Desktop X
Friday, November 12, 2004 by carl2990 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I Have a couple of questions about desktop X, please could you help me when them
1) How do you get DX to run on startup
2) How do you customize the shortcuts (e.g. on longhorn slate one of the shortcuts is my documents, how do i add more things like this, like other folders of mine like my pictures, or the controll panel.
3) How do i set DX as 'always on top'
4) How do i change the weather thing to england because when it says enter ZIP code, england dosnt have them, it has postal codes, if you enter that, it says incorrect zip code, if you enter you country (and ive tried both England, and United Kingdom), it also says incorect ZIP code, is there anyway i can change this
Thanks, Carl
1) How do you get DX to run on startup
2) How do you customize the shortcuts (e.g. on longhorn slate one of the shortcuts is my documents, how do i add more things like this, like other folders of mine like my pictures, or the controll panel.
3) How do i set DX as 'always on top'
4) How do i change the weather thing to england because when it says enter ZIP code, england dosnt have them, it has postal codes, if you enter that, it says incorrect zip code, if you enter you country (and ive tried both England, and United Kingdom), it also says incorect ZIP code, is there anyway i can change this
Thanks, Carl
paxx
Reply #2 Friday, November 12, 2004 4:33 PM
Reply #2 Friday, November 12, 2004 4:33 PM
4. Go to http://www.weather.com/ Type in your city in the "Enter city or US zip" box. Click on the city corresponding to the one you want (in the case where there are more than one city with that name in the world). Now, look at the address bar (the URL) and write down the code just before the question mark (usually 4 letters and 4 numbers), for example London would be UKXX0085.
Use that code in the weather object when it asks you for the zip code.
ExodusCrow
Reply #3 Friday, November 12, 2004 5:08 PM
Reply #3 Friday, November 12, 2004 5:08 PM
Some weather objects also allow you to type the city and then the country.
example "Toronto, Canada" or "London, England"
example "Toronto, Canada" or "London, England"
carl2990
Reply #4 Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:01 AM
Reply #4 Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:01 AM
Thanks for the help
i dont think i explained Question 3 well, so i'll try again
3) when you maximize a window, it opens to the full screen, aswell as going behind my Desktop X theme (at the left hand side) i wanted to know if i can customize it so i could maximize a window, so it would stop where my DX theme starts
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^ Maximized window has gone behind the DX theme
i want to be able to maximize the window, with draging all thw windows the right size, everytime i open them, is this possible
and how do i set DX object to auto-hide, i did it with my last theme, but i dont know how
sorry about the huge amounts of questions, im a bit of a newby 
i dont think i explained Question 3 well, so i'll try again
3) when you maximize a window, it opens to the full screen, aswell as going behind my Desktop X theme (at the left hand side) i wanted to know if i can customize it so i could maximize a window, so it would stop where my DX theme starts
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|| DX Theme | maximized window |
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^ Maximized window has gone behind the DX theme
i want to be able to maximize the window, with draging all thw windows the right size, everytime i open them, is this possible
and how do i set DX object to auto-hide, i did it with my last theme, but i dont know how
sorry about the huge amounts of questions, im a bit of a newby 
carl2990
Reply #5 Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:02 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, November 13, 2004 9:02 AM
ok that last post didnt quite go well, just ignore the middle bit, it was suppose 2 b a pic.
ExodusCrow
Reply #6 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:44 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:44 PM
If you go into your DX configuration. There is a button called "Work Area". There you can reduce the size a maximized window takes up. I hope that's what you're looking for.
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Reply #1 Friday, November 12, 2004 2:37 PM
1) Right click the DX icon in the tray, go to configure DesktopX and then hit the "Defaults" tab. You should see that option at the top.
2) You can right click on any shortcut or object and choose "properties", you can change most things in the object in this window, or you can right click any object and "clone" it, and then change it by right clicking it and choosing properties again.
3) DX "is" always on top.....isn't it?
4) cant remember....sorry.