[VS] Active HTML desktop

[lordtinuviel]

it is ok that everytime i refresh the desktop i get a popup message saying: Runninng Weather Update, is that ok?

Edited August 31, 2004 by Daeron Tin

[sfblubberboom]

Oh yes, I forgot about that...

to fix that, just comment the line that says...

alert("running weather update");

dont forget that in javascript you use the double-slash // to add a single line comment.

it was commented out originally but i was wanting to check the text in the weather section before the update for another mod i'm working on

Tom F.

Rochester, NY

[lordtinuviel]

fixed!! thanks so much

[blackmartinix]

Ummm I believe it has to be c:/program files /doom 3/Doom3.exe

none of those % things in there

Everytime i remove them and refresh my desktop, they just keep coming back. No idea why

[sfblubberboom]

Everytime i remove them and refresh my desktop, they just keep coming back. No idea why

attach your html file here and let us have another look. I'm sure we can solve this for you.

[blackmartinix]

here it is

desktop.html

[kermalou]

never mind..

Edited August 31, 2004 by kermalou

[madcat75]

I dont know why that doom3 is happening. It should not.

[sfblubberboom]

here it is

OK... right off the bat i see what your first problem is...

you have your links in this form..

<a href="../../../../Program%20Files/World%20of%20Warcraft/WoW.exe"><span style='color:white;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>World of Warcraft ::</span></a>

.........this is a relative link FROM the desktop.html file location

I am also seeing several tags that suggest you edited this in Microsoft Word...

</o:p>

.........for example

the links in this particular instance were originally designed to be run with a javascript call to function ShellExJ.

Here is what the link code should look like...

<a target="_self" onClick=" ShellExJ('C:/Doom3/Doom3.exe')" href="javascript:;">Doom 3 :: </a><br /><br />

.........you will notice that the slashes are not standard filepath backslashes.

This is REQUIRED by the script. This code enables the program to be executed instead of loaded by your browser.

My suggestion for you would be to change the edit command for .html files to Notepad instead of MS Word. If you need assistance doing that, there are threads in the other forums which explain it.

Hope this helps out a bit..

[gwon]

I was tempted to call this a rip until I realised madcat hadn't outright said he'd done it himself...still seems like he didn't want to admit it at first though :rolleyes:

However, funnily enough I'm using my own mod of the SA version at the moment, so I thought I'd take a quick screencap.

Click for larger view

For people having problems with launching applications, use the following format for exe locations

C:\\File\\Path\\Here.exe

Edited September 1, 2004 by gwon

[HalfLing]

It's cool, is there anyway to remove the space gap between n o t e s and the text box?

Jake-

[blackmartinix]

thanks a bunch sfblubberboom. Yes, I admit I'm an HTML noob and figured opening it in MSword would be a smart thing to do ;). After scanning the actual html I found what you were talking about and I guessed and checked until I got the style and stuff working (font,color, underline). Thanks again :)

[sfblubberboom]

thanks a bunch sfblubberboom. Yes, I admit I'm an HTML noob and figured opening it in MSword would be a smart thing to do ;). After scanning the actual html I found what you were talking about and I guessed and checked until I got the style and stuff working (font,color, underline). Thanks again :)

No problem :) glad to help..

[kombolcha]

I was tempted to call this a rip until I realised madcat hadn't outright said he'd done it himself...still seems like he didn't want to admit it at first though :rolleyes:

However, funnily enough I'm using my own mod of the SA version at the moment, so I thought I'd take a quick screencap.

http://www.somethingboring.com/thumbdesk.gif

Click for larger view

For people having problems with launching applications, use the following format for exe locations

C:\\File\\Path\\Here.exe

what about using the foreward / ('c:/program files/game/game.exe')

doesn't that work anymore? i han't messed around with in a while so.. ugh.. enlighten me.

[TheReaperMan]

mm i been watching this thread for a while now....

I have been running a active desktop for about 12months now. mine has a flash analogue clock, flash uk weahter, with you can bevel to world, country etc, bbc new updated with world/uk/sport etc, and links to programs and website etc from my active desktop. I will post a screen shot l8tr, it may help some of you with this one etc :D

[orestes]

I'm editing this to my flavor......had a quick question to see if anyone knows.

I want to make 'hyperlinks' that will open Mycomputer and Recycle Bin by clicking the link. Anyone know where i can find the proper execute lines for this?

[HalfLing]

I'm having an issue where if I remove all my icons from the desktop. everything dissapears :(

sos!

Jake-

fixed it :) now if I could only get the god damn weather to work lol...

Edited September 1, 2004 by HalfLing

[HalfLing]

hmm...this is weird estatos! I can't open any locations or files, using the default script, I click the button but nothing happens...

attached is my html file, mayb someone can help!

Jake-

desktop.html

[HalfLing]

forget it I fixed it :)...just one thing...

what would i enter to access a network computer...

normally i hit start run \\bluealien, but I want to make a shorcut to it what would be the shorcut text?

Jake-

[Hipnotik]

gwon,

can you hook me up w/ that html and wallpaper?

that's nice!

[fld]

hello, i tried this active html desktop thing, but i decided to go back to default looks (winxp themes).

so i didn't the html file, and now my icons do not show up on my desktop; i.e my computers, my documents, etc...

also just try making a new folder on my desktop, but it doesn't appear on my desktop.

i was wondering is there a solution to this?

[gwon]

gwon,

can you hook me up w/ that html and wallpaper?

that's nice!

Wallpaper @ http://www.somethingboring.com/neowin/wallpaper.jpg

HTML file attatched

if you want to adjust the wallpaper, the font is Impact, with the spacing reduced in photoshop, then a glow effect. If you can't figure it out and you want other labels, just send me a PM and I'll do them for you.

gwon

[john0877]

SWEET this was the exact thing id been wanting a long time ago but never knew how to get it to stop popping up witht he download dialog LOL

[raggety]

well, i've been watching this post for quite awhile and i guess its time for my contribution. i've been playing with the code here and i'm posting some screen shots of the stuff i've been working on. i freely admit that this is not my work (completely). all i did was modify it to include some stuff that i like. the reason that i did this was because i have a laptop that only runs in 1024x768. so my desktop real estate is limited. this menu allows me to have as many links as i want while keeping it small.

what i've added:

- a sliding menu that drops down when u click on it.

- it has all the same functionality of the buttons on the page (can open applications).

- i also fixed some of the stuff like weather (just for tsdesk).

if u want to see an example of the sliding menu in action, go to the link below and click on the link called 'view demo' for slidemenu2.

dhtmlcentral.com

just to give proper credit (and not get flamed), the pages themselves were created by tsdesk and madcat75. the script that i mod for this comes from dhtmlcentral.com (thomas bratta).

if u would like the code to put this in active desktop page, let me know and i can post a zip with instructions. enjoy!

[gwon]

zip please ;)