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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:36 am
by aaron
thefool wrote:Toolbars have existed a long time, and m$ havent yet been so smart to intergrate one that could be put various places and autohide so it doesnt disturb the user...!
Besides i like a clean desktop not filled with tons of things
Actually..... windows does provide a toolbar like this by default.... Enable 'quick launch' on your main start bar, turn off locking, then drag that thing to the left of your screen (or the top, like I do). Now right click it, set it to autohide, large icons and always on top. Tada! A nice toolbar for you to use. You can drag stuff from your desktop onto it. If you drag 'my computer' on it in just the right way, it will have a nice quick file explorer built into it also.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:28 am
by rsts
Wow, aren't we a friendly group
cheers
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:25 am
by J. Baker
Nice work but I already use the windows method as stated two post above. Oh and the uninstaller doesn't work. I had to manually uninstall it. Keep up the good work!
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:37 am
by Fangbeast
rsts wrote:Wow, aren't we a friendly group
cheers
So that's where you've been hiding lately!!! Need any more sqlite help?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:03 pm
by thefool
aaron wrote:thefool wrote:Toolbars have existed a long time, and m$ havent yet been so smart to intergrate one that could be put various places and autohide so it doesnt disturb the user...!
Besides i like a clean desktop not filled with tons of things
Actually..... windows does provide a toolbar like this by default.... Enable 'quick launch' on your main start bar, turn off locking, then drag that thing to the left of your screen (or the top, like I do). Now right click it, set it to autohide, large icons and always on top. Tada! A nice toolbar for you to use. You can drag stuff from your desktop onto it. If you drag 'my computer' on it in just the right way, it will have a nice quick file explorer built into it also.
On my windows xp it doesnt "roll-in" if there is a maximized window like firefox..
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 4:59 pm
by Joakim Christiansen
thefool wrote:aaron wrote:thefool wrote:Toolbars have existed a long time, and m$ havent yet been so smart to intergrate one that could be put various places and autohide so it doesnt disturb the user...!
Besides i like a clean desktop not filled with tons of things
Actually..... windows does provide a toolbar like this by default.... Enable 'quick launch' on your main start bar, turn off locking, then drag that thing to the left of your screen (or the top, like I do). Now right click it, set it to autohide, large icons and always on top. Tada! A nice toolbar for you to use. You can drag stuff from your desktop onto it. If you drag 'my computer' on it in just the right way, it will have a nice quick file explorer built into it also.
On my windows xp it doesnt "roll-in" if there is a maximized window like firefox..
Just enable "always on top"
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:26 pm
by red spark studios
We didn't like the windows method, hence the creation of rss_bar. Plus, that method only works with XP, and gets rid of the taskbar (I think).
It also works well on PCs where the user cannot edit the windows settings (like network PCs at workplaces...).
Anyhow, here is the current next version list of to-do:
*remove "Get the 2D Shooter Game Creator" extras option
*add resolution changer
*try and detect dragging status of files (no clues yet) so that icons can be added by dragging
We are also going to do something based upon the aforementioned poll.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:38 pm
by thefool
May i say something wich will make your product fall in at least my taste? The ability to add "feature buttons" where for example when you click one it will show the number of emails on your account. And a newsticker, you know some sort of a "multibar". Well i know its even more work, however THEN it even becomes more usefull for a XP user.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 11:34 am
by Konne
"ObjectDock" is a very cool ObjectDock fpr windows.
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:20 pm
by rsts
Haven't made it through all the "tutorials" you've already provided - been busy with some re-modeling here at home.
Will undoubtedly need some assistance as I delve deeper. Thanks for the offer and everything you've provided so far. There may be some hope for this old, former programmer, yet
cheers
Such dissapointment...
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:03 pm
by Waussie
I was hoping rss would stand for rss documents...
But it didn't...
Smartly chosen companyname, though...
rss
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:31 pm
by red spark studios
You'd be surprised how often that comes up.
Anyhow, we have been secretly working on version 2 of rss_bar. We are definitely adding special token icons like %start%, %shutdown%, %hidestartbar%, %graphicsproperties% ...
However, we are unsure what features to put in. Which of these:
* Horizontal modes
* Flashier graphics & XP transparency
* An extended Run option
* XML documents to add fold-out menus to the icons ??
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:57 pm
by GedB
When did these forums become so unfriendly?
Sparkie, you may want to change the name, since many people will be expecting something to do with Really Simple Syndication.
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:54 pm
by Shannara
I think people who does not download programs because it is not allowed to be mirrored, need their heads checked, IMO. The same people should have no problem when... They try to sell their car on their property, and out of the blue, someone tows it away to sell it in a different state. It is exactly the same thing.
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:12 pm
by red spark studios
It's mirrored now !