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 27, 2010

A refresh was put out today, be sure to check it out!


New (major!) feature:
-New "Show Applications" mode for Quicklaunch docks (Windows7-taskbar-like functionality...running applications not already on dock have links automatically/temporarily created for them... allow pinning/unpinning/etc)

Tweaks/fixes:
-Reorganized right-click menu when right clicking shortcuts on quicklaunch docks, to emphasize interacting with the application
-Fixed "Browsing to object failed" messages and other such failures when interacting with the new Choose Icon dialog. (Search command in explorer-browser was too complex)
-"Browse..." menu item in new Choose Icon dialog hooked up again
-Fixed glitch with tabbed dock mouse-activation (dock wouldn't activate via click, only after delay)
-Fixed right-mouse button drags to zoomer docks not working


@JcRabbit: Indeed, thank you for confirming Yeah it's really having to choose between the lesser of two evils. Based on all the feedback I'm getting the preference seems to be like you have it, leave it where it was when on Win7. Doesn't make it much better than just hitting the windows key and we'll surely get reports of *that* being a bug still anyhow...but oh well. Since I already have a DLL loaded into explorer I've consiiiiiiidered trying to tap into there to see if i can figure out what it's doing wrong / put in some sort of workaround (i.e. lie to it during that specific theme-part draw operation), but if I even think about hooking any UXTheme APIs I'm sure Neil (WindowBlinds dev) will have my head Why did they do this!!!

on Sep 27, 2010

-New "Show Applications" mode

This is nice, but would be better if it fully took advantage of W7's jump lists.

I do like how many of the settings are accessable upon right-click.

on Sep 27, 2010

-Fixed "Browsing to object failed" messages and other such failures when interacting with the new Choose Icon dialog. (Search command in explorer-browser was too complex)
-"Browse..." menu item in new Choose Icon dialog hooked up again

It is extremely slow when opening my icons folder (to the point that I thought it had stopped responding and would crash). I would much prefer it just use the basic default 7 dialog, utilizing my Favorites links. Probably faster too.

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