[chinesewitchguywithanax]

hi guys, i have a few questions that i'd really appreciate if anyone could answer/help me out with.

firstly, i've downloaded taskbar-magic to get rid of my taskbar because it obviously gets in the way while having my dock down there. it would be perfect if the taskbar wouldn't randomly come back whenever it wants. how can i fix this?

next, some applications just don't want to minimize into the dock.. they always go into the taskbar, which most of the time is hidden, when taskbar-manager is actually cooperating. when it does work correctly and things get minimized to the taskbar, it brings the unwanted tastbar back up. how do i stop this?

third, is there a simple digital clock docklet similar to the calendar one that came with rk launcher? all i want is to be able to easily look down and read the time.

lastly (this one is a bit random), but is there a way i could get that bar at the top of a mac's homescreen on my pc without hurting it, slowing it down, or taking up too much ram?


thanks in advance to anyone who answers!

[mps69]

Kinda answer all the taskbar questions as once. Instead of running taskbar magic, move your taskbar to the top of the screen. Next right click the bar, select properties and choose autohide, the bar will appear and disappear when the mouse cursor goes near it.
If you want to have the Mac looking bar at the top of the screen, search for a Objectbar, by Stardock or Finderbar, however you'll need the taskbar to be visible for it to work fully.
As for windows not minimizing to the dock, ensure you have the latest nightly build located here
Lastly, there are a few clock docklets here that should work.

Good luck

[chinesewitchguywithanax]

i've checked and i have the latest nightly build. and i got it to minimize some things.. but explorer won't minimize and microsoft office applications won't minimize.
the only things that i know for a fact minimize are photoshop, itunes, and safari.

as for the taskbar itself, i want it to be completely gone. that is why i am using taskbar-magic. with windows 7 i click the top of windows a lot, because that's a way to maximize windows.

i downloaded the finderbar, it doesn't work well with the windows 7 taskbar. also i can't figure out how to use the docklets. i have them extracted and everything but i just don't know how to get them to work.

[mps69]

I now understand what your problem is regarding the minimizing. You have to remember RKL was developed before Windows 7 was even conceived, so things like explorer and a few other program will react differently. Unfortunately it looks like the project has been suspended indefinitely so I wouldn't hold my breath in getting bugs and features installed anytime soon.

As for docklets, assuming your adding them to the docklet folder, right clicking the dock and selecting "add docklet" the clock should appear. Once this has been added you can then right the clock to get further options.

The clock hereis the most up to date, and you might have great success with it.

I can't offer any further help to the taskbar.

Good luck

[chinesewitchguywithanax]

in the next update will it be more compatible with windows 7?

with the docklets problem, i can't find the docklet folder. there is nothing in the rk launcher folder but a shortcut to the program and a shortcut to uninstall it.

[mps69]

As I mentioned before they project has more or less been suspended indefinitely so I doubt there will be any changes coming soon, windows 7 compatibility included.

You don't have a docklets folder. If you download the application from this forum and unpacked it there should be at least 2 or 3 folder, one of them being for theme and docklets.
Infact the version here doesn't have an uninstaller as there is nothing to install. Unpack the zip file and your good to go.

[chinesewitchguywithanax]

okay, i've downloaded this dock. on the other one, there were icons exactly like the ones on the latest mac os, also there is a theme on it that made it look like mac, it called Venom Leopard. is there anyway i can get those onto this new dock or enable the other one to be able to use docklets?

if it helps any, i installed my dock from here.

This post has been edited by chinesewitchguywithanax: 01 March 2010 - 10:56 PM

[mps69]

I've never used that version of RLK, it was created independently from the original RKL creator to help easy the install process, including icons and theme.

You can get the Leopard Icons here and the skin can be found here

There are a few other Leopard skins hanging around, searching will give you a better idea.

[chinesewitchguywithanax]

okay thanks a lot! you've been so helpful.

i have one more question though.. is there a recycle bin docklet that allows you to right click on it and press "empty recycle bin"?

the one i have is by Haitham Al-Beik. whenever i try to do the right clicking method of emptying the recycle bin, i get an error message that reads, "The application called an interface that was marshaled for a different thread." is there anyway to make this docklet be able to use the right clicking method, or is there another docklet that can?

[mps69]

chinesewitchguywithanax, on 02 March 2010 - 08:42 PM, said:

okay thanks a lot! you've been so helpful.

i have one more question though.. is there a recycle bin docklet that allows you to right click on it and press "empty recycle bin"?

the one i have is by Haitham Al-Beik. whenever i try to do the right clicking method of emptying the recycle bin, i get an error message that reads, "The application called an interface that was marshaled for a different thread." is there anyway to make this docklet be able to use the right clicking method, or is there another docklet that can?

I think the recycle bin problem is down to Windows 7, I'm using the same docklet with XP and it works fine.
You could hunt around the forum for other bin docklets to find out if they work.

I hope you read the good news, it looks like the developer of RKL is maybe going to revive the project, fingers crossed he brings it up to Windows 7 standard.

Good luck

[chinesewitchguywithanax]

okay, i will look around. thanks for the information and all the help!

and i sure hope he does! what thread can i keep up with for all the latest RKL news?