Misc Icons Versus Objectdock Versus IconPackager
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Friday, September 30, 2005 by WebGizmos | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm curious as to why the "Objectdock" library is being flooded with submissions from the "Misc Icons" library that clearly are not "Misc Icons?" Shouldn't these be two different libraries? They are both starting to look the same lately. And doesn't "Misc" mean just that...misc...as in the odd icon? It seems that whole Icon packages are either broken down, or not packaged and submitted as "Misc Icons" instead of them being packaged and submitted as a package to the "Iconpackager" library, which if you look through the library of "Objectdock" you can see there is nothing "Misc" or odd about many of these icons...since they could easily make up a whole package. It's as if I'm watching Mormegils icon tutorial all over again.
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WebGizmos
Reply #82 Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:28 PM
Reply #82 Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:28 PM
And hows that Orange dock of yours coming bandit? 
Bandit4edu
Reply #83 Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:44 PM
Reply #83 Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:44 PM
I got a little too heavy with the transparency, WG and it vanished! 
Brokensquare
Reply #84 Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:21 PM
Reply #84 Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:21 PM
Wow...I thought I was the only one who wondered why individual icons/png's that SHOULD be part of a package are quickly overwhelming every other submission!
Brokensquare
Reply #85 Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:28 PM
Reply #85 Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:28 PM
Not at all sure how I missed this thread before...But I agree w/ WG - browsing through the OD gallery for dock backgrounds can be frustrating...I would very much like to see a OD background gallery! One other thought WG & Messiah(since you two are so good at backgrounds), I'd sure like to see more "generic" dock backgrounds, as opposed to matching a WB skin...I personally get tired of every windowblind I try quickly, and just find myself changing to another one WAY too often...kinda cuts back on productivity! (and drives my wife absolutely CRAZY!!). I always seem to find myself back to good 'ol Win98 interface.
WebGizmos
Reply #86 Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:40 PM
Reply #86 Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:40 PM
Thanks Brokensquare! 
As for generic backgrounds...there are several...which are most likely buried in the ObjectDock library
Here's a few you might want to check out.
Clearness
Transparent This one has several different colors to it.
I have some others I haven't uploaded yet...but because of how the library is being allowed to be overrun by icon/png I don't think I'll be uploading anything else to the library. I will be uploading to other sites though. If they ever wake up and fix the library then I might start uploading here again. But no point now when the work I do gets buried and never seen again. Who wants to wade through tons of icons/pngs to find the dock backgrounds that are buried deep in the library?
If you send me an email [email protected] I have a few others I'll send you to try out that I'm sure you'll like. It's ones that I use for just about any skin.
As for generic backgrounds...there are several...which are most likely buried in the ObjectDock library
Here's a few you might want to check out.
Clearness
Transparent This one has several different colors to it.
I have some others I haven't uploaded yet...but because of how the library is being allowed to be overrun by icon/png I don't think I'll be uploading anything else to the library. I will be uploading to other sites though. If they ever wake up and fix the library then I might start uploading here again. But no point now when the work I do gets buried and never seen again. Who wants to wade through tons of icons/pngs to find the dock backgrounds that are buried deep in the library?
If you send me an email [email protected] I have a few others I'll send you to try out that I'm sure you'll like. It's ones that I use for just about any skin.
gooberbean28
Reply #87 Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:59 PM
Reply #87 Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:59 PM
I agree there should be an ObjectDock background gallery, many a time my docks have been buried by pngs and icons, never to be seen! Other sites have galleries for OD backgrounds and tabs, how hard would it be to make a gallery just for dock backgrounds? 
Thanks WG, messiah and bandit for all the docks you guys take the time to make!
Thanks WG, messiah and bandit for all the docks you guys take the time to make!
WebGizmos
Reply #90 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:32 AM
Reply #90 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:32 AM
Thanks John! And your docks as well are a great addition to the library, so don't leave yourself out! 
It's just a shame they only get seen for a day or 2 and the the invasion starts all over again.
And thanks to you Bichur & Seldomseen. Would have been nice to get a library for dock backgrounds & docklets as well...but I ain't holdin my breath anymore. I will have some new docks uploaded at skinning.net & skinnalicious.net...but there won't be any new ones here until things change. I may even surrender the ObjectDOCK library to the icon/pngs since my docks are pretty much dead in the water after awhile...so no point for them to even be there taking up bandwidth...and since its not my site I have no say in what happens here...so much for "community support."
It's just a shame they only get seen for a day or 2 and the the invasion starts all over again. And thanks to you Bichur & Seldomseen. Would have been nice to get a library for dock backgrounds & docklets as well...but I ain't holdin my breath anymore. I will have some new docks uploaded at skinning.net & skinnalicious.net...but there won't be any new ones here until things change. I may even surrender the ObjectDOCK library to the icon/pngs since my docks are pretty much dead in the water after awhile...so no point for them to even be there taking up bandwidth...and since its not my site I have no say in what happens here...so much for "community support."
Erk.
Reply #91 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:25 AM
Reply #91 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:25 AM
Wow...
You know, ..I thought I'd already responded to this thread when it was originally posted. ...{chalk it up to early senility)
Sorry 'bout that Giz, but you and I have discussed this on occasion over the last couple of years, and you already know I'm 100% behind the idea of an OD library of it's own.
Just posting this now to put it out here in text ..to give it substance rather than just agreement with you.
Stardock:
Please create a gallery JUST for OD backgrounds/docks/docklets.
As a user, it really IS a nuisance having to wade thru all those icons/png's to find docks...
[I'm kind of hoping that with all the excitement of building and getting the new site up, you just forgot....]
You know, ..I thought I'd already responded to this thread when it was originally posted.
...{chalk it up to early senility) Sorry 'bout that Giz, but you and I have discussed this on occasion over the last couple of years, and you already know I'm 100% behind the idea of an OD library of it's own.
Just posting this now to put it out here in text ..to give it substance rather than just agreement with you.
Stardock:
Please create a gallery JUST for OD backgrounds/docks/docklets.
As a user, it really IS a nuisance having to wade thru all those icons/png's to find docks...
[I'm kind of hoping that with all the excitement of building and getting the new site up, you just forgot....]
messiah1
Reply #92 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:51 AM
Reply #92 Friday, January 19, 2007 7:51 AM
Thanks Gooberbean and Brokensquare. I've got some generic docks out there but I'll make some more. I'm glad to see there are some people that support the OD Background only library. Keep bumping the thread.
boss0190
Reply #93 Friday, January 19, 2007 2:20 PM
Reply #93 Friday, January 19, 2007 2:20 PM
I'll put my vote in for a separate gallery too!
I'm sure they're well aware of it, but the new site is quite a chore at the moment and it'll take some time to go through the database and get things sorted.
FREE THE DOCKS!!
I'm sure they're well aware of it, but the new site is quite a chore at the moment and it'll take some time to go through the database and get things sorted.
FREE THE DOCKS!!
Bandit4edu
Reply #94 Friday, January 19, 2007 3:39 PM
or...free the icons...depends on which side you look at the problem from...
Reply #94 Friday, January 19, 2007 3:39 PM
| FREE THE DOCKS!! |
or...free the icons...depends on which side you look at the problem from...
Frogboy
Reply #96 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:21 PM
Reply #96 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:21 PM
.ICOs should NOT be allowed in the ObjectDock gallery.
.PNGs SHOULD be allowed.
(if they have both, they should be allowed too).
But .ICOs should be in the Misc. Icons gallery where they belong.
WebGizmos
Reply #100 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:39 PM
And this is the problem...anyone can convert they're icons to pngs (same thing in my book...just a different file type name) and now flood the ObjectDock library with them resulting in the dock backgrounds and docklets getting buried and never seen again. Like I keep saying....its Object"Dock"...as in dock backgrounds & docklets...not Object"PNG"...and yes...I know icons & pngs are used with ObjectDock...and using that argument then you should just allow icons in there as well...since like I said...its only a difference of file type names. But ObjectDock is about the dock backgrounds & docklets...not pngs.
But having said that...again...its not my site...and if this is going to be the way the ObjectDock library is going to be treated...then fine. Then I see no point in continuing to contribute to that library and I now surrender it to the png creators. I'm not going to continue taking the time to create these dock backgrounds for ObjectDock only to have them buried and never seen again.
Reply #100 Friday, January 19, 2007 4:39 PM
| .ICOs should NOT be allowed in the ObjectDock gallery. .PNGs SHOULD be allowed. |
And this is the problem...anyone can convert they're icons to pngs (same thing in my book...just a different file type name) and now flood the ObjectDock library with them resulting in the dock backgrounds and docklets getting buried and never seen again. Like I keep saying....its Object"Dock"...as in dock backgrounds & docklets...not Object"PNG"...and yes...I know icons & pngs are used with ObjectDock...and using that argument then you should just allow icons in there as well...since like I said...its only a difference of file type names. But ObjectDock is about the dock backgrounds & docklets...not pngs.
But having said that...again...its not my site...and if this is going to be the way the ObjectDock library is going to be treated...then fine. Then I see no point in continuing to contribute to that library and I now surrender it to the png creators. I'm not going to continue taking the time to create these dock backgrounds for ObjectDock only to have them buried and never seen again.
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Reply #81 Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:17 PM