So.... Anyone Got ObjectDock 2 yet?


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    Win 10 x64 Pro x64 / Ubuntu 15.10 x64
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    So.... Anyone Got ObjectDock 2 yet?


    I got my StartDock ObjectDock 2 Plus the other day and I was wondering if anybody else has tried this app yet?

    Anyways. I'm having a few small issues with it, one I think is specific to OD2, while the other is most likely a "x86-launcher-on-a-x64-OS" issue...

    Firstly, when it comes to showing my system tray, I can't get it to show all the icons. Doesn't matter what my taskbar settings (e.g.: display all or hiding certain icons in the actual explorer.exe taskbar) or my OD2 settings (same basic display options as Windows) are set to, I can't get all the items to display.

    Secondly, I have a folder on my desktop with shortcuts to my games, but when I use this to make a launcher with OD2 (the 'Plus' version allows multiple bars), the icons for 90% of them disappear... It seems shortcuts where I had to manually specify the icon (in other words where the file the shortcut points to doesn't contain the icon) it then shows a white page as a 'missing icon' instead.

    If anyone could shed some light on these issues, that would be a great help.. I have had the second issue with a few other 32-bit launcher bars and interface shells (one was Launchy, until I got the beta x64 version), but I don't know if it's possible to get around this.

    Not sure how much of a difference these make, but I'll mention it anyway: ObjectDock 2 is installed to the 'Program Files (x86)' folder (because it's only 32-bit), my user account has administrative privileges and UAC is turned off. Any ideas...?
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 sp1
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    I found that ObjectDock 2 Plus was to buggy, went back to 1.9 much more stable.
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    Win 10 x64 Pro x64 / Ubuntu 15.10 x64
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    rustberger said:
    I found that ObjectDock 2 Plus was to buggy, went back to 1.9 much more stable.
    Yeah, I've seen a lot of people saying that.. Honestly I'm considering the same route, I don't really use the tabbed bar feature, and virtually everything else is pretty much the same as the later 1.x versions anyway.

    I can't really help myself though... I'm very much a 'latest-version-of-everything' kinda guy. Prime example: It wasn't enough to simply get Windows 7, it had to be the Ultimate x64 version... Need I say more? Lol.
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  4. Arc
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    rustberger said:
    I found that ObjectDock 2 Plus was to buggy, went back to 1.9 much more stable.
    Found the same and did the same . Though I tried the free version .

    But ont thing I must to say, it is a bit easier to customize than 1.9 version .
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    Arc said:
    Found the same and did the same . Though I tried the free version .

    But ont thing I must to say, it is a bit easier to customize than 1.9 version .
    Don't think I've ever asked (never had a reason to), but are you running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows...? Just wondering about the disappearing icon issues. I've seen a similar issue with other 32-bit launchers on my system before, but I don't know if all of them act like that...
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  6. Arc
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    I use 32 bit Home Premium .
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    Arc said:
    I use 32 bit Home Premium .
    Ah... I see. Well, looks like I was a bit too hasty with buying ObjectDock 2 then.. Lol. I'll just hang on with it and see if there ant updates to resolve these minor annoyances. At least in the meantime it still works nicely though. :) I'm still amazed at the minimal memory footprint, especially considering the amount of eye-candy included in the bars...
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