AveDesk 1.2 Tools Topic

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What are tools?

Tools in AveDesk are an idea from herd. A tool is actually a little handy script that will do something like resizeing all selected desklets or toggling the visibility of the selected desklets. The adnvantage for Tools above normal scripts is that AveDesk 1.2 has an integrated Tools menu, which can be edited by the user (see image).

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Manage Tools

Adding/changing tools can be done in the 'Manage Tools' menu. You can right click the listbox and, add, remove, move up and move down tools. If you select a tool, you can change it's settings under the listbox. The Command must point to the tools physical file (often an .vbs file). The arguments can be tricky:

- $S means all selected desklets

- $A means all running desklets

- $$ would be a $, in case you need a single $-character.

Often, if you install a tool thru an .aveinst package, the tool will tell you what arguments to enter in the Arguments box.

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Available Tools

Box2.pngShow/Hide Desklets Tool

#256722

okay, so i've got my tool(s) added and assigned to a keystroke combo. i'm not sure i understand how to use them. how do i 'select' a desklet? i've highlighted from within the cp and hit alt-1, but nothing happens. nothing happens on the desktop either, and on the desktop, i don't even know how to select a desklet. i know i'm missing something so self-evident, i can't see it...

#256728

What if you click the desklet in the control panel and the click the menu-item?

#256730

see, i knew it'd be something right in front of my face. thx!

(is there anyway to use this without invoking the cp?)

#256734

hmm, the tools menu for me comes up, but i can't touch any of the buttons, or do anything, everything is grey'd out. :-/ *i mean the tools dialogue. i can open it up, but i can't do anything at all inside of it*

#256911

hmm, the tools menu for me comes up, but i can't touch any of the buttons, or do anything, everything is grey'd out. :-/ *i mean the tools dialogue. i can open it up, but i can't do anything at all inside of it*

Use right click inside the pane and then add a tool .

#256921

lol thanks, i feel like an idiot now.

#256925

On a side note:

Hitting the key combination Alt+1 to actually run tool #1 didn't make it into the 1.2 release, also any accelearors you see on the control panel menus (apart from Alt+F4) don't work either.

#256929

AndreasV

Gotta little question... Is there any chance to use JavaScript skills in tools creating? :)

#257355

Yep. Miscrosoft Scripting Thingy can do JavaScripts.

#257381

AndreasV

So all I have to do is just load .js file into Tools list? Right? :)

#258031

What if you click the desklet in the control panel and the click the menu-item?

man stiil dunno how to use it, I added the tool, set the argument to $S, highlighted the desklet then clicked on "extras > Show/Hide Tool" but noway.

please help

#387825

man stiil dunno how to use it, I added the tool, set the argument to $S, highlighted the desklet then clicked on "extras > Show/Hide Tool" but noway.

please help

You have to select one or more desklets in the list for it to happen.

#388324

yeah I did but nothin' happens. okey don't care, I'll live without this one. thanks for ur help herd

#388444