Top 3 Ways to Use ObjectDock
My favorite ObjectDock setups
Monday, July 23, 2007 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
ObjectDock is pretty flexible, and there are more ways to use ObjectDock than just having it sit at the top or bottom of your screen. One of the big advantages of having ObjectDock is the ability to have multiple docks on your desktop along with the ability to have tabbed docks. With ObjectDock you can also "mix" docks, and by that I mean you can have a tabbed dock and a "zoomer" dock on the same desktop which allows for even more flexible setups.
I use ObjectDock on my desktop in a variety of ways, and I wanted to share 3 of my favorite ways to use ObjectDock.
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1) Having a docklet dock
I'm sure everyone knows what a docklet is, but for those who might not know, docklets are mini-applications that reside on your dock. There are a variety of docklets available, including docklets for weather, clocks, web searches and more.
One of my favorite ways to configure ObjectDock is to have one dock solely dedicated to nothing but docklets. I usually place this dock on the right or left side of the screen, and depending on what's going on in the rest of my desktop, I might set it to auto-hide. I will place all my favorite and most useful docklets in this dock, and leave my other docks for application shortcuts only.
2) Docks as drawers
Another cool feature of ObjectDock is the ability to set your tabbed docks as drawers. There are a variety of ways to configure your tabbed docks, but you can place several single tab docks on your desktop and have them extend out when hovered over them. It breaks away from the standard dock layout a bit, but still has the great functionality that we are all used to.
3) Go for minimalism
Sometimes I like to go real minimal with my desktop, and ObjectDock makes this possible and even better than other methods. For my ultimate minimalist desktop, I remove everything from the desktop except for ObjectDock, and if you don't want to see the dock you can set it to auto-hide.
The new start menu docklet gives me access to the Windows start menu, and I can choose to see any programs I have minimized in the taskbar. Pretty much everything I need access to I can do through ObjectDock, and it even has an option to hide the Windows taskbar.
I have listed my favorite ways I use ObjectDock, and I'd like to hear how you use it as well. Have you used any of these configuration I mentioned, or do you have a setup even better?
Reply #2 Monday, July 23, 2007 6:50 PM
ObjectDock Plus has to be the most undervalued app ..
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 24, 2007 6:35 PM
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Reply #6 Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:27 PM
Can you tell me how to get rid of the taskbar and recycle bin for the minimalist effect?
Getting rid of the taskbar is an option in OD+, I just switched and can't remember if it was an option in the free version.
As for getting rid of the recycle bin on the desktop...use TweakUI, a Microsoft PowerToy.Reply #7 Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:32 PM
Yeah, TweakUI is a great toolset that has all kinds of goodies. I highly (like anyone really cares what i recommend) recommend it.
Reply #9 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 4:10 AM
I wish I could figure out what I'm doing wrong.Reply #10 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:06 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:31 AM
Once you get the dock set the way you want, drag to the edge of a screen. It is going to try to switch to a vertical dock because of the internal OD coding...however, move the cursor to the edge of the dock, drag horizontal and then vertical so you have just one row of icons and there you go. Let me know if you still have trouble.
Reply #13 Saturday, July 28, 2007 1:00 AM
BRILLIANT!!!
You know, it never occurred to me to try and use a single tab as a dock. That is just major badness, Island Dog! But that's one of the things that makes Stardock's software so great. The flexibility that it gives you. Great article!
Reply #14 Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:32 PM
Evolution of Docks is what I try to do. I thought that it would be a cool idea to actually have them designed to be single tabs and that's why I put the concept out there. Really, the single tab was there, I just design mine to be USED as single tabs. I like the look of the tab integrated on the dock instead of hanging off the dock. You can take any old regular tabbed dock and make it a single tabber, cept some don't look that great.
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Reply #1 Monday, July 23, 2007 6:37 PM
Both Tabbed and Drawer are mouse activated (snugly out of site until needed).