Just some Questions about object dock & windows blinds, in order to purchase the right product :)

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Hi,

i have some questions about Object Dock and Windows Blinds.

Object Dock is currently in Version 1.9, right?

A friend of mine told me, that there are still some bugs within the object dock software? (system tray icons?)

Will there be a new release of object dock, like v2.0 within the next 2 or 3 months?

(saw no announcments about the future development of that particular programm)

In case I'm going to purchase the plus version in its current state, will I get the next update to v2.0 (if there is one soon) for free? :erk:

(If it isn't allready the case, I'd would be a big plus+ to consumer friendly sale politics, if customers who buy products within a reasonable time range ~1-2 months before a new version of the product is released, get the update for free. :) )

 

If i got it right, Windows Blinds allows to change and apply premade Windows Styles/ themes to windows specific programms (taskbar, explorer etc.) as well as any programm using windows themes/styles. To create own themes i need the skin studio, thus the bundle pack?

I'm a student and I'm going to develop software based on the .Net 3.5 Framework.

If I skin my developed programm with skin studio, will it run with the applied skins on PCs with no windowsblinds installed?

(how is the skinning in windows blinds done?, can it easily be applied to ressource files etc.)

For the professor to get hopefully not only a functional programm, but one with lots of eye candy as well. ;)

 

(btw: maybe you should update your prices for online purchase as time progresses; e.f. Galactic Civ.2

i recently bought the endless universe Bundle, from Kalypso / Koch Media Publisher, simply because the price seemed more reasonable.

(23€ with delivery against approx. 45€/60$)

hopefully gets delivered in the next days. the thing is, i'd have rather prefered to download the bundle directly from your store, just as to be sure that the game is exactly how you developed and offer support for it and not some kind of half-baken custom solution to fit the needs of other publishers. (for some might also come psychology into effect, as to feel themselves as a direct support for developers, if buying products directly from them.)

maybe for the ones who still don't have gal. civ2, it won't hurt you much to make only one full bundle, but only for the price of the later 2 expansionpacks. Also the prices should be a bit lower than those of hard copies in general, as there is no nice printed box or manual. imho.)

 

well, thats it so far,

thx for any response

and greetings from germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dism, any software you purchase from Stardock, you get free updates for a year. You are correct as to the functionality of windowblinds, however I'm not sure about your program skinning without windowblinds. I don't believe it will, however I'm sure some of the more technically knowledgeable folks here will be able to answer that question for you more concretely.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Dism, any software you purchase from Stardock, you get free updates for a year.

ah, okay, nice ^^. Well, i thought maybe it depends on what kind of version number/release it is. So for example you might get 1.1-1.9 but for the next full number release, you'd maybe have to pay again.

 

Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Traditionally Stardock upgrade for free or at a discount if you buy within a certain time before a new version.  They don't have to though so no complaining tlater if they don't.  ;) 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If I skin my developed programm with skin studio, will it run with the applied skins on PCs with no windowsblinds installed?
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No but Stardock has products to let you do this. Contact Larry Kuperman in sales.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There have been speculations about the release of 2.0 Object Dock Plus. At this time there is no rock solid answer. The system tray bug concerns use on the 64bit version of Vista at this time. In the next month we hope to release a working beta that addresses this issue as a fix until the full update comes out.

As to upgrades we are not heartless when it comes to them. If you purchase the product we update you for free until the next big version push (like WindowBlinds 5 to version 6 and so on). If you purchased 5 a long time ago in that example you purchased version 6 at a discount. If you had only just bought 5 before 6 came out we would upgrade you right away. That has been the tradition with big releases. Anyone here can tell you that we update several times before the next big push so we have plenty of evidence of not only selling you the product but earning the money too.

If you have any questions please let me know.