IMPORTANT: This is for the latest version of AveScripter!
As there have been Problems with triggering a specific action when dropping a file onto the desklet,
PCM added some new code to Avescripter for some workaround - won't work with older versions than 1.0.5.7 Beta!!
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UPDATE 3: AveDock 1.1
15.05.2006

- Added Activation/Get desklet on top of all windows by hotkey
- now icons get active even when hovering over transparent parts
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UPDATE 2: AveDock 1.0
11.05.2006

- fixed bugs regarding hover effects and labels thanks to pcm!
- added 3 more background images
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UPDATE: AveDock BETA 2
09.05.2006

- fixed some minor bugs
- added 3 variations of the dark background image
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Hi there,
this is a (tabbed) launcher for up to 50 shortcuts (similar to ObjectDock Plus).

This desklet doesn't use the GID script or G-Toggle effectlet for the tabs (other than e.g. Curved Bar), so you 
can use it only for shortcuts/launching apps, not for switching between widgetlike desklets.


BUT - it's a lot EASIER to CONFIGURE:
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- Drag and Drop icons/images or files onto an empty socket/placeholder: A shortcut will be created/the icon 
will be changed (note that PNG-images look best, get them e.g. at deviantArt or wincustomize: "Dock Icons").

- For advanced options for each shortcut, rightclick the icon: Set Arguments, Label, ... there (Press ENTER after 
changing the name). You can also drag and drop images or files on this window for changing the icon's 
appearance/shortcut or press the two buttons on the right to select a file. Don't use empty PNG's for an icon - 
there should be at least one non transparent pixel left. Otherwise you'll have difficulties to change this icon 
again later.

- Leftclick the "tabs" (small silver icons within the outer ring) to switch between 5 sets of each 10 icons. Drag 
and Drop icons/images onto the tab for changing its appearance. 

- Leftclick the tab right to the topmost one to switch to "General options": Here you can change the skin (two 
square - about 320*320px - pics for the background and one for the label background). There's a dark 
background/ring (DarkGlassCircle.png") in the deklet's folder also. If you don't want the inner ring, use an 
"empty" PNG-file for it.


Issues:
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- All major bugs seem to have been fixed so far - regarding speed and flickering of the hover effects it seems that with the upcoming(!) version of AveDesk this desklet will run a lot smoother... as all others of course, too...
- The "rotate" effect seems to work in the upcoming version, too - with AveDesk 1.3 at least I experienced some icon images to get "cut off"



Last but not least:
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- why a ring?? Cause OD can't do... But once the bugs are fixed, I'll add some normal (tabbed or not tabbed) 
launch bars (like OD) to the desklets' section. Graphics already exists...

- If you've got some nice SKINS (background/label pics) for that desklet, please post a link/the PNGs here. I'll do 
so too, if I got some new ideas...

- This desklet was only possible cause PCM gave me a lot of lessons in js... I'm not a naturally born 
programmer and never will be, so that it got this far is mostly owing to him and his patience to help me out 
every time I got stuck! (I hope he still can use MSN without getting a heart attck every time my contact window 
pops up)


Links:
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AveDesk:
http://avedesk.aqua-soft.org/
AveScripter:
http://avedesk.philc.ca/
Official Forum:
http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?t=34702

More stuff of mine at my deviantArt page:
http://spider4webdesign.deviantart.com/
