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DesktopX 3.49[rc] bugs in Vista

I can't work on my new projects in Vista...

October 15, 2007 2:57:29 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Hi,

I have found two new bugs in DesktopX when tested it on Vista:

1. The object.SetFont function doesn't work correctly. If shows the different font size instead of I try to set up. For examlpe my script line is:

desktopx.object("label").setfont "hooge 05_55 Cyr2", 8, False, False, 0,0,0

but the size that I see after that is 10!

2. The Windows Media Player ActiveX object doesn't work.   

May be this is because Vista blocked it? But I have tried to disable UAC and Firewall and got the same results. So I think that the problem is in DesktopX.

Thank you for your attention.
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Reply #1 October 15, 2007 3:39:47 AM
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The Windows Media Player ActiveX control must be registered on Vista. Is there any way to make this manually or in VBScript?

Thanks.
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Reply #2 October 15, 2007 10:33:09 AM
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Try doing a

Desktopx.object("label").states("").setfont ...

How do you mean the WMP ActiveX Control must be registered? You should be able to access the WMP interface through a simple CreateObject.

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

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Reply #3 October 15, 2007 6:09:40 PM
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Hi Mike,

Sorry but I'm on a Dial up yet. Problems with Vista...

I understand how use the WMP ActiveX Control in DesktopX: (WWW Link). This gadget work on Windows XP without any problems.
But this gadget doesn't work when I tried to run it on Vista Ultimate. I get the same result if I run it jus a DesktopX object.

The player doesn't retrieve any information about current track. As well as traks counter, context menu on the View Screen, "Play" and "Stop" buttons doesn't work too...

On this reason I think that DesktopX 3.5 must register this ActiveX Control on Vista.

Thank you.
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Reply #4 October 16, 2007 9:31:52 AM
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If I remember correctly, you have to use [track_index-1] to get track information for the current track. Something about 0 and 1-based arrays that just went totally wrong.

As for the Play and Stop buttons, well, that is a problem. It creates an error message about a 'Bad Image'. The only workaround for this involves some calls in C++. I'd like to write an SDPlugin for DesktopX which will make things happier.

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

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Reply #5 October 16, 2007 9:44:35 AM
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I'd like to write an SDPlugin for DesktopX which will make things happier.


WE (as in all of us Vista users) would like to have you write one too.. (Insert really Big smile here)

There are quite a few other issues with Desktopx and Vista. Any idea when we might see an update to DesktopX to correct the problems?
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Reply #6 October 16, 2007 11:01:12 AM
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Mike,

I have created a new detailed message about this problem: WWW Link

Please look here and give me any advice what can I do to solve this. I nearly finished new Media Player for Vista but it work only on Windows XP...   

May be I need study C++ to make this       ?
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Reply #7 October 25, 2007 10:19:45 PM
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I also noticed that when apply drop shadow to an object on mouse over the whole object moves. It didn't use to.. Try it and see if object or writing moves. It should be a pretty big drop shadow say 12 sharpness 220 darkness x and y both at zero on mouse over, mouse away no shadow..
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