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Circle Dock / Re: Doklet Idea (Request)
« on: December 11, 2009, 12:41 AM »
We intend to support Docklets in a future version :)


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock don't work on windows 7?
« on: December 11, 2009, 12:34 AM »
Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:   APPCRASH
  Application Name:   CircleDock.exe
  Application Version:   1.0.3115.6561
  Application Timestamp:   487889b3
  Fault Module Name:   StackHash_3250
  Fault Module Version:   0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:   00000000
  Exception Code:   c0000005
  Exception Offset:   0001102e
  OS Version:   6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
  Locale ID:   1062
  Additional Information 1:   3250
  Additional Information 2:   325055436168101a578479ab72a66d1a
  Additional Information 3:   c8b0
  Additional Information 4:   c8b0deb27397de66dbbb0cb7ca788765

I got NET Framework. What a problem? Sorry about my language, I'M not english!

The "StackHash" error would seem to indicate a lack of the Net Framework, but there are three things that trouble me regarding this error report:

Firstly, the error message was not generated by CircleDock but by the operating system and this reinforces the point that the Net Framework is not (correctly) installed.

Secondly, the Application Version is given as "1.0.3115.6561": there has never, ever been such a version number issued. All versions issued to date report "0.9.x.y" which makes me wonder if we are indeed discussing the CircleDock program downloadable from this Forum.

Thirdly, the Windows Version reported is a bit suspicious and might even be a hacked copy (I'm not saying it is, I'm saying it might be). The Sarge is, I believe, right on the button when he suggests that the .Net Framework may not be installed. Under Windows 7, the installation of version 3.5 of the Net Framework is not automatic, it must be specifically selected using the Control Panel's "Programs and Features" applet. However, the Net Framework will not install if the Windows installation is not from a legal copy.

I suggest you download the Net Framework version 2 from the Microsoft Downloads site and install that (it will install).

Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: December 10, 2009, 11:59 PM »
I think the answer to both your problems lies in your Unicode settings ... please check them.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: My new idea about CD
« on: December 10, 2009, 02:04 PM »
The "bubbles" screen-saver is not 3D but it appears as though it might be due to the way the bubbles are rendered.

Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: December 10, 2009, 01:58 PM »
Yes it is: there's a setting to enable that mode.
What do you mean 'a setting to enable portable mode' ? Is that a setting during the installation wizard like chosing between portable install or regular install?
No, it's a configuration setting within Circle Dock.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: December 10, 2009, 01:57 PM »
Refuses to install on XP: I get the following errors when trying to install on windows XP:
I think what you mean is that Circle Dock doesn't run under your copy of XP  ;)

It seems that your PC is using an Asian language setting and I think the answer is to check your Unicode settings in the Control Panel.


Mark

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So have another idea about this option, when the DockItems are rotated, why not have a counter rotation between circels?
Actually this functionality is in the next version already! My implementation is similar to yours, but yours has a bug: the icons that appear on the even rings will appear in the wrong order.

Here's part of my code:
               int CircleIndex = 0;
                double _RotationValue = ((DockSettings.General.EnableCounterRotateRings) &&
                    (CircleIndex % 2 == 0) && (!showingLevel)) ? RotationValue : -RotationValue;
                for (int i = 0; i < DockItemSizes.Length; i++)
                {
                    CalculatedPoints[i] = new Point(CentreObject.Location.X + CentreObjectRadius + (int)((double)(DockSettings.CircleParams.MinRadius + IncreaseRadius - DockItemSizes[i].Width / 2) * Math.Cos(i * RadianDivisons + _RotationValue)) - DockItemSizes[i].Width / 2,
                                                    CentreObject.Location.Y + CentreObjectRadius + (int)((double)(DockSettings.CircleParams.MinRadius + IncreaseRadius - DockItemSizes[i].Height / 2) * Math.Sin(i * RadianDivisons + _RotationValue)) - DockItemSizes[i].Height / 2);
                    tempCounter++;
                    if (tempCounter >= DockSettings.CircleParams.ConstNumItemsPerCircle)
                    {
                        tempCounter = 0;
                        CircleIndex++;
                        _RotationValue = ((DockSettings.General.EnableCounterRotateRings) &&
                                          (CircleIndex % 2 == 0) && (!showingLevel)) ? RotationValue : -RotationValue;
                
                        IncreaseRadius = IncreaseRadius + DockSettings.CircleParams.CircleSeparation;
                    }
                }
The boolean variable showingLevel is set true whenever icons are being positioned on the Dock and it is always false when the Dock is being rotated by the mouse or keyboard.

Although the code was included in Beta 1, it could not be enabled due to the fact I had omitted to update the settings dialog. It now is. Thanks for the reminder!

Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: December 10, 2009, 11:09 AM »
Is this a portable software? I have no intention of using a software that is not portable.

Yes it is: there's a setting to enable that mode. The next version, due "real soon now™" will detect if it is being run from removeable media and automatically select Portable Mode.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Coming soon - Circle Dock Version 1.00
« on: December 08, 2009, 02:56 AM »
Markham, I discovered your program about 6 weeks ago, and at that time things were very wirey.  I'd have it running for 5-10 mins, and it would crash, never to return.  I'm not a launcher user, but even then Circle Dock was a bunch of fun. 

Now with Beta1 the last two weeks or so, I have it working on my #2 computer.  It only crashed once, yesterday, and I restarted it, and it was blank.  So I put back on some of my original shortcuts, and reshaped it, etc.  Next time I restarted the comp, the first set of settings were back, but the second set were gone.  I'm having fun with the notion I'm on a pre-release that will someday be very famous, so the setbacks are understood.  I'd love to see a feature to export the settings.
That Beta, in common with many other Beta versions out there, didn't have all the wrinkles iron-out. I posted it to show users the new Dock shape as there has been a deal of interest in such a shape. That it only crashed once is to its credit  :). Can you recall the circumstances that caused it to crash?


Your program will be the impetus to force manufacturers to create a U shape backlight and eventually the circular LCD monitor.  That, or with my first paycheck I'm going looking in antique shops for the famous 50's TV set made with the round screen, and a RF Modulator.   
I'm all for retro!!  :D

I've got a rhetorical question about your username too: I live in New England (a group of states in the northeast USA), and a lot of towns I grew up in, and around, ended with 'ham.'  Any connection to this area or England?  Just curious.  Or is it a real first name.  I'm always trying to pick up on different cultures.
The suffix "ham" is an old English abbreviation for "homestead" and in Anglo-Saxon times denoted a village. In the same vein, "hamlet" (or little ham) is still in common usage denoting a small group of houses.

You are quite correct in thinking I'm originally from the UK but these days I prefer much warmer climes. My user name here (Markham) however has no geographic associations but is quite simply a contraction of my first and last names (Mark Hamilton).


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Coming soon - Circle Dock Version 1.00
« on: December 08, 2009, 02:41 AM »
I look foward to it.  So far Circle Dock has proven to be better then RK launcher, Rocket Dock and Object dock.  I thank you for the hard work your putting into it.
Thanks for your kind words!  :)

Mark

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Circle Dock / Coming soon - Circle Dock Version 1.00
« on: December 07, 2009, 02:12 PM »
I will be releasing Version 1.00 of Circle Dock in the next day or so, once final testing is complete.

The new features of this version compared to v0.9.x releases are:

Elliptical Dock Shape which can make use of your existing circular backgrounds. One thing I should mention is that unlike circles, ellipses take a bit longer to draw due to the complex mathematical calculations that are required.

"Kiosk" mode is useful not only for "kiosk" applications but also in schools or offices where you don't want the end-user(s) tampering with the settings and this mode is automatically enabled if Circle Dock is run from a CD or DVD ROM. "Kiosk" mode is password-protected and Circle Dock's configuration files are now encrypted -again to prevent unauthorised tampering. The main properties dialog includes an new "Inspector" tab from which you can print and/or make an unencrypted backup of the configuration files.

Extra Mouse Buttons - if you have a mouse with 5 or more buttons, you can now use XButton1 or XButton2 to toggle the Dock's visibility. These two buttons are located on the left side of the mouse, near your thumb (if you're right-handed) with the front button being XButton1 (and behind it is XButton2).

Auto-deletion of invalid Dock Items is a new option and, if enabled, Circle Dock will silently remove those Dock Items for which there is no target - and were otherwise shown as a warning graphic.

There are also several changes, all of which are documented in the Help, and numerous bug-fixes (not all of which have been documented).



Mark


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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock won't start from WinPE bootable disc
« on: December 05, 2009, 02:11 AM »
I don't think that there was a thread for this problem, so : i have a custom built bootable windows 7 disc and i have tried to start CircleDock at startup, but it won't start, with error : " The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000135)...". I have noticed that there are some DLL's missing from System32 folder on disc, but the question is which exactly are required by this handsome docky to run?
This goes to application coders. Can i have a list of required DLL files ( .NET specific maybe?). Is it good enough to put them all in the same folder where EXE is?
Any help is welcome!  Thanks!
I see you've solved your problem - or have you? When you say "WinPE" do you mean "WinPE" or "BartPE"? There is a big difference. WinPE is a proprietary format issued by Microsoft to its Software Assurance Members and is a command-line tool - it does not have a graphical user interface. There are a number of programs available on the Net that claim to build WinPE, some of which are simply wrappers around Microsoft's WinPE builder tools, whilst others do provide a GUI. Their use may not be (entirely) legal.

BartPE is somewhat different in that it produces a running copy of Windows with a full GUI and requires your original distribution CD to work. I suspect that this is actually what you have.

Now to BartPE and Circle Dock. Finding the INF plug-in for .Net Framework and installing that into a BartPE CD is only half the task: you will also need to create a plug-in for Circle Dock and this page may help you with that. You will also need to build and configure the Dock before creating the BartPE ISO. To this end I suggest you wait until version 1.00 is released as this contains the necessary smarts to recognise read-only media (such as CD and DVD ROMs) and will automatically prevent Circle Dock from attempting to write anything to disk - in effect making it a "Kiosk" application.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock don't work on windows 7?
« on: December 03, 2009, 09:59 PM »
Are you trying to run Circle Dock on a 64-bit version of Windows?

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Circle Dock / Re: Docklets?
« on: December 03, 2009, 09:58 PM »
This topic is covered in Circle Dock's online help and, yes, Docklet support is planned for a future release.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock won't start at Startup
« on: December 03, 2009, 09:56 PM »
You don't need to put Circle Dock in your startup folder. There's an option in General Settings which will run Circle Dock on System start.



Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Request: corner icon overlayed
« on: November 29, 2009, 10:29 PM »
I know but in ver 0.9.3.5 in history section the last one is 0.9.3.1
Version 0.9.3.5 became Version 1.00 Beta 1 and its changes are noted here.

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Circle Dock / Re: Request: corner icon overlayed
« on: November 29, 2009, 11:32 AM »
Some games have tools, mods, mod folder, starter ecc with the same icon and I spent time to create icon with an other little icon in right-bottom corner to differ each other. Mark, can you add an option in item setting to add this little icon?
Image overlays are not currently supported but I might support them in a future release.

I read that the last CD version is 0.9.3.5 but in help file there isn't change log, what change?
All the changes are noted in the History section of the Help.



Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Making programs run in windowed mode
« on: November 26, 2009, 11:54 AM »
I have some games and programs that normally run full screen, but when I used shortcuts I forced them to run windowed by putting -window at the end of the target. I was wondering how you could make something run in windowed mode from circledock. I saw the arguments section of item settings, but I don't know what that does.
The -window you add is called a Command Line Argument and to achieve the same result in Circle Dock, simply type -window in the Arguments box in the Dock Item Properties dialog.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: can not open circledock ^_^ ?? help me
« on: November 23, 2009, 12:44 PM »
Are you using a 64-bit version of Windows?

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Circle Dock / Re: Click center button to show bg
« on: November 21, 2009, 12:54 AM »
hey thanks for the reply, that was quick!
im using it on a laptop so ive only got right and left click and keyboard hotkeys just arent very intuative to use. Seems like a pretty simple function, the button can activate the start menu on click but it'd be nice if it could toggle the bg instead! thanks anyway
-JosiahMichaelEastwood (November 19, 2009, 09:35 AM)
Simply set the Dock to autohide (on the Settings -> Visibility Tab) and when you want to hide Circle Dock, move your mouse off its background and it will disappear.

Incidentally many laptops' trackbar buttons are configured such that pressing both buttons at the same time is the same as a middle button click.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Request: Blank Icon/separator
« on: November 21, 2009, 12:44 AM »
Let me deal with the point about separators. Separators, which are normally horizontal lines for menus and vertical lines for docks, act as visual clues for the boundaries of groups of similar items.  There is less, or no, need for separators on non-linear docks since the items are off-set from each other vertically and/or horizontally - the visual clues are already there. Besides, if you really want to distinguish groups of similar items, place each group in its own Dock Folder.

But suppose there were separators in Circle Dock with user-defined images as you suggest. Now suppose that the image chosen was a standard straight line, have you considered how the image would look in the various positions around the Dock? It would need to be rotated such that its axis always points to the centre of the Dock.

And what happens if you decide to sort a level of the Dock - where do the separators go?

There are other implications you may not have thought about - such as the size of the separator object - same as a normal Dock Item or smaller?

You're asking me to add a layer of complexity which, frankly, has very limited usefulness and which will undoubtedly slow down the painting of the Dock. I really want to keep Circle Dock as lean and mean as possible.

Your request for named instances won't make it into version 1 the features of which are now frozen.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Request: Blank Icon/separator
« on: November 20, 2009, 10:57 AM »
Thanks for your suggestions! Right now I'm concentrating on getting version 1.00 finished and released.


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: November 20, 2009, 02:21 AM »
I am unable to reproduce this problem ...

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Circle Dock / Re: Circle Dock v1.00 Beta 1
« on: November 19, 2009, 04:06 AM »
1. need confirm to delete item icon.
2. issue with to add "File, Folder or special" and "Folder Stack", you never can stop or cancel the action, even you select nothing
Some users may disagree with you regard your first point. Your second point is a good catch and I've fixed that issue. Thanks!


Mark

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Circle Dock / Re: Save function for apps and folder request !
« on: November 18, 2009, 04:29 AM »
The settings are already exported - simply backup the contents of your Circle Dock's System\Settings folder (normally this is "C:\Program Files\Circle Dock\System\Settings").


Mark

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