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DeskScapes 3.1 Beta

January 15, 2010 10:44:30 AM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums

This week a new beta of DeskScapes 3 was released.  Current users can update to the beta using Impulse, just make sure you have show pre-release versions checked.

New features and updates:

  • Folder based filtering in the filter bar
  • Include sub-folders when adding folders
  • Install background now allows you to pick a .themepack (MS Win 7 theme files) and will extract the wallpapers so you can make use of them.
  • Random .dream option
  • Various UI tweaks
  • Four new effects (black & white, edge enhance, canvas texture, paper texture)
  • Desktop icon transparency control
  • Multiple monitor support where you can pick a different background per monitor (Win7/Vista only)

DS multmode DS all mon mode

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Reply #1 January 15, 2010 10:55:50 AM
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Neil posted about this last night and I just checked...it's still not showing up in Impulse. I do have show pre-releases on and have reset the data in Impulse.

Any suggestions to get it to show?

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Reply #2 January 15, 2010 11:03:43 AM
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^Same problem. My version: 3.00.027. Any suggestions...Prerelease is checked.
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Reply #3 January 15, 2010 11:05:23 AM
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Last I heard it's a problem with Impulse, so I believe an update is in the works.

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Reply #4 January 15, 2010 11:47:09 AM
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As a dual screen user....BIG THANKS!! to Neil & Stardock

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Reply #5 January 15, 2010 11:51:48 AM
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Can't see it on impulse here :/ it does show that the last update was at 14/01/2010 but there's no option to update my installation and the version number still shows as 3.00.027
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Reply #6 January 15, 2010 12:11:06 PM
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Thanks, I.D.

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Reply #7 January 15, 2010 12:58:00 PM
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It should be showing up correctly now.  If it is not please let us know.

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Reply #8 January 15, 2010 1:11:08 PM
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Got it...thanks  

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Reply #9 January 15, 2010 1:46:37 PM
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Okay got it and thanks folks.

Has the 'black' snow effect been addressed all ready?  I get black snow on a normal wallpaper when I use that effect.

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Reply #10 January 15, 2010 2:06:25 PM
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Quoting Philly0381,
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Okay got it and thanks folks.

Has the 'black' snow effect been addressed all ready?  I get black snow on a normal wallpaper when I use that effect.

Which OS are you on and what graphics card do you have?

There was an issue with the snow not always working at all on 32 bit OSes (and in the UI on 64 bit), but I have not encountered any black snow issues.

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Reply #11 January 15, 2010 2:35:22 PM
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Neil I'm using Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit and the Nvidia GeForce GT 120 card.

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Reply #12 January 15, 2010 3:43:34 PM
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Should I even bother updating this since I'm still using XP. Just seems as though XP is being slowly fazed out of these updates. And still haven't gotten it to work right anyway.
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Reply #13 January 15, 2010 3:56:14 PM
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The only thing XP didn't gain is the advanced multiple monitor support and a couple of the new effects.  Everything else listed is applicable to XP as well as Windows Vista / 7.

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Reply #14 January 15, 2010 3:59:46 PM
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Neil,

I too still have the black snow problem. Nvidea GTX260, Window 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Also, the new icon transparency mouseover feature does not change the transparency in any way. I can move the slider all the way to the left or right and it does not effect the opacity of the desktop icons when I hover the mouse over them.  The normal one works as it should. 

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Reply #15 January 15, 2010 4:22:42 PM
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It should be showing up correctly now. If it is not please let us know.
Works ok now, Impulse just updated my copy! I love everything Stardock and deskscapes is no exception.
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Reply #16 January 15, 2010 4:26:33 PM
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Quoting CarGuy1,
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Neil,

I too still have the black snow problem. Nvidea GTX260, Window 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Also, the new icon transparency mouseover feature does not change the transparency in any way. I can move the slider all the way to the left or right and it does not effect the opacity of the desktop icons when I hover the mouse over them.  The normal one works as it should. 

Are you reapplying after changing those settings?

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Reply #17 January 15, 2010 4:55:58 PM
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Makes me miss my dual monitors!! 

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Reply #18 January 15, 2010 7:08:11 PM
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Are you reapplying after changing those settings?

Yes. I can change the overall opacity, just the mouseover isn't changing.

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Reply #19 January 15, 2010 7:12:50 PM
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Quoting CarGuy1,
reply 18

Are you reapplying after changing those settings?


Yes. I can change the overall opacity, just the mouseover isn't changing.

I would try a reboot.

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Reply #20 January 15, 2010 7:48:03 PM
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Something else you may not have noticed in the UI is you can now right click dreams and apply, delete or open the folder the dream is in.

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Reply #21 January 15, 2010 9:17:36 PM
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The previews on the far right, do they only show up if you have multiple monitors? Because I'm not seeing them.

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Reply #22 January 15, 2010 11:53:42 PM
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YEEHAW!

 

I created a second PhotoDream by renaming it, then dropping into the dreams directory.  And now I can have TWO photodreams playing, one per monitor, each with different random image sequences.  8)))))))))

 

CPU usage is nada, so I will be doing the acid test on the triple display tonight...

UPDATE! The new beta solved these issues for me completely on my uber 3 monitors, 2 GPU system. As long as I create three versions of Photodream (just by copying and renaming), and then assigning each one to a different monitor, there is no explorer.exe performance hit, etc. etc. My dwm.exe use is 10%-ish with THREE complete dreams playing on 30", 30", and 24" monitors. 8))))))
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Reply #23 January 16, 2010 2:28:54 AM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 21
The previews on the far right, do they only show up if you have multiple monitors? Because I'm not seeing them.

Yes.  There was no point making them show on a single monitor system as there is nothing to change.

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Reply #24 January 16, 2010 2:57:56 PM
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Why does the watercolor dream not work on my system? anyone else able to get it to work, all i get is a blue watercolor screen, no animated effects at all?

System Details: Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.9
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 6.9
DeskScapes appears to be activated on this PC
DeskScapes engine appears to be running
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Deskscape.dll 2010/01/15 11:19:01
Deskscapes.dll 2009/11/02 07:01:35
DreamControl32.dll 2009/11/09 06:43:17
DeskscapesConfig.exe 2010/01/15 11:19:50
UI\Deskscape.dll 2010/01/11 17:27:33
UI\DeskscapesVideo.dll 2009/11/02 07:01:54
DreamTasks.exe 2009/11/09 09:51:57
DeskscapesVideo.dll 2010/01/11 17:27:22

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Reply #25 January 16, 2010 4:21:37 PM
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Why does the watercolor dream not work on my system? anyone else able to get it to work, all i get is a blue watercolor screen, no animated effects at all?

I checked and it's not just you...doesn't work for me either.

 

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