DesktopX 2: Alpha 1

Published on December 10, 2002 By Frogboy In WinCustomize News

If you have Object Desktop (www.objectdesktop.com) you can download and try out the first alpha build of DesktopX 2.

DesktopX is a program that lets you design your own Windows desktop. One of the highlights of DesktopX 2 is its ability to automatically inherit your existing desktop (the icons on it) and add all kinds of visual effects to them (shadows under icons, desktop icons that are any size, icons that smoothly animate to a bigger size when you put your mouse over them, sound effects, etc.).

DesktopX 2 also has a much cleaner user interface to make it easier for people to design their own desktops.

Comments

MogWaEE

on Dec 11, 2002

I love the new IconX tech, but it has MANY bugs: it has trouble remembering the location of my icons, and it doesn't seem to start up with windows (I have to go into the control panel and click "retain windows icons", apply, and click "use iconX").

Also, I am running two monitors, and now, when using IconX, it doesn't like the fact that I have desktopX objects on the other monitor, and doesn't apply the iconX enhancements to the icons I have on it either...

It's a great step forward though! I can't wait for these bugs to be ironed out!

MogWaEE

on Dec 11, 2002

Also, what's up with displaying some of the system icons that I chose to hide? (My comp, network connects, internet, trash, and my docs).

deleted

on Dec 11, 2002

On my computer with win 98

iconx only uses the system icons. If i use icon packager to change the icons, it simply shows a app icon in its place.

Ian Hanschen

on Dec 12, 2002

Floyd: 1.92 *is* DX2, we're just not giving it a 2.x version number until it's ready.
-Ian

Frogboy

on Dec 12, 2002

One word: alpha.

It's still an alpha. That means it's not even a beta. SO yes, there are a LOOOTTTT of bugs in it.

MogWaEE

on Dec 12, 2002

One word: alpha.

It's still an alpha. That means it's not even a beta. SO yes, there are a LOOOTTTT of bugs in it.[\quote]

We know, we knoe, but the technology is so great, we're so eager!

Surj

on Dec 13, 2002

>>It's still an alpha. That means it's not even a beta. SO yes, there are a LOOOTTTT of bugs in it.<<

we know. Be nice if there was a running total of bugs somewhere though, so we knew what was a problem, and what was design. Alpha's are generally released to the public so they can help test, is this not the case? If it is, wheres all the discussion happening?

feline

on Dec 13, 2002

the bulk of the discussion will be on the stardock desktopX newsgroups

try:
news://news.stardock.com/stardock.desktopx

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