DesktopX 2.21

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DesktopX 2.21 has been released.  DesktopX is a program that extends Windows to support true objects on the desktop. These objects are used to do everything from have "super icons" to being combined together to create "widgets" as well as building entire desktops.

Version 2.21 is mostly an update for those who like to create widgets and themes but has some memory saving features as well:

  • Smart-Bitmap Loading to support animated multi-state objects/widgets
  • Widgets now have their own name space
  • Holding down the Ctrl Key will always move/select an object in DesktopX regardless of how it's grouped
  • Sub-Child activation fixed (clicking on a parent object will activate its children and those children will activate their children and so forth)
  • DX labels not responding correctly to resolution changing
  • Includes new Weather widget that has features for changing color on the fly and other goodies.
  • Bundled objects and widgets updated to better show off what DesktopX can do.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thank you kindly. You have made a skinner very happy. Finally one of my most hated bugs has been addressed! Yeah!!!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!

Now how about making the taskbar object colorizeable? .... guess I shouldn't ask for too much, eh?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's coming. Just gotta yell at Nakor!  Nakoooooooor! Probably eating an orange right now..
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Excellent improvements lately. They get better and better. Keep em coming. Thanks to Nakor, Martin, Frogboy and all the others working hard. One happy customer over here.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for the thanks
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You are more welcome than you could imagine. Now get back to version 2.2 already will ya.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Damn, shouldn't read threads this late at night, it makes me post rubbish Thanks for the update guys.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for updating the DX download

Don't mean to sound ungrateful, but please release or include 'The Weather' widget as an object As I'm running DX I'd rather not run another .exe and its a fantastic widget.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sept - just import the widget in DesktopX. You can import widgets as objects.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cool featurings
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How do you import the widget over to an object??
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
also, anybody have the link about how to properly use widgets tutorial?

Does it hinder or help in memory usage to use the widgets as a stand-alone or it it more memory friendly just using the Desktop X program?
(I know it can vary, but let's just say you wanted to run icon x, a weather checker, and a system monitor resource).


Thanks for the help
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Probably best to run then in DX2.

To import, bring up the DX2 control panel, and from the Control Meni at the bottom, select 'Import'. Point it at the weather .exe widget.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey, wasn't there another news item on top of that an hour ago? Something about WinXP SP2 having problems with Bootskin during upgrade?
I could swear, that I saw this at work and that I even posted in it.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There was but it shoudln't have been posted. BootSkin doesn't have problems with SP2 (in general). Worst case we've seen is that you have to reboot it once after installation.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm having one issue with the Core Weather. I've imported it as an Object and it's fine while the PC is running.

After I turn the PC back on after say 8 hours or so, it has reset itself all to defaults. I noticed the widget.exe version did the same for me.

Is there a work around?
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Whilst trying to change the location in the Slickweather object, I get the following message: "Invalid procedure call or argument: 'Left'
Line: 229
Code:
(not available)"
Am I doing something wrong?
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Septimus, Do you have anythning running that makes sure nothing chnages in your regestry? thats were the setting are saved. if they are being lost it must be becuse something is not letting it write to the reg? Also, what verision of windows are you running?Mebion, I will look in to that, realy Slick weather was just a learning Experance for me. The Core weather object is much more Stable. I thought it was bullet proff untill Septimus's Report above,
 
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm running SP2. I don't know why it's doing it at all as I don't have any registry protection programs running. I don't believe AVG 7 Pro could cause it and thats the closest I have to that sort of program.

Great widget by the way mormegil, thanks.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Damn, can't edit.

One thing I have now noticed. I ran the .EXE widget and closed it using the "X" button you added. The location is now staying in the dxobject I imported from it. Are you saving to the registry on exit? I'll leave the widget running then just shut down at night, if it hasn't reset when I turn the PC on once I'm back from work then I imagine that is the issue.

As I used it as an import from the .EXE and you cannot close that through the "X" I don't think the settings are saved. Hope that helps a little.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I will post a version that is Native DXpack tomarrow.