[release] orbit effectlet

Always wanted a little solar system moving on your desktop ?

When applied to a desklet, this effectlet will make it move across the screen on an elliptic trajectory, centered on its current position. Settings include speed, radius, revolution speed and others.

(*) No package yet. The effectlet is still in beta stage, and I'm not sure about its future: if you have any suggestion please tell me here

Version 0.0.0

Known issues:

High speed and the DeskletRotation option don't go together well...
High speed and high resolution may use 100% cpu - look for the lower resolution that gives you a nice visual effect. Make your solar system move slowly

OrbitEffectlet.zip

Attachment: OrbitEffectlet.zip

#313747

Great imaginative idea, using it with a moon image at the moment revolving around Xplanet which was recently released also. Nothing to offer yet, still making adjustments hopefully not too taxing on the CPU but this a really welcome addition, thanks for release. Can't wait to get a smooth rotation while it orbits LoL

Simply Amazing!! :cool:

#313764

Haha, pretty cool idea--still working on implementation, but thanks for this cool contribution!

-NC

#313782

Do you get an annoying flashing effect when rotation is active ? like the desklets wants to be in two different places for a moment, the it chooses the second one ? I tried everything to get rid of it, but it seems to be a redrawing issue... if I change the order of the instructions (first rotate, the move) I get the same effect, but the desklet chooses the first of the two positions :

#313825

Great work dread! Please continue its development!

#313867

****in' incredible man!

(about the redraw bug: hmmm investigating)

#313880

****in' incredible man!
(about the redraw bug: hmmm investigating)

wow, thanks

I'm not sure, but the bug maybe be connect with the fact you need to call Redraw for applying a rotation... in the OnTimer method, you can move the Desklet.Move before the rotation code - the flicker will still be there, but the rotation will be different somehow ! (in one of the two way, the icon goes over the label)

#313884

Do you get an annoying flashing effect when rotation is active ? like the desklets wants to be in two different places for a moment, the it chooses the second one ? I tried everything to get rid of it, but it seems to be a redrawing issue... if I change the order of the instructions (first rotate, the move) I get the same effect, but the desklet chooses the first of the two positions :

Yes, it's definitely wanting to blink or jump when apply the rotation right now. But man oh man, what a great add-on!

#313886

Dude..... now you can actually make a really cool animated wallpaper!!!

Set up some planets, make the sun in the middle of the screen, and set it all to go around...

*can't wait to get home to try this out*

#314006

Make one of Angelina taking off her clothes for me hahahaha

#314008

Ok... I know I'm reviving an old thread, but I figured I'd provide an example of this in action.

Clicky!!!

:cool:

Also... is there any word of a reason for the redrawing bug? That's the only reason why my desklets aren't rotating...

#324583

hahahhaha wonderful! I don't know the status of the rotation/redraw bug, we'll see with 1.3

#324594