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OD 1.6 Beta Bug Reports

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https://forums.wincustomize.com/?forumid=59&aid=148740
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Well, we're now into the beta testing phase for the popular graphical shortcut and taskbar replacement, ObjectDock!  However, with all developement, there are growing pains as well.  Its best to get them all gathered together here in one place, where the developer can pop in and keep us all up to speed on changes and fixes.

Without further ado, I declare this thread open for business!
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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And yes I agree more flyouts are welcome


... or the ability to change them (with the current WB running for instance   ), and to adjust language ...   
Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top
MySecret: yeah I should be adding more user-notification on the Tray side of it too. The tray module also checks file integrity before it can operate. Currently, failing silently if those checks fail. So if a file has a single byte messed up by the download, it won't work. Since I've definitely heard of people having install problems before, this could be the case. Leading me to think so based on that both of these modules appear to be silently not working. In the next refresh I'll have them report that they won't work rather than silently won't work....but in the mean time I'd recommend uninstalling OD (you can leave your files of course)...or just crawling in and deleting "ObjectDock.exe, StardockWeather.ocx, StardockTray.dll, and DockShellHook.dll" from the OD folder...rebooting...and then reinstalling OD+ from SDC. Hopefully with better results


It was exactly what the developer ordered I have the system tray icons AND have both MCP settings enabled allowing Rightclick to restart on reboot. Thank you Jeff !~!

PLEASE bring back the option to have both system tray icons & runnings windows on the dock

It is currently sunny & 12 degrees C in London, United Kingdom, however I am unable to get any local or near local settings in Canada. And those flyouts are awesome

And yes I agree more flyouts are welcome. Thank you for all your work on improving this incredible program.

It's My Secret
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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top
By the way, regarding Weather retrieval...that's definitely something that has the most kinks in it. Not in ObjectDock itself but in our new feed from AccuWeather which we've set up


Just to let you know, it's OK to get it work in France.

Don't know if you changed something in the accuweather.ocx with the update of OD+ or if that's relationsship with accuweather which have changed, anyway, in the same time the weather gadgets coming with both premium suites "Omega" and "Pantheon" are now also working fine (with the difference that Pantheon stuff align itself automaticly in user language - so for me french)
Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ah yes. on mouseover for tabbed docks its currently not possible. if i can think of a low-impact way to make it possible that'll be enabled on tabs too. hrm.

similar with it detecting if its on the edge. i've thought about fixing that but it might end up looking wierd. but i guess it'd be better than it being offscreen. its in my notes to work on, anyways.
Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It is currently sunny & 12 degrees C in London, United Kingdom

Really? There was run today?

ah yes. on mouseover for tabbed docks its currently not possible. if i can think of a low-impact way to make it possible that'll be enabled on tabs too. hrm.

I'm personally not that interested in the mouseover action. But the flyout clicks are more interesting.
Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not had any problems thus far, all pretty good apart from the weather thing, biatch to get sorted ("Liverpool, United Kingdom" worked in the end, needs the caps too or it doesnt find anything )

Apparently its sunny here in Liverpool, it must be hiding behind the moon

Mouseover for tabbed docks are not currently possible Please please please please try and find a way around it, did I say please?

One question/request/suggestion, and this has been bugging me for a while, is there any way of adding an option to tabbed docks that sets its position, like on the non-tabbed variety, for example centred, left, right etc? That would be handy as sometime when exiting games or apps that force full screen the tabbed dock jumps from the central position I place it
Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top
the screenshot of the config dialogue shows effects where mine shows tabs and styles. I'm confused - is the screenshot for OD basic? or has effects been added to OD+ and I'm not getting it?

Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Posted this on the announcement thread, but it seems more appropriate here.

The issue I'm having on 1.6 makes it almost impossible to use, due to serious slowdowns.

When using OD+, I'm having freezes on the desktop. The mouse won't even move, even when it is over other applications, for a few seconds at a time. This happens seemingly randomly, and does not happen with OD+ not loaded.

My system:
Dual Core Opteron 170
ATI x850xt PCIe
Windows Vista Premium
Reply #59 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Zubaz laughs at the IRC crossover
Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top
CerebroJD is amused at IRC-isms.
Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top
      

It's funny coz it's true!!!
Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top
MySecret: yeah I should be adding more user-notification on the Tray side of it too. The tray module also checks file integrity before it can operate. Currently, failing silently if those checks fail. So if a file has a single byte messed up by the download, it won't work. Since I've definitely heard of people having install problems before, this could be the case. Leading me to think so based on that both of these modules appear to be silently not working. In the next refresh I'll have them report that they won't work rather than silently won't work....but in the mean time I'd recommend uninstalling OD (you can leave your files of course)...or just crawling in and deleting "ObjectDock.exe, StardockWeather.ocx, StardockTray.dll, and DockShellHook.dll" from the OD folder...rebooting...and then reinstalling OD+ from SDC. Hopefully with better results


Hmmm, you're lucky MySecret! It didn't work for me   
I just did the file delete thing not a complete uninstall - maybe that's the next step?

Reply #64 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz: I'll touch it if I wanna.

Additonal issue... I have a zoomer dock for running apps. When clicking on the app icon, sometimes it activates the app and brings it to the foreground, however about 2/3 of the time, if I've switched to other apps, it does not bring the app to the foreground, though the previous app still loses focus. This definitely is a problem.
Reply #65 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmmm, you're lucky MySecret! It didn't work for me
I just did the file delete thing not a complete uninstall - maybe that's the next step?


Chris
Make sure to save your theme FIRST !~!

I did the complete uninstall through SDC as well as a reg clean with JV16 Power Tools. It reinstalled my theme as well, so no extra work setting it back up.

I am asking again to have both running programs & system tray on the same dock.


It's My Secret
Reply #66 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am asking again to have both running programs & system tray on the same dock.


That's there in the normal dock.  You want it on one tabbed dock?
Reply #67 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am asking again to have both running programs & system tray on the same dock.


That's there in the normal dock. You want it on one tabbed dock?


Zubaz, At times I only use 1 dock and before the updates from 1.5 I could have the system tray on the left of the dock & my running programs on the right all at the same time on the same single dock.

Now I have to open another dock to have both running at the same time, or repeatedly going into dock contents to reset on that 1 dock.

It's My Secret
Reply #68 from WinCustomize Forums Top
At times I only use 1 dock and before the updates from 1.5 I could have the system tray on the left of the dock & my running programs on the right all at the same time on the same single dock


This must be a big It's My Secret as this has never been an option, has always been one or the other. I have rolled back to 1.5, for position, selecting left or right, setting in Dock Contents is Tray or Taskbar Position.
Reply #69 from WinCustomize Forums Top
At times I only use 1 dock and before the updates from 1.5 I could have the system tray on the left of the dock & my running programs on the right all at the same time on the same single dock


This must be a big It's My Secret as this has never been an option, has always been one or the other. I have rolled back to 1.5, for position, selecting left or right, setting in Dock Contents is Tray or Taskbar Position.


I have done it Cavan, honestly, I used it when I was making several rectangle selections with Faststone image capture then uploading them. I was constantly going back & forth with that & FF

RE: mouse freezing....this happens when I am waiting for the OD image folder in My Documents to open. After trying to constantly move the mouse I am able to move it off the window but am unable to do anything on my computer. I do believe it is due to the large # of images I have in that folder and how OD access that info.

WOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I have my local weather showing, It appeared 20 mins after updating it & still showing location not found.

It's My Secret
Reply #70 from WinCustomize Forums Top
is there anyway to just do a sys tray? I'd like to be able to have the systray on the right side bottom and another regular dock in the center or left side bottom.

pardon...just figured it out...have to create 2 one tab docks.
Reply #71 from WinCustomize Forums Top
..have to create 2 one tab docks.


Or you can create a standard dock, set it up to show sys tray then drag the default icons off so only sys tray icons remain.
Reply #72 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks...that's pretty much how I ended up doing it. I've got a 1 tab system tray on the right and a 1 tab task tray on the left with a regular dock in the middle with some docklets Pretty cool.
Reply #73 from WinCustomize Forums Top
With the latest build, the weather docklet can't find my location. My US zip code is 68136. It also can't find the city.
Reply #74 from WinCustomize Forums Top
With the latest build, the weather docklet can't find my location. My US zip code is 68136. It also can't find the city.


Known issue.  Being addressed.

 "Nothing on earth is forcing you to install the beta versions. It can get rough on the bleeding edge. " -- Kris Kwilas, 'Essays on Mind and Matter'

  
Reply #75 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Since the most recent update (I think yesterday's) the taskbar and system tray functionality is a bit off. I had to delete my taskbar dock and create a new one to get it to react to clicking (minimizing apps, bringing them to the front, etc.). It still acts a bit funny and I have to close OD+ and restart to get it to work.

System tray docks are another thing. I had one created, it zooms, but doesn't respond to anything. I deleted that dock, created another which worked for a few minutes, and is now not working either. I didn't have any of these problems before yesterdays update.

Edit: So, after a bit more playin, it appears that this is a problem once you set the dock to autohide. A tabbed dock system tray works fine, and the zoomer does as well until the second I set it to hide. Once it has been set to hide, the dock is useless. It doesn't start working if you change to not be autohide. You have to just delete the dock.