RocketDock 1.3.0 Beta 1

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RocketDock is a smoothly animated, alpha-blended application launcher that is similar to ObjectDock. RocketDock renders quickly like MobyDock, has the visual sharpness of Y'z Dock, and the stability that neither seem to possess. It is compatible with every dock skin format we are aware of. In fact, if you have a skin that doesn't load properly, send it to us, along with a screenshot of what it should look like and we'll see what we can do about integrating the format...

Features:

    * Compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y'z Dock skins
    * ObjectDock Docklet support
    * Unicode compliant
    * Simple drag-n-drop interface
    * True multi-monitor support
    * Supports alpha-blended ICO and PNG icons
    * Icons zoom and transition smoothly
    * Auto-hide
    * Popup on mouse over
    * Layering options
    * Horizontal and Vertical offsets
    * Fully customizable
    * Runs great on slower computers
    * Supports many languages and can easily be translated
    * And best of all...its FREE

What's New:

* Added "Minimize windows to Dock" (with realtime previews under Vista)
* Added ability to store all settings in "Settings.ini" (for portability)
* Added Icon Activation FX options
* Added Hover Effect option
* Added Icon Opacity option
* Added Zoom Opaque option (Fades Icon Opacity to 100% when zooming)
* Added Zoom "Plateau" mode (like "Bubble" only flat at the peak)
* Added the ability to set a negative Edget Offset (down to -15p

* Added Behavior Settings area
* Added ability to have multiple custom icon folders
* Added ability to browse executable files as "folders" for icon resources
* Improved Icon Transitions
* Added "Running Task Indicators"
* Added "Open Existing Application Instance"
* Added a simple Clock Docklet
* Changed Recycle Bin Icons to have 2 states - Forgot this one in the beta's changelog Smiley
* Fixed many window layering issues (Icons and Labels)
* Fixed Vista UAC awareness issue
* Icons now maintain image size ratio
* Improved icon resource support
* Fixed Thread/Handle leak
* Fixed Icon Settings crashing in the System32 directory
* Fixed icons being reloaded when canceling the Dock Settings window
* Lock Icons now prevents you from dragging in new icons, but allows you to drag onto other icons.
* Fixed Docklets forgetting their icon image
* Fixed Separator shifting glitch affecting "pixel-perfect" skins
* Changed Separator spacing to 1/2 that of a normal icon.
* Fixed random Icons not sliding (usually after pressing cancel in the Dock Settings window)
* Fixed AutoHide working while in Settings windows.
* Fixed crashing when right-clicking on the context menu. Right clicking is now functional as well.
* Ported hooks to C++ and merged into a single dll (RocketDock.dll)
* Improved installer to close RocketDock when installing/uninstalling. Registry settings are now cleared when uninstalling.
* Added German and French documentation
* Optimized bubble algo and label rendering...
* Minor bug fixes