Stardock has released today a new beta (v1.99) for the highly anticipated ObjectDock Plus 2.  ObjectDock Plus 2 is the follow-up to the hugely popular ObjectDock Plus which gives you the ability to organize shortcuts, apps, etc. into a functional dock.  OD+ also features tabbed docks which makes organizing even cleaner as you can make tabs for specific applications, games, etc.

The v1.99 update includes:

  • Added Explorer-view "Folder" tabs for use on tabbed docks! (Windows 7 only)
  • Added new default layout items based on what's pinned to your taskbar (Windows 7) or in QuickLaunch (Vista/XP)
  • Added changing the running-program indicator from within the new Settings dialog
  • Added ability to adjust the edge-offset of the running indicator
  • Added new "Choose Icon" dialog (Windows 7 or .NET 3.5 updated Vista only)
  • Brought back "Quit" menu item
  • Improvements to tabbed dock resizing ability (where you can grab it to resize)
  • Improvements to weather-docklet accuracy. Fixed issue where it could get stuck with cached results.
  • Running-indicator graphic and its edge-offset is now specifiable in skin
  • Fixed issue where activating Skype from the system tray would cause Skype to hang
  • Tweaked draggable-tabs (use right mouse button to rearrange)
  • Various other fixes

Current users who have upgraded to ObjectDock Plus 2 can update via Impulse.  You can also still upgrade to the OD+2 beta or by the current version which includes beta access by visiting the ObjectDock website.

https://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/

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on Sep 24, 2010

There was a problem browsing to this folder. Please try again.

(Browsing to object failed)

 

^^^^^^^^^^
The above message is now displayed when I attempt to change a dock icon.

on Sep 24, 2010

Start menu still not appearing properly.

on Sep 24, 2010

There was a problem browsing to this folder. Please try again.

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The above message is now displayed when I attempt to change a dock icon. If it makes a difference, I'm using Windows 7 64-bit.

on Sep 24, 2010

wow. that was nice. i tried to edit post #16 and a new post was created. glen beck will soon declare it a progressive plot to take over WC.

on Sep 24, 2010

Hi guys. Sorry but the Start Menu glitch is another one that is just not going to be fixed This is a glitch in Windows itself that makes that right area of the panel not draw when its location is anywhere but where it expects to be. (Well technically this isn't a glitch in windows, just an odd inflexibility!) Will keep looking for hacks to work around in, but otherwise, sorry

Keep sending feedback on the other areas though that is helpful. So far I've been reading people have been having issues with the new Icon Browser? Seeing several instances of "Browsing to object failed"...

I also read of (but haven't tried reproducing locally yet, hopefully i'll be able to) a problem whereby you can't move a zoomer dock to monitor #2 in a 3-monitor system. Will have to give that a try.

 

Some tips:

-FolderView-tabs are available from anywhere you can add a tab to a tabbed dock. Just right click a tabbed dock and go "Add"->"Tab"->"Folder tab", or from the UI "On My Dock"->"Add a tab"->"Add a folder tab". It'll then ask you what folder you want to view and you'll be off to the races. (You'll probably need to make your dock a little bigger to be able to see more of the view! And from there you can change to large icons, smaller icons, details view, etc by right clicking the inner area of the view.)

-Running-indicator choosing is hidden..er I mean available..from within the "Style" area of the options for zooming docks. Check out the links on the right, its the 4th/last one. You can now pick your indicator and move it up/down as you wish ; some skins have a default now built in to them.

-+/- images for tabbed docks are not editable via the UI at this point... you'll still have to swap them out by hand. Changing the +/- images is available though the skin settings however. By creating a "[Extras]" section in your tabbed dock skin, with lines such as "PlusImage=plus.png" and "MinusImage=minus.png" (and then putting the appropriate images in your skin folder) you can customize the +/- images on a per-skin basis

on Sep 24, 2010

Sorry, but can we please have the old IconBrowser back ? It was perfect, why change it at all ???

on Sep 24, 2010

ObjectDock Plus 2 bug thread

https://forums.wincustomize.com/397693

 

on Sep 24, 2010

I also read of (but haven't tried reproducing locally yet, hopefully i'll be able to) a problem whereby you can't move a zoomer dock to monitor #2 in a 3-monitor system. Will have to give that a try.

THANKS!  Note that I believe this only in a two graphics card system, such that (running left to right):

#1 (primary, card 1)

#2 (secondary, card 1)

#3 (primary, card 2)

 

Since #2 is the main central monitor, this glitch is a bit of a pain. 

I believe that OD is reading 3 monitors correctly in it's menu, it just must be getting confused internally when selected.

on Sep 24, 2010

-+/- images for tabbed docks are not editable via the UI at this point... you'll still have to swap them out by hand. Changing the +/- images is available though the skin settings however. By creating a "[Extras]" section in your tabbed dock skin, with lines such as "PlusImage=plus.png" and "MinusImage=minus.png" (and then putting the appropriate images in your skin folder) you can customize the +/- images on a per-skin basis

Jim...as far as I know they've never been editable through the UI. Been using the method below for years now. I'm pretty sure that most of my skins all have that line as well as the images in the skin folders. So your saying we have to do each skin by hand now whenever we change them? Or is your example above the new line method?

Before it was....

[Extras]
PlusImage = Backgrounds\TabName\Plus.png
MinusImage = Backgrounds\TabName\Minus.png

So is this still suppose to work?

on Sep 24, 2010

 

Sorry but the Start Menu glitch is another one that is just not going to be fixed

Oh well. you can't win 'em all, but thanks for all of the other improvements.

on Sep 24, 2010

Sorry, but can we please have the old IconBrowser back ? It was perfect, why change it at all ???

Omg that thing was far from perfect. It was only perfect if you kept all your icons in the OD library, and who actually did that? OD creates so many folders all over the damn place, it's near impossible to figure out which one is the right one, let alone trying to make backups.

WebGizmos

-+/- images for tabbed docks are not editable via the UI at this point... you'll still have to swap them out by hand. Changing the +/- images is available though the skin settings however. By creating a "[Extras]" section in your tabbed dock skin, with lines such as "PlusImage=plus.png" and "MinusImage=minus.png" (and then putting the appropriate images in your skin folder) you can customize the +/- images on a per-skin basis
Jim...as far as I know they've never been editable through the UI. Been using the method below for years now. I'm pretty sure that most of my skins all have that line as well as the images in the skin folders. So your saying we have to do each skin by hand now whenever we change them? Or is your example above the new line method?

Before it was....

[Extras]
PlusImage = Backgrounds\TabName\Plus.png
MinusImage = Backgrounds\TabName\Minus.png

So is this still suppose to work?

Just plus.png and minus.png, using the relative path won't work anymore.

on Sep 24, 2010

It was only perfect if you kept all your icons in the OD library, and who actually did that? OD creates so many folders all over the damn place, it's near impossible to figure out which one is the right one, let alone trying to make backups.

 I never did like the library being in My Documents, either.

on Sep 25, 2010

Well, I did because well I like to keep files in the documents folder. But okay, let's see what the fix brings.

on Sep 25, 2010

Just plus.png and minus.png, using the relative path won't work anymore.

Bummer...Oh well...back to OD Plus for me then. I don't want to have to keep going to folders to keep changes the images...the old way made more sense.

on Sep 25, 2010

JMBdev
Hi guys. Sorry but the Start Menu glitch is another one that is just not going to be fixed This is a glitch in Windows itself that makes that right area of the panel not draw when its location is anywhere but where it expects to be. (Well technically this isn't a glitch in windows, just an odd inflexibility!) Will keep looking for hacks to work around in, but otherwise, sorry

I can confirm the same thing under Windows 7 with Winstep apps. I ended chosing to make the Start Menu popup at the original location under Windows 7 instead of near the place you click, as users thought this was a bug with Nexus and not a 'glitch' in Windows, which made the application (not Windows) look bad. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if MS programmers are making our life difficult on purpose!

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