For all those multi-program skinners.....Question!!

June 27, 2002 9:07 AM from

I have bought and use all (most) of the programs associated with the Object Desktop interface. I wish I had the talent and time to make skins like you all do (I tried but it sort of looked like a windowblinds skin or a 3 week old piece of cake) I would like to try using other programs like Sysmeter, quicknotes, colorpad, beatnik etc. etc.
Question 1..... If I loaded all of these programs at once, for example, all the programs that the Logika suite has to offer, are they all compatible, can you use Desktop-X, nextstart, hoverdesk and workshelf at the same time?? Do the programs work well together? Or is there going to be crashes due to incompatibility?
Question 2......(sorry for the questions) What is the advantage using quicknotes over notepad?
and why use a separate e-mail checker if you have Outlook (other than for the cool skins)?
Seriously I'm trying to get the inside scoop do you use these programs for the skin ability or for productivity, or both? I would really like to show off all the cool stuff all you professional skinners take the time to produce but all my crumb-snatchers use this box so I cant afford to reinstall the op system every week.
I have wondered about this for quite some time ......it's time to ask!
One last question please.......If you ran as many of these programs as you could and also used other programs like Word, Brice etc at the same time.....what minimum system requirements are needed? Graphics, memory, processor etc.
Sorry, I will get off my soap box now!
TravisD

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Reply #1 June 27, 2002 9:48 AM from

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1. No compatibility issues that I am aware of (although there is this trayserver or so thing, think it comes with ObjectBar (not sure), that causes grieve to Hoverdesk and the like). You can run 'em all at once.

Note though that Hoverdesk, NextStart/WorkShelf (these two complement each other) and DesktopX do a lot of the same things (all "program launchers" so to speak), so it's rather pointless to run them at the same time.

2. quickNotes is for quick scribbles, Notepad is more for "real" writing. As for Outlook, it is evil! EzPop is just a simple checker for those that want a minimal, yet stylish app to see if they have new mail. It's not a fullfledged mail app.

Most people use this stuff mostly because they are fed up with the same-ish interface of most Windows apps and want to be in total control of things.

3. Depends on what you run. You'll need stacks of memory and raw processing power anyway for apps like Bryce or Photoshop (not to mention 3D apps). Skinnable apps suck up a lot of memory (because of all the bitmaps), but aren't that heavy processor-wise (just extra some overhead for the constant image redrawing and such).

Any modern machine (say 400MHz/128M RAM) could handle this stuff. Grpahic card wise, you'll need one that supports 32-bit display (usually the default settings).

Reply #2 June 27, 2002 9:58 AM from

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Trav: EzPop is a tiny little program that simply checks your mail and tells you if any is waiting on your mail server. It does not replace your email program, it compliments it. I hate leaving Outlook open all the time. It hogs up memory and takes up space on my desktop. So, I leave EzPop running all the time instead. It tells me when I have a new message, let's me preview it, and even delete it from the server if it's spam. Once EzPop has told me I have messages waiting, then I open Outlook and deal with my email.

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