The Tray support is terrible - it's just awful. so why does ObjectDock Pro (yes, I have the pro version) insist that I have Skype open and that's it? First off, I have 8 things open in my Start Bar - WinAMP at the moment is hanging out there, Skype, my Internet Connection status thingy, volume control, Anti-Virus etc. #4) System Tray - ObjectDock handles this TERRIBLY.

#3) Task Bar - ObjectDock handles this perfectly. This is NOT the most intuitive thing to do as adding a folder link and selecting 'show as drop down' rather than 'open folder' would make more sense if you approach the problem from that angle. I also managed to add a 'New Start Menu' item - which I reconfigured to show My Documents instead. #2) QuickLaunch - ObjectDock allows you to have the equivalent of a QuickLaunch menu. I cannot see why this option is not available as this is built upon the Windows framework. Very nice, however, the ability to right-click and use the classic right-click options is not present. #1) Start Menu - ObjectDock does a good job of allowing a Start Menu icon with pull downs. To do this, I will need the ability to have 4 areas to this bar. I would like to completely replace my start bar. This program claims to do everything that I would want it to do, however, it misses a few VERY important elements. I guess the only downside that really bugs me is that it seems to no longer be developed.īut it is still free, so it rates a solid 4, imo. That level of detailed configuration allows you to line it up exactly how you want, a pixel at a time. I like that you can adjust the Alignment in very precise increments but also just choose LEFT, CENTERED or RIGHT if you want. Makes it look like a mirrored 'L' at the edges of the right and bottom of the screen and stays out of the way and does its thing. So, I have the Windows Task Bar running horizontal, and the Object Dock at the far right going top to bottom.

I have it on the right side of the screen, and though it does not automatically stretch from top to bottom, you can insert enough separators to make it extend to the top and bottom of the screen if you want. If you want, you can set it to function a lot like the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar, only the icons look better.īut you can reserve the right side of the screen and choose to have it in front all of the time, so when you maximize a dialog window, it actually stops right at the edge of the Dock and does not block it out. It's not perfect, but it has more of the features that I really want then any other Dock for Windows. I just installed the 1.9 version, after not using it for a long time, and I really like what they have done with it.

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