Some Questions

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Before I start, all docks mentioned are normal docks, not tabbed docks, running on Windows XP Home.

1. When I open some programs (Firefox, Thunderbird, Picasa) OD Plus stays on top even though I have it set to Normal Z-Ordering, I have to minimize the program and maximize it to get it on top of OD Plus. I tried setting the docks to Always-On-Bottom but that created new issues, see number 2. Is there any way to fix this?

2. With the dock set to Always-On-Bottom, if I click the dock and open a program when there is another program maximized, the newly opened program will open below the maximized program.

3. On my work computer, the Windows Blinds systray icon doesn't show up in OD Plus, but on my home computer it shows up fine. What's the deal?

4. I'm new to this forum, is there any way to search just one forum instead of searching all of them?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't seem to have a problem with the z-ordering with the dock. I set it to normal and things worked as it should with mozilla.

I keep it at always on bottom. The main reason is so it goes away as soon as I'm finished. Though, I wish it was more like YzDock, where it just has an option to return focus to previous or new program. Though, atleast with always on bottom it will not disappear when minimizing to the desktop.

Besides that z-ordering problem, I have the same problems as you.

There are so many things that need fixing. Like if the dock is below mozilla and I move my cursor over the dock area by mistake, it magnifies even though it's still half hidden below all the programs, it should only magnify when I bring to the front with proper mouse activation. Also annoying how the magnifing gets stuck.

There's also a problem with flyout menus. If you have a "show folder in menu" item within the flyout menu and click on it, only that icon remains and all the other stuff pops back and the dock goes back to the bottom, though, flyout menus within flyout menus work.

Then on the "show folder in menu" and start bar menus, they should have right click take you out of the menu to select something different, otherwise you have click on the desktop or current app to get out. They did this with the flyout menu, but why not with this.

Speaking of doing one thing and then not with the other. Why does the tabbed dock not have always on bottom, it has always on top. I wanted it to act like the dock. Always on bottom, so it's out of the way until I touch a hotspot of mouse activate it, plus still be there when I minimize to the desktop.

Other little things like how you can't drag dock separators to another spot. Or how you you can't drop things into folders or a file onto an application icon to open it in.

Why you pay money for something you don't expect all these shortcomings.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is a box on the bottom left of the page called "Browse Site" that has a search field and you can select forums then hit go.
ObjectDock - Access shortcuts and frequently used applications from an animated dock.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for your help, it's strange that you don't have the same Z-ordering problem, I've tried it on six computers and they all show the same problem.

Try this: Have a dock at the top of the screen, set it to Normal Z-Ordering, and turn on mouse activation. Add Firefox to the dock and have it open up Firefox in a maximized window. Object Dock will be on top and clicking on the Firefox window does NOT bring it to the top.

Can anyone confirm that this is a problem and it's not just me?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've noticed the same thing but only when associated with having the tasks on the dock. I use 3 docks (2 regular & 1 tabbed) the tabbed for all my shortcuts (which stays on top) one regular for the systray only (which does not) and one for the taskbar (which does). The regular dock with tasks on it always wants to stay on top regardless of how you set the z order.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have three docks too, almost the exact same setup that you have, except I don't use a tabbed dock for shortcuts.

Thanks for your input. I love object dock plus, if these little z-order issues were fixed, it would be perfect.