DesktopX 3 is geeting to be one of the most annoying programs I use.
Aaargh! Why do builder and client have to be this way!
Saturday, May 28, 2005 by PurrBall | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I've just started to use DX 3 alot now and am noticing how annoying switctching inbetween Builder and Client are. First, I have to bring up DX3's Welcome to switch to builder from client just to save the theme with an object removed. I should be able to save in Client. Next, all of the Load options should be on the systray icon's menu like it used to be in 2.x. Oh, and did I metion that I need to unload all of DX just to get into Client from Builder? There should be a switching option on the systray context menu also.
I hope Stardock thinks about these and the ease of use of their program.
Oh, and I found a bug: Sometimes in the object's properties box where the image is upposed to be theere is just a down arrow in a box. I noticed this on the banners on SDC once also.
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PurrBall
Reply #2 Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:51 AM
Reply #2 Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:51 AM
I dont like staying in builder becauseOn this powerless comp it seems to take up more memory and I dont need to customize it very much.
werewolf
Reply #3 Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:59 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:59 AM
Lately, widgets have been loading with pieces missing. That's kind of annoying. I though widgets are compiled or something so that this sort of thing wouldn't happen.
Frogboy
Reply #4 Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:41 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:41 AM
Can you give an example of this? I haven't seen that.
werewolf
Reply #5 Sunday, May 29, 2005 1:11 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, May 29, 2005 1:11 PM
Not sure how. I widget-ized my Player Buttons Object :https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=4011&LibID=3
If you look at the image, when I open the widget player, all the buttons are gone except the last 2
hmm..tried to link to that image, but no go.
If you look at the image, when I open the widget player, all the buttons are gone except the last 2
hmm..tried to link to that image, but no go.
PurrBall
Reply #6 Sunday, May 29, 2005 3:10 PM
Reply #6 Sunday, May 29, 2005 3:10 PM
Also, Gadgets seem to be brain-damaged, and cant remember their positions.
werewolf
Reply #7 Sunday, May 29, 2005 5:42 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, May 29, 2005 5:42 PM
I was able to remedy my problem by clearing out all the caches from C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Stardock\DesktopX.
Island Dog
Reply #8 Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:12 PM
I have had the same thing happening. Also some of my widgets and objects will just stop working. I cannot get "live weather" to work at all either.
Reply #8 Sunday, May 29, 2005 6:12 PM
| Lately, widgets have been loading with pieces missing. That's kind of annoying. I though widgets are compiled or something so that this sort of thing wouldn't happen. |
I have had the same thing happening. Also some of my widgets and objects will just stop working. I cannot get "live weather" to work at all either.
Tarkus
Reply #9 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:02 PM
Reply #9 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:02 PM
I haven't been able to get any of the recycle bin widgets to work. They always show empty. 
Frogboy
Reply #10 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:33 PM
Reply #10 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:33 PM
Meowy - depends which version the gadget was made.
Regarding live weather - that depends on the weather feed. I think Weather.com recently changed their backend. I suspect a lot of weather widgets are not working.
Frogboy
Reply #11 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:36 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, May 29, 2005 7:36 PM
I take it back, gadgets don't remember their position. That's gonna get fixed.
I just downloaded and tried out the player buttons. They seem to work fine here.
PurrBall
Reply #13 Monday, May 30, 2005 5:20 AM
Well, OD Launchpad especially needs to be fixed up a ton.
The Hide and close buttons on it are not aligned to each other, and you can not choose which proggies you want on it.
Reply #13 Monday, May 30, 2005 5:20 AM
| Meowy - depends which version the gadget was made. |
Well, OD Launchpad especially needs to be fixed up a ton.
The Hide and close buttons on it are not aligned to each other, and you can not choose which proggies you want on it.
Island Dog
Reply #14 Monday, May 30, 2005 7:29 AM
Reply #14 Monday, May 30, 2005 7:29 AM
What I meant to say about "live weather" is that when I load the widget it flashes the widget on the screen for a second and then disappears. When I check the object list it's on there, but it does not show on the desktop.
Also, when the desktop returns from a screensaver, the widgets and objects also disappear. DesktopX is still running in the system tray, but the widgets are gone from the desktop.
Also, when the desktop returns from a screensaver, the widgets and objects also disappear. DesktopX is still running in the system tray, but the widgets are gone from the desktop.
Septimus
Reply #15 Monday, May 30, 2005 8:29 AM
Reply #15 Monday, May 30, 2005 8:29 AM
I got the disappearing objects from widgets a lot, an example being calculator buttons would just go.
Stopped using DX3 as it has all the annoying bugs mentioned in this thread. Clearing the cache seems to fix a lot of them as it forces a reload of the widget, but still, you shouldn't have to.
Stopped using DX3 as it has all the annoying bugs mentioned in this thread. Clearing the cache seems to fix a lot of them as it forces a reload of the widget, but still, you shouldn't have to.
Frogboy
Reply #16 Monday, May 30, 2005 9:53 AM
Reply #16 Monday, May 30, 2005 9:53 AM
Meowy, let's try to keep on topic here okay? OD LaunchPad isn't DesktopX and it does what it's supposed to do - introduce a new user to Object Desktop. We make a dock program that you can get if you want to make your own ideal launchpad.
firebrick
Reply #17 Monday, May 30, 2005 10:49 AM
Reply #17 Monday, May 30, 2005 10:49 AM
Well, i was this close--- to buying desktopx3 this morning untill i read this thread. I have windowblinds, icon packager, sysmetrix, I really love those weather widgets though. Is it worth it? Should i try free trial first? 
pjpowell
Reply #18 Monday, May 30, 2005 12:09 PM
Reply #18 Monday, May 30, 2005 12:09 PM
brickhead: You should always download the trial and see if it'll work and whether you like it before spending the cash. The whole point of the trials is for that very reason.
PurrBall
Reply #19 Monday, May 30, 2005 12:48 PM
Oh, yes, Jafo was torturing me about getting off topic a while ago...
Sorry.
The trials ARE a must.
)
Even with these few inconveniences, for what this product does, yes, it IS worth the money.
Try the trials first, though, still.
Reply #19 Monday, May 30, 2005 12:48 PM
| Meowy, let's try to keep on topic here okay? OD LaunchPad isn't DesktopX and it does what it's supposed to do - introduce a new user to Object Desktop. We make a dock program that you can get if you want to make your own ideal launchpad. |
Oh, yes, Jafo was torturing me about getting off topic a while ago...
Sorry.
| Well, i was this close--- to buying desktopx3 this morning untill i read this thread. I have windowblinds, icon packager, sysmetrix, I really love those weather widgets though. Is it worth it? Should i try free trial first? brickhead: You should always download the trial and see if it'll work and whether you like it before spending the cash. The whole point of the trials is for that very reason. |
The trials ARE a must.
)Even with these few inconveniences, for what this product does, yes, it IS worth the money.
Try the trials first, though, still.
Phoon
Reply #20 Monday, May 30, 2005 1:46 PM
Reply #20 Monday, May 30, 2005 1:46 PM
One part of the main thread that I must agree on it the entire Builder/Client methodology. I find it cumbersome and unfriendly. Would much prefer to see it changed back to how it used to be. As a workaround I do as Aufisch does, I just put a shortcut to builder on my start panel.
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Reply #1 Saturday, May 28, 2005 4:45 PM
Yep
I agree
I second that one too.
In the meantime you can set the Builder as the default program to handle DX-themes and desktops. (Start up the Builder > Configure DesktopX Builder > Preferences > "Make DesktopX Builder the default program for loading .dxpack and .desktops")
I also edited the shortcut in the startmenu to point to DesktopXBuilder.exe rather than to DesktopX.exe.