Customizing Your Desktop

[Illuminati]

Not arguing with any of that - I spent about half an hour re-creating shortcuts on the bar so that I can delete them on the desktop, about another 90 minutes to both figure out KkMenu and to use it to make the menus.

But once it's configured, it is a bloody good item IMO - I can actually see my wallpaper again

But for the icons, you don't need to necessarily set up new icons - Just link to a program and the bar automatically sets it up to the default icon (if no image is picked). It's just that the icons are a bit more fluent IMO - But not necessary B)

[shn]

Yeah thats initially why I had downloaded it. I dont like the traditional xp icons that cover up your desktop and wallpaper and objectdock solves that problem when youve got nice wallpaper and dont want it covered up. And if you right click and hide the desktop icons then that becomes kinda inconvinient as well. But unfortunately Im a very lazy person maybe one day Ill gather the strength to try out and configure object dock again.

[liquidacid]

Originally posted by Izagaia+ 26 July 2003 - 03:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Izagaia &#064; 26 July 2003 - 03:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>&nbsp;
The UX theme freeware patch from TGT is somewhat more stable, but more difficult to effectively install for the average windows lay-person.[/b]

The patch from TGT is deliberately made difficult to install to deter people from using it. Use the patch from Lightstar&#39;s site.

Originally posted by Izagaia@ 26 July 2003 - 03:29
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Are you using the UX theme patch from TGT soft or the auto patcher version from sites such as Belchfire.net?

I used the autopatcher from Lightstar&#39;s site. It&#39;s probablly the same as the one you&#39;ve seen at Belchfire.net.

Originally posted by shn@ 26 July 2003 - 03:52
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I think stylesxp is better and the people that are behind that ux patch or whatever it is they call it know that and are jealous that stylesxp is such a good app.

Hmm. This from the linux guru? The patch is free, it was developed by the skinning
community to make the installation of a UI, such as StyleXP, unnecessary. What&#39;s so great about StyleXP? It&#39;s a UI to do something you can do through your display properties, and we&#39;re expected to pay for it? Yes there&#39;s a keygen, but why bother?

Originally posted by Sparsely@ 26 July 2003 - 04:00
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Why get an app to patch a file that you can patch yourself?

Exactly.

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I got the patch but the 2 bloody sites TGT and Style XP both wont show up&#33; Any one else having this prob? [/quote]
TGT make StyleXP, they&#39;re the same site so why, having applied the patch would you want to go there? Are you looking for Theme XP?

[Schumacher_Skaife]

No i just wanted to go there to get some themes, i got some from another site but i am having allot of trouble getting them to work, is there a walkthrough any where. I am zipping them to Resorces&#092;Themes but i cannot get them to work&#33;

Dave

[liquidacid]

ThemeXP is the best site for themes and visual styles. Once you&#39;ve unzipped the theme, if it does not show in display properties, try clicking on the msstyle file you created in windows/resources/themes. This should bring up the display properties window and allow you to apply the theme.

[Illuminati]

Originally posted by liquidacid@26 July 2003 - 10:50
ThemeXP is the best site for themes and visual styles. Once you&#39;ve unzipped the theme, if it does not show in display properties, try clicking on the msstyle file you created in windows/resources/themes. This should bring up the display properties window and allow you to apply the theme.

You don&#39;t even need to do that with StyleXP. Just drop the zip (unextracted) anywhere you want and use the &#39;add theme&#39; button to point to the zip. It automatically reads the zip for the theme info.

I find it a lot easier to download a load of zips in C:/WINDOWS/Resources/Themes than having to extract each one and sort them out after.

[Schumacher_Skaife]

Yeah i couldnt get it to work so im just gona get Style and then a crack, allot easier to manage&#33;

Dave

[Illuminati]

Why affect the build with a crack when you can use a keygen?

Look for the ECLiPSE keygen for Style XP - That one works like a gem

[Schumacher_Skaife]

Yep got that 1, got version 1 off kazza but didnt support my XP build so im gettin 8 now.

Dave

[liquidacid]

I&#39;ve just installed Object Dock and must say i really like it.

One thing though, it&#39;s a shame its not possible to have more than just the single row of shortcuts. Ideally i could have a drop down transparent menu that filled the screen with my shortcuts.