[req] Flash Animation on the Desktop

[technominds]

This might be simple... but can we have Flash animations or Flash applications on the desktop? Keeping the transparency of a Flash application anyway... This could open up alot of headroom for desklets within this desklet, or for alot of desktop interactivity..

Also, maybe a small web browser desklet?

[nappystudios]

you can display webpages on the desktop, I imagine if you embed the flash video/app in an html doc and place it on your desktop you'll get the effect your looking for.

As far as desklets are concerned, can't help you there

[shockme17]

i dont think that is what he is asking.. i think hes talking about having a widget program that uses flash exclusively..

and if not.. theres tons of links to programs that will help you display flash on your desktop if you google : flash desktop

[SirSmiley]

I understand what you're asking for.

Essentially the ability to script desklets from flash. There are already a number of scripting languages to use.

The easiest way I can think of is if someone codes in a plugin/extension or whatever you want to call it. Just relearning VB and js myself but, this may be possible through a VB container of some sort?

[micronyaol]

It is very simple. You make a HTML page (Flash MX can gererate it for you, but it needs tweaks), then you put it on desktop and walla If anybody wants, I can show an example.

So, basically desklet must contain only MS IE Control. I'm good in Delphi, I can try to make something, but I need an SDK (currently SDK is in C only)

[SirSmiley]

So, basically desklet must contain only MS IE Control.

I see RAM spikes...

[iGo]

Let's just clear up something here, since I've read quite a few posts about having Flash on dekstop.

Let's see... what's the basic of flash, Vector.... Now Raster and Vector works differenltly, the difference lies in proessing in processing each format. Raster basically looks bad when you resize/enlarge it since it works on pixel based information... vector is diffrent business altogether. Vectors are basically cordinates stored which gets processed at the time of viewing by CPU and GPU if required (depending on how viewer inpletemnts anti-alising and stuff),

So, when you think of putting a flash animation on Desktop, it depends on lot of factors.... first if it's not animated it's still fine, cause your CPU won't have much trouble redrawing vectors every now and then, and your wallpaper or widget gonna look amazing regardless resolutions cause vectors, unlike raster not gonna look pixelated. but even then it's still quite a load on CPU than rendering raster images (specially if you thinking about Flash wallpaper), and in case of wallpaper using flash wallpaper (specially at higher res.) gonna clog your CPU.

[technominds]

I see RAM spikes...

well, i know you can do it that way. But it slows the hell out of most machines. Im talking about a desklet where you simply select a flash file, and it displays it, with all transparency.

Its all very well using another application to do this, but we have Avedesk there and im sure this one cant be hard to code, so why not!

[SirSmiley]

Didn't agree or disagree with ya. In fact additional options are great.

As an optional plugin such as SysStats still leaves the door open for those who don't want it.

This I think is one of the greatest features of AveDesk...the ability to have or have not.

[dpsleep]

kniw what would be nice, swf support in avescripter

[SirSmiley]

kniw what would be nice, swf support in avescripter

I'm sure Phil's got lot's of time to do this!

[pcm]

I'll tell you this. I've been looking into this and its not easy like you think. I could easly make a "desklet" outside of avedesk to do this but I'm trying to make it work in Avedesk. First to create transparent flash stuff you need to create windowless flash and I've been toying with this for a bit :slant:

AveDesk uses layered windows, I'm not sure yet how it would handle all the redraws of animations. I haven't talked to Andreas much since its the holiday season and I don't have much time from now till end December.

But I have been toying with this. I have a "proto-type" that will create a window over the desklet to do this and it works. Ala DesktopX or whatever its called. But it's not perfect.

We'll see, I just need to sit down and put more time, but with December is bad month for spare time. Very little time and I just want to complete a few things first on the scripter, plus a few more desklets. Dockbar at least.