Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 08:52:53 PM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 08:52:53 PM
I mean, all of their programs are spectacular and most of them unique, but they always fuck up in many small ways so it's hard to enjoy them.
ObjectDock, for instance. Great piece of software, however, replacing all the icons is a massive bitch because you can't set a default image folder, so you have to navigate there every time. Centering the dock? Impossible. It's easy to align the tabs though, because that's more important. Do you want the dock on the right side of the screen? No problem, except that you can't read shit because it rotates the text counterclockwise instead of clockwise. Also, all the default icons will neatly be rotated as well, but if you have any other software besides winamp, itunes or firefox, it will not rotate them, resulting in half your icons being rotated and half of them not.
Then there's windowblinds. Great idea! A program that will skin windows for you, quick and easy. Problem however, is that nothing works. The entire adobe CS3 will protest loudly, wacom tablets mysteriously start malfunctioning, list goes on.
I have no idea where I expected this topic to go but I just needed to rant because this pisses me off.
ObjectDock, for instance. Great piece of software, however, replacing all the icons is a massive bitch because you can't set a default image folder, so you have to navigate there every time. Centering the dock? Impossible. It's easy to align the tabs though, because that's more important. Do you want the dock on the right side of the screen? No problem, except that you can't read shit because it rotates the text counterclockwise instead of clockwise. Also, all the default icons will neatly be rotated as well, but if you have any other software besides winamp, itunes or firefox, it will not rotate them, resulting in half your icons being rotated and half of them not.
Then there's windowblinds. Great idea! A program that will skin windows for you, quick and easy. Problem however, is that nothing works. The entire adobe CS3 will protest loudly, wacom tablets mysteriously start malfunctioning, list goes on.
I have no idea where I expected this topic to go but I just needed to rant because this pisses me off.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: ArcticSwirlClock on March 16, 2008, 08:56:39 PM
Post by: ArcticSwirlClock on March 16, 2008, 08:56:39 PM
When I used windowblinds it was fine for me.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 08:57:10 PM
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 08:57:10 PM
never heard of it
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 09:00:00 PM
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 09:00:00 PM
Rocketdock is a spectacular alternative to Objectdock.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 09:02:59 PM
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 09:02:59 PM
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 09:07:36 PM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 09:07:36 PM
Quote from: FluxCapacitorClock;1255079Rocketdock is a spectacular alternative to Objectdock.Well if you'd strip ObjectDock of all it's functions, you'd get rocketdock.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 09:14:26 PM
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 09:14:26 PM
Quote from: BURBURQWEBBETHBURGRAMANN;1255083http://dockdivision.net/
OH I SEE
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: joliet_jane on March 16, 2008, 09:19:45 PM
Post by: joliet_jane on March 16, 2008, 09:19:45 PM
(https://clockcrew.net/talk/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fscore.dnr.sc.gov%2Fgallery%2Fmain.php%3Fg2_view%3Dcore.DownloadItem%26g2_itemId%3D1460%26g2_serialNumber%3D2&hash=040f1963167101a268c1a83883e342611abf231d)
Seriously, though... I find docks a bit confusing. Maybe I'll get into them later when I have enough memory to actually need one. I still do things the old fashioned way with icons and menus.
Seriously, though... I find docks a bit confusing. Maybe I'll get into them later when I have enough memory to actually need one. I still do things the old fashioned way with icons and menus.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 09:22:15 PM
Post by: Kodiakclock on March 16, 2008, 09:22:15 PM
somebody show me like a printscreen or explain what this is?
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: joliet_jane on March 16, 2008, 09:26:27 PM
Post by: joliet_jane on March 16, 2008, 09:26:27 PM
Quote from: BURBURQWEBBETHBURGRAMANN;1255098somebody show me like a printscreen or explain what this is?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ObjectDock
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: coalclock on March 16, 2008, 09:28:20 PM
Post by: coalclock on March 16, 2008, 09:28:20 PM
The same reason you aren't capable of making good threads.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 09:29:01 PM
Post by: HeinekenClock on March 16, 2008, 09:29:01 PM
Quote from: BURBURQWEBBETHBURGRAMANN;1255098somebody show me like a printscreen or explain what this is?Yes very difficult
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 10:09:49 PM
Post by: FluxCapacitorClock on March 16, 2008, 10:09:49 PM
Quote from: Heiney;1255086Well if you'd strip ObjectDock of all it's functions, you'd get rocketdock.
You mean all the functions you're complaining about here? _poogle_
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on March 16, 2008, 10:29:36 PM
Post by: DWARFINATORclock on March 16, 2008, 10:29:36 PM
Quote from: Heiney;1255068Then there's windowblinds. Great idea! A program that will skin windows for you, quick and easy. Problem however, is that nothing works. The entire adobe CS3 will protest loudly, wacom tablets mysteriously start malfunctioning, list goes on.
I have no idea where I expected this topic to go but I just needed to rant because this pisses me off.
WindowsBlinds works perfectly fine for me. I'm betting you just fucked shit up.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: ArcticSwirlClock on March 16, 2008, 10:44:55 PM
Post by: ArcticSwirlClock on March 16, 2008, 10:44:55 PM
Does it work on XP? I have yet to see anything on wiki leading to that.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: Kaijuclock on March 16, 2008, 10:50:40 PM
Post by: Kaijuclock on March 16, 2008, 10:50:40 PM
if you want object dock, but have it work right, GET A GODDAMN MAC
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: SageClock on March 17, 2008, 12:32:41 AM
Post by: SageClock on March 17, 2008, 12:32:41 AM
i've never had any desire (well, since i was like 16) to reskin windows, but I just picked up the sins of a solar empire game they published last week, and it's pretty fun, and is just about the only PC game out there nowadays that doesn't check to make sure your CD is in the drive when you start the game up without a No-CD crack.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: GodClock on March 17, 2008, 12:37:52 AM
Post by: GodClock on March 17, 2008, 12:37:52 AM
Quote from: Sporks McGee;1255074When I used windowblinds it was fine for me.
me too
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: iPodClock on March 17, 2008, 04:49:33 AM
Post by: iPodClock on March 17, 2008, 04:49:33 AM
Don't use windowsblinds patch windows you fucking retards.
Windowsblinds rapes the CPU.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707
Windowsblinds rapes the CPU.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=140707
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: joliet_jane on March 17, 2008, 08:48:58 AM
Post by: joliet_jane on March 17, 2008, 08:48:58 AM
Seriously, while I was in bed about to go to sleep last night, I thought "I should've moved that thread to the computer forum."
And then I realized how lame that was.
And then I realized how lame that was.
Title: Why isn't stardock capable of making good software
Post by: PEANUTBUTTERCLOCK on July 03, 2015, 12:29:08 PM
Post by: PEANUTBUTTERCLOCK on July 03, 2015, 12:29:08 PM
Get back in your wheelchair Heineken