AndreasV Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) The third release of this desktop enhancer tool focusses on a better user experience. With a new Installer, Theme-support, Tools and much more AveDesk 1.2 is a worthy successor of the 1.1 version. Description AveDesk 1.2 will enhance your desktop experience by making your desktop visually more pleasing and to give the possibility to add interactive icons and tools, called desklets. Beter Icons Totally new in AveDesk 1.2 is support for desktop icons. 1.2 comes with a shortcut-desklet that can handle all shortcuts for you. The desklet will automatically adjust its behaviour on the type of shortcut. For example, a shortcut to a folder can animate into a second icon when you mouse it over with other files; a drive will automatically hide itself when it becomes unmounted. Modules Module support has improved in 1.2: the user no longer has to manually add them in some file, but can simply select them from a dialog, or, even better, modules can automatically be installed with the help of the Installer. AveDesk 1.2 comes default with the following three modules that will focus specially on desktop-icons. For example, the auto-mounter module will automatically show new icons on your desktop when a drive is mounted. Installer One of the biggest sources for confusion for a user is installing files: where to put files? what other packages do I need for this to work? AveDesk 1.2 solves this problem by providing an installer. Authors can now offer their desklets, icons, labels, skins in a special format which on double-click will automatically be installed. If a package needs a certain other file to be installed, the Installer will try to automatically download and install it. ShowCase Show 'm only when you need 'm. That's how ShowCase is best described. ShowCase is a seperate layer on top of your desktop that is hidden until you hit a pre-defined hotkey. When you press the hotkey, ShowCase and its desklets will be made visible. ShowCase can be configured to animate when its made visible. Better Graphics Text shadows now look better than ever. The user can configure the shadow to his wishes by adjusting aspects like blur-ratio and intensity. AveDesk 1.2 also has more animation on board: desklets will fade in and out when added. Themes New in AveDesk 1.2 is also support for themes. The user can define multiple themes and can easily switch from them by right clicking the tray-icon. Tools An integrated tools menu is available now to easily perform common tasks. For example, resizing all selected desklets to the same size is now a one click operation. Multiple Account support AveDesk 1.2 is now compatible with pc's with multiple accounts. User specific settings and theme files are installed in the appropriate directory now OTHER If you are upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2, before launching the new AveDesk.exe, double-click Unregister.bat. This one is for Wiebeest actually: If you want AveDesk to not save files in %APPDATA%/AveDesk, change the following line in settings_overrides.ini: ; if true, yes or 1 then themes and settings will not be stored in in ; %APPDATA%/AveDesk/, but in AveDesk's root folder. ;NoMultipleUserAwareness=true Remove the ; character in front of the NoMultipleUserAwareness=true, thus it will become: ; if true, yes or 1 then themes and settings will not be stored in in ; %APPDATA%/AveDesk/, but in AveDesk's root folder. NoMultipleUserAwareness=true Donating AveDesk is not freeware, but donation-ware. If you use AveDesk, please considering donating to keep its development alive: SUPPORT AVEDESK BY DONATING Download http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/AveDesk12.zip (1.9 Megabytes). http://www.ecocardio.com.br/avedesk/avedesk12.zip http://koti.mbnet.fi/dropper/AveDesk12.zip (mirrors are highly appreciated) FUN THINGS When you have started AveDesk 1.2, hit the F8 or F9 key on your keyboard (ShowCase) Check out the Installable Packages folder (automounter, desktopgrabber, desktopinstaller) Rotation your desklets! Check out the totally renewed FTP-Desklet, it can Upload Images, it can Auto-zip files and much more. Try the installer with a new 1.2-ready version of AveTunes, http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/AveTunes.aveinst Enjoy, Andreas Verhoeven PS. Big Thanks goes to (in no relevant order) Herd (obvious reasibs) Judge (obvious reasons) Ron, for being an excellent tester Septimus Geo CollumBus Unbeliever Everybody I forgat that helped me with AveDesk! Edited February 20, 2005 by AndreasV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulCabby Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Nice, thanks Andreas (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsh! Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 thanks for the news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcdShdw Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) sweet deal! edit this version screwed up the offsets on my icon's shadows , meh Edited February 20, 2005 by Solarix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeIvan Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thanks!!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZOOzzoo Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Finally!!! :D :D :D I'll try it ASAP, which is right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasV Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 this version screwed up the offsets on my icon's shadows , meh Yeah, some format changed and some things could not be converted at all. Sorry for the inconvenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Sweet thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedriver Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 awesome news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Evo Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thanks a lot. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 AndreasV, You are THE MAN! Been waiting for this for sooo long, kept checking on Aqua-Soft for Updates, couldnt remember if you posted here or not. Thanks man :D Edit:\\ Mirror - http://www.shadow-illusions.co.uk/AveDesk12.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spex04 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thanks (Y) :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasV Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 Okay, There was a very small glitch in DesktopGrabber.aveinst in the package. Please, mirrors update: http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/AveDesk12.zip Updated package only: http://mpj.tomaatnet.nl/DesktopGrabber.aveinst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menge Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) as said earlier: great release! :D edit: updated mirror file http://www.ecocardio.com.br/avedesk/avedesk12.zip Edited February 20, 2005 by Menge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javagreen Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Awesome. Will the existing Systats work with Avedesk 1.2 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiTRO Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 WOW awesome thx so much AndreasV looking forward to playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey992 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Good times. I use AveDesk off and on but this might make me use it permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZOOzzoo Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I made a mirror with unlimited bandwidth. I'll take it down if you mind one. http://premium1.uploadit.org/joseph0324/mirror/AveDesk12.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.weir Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 sickness, best news today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acedriver Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Awesome. Will the existing Systats work with Avedesk 1.2 ? 585504611[/snapback] It should work.. for me, I need to re-add them again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 awesome news! now lets see if i get this whole updating thing right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korneliouz Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I just saw the "grayscale" effect and it rocks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acoustikrage Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Awesome. Will the existing Systats work with Avedesk 1.2 ? 585504611[/snapback] yup, it works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean W Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Looks good... I might try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeee Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Excellent! Thanks AndreasV!! :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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