. I have done alot of these already, but will try the others. Also noticed now my pix OS windowblind start graphic disappears also every once in a while. but also reappears on mouseover. hhhmmmm.....
IPlural
Reply #12 Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:45 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, February 27, 2003 5:45 PM
have you run any apps to clean and compress your registry that also repairs keys, links to files no longer on the system etc?
your registry might have puked all over itself, you would probably notice it because it would be access the drive quit a bit, lost trying to find stuff that was showing uo in the registry...
that also might help if the other stuff doesn't fix it...
your registry might have puked all over itself, you would probably notice it because it would be access the drive quit a bit, lost trying to find stuff that was showing uo in the registry...
that also might help if the other stuff doesn't fix it...
Christopher Lindhartsen
Reply #13 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:30 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:30 PM
You know, I have the same problem so it is probabily just a problem with the newest build, ObjectDock .9
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Reply #1 Wednesday, February 26, 2003 7:18 AM