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ObjectDock/ObjectBar Taskbar preview window

January 29, 2009 4:05:40 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

With WindowFX, you can get a nice preview window of an application in the Taskbar on Windows XP.  However, I can't seem to replicate this using the Taskbar functionality in either ObjectDock or ObjectBar.  Is there a way to do this currently?  If not, is it on the product roadmap?

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Reply #1 January 29, 2009 4:50:03 PM
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ObjectDock has a preview when minmized to the dock but that is all currently.  Thanks for the feature request.

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Reply #2 January 30, 2009 9:13:28 AM
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Is this only for Vista, or for XP?  I'm running XP SP3 and can't seem to get a preview...might be user error, though. 

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Reply #3 January 30, 2009 9:24:46 AM
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@Ynglaur: WindowFX is for XP only.

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Reply #4 January 30, 2009 11:29:45 AM
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Sorry, further clarification: on Windows XP, with WindoxFX, ObjectDock, and ObjectBar, I can't seem to get the "Taskbar" objects in ObjectDock or ObjectBar to display the preview windows.  Does it not work, perhaps, with tabbed docks?  Time to experiment some more...

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Reply #5 January 30, 2009 11:41:53 AM
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I use WindowsFX and it's preview feature on XP Home SP3.  As mentioned by Zubaz there is a preview feature with ObjectDock when you minimize.  It's not as good as the WindowsFX feature with the Windows Taskbar.  I don't know if there is such a feature with ObjectBar.  I use all three, WindowsFX, ObjectDock Pluse and ObjectBar.

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Reply #6 January 30, 2009 11:46:48 AM
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The preview on minimze function in ObjectDock works for both XP and Vista in normal and tabbed docks.

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Reply #7 January 30, 2009 1:53:12 PM
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Oh, I see it now.  It's a small preview window with the icon in the lower-right.  Any chance I can get a preview display above the icon, like how WindowFX does it above the Taskbar?  In general, I'd like the preview to be larger without making the icon zoom to 256 pixels.

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Reply #8 January 30, 2009 2:14:02 PM
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That is not an option at this time.

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Reply #9 January 30, 2009 4:00:27 PM
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Thanks Zubaz.  Any chance I can add a feature request?

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Reply #10 January 30, 2009 4:28:00 PM
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Quoting Ynglaur,
reply 9
Thanks Zubaz.  Any chance I can add a feature request?
Consider it noted.

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