AveDock 1.1 AveDesk -scripter

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]