No, I'm using 7 x64 and I cranked UAC up just for the heck of it. Note - I have not tried many OLD themes lately but I was able to create some new items noted in #51 and they worked fine. DX 3.5 - Not Pro.
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="53" id="2993292"]But not fantastic things, unless I'm missing something.[/quote] I would suggest you go back in to the depths of the DesktopX gallery and look and the old stuff. We weren't using scripts then. The biggest things that have been in desktopX themes that REQUIRE scripts are Calendars and Weather. I can live without them myself.
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="49" id="2993195"]You do now because the addition of UAC hampers the old dx plugins. [/quote] not entirely accurate. some of the "plugins" don't work but most of the Object Types still work. The system information plugin works, the email notifier works, the performance meters are somewhat borked, etc. But the basic tools that made DX great are still there and they still function. People just have forgotten or never knew how to use them. Also,
[quote who="Philly0381" reply="43" id="2993170"]What we can say is that DX has the capability to do much more, it is unfortunate that these capabilities have not been fully explored. [/quote] Here's another perspective. You don't NEED to do any scripting at all to make fantastic DX themes. We made some pretty damn cool stuff before the ability to script was put in. Either people forgot how or they just aren't interested in learning t
[quote who="Wizard1956" reply="44" id="2993173"]If MS wants to improve upon Windows7 they need to get rid of it, imho.[/quote] Too many stupid people falling for Nigerian wealth scams etc to allow that. You can't fight stupid.
[quote who="gmknobl" reply="41" id="2993133"]I'd like to see better weather widget tools but I think that's not a Stardock issue. [/quote] Funny about most of the Widgets here. They are pretty much all a variable of DesktopX scripts that Martin and a couple other people wrote. People have just made new graphics. That's another problem with DesktopX. It's a great tool but there are too few people using it that actually know how to do coding for the ne
or set the z-order to bottom.
[quote who="Fuzzy Logic" reply="37" id="2992255"]Windows 7 just... works...! Why do we need 8? lol, just as I'd started updating one of my skins for W7 the next version comes along. Apart from a clean install 18 months ago for a failed mobo, I haven't had to do anything to W7, not a single thing [/quote] Agreed 100%. Windows 7 is extremely reliable and solid. I was even able to take my OS Hard Drive out, put it in a different PC for a week and then bac
[quote who="Drzues" reply="87" id="2991685"]What are you trying to tell me? I was trying to make a positive statement about Stardock.[/quote] All I was trying to say Drzues is essentially this; Stardock is a private company in which the CEO (Brad/Frogboy) will only be doing it if it is what he wants to do and enjoys doing it. Suggestions are fine but insistence is not. That is a fine position to be in that most of us would die to have and I congratulate him on achieving that s
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="23" id="2991593"] I shoudl write up more on this topic.[/quote] Oh please do, but no need to throw Zubazinism's at us!!
Brad, THANK YOU. Your involvement and participation have been very much missed over the past few years. In all sincerity I hope you can stay with US awhile longer this time :)
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="9" id="2991490"]Quoting c242, reply 8 What I clearly don't want is staring at pastel unicolored or the least gradient tiles all over my desktop. That one I could already do in the Year 2000 with DesktopX... The whole metro design is s good idea for the phone (although I curse myself for taking a windows phone with my contract), but not for my desktop. Also the start menu that slipped through in some videos is plain ugly. Tiles is skinnable.[/quote]</p
[quote who="Drzues" reply="61" id="2991336"]That is dissapointing but not surprising and I'm sure the heads of Stardock will not be happy. I think I can speak for most that this really is not a common scene. Stardock does offer a great product with more than fair prices and really shouldn't be judged by a few misplaced comments.[/quote] https://forums.wincustomize.com/312133
I updated from the download link. Windowblinds was running Jakuta while I ran the update. System wanted a reboot after update. Things seem to be working right for me so far. I've tried a couple different blinds too. Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.3 Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 7 WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.3 (build 306 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS WindowBlinds i
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SILENCE SMEDLEY! You're muddying the waters by suggesting such a thing. Someone must now take you out back and flog you with various implements of destruction. ( shall Skinhit put on his "special garments" for the occasion? ) [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]
That is extremely good news Snowy and I am behind you all the way! If you need someone to be mean, nasty and a general ass-wipe around here I'd be happy to do that. But on second thought.. I'm already all of that!!! So I'll just leave it at congratz! :)
my appologies to Doc for being a complete asshole to him in public. ( Issues worked out in private and I promise only to call him an asshole in private messages in the future ) [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
I'm just going to abandon DesktopX and use Visual Basic.
Tell you what. Just forget the entire thing. Seems I'm the root of all that is evil for daring to keep this alive, despite the fact that I'm 100% on the right side of the issue. I violated company policy and opened the firewall so I could get a working copy again. Since I did it with impulse I will just have to hope I don't lose the PC it is on since YOU NEED IMPULSE TO REINSTALL IT FROM AN ARCHIVE. A backup would be completely useless.
7 more days hence gone into the oblivion with nary a word from anyone.
remember when stylexp idiots site started doing shit like this? Hell, they would have failed on their own soon enough but this really sped up the demise. Ahhh the great memories :). That was a true cause for celebration.
#65 - Excellent work RND, I shall allow you to stew in your own sweat for a few, ( or stare at Zubaz's spelling slaughter in reply #60 ). Either scenario will neither be pleasant or ( in your own native tongue) "purdy"!
[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="57" id="2984834"]And guys like Phoon with a first name of Buff.[/quote] of course you know, this means war..
[quote who="DaveBax" reply="51" id="2984794"]nly thing Im still getting use to is dealing with are Rednecks.[/quote] Rednecks and Smedley's.. Damn.. just makes ones skin crawl backwards doesn't it.! [e digicons]:D[/e] [e digicons]:D[/e] [e digicons]XD[/e] [e digicons]XD[/e] [e digicons]:banhammer:[/e] [e digicons]:banhammer:[/e] [e digicons]:banhammer:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e] [e digicons]:rofl:[/e]
[quote who="starkers" reply="42" id="2984667"]Geez, there's a lot of old farts around here... and 2 main worries arise... Stagnatus activium.... increased fossilization. Cerebelum humourus impedus.... a lot less to laugh about[/quote] Cranalrectus Inversion Threadius Hijack