DesktopX vs. ObjectDock

wat u think?

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to all stardock masters, pls help..

i have this "show desktop" object on my objectdock and 3 widgets.

the problem is everytime i click on the show desktop, my widgets are also minimized and only displayed when another window will be opened or if i press F9.

i have tried various ways, like copying the shortcut of the show desktop on the quicklaunch but to no avail.

and setting all my widgets to "Always on top" but it only worsten the problem since it would be there on top of all my applications.

it would be really nice, if someone could solve this problem, since it has been bugging a lot of us.. thanx in advance..

chow

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but most implementations of showing the desktop uses the Widows call. And Windows doesn't actually show the desktop.
It throws up a borderless, button-less explorer shell with your wall-paper at the uppermost z-order. Covering everthing below it.

What you want usually is Minimize all windows; [WinKey]-M.

To get the effect in OD,create a txt file. Paste in the following text:
Set wshshell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
wshshell.MinimizeAll
Save it
Rename it to Minimize.vbs
Drag it to teh dock
Test
Change that ugly-ass icon to something that looks better
Done

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz, you are right about show desktop, also the minimize.vbs works great, thanks.
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