NEWB has 3 questions

[XT777]

hello...really am very new...want to do three things

1)how do i make the dock appear and disappear?
2)how can i assign what keys --> rotate?
3)how can i find/make/replace the center icon with something other than those that autopopulate the library?

thank you!

777

[sgtevmckay]

Greetings XT777

Glad to have you with us 

a couple of questions first:
What is yous Windows Operating System (ie. XP Vista 32, 7 64)?
What type of mouse, or how many buttons does your mouse have?

Let em know and we will get you worked out 

[XT777]

win 7

no mouse

tablet with, pen, touch, virtual keyboard.

got the dock to appear/dissappear with alt key and then programmed a "flick" to activate "alt" but both flick and virtual keyboard require two (2) attempts before action...

[XT777]

got item one straightened out.

any suggestions on reassigning the rotate function to another key besides mouse scroll?

still interested in changing center image.

also how do i add the recycle bin to the dock?

[sgtevmckay]

LOL


I was just in the middle of a graphics tutorial for #1  

As for #2. There is no native way to simulate the mouse wheel spin, so on it's own Circle Dock will not spin.
There is a couple of possibilities.
1.) If you can assign a touch motion to simulate the Arrow Left and Arrow Right Keys. The Arrow Right and Left will make Circle Dock spin accordingly. As for re-assignment; No way that I know of
2.) I am in the experimentation phase to be sure.
There is a program called Stroke It
This program may have a way to simulate the scroll button as a touch screen solution.
I fear that it may interfere with your current touch screen software.
I have yet to fully test a plugin that I am working with the folks at Stroke It on, but may at some point become a native solution

There is a third party solution that would require some work.
There is AutoIT and AutoHotKey
Either one of these programs could be used to create a small based program that can re-assign the necessary keys.
As to how exactly is a bit above my pay grade 

[XT777]

thanks for the help.  setting the right arrow keystroke to a upward "flick" was easy to do.

any advice on the recycle bin?

[sgtevmckay]

Unfortunately that is still a work in progress. 
The most I could do is give you information on how to develop a static graphic.
ie. it would not change when there are items in the bin

If you like I can re-dig up that information. 

[sgtevmckay]

Ah....here we go

http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=18230.msg163317#msg163317