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Reply to A "Words to live by" thread.........again. in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

It's better to have itched and scatched then to have never itched at all. Or is that bitched and bashed?

Reply to Po' Metro Desktop Theme-Testers Wanted in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

[email protected] I break everything.

Reply to Script Help in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Okay thanks to rabidrobot (please extinguish all smoking materials I'm writing from a fire hazard zone), my script now works and I can pass text in both directions. The boolean variable IsVisible does works as a surrogate for a visible ActiveX property. I had previously experimented with the edit field object (from Tiggz, I think) but it didn't provide nearly sufficient edit controls and would have been beyond my programming skills to program a flashing cursor, scrolling, line-wrap, etc

Reply to Script Help in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

Oakie doke. I'll try it. If it works I'll let you know, thanks.

Reply to DesktopX Script Assistance in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

I like your idea perhaps if I make a regular DesktopX object the parent of my ActiveX control and test it for visiblity I will have that problem solved, but I still have found no way possible to send text to the ActiveX Edit Control. I haven't worked with global variables before, but that might be the only solution. I also posted a Script Help thread today which shows my script and darned if I can figure out why it doesn't work. Keep plugging I gue

Script Help in Bug Reports Stardock Forums

So anyway here goes. I have the following script in my launch button for an ActiveX object that functions as a basic note editor: Dim IsVisible Dim IsState Sub Object_OnScriptEnter IsVisible = False End Sub Sub Object_OnStateChange(state) IsState = state If IsState = "Mouse Down" Then (this needs to be "Mouse down") thx rabidrobot If IsVisible Then DesktopX.Object("PadText").Text = DesktopX.ScriptObject("TextEditor").

Reply to DesktopX Script Assistance in DesktopX Stardock Forums

I apologise, but I have done my very best to follow your example to the letter. It doesn't work. The only means I have found so far to refer to "MyActiveEditBox" is as control.text from within the control. So far all outside references fail. My one suspect culprit at this point is that I am trying to test whether the edit box is visible or not. Could be the ActiveX control doesn't have a visible property like other DesktopX objects do. Makes it more difficult to work with, oh well.

Reply to Widgets you want to see? in Widget Ideas Stardock Forums

"A DX coded start button that activates your start panel and a DX menu with the same click. If someone can accomplish this, I got a big thing brewing over here".(Comment #21) Yo, NightTrain I think I can do this one (assuming the DX menu you refer has an Object id, this one is likely doable). I'll let you know, that is, if you're really interested. Ya, I just checked it's doable so long as the DX menu is configured as a Popup "Toggle" on the Relation Properties tab. Both become vi

Reply to DesktopX Script Assistance in DesktopX Stardock Forums

Okay my request for help still remains. I've tried everything I can think of and there is no way I can find to refer to the "Control.text" as mentioned for ActiveX controls. Text is clearly documented as being a property of the DesktopX Edit Control. Yet, I have found no way to refer to this text from other scripts in other DesktopX Objects, etc. or for that matter from within the script of the Control object. So.. If anyone knows how to have DesktopX.Object("MyTextField").text = Control.text

Reply to DesktopX Script Assistance in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

Thanks. I think you are right. Didn't realise that ActiveX controls were added to the docs or, had I missed them previously? Anyway, I will try using the indicated syntax (or is that sintax? oops, thats right, I don't care what the mayor says I won't pay those anymore!). So there. Later, thanks again.

DesktopX Script Assistance in DesktopX Stardock Forums

Oh well, never thought I would be trying scripting like I am, but I might get this yet. Anyway I was following the example in DesktopX 3.2 article when I discovered I don't know how to pass the text from the ActiveX control (DesktopX Edit Control) to my text field that sits as a layer on top of my graphic image. I've tried DesktopX.Object("Mytextfield").text = DesktopX.Object("MyDesktopXEditControl").text, but that passes control codes and no usable text. I've also tried testing the key code

Reply to A couple of quick questions in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

Thanks for response. Found the screen capture docklet. What's your opinion on my other two questions? Do you have problems with using large and extra large fonts? How about my question regarding better themeing for Odject Dock?

A couple of quick questions in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

I'm fairly new at this a novice user. In any case I've been kinda poking away at stuff to see how things work. So far I like my purchases - well worth it. I would like to ask for a bug fix namely better support for large and extra large fonts. I use tool bars on the windows task bar and with higher screen resolutions I really need large and sometimes extra large fonts. However, Window Blinds cutsoff the bottom of larger fonts on the windows task b

Reply to Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

Okay, I think I really do have Systats 2.5.11, I'll see if I can get it to work. See Comment #19 above, just didn't look carefully enough. I have Systats, pretty sure, I'll try reading the instructions or any readmes that come with it.

Reply to Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock WinCustomize Forums

I appreciate the link to Systats, but I can't find anything that allows downloading of Systats. I keep getting redirected to other sights that offer widgets and gadgets based on Systats, is this a sign of things to come...? Could be, huh?

Reply to Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Probably not. Where do I find it?

Reply to Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Okay everyone thanks for the help. I'm starting to get it. Although it would be nice to see downloadable complete themes like DesktopX has. I have modified gef's Minimalism and Neomorph my two favorites right now and found it fairly easy to learn. I have found I can download image files and extract them properly s

Reply to Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Okay guys thanks for the advice, but obviously when it comes to Object Dock for me, this software ain't cutting it yet. I will do my best to describe the problem. What I would like to do is have those previously mentioned Object Dock files work as intended. What happens is I follow your instructions to the letter. I place a copy of the download in the background folder and extract it. I now have two new subfolders one named AuraDocks and one named EclizDocks. With ObjectDock loaded I then

Reply to Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Just wanted to thank you two for responding. I've purchased Object Dock plus, and a couple of WindowBlinds themes. I've also ceated a new post for Object Dock.

Object Dock New to this, but ah, where's the ease of use option? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

I finally purchased Object Dock Plus thinking I was getting something as well organised and as easy to use as DesktopX, but although its probably mostly I'm unfamiliar with it, I just don't get it. My big problem with this software is I can't get things to work. What are themes? Are there downloadable themes? Why aren't they separated out as themes as they are for DesktopX? I've downlaoded EclizDocks, AuraDocks, and TeknidermyDocks and I can't get ObjectDock to even recognize they exist on m

Reply to Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

Ordinarily, it would mean I was unobservant, but in this case not as bad as it seems. I clicked store last night and the list of products did not include Object Dock Plus. I saw it today though hmmm...., got it I went to the Store from the WinCustomize page. Anyway today it (Stardock page) says I can get it for a 25% discount since I own Object Desktop. Except when I click the link I am not being given any discount. How do I contact the sysops? Thanks <img src="http://images.stardock.com/

Reply to Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Yes, well... I checked the store and Object Dock isn't listed, any ideas how to locate it?

Reply to Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

I have the free version although how I found it I can't remember. In any case I searched the Store and neither the free version nor the plus purchasable version are listed. Any ideas on how to find?

Reply to Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

I think I have the free version. I purchased Object Desktop Plus which included developer versions of DesktopX and WindowBlinds. Do I need the plus version? Should I have received the ObjectDock plus with Object Desktop plus?

Window Blinds and Object Dock in Object Desktop Stardock Forums

My first request is to ask for support of large and extra large fonts in Window Blinds 5.0. I use toolbars when using Window Blinds themes and I have noticed that text on Window Blinds generated theme task bars cut-off text. For example, if I've loaded Artwork theme and selected large fonts to keep text readable in higher resolution modes, the bottom of the "p" and "y" in the word "Display" on the windows task bar will be cutoff. This does not occur when running Windows XP without Window Blin