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Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 04.05.2012 07:56:26
by Dapper
Hi.
I posted the following over at the
Rainmeter forums and it was suggested this would be a Dexpot feature, hence I should ask here. I hope I'm in the right place...
I wonder if anyone can help. I've just started using Dexpot with Rainmeter and the two are working as I would like, with one exception, I can't get the DesktopWorkArea to function correctly, when both are being used with the appropriate plugins.
As of now, I have the VDMConfig.ini and VDM.ini files configured and working and Raindexer is registered. I also have:
DesktopWorkAreaType=1
DesktopWorkArea=
In my Rainmeter.ini. The DesktopWorkAreaType settings work fine when not used in conjunction with Dexpot. I've tried adding:
DesktopWorkArea@=
but that also didn't help.
I'm using:
Rainmeter - 2.3.0 beta r1349 64-bit (Apr 29 2012)
Dexpot - 1.5.99 build 1928
Thanks.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 09.05.2012 00:01:45
by dragonmage
Patrick, is Dexpot capable of setting the DesktopWorkArea on a per desktop basis? If so would it be much trouble to have a setting for it in VDMConfig.ini?
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 09.05.2012 19:48:51
by Patrick
No, Dexpot doesn't change the work area at all. Is this really the question though? Individual work areas per desktop?
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 10.05.2012 04:35:38
by Dapper
From my point of view, a single definable work area, across all desktops would do. However, I'm sure others might like to have to have the ability to customise each desktop independently.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 10.05.2012 21:04:50
by dragonmage
Patrick wrote::dex:
No, Dexpot doesn't change the work area at all. Is this really the question though? Individual work areas per desktop?
Does Dexpot cause a System Refresh at anytime? Just wondering because that would cause the loss of Rainmeter's DesktopWorkArea setting.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 11.05.2012 20:09:03
by Patrick
It shouldn't. Unless the taskbar is hidden on one of the desktops or one has a different screen resolution. But isn't the Rainmeter feature kind of broken anyway, if it relies on Windows never refreshing the work area?
@Dapper: You could try
DesktopCoral. Assign it to all desktops as mentioned
here.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 12.05.2012 04:09:38
by dragonmage
Patrick wrote:It shouldn't. Unless the taskbar is hidden on one of the desktops or one has a different screen resolution. But isn't the Rainmeter feature kind of broken anyway, if it relies on Windows never refreshing the work area?
@Dapper: You could try
DesktopCoral. Assign it to all desktops as mentioned
here.
Yeah it's one of those "I hope we find a better way to do it." things, but I'm not a dev.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 15.05.2012 04:27:44
by Dapper
Thanks for the help and suggestion. I've tried DesktopCoral in the past, but wasn't that keen, perhaps I'll take another look.
Re: Dexpot, Rainmeter and DesktopWorkArea
Posted: 20.05.2012 13:10:48
by Patrick
There's also
MaxMax, which limits the size of maximized windows without changing the work area.