Can I get a little Desktop X scripting help?
Thursday, February 19, 2004 by LiamtheRed | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I was trying to find a tutorial for it, but the link goes to some UK site that's down. Hopefully someone here can help me.
What I'm trying to do is create objects that slide off to the edges of the screen for my startbar/clock/ect. with a click on the related end of the object.
Here's a pic of what I'm working on if it helps.
all the objects use a basic construction of an object area(Like the task bar) with a cap image set on both sides and set to have the object are as parent.
EX: of what I'd like to do.
For the task bar, I'd like to have just the left cap poking out on the right side of the screen, Upon clicking, the whole thing slides out across the screen. Then clicking the Right end cap will send it back to the edge of the screen where it started.
Thanks for anyone who can help, or dirrect me to some other scripting tutorial.
What I'm trying to do is create objects that slide off to the edges of the screen for my startbar/clock/ect. with a click on the related end of the object.
Here's a pic of what I'm working on if it helps.
all the objects use a basic construction of an object area(Like the task bar) with a cap image set on both sides and set to have the object are as parent.
EX: of what I'd like to do.
For the task bar, I'd like to have just the left cap poking out on the right side of the screen, Upon clicking, the whole thing slides out across the screen. Then clicking the Right end cap will send it back to the edge of the screen where it started.
Thanks for anyone who can help, or dirrect me to some other scripting tutorial.
Bones2112
Reply #2 Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:07 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:07 AM
https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/Docs/DXScriptingGuide.pdf
Its pdf, but a start for scripting
Its pdf, but a start for scripting
JerryHat
Reply #3 Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:59 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, February 19, 2004 11:59 AM
When you go to edit a script in DX2, go to the Help menu item and reference.
In that scripting guide look up Object.AppBar on page 14 and see if that does what you need.
If it's not quite right then you'll need to code it up yourself, which is reasonably easy to do - use the appropriate system and object properties to find the width of the screen, width of the object, etc. and use a timer to change the object.left property as you need, to slide it over.
If that's complete gobbledigook to you then ask away and we'll unpick it down to the specifics.
regards, Jerry
In that scripting guide look up Object.AppBar on page 14 and see if that does what you need.
If it's not quite right then you'll need to code it up yourself, which is reasonably easy to do - use the appropriate system and object properties to find the width of the screen, width of the object, etc. and use a timer to change the object.left property as you need, to slide it over.
If that's complete gobbledigook to you then ask away and we'll unpick it down to the specifics.
regards, Jerry
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Reply #1 Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:02 AM