DesktopX 2.4x bug reports
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Wednesday, February 2, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: Bug Reports
Let us know which "undocumented features" in the latest DesktopX builds you've run into.
Please make sure you let us know which precise version you're running (i.e. released version, beta, or alpha).
Thanks!
Reply #2 Saturday, February 5, 2005 12:56 PM
The system tray icons for the "Core Weather V1.01k" and "GT3 digital clock" just appeared unrequested for some reason (in the sys-tray).
The settings in properties for widgets are all default (normal z-order, accessibility = none, no shadow, no hue shift adjustment through slider - I do use the author's "click to change color" option).
Both instances of this bug seem to have happened shortly (not immediately) after I changed a Windowblind and Wallpaper to get a look at that combo, then back again to the Windowblind and Wallpaper I normally use.
Running DX version 2.40.035.

Reply #3 Saturday, February 5, 2005 2:03 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, February 5, 2005 3:57 PM
As for theme, I'm running Airlock and at startup, it shift all widgets from their location to 150 pixels right ... Pretty strange behaviour.
Garry : with or without DX, MS antispyware is not slow (I've just start a scan while running DX and typing this internet message, and I do not see any difference). So it should be related to your PC and not DX.
Reply #5 Sunday, February 6, 2005 6:18 AM
I want a text representation of the send/receive traffic on a nic. Create an object associated with a performance meter (network interface) display it as text. It's all good. (I know you're asking what's the problem?) Well take that object and clone it. (I have 2 interfaces on the note book wired and wireless). Now go into the clone and attempt to configure the the perf meter to use the second interface...
An error dialog appears "Unable to connect to machine". Hit the OK and the 'select performace meter' dialog appears. However, no matter which meter is selected next only the first meter ever configured for the object is used. I get the same behaviour when attempting to access the orginial object.
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Reply #6 Friday, February 11, 2005 6:47 AM
On restarting DesktopX from the tray, the object does not display the expect behaviour. Deleting and importing the object may or may not display the correct behaviour. Loading from a saved theme displays the correct behaviour.
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Reply #7 Friday, February 11, 2005 7:48 PM
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Reply #8 Friday, February 11, 2005 7:55 PM
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Reply #9 Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:17 AM
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Reply #10 Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:14 PM
Create an new object with defaults. Got to the states tab of the object properties and and change the appearance to text. Select the 'Mouse away' from the state list and click the remove button. Click yes in the confirmation dialog. Click the apply button of the object properties dialog. Crash.
I'm using DX 2.40f[a].002 on XP Pro.
Stardock SmartException Logging Information
-------------------------------------------
OS Version : Windows XP
Video Card : ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600/9700 Series
Application Exception code: C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION
Crash Addr: 004301E6 01:0002F1E6 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe
Processor Registers (x86):
EAX:00000000
EBX:000000B5
ECX:00000000
EDX:00B438A0
ESI:0012C7E0
EDI:7C809A39
CS:EIP:001B:004301E6
SS:ESP:0023:0012C6B0 EBP:01C405B0
DS:0023 ES:0023 FS:003B GS:0000
Flags:00010246
Current Application Call Stack:
Addr Frame Logical addr Module Name
---------------------------------------------
004301E6 01C405B0 0001:0002F1E6 C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe
Debug information for each stardock app follows ....
Reply #11 Monday, February 14, 2005 2:02 AM
Reply #12 Friday, February 18, 2005 12:27 AM
Both machines are running WinXP SP1 and DesktopX 2.40f[a].002
Running Airlock at home, and I can't remember which one at work, but was able to do it with the Incredibles, and ANY desktopX theme that has that big bar area on the left-hand side of the screen. Don't know what it's called, but you know the bar that has the SysMetrix-like info in it, you can click on links marked "Internet" or "graphics" (or whatever you config it to, but these come setup with these by default).
Anyway, here are the problems:
1) Can move individual objects, but not the background object, or the whole thing.
2) Outlining to whole thing in order to select it and right-clicking and clicking on Group doesn't seem to do anything. I still can't move it as a group. As soon as I click somewhere else (thus removing the "selected" highlighting), I can move the individual objects in the sidebar again. IOW, the right-click group just doesn't seem to work with that at all.
3) Changing the move value from locked to normal or default often causes desktopX to crash & exit
4) Highlighting everything as a group, grouping it, and then attempting to change the Z-Order often crashes DesltopX hard as well.
5) I have managed, on a few occasions, to move and/or change the Z-order on the desktop. Not sure what miracles ocurred or how the stars were aligned in order for me to do things like change the z-order, click apply, and not have DesktopX immediately crash, but I have. Here are the results. Let me know if they are NORMAL:
a) Always on top - self explanatory
c) Desktop - causes the grouped object (and I think the same thing happens if it is not grouped as well, depending on the object) to just completely disappear from the desktop at all. I assume that this is not the desired action since when I set the silver clock objeck in the airlock theme to "Desktop", it basically acts lik an icon in that everything can go over it and cover it up, and opening up programs will not try to avoid pixelk collisions with the object.
6) Get that side bar to where I like it (or at least can tolerate it), and I reboot the machine or logout and back in or something like that. When I get back to it, that sidebar thingy has moved down the left-hand side of my screen so that what was the upper-most portion of it is now just barely above my Start bar. Of course as discussed earlier, I can't just group the objects and move them back or anything...
Now, all these things happen, and most of them cause DesktopX to crash & exit, but ONLY to that big sidebar/longhornlooking thisg on the left-hand side of the screen. Perform these actions on a NORMAL desktopx object does NOT cause any of these problems.
So what's going on here? This is making it near impossible for me to configure and use DesktopX in the manner that I would like to!javascript:editor_insertHTML('ucCommentForm_comments_txtBody','
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Thanks Brain21
Reply #13 Monday, February 21, 2005 12:09 PM
I have ObjectBar running at the top of my screen.
Whenever I lock my PC and then unlock it, basically the ObjectBar appears and then pushes down the big sidebar thingy. That is, it pushes it further down the Y axis on the left-hand side of the screen. After locking & unlocking my PC a few times, it is at the bottom of the screen, and I can't access it w/o unloading & reloading desktopX.
What is going on is that the space that the ObjectBar takes up displaces the vertical positioning of the sidebar. When I unlock the PC the Object Bar appears again, and displaces it AGAIN. Everytime.
Yes, I have the sidebar position/movement set to "locked"
I also does this with any other DesktopX widget that I have on the screen. I have one widget set to locked & always on top. It sits over my Object Bar. I lock & unlock and It has moved down vertically the distance of the height of the object bar.
Everytime I unlock the PC (many times a day) I have to reposition all DesktopX Widgets, including the Weather & Calendar widgets on my 2nd screen (running dual monitors). Very annoying!
Brain21
Reply #14 Monday, February 21, 2005 9:00 PM
This script is in a object that is contained in a parent object. Bug comments within source code. This one is from the most current version.
'Called when the script is executed
Dim Thirdsize
Sub Object_OnScriptEnter
Thirdsize=object.Height/3'get 1/3 object size.
End Sub
Function Object_OnLButtondown(x, y)
object.top=-Thirdsize 'change to clicked mode. this code, somehow also moves parent object up at same distance as this!
End Function
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, Dragged)
object.top=0 'reset to normal mode from clicked.
End Function
Sub Object_OnMouseEnter
object.top=-(Thirdsize*2) 'change to hover mode.
End Sub
Sub Object_OnMouseleave
object.top=0 'reset back to normal mode from hover.
End Sub
I had sent the example object and discription to stardock support, but no reply after a week.
Edit: I checked out code again and found out it was wrong code being pointed out as bugged! I changed it to right one now.
Reply #15 Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:08 AM
Unable to save a dx theme.
Steps to repro:
1. Right-click tray icon and choose Save or Save As (or choose "Configure DesktopX" and select Theme>Save As)
2. Observe Dual-Monitor info dialog. Click Yes.
3. Save Them as... dialog opens with desired path and filename already filled in.
4. Click Save.
5. Try to load theme, or do another Save As and Browse...notice the previously saved theme does not exist.
If the experiment is repeated doing a Save As/Browse and then an existing theme's name is chosen, the existing theme is deleted. Not overwritten - deleted. No overwrite warning - it just vanishes.
I've put a lot of work into my current theme, and I can't test other themes because I don't want to lose my current theme. If I just copy my C:\Documents and Settings\
Jeff
Reply #16 Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:09 PM

I tried to uncontain the object, then changed it to stand-alone (no parent) and the code works well.
Dim Thirdsize
Sub Object_OnScriptEnter
Thirdsize=object.Height/3
Object.SetTimer 12311, 10
End Sub
Function Object_OnLButtondown(x, y)
object.Visible=False
object.top=-thirdsize 'moves up or down the parent object too. grr.
object.Visible=True
End Function
Function Object_OnLButtonUp(x, y, Dragged)
object.Visible=False
object.top=0
object.Visible=True
End Function
Sub Object_OnMouseEnter
object.top=-(Thirdsize*2)
End Sub
Sub Object_OnMouseleave
object.top=0
End Sub
Sub Object_OnTimer12311
object.top=-rnd*object.Height 'cool show, it works ok too.
End Sub
Reply #17 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 4:13 AM
| I changed code so it works better, but it still displays the same darned bug. The random height code was to test if it moves up or down on its own. Apparently not. It's ONLY when I click on it and it changes code that it moves up or down the parent object. BTW object visibility changes was to test if it was a accidental drag. No such luck. |
Try and return true to both Object_OnLButtondown and Object_OnLButtonup to disable default processing. I've not tried if it works. However if you change the object position between them, it could fool DX and think the object has been dragged, since the relative mouse position changes.
Reply #18 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:02 AM
This is example of the code:
'THIS DOESNT WORK:
Sub Object_OnSize(width, height)
If object.width <> desktopx.Object("MJM_RUN_back2").width Then
object.width = desktopx.Object("MJM_RUN_back2").width
End If
End Sub
'AND THIS WORKS:
Sub Object_OnSize(width, height)
If object.width <> desktopx.Object("MJM_RUN_back2").width Then
object.SetTimer 1,5
End If
End Sub
Sub object_ontimer1
object.width = desktopx.Object("MJM_RUN_back2").width
object.KillTimer 1
End Sub
object is the activeX control and MJM_RUN_back2 is a normal object
Reply #19 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:57 AM
I have not check but the last time i attempted to make a systray, or taskbar with a background other then the default, it would not work, the image in the bg would be gone, and most of the icons wouldnt show up.
I have had the same problem with the meters giving me the "cannot connect to machine". That is VERY Frustrating.
Reply #20 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 9:55 AM
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Reply #1 Saturday, February 5, 2005 4:36 AM
1. My meters randomly decide to reset to their "default" red and green look on boot. This also changes the size of the meter from 8px wide to 50px.
2. I'm not sure if this is a DX bug, but it's been driving me nuts. If I code a Msgbox() in a script I'm working on, it doesn't show all the information I write to have displayed in it. It will display one line and just have blank space after that.
3. I've noticed a lag while DX is thinking. Could just be a scripting problem on my end.
DX 2.40f[a].002