How About Making A Lil Appli That'll Run Sys Pref

Here check that out:

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drag n drop to yer add bar

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i made a lil desktopX them by the way, - its cool and works fine, but then when i try draggin the sys pref window, which is based on something like 20 layers almost, it becomes repulsively draggey and isnt worth utilizing in desktopX anymore.

Is there anyone bored with a motivation to take screenshots i already made (with darken icons and all) for this lil appli that will act like a shortcut?

thanks,

GOKU

#10963

i've wanted to try to write a program.. maybe i could start by trying this.. if i can figure it out. do you have all the pics of the icons?

#10967

yes i do

every icon with its darken one.

its a hell of number but i got them all.

#10969

hehe. well, i suppose i could give it a try. you want them to point to their relative icons in the control panel right? that will be interesting to figure out how to do

#10970

Goku what OB bar are you using?

#10996

Yes! I love to see a program that emulate the OS X Preferences panel!

Peace,

Grusic

#11001

I have to say, right now I'm using Iceman's modded control panel file, which is already quite nice.

But a hacked control panel that really looks like os x would be awesome! B)

#11002

I reckon we should just hack the control panel itself to look like os x.

#11008

i thin that if some1 made an app it would be cool if the classic mode button opend up lets say bassilisk 2....that would be preety cool

#11021

guys guys.. thanks for the support, but hacking the regular control panel on yer windows will lead nowhere.

yeah, skin the mofo win32 look of the control panel - but lets have a skinned appli besides it that runs the CP shortcuts with the osx gui as i explained above..

so are there any takers?? this would be really cool if anyone would have utilize this idea...

GOKU

#11039

like i asked above.. all you want is a program that basically has shortcuts to windows' control panel items? if i can figure out how to do that, i will try to make this as my first project :). though if i can figure out that i'll need the icons and stuff

EDIT: ok got that but do you want it to use the aquacontrols? if so i dont have a clue how

#11043

then fine. you woudlnt oppose if anyone else will try while you work on it now would you? ;)

ill send you the stuff later on tonight when i get home.

(gimme yer email)

Or.. in a second thought, ill try posting the material here so anybody can fart something with it.

thanks machineHED.

GOKU

#11044

no i wouldnt mind at all :) does anybody know what exactly the aquacontrols are used for and/or how to use them to make everything all nice and aqua-y?

#11047

I've been working on this for quite some time. I'm about 50% done, so expect it to be out soon.

Please, no one steal my thunder lol

[EDIT] and mine has no need to run external control panel applications, as everything is build in

#11048

lol, nobody steals anything hyperb0le, cause in either case this appli will be based on our lord apple.

besides, i saw duckie making that in desktopX a while ago and i decided to make one too, so its all about the community and for the community. If someone will make that appli before you, you can always offer a better appli (like ATM of timan and cassiel etc.)

but anyway if you come up with that program, than you got yourself a cool spot in the fame as an aqua apps maker.

later B)

#11051

Yes Goku, I would also like to know what OB Theme you are using in that screenie. It looks great!! Please tell us! Thanks! ;):D

#11053

thanks :D

i use what Bsiple made ;) finder 10.2.3

as much as that guy wipes his ass every second he did a perfect job.

:lol::P

#11056

ok well if someone else is working on it thats cool. plus i cant figure out how to do it anyways... lol. though now i am in the mood to try to make something.. just dont know what

#11058

If you dont know what to make, here are some ideas:

Address Book (clone of apple's prog)

iCal

Better finder

CandyBar

And i had some other ideas but i just forgot them. :/

#11060

candybar?

#11063

It's a really good mac program by the IconFactory made for quickly changing icons.

http://iconfactory.com/cb_home.asp

#11066

this app i think would be very simple to make. I am gonna try it my self, but i dont know if i can make it all perfect and stuff.

/me installs vb 6

would be hella cool if it works out.

hyberb0le, work on the system setttings thing or finder first! they both are crucial.

#11108

I've thought about such a program weeks ago. Then I recognized the main problem: How to include this app into the windows shell?

I mean: You can't change the startmenu entry of your control panel link to this app. <_<

Another problem is the fact that OS X has more options in "system preferences" than Windows in "control panel". What's up with entries such as "Dock", "Sharing", etc.? One idea of mine is to try that Y'z, Moby & jef provides a command line like "Mobydock.exe -pref" to run the preferences screen out of any other app that can do shell-executes.

But I'm gonna try...

So long,

Cassiel

#11116

heh guess i didnt know what i was getting myself into.. hell i couldnt even figure out how to launch a program from within another

#11118

Cassiel: I've already got the dock one working, but atm only for Y'z dock. Before i release it i am going to make it so that it works with Y'z, Moby, and OD

#11165