DesktopX 3 Beta Reports
Limited beta reports..
Monday, February 28, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: Beta
For Widget/theme/object developers we currently have a small closed beta (if you want the beta, let us know what DX content you've created in a seperate thread and we will see what we can do).
For those of you in the beta of DesktopX 3, let us know in this forum what issues you're running into.
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RomanDA
Reply #22 Friday, March 4, 2005 3:35 PM
Reply #22 Friday, March 4, 2005 3:35 PM
Amendment to the network icon multiplying --- if you right click on them they all go away except the "real" one. Its weird.
Chris TH
Reply #23 Friday, March 4, 2005 5:50 PM
Reply #23 Friday, March 4, 2005 5:50 PM
I get this with OD+ as well - i.e not running DX at all!
I believe it's to do with SDMCP which AFAIK is the app that handles system tray stuff. ISTR that Stardock is working on an updated version?
I believe it's to do with SDMCP which AFAIK is the app that handles system tray stuff. ISTR that Stardock is working on an updated version?
chadlachlanross
Reply #24 Friday, March 4, 2005 8:34 PM
Reply #24 Friday, March 4, 2005 8:34 PM
Works great! I'd still like a colorizeable taskbar object though.
XX
Reply #25 Saturday, March 5, 2005 2:00 AM
Reply #25 Saturday, March 5, 2005 2:00 AM
Interesting. Export as widget has this hue change options while export as stand-alone EXE don't. Is it something that can be changed? Maybe include it into native EXE itself so it don't have to be "decompiled" to support hue change?
Same weird bug I found (and posted in bug reports thread) still exists in DX3. Still stalling a project of mine, altough it's progressing slowly in other parts, I can't finish it till that bug is gone.
I don't have enough time to test it more lately. Weekends is bad time for me.
Same weird bug I found (and posted in bug reports thread) still exists in DX3. Still stalling a project of mine, altough it's progressing slowly in other parts, I can't finish it till that bug is gone.
I don't have enough time to test it more lately. Weekends is bad time for me.
Woodbridge
Reply #26 Monday, March 7, 2005 7:38 AM
Reply #26 Monday, March 7, 2005 7:38 AM
Not sure if this is really a DX3 bug or just the way Windows does things, but if a Widget.Preference("name").Caption is too long it pushes everything off the side of the window.
Link
Something to be aware of if your making preferences.
Link
Something to be aware of if your making preferences.
Tiggz
Reply #27 Monday, March 7, 2005 8:43 AM
Reply #27 Monday, March 7, 2005 8:43 AM
finding the same thing as XX - when exported as a standalone gadget there doesn't appear to be a properties dialog so hue changing, shadows etc are unavailable as are the new widget.preferences
Alberto
Reply #29 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 2:54 AM
You should have an option called "Standard preferences dialog" when exporting as a gadget. Maybe the public beta doesn't have that fully finished though. Gadgets will have all features as widgets in the final build.
Reply #29 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 2:54 AM
| finding the same thing as XX - when exported as a standalone gadget there doesn't appear to be a properties dialog so hue changing, shadows etc are unavailable as are the new widget.preferences |
You should have an option called "Standard preferences dialog" when exporting as a gadget. Maybe the public beta doesn't have that fully finished though. Gadgets will have all features as widgets in the final build.
Tiggz
Reply #30 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:28 AM
Reply #30 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 7:28 AM
yep, I saw that checkbox, and so I assumed it must just be a bug in the beta 
Woodbridge
Reply #31 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:02 AM
Reply #31 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 9:02 AM
Out of interest, those of us who have the DX3 beta, who will have widget/gagdets ready for the DX3 release?
Island Dog
Reply #32 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 10:18 AM
Reply #32 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 10:18 AM
Are we supposed to hold back and not upload any until it's released?
Frogboy
Reply #33 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 12:24 PM
Reply #33 Tuesday, March 8, 2005 12:24 PM
Well you don't want to release things made with DX 3 until DX 3 is available as they won't work on DesktopX 2.
c242
Reply #34 Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:52 AM
Reply #34 Thursday, March 10, 2005 6:52 AM
Some obscurities that should have been changed with the silica widgets/gadgets :
- RSS Reader doesn't work
- Drive meters show free space, not used space as they say. also the drive-text doesn't change with the drive
- Mail checker doesn't work when imported and I can't figure out why. (DX3 bug ?)
I am absolutely not sure if I like the strong separation between runtime and builder. At leeast there should be a fast switcher between the two in the final build. Other than that I like the direction DX is going. And finally we have promising new mail-checker opportunities.
- RSS Reader doesn't work
- Drive meters show free space, not used space as they say. also the drive-text doesn't change with the drive
- Mail checker doesn't work when imported and I can't figure out why. (DX3 bug ?)
I am absolutely not sure if I like the strong separation between runtime and builder. At leeast there should be a fast switcher between the two in the final build. Other than that I like the direction DX is going. And finally we have promising new mail-checker opportunities.
c242
Reply #35 Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:40 AM
Reply #35 Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:40 AM
Also I would like to be able to have dx started in builder mode after reboot. the way it is now is not very good.
c242
Reply #36 Friday, March 11, 2005 3:30 AM
Reply #36 Friday, March 11, 2005 3:30 AM
New widgets are okay now, but I still can't get the mail checker to work in dx builder (?).
c242
Reply #37 Friday, March 11, 2005 6:53 AM
Reply #37 Friday, March 11, 2005 6:53 AM
Latest build :
I am loosing all my objects when switching from runtime to builder and vice versa. I am sure that was not intended (?)...
Also marking several objects at once doesn't work
I am loosing all my objects when switching from runtime to builder and vice versa. I am sure that was not intended (?)...
Also marking several objects at once doesn't work
Thomas Thomassen
Reply #38 Friday, March 11, 2005 1:32 PM
Reply #38 Friday, March 11, 2005 1:32 PM
2.99b[b].003
When I try to add a systray object I get this message:
Stardock MCP not found or wrong version.
Systray support disabled
When I try to add a systray object I get this message:
Stardock MCP not found or wrong version.
Systray support disabled
Thomas Thomassen
Reply #39 Friday, March 11, 2005 2:14 PM
Reply #39 Friday, March 11, 2005 2:14 PM
I have two accounts on my computer. One that I use normally, and one I use for when I'm working with 3D Studio Max and such. On the latter one, DX3 works fine, but on the one I use normally I get an error message when I choose "Configure DesktopX..." from the systray menu. The DesktopX builder gives the exact same error when I even just try to launch it. This doesn't happend on my other account. I suppose it's a conflict with any other program I got running. ? I got WB, OD+ and WFX running on that account.
System:
Dell 8300
2.8Ghz P4
1GB RAM
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB
WindowsXP SP2+
AppName: desktopx.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: directgui.dll ModVer: 2.0.0.0 Offset: 00013830 |
System:
Dell 8300
2.8Ghz P4
1GB RAM
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB
WindowsXP SP2+
JeffBDVS
Reply #40 Friday, March 11, 2005 8:24 PM
I get this in the public beta if I try to drag the "Configure" dialog in either the client or builder. If I leave the dialog box where it first appeared, then I can work in it OK.
Reply #40 Friday, March 11, 2005 8:24 PM
| AppName: desktopx.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: directgui.dll ModVer: 2.0.0.0 Offset: 00013830 |
I get this in the public beta if I try to drag the "Configure" dialog in either the client or builder. If I leave the dialog box where it first appeared, then I can work in it OK.
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Reply #21 Friday, March 4, 2005 2:43 PM
In the "systray" object it shows my network connection but it shows it 3 times, not 1. Any ideas? I have checked this in several desktops, and it does it in all of them.
Other then that it looks pretty good.