Shortcuts + Tasksbar + Systemtray = one Dock?

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Hi there

is it possible to have all the three different sorts of icons
in one dock (not tabed register!)?

ive looked at the systen tray tutorial here: http://corkyo.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=98648

and in one screenshot there are checkboxes when it comes
chosing which type of icons should be in the dock (system tray, tasks)

but i have a radiobutton group insterad.. so i can only chose between
system tray icons or taskbar icons...

so why does the article have checkboxes? i had OD+ 1.5 and i now have OD+1.9
and i always had radiobuttons..

and is it still possible to have everything in one nice dock with nice jumping icon effects and without having ugly tabs?

thx for your time..

(btw using win xp sp2 german)
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
and is it still possible to have everything in one nice dock with nice jumping icon effects and without having ugly tabs?


using a system tray docklet it all works on one dock for me (that's all I get with the free version) - system tray, shortcuts, taskbar
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
and is it still possible to have everything in one nice dock with nice jumping icon effects and without having ugly tabs?


You'd have to use 2 docks, eg one with Shortcuts+Tasks & 1 with SysTray (or some other combination) and place them close together to appear as one. Might be tricky to get a nice alignment if you're using zooming effects etc. It's not necessary to have tabbed docks to display tasks or tray.

FWIW I have OD 1.9+ and have 4 docks: Tabbed(shortcuts), zoomer(only docklets), zoomer(tasks) zoomer(tray).

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Okay i managed to get 2 docks working..
one with tasks & shortcuts and the other one acting only as systemtray (well ive got one shortcut in it (shutdown button))..

i wanted to "experiment" with the position of the systemtray icons
(from "left of the dock icons" to "right of the dock icons")
and now it doesnt work anymore..

i deleted all the docklets, made new ones.. restarted..
used the troubleshooting option (restarted again and again..)
still: no system tray icons..

sigh.. i dont want to reinstall everything again..
i mean, when there is even the slightest change / mistake,
i need to reinstall it again and again..

(does anyone know any alternatives? :/)
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
lostnk try clearing the cache

here is the quick version of the clear cache

Go to start > run and then copy this into the command line:

%userprofile%\local settings\application data\stardock

It will open a file folder. Delete the ObjectDock one. ****Be sure to save your current Theme before doing all of this.

This should be done occasionally

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Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
didnt work :/

also tried to restart several times.. no luck

edt:
maybe someone could upload a "working dock" or settings?
but im not sure either if that works..
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(well I've got one shortcut in it (shutdown button)


That is the only icon you have on your system tray dock?...Did something change with that icon while you were making changes to OD?...or other files, programs ect. om your computer?

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Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
no i didnt do anything, and yes it was the only icon..
havent installed any programs..

i just changed the positions of the systemtray icons.. (from right to left side)
puff, they disappeared, never to return again..

(first i thought it was the firewall but it still worked back then when i installed it)
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
How is your Dock Settings->Dock Contents dialog configured?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
for my systemtary dock:

checked: display systemtray icons along with my icons
dropdownbox: left side of dock


for my normal/taskbar dock:

checked: display open windows along with my icons
dropdownbox: all windows
dropdownbox: right side of dock



you cant do much wrong here...
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
What lostnk said is what I would have suggested. Props to him
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
maybe someone could upload a "working dock" or settings?
but im not sure either if that works..


It won't make any difference to the system tray - OD just displays what if finds according to the Windows one.

If you open task manager, do you have a process called SDMCP.EXE running? If so it needs to be disabled. This is best done from Stardock Central by unchecking "Enable MCP Smart Startup" and "Enable MCP Notification Area Support" (reboot probably a good idea too).

Beware that doing this will disable tray support for other apps such as ObjectBar and DesktopX, but I found that was a problem when I first upgraded to v1.9.