Desklets by AndreasV
Thursday, January 1, 2004 by kongit | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
AndreasV has made a rockin new program. It is like a mixture of desktopx and objectdock. Right now it allows for the use of objectdock plugins (most of which were made by Andreas). He is in the process of finishing it: it is still in beta. Here is a screenshot of it in action:
All of the 5 shown are found here at wincustomize and work perfectly. Not seen is the mounteddrive desklet. Its explained below.
I am not sure if he wants traffic to his site where you can get the beta so I haven't included the link. I will if he doesn't mind.
Its not finished yet so it still lacks some of the functionality. But here is a list of what it can do. All of the desklets can be positioned at any point on the screen and at any size. They are independent of each other. He also has a sample docklet that displays when a drive has been mounted. For instance it will only appear when you have inserted a cd. I can't wait for this to be finished. Bravo to Andreas
And I hope you don't mind me posting this here Andreas
All of the 5 shown are found here at wincustomize and work perfectly. Not seen is the mounteddrive desklet. Its explained below.
I am not sure if he wants traffic to his site where you can get the beta so I haven't included the link. I will if he doesn't mind.
Its not finished yet so it still lacks some of the functionality. But here is a list of what it can do. All of the desklets can be positioned at any point on the screen and at any size. They are independent of each other. He also has a sample docklet that displays when a drive has been mounted. For instance it will only appear when you have inserted a cd. I can't wait for this to be finished. Bravo to Andreas
And I hope you don't mind me posting this here Andreas
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AndreasV
Reply #2 Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:13 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:13 AM
No link yet please, because I will have a "final" beta within some days
digital_trucker
Reply #3 Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:18 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, January 1, 2004 9:18 AM
It's pretty slick. Sort of gives a DesktopX type of functionality to docklets.
kongit
Reply #4 Thursday, January 1, 2004 10:36 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, January 1, 2004 10:36 AM
no link given, but it was just to good to keep all to myself.
Woot!
Woot!
azdruid
Reply #5 Thursday, January 1, 2004 10:43 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, January 1, 2004 10:43 AM
Another excellent piece of software from you, Andreas. Can't wait for the beta.
I wonder.
AndreasV
Reply #11 Friday, January 2, 2004 5:23 AM
Reply #11 Friday, January 2, 2004 5:23 AM
For those that are interested, you can find a preview version here http://www.dotwac.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownloaddetails&lid=56&title=AveDesk%20Preview%20Beta%202
Read the readme.txt carefully!
Read the readme.txt carefully!
AndreasV
Reply #13 Friday, January 9, 2004 8:33 AM
Reply #13 Friday, January 9, 2004 8:33 AM
the server has been hacked so the site is down, but you can grab it here http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/avedesk_rc1.zip
Erk.
Reply #14 Friday, January 9, 2004 8:46 AM
Reply #14 Friday, January 9, 2004 8:46 AM
That sux AV... too much of that going on lately! >
too many kids with too much time....
too many kids with too much time....
c242
Reply #15 Friday, January 9, 2004 9:39 AM
Reply #15 Friday, January 9, 2004 9:39 AM
I would love to see a desklet/docklet similar to KKMenu but easier to configure and independent of the png's of the Object Dock folder (possibility to browse for graphic - The only thing I cannot stand in Object Dock is that the graphics have to be in the programs folder and nowhere else). 
AVMenu perhaps ?
AVMenu perhaps ?
hashonboat
Reply #17 Friday, January 9, 2004 2:48 PM
Reply #17 Friday, January 9, 2004 2:48 PM
Thanks Andreas! I'm going to try this when I get home.
AndreasV
Reply #20 Friday, January 9, 2004 6:13 PM
Reply #20 Friday, January 9, 2004 6:13 PM
To anyone who is interested:
I have made a new, simple desklet to test out my SDK:
Time Desklet
screenshot:
download: [ http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/Time.zip ]
Best to use options like:
Style: Always on top
Label is only visible on mouse over
Dropshadow enabled (with graytint 100%).
It looks best if you position it under your taskbar (if it is on top of the screen) or at the top of your screen.
Currently, there is no configuration for the font, label etc, but I will change that soon (hey, it is friday ).
Unzip it to your desklets folder
I have made a new, simple desklet to test out my SDK:
Time Desklet
screenshot:
download: [ http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/Time.zip ]
Best to use options like:
Style: Always on top
Label is only visible on mouse over
Dropshadow enabled (with graytint 100%).
It looks best if you position it under your taskbar (if it is on top of the screen) or at the top of your screen.
Currently, there is no configuration for the font, label etc, but I will change that soon (hey, it is friday
).Unzip it to your desklets folder
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Reply #1 Thursday, January 1, 2004 7:16 AM