Any OD users having problems with older DX themes running on the latest Version of DX?
Wednesday, July 9, 2003 by jarget | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have a Universe Metal theme from early last year that is acting weird. Some of the graphics don't line up and I can't seem to move them and the media player skin parts show up as black. And system meter graphics are messed up too. 
Old Sapphire
Reply #2 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 1:25 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 1:25 PM
I uninstalled OD because it's been piddling off my computer like crazy with DX >
It would crash my system too
It would crash my system too
Frogboy
Reply #3 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 4:38 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 4:38 PM
I hate to say this but DesktopX 2 won't have 100% compatibility with DX 1 themes. It'll be 95% but not 100%. We're going to have a "Made for DesktopX 2" button that shows up on themes that have been tested for DX 2 compatibility.
jarget
Reply #4 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 5:12 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 5:12 PM
Frogboy, That sucks. 
Back to the drawing board for old DX themes for me.
Back to the drawing board for old DX themes for me.
johnct
Reply #5 Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:19 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:19 AM
Listing the known plug-ins and components that don't work or cause problems would help skinners update their themes before the final release.
c242
Reply #6 Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:33 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:33 AM
Hmm, I smell a lot of work for dx-themers with older themes...
If DX would lock out the plugin only, it would be okay for me, but the graphics also ?
Is there any chance that this will be changed, to reduce some work for theme-updates ?
If DX would lock out the plugin only, it would be okay for me, but the graphics also ?
Is there any chance that this will be changed, to reduce some work for theme-updates ?
DaWebMassa
Reply #7 Thursday, July 10, 2003 6:08 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, July 10, 2003 6:08 AM
I have already updated one of mine to conform with new standards set by DX2 and it was not all that much work. It essentially involved replacing any reference to DXToys with a similar DX supplied plugin.
pjpowell
Reply #8 Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:26 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:26 AM
c242: The problem is that the way a lot of those worked the plugin info contained the details about what bitmap was used etc. (DXToys springs to mind) It just passed the images through to DX to show them AFAIK. So DX can't do anything but block the plugin and images too.
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
Reply #1 Wednesday, July 9, 2003 12:42 PM
And it will be extremely difficult, as DX quits here all the time...
[Message Edited]