Stardock Personal Computer 2.4 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction

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• ABOUT THIS GUIDE

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• 2 Development Basics

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• CREATING A THEME

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• Hiding elements

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• Workarea

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• Resolutions

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• Wallpaper and Labels

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• Theme Information

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• CREATING AN OBJECT

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• OBJECT TYPES

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• Layer

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• Shortcut

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• URL

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• Object Controller

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• Taskbar

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• System Tray

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• System

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• DesktopX

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• Widget

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• OTHER OBJECT BASICS

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• Labels

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• Summary tab

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• Alignment

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• EXPORTING WIDGETS, OBJECTS AND THEMES

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• 3 Enhancing Objects

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• OBJECT APPEARANCE & STATES

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• States

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• Image objects

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• Image sizing and offsets

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• Text Objects

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• Object Transparency

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• Shadows and Glows

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• Color

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• Sound

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• New States

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• ANIMATING OBJECTS

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• Static Animations

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• Image animations

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• THE BASICS OF RELATIONSHIPS

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• Visibility

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• Z-Order

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• Movement

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• Activation

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• Start with

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• Default Cursor

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• Popups

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• Position Adjustment

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• GROUPS, PARENTS AND CHILDREN

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• Groups

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• Parents and Children

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• SENDING MESSAGES

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• CUSTOM FILES

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• DESKTOPX PLUGINS

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• Digital Clock

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• Digital Clock (Text State)

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• Email Notify

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• Performance Meters

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• DX Player

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• 4 Tips and guidelines

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• DO NOT ASSUME DEFAULT “START WITH” COMMAND

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• PLUGINS

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• CHILD OBJECTS

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• ANIUTIL WITH OPTIMIZATION FOR MAKING ANIMATIONS

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• 32 BIT IMAGE FORMATS

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• SCREEN RESOLUTION ADAPTATION BEFORE DISTRIBUTING YOUR OBJECTS

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• JPG WALLPAPERS

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• METER OBJECTS

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• WRITING “PROPER” SCRIPTS

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• BUILDING “PROPER” OBJECTS BROWSING THE INTERNET

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• NEVER USE THE SLEEP METHOD IN SCRIPTS

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• ONLY PACKAGE USEFUL OBJECTS

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