I'm not sure David . . DX may interupt take precedence over RC.  I'll try a test later.


System.DownloadFile(remoteUrl, localPath, bAsync)

System.SendRequest(remoteUrl, postParams, bAsync)

System.SimpleWrite(path, content, param)

System.SimpleRead(path, param)


Apparently these functions should be more friendly with scriptblockers and anti-virus programs.


As for my unemployed status, i just sent of some CV's today and I've already got one job offer and one interview. No biggie really. I could've stayed at my old place, but I had itchy feet and wanted to try something new.


Btw, I'm going to look into hotkeys. They don't seem to be very straight forward.

I'm pretty sure there is no way unless the theme is a simple one. With all the widescreen resolutions about now especially.

RightClick does allow one to replace the DX desktop rightclick menu.  So there you go.

Rightclick menu for object, or rightclick menu when you rightclick the desktop?

ok i agree at 100% with this!
You can't make all objects with height width in % of the screen with all conflicts that make between objects in the theme!

Rightclick on the desktop when a DX theme (*.desktop) is running.  There's a screenshot in his other post that makes it pretty clear.

What what what? I've never seen that.
I still get the standard window menu. Can't even find a setting for it. What am I missing here?
(I bet it's right in front of my eyes... The most difficult place to find.)

Make a new object
make its state "TEXT" and add the following to the script:

Sub Object_OnScriptEnter object.text = "system.ScreenHeight: " & system.ScreenHeight & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.ScreenWidth: " & system.ScreenWidth & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.ScreenWidth: " & system.ScreenWidth & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.VScreenHeight: " & system.VScreenHeight & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.VScreenLeft: " & system.VScreenLeft & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.VScreenTop: " & system.VScreenTop & vbnewline object.text = object.text & "system.VScreenWidth: " & system.VScreenWidth & vbnewline End Sub

Save and see with it shows.

The VScreen is used for multiple monitors.
With these you can always know what the screen width and height are.

These can be used to determine where to place items, ie.

Object.left = system.width - object.width 'will move the object to the right side of the screen, no matter what the res is.

You can also add

Sub System_OnScreenChange Object.left = system.width - object.width Object.height = system.height End sub

WORKAREA changes is a result of screen resolution changes or taskbar resize

Sub System_OnWorkareaChange Object.Width = System.ScreenWidth - 350 End Sub

Hope this helps with this one.

i got something you probly never heard...
how do you create a virtul explorer.. in other words view a directory structure, and have DesktopX show it in either an explorer pane or a 3d plane

To get back to my post about that flipping right click menu, i have used the application RightClick extensively in the past year but i have uninstalled it since getting stuck into DesktopX, so i am aware of the possibility that i could re-install it and use it in this instance, but im beginning to think that its a bigger issue than just the menu itself at this stage.

What im thinking is:

I'm probably not the only one that doesn't like the standard menu and would like to change it.

I think its a waste of resources to have to install a totally separate application (IE RightClick in this instance) just to get rid of a feature in DesktopX, surely that isn't an efficient solution.

Perhaps it should be a feature that is introduced into DesktopX (or re-introduced as the case may be)? Seeing as we are in an era of customizing everything on a PC, surely the lack of ability to be able to do something with this menu is a bit limiting?

They are just my thoughts. As i said, maybe its a bigger issue than just myself not liking the menu, maybe its a DesktopX feature that should be looked into?

Ro

Ronan,

I do not know how you change the DESKTOP RIGHT-CLICK menu with DesktopX, i have never seen a setting for this, or a way to program this option.

The only RIGHT-CLICK i know of is when you click on an object or the tray icon.

Unless someone else knows how to do this, i have no idea what to tell you.

there are lots of vb tutorials on how to get a dir structure.
im sure they could be made to do what you want.

Here is a tutorial sViz did on something like this: WWW Link

Id look that over and see how he did things.

Hi RomanDA,

I'm gonna continue to pursue this in a separate thread specifically about the issue, i don't want to be taking away from this thread about tutorials etc... It could go on and on and that would be better happening in a separate thread. Thanks for your input so far though, ill see what else i can root up about it...

Keep up the good work man!

Ro

PS: Have a look at the following thread about it, it has am image that i posted that might make things clearer... I know you posted in the thread already but i think it was before i put in the image...

WWW Link

Ro

Tutorial #1 is up: HELLO WORLD