XWindows Dock v5.2.3

[Sir Pimpalot]

The icons are pretty ****ed up and the edge of the dock is very rough. :/

The reflections are nice though.

[The iApple]

Well, the idea is nice, but when I tried to add a stack to 'My pictures' many error windows began to pop-up, I had to close the dock :S The error said, violation on writing Win32

[schmrom]

The icons are pretty ****ed up and the edge of the dock is very rough. :/

The reflections are nice though.

You can try my skin, there are smoother borders. http://www.file2go.net/view/7fdf1a4248

Well, the idea is nice, but when I tried to add a stack to 'My pictures' many error windows began to pop-up, I had to close the dock :S The error said, violation on writing Win32

I tried it, isn't giving me an error :/

[BOBAH13]

Hi all. I must tell you, that you should create skin ( background of panel: left, middle, right ) without alpha channel, only transparent which equal 100%, using photoshop. Because transparent value seting in program automatic when you use parametr - Panel Alpha

[pedromonge]

This dock is very promising. Please, please, keep up the good work. I especially love how it shows the little bubble thing behind the name!

[Suzumushi]

Well, the idea is nice, but when I tried to add a stack to 'My pictures' many error windows began to pop-up, I had to close the dock :S The error said, violation on writing Win32

Same thing happened but this version is beta do I didn't mind that.

This dock has ALOT potential with the reflections and built in stacks, please continue working on it BOBAH.

[pedromonge]

Uhh, I made all the Images and Stuff for my dock. I ran the skincompiler, now wheres my skin saved to? I cant find it...

[ethereal]

how is it different from rocket dock., object dock etc............

[Phoshi]

well maybe the reflections, stacks, etc and the fact it's actually in active development?

[BOBAH13]

Thansk all I fixed some problems with moving dock items and already did fast speed for showing stacks I think do you like it more in feature I'm going to publish a new version 3.0 soon... wait for it

[Phoshi]

Magnification would be nice

[pedromonge]

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION?

I made all my images, put them in the same folder as the Skin Maker thing, It didn't make a file... Where is the file at?

[BOBAH13]

You should use cmd for create a skin file: "skincompiler.exe config.txt youskiname.sxmd" and I advise you write a full name as config.txt and as skin name. for a example "skincompiler.exe c:config.txt c:sking.sxmd

In a new version 3.x, skin's format will be changed.

[pedromonge]

I cant understand your english. Can you please elaborate, add step by step details... SCRATCH THAT!

I did it. Thanks alot dude!

[The iApple]

Same thing happened but this version is beta do I didn't mind that.

This dock has ALOT potential with the reflections and built in stacks, please continue working on it BOBAH.

Agreed, for a BETA is very handy Can't wait until most of it's bug are fixed, it maybe the greatest OSX dock emulator of all (Until now )

[pedromonge]

Hmm... this is weird. I made a skin before and it worked... now it says error gdi++ when I try to load my skin. Any tips?

[BOBAH13]

Hi, Please you must do skin look likes default skin. You can see about default skin in SkinsCurrent . If you can see error gdi+... that is error of skins files. I can't write help for my dock now, but it'll be possible in feature

[matonga]

Hi, I did a unzipper for .smxd skin files (for version 2.0 / 2.5 of Mac OS X Dock Leopard for Windows).

I wrote this tool because no skin sources are supplied with the dock or the skin compile tool. Now you can convert a .smxd file to it's sources (.png files + corresponding Config.txt).

Downloadable at:

http://matias.securityconsultant.com.ar/SMXDUnzipper.rar

Tested the unzipper by: unzipping Skin.smxd file, then compiling with skin compile tool and comparing the original .smxd file and the compiled one. They turned to be identical.

Edit:

Oh BTW congratulations bobah for writing this great app! I'll stay tuned to see how does it turn.

Edit:

If you reorder the Config.txt entries before using the skin compiler (in any order different from the one used for the Default skin) then the unzipper will fail to properly name each .png (won't be fixed anyway because bobah said the skin format would change for version 3.0, so, anyway...)

[PoulNyrup]

Matonga has entered the building...

[BOBAH13]

Hi. If it's necessary, I'll add a flag, into skin compiler, to get sources files ( .png ).

I fixed a lot of bugs in a new version 3.0, but I'm not going to publish it yet. Stack is being showed faster. A lot of interesting parameters were added. I think, when I'll finish learning English, I"ll be able to wrtie here more

[Phoshi]

Stacks... faster?

Incredible

[firecracker6]

Your English is fine Bobah13

By the way, will v3.0 be portable? Also, do you plan on having this dock be closed source or open to collaborative development?

Lastly, do you have platform testers? Would you be interested in testers? If so, I would be more than happy to report bugs both for XP & Vista Home Premium.

Regards

[periferral]

bobah. first of, great start to this dock. Looking forward to seeing this project taking over where rocketdock/objectdock left off. You might want to look at rocketdock for prioritizing your feature set.

Some things to begin with

1. Running apps on dock (indicator for running apps, minimized apps, counter if more than one instance of the app is running etc)

2. zoom effect on mouseover (personally i dont care for this but you'll get this request several times over)

3. size customization. currently the dock is quite large in size. options to increase reduce size.

4. user icons for well icons

5. positioning of the dock, top bottom left right etc.. also, positioning from the edge of the screen etc.

again, look at the options docketdock provides by default.

things ive noticed

1. stacks explorer puts the first item icon on the stack icon. looks quite bad.

2. when a stack it open, click elsewhere does not close the stack. i have to select something from the stack.

thanks again for the beta.

[The Grey Fox]

1. There already is a notification for running applications, it appears as light below the icon.

2. You can configure the zoom feature in DockConfig.ini as directed by the topic post

3. Againt, DockConfig.ini as directed by the topic post

4. ?

5. That would be nice yes.

[iTim]

Wow, this is awesome!

Very nice job on this Bobah, I'll be keeping an eye out for a slightly more stable version, then I fully intend on switching from RK Launcher to this.

Incredible.