Sidebar ported to xp

[Lee G. Veteran]

look at http://stanfisher.aeroxp.net/blog/projects...desktop-aurora/ and tell me once again what you said :p

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Wow. You're right :rofl:

I remember now, I had that wallpaper and deleted it, and the other day someone posted it in a desktops thread in some forum, thought it was the same. Sorry, my bad :blush:

[cr0bar]

Wow.. thank you!! this makes a nice addition to my XP desktop =D

[_I am Reptar]

To curve it just patch sidebar.exe, then reshack RCDATA 5002 in the exe.  Replace the png with this one for a simple curve.

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Thanks!

Edited October 9, 2005 by Stealth-X

[Lee G. Veteran]

^ You need an app called PE Explorer ( http://www.heaventools.com/ ) which supports .PNG files unlike Resource Hacker.

[crimsonhead]

^ You need an app called PE Explorer ( http://www.heaventools.com/ ) which supports .PNG files unlike Resource Hacker.

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You can use resource hacker. Right click the 0 under 5002 and click replace resource. Open the png with the curve and use these settings, hit replace and save.

Resource Type: RCDATA
Resource Name: 5002
Resource Language: 0

[Illusion456]

You can replace it with this one and get the exact look with the shadow and lighter boarder

Heres what it looks like:

[tmx220]

Illusion you are awesome man thx :p

[crimsonhead]

You can replace it with this one and get the exact look with the shadow and lighter boarder

Heres what it looks like:

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thanks whenever i made one with the fx i got an error. Just a comment on the white outline, it looks lighter in the real curved one. You can tell here.

*EDIT* and the shadow is longer

[TheWahbinator]

BTW, for those who want to know in general (XP and Vista users) how to change the search engine for the Internet Search gadget, looks in %userprofile%\parts\settings.ini (hidden) for this

SearchQuery=http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=$w

Change it to

SearchQuery=http://www.google.com/search?q=$w

for google search.

[family guy]

I had it working with Google Desktop, but changed some stuff and can't get it working again. Anyone know how to do this?

[pepo]

that google one don't work, i click enter and nothing happens, except that wired XP sound o_O

[HelgenX]

Why use this, when you can download one for free, with less hassle, and way more plugins? www.desktopsidebar.com

[Tai]

Why use this, when you can download one for free, with less hassle, and way more plugins? www.desktopsidebar.com

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heh, you have a point there :) but I guess this sidebar will appear in an easier to install package for others who can't get through all the stages, soon enough :) - I'd bet a bacon roll on that !

[crimsonhead]

Because this is the real deal, the sidebar you see here is from vista it's self, and isn't full of crap like most of the sidebars available. Looks hell lot better too and when the final product is released it will have alot more customization than any other sidebar you've seen. :)

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Plus, it will have the gorgeous wmp gadget :p

[pepo]

Why use this, when you can download one for free, with less hassle, and way more plugins? www.desktopsidebar.com

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Because this is the real deal, the sidebar you see here is from Vista it's self, and isn't full of crap like most of the sidebars available. Looks hell lot better too and when the final product is released it will have alot more customization than any other sidebar you've seen. :)

And people can make all sorts of gadgets for this sidebar, pretty much what it's purpose is in Vista. And it's not that hard to get this preview version working. I have a few guides here. Look for totti's posts. :)

[Woof]

You mean like this ?

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/23203459/

I think the sidebar itself is pretty run-of-the-mill, and doesn't really offer much.

The WMP gadget, however, IS really awesome. But the gadget is really nothing more than WMP with a new skin from The Skins Factory (check the "Batman Begins" skin that you can get for WMP 10... they do really, really great work).

There's a point when, no matter what you do, the fact remains that Vista still will look different. So how much change is too much? If it's not an improvement... then is it really worth doing?

[crimsonhead]

You mean like this ?

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/23203459/

I think the sidebar itself is pretty run-of-the-mill, and doesn't really offer much.

The WMP gadget, however, IS really awesome. But the gadget is really nothing more than WMP with a new skin from The Skins Factory (check the "Batman Begins" skin that you can get for WMP 10... they do really, really great work).

There's a point when, no matter what you do, the fact remains that Vista still will look different. So how much change is too much? If it's not an improvement... then is it really worth doing?

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I think the skins factory does a lot of overkill and customizes everything. If you look at their work they do crazy stuff. They should put a seizure warning on their site because of all the flashy fx and animations they got going on.

[pepo]

You mean like this ?

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/23203459/

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But this is nothing like that.

This uses the sidebar that was leaked for Vista couple of weeks ago.

That is a DesktopX sidebar and is nothing like it.

And to all that think it doens't offer much, this is a preview version.

Edited October 10, 2005 by the_bulgarian

[a^j]

Regarding your clock picture question, it's just a mistake by Microsoft. If you open the .part with compression software, you'll see the thumbnail is slightly incorrect for the clock. Oh well, if it really bothers you, fix it.

Regarding your Slideshow question...

This is the code in Part.js responsible for setting the folder in which pictures are loaded:

// Setting: Folder to display. 
this.slideFolder = Settings.GetValue("Folder");
if (this.slideFolder == "")
{
	// Default: Pictures
	var ssfMYPICTURES = 39; // ShellSpecialFolderConstants for My Pictures folder
	var myPicturesFolder = shell.NameSpace(ssfMYPICTURES);
	this.slideFolder = myPicturesFolder.Self.Path;
	Settings.PutValue("Folder", this.slideFolder);
}

A quick, sloppy fix would be to replace:

this.slideFolder = Settings.GetValue("Folder");

... with (replacing the path):

this.slideFolder = "C:\TEMP";

A better fix would be to implement the settings pane for this part.

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There's an easier way. First make sure you set explorer to view hidden files plus system files. Then navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Parts. Here you will find Settings.ini file, open it. Inside you can change the folder for slideshow. You can also change the search engine used and the source of the rss feed.

When you're done, save it as Settings2.ini. Delete the original one then rename Settings2.ini to Settings.ini. Make sure you're doing this while the sidebar is not running :)

Forgive me if this guide is already been posted before.

[a^j]

You can use resource hacker.  Right click the 0 under 5002 and click replace resource.  Open the png with the curve and use these settings, hit replace and save.

Resource Type: RCDATA
Resource Name: 5002
Resource Language: 0

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I followed this but when I run it I got an error. Something about component .dll cannot be found. Need help :)

[crimsonhead]

I followed this but when I run it I got an error. Something about component .dll cannot be found. Need help :)

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Which image did you replace the resource with?

[pepo]

I have a little guide here.(totti's post)

[crimsonhead]

And to fix the + and < buttons hanging of the sidebar replace:

RCDATA 2002 with

and

RCDATA 2003 with

After you do this, it looks cleaner.

[Von_Beard]

dam the side bar is kool :D

[a^j]

Which image did you replace the resource with?

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I use my own image. But then I figured it out that I need smaller image to make it work.