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Circle Dock / Re: [SOLUTION] Shortcut won't work
« on: October 15, 2009, 11:40 PM »
I have now been able to troubleshoot the problem some of you are having with importing shortcuts into Circle Dock and this has been fixed for the next release.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle dock - how to start automatic with VISTA O.S
« on: October 14, 2009, 02:44 PM »
I m using the circle dock, but every time a reboot, I have to manualy start the app... how can I solve this in vista? I mean, I want the circle dock to automatic start with windows .
If you're using v0.9.2.6 - available from this site - there's a configuration setting "Start with Windows".

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 Refresh
« on: October 11, 2009, 10:03 AM »
Sorry about that ... I've corrected the download link.

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Circle Dock / Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 Refresh
« on: October 10, 2009, 11:46 PM »
I have recompiled Circle Dock with settings that should allow it to run on 64-bit as well as 32-bit operating systems. I am unable to test the 64-bit setting as I don't have a 64-bit OS.

There are no other changes, so the version number remains the same.

Download link: Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 (Refresh) Installation Program





Edit: Corrected download link

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 now released!
« on: October 08, 2009, 09:23 PM »
Thank you Rigel for your detective work in my absence!  :up:

I will prepare and upload a zip file containing a 64 bit executable. Watch this space!

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Circle Dock / Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 now released!
« on: October 01, 2009, 09:44 AM »
Circle Dock v0.9.2.6 is an unofficial updated version of Eric Wong's 0.9.2 Alpha 8 version available on the Circle Dock website. As Eric has been missing from this board for many months and has not released any new versions in nearly a year, this release corrects many of the issues raised in the interim and also introduces some new features. For further details of what's in this version, please read this message and this message.

The download link is at the foot of this post.

The Zip file contains a full setup program which will install Circle Dock onto your PC.

If you are an existing user, simply install into your current Circle Dock folder, making sure that Circle Dock is NOT running when you install the new version or the installation process will fail.

If you are a new user, just install the program in the normal way. However, this release does not contain any program or folder icons - with the exception of its default folder icon. There are many icon collection on the Internet including those for RocketDock which work admirably with Circle Dock.

Enjoy this release!


Markham and DrWicked.


Download Link: CircleDock 0.9.2.6.zip (courtesy of DonationCoder)

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Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: October 01, 2009, 01:00 AM »
An other suggestion: Can you substitute the stackalonestack with ver2? In ver 2 there is shorthcut navigation feature ^___^
The short answer is "unlikely" as I'm planning to support Docklets natively.

I did look at supporting StandaloneStack v2 but upon testing it first, I found inconsitencies (ie bugs) in the way it behaves across my platforms (XP, Vista and Windows 7). Both versions have a tendency to remain in memory - sometimes multiple copies - when their stack is closed. We will stick with v1 for the time being: it has fewer bugs!

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Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: October 01, 2009, 12:50 AM »
I found the problem.
I had tried with or without memory saver but, to be sure, after your post, I tried again but i disabled all the options near memory saver so I found the bugged one: "Always return to top level". Now without this option CD is faster ^___^.
If the Dock is displaying its top level menu when it is hidden, the next time the Dock is shown, it would reconstruct that level completely. This has been fixed.

An other problem: if you enable "fast Draw" and click during item creation the item were drawn as many time as you click. To make a joke I click many many time and my twelve item became almost 120 but CD freeze. ^___^ If you disable event between the CD activation and the final rendering it is resolved.
Good catch and I've fixed that one too.


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Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: September 30, 2009, 01:56 PM »
Normal CD seems to create item only the first time on start and It only redraw on click. Your mod seems to recreate the item each time.
Have you got the "Use Memory Save" enabled?

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Circle Dock / Re: Shape
« on: September 29, 2009, 01:42 AM »
@ Markham

If you require a copy of the older version of CircleDock with the spiral, please advise. I may have one archived in my BU HDD.
It would take me a couple of days, but I think I can get it to you.
Sarge - I already have it, thanks! It's in the earliest source code on the CD site and is in Visual Basic. I also found, on this site, a demo of the ellipses shape.

Mark

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Circle Dock / The next unofficial version - Updated 30 September
« on: September 28, 2009, 12:32 PM »
      No! It's not released yet!!

      Yesterday I released an unofficial update containing twelve changes and additions; that version has an Assembly version of 0.9.2.5 to distinguish it from Eric's last version which was 0.9.2.0. I am now working on version 0.9.2.6 and so far that update will contain the following:

      • A widely-reported problem concerns Circle Dock's handling of shortcuts (ie LNK files). Eric had written perfectly valid code to handle shortcuts correctly and his code should, by rights, work. But as many of you reported, it often doesn't work and the problem is not Eric's, it's Microsoft's buggy code - a bug, incidentally, that has been present in all 32-bit versions of Windows since Windows '95. Others have solved it and I managed to track-down a solution which I've implemented: and it works perfectly.
      • When a file is added to the Dock, its Description (which is used for the label) defaults to the file name with its file type extension, eg: "Word.exe". This has been changed such that the file type extension is no longer included - so "Word.exe" becomes simply "Word".
      • "Add Blank Icon" has been renamed "Add File, Folder or Special Item" for clarity.
      • There is a new button on the 'Dock Item Properties" dialog: 'Special'. This allows you to add certain Explorer folders (eg: My Computer, My Documents) and the most commonly used Control Panel items.

29 September Additions
  • Drag-and-Drop functionality has been considerably enhanced with the addition of code kindly supplied by "DrWicked":
    • Drag and drop of items (including shortcuts - but not Windows folders) from the desktop (or Explorer) onto CD. If the item is dropped onto a CD dock folder it places it in that dock folder instead of at the current CD level.
    • Drag and drop of items that are already on the CD into dock folders. You can even drop a dock folder into a dock folder.
    • Drag and drop of existing items (or dock folders) up one level (if not at the top level). To do this, drag and drop onto the Center button. Previously, this was how one would delete items. Now to delete items just drag them off the CD outside of the bounds of the CD. At the top level, an item can still be deleted by dropping it onto the Centre button but the user will be prompted to make sure they want to delete the item.
  • I have also incorporated "DrWicked"'s code to create an on-screen button which can optionally appear whenever Circle Dock is hidden. This is most useful in touch-screen environments but could also be useful generally. A new set of settings determines the image to be used, its size and opacity on the new "Toggle Button" section of the Configuration dialog.
  • In Version 0.9.2.5 (the first of my unofficial releases), if the Dock was set to be invisible when loaded, it would sometimes briefly flash when it started-up. This has now been fixed.
  • The "poof" animation now works.
30 September Additions
  • The number of "Special Items" has been increased to 19 and now include "Log-Off User", "Restart PC" and "Shutdown PC". All "Special Items" have default images attached to them but you can change the display image for one of your choice.
  • A new setting has been added to the "General" section which will add (or remove) Circle Dock from the list of programs that Windows automatically starts. No more copying shortcuts to your Startup Folder!
  • If "Fast Draw" was enabled and you mouse-click on its background whilst it is building the current layer, there was a chance that additional, duplicate, items would be added to the Dock. This has been fixed.
That's it, so far. I will update this post as and when new items are added, or changes made, until the next version is released. No further new features will be added for the next release which is currently being tested. I anticipate releasing this new version in a few days.

If you have any request for new features - or have a bug to report - please add it to this Topic.

Thanks!!

I am currently investigating using other shapes including ellipses, spiral, rectangular and triangular. But I'm making absolutely no promises as to whether any new shapes are added or any time-frames. I'm also investigating the possibility of adding Docklets - but I need help with this: does anyone have the RocketDock/ObjectDock API for Docklets?

I'd like to thank "DrWicked" for his support and generosity in freely giving me his source code additions. That has saved me considerable time and also allows me to include new features I've not even considered!

Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Shape
« on: September 28, 2009, 11:13 AM »
You mean a "shape" where all the items radiate from the centre button? I'll look into it but I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a high priority  :). There seems to be more demand for the ellipses and spiral shapes.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: September 28, 2009, 10:58 AM »
Maybe, I made an error in upgrade.
I have only 12 item in CD. If I enable "Fast Draw" CD takes some time to create each item and at the end It redraw instantaneously where I move mouse pointer. Normal CD seems to create item only the first time on start and It only redraw on click. Your mod seems to recreate the item each time.
It seems, in very simple code:
for each item{
    if (item.image != null) item.redraw(); <--- error in my case
    else new Item(x).draw();           
    }
It is possible I broke some file when I upgrade?
There is an option to made a log?
Thanks

I haven't touched any of the code that paints the items, so I'm at a loss to know what is causing your problem. Eric already had coded the "Fast Draw" routines and they work well: all I did was expose that functionality by making the relevant option setting visible.


Mark

364
Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: September 28, 2009, 03:37 AM »
Thanks for your work. :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup: :Thmbsup:

With the continuing absence of VIP, I have feared for this project.  :(

Welcome to DonationCoder and Circles dock's little part of it  8)
Thank you for your welcome!

Although I don't have too much spare time, I will try to keep this project alive. If any other members have modified the source code to add new features or correct "misfeatures" and they wish to send me their sources, I'm happy to incorporate and release those changes for the benefit of all members pending Eric's return. Please PM me for my email address.

Thanks!


Mark

365
Circle Dock / Re: My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: September 28, 2009, 03:28 AM »
Your CD version start too slow,approximately 4 seconds.
I'm not seeing that. Maybe you have too many items in your first level. Try enabling the "Fast Draw" option.

If I move the mouse during item creation at the end CD move to the new pointer position.
In some cases if I click more time CD creates more icon of one item.
I'm not seeing either of these behaviours either. But I'll keep a watchful eye open and try to fix if I see them.

Two resquest if possible:
     - open folder in a new external circle
I'll put this on a to-do list but it will require some fairly major changes to the item positioning code.

    - Solve the shortcut problem (I post a manual solution but It is boring).
Fixed for the next (unofficial) release.

    - Spiral shape
Added to the to-do list for investigation.



Mark

366
Circle Dock / My Unofficial Updated Version
« on: September 27, 2009, 11:38 AM »
I've read this Forum and it appears that many of the requested items are included in those I added in my copy of Circle Dock, so I'm making available my latest version.

The changes I've made include the following:
  • 1. Folder Stacks: It is now very easy to add a Folder Stack to your Dock - see Add -> Folder Stack. This command adds a blank folder icon on your Dock and opens the Settings Dialog to allow you to change the icon used to represent the Folder Stack and give it a unique name. Do not make any other changes! After closing the Settings Dialog, left-click on your new folder and select the path that should be opened; ignore the icon field here.

    Important Note: This ability relies on StackDocklet.exe (version 1) being in your Systems\Miscellaneous folder and its associated DLL in System\Miscellaneous\StackDoclet. Copies of both these items are included in the Zip file.
  • 2. Circle Dock can remain hidden after loading - useful if you include this program in your Windows Startup folder. In fact, in common with other Dock programs, it will briefly show itself on loading but will then hide itself. See "General" in the Configuration Dialog.
  • 3. Circle Dock will optionally always display the top level each time it is displayed. See "General" in the Configuration Dialog.
  • 4. Circle Dock can auto-hide itself if you move the mouse pointer outside its background's boundary, but not necessarily immediately: it uses a value based on the "dwell time" used for toggling its visibility if the cursor is at the top/left/right/bottom edges of the screen. See "Toggling" in the Configuration Dialog.
  • 5. Added a new menu item: "AutoHide" to allow you to toggle AutoHide on and off. It will be necessary for you to disable AutoHide when dragging-and-dropping new items onto the Dock. Note this toggle is NOT persistent and the setting for AutoHide (from Configuration Dialog) will be used the next time you start Circle Dock.
  • 6. You can force Circle Dock's background to be completely on-screen by disabling both "Centre around cursor  when shown" and "Lock Dock to current position". See "Location" in the Configuration Dialog.
  • 7. The maximum size for the background is now the visible screen height (less a few pixels). This change was necessary to allow for completely showing the Dock (#5 above).
  • 8. Enabled "Show Labels on Mouse-over" option so that labels can either be permanently shown or only shown when the mouse pointer is over the item. (Eric had this in the UI but had not added code to make it functional.) See "Labels" in Configuration Dialog.
  • 9. Added an option - "Fast Draw" - which displays each item as it is created. If unchecked, the previous behaviour (show all items after last item is created) is used. Enabling this item may be visually better on slow PCs. (Eric had written the code for this but not added an enabling option in the UI.) See "General" in the Configuration Dialog.
  • 10.The settings for Dock Rotation (Configuration Dialog -> General) were confusing. Circle Dock actually uses the value for 'Key Presses / Mouse wheel scrolls' whilst 'Set Rotation' displayed the number of Radians of the last rotation performed - this would be negative if the last rotation was counter-clockwise. The two controls are now linked, modifying one is reflected in the other. I've also added the necessary conversion code so that 'Set Rotation' displays Degrees rather than Radians.
  • 11.Added a button to make it easier to set the optimum rotation values based on the number of items to be placed - set by the values in 'Dock Shape'.
  • 12.Added hints to some of the more esoteric configuration items.

Attached to this post are two Zip files. The "Unofficial" upgrade should be unzipped to your Circle Dock Folder - ensure that you also unzip the support files to their correct folders. The second Zip file contains my latest source for those who are interested.

One thing that Eric hasn't yet implemented is elliptical dock shape. I do have some code for drawing and plotting positions on an ellipses and will look at implementing this. However, the math involved is quite complex and, more importantly, time-consuming: the time taken to paint each level will be somewhat slower. Rotating an elliptical dock may not be practicable - for the same reasons. Finally, as ellipses can have varying widths and heights, it may be better for Circle Dock to handle the drawing/painting of this, rather than use bitmap files.

Enjoy the update and let me know if you find any problems!


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Customize position
« on: September 27, 2009, 10:41 AM »
Grouping is already provided in the form of "Folders" but I do appreciate that that's not exactly what you want.

I guess you want "families" of icons radiating from the centre as spokes? I've had a detailed look at the code and to allow for that would require a fairly extensive rewrite. A possible side-effect would be that it could take longer to paint all the Items due to the additional math needed.


Mark


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Circle Dock / Re: How can I lower the spec?
« on: September 27, 2009, 10:27 AM »
I have a low spec portable computer and sometime, not too often, I lag while switch from from folder to folder within Circle Dock. Would you guys know some options I could disable so it would be less requesting for my small pc?
Example, I disabled the rotation.
Should I disable the shading/fading within animation?
Any hints? =)

And excuse my poor computer skills.

MS Windows XP Home SP3
Intel Atom CPU N280 @ 1,66GHz, 2,0GB, Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Family.
I also run Circle Dock on a netbook, with similar specs to yours, and there's absolutely no need to disable rotation or disable shading/fading: they all work fine. However, the program is configured to wait until all the Items (or Icons) for a given layer have been created before it displays them. This delay is very noticeable on low-powered PCs such as netbooks.

Using Windows Notepad (not Wordpad) you can open CONFIG.INI which you will find in the program's SYSTEM\SETTINGS folder and change the first line following "[General]" which you will find says:
ShowLevelRealTimeCreation=false
Change this to read:
ShowLevelRealTimeCreation=true
then save the file and you'll find that the program appears quicker.

I'll shortly be uploading an unofficial update ("unofficial" because I'm not the program's author) which includes the above ability as an option in the Configuration Dialog. The update includes a further 10 or so improvements and bug fixes.


Mark

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