LogonStudio- More forgotten than the long- lost ObjectBar.

Some updates are definatley needed!!!

Friday, February 11, 2005 by PurrBall | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

All hail, well..... everybody.

LogonStudio is about as out of date now as Luna. It is buggy, slow, (and for me) seldomly used.

The last update made to it was in 2002. That's a little after XP came out. There are lots of things to be fixed in it.

Some suggestions------

-An icon that looks good over 16x16 size.
-The blue color that appears before the logon sould be able to be changed by the user.
-The UIFile's User status section should not default to the 'cream' color when inactive. (I was able to edit that, but when I opened the logon in the editor it changed back)
-A changeable shutdown screen.
-The normal 'Go' button shouldn't shrink itself
-When logging on another user when another one is logged on, the 'loading your perosnal settings' boax shouldn't be faded out.
-The 'welcome' when logging on should actually show.


That's it for me. Anything else? This should be to Stardock's attention.
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Koasati
Reply #1 Friday, February 11, 2005 10:07 AM
LogonStudio's developer disappeared quite some time ago...... .

-An icon that looks good over 16x16 size.

_shameless plug_ http://koasati.wincustomize.com/viewskin.aspx?skinid=5311&libid=29&comments=1&SID=4091&UID=4152

-The blue color that appears before the logon sould be able to be changed by the user.

I believe you can change that with X-Setup http://www.x-setup.net/

Rapid Host
Reply #2 Friday, February 11, 2005 10:10 AM
i agree, lets see a new logon studio
PurrBall
Reply #3 Friday, February 11, 2005 4:14 PM
Can't someone else update it??
Island Dog
Reply #4 Friday, February 11, 2005 4:30 PM
I agree.

PurrBall
Reply #5 Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:19 AM
LS shouldnt mess up an edited UIFile.
joeKnowledge
Reply #6 Saturday, February 12, 2005 3:18 PM
the only thing that bothers me is the 'go' button jumping around when you click on it.

It is a little buggy though and can crash on you while editing a logon.
other than that, you can only add to the basic functions:
- animations
- transparentcies


LOL
so the developer ran off? that is too funeh
PurrBall
Reply #7 Monday, February 14, 2005 4:03 PM
Maybe the developer got a pay cut and got mad at Brad.
Eddie Hill
Reply #8 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 1:30 AM
I would love to be able to edit the UIfile without having
it to be trial and error, and an easier preview not a real
logon like it is now i think tkat's verry time consuming,
especialy if you click on the wrong name.
Island Dog
Reply #9 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:20 AM
I asked Frogboy about this at the chat, and he said it won't be updated until Longhorn comes around.

_02
Reply #10 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:31 AM


Especially about the "Welcome" showing. And for that matter I would love to see the "log off,saving settings, and shutting down" too! Without it it just looks like wallpaper.
TYCUS
Reply #11 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:25 AM
in older versions you can plase the the shutdown botton anyware but now in this version you can`t move it!!!!!!
joeKnowledge
Reply #12 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 11:13 AM
the older version also doesn't seem to have a problem with the 'go' button jumping.

I guess in the code you can change something to make it work... I haven't found it yet when I open it to Notepad.
TYCUS
Reply #13 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:15 PM
IF JAFO OR FROGBOY CAN TELL US WERE CAN WE FOUND A PREVIUSE VERSION I WILL BE GLAD
PurrBall
Reply #14 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:38 PM
I would love to see the "log off,saving settings, and shutting down" too


You can have that show if you have a logo set.
JanOscar
Reply #15 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 3:58 PM
You can have that show if you have a logo set.


So, you're the keeper of that big secret. I thought this site was for sharing skinning secrets...
joetheblow
Reply #16 Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:21 PM
what...???

What logo set? The side logo image? why would that change anything else? (well, it didn't on my screen)
PurrBall
Reply #17 Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:33 PM
the logo is found in the 'center panel' section of the editor.
PurrBall
Reply #18 Thursday, February 17, 2005 3:34 PM
the logo is found in the 'center panel' section of the editor. I also spiffied up the icon so it lookes GREAT under all sizes 16x16-48x48! If anyone wants it emzil me.
PurrBall
Reply #19 Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:30 AM
I guess nobody wants the icon??
Archangel_Douglas
Reply #20 Tuesday, February 22, 2005 5:34 PM
quite a few of the things listed you can change if you look at the UIFILE.txt code......but i guess that defeats the purpose o fhaving a prog.
ive already listed how to get the welcome to show in another thread, but ill say it again here:
in the UIFILE.txt code, there is a section that goes:

<element id=atom(msgarea) layout=verticalflowlayout(0,0,0,2)>
<element layout=filllayout() width=240rp> // DOUG: sets the width of the welcome text
<element id=atom(welcomeshadow) content=rcstr(7)/>
<element id=atom(welcome) content=rcstr(7)/>
</element>
</element>

where ive got the comment, the width is by default set to 0, which is why the welcome text never shows.

ill be getting around to writing an indepth tutorial on logons soon (have to finish another logon)

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