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Submitted: May 1, 2006
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IMPORTANT:
- Won't work with older versions of AveScripter than 1.0.5.7 Beta!!
- Desklet style (behaviour) MUST be set to "Normal window" mode and not as "Desktop symbol" for new feature to work -
if set to "Desktop symbol" it will be invisible. If this happens open AveDesk Control Panel and change its properties there...
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UPDATE 3: AveDock 1.1
15.05.2006

- Desklet will show on top of all windows by pressing Ctrl(Strg) + Space and go back on desktop layer when unfocused - see "important"
- now icons get active even when hovering over their transparent parts
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UPDATE 2: AveDock 1.0
11.05.2006

- fixed bugs regarding hover effects and labels thanks to pcm!
- added 3 more background images
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UPDATE: AveDock BETA 2
09.05.2006

- fixed some minor bugs
- added 3 variations of the dark background image
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Hi there,
this is a (tabbed) launcher for up to 50 shortcuts (similar to ObjectDock Plus).

This desklet doesn't use the GID script or G-Toggle effectlet for the tabs (other than e.g. Curved Bar), so you can use it only for shortcuts/launching apps, not for switching between widgetlike desklets.


BUT - it's a lot EASIER to CONFIGURE:
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- Drag and Drop icons/images or files onto an empty socket/placeholder: A shortcut will be created/the icon will be changed (note that PNG-images look best, get them e.g. at deviantArt or wincustomize: "Dock Icons").

- For advanced options for each shortcut, rightclick the icon: Set Arguments, Label, ... there (Press ENTER after changing the name). You can also drag and drop images or files on this window for changing the icon's appearance/shortcut or press the two buttons on the right to select a file. Don't use empty PNG's for an icon -
there should be at least one non transparent pixel left. Otherwise you'll have difficulties to change this icon again later.

- Leftclick the "tabs" (small silver icons within the outer ring) to switch between 5 sets of each 10 icons. Drag and Drop icons/images onto the tab for changing its appearance.

- Leftclick the tab right to the topmost one to switch to "General options": Here you can change the skin (two square - about 320*320px - pics for the background and one for the label background). There's a dark background/ring (DarkGlassCircle.png") in the deklet's folder also. If you don't want the inner ring, use an "empty" PNG-file for it.

Big tip:
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You just created 50 shortcuts and now want to use this desklet with another AveDesk theme without starting all over again:
You can save a single desklet configuration by opening the AveDesk Control panel, rightclick the desklet in the preview there and choose "Export" - you then can import the saved file in another theme again!


How To:
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Rename the downloaded AveDock10.zip to AveDock10.aveinst and doubleclick the file while AveDesk is running (AveScripter - a "plugin" for AveDesk - has to be installed)


Issues:
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- All major bugs seem to have been fixed so far - regarding speed and flickering of the hover effects it seems that with the upcoming(!) version of AveDesk this desklet will run a lot smoother... as all others of course, too...

- The "rotate" effect seems to work in the upcoming version, too - with AveDesk 1.3 at least I experienced some icon images to get "cut off"



Last but not least:
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- why a ring?? Cause OD can't do... But once the bugs are fixed, I'll add some normal (tabbed or not tabbed) launch bars (like OD) to the desklets' section. Graphics already exists...

- If you've got some nice SKINS (background/label pics) for that desklet, please post a link/the PNGs here. I'll do so too, if I got some new ideas...

- This desklet was only possible cause PCM gave me a lot of lessons in js... I'm not a naturally born programmer and never will be, so that it got this far is mostly owing to him and his patience to help me out every time I got stuck! (I hope he still can use MSN without getting a heart attck every time my contact window pops up)


Links:
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AveDesk:
[link]
AveScripter:
[link]
Official Forum:
[link]
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This is without a doubt the coolest, most functional widget I've yet to see. I have OD+ and absolutely love it, but this just about blows it out of the water! Thanks so much for your contributions, this is definantly an instant fav
Hey! I had that idea! Wow, great minds thnk alike, eh? A better option would have it in the corner or bottom of the screen and be able to select which side also.
works very well with the new avescripter beta....very innovative....great stuff

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Expect the un-expected........
Hi, love all your work. I get the error page again though?? An invalid character was found in text content. Error processing resource '[link]
Is there anywhere else I can download this from. I checked DockEx but it's not there yet.
Please help. Many thanks, and again just superb work.
I also get an error when trying to download...help please this is so cool.
Pls fix the link, unable to download...
Hi there -

sorry for the delay, I was on holidays - well, I'm not too sorry about that ;) , just wished I had internet there...

And - thanks a lot to all of you :D
I'll upload this at [link] soon - I'm already fixing some minor bugs, hope that PCM has got time today to help me with a problem there and then it's online...
I'm not sure, but maybe it's just a browser problem, that you can't download it:
It could be, that your browser wants to OPEN the *.aveinst-file instead save it on dsktop - in that case you'll have problems to download it at another source, too.
Try this:
Rightclick the link ("Download to Desktop") and choose "Save target as.." in the context menu. If you still experience problems, maybe try Opera (9 Beta should do it) or Firefox (both free) instead IE.
If then there are still problems, I'll upload it as zip...

@ghostboy11:
yep :) - well, as mentioned, I only chose a ring for this launcher as ObjectDock can't do this. But once the whole thing works, I'll just change its "appearance and design it as a normal bar like OD - then it will be possible to align it to a border of your screen and e.g. use the "slide effectlet" of AveDesk to show/hide it on demand...
Hi spider4webdesign,

I'm still having problems with downloading. :tears: If you could upload it as a zip maybe that would help. Thanks much. :) :)

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