I don't think you can recolor DX plugin objects (such as meters, etc) You'd have to do it manually.

I hve uploaded a sample of how you can use a slider to manipulate things like this here.

Hope this helps.

I realize that controlling topics in a forum is impossible . . but thsi will be part of a larger documemnt and the less drift I have, the better off we all are.  'k?

OT:

This is correct in that this is not possible to do directly. However, it's relatively straight forward.
1. Create an image for your bar (e.g. colour block /gradient 100x20 pixels)
2. Create a text object to store the meter value
3. Create your meter and use the "Set text of object" option - pointing it to the text object you created
4. Add a simple script to the text object on a timer that (optionally) matches the interval of the meter update and sets the width of the bar you created in (1) based on the text value e.g.
DesktopX.Object("cpu").Width = Object.Text
5. Hide the Text object(2) and meter object(3)
6. Recolour your bar object

Appreciate it's OT, but it may allow up to focus on getting a plugin that works with UAC rather than worrying about the colour

Call me an a** again for criticism to Stardock, but as long as there is no OFFICIAL statement that DX will REALLY be developed further on, we may write what we want here. I've seen too many threads like these (for example about ObjectDock and RightClick) leading to NOTHING in the last 2 years.

Awesome, Boss!!!  Will it allow PNGs?  Huh...tell me, tell, me , canya , huh!?

 

Just out of interest Zubaz, who is the lead developer on DesktopX at the moment? Obviously it was Alberto to start with, but then I got the impression that Laurence (GreenReaper) was the developer. Is anyone actually allocated to DesktopX at the moment?

I just remembered two things I'd really like to see (cant believe i totally forgot about them):

1. Enable parts of widgets/gadgets to be on different levels (one part Always on top, some other part at Desktop level etc.) It would be also nice if Z-order would be accessible through scripts.

2. Enable widgets/gadgets to steal/get focus - when using global hotkeys its very frustrating because the gadget shows itself because it has been set to visible by the hotkey but it is not in focus so you first must click on it before you can use it and that almost defeats the purpose of hotkeying it in the first place.

pleeease add this this    (seriously, with hese fixed a whole new kind of gadgets will be spawned)

That's it! That's what I wanted to request but forgot about. Being able to control z-order would be awesome.

Another idea I had was to have checkboxes in the object navigator to make it easier to select specific objects, instead of doing ctrl+click or ctrl+unclick.

I would like to see a zoom tool integrated into DX4 for placement and alignment of small detailed items.

Please.

This can be used in DX? I have never used it. I'll look into it. But I'm for anything taht will make DX easier to use, both for the user, and the builder. 

I am making a little something atm and it would be a lot more useful if there was a way to open object properties window and do stuff you usually can do only via the properties window using scripts - mostly this would enable users to create own tools for developing new widgets and making their lifes easier.

Also it would be nice to get OnLButtonDownEx and OnRButtonDownEx.