ObjectDock Beta update now available

i wasnt sure where to post this but i just updated to the new beta and have found a small but annoying new bug. my flyout menus appear fine the 1st time they are shown after loading the dock but if then alloved to disappear when i try and look at them again the icons appear very transparent and barely visible. the behaviour seems inconsistent though as sometimes not all icons in the flyouts are affected. any chance of a quick fix? or is it possible to downgrade to the previos stable release? Thx in advance!

I seem to have lost all images on the flyouts

As with any of the Object Desktop programs, it is always a good idea to put a check mark in "Auto-archive on application update". This will allow you to "Restore Archive" from the saved file.

In the meantime, if you un-check "Show pre-release versions" in Stardock Central, that will get you the last non-beta release.

Make sure the version you are updating to is 1.90f(b).017

Hi guys, yeah there were some others (1.09b-1.09e) that our publishing software was having a bit of hickup where an old test build was being included that had that problem with some video cards. Make sure you have 1.90f - you may need to close and re-open Stardock Central for it to pick up on the very latest build. In the case you're still having a problem, note that the ObjectDock.exe file's "Modified Time" should be 8/7/2007 4:58pm. If you've done the update and that's not, let us know, and try uninstalling / making sure the exe is gone / reinstalling.

Thanks

need to inform of a bug on 64 bit vista. Upon install and subsequent reinstalls, OD when loaded says "ObjectDock x64: DLL/Hook Failed To Load. (DLL Load Failed) Please reinstall and reboot". The start menu and try function fine, and OD doesnt crash or act weird. I just get this error everytime i run it.

also: flyout images are gone following the 1st use of a flyout. meaning i click it and see all my shortcuts, then i click it again and a bunch are missing.

guy wth happened here. i know its a beta but jeez. i hope u guys get fixes for these soon. i shall patiently wait but u know theres gonna be some big time haters here. if theres anything i can tinker with on my end to fix things, such as the dll issue, temporarity please lemme know. im very knowledgeable with Vista so if i need to do any registry or system file tweaks im all 4 it.

Hi DuffMasta, thanks for the report. It seems the x64 dll issue was due to missing runtimes; if a user didn't already have the latest C++ runtime it would not load correctly. Fixed up.

Flyout images, there was some new optimizations done to improve speed... hoping the update 1.09g that we just updated helps. If that doesn't work I might have to attack the problem more directly. I heard of one person having a problem with flyouts appearing not in proper places as well, can anyone confirm?

Thanks!

The flyouts are fine for me now

My.........god u guys are awesome. Cannot believe you pushed out a fix that fast. AWESOME JOB. Everything is workin perfectly now, so far. I will keep you posed on any other bugs i come across.

DuffMasta - thanks for the kind words    Welp thats what betas are for, finding glitches. No sense in leaving a buggy one out there if we can figure out the problem quick so that real problems can be found, if any

Weather dock fly-out doesn't center on the dock but comes out on the left edge of the monitor. I only get the last day of the four. I can't see anything that can be adjusted to correct this.

Tabbed dock on top edge (config'd as a drawer) with 2 flyouts in one of the tabs...

Both flyouts open off-screen to the left as if centered on the left screen edge.

Tried adding a new flyout, but the result is the same.

WinXP SP2

OD+ 1.90g[b].018 (about box says: v1.90 (Build 537u) beta)

Installed via SDC v2.46.472 b155

sounds like a confirmed bug then

Well partly...

For me the weather flyout is fine! Although it's on a seperate vertical zoomer dock on the left screen edge, hmmmm...

As a test, adding the weather docklet to my tabbed dock makes it behave incorrectly as per my other flyouts!

HTH to track it down.

chef garry and chris th, the last update will take care of that issue. it did for me, anyway.

Indeed, Snidely! It works as normal now  

Talk about a feast of updates in one day!     

Thanks Jeff & I hope this spate of activity is a sign that you're feeling recovered from your recent illness.   

Jeff...you got mail. And...does this beta update have the stuff in it we talked about and you implemented?

Works perfectly Jeff...Thank you for providing such an awesome program, one that I simply cannot live without.

It's My Secret

Updated and better than ever.Thanks Jeff for your efforts,this really is a superb piece of software and has become indispensable for me.I now have weather for my little seaside town too!  
Cheers

Ahh ... the last update fixed the wonky flyout docks. Thanks!

And so far I haven't had to transpose days on the weather flyout!   

That's better. Thanks!

Worked fine for me. yaaaa!!!    

Thanks everybody Horray its all working Hehe glad your little seaside town is now showing up bobby, & pictoratus, hopfully your day-transposing days are over I'd say the liklihood is high And hah yep Chris all better!!! How's the system tray & start menu launcher going for you, people on x64?

WebGizmos: yep you bet, this has the fix for the skinning stuff in there.

Cool!

Don't keep us in the dark, man! What this about the fix for the skinning stuff?