sajjadbaqir

Join Date 09/2004

Loading Themes

hello ppl. it is my first time using this program. can i get a manual or something to get familar with this program. i also need to know how to load themes that i download from wincustomize. they are in .PGN format, how do i make the program use this file. plz help me with this.

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Hiya Sajjadbagir,

I'm not sure what program you are asking for a manual on. If your looking for Object Desktop you can go to Stardock Central and click on Object Desktop and install the Object Desktop Documentation-that is a "manual"

For Object Dock you can use the read me section.
I'm not sure what Object Dock your using, if it's the free ware or Object Dock Plus..

Hope this helps

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they are in .PGN format,

you mean png? most of what is in the gallery is basically pngs to use as icons on the dock. right click on your shortcut, choose dock entry properties, change image - then browse to your png.

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oh yea sorry it is .PNG format. and as for the name of the program its called ObjectDock. it is listed on the homepage right in the list where all the other programs are.

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right click on an object dock icon, choose dock entry properties and browse to the png you downloaded.

Just to be sure:

you might list a couple of items you want to use &
are you using OD free or OD Plus?

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i am using the free one. but i still can't figure out how to load actual "themes" not just docklets. for example on ObjectDock properties you can click the themes drop down menu and slect load dock theme. right now there i only have default. and i also couldn't find the manual on the website.

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i would also like to know how to make a "shutdown" shortcut on ObjectDock. this shortcut is suppose to shutdown my machine. i did find a docklet but i don't know how to relate to shutting the computer down.

plzzzz help

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For Object Dock you can use the read me section.
I'm not sure what Object Dock your using, if it's the free ware or Object Dock Plus..

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Start here: Link it will help.

When downloaing for OD make sure what you get is compatible - especially backgrounds. If the pic shows tabs or the description mention them, then it's generally for OD+

Go over Corky O's Tutorial.

There aren't that many 'themes' per se, but you can put together your own layout and save it a theme also.

docklets go in C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets . Once their there, you should be able to right click on a blank space on the dock (betw icons) choose 'add' and the docklets will be listed in the sub menu. Or 'configure dock' - 'docklets tab' choose then add. There is one for shut down: Link that I found. there may be more, but I did a search for shutdown and this was the only docklet that came up. It's a zip file. Download and extract, then move the folder inside to C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets then follow the instructions above.

Got more questions, post them. It will help if you provide a specific link.

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psst Patriots...1st sentence, comment 5

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pssst Bichur

I tried...

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yes you did

i think i have caused a couple of people to blow up their systems, but i'm not sure since they can't come back to tell me

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***Mental Note to Self---Beware when Bichur gives advice**

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to paraphase:

"Pay no attention to the Troll in the stump"

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"Pay no attention to the Troll in the stump

seeeeee told ya I was warned not to feed the trolls

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Mr. Bichur thanks for ur help theres only one problem left. the link that u found for the shutdown button was the exact same one i found. now the problem is once i have extracted the PNG file to my docklet folder how do i make the program understand that when i click this button the system should shutdown.any help???

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don't take the png file out of that one - it's a docklet

it should download as a .zip - extract it to the docklets folder or just extract where it is then move the extracted folder to the docklets folder.

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Sir i understand the extracting part. i knew that from the first day. after i have extracted it to the Docklet folder what do i do. i'll repeat "how do i make the program understand that when i click this specific docklet the computer should shut down." thats the question plzzz someone help~~~!!!!!!!!!!!

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

sajjadbagir,

Once you download that docklet file - extract to the same location you downloaded it to, so that you have a folder named "Shutdown" which includes a "default" image, and a "Shutdown.dll" file.

Move this folder to the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets" folder.

Right-click the dock > Add > select the new "Shutdown Docklet" in the lower half of menu > right-click the default shutdown image that appears on the dock > you will then have the following options:

1 - use the context menu to select the action you want the docklet to take.

2 - select "Settings" and use the "On left click, do:" drop-down list to select say "Shutdown" (hint: it is up in the list from the default "Shutdown Menu" listing). You can either leave the "Ask for confirmation" option checked, or uncheck it to remove the confirmation box that pops up after executing the selected action.

3 - select the "configure docklet image/label" option, which will allow you to pick a new image, and type in the text you want displayed on mouse-over (or clear the text field if you do not want any text to appear on mouse-over).

That should do it.

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NOW THERES A MAN WHO KNOWS HIS STUFF. THANKS A LOT BUDDY UR THE BEST

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Now sir just two more things: 1: where do i download themes from(not just docklets) 2: how do i load them? like i said before on dock settings there is a themes tab. when i click it there is a dropdown menu and i slected load a theme. now this new window opens where all the themes are suppose to be listed. currently i only have default there. ???HOW DO I ADD MORE IN THERE???

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

There are some themes in the ObjectDock library, though not a lot of them - to find those, you would do the following:

Go to the ObjectDock library > click the underlined "Advanced Search Options" just under the Search text box > use check boxes to narrow the search.

Note - admittedly, the search function and organization of the ObjectDock library is sorely lacking. Search will get you in the ball park, but you will still need to surf the pages.

Here is a link to the results of using advanced search and selecting OS themes with no text in search box https://www.wincustomize.com/Skins.aspx?LibID=29&view=1&sortby=5&sortdir=DESC&p=1&advanced=1&scat=OS%20Themes

You can also create your own dock using various backgrounds, dock entries (links), and images - then use the "Save Theme as" function, which will write a configuration (".ini") file. The theme name will now be listed in the theme list (this is the ".ini" file you are seeing, which is now located inside of the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Themes" folder).

Downloading theme files can be a bit confusing depending on how the author packaged the theme. Ideally, you would receive a ".zip" folder with all contents, or a ".odtheme" file which you double-click and it all installs to the proper location automatically.

In the case of the ".odtheme" file, it will install to the locations where they were residing on the authors machine, so if the file structure was a bit different - things may go sideways.

With a ".zip" file, you would extract the files to the location you downloaded to, and then move the contents to the proper locations inside of the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock" folder.

In general, you use the following guidelines:

- Background folder bearing the theme name goes in "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Backgrounds" folder.

- Theme ".ini" file goes in the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Themes" folder.

- Any docklets included (that are not already part of the ObjectDock program) would go into the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Docklets" folder.

- Folder with the theme images (".ico", or ".png" files) goes in either the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Images" folder, or in the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock" folder - depending on how you have your file structure set up.

Note - I use multiple folders for my images inside the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock" folder, which makes it easier to locate images when using the "Change Image" button.

If you keep all your image files and/or folders in the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Images" folder - the images will be bundled together, and you end up with a lot of images to sort through when looking to change the image.

The link Bichur gave you above is to my mini tutorial which may better illustrate the file structure issue.

In summary:

You add more themes to your theme list by either saving a theme, or by placing a downloaded theme ".ini" file in the "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Themes" folder.

You need to place the files from a downloaded ".zip" file in the proper locations in "C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock".

If you download a theme and end up with a ".odtheme" file, you can either double-click it to install it (and hope all goes well), or you can change the extension to a ".zip" file > extract to same location > manually place the files (this is the method I use).

I hope this helps.

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took me a while on dial-up, but I just downloaded this one: Link - only one file inside, the theme. Moved it to the OD themes folder, now When I configure, pull down the themes tab and load themes - it is in the options to load.

As Corky said there are not a lot of themes for OD - it's just way too easily customizable. The main function for the themes tab is now (it appears): customize your OD the way(s) you want and then you can save it(them) as a theme(s).

Be sure to check out Corky's tutorials, they come in real handy.

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thanks guys this is all i needed to know. WINCUSTOMIZE FOR LIFE!!!

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Excellent info WizOp. For all of the images for the dock itself, ie: foreground-right.png, background-left.png, do these files need to stay in their respective folders within C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Themes? This is quite a confusing process so pardon me if I sound like an idiot. (its true anyway)

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