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Gah, sorry, was seeing if I had the link in there properly and then found I couldn't edit the reply... weird forums. *shrug* Anyhow... the real link *crosses fingers* [link="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o57/RedRaven_photos/Superswitch.jpg"]Superswitcher Idea[/link] As you can see my silly little idea has mutated into an all purpose wallpaper switcher/slideshow. Yes, my ambitions tend to exceed my abilities - hehe. Like I said, that's how I learn stuff. :) I

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Hehe... now I've got ya'll going! *grin* That looks like what I need, Roman... I was thinking it probably had to do with states, but wasn't sure if that would be the most efficient way to do it when you get into a large number of items. I know most wallswitchers and slideshows let you just point to a folder and say "Use the stuff in here." That's what I was thinking, sViz. I really just need it to run at boot, display a new quote/image/whatever and then shut down. (Person

Thank you very much for taking the time to do those examples. :) Unfortunately, I'm looking to use graphical quotes so I can make them pretty, rather than a text object, so it really would be more like a wallswitcher or slideshow, I think. (Yeah, I have to make everything complicated - Hah). I have been looking through your wallpaper switcher tutorial and that seems to cover more what I need, codewise. Still trying to figure out how to put in the option to change on bootup rather th

Hmm, okay, sounds reasonable... *goes back to her trusty vbscript book* Hehe, I'm still very much a beginner, but this is how I learn new stuff - by fooling around with it until I get it right. :) Thanks for all the help- I will get there eventually I'm sure. RR

Cool, thanks very much. I'll try searching around some more. I'm working on a different project right now, so it's no big rush. Something for the next theme after I finish this one. I basically see how to do it, but I get kinda bogged down in the middle of the code, since I'm still trying to teach myself. :) RR

Hmm, I haven't seen anything thus far, but if you come across it please let me know, and I will keep looking as well. Any idea if it was at WinCustomize or somewhere else? Thanks for the tip! RR

Okay so the tutorial thingy referred to in the other thread did end up helping more than I thought it would. Turns out this really shouldn't be too difficult. Couple questions, though... Here's wh

Yes, thank you - As I said before you group of tutorials has been very helpful. I've got the PDFs all saved and been going through them. :) Just was saying in general there seems to be a lack in certain areas. *shrug* I'm figuring stuff out, though. Thanks RR

Okay so the tutorial thingy refered to in the other thread did end up helping more than I thought it would. Turns out this really isn't so difficult. Couple questions, though. Right now I have a bar that sits on the left of the screen and goes from top to bottom. I have it divided into 3 pieces - the top is set to dock to the top, the bottom is set to dock to the bottom, and the center is set to center. Is that right? Do the pieces need

Darn thing won't let me edit my previous post to add this. Blah... anyhow... I agree that there's an overabundance of clocks, weather thingys, etc. that aren't anything but different colored versions of the same thing. I think the problem there is that's the most many of us can do. Those are easy to make for someone who can't script or who's not very experienced, since they are all set up. I have a couple more unique ideas, but don't have the skill at the moment to implement them...

Yes, thanks guys - that was the tutorial I found. I'm old-fashioned and would prefer actual written instructions, but I guess I'll have to go ahead and look at that one. Thanks :) RR

[quote]Maybe instead of"code" you should call it "alphanumeric art"[/quote] Hehe, that does sound rather more appealing. :) I have a few old themes I saved for inspiration that really are works of art - you could hang 'em in a gallery and no one would know different. Unfortunately they are rather fiddly to actually use. :( Sorry, off-topic, but since were discussing resolution independence - anyone able to point me to a good tutorial on the subject? I've only been able t

Thank you Wizard. :) SViz - Hehe, I think you said what I was trying to say and didn't actually say. I'll just contact you to "ghost write" my posts in the future,okay? That's a part of what I meant when I was saying that few themes seem to work and/or meet my needs. A lot of themes have tons of neat buttons and gizmos, and they're neat to look at for a minute, but actually using them is a nightmare. I don't want to have to click 37 things just to open a program. I think

I've just gotten a new computer and a new OS, so I'm getting back into DX after being away for a while. I also noticed that the majority of the themes are the same ones I saw a couple years ago and wondered about that. I imagine y'all are right about the resolution issue being a big factor, but I don't quite understand that. (I actually just got a new monitor myself while in the middle of making a theme and so it's something I'm dealing with). Yeah, it takes a little more effort, but if peop

Thanks for the reply sViz Yeah that's something I had considered. Just seems silly to make 18 zillion wallpapers when I could use a handful and switch the only quotes around, so I was hoping to find an alternative. It's not that it's hard, just a waste of space to store a bunch of full sized images vs. a tile and a few small ones. But I have plenty of room on my HD, so I guess I'll use that method for now, and see if anyone here comes up with a different solution. Thanks ve

Thanks for the reply, and appreciate the help. :) Glad to hear it's not too difficult. Couple things, though... I'm not sure how well a text object would work. I know that would be the simplest thing, but it's not quite what I'm going for. I don't so much want to randomize the look of an individual quote as just switch from one pre-made quote image to another. That way I can design each quote in a style I like, and make it fancy with my graphics programs. So, for exampl

Greetings all - Hope I'm posting this in somewhat the right place... I've been using OD for ages, but been away for a couple years and I'm still getting my bearings again with a new computer and new OS, so forgive me if I'm in the totally wrong spot, and please point me to where I should be. (Is there still a newsgroup for nitty-gritty questions?) I'm posting here as DesktopX seems the most likely program to do what I need, but if I'm wrong or there's a better choice, let me kn

Thanks for the quick reply. I was kinda thinking just reusing the graphics might be what I would have to end up doing. My only problem with that is some of these are things I downloaded 2 years ago and I have no idea what they looked like or did! Wish I could get 'em to a temporarily working state of some sort, just to get a good look at them, and then decide to upgrade them or not. On some of these themes, leaving off the bits with oldstyle plugin

Greetings - I have been playing with OD on and off for a few years, but have mostly been "off" for the past couple. Now I find myself with a shiny new 3.0 version of DX, but a lot of old themes and objects from previous versions, some of which I would like to update to work with DX 3. When I try to load most of these I get errors related to the old plugins, such as DXtoys. Some of them will open anyway, in "compatability mode," where I ca