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Neil Banfield
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Reply #26 March 12, 2011 4:53:03 PM
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Quoting WebReg,
reply 22
Crashed on startup for me this morning.

Which page did you have it on? and which OS are you using?

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Reply #27 March 12, 2011 4:57:35 PM
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Quoting karmat,
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When in 'Tiny' mode, I can't scroll to the next page if my title fills the width - could that be changed, please?

As a short term solution you can also use buttons 4/5 if your mouse have them.

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Reply #28 March 12, 2011 5:21:48 PM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 26


Quoting WebReg,
reply 22
Crashed on startup for me this morning.

Which page did you have it on? and which OS are you using?

It was on system startup in XP so I presume, I didn't get a chance to see, just the apps page with no windows actually open yet.

[Edit]

Some more info:

Startup: Windows Blinds (Fly blind), Object Dock 2.0, Keyboard Launchpad, CTHelper.exe, DeathAdder (mouse driver), StartCCC, VolPanel, ctfmon.exe, Steam, Real VNC and NIS 2010.

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Reply #29 March 12, 2011 5:32:08 PM
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Some more ideas:

- How about making the caption pop up as a toolltip (or scroll) when the mouse is over it or its tile?  This would be particularly useful for explorer windows so you can quickly see what folder they are looking at.

- Dragging and dropping shortcuts between Object Dock and Tiles would be handy.

- I don't have multiple screens at home (yet) but an option on the right click menu of a tile to move that window to a given screen would be handy.

- Why not bung minimize and maximise/normalise buttons on the tiles as well as the close window one?

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Reply #30 March 12, 2011 5:49:03 PM
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It is a nice enough program but I'm going to have to see if I want to replace using ObjectDock Plus V2 and Fences. 

How about an undock function like what was on the old ObjectBar program.

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Reply #31 March 13, 2011 6:29:06 AM
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Quoting Philly0381,
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It is a nice enough program but I'm going to have to see if I want to replace using ObjectDock Plus V2 and Fences. 

How about an undock function like what was on the old ObjectBar program.

Hmm, I don't see this as a replacement to either ObjectDock or Fences.

At first I thought it might replace ObjectDock but then I realised that OD allows me to access applications with a few mouse movements and a single click.  To access the same hierarchy of app's using Tiles would need a lot of click/swipes moving around the pages.  Plus the visual look and behaviour of OD is better for accessing applications.  It will remove the need for having running tasks and system tray in any of my docks and alt-tabbing between apps.

It might give an alternative to Fences for tidying up shortcuts but I think it would be more of "as well as" rather than "instead of".  Again it comes down to ease of access - swiping through pages as opposed to arranged on the desktop.  Fences gives more flexibility on layout for this.  Personally I keep my desktop completely clear so don't need Fences - which maybe means I'm not qualified to comment.

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Reply #32 March 13, 2011 7:23:11 AM
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Oops - another crash - this time coming out of screen saver mode.

Windows XP: Firefox, Object Dock settings and Thunderbird were running - sitting on the "apps" page with appearance set to "Match current system skin".

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Reply #33 March 13, 2011 7:58:03 AM
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Some problems with the size and location option. Reserve desktop space does not always work.

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Reply #34 March 13, 2011 2:30:28 PM
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Quoting Onklifiziert,
reply 33
Some problems with the size and location option. Reserve desktop space does not always work.

Which OS are you using?

Also if this is about it being on the left and some windows not positioning correctly, this is almost certainly an app issue.  An easy way to tell is to put the taskbar in that position and see what happens.

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Reply #35 March 13, 2011 2:50:03 PM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 34
Which OS are you using?

Windows 7 32-bit

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 34
Also if this is about it being on the left and some windows not positioning correctly, this is almost certainly an app issue.  An easy way to tell is to put the taskbar in that position and see what happens.

Well, for example: it happens when i apply a new theme through WindowBlinds.

 

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Reply #36 March 13, 2011 8:03:38 PM
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Window 7 x64 SP1

Great app Neil - something that I like enough to hide the Windows 7 Taskbar for...couple things

  • can't get filtering to work.....added mirc.exe (v7.19) to the "web" page but it won't show...tried several methods just won't happen. It does show all channel windows on the apps page.
  • Is there a setting in Firefox 4 RC1 that needs to be set in order to see each tab separately? I only ssee the current focus.
  • might be my misunderstanding but, aren't the shortcuts dragged to the top supposed to show as thumbs when run? Made a new page called work, dragged the AutoCAD 2008 icon onto it started the program from there but, mine doesn't change from the icon.
  • doesn't respect the Nextstart Taskbar settings.....ends up behind it or on top of it
  • not a bug...but it would be nice to change the icon size of the pinned ahortcuts at the bottom.

edit

As a short term solution you can also use buttons 4/5 if your mouse have them.

Doesn't work for me. I have a G9 Laser w/4 set to "back" and 5 set to "forward"

edit 2 - fixed mouse buttons by setting to "Genenric Button 4 & 5"

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Reply #37 March 13, 2011 10:49:21 PM
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Windows 7 32bit SP1

Added some shortcuts to Tiles. Would not launch the apps. Double clicking the app icon caused Tiles to disappear. Returns with Alt + Tab -> Desktop. Added My Computer shortcut and when clicked on it crashes Tiles. After that at every startup Tiles would crash immediately. Removed from Startup list. Uninstalled via Impulse. Will wait for the stable version.

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Reply #38 March 14, 2011 11:36:13 AM
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Love it so far. However, my MS Office apps aren't showing in Preview Mode. I've tried adding from a separate shortcut and from the menubar as well. No dice.

Oh, and I'm on Win7 64bit

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Reply #39 March 14, 2011 2:36:55 PM
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WinX: Crashes on changing screen resolution.

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Reply #40 March 14, 2011 5:02:35 PM
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might be my misunderstanding but, aren't the shortcuts dragged to the top supposed to show as thumbs when run? Made a new page called work, dragged the AutoCAD 2008 icon onto it started the program from there but, mine doesn't change from the icon.
I see it's program dependent. So far for me..... AutoCAD 2008, MS Word & Excel 2007, Adobe Acrobat 9.4.2, all folders (at least in Dopus 9.5.6.0.something) Strange thing is they all work on the apps page.
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Reply #41 March 14, 2011 6:53:53 PM
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Are there plans for an option for positioning top/bottom of the screen?

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Reply #42 March 15, 2011 5:13:42 AM
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Quoting Snowman,
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Are there plans for an option for positioning top/bottom of the screen?

Not without considerable demand as thats a lot of extra work.

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Reply #43 March 15, 2011 9:17:56 AM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
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Not without considerable demand as thats a lot of extra work.

Snowman rounds up the posse

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Reply #44 March 15, 2011 1:37:50 PM
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Great App! But one thing is lacking.  Help Files!

 

How do I rename or delete a page?

 

Please help.

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Reply #45 March 15, 2011 1:40:58 PM
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Great App! But one thing is lacking.  Help Files!

 

How do I rename or delete a page?

 

Please help.

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Reply #46 March 15, 2011 4:06:21 PM
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How do I rename or delete a page?

OK, this falls under the category of "configuration menu grouping and ordering just doesn't feel right" I mentioned earlier:

  • Right click / Configure pages / Add filters ...
  • In there (bottom of left column) you can add, rename and delete pages.
  • Except:  You aren't allowed to rename the "apps" (whuich doesnt appear in the list), "web" or "my tiles"
  • You can turn pages off (without deleting them) from "Right click / Configure pages" (including "apps", "web" and "my tiles"

 

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Reply #47 March 15, 2011 5:40:25 PM
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Reply #38 & 40:

I'm on W7/64bit and MS Office works fine for previews. I dragged each program from windows explorer to my 'office' page. Previews showup for my 'office' page and the 'apps' page.

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Reply #48 March 16, 2011 9:08:22 AM
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Reply #38 & 40: I'm on W7/64bit and MS Office works fine for previews. I dragged each program from windows explorer to my 'office' page. Previews showup for my 'office' page and the 'apps' page.
I guess it matters how you get the link there. I went back deleted the previous links and then dragged new ones from Windows Explorer (not Dopus or the Start Menu) and now it works for all items previously listed. Folders open with Dopus and that DOES NOT work. I wasn't paying attention at the time but I'm positive I pulled the folders out of Directory Opus and I'm guessing I got those particular programs from there as well. Changing subjects..... I use Coretemp with the temps shown in the Systray notification....all I get in the systray now is 4 coretemp icons. I have a similar issue with Outlook. Instead of seeing an email icon when there's new mail I just see another Outlook (2010) icon.
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Reply #49 March 16, 2011 9:10:19 AM
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seems to be issues with the forum formatting.....there should be 2 paragraphs above
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Reply #50 March 16, 2011 9:39:14 PM
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The option to 'Show System Icons' doesn't seem to work for me. Is there anything else to do other than clicking on that option, cause nothing happens when I do that?

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