ObjectDock 0.90 released

Published on April 14, 2003 By Stardock Central In WinCustomize News

ObjectDock is a combination program launcher and task manager that is presented as a dock that can be placed on any edge on the screen. When the mouse is placed over an item, it magnifies itself. Users can replace the images used for tasks and programs and submit packaged themes to websites such as WinCustomize.com.

New in version 0.90:

-Ability to have outward borders on backgrounds added, to allow for simulation of a shadow on the outside of backgrounds. See"Default with Shadow" included background for an example.

-Fixed several minor background display glitches.

-Fixed up packaging, full-theme packups will now package current background properly.

-Dock can now be attached to any edge or corner of the screen - see updated config dialog!

-Running indicators are now optional, as is the behavior to only re-run an already running program by double clicking on it. (Indicators Enabled and set to single-click-to-rerun by default in this new release)

-Improved icon loading, now can load high-resolution icons associated with files/folders/etc dropped into dock. Works for all of the above, including extensions (e.g. retrieving the high resolution icon for ".txt" files when text file is dropped onto dock) as well as for system objects (e.g. My Computer, etc)

-The current windows icons can now be used (and now are by default) for the recycle bin, as well as "Configure ObjectDock" items. Especially useful for if you are using high-resolution icons on your desktop.

-Several improvments in speed and memory usage

Visit www.objectdock.com to download.

ObjectDock is freeware.

Comments (Page 2)

Judge

on Apr 15, 2003

Slightly off-topic, but that was the fastest download I ever saw anywhere: 1.05MB/s. That bandwidth upgrade is obviously paying off

Personne

on Apr 16, 2003

Ouaouh, really nice program, better than the last. But I have two questions :
- How can we set the start directory of an application launched by the dock ?
- How can we make a start menu button ?

Good works, keep on working !

Alberto Callerio

on Apr 17, 2003

Version 0.90 still freeze sometime requiring 100% cpu. I have
to shut down OD an restart it. This makes OD unusable on my
laptop in battery mode.
Anyway thank you for this nice program!

mooshoo

on Apr 17, 2003

ZiUL - their ALL copies of MacOSX... that's what it's meant to copy.

saying that adding a shadow and screen docking is copying, is like saying buttering your toast is copying... come on... it's been around for many, many years.

the whole idea is amazing though... it emulates macOSX almost perfectly, the zooming and scrolling and everything is beautiful!

Big Doug

on Apr 21, 2003

KenLin, it didnt work.

No problem. Frog and the guys probably have the multiple dock feature in the works, once they get the program running with as little resource draw as possible.

I can wait for it.

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