ObjectDock 2.0 beta went out today to customers who have pre-ordered. To keep some order in the forums, lets try to consolidate some of the feedback into this thread.
If you are posting an issue please be as descriptive as possible so we can address it if possible. Thanks for your feedback and enjoy!
March 30:
Beta Release
July 29th:
Beta v1.98 released
https://www.wincustomize.com/article/389526/
Someone asked this earlier, but I don't see where anyone responded. Is there any way to load/save docks?
Ok it has been several days since the Release of OD2 I have been going through it.
I asked myself 3 questions
What do I like?
The Reflections
The New UI
The ability to have a working systray dock
What do I dislike?
The lack of ability to import new backgrounds without having to unzip them and move them to the objectdock 2.0 folder manually.(If this is possible and someone can tell me how it would be great)
The lack of ability to have the taskbar and systray on the same zoomer dock
The Lack of ability to Save and Load Docks
I have created several dock backgrounds(have only shared 2 at this time) I really liked the package images feature.
What would I Like to See?
I would Like to be able to add My Custom Icon Folder To the default list witout having to actually moving it to OD2 folder
More Documentation as to what new features may be planned
The return of the FlyOut Menu(Stacks is nice but,I really like the flyout Menu)
Only issue I see is I am missing the my music, my documents and my pictures icons anyway to import them from 1.9?
Can anyone point me to a setting, with that I can tell docklets that OD is on the top ? I still have problems with Stacks-Docklet opening the stacks up to the top, which is unfortunate if You have OD at the top also.
Not sure if you want right click on OD then position then uncheck tab on tops.
c242 I had that problem with version one of the stacks docklet but, somebody here on the forum posted a link to version 2 just look around it is here some wheres and then things worked fine
Looking good and working fine on windows 7 64bit desktop and 32 bit laptop.
The text from mouseover on the start menu and unload object dock icon stay on the screen (frozen) a few inches above the dock. The text stays on top of other programs and I must unload object dock to remove it. Only happens on my machine with Win 7. XP is fine.
Just noticed this one this morning:
Mouseover text on tabbed docks sometimes goes behind the dock background, and sometimes disappears altogether. As I recall, this is one of those bugs that haunted 1.9.
(The text bug), I haven't had this happen yet. This drove me totally nuts with 1.9. I was really hoping this one would stay away forever hehe.
The really big unspoken question is how long will it be until the next build addresses the new bugs?
Can't seem to add a Weather dock that was removed..it's in the directory but doesnt show up in the context menu..same happens for any new docklets I try to install..
Can you not install custom docklets yet?
This program is really frustrating..shouldn't be so when you pay for something..
Remember this is a BETA, you paid for the release version. This is NOT the release version. There are going to be bugs that need to be fixed still.
That brought no improvement. If only OD had native stacks. The flyouts are not what I am after. They are nice to play with, but too nervous at times. What really makes me wonder that stardock listens to customers with WB and others while just plain ignoring demands regarding other apps...
And let's hope for an official statement in this thread.
Beta means not done you are testing it and new things will be added. Thiis is how most beta programs work any how. I am betting you will be able to add your own theme in the next update or so.
You paied to save $10 when it is release. Stardock explain this is not retail so why are people getting upset? If you want a finish product stick with 1.9
I keep saying it folks: Every piece of software whose developer hasn't deserted it is essentially a "Beta" in that at some point, changes (removing, updating, fixing, adding) will have to occur.
The only "Final" piece of software is one which is no longer being worked on, or one which has been abandoned/orphaned.
This HAS been discussed and a temp solution that WORKS has been given us, use the SEARCH... hell just look through the list of subjects on the first page. 14th thread from the top as I am writing this and I got https://forums.stardock.com/379042 . Yes it is a little bit of a pita but it does work.
Different development teams may handle feedback and updates in a different way.
I am sure the ObjectDock team have seen the posts about the stacks problems and hopefully they will implement a built in solution for 2.0.
OD2 has been "in beta" for over three years now. In fact, it has been three years BETWEEN beta releases.
I sure do hope it's now officially on the weekly update roadmap again.
I did search I guess I just didn't do it effectively. I figured out this much on my own..it's just a pain and I think the real problem was I was using SysStats which just doesn't work no matter what...needs updated version I suppose. Still I didn't realize that the beta was just a pre-release to the actual release when I paid..I thought you had to pay for the beta...my mistake there. So I guess it makes sense that there are bugs.
This is true as I said above this is a mistake on my part...however beta for 3 years? What gives....? Kinda makes me think the money was wasted if it has been in beta that long seems like it won't come out of beta...
Anyways..the program actually works for what I need and I quite like it..though not sure why I paid for it when it doesn't do much more than all the free apps out there like RK Launcher... I do like it and am using it at home (using RK Launcher up here at work since only need simple menu here)
One question I couldn't find via searching, is there no option to change the Running Indicator (I know I can just rename the file to make it work but where is the actual option?)
Thanks!
Beta for 3 years? They talked about it for 3 years but that doesn't mean they were working on it for 3 years.
@ Newyears1978, I have Sysstats working just fine with the BETA.
The last Beta for OD2 (v1.9xx) was indeed about three years ago. No one released an updated version during that time because Brad chose to divert Stardock (his company after all) from their core business of Windows customizing in an attempt to become a competitor to Valve's Steam...via Impulse.
It's his call, of course, but it is true that a lot of manpower and programming resources were diverted to the development of Impulse (and Stardock games, etc.) and only recently was the lead programmer of Impulse put back onto ObjectDock in a meaningful way.
So yes, there was a three year lag between updates for OD2 betas.
I hope that any interim work "under the hood" makes it easier and faster to fix not only the new bugs that have cropped up, but also those that remain after all these years.
Cheers to the new version of ObjectDock!
Is there a way to remove the Reflection effect from an individual zoomer dock? The option isn't there on the Settings UI and I cannot see anything obvious in the CurrentTheme.ini file either.
I want me some free-floating docks with fully transparent backgrounds and it looks odd with the reflection effect in place.
OD2 has not been in beta for 3 years. The beta for 1.97 (2.0) just recently started. The previous version (1.9) has been released for quite some time. This is a totally new version.
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