Basic usage issues

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First of all, In OD+ 1.9, I can drag an item from one area to another.  But how do I duplicate it, so it can appear filed in more than one place?  For example, an editor that appears both under "Development" and "Text".  I've tried the usual ways, and nothing works.

This is on a different machine than the one I originally tried to use it on, BTW.

Dragging shortcuts onto the tabbed dock seems to do different things different times.  It may copy the launch information from the shortcut, or it might point to the shortcut itself (e.g. CapSnapper).  What's going on?  With the 4NT command shell, it did the former, and there is no "Font" or "Layout" panes, and it doesn't have the settings from the original shortcut.

I accidently chose "Delete" on the shortcut item I made for OpenOffice, which opened a submenu.  I set it up again as a "custom menu" because dragging the shortcut didn't, and there is no way to change that option it seems.  Upon deleting the old one, the new one didn't work anymore either.  It seems "Delete" on the context menu means delete the thing the shortcut is referencing, but leave the shortcut alone.  This is such a "gotcha" that I did it again even once I knew that!  In the Explorer menu system, "Delete" of a shortcut deletes only the shortcut.  This is a real ergonomic problem.  What would be the point of deleting the pointe-to item but leaving a shortcut for it, anyway?

On the OpenOffice one in particular, I saw that the one set-up when I dragged it had a custom icon for the folder.  I could not find that icon anywhere when I set one up manually.  Where can it be?

I hope to hear from someone.

--John

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wish I could help, but I use the Object Dock Freeloader version.

Possibly something in one of Corky O's tutorials might help.

They can be found here.
Under 'view' pull the drop down and pick 'list'.

He wrote them up for beginners, but you just might find a clue in there.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
od configure - general tab - miscellaneous options -- do you have it check to point to the target and not the shortcut?

WindowBlinds - Free yourself of the default settings, customize your desktop.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
But how do I duplicate it, so it can appear filed in more than one place? For example, an editor that appears both under "Development" and "Text".


If you are meaning have it on 2 different tabs, just drag it to both, works fine here. Just in testing reading this, I have 3 paint shop pro shortcuts on one standard dock now, all work.

From your other thread about drag from quicklaunch, again always works here, tested all 15 shortcuts on my QL.

It seems "Delete" on the context menu means delete the thing the shortcut is referencing, but leave the shortcut alone. This is such a "gotcha" that I did it again even once I knew that! In the Explorer menu system, "Delete" of a shortcut deletes only the shortcut.


It does ask if you are sure if you want to delete the .exe, you clicked yes anyway?
On right click select Remove Entry to get rid of shortcut or just drag it off dock.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
or just drag it off dock.


like the little 'poof', but liked the fireball better
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
but liked the fireball better


Hey Sir B., at least for OD+, in OD folder are 2 folders, Normal and Dark, Normal is the fireball, just switch with the poof.png in OD folder.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hmmmm

i'm thinking some of cursorxp effects could be 'tweaked' for od....
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i'm thinking some of cursorxp effects could be 'tweaked' for od


Yep, just have to change from horizontal to vertical png strip.

I'll check back in a couple months and see how you are getting along on that
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I'll check back in a couple months and see how you are getting along on that


May only take 1 month (for me)

I did it once a long while back with CursorXP follower 'torus'

took a copy - made a flipped copy. made 2 DTX objects so I could have a torus knot spinning on either side