firecracker6 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 It's been just a short, four months since BOBAH13 appeared here, releasing his work-in-progress. Since then, we've seen innumerous improvements, a name change, and countless more requests, culminating in what we see here, one of the most customizable, visually pleasing launchers for windows, XWindowsDock. And with the creation of it's new subforum, it's long over due that we'd showcase the efforts of BOBAH13, and great community of supporters who've contributed to this project thus far. Today BOBAH13 has released his much anticipated update; XWindows Dock has now reached Version 5.4. Excerpt of some of the notable features of this Dock: Features: Two types: 2D and 3D. Supports many languages. Not yours? Add it via an XML file! Configurable number of zoomed icons. Has built in stacks. Four modes are available: fan, grid, list and it's unique gallery mode! Configurable opacity and blur of reflections. Option to minimize windows into dock. Supports 2 effects: Default and Genie. Folder monitoring. Option to show icon shadow, and to define opacity and blur of the shadow. UPDATE: Version 5.6 of XWindowsDock has been released Version 5.6 Specific thread are as follows: Download XWD from here Find Skins and Support files here here XWD v5.6 Compatible Docklets here Also, in case you might not have noticed, you can now choose between a number of different Stack Animations thanks to a plug-in like system in XWD and the contributions from the community of some really unique animations. Find them here Say thanks here At the request of the XWD sub-forum moderator, Panta (and others contributors,) please read carefully where it's appropriate to post comments in some of the above threads. For a good resource on other general and specific answers, past versions, assistance, visit the dock's sub-forum section. Report Bugs here Need help? Participate here Additionally, Matonga has released a skin editor to assist in making your own customized skins (v5.4 compatible) And atreiu has released for v5.4, a profile manager here I'm sure some additional new threads will appear specific to v5.4. So check back to find links for skins, language files and docklets. Link to comment
Church Punk Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 this is great news! downloading right now! btw, whats the skin you are using in the screenshot? i kinda like it Link to comment
kftrainer Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 I am liking it so far Link to comment
kflakes15 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 i like the old one better Link to comment
firecracker6 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 btw, whats the skin you are using in the screenshot? i kinda like it It's one I made for my fiance, she has an Acer Netbook and I wanted a custom skin that would keep the dock as responsive & resource efficient as possible. So I scaled all the icons to the exact size that would be used at her resolution. And with these little tweaks and thats the dock really does subjectively feel more responsive. Maybe once i figure out the skin format for this new XWD version, I'll post it for those with netbook like resolutions or the likes. Maybe I'd call it: the snappydock skin oh the icons in the screenshot are a collection found along the way.. the firefox one, I believe I got from deviantart, or wincustomize, the My Computer one is from a suite called Elemental or Element?, it can be found easily enough. The Stacks icons come from a Deviantart set. Link to comment
Deavy Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Wow! Just amazing! XWDock on the Homepage of Aqua-Dock! Link to comment
kflakes15 Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 actually i am starting to like this one better beside my problem with the stack icon Link to comment
Panta Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 @firecracker6: great article! It was about time XWD get to the limelight. So much advancement in so short a time period! Thanks for the thorough explanation about our sub-forum organization! It's much needed given the amount of messages we get in a daily basis! Fixed - mps69 Link to comment
ctcicp261 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 although this does look very good, Windows 7's "dock" of sorts is also very intuitive and good looking as well...I might end up having two docks, lol Link to comment
firecracker6 Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 @Panta, thanks yea.. trying to keep messages organized here would be like trying to sculpt a pair of mittens out of water... Just gotta drop the temperature down a few degrees Link to comment
kflakes15 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 hey can somebody post a tut on how to port skins for the new dock Link to comment
The iApple Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sorry 4 posting in the wrong section Link to comment
Deavy Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 iApple, do you install this dock at the first time?Anyway: look this new (first post) again and ask this question on the "Find general tips & help" thread Link to comment
Panta Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 @firecracker6: lol can you see why the temperature can sometimes get high? Congratulations: now you've got yourself a new support thread... Link to comment
ch0mb0r Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 anybody upload(rapidshare or....) XWD, becouse board is down =( Link to comment
technosinner Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 ch0mb0r, the new version is 5.6 and it's available here: http://www.aqua-soft.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=51263 Link to comment
ch0mb0r Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 technosinner thks, it work =) great Link to comment
sunjay Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 it is a good news , download it to have a try Link to comment
snook Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) Magnify option was working fine but now it crashed and i dont now what 2do Can someone help me ? (reinstal didn't help)(i use v5.6version but totic with this v. is closed so i reply problem here)HELP! ;p Edited April 17, 2009 by snook Link to comment
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