I want dock thats always on bottom

I don't like it when docks are always on top or auto-minimized, it just not very handy for what I do. What I want is a dock thats always on the bottom, even if I hit the 'show desktop' button on my quick launch menu. I want one thats pinned to the desktop.

You may be asking, why not just use regular icons. I dont like how icons move and get disorganized especially if you switch screens/resoultions. I dont like how theres a little shortcut icon on top of the icon you want to use. I also dont like how you cant use PNGs. I like OSX's fisheye effect and the leopard stack looks cool but I dont know if I'd like it because I havent used leopard yet. Doing anything with icons, ie. making a new one or changing the size is a pain in windows and I just wish that such a basic function of a desktop such as desktop icons were more customizeable in windows.

I've used and liked rocketdock and rklauncher but they get minimized when you hit show desktop, which I dont like. Samurize can actually pin stuff to the desktop which is what I want but it's way to confusing for me to use, I have no idea how to create functional icons in it.

Also, I'd use linux, but I can't put it on my work PC.

#492322

Hmm, I am using RocketDock and it isn't getting minimized if I hit show desktop

#492325

Really? What did you select for the 'Layering' option in the Dock Settings?

I've tried it on two different PCs (XP and Vista) and it minimizes when I hit Show Desktop every time.

#492334

Why dont you use Avedesk instead of Samurize to create "icon" shortcuts that behave just like desktop icons but with effects?

#492335

Because I didn't know it existed. I tried it out thought and it's pretty close to perfect. Definitely going to use it. Thanks a million Ojalord!

#492342

Because I didn't know it existed.

Excellent answer .

#492343

Update: Avedesk doesn't seem to work properly on my Vista machine. The icons don't show.

#492519

Update: Avedesk doesn't seem to work properly on my Vista machine. The icons don't show.

Make sure they're set to normal window instead of desktop icon, they should display then.

#492575

And also make sure you've got the Avedesk Vista build (not v1.3)

#492578

I've tried AveDesk 1.4 and AveDesk 2 beta but they didn't work right away. I'll try again later today.

#492915

Yea, still can't get it to work on Vista, where is the best place to download AveDesk Vista Build?

#493825

where is the best place to download AveDesk Vista Build?

Probably from the AveDesk 1.4 thread.

Do you have a 32 bit or 64 bit system?

#493831