[VS] Active HTML desktop

[richterscale]

the sliding menus are really nice, but could you make a black and white version? :D

[blackmartinix]

hey raggety that looks awesome. I'm a html noob but I managed to get the first one posted to work. This looks a lot better and want some info on where and how to put shortcuts and change menu names to fit my other desktop.html I had. Help us! ;)

[raggety]

ok guys, i've been working on the request. sry for the slow response but i didnt think that anyone wanted this and i forgot about it.

I've created the black and white version. i've also zipped up all the files u need to do the whole thing. i must mention that it has a hard time with the display function (editing the desktop) for some reason. I cant seem to find the problem. other than that, everything works great. also, on the black and white version, i didnt know what color everyone wanted for the sub menus. so i left them the previous color (light blue and grey). the top menus are black with white lettering. if want another color for the submenus, let me know.

also, the links from the original page created by madcat75 are still there along with the weather. they are just commented out for speed (and they arent needed since we have the sliding menu now).

here you go. let me know if u want something else or if there's a problem.

Zip file

blackmartinix and everyone, if u want to put in the links, they r located at the bottom of the html and are pretty straight forward. most of them are already filled in, u just have to change them to w/e u want. let me know if u need more info.

[Isakowski]

my problem is: how to get the html file to fullscreen?

Mine only covers the right half...

any reghacks?

[raggety]

i dont know about a reg hack but i do know of a program that will automatically maximze windows for u. also, if u place ur mouse at the top of the desktop (with active desktop enabled) a bar should popup that gives u the option to max it.

also, here's something that you can try:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/maximize_internet_explorer.htm

[richterscale]

Nice ragetty! could you also post the blue version? Thanks :)

[syphon000]

pretty slick stuff

but for some reason after you expand one menu

you can't retract it, is that the way it's suppose to be?

[raggety]

pretty much. it will retract if u click on one of the other links or if u click on the 'refresh desktop' at the bottom of the links.

i didnt write the original script. i just modified it for the active desktop.

here's the blue menu as requested.

Blue Zip File

[HalfLing]

I have an issue with my Xfire shortcut, I use the builder DHTML Central, but when I launch xfire, the program starts, but without certain features, skin doesn't load properly and it is default windows skin not blue xfire gui...

slideMenu.makeMenu('sub','xFire','C:/Program Files/Internet/Xfire/Xfire.exe')

I have also tried it this way

slideMenu.makeMenu('sub','xFire','C:\\Program Files\\Internet\\Xfire\\Xfire.exe')

This is only happening with the slide menu, not with the old links :( sos!

Need for Speed Underground also seems to be functioning improperly...

any advice?

Thanks!

Jake-

Edited September 16, 2004 by HalfLing

[HalfLing]

In an interesting note, i just tested raggety's .zip and it did the same thing!

Jake-

[raggety]

it sounds to me like its something about the way that it calls xfire. i've had that problem too and not sure whats causing. I think that it uses internet explorer to call the files and this some how causes the program to be opened without all its functionality.

maybe if u specify the target, it might be able to fix it (_blank, _self, etc).

[HalfLing]

Can you give me an example?

Jake-

[raggety]

using the example that u gave above, here's how u add the target.

slideMenu.makeMenu('sub','xFire','C:\\Program Files\\Internet\\Xfire\\Xfire.exe','_self')

just add onto the end of it. u can use all the regular targets like u use in explorer including iframes.

[HalfLing]

Then it prompts me for a download of the exe...

Jake-

noted that if i run the download and accept the sp2 warning it still has the same error, does your xfire work flawlessly?

[raggety]

no, i have the same problem.

did u try changing the target and not just using '_self'?

[HalfLing]

I tried...no go!

Jake :(

[xibit]

hey...

need help with the weather code, i want celcius instead of faren. help me please :blush: ...

[exotoxic]

this works for me...

EDIT

:no: i forgot it executes in IE :pinch:

[HalfLing]

We need a soltion...

JavaScript Menu Application (exe) running!

Jake-

[BigCheese]

If you want to use international weather, here is what to do:

Go to http://weather.noaa.gov/index.html

Scroll down to international weather and choose your country, then click go.

Then select your current location and click go.

It will then say something like:

Current Weather Conditions:

Yeovilton, United Kingdom

(EGDY) 51-00N 002-38W 0M

^

Use these four letters as your zip code.

Hopefully that helps.

[BigCheese]

Also if you want shortcuts to My Computer and My Network Places, right click My Computer and click create shortcut. Copy the shortcut to your C: drive.

In desktop.html put a shortcut somewhere to C:/Shortcut to My Computer.lnk

Do the same for My Network Places.

If somebody asks why I did not edit my previous post to add this info, it was because the edit button isn't there for some reason.

[Alucard_X]

i dont really need all the other fluff, it'd be nice to have a small transparent window that displays the weather.

[raggety]

then get avedesk. u dont need to use active desktop to get that.

[TheReaperMan]

The way i got around problems my software running was to use run protacol haddler, all you do is put for the link run:<program name, location> it it just runs :D

you can get it here

[HalfLing]

How would I incorporate that into a slide menu with a target script like this?

slideMenu.makeMenu('sub','xFire','C:\\Program Files\\Internet\\Xfire\\Xfire.exe','_self')

Jake-