Ken Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hello all! Dashboard Wallpaper is an active desktop made 99% in Flash. Unlike the real Dashboard, this is on bottom of every window as it's actually a web page that you set as desktop background. What it does so far: :: It shows/hides all widgets similar to real Dashboard by just clicking on the desktop :: You can select your own picture background. :: Calendar can go back/forth in months, jump to today or select any day of the month. Doesn't show events. :: Clock shows local time. :: Calculator is fully functional. Just a little buggy rarely. :: iTunes thingy shows title/artist for song being played in iTunes. Play/Pause/Next/Previous work, too. :: Sticky note just lets you edit the text displayed. It still needs a lot of work in order to become fully functional. Would like to know what you think about this idea, though. Have a nice day! Ken Edit: More features and a preview are available below Link to comment
carbonfiber Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 you stole my idea :6 looks really neat, i cant wait Link to comment
babas151 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 really good idea of using flash on the dektop instead of a memory & cpu eating app Link to comment
Hobbes Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 YES! YES! YES! OMG OMG OMG ! I can't wait !!!! This is so cooool ! :naughty: May I suggest that you make a box right under the round white part of the clock where you can enter the name of your home city ? It would be more 1:1 Link to comment
Manyk Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 What ... no address book? LOL.Seriously ... looks awesome so far, keep workin' on it !!! Link to comment
daclothe Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 excellent idea and looks great - i'm sure a lot of people would like to see this materialize Link to comment
Unbeliever Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 genious idea! i`ll stand in line for this Link to comment
Ken Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Here is a preview of the project. Wait for it to show the wallpaper, then click to see widgets.iTunes and Notes don't work online at all.Anyway, I just upload it so you could see something more than a static image.A bientot!Ken Link to comment
puckchump Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 wow looks great so far Link to comment
rooskee Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 lookin pretty sweet. I cant wait to try it out Link to comment
aashish13 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Wow Ken, I can't wait. Looks very interesting. Great job. Link to comment
Ken Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 [update] What's been added so far::: widgets positions are saved and recalled when u start your computer or just reload the wallpaper (works in the preview, too):: calendar is a bit faster to navigate. shows year, too:: some calculator bugs fixed:: sticky note text is automatically saved. you can change its colour by clicking on its cornerPreview here: http://www.oxygen-inc.com/kenx/Dashboard/preview.htmlThanks a lot for your comments, people! Link to comment
bh2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Jaw hits knee... then floor...well done Ken! Is Ken a greek name? Link to comment
daclothe Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 daaaaaaaaaaammn. this is really cool and i can't say enough about it. i hope some more people jump on the bandwagon, because this puppy has lots of potential Link to comment
mecca Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 That is cool! Will you have options to remove some widgets? Link to comment
Ken Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Originally posted by bh2@Jul 8 2004, 12:44 AMIs Ken a greek name? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Of course not! It's just my english-friendly web nickname (iTunes artwork for current song... as a separate widget) Link to comment
castroman Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Good work Ken and good luck !/aviel Link to comment
alilm Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Ken this is looking amazing Link to comment
mecca Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Wow, the art-work, can it be like the tile game??! Link to comment
Hobbes Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 HURRY !!!! We can't wait !!!! :naughty: Link to comment
grim53 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 how will this work when its finished. im not sure how u make flash your desktop.will u beable to have icons and your startbar and dock and all that good stuff.and will u be able to change the background of the dashboard wallpaper.oh and it looks awsome by the way. Link to comment
Ken Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 [good news] You can have icons on your desktop...[bad news] ...but their label loses transparency (happens whenever you set a web page as wallpaper).[good news] Taskbar, dock and shadows (yzshadow) have no problems with it.[good news] I've already added support for custom background pictures. Link to comment
grim53 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 awsome, but im still not sure how u use this as your desktop. in its current state(the preview) are u able to use it as a desktop background. HELP N E W B E OUT Link to comment
Ken Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 No, the one you see is just a preview... it has most of the features though, but you can't use it yet. When it's ready to be released, i'll include all info required. Link to comment
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