Object Dock - newbie learning the ropes

by Citizen mightygoobi - 7/25/2004 2:48:07 AM I am clearly incredibly stupid. I've downloaded a string of icons. How do I access them? I thought I simply unzip them into the LaST folder but that doesn't do the trick. Andrew

Keep all your questions in this thread. We get grumpy with redundant threads. Be patient......... you'll get answers.

Got it. Thanks for the headsup.

When the Choose Image browser opens up, but it's only showing you the icons from the OD+ sub-folder that the current icon is coming from. Click on the Images button to show all the images that are available

Drag a copy of Windows Explorer on to your dock.

I have unzipped the contents of various animaed icon packages into my docklets/animations directory. When I that icon, I get a garbled pic. This happens with all the animations I try.

Regarding windows explorer, I've searched my hard-drive and can't quite find a prog with an appropriate sounding title. Where does windows keep explorer (as opposed to internet explorer).

Startmenu - All Programs - Accessories is the default place where XP put's the shortcut, otherwise go to C:\Windows and look for "explorer" (Which is an Explorer command) not "explorer.exe" (Which is the explorer application) and create a shortcut to it.

Sorry don't know anything about the animated icons, it sounds like your putting them in the right section. I'm still pretty new to OD+, I never used the free version, but maybe the animations only work on a dock without tabs.

You need to have the Animated Shortcut docklet to make it work....search the OD library for it.

I'm more and more getting into Object Dock - love customizing it. I'm interested in upgrading to the Plus version. The major concern for me is that it seems to crash my system on a reasonably regular basis. I've tried hard to narrow down when it crashes and I am not able to replicate any one event. However, I note that crashes tend to be more slightly more frequent when:

i) I have WinMX running and I attempt to play partially downloaded mpegs through WinMX
ii) I attempt to change the icon for the recycle bin.

These two events do not strike me as particularly unusual and hence I'm sure there's a more underlying reason as to the nature of my crashes. Are other people finding Object Dock perfectly stable? I note that the plus version is in Beta mode, is the free version Beta as well?

Kind regards to the veterans,
Andrew