"running application indicators on shortcuts" help please

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i have five quicklaunch buttons--winamp, aim, firefox, direct connect, and a folder.

i want to check "...and if clicked, shortcut should show currently running..."

but when i do, it takes two clicks to open winamp, i'd rather it one.
one click on aim opens my open aim windows--not what i want. two will do that and open my buddylist.
and one click to open up firefox, direct connect, and the folder--which is what i want for all of them.

if i uncheck "...and if clicked, shortcut should show currently running..."

one click will open the current instance of winamp (because of a winamp setting, it doesn't open up a new copy)
one click opens up my buddylist and NO away messages
one click opens the folder, direct connect, and firefox--but new instances, which i don't want.

how can i get it so that everything will take one click to open, and use the already open instances if there's one open? without my AIM windows popping up?

sorry that was so long. trying to be descriptive.

thanks!
objectdock
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm assuming your using a standard dock and not a tabbed dock. When you call the entries "quicklaunch" are you using a shortcut to a shortcut or do you mean "Entry" in the sense that your target is an exe? Also is this the free version or the plus version?
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yeah, im using a standard dock. free version--would the plus version fix this problem?

all quicklaunch/shortcut items lead to their .exe targets, not to shortcuts.
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
also, i'm using lightstep, not explorer... i don't think that is causing the problem, but i could be wrong.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I can't speak to AIM, but with tabbed docks in OD+ it only takes one click to bring up Winamp, Firefox and Folders. The check box to show "currently running" doen't effect tabbed docks, that's the way they always work. It is still there for your standard docks under the Advanced Options.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thats correct, in a tabbed dock. I have 3 docks, 1-tabbed with all my shortcuts 2-Standard w/Running Tasks & a clock 3-Standard w/Systray only. However, I may have mispoke earlier. The check box tells you it does not work on tabbed docks but I turned it off earlier and clicking brought up a second instance of FireFox. I turned it back on and it brought up the current instance of FireFox with one click.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ok i sort of figured out the problem but i still need help.

i realized i can still have the setting checked to open current instances. the reason winamp and AIM take two clicks to pop up are because they minimize to my system tray (which i dont display), and not the taskbar. if i set winamp to minimize to the taskbar, it will only take one click from the shortcut/quicklaunch. but that defeats the whole purpose of things--i don't want winamp showing on the taskbar, two winamp icons will take up too much space.

is there any way to tell objectdock to ignore certain window classes and not show them in the taskbar? this would solve my problem, i think.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
or if there was some way to make tasks from the systray come to the front with only one click, that would work even better
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you have a systray dock one click will bring up the item. I'm not sure that it's offered in the free version.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
meh, i don't really want a systray dock, because that won't show a winamp/aim icon when they aren't running. i want one icon for winamp, aim, firefox, etc. regardless of whether they are running or not.