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I just finished making a new Visual Basic Prog.
I haven't been programming it VB much lately, but I came across and idea to cahnge how windows acted...I thought to myself "This hasn't been done before, but I'm sure it's possible"
This program is EXTEMELY SIMPLE, you just have to have your settings right...
you have to get some dock program like Mobydock DX (Freeware) to see this work right!
Ok, what you do is palce your OSX Dock Program at the bottom area of the screen and set it up, then you run the prog and try to maximize a window!
...What happens, it adjusts to the screen to allow the dock visible, just like a Mac!!!
I will be uploading the prog onto my site at this URL in about 2 min.
http://www.sentertainment.net/downloads/WindowSizer.exe
(Standalone file, no Install Required)
If this file is popuplar amongst mac (stlye) saavy users, I may work more on this...so far I have optimized the code to save processing power already!
----------Update---------
Fixed one small prog with window size (resized windows that only mathched the hieght, and not the width...added width to it)
also, I've got a new prog for Icon Arrangement that goes along with this prog...check it out in my other posts in this topic!
[ This Message was edited by: Sentertainment on 2004-04-26 14:44 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-28 20:29:28
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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
Hey, I like this program. There is just one main problem; I can't see the bottom scroll bar, to scroll to the left and right.
Oh, how do I turn it off? The fact that I can't scroll left and right is really bugging me, and I want to turn it off!!!
Ethan
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[ This Message was edited by: rdnymllnsktr on 2004-02-28 19:54 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-28 20:50:45
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hmm...it hids the botton scrollbar...that's real wierd, it shouldn't do that
I also made this to run on a high resolution (1024x768)
Well, to turn it off, press CTRL + ALT + DEL then look for "WindowSizer" and end that task.
This is my first release, I will make my next ones (If I have any) more reliable on other PC's
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:10:25
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rdnymllnsktr Posts: > 500
Ah yes, the good old, Ctrl+Alt+Dlt. Didn't think of that. Thanks. Oh, by the way, when I ended the program, it now lets me see the bottom scrollbar, however, there is still a gap at the top of the screen, where I can see the desktop. Why is this?
Ethan
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[ This Message was edited by: rdnymllnsktr on 2004-02-28 20:25 ]
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:23:43
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ahh...yes, lol
I have done that for the mac OSX Themes for Progs like StyleXP and WindowsBlinds...(to put the taskbar at the top)
-----Update-----
I changed the prog icon to make it look nicer, it dramatically increases the file size as I made the icon work with almost every system colors of every format...but got-ta have the better looks, that's what the Mac is all about.
The file is now about 360 kb
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:28:44
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Post a screenshot to see it please, thanks
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:33:42
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Superluminova Posts: > 500
can't get it to stop working i've had trunned it off but my windows still stay the same which i ain't liking
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:39:29
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It will leave the windows the same (possibly on some systems) but what you do is make sure that it's closed and press the maximize button...works every time! :)
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Posted: 2004-02-28 21:50:11
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On 2004-02-28 21:23:43, rdnymllnsktr wrote:
Ah yes, the good old, Ctrl+Alt+Dlt. Didn't think of that.
Did you know that it was the most used mod for the computers?.. A month ago, I read it in a newspaper... The title read "The most used mod's writer retires from Microsoft!.."
(This also means that Bill Gates would be nothing without that man!..)
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Posted: 2004-02-28 22:21:57
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iyiinsan: Nice...
--------Update--------
Just got the base coding for a new prog...It's not as big of a deal...but it arranges your desktop icons for you so you can choose the numbers of rows (ex: to keep icons from going under moby dock)
It seems to work well, I'm going to make the Auto part optional (it requires a fair amount processing power for such a small thing)
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Posted: 2004-02-28 22:37:26
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