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- 20.07.2012 09:50:07
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Win8 problem (hot corners block the plugin mouse events)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3181
Re: Win8 problem (hot corners block the plugin mouse events)
Win8 is no longer a "work in progress". It is extremely unlikely that the Windows 8 user interface will change from what's in the Release Preview. RTM is scheduled to be a couple of weeks from now, shipping to OEMs by the end of August. Public release is scheduled for October 26. See http...
- 19.07.2012 09:04:11
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Win8 problem (hot corners block the plugin mouse events)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3181
Re: Win8 problem (hot corners block the plugin mouse events)
maybe there is a workaround or a way to disable win8s own hot corners? The so-called "hot corners" feature is part of Windows 8's Metro UI and you may be able to disable it in Display Properties. The last time I checked, there was almost developer information available regarding its API. ...
- 29.06.2011 07:43:46
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: Windows 7 Starter Wallpaper Workaround
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17334
Re: Windows 7 Starter Wallpaper Workaround
I have written a wallpaper/background changer that is fully Dexpot aware and which will be released soon.
- 08.06.2011 08:17:22
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Rainmeter, CircleDock
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9485
Re: Rainmeter, CircleDock
The current public release of CircleDock has no specific support for Dexpot and therefore its behaviour - its visibility or otherwise - under this environment may be tricky to control. A new version, which will support Dexpot fully, is currently under beta test and will be released once the team is ...
- 31.01.2011 06:53:26
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Minimize Application to Floating icons on desktop
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6292
Re: Minimize Application to Floating icons on desktop
It makes a diference when you multitask running betwwen 30 to 50 applications at the same times. minimizing apps as icons to the desktop and having the ability to lock the icons position, makes it much faster to find the application needed with less mouse clicks. The Desktop can not act as a Taskba...
- 20.12.2010 08:06:04
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Pager fixed location?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1657
Re: Pager fixed location?
I think what Patrick means is that it is not technically possible. The area immediately to the right of the Start Menu Button is the Quick Launch bar and it is not part of the Taskbar. The two areas are handled in an entirely different way by Explorer and a running application can not install itself...
- 21.11.2010 09:19:07
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: A more elegant Window catalogue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1426
Re: A more elegant Window catalogue
I can't answer your question directly but the fact that Switcher requires "Aero" support, which Dexpot does not, may mean it is capable of a richer set of visual transitions.
- 12.11.2010 19:41:36
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Excel loses focus after desktop switches
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7345
Re: Excel loses focus after desktop switches
Yes, I added that line to the ini file long ago. What would cause the Userform windows to randomly lose the ability to be 'selected' by the mouse? They continue to display correctly, and show only on the desktop they are assigned to . Just can't be clicked and brought into focus. I get a system 'be...
- 03.11.2010 10:59:39
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: API Request
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14697
API Request
Can you please provide an API function as follows: IntPtr WindowHandle = SendMessage(DexpotHandle, DEX_RETURNHWNDFROMPID, IntPtr ProcessID , ref IntPtr SearchFlag ) where WindowHandle is a Pointer to the return value and is either Zero (no Window found) or a Window Handle. ProcessID is a Pointer to ...
- 27.10.2010 10:21:57
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: API: DEX_SETSWITCHINGEXCEPTION and 64-bit Windows
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14245
API: DEX_SETSWITCHINGEXCEPTION and 64-bit Windows
This API call works fine if the operating environment is 32-bit but doesn't work if included in a 64-bit plug-in. I have tested the following form:
Mark
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SendNotifyMessage(DexpotHWnd, DEX_SETSWITCHINGEXCEPTION, MyHWnd, DEX_EXCEPTION_STICKY)
Mark
- 14.10.2010 01:41:22
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
Re: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
Oh, so you're talking about the preview shown for a desktop before that desktop is visited for the first time? Yes!! Well, that makes the problem a lot simpler. :cool: I don't know whether this would help but I could pass you a Bitmap object, so my call would be something like: SendNotifyMessage(De...
- 13.10.2010 08:16:41
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK v mywechsel.ini [Exe] entry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14428
SDK v mywechsel.ini [Exe] entry
I'm having a problem getting my plug-in's window to remain visible when the current Desktop has switched and the following is a summary of my findings: Using the API DEX_COPYWINDOW - if I use this after the switch has taken place (which I believe I must), my window is not copied. DEX_MOVEWINDOW - if...
- 13.10.2010 07:01:05
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
Re: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
But the (cosmetic) problem is that all the previews will show the same background as the active desktop unless and until there is a switch of desktops. Oh, so you're talking about the preview shown for a desktop before that desktop is visited for the first time? Yes!! There are variable time interv...
- 12.10.2010 09:04:52
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
Re: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
Oh ... that's annoying. Can I make that a request for inclusion in the API please? Hm. The preview images used in SevenDex and other places (at least for desktops already visited) are static screenshots. So you're asking me to swap out the wallpaper in a screenshot programmatically or find a way to...
- 09.10.2010 19:24:29
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
Re: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
Is there any way I can pass the full path name of an image file, together with its relevant virtual desktop number so that the (Dexpot) Previews, including SevenDex, show the correct backgrounds for each defined Desktop BEFORE a switch is made to another Desktop and Dexpot updates itself? No. Oh .....
- 08.10.2010 10:59:59
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
Re: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
Mark, As a potential user of your plugin, I would greatly appreciate a settable update interval. Sometimes I like to run through the slideshow quickly, and other times I'd prefer that the backgrounds change very slowly. It might be reasonable to provide the same intervals as are available for Win7'...
- 08.10.2010 02:36:20
- Forum: Plugins
- Topic: SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15733
SDK Question: Updating SevenDex and DEX_SWITCHREQUEST
Patrick, I'm happy to report that our new Dexpot-aware screen background (aka Wallpaper) changer is working flawlessly (I'll provide a little more detail at the end of this post). However, I have two questions for you. Is there any way I can pass the full path name of an image file, together with it...
- 06.10.2010 06:07:15
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integration
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20165
Re: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integratio
I know that rocketdock has integration with multiple monitors, what if u made a plugin or a rule that would detect the virtual desktops as monitors, that would solve the problem (at least for people who only use one monitor) Um, no it wouldn't, unless Dexpot was re-written to be a graphics device d...
- 06.10.2010 05:03:27
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integration
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20165
Re: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integratio
Thoughts: There is an off the wall solution using Rainmeter and placing a handmade launcher in each area. This will not have the abilities of many common launchers, but each one could be placed as needed in each VD. You mean you'd need a new Dock program to be written that is RainMeter-aware but no...
- 05.10.2010 00:27:56
- Forum: Feature requests
- Topic: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integration
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20165
Re: Rocketdock, objectdock and winstep nexus dock integratio
Actually it would be a lot better - and simpler - if the companies authoring those dock programs implemented the Dexpot API.
I write a competitive product to those you mention and integrating the Dexpot API was a relatively simple operation.
Mark
I write a competitive product to those you mention and integrating the Dexpot API was a relatively simple operation.
Mark