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[famous]

Download: www.mevedia.de/DesktopWidget
Version: 0.4
IDE Version: 0.3.2

Hello everypony,

creating Desktop Games or Controls was never easier before. The DesktopWidget is a High-Quality, powerful fully self-made System. It provides a bundle of Librarys to interact with other Windows and System. Even to modify or recive Events from other Windows. Create Widgets easily and fast using the provided Editor.

You can use it for different purposes...

• Desktop Games
• Program Assistents
• Notifications
• Splashscreens
• Controls
• Effetcs
• Something innovative!

Dummy.

Clock.

Widgets & Animations

Create Widgets fast and easy using the available Editor. Build Animations by adding all Images. In your Game, you just need to define which Animation has to be loaded to a Widget.



IDE 0.3.2





Performance

It's fast and don't eat Memory. Final Version will be able to handle up to 1.000 Widgets at the same time.


Note: This Alpha is limited to 4 Widgets and is watermarked. Official Release will be a Lite and Professional (10€) Version. You can still use Lite, only Watermark and Limitation to 8 (currently 4) Widgets is given. All other Librarys are fully available.


History

06.09.2012 - 0.4 Alpha Release
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New

• Shadow/Glow Fix
• Optimizations
• Render Library
• Tray Library
• Image Library
• System Library
• Misc Library

Update

• Documentation
• Widget Library
• Window Library
• Desktop Library

Additionally:

8 Examples
4 Widget Projects
5 Widgets
CHM Help


Regards,
Alex W.

Edited by famous, 07 February 2013 - 11:09 PM.

[numaru]

It is fast,

[YellowAfterlife]

Nice idea. I do not need such personally, but I can see how many cool things can be done with it.
Years ago, I wanted to make a widget that would make small swarms of mubbly creatures from Frozzd follow the mouse and shoot active windows or icons.

Also, please note that signature rules allow signatures of size up to 100KB. That's about 12 times smaller than your current signature. It is also slightly taller than allowed, being 190 out of 150px.

[famous]

Nice idea. I do not need such personally, but I can see how many cool things can be done with it.
Years ago, I wanted to make a widget that would make small swarms of mubbly creatures from Frozzd follow the mouse and shoot active windows or icons.

I will add the possibility to check Collisions with other Windows ofcourse soon. Another nice idea: if game is inactive/minimized/paused, let the Player jump out the Game after some time and yell at the Gamer.

Also, please note that signature rules allow signatures of size up to 100KB. That's about 12 times smaller than your current signature. It is also slightly taller than allowed, being 190 out of 150px.

Execuse me, changed.

Edited by famous, 28 July 2012 - 09:05 PM.

[famous]

Please delete this Post. ^^ Clicked wrong button.

Edited by famous, 28 July 2012 - 09:05 PM.

[famous]

A DesktopWidget IDE will be available at the beginning of next week*. Also next Alpha, which allows up to 8 Widgets for now.

Widget Format has changed

Use IDE to create DWX Files. You can add PNG, BMP, TIF, TGA, JPG and ICO Files which will be automaticly converted to a 32Bit+Alpha-Channel Format.



Features of the IDE*

• Fast and easy DWX Creation
• Automatic Scale/Placement + Interpolation Options by adding Images
• Preview

New Features of the Extension*

• Up to 8 Widgets
• Rotate Widgets
• Glow fix
• Get Desktop and current active Window Dimensions

Graphic Artist wanted

For some Tests and Example-Widgets i'm searching for a Graphic Artist using rendering Software like Cinema4D. No Specifications given. Please write me a PM.




Regards,
famous

Edited by famous, 04 August 2012 - 09:53 PM.

[famous]

0.2.0.0 Alpha + IDE available

System will be improved radical in next Version, so this one is limited to 4 Widgets.

Improvements

• Now up to 4 Widgets allowed
• Rotate Widgets
• Improved Rendering

Notes

• Still Alpha! Currently it's no CPU-Lightweight (2-8%)
• Do not rotate Widgets over 360° (go back to 0)
• Some Functions currently aren't available

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Comming Version 0.3 + IDE 0.2

Desktop Library
Information about Desktop or hide Symbols e.g.
Window Library
Move/Resize/Hide/Modify any Window, check Collision, get Handle by partial Title and more.
Hook Library
Catch Events from any Window.

New flexible System . "Animation" now "Sprite"
One Widget can now have multiple Sprites. So you can use animated Sprites or static Sprites (for a Button e.g.). Every Sprite has his own Origin, Position and Angle. The Refresh-Rate serves the Sprite with the shortest Delay. Every Sprite can has one of the following States:

- inactive
none-visible.
- active
visible and will be animated until last Frame has reached.
- static
visible but only 1 Frame is showed.
- loop
Animation automaticly repeats.





Regards,
famous

Edited by famous, 11 August 2012 - 12:32 AM.

[famous]

New Version 0.3 + IDE 0.2 out

Now a lot has changed/improved. Examples for GameMaker8.0, new Librarys and Functions, 4 Widgets and Help also added.

Watermark

If you planed a serious Project using DesktopWidget, tell me about it. (get it free)

5 Posts in a row. ^^ Feedback would be nice.

Edit: Bug fixed in Hook Library.

Regards,
famous

Edited by famous, 12 August 2012 - 06:58 PM.

[Jack Indie Box]

Actually really good , i dont plan to use it but i didnt even think such a thing was possible with game maker(out of the window).

[famous]

Thanks for your reply.

Currently next Version is in the works.

DLL / GEX
Faster
Less CPU Usage
Extended Librarys
Render Library
Build and save a Widget

IDE
Bug fixes

Widget Format (*.dwx)
Now additional Data can be stored

Studio
A "Desktop GameMaker". You can simply build a full functionally Widget by adding a Behaviour Script (just fillout Attributes) or scripting your own Behaviour. Finally, you can create a full customized standalone Exetuable or a plug-and-play Widget for a general Environment. Create Desktop Pets, Mouse Followers, everything you want.

Edited by famous, 28 August 2012 - 12:16 AM.

[famous]

Another Example using actual 0.3.0.0. This will be improved soon.

Secure your Windows! Angry Skeleton will bend your active Window if your in the way, even none-resizeable Windows!

AngrySkeleton download (Exetuable)

Regards,
famous

Edited by famous, 06 September 2012 - 12:47 AM.

[famous]

New Version out 0.4

Some new Librarys. Use now widget_create_instance() to create a Instance from a already existing Widget.

Shadow/Glow Fix

Corrected again, Shadows are now deep dark not gray.

Opimizations

Some more Optimizations and fix of RenderDelay.

Documentation

Up to Date.

Arrow follows Mouse.

New

• Render Library

Actually at the beginings.

• Tray Library

Tray-Icons and ToolTips/BalloonTips.

• Image Library

Internal. (e.g Tray Library)

• System Library

Get Dimension of single Components independently from System or Theme. (e.g. Window-Border Width, Title-Bar Height)

• Misc Library

Get a valid RGBA Value for Render Library Functions.




Update

• Widget Library
• Window Library

Lots of new Functions. HelpButton currently can't be used with Hook Library.

• Desktop Library

lg,
famous

Edited by famous, 06 September 2012 - 09:16 PM.

[famous]

News from Development for 0.5.

- Performance has been doubled. A Widget like Cube (2 Sprites 50 Frames - 128x128) is between 0-1% CPU (mostly 0 and for a Second 1)
- Create static Widgets (no Animation - detached from Process - no CPU Usage)
- Realtime Blur (like Windows Aero Glass(DWM) - but compatible to Win98-7)

[famous]

IDE Update 0.3.1

Some Bugfixes and Improvements. You can still open old 0.3 DRX Files. (ignore Warning) Next Update soon, and a "Tail"-Export.


IDE Update 0.3.2

Some small, but important fixes.

Edited by famous, 16 September 2012 - 03:27 PM.

[famous]

Some Tests using newer System.

Tail
Sexy Widgets following the Mouse. (Escape to Exit)

Download

Snow
Let it snow on your Desktop. Widget in size of your Desktop using CKEY-Method and generates Particles. (Escape or SysTray to Exit)

Download

Feedback would be nice. Please PM me your CPU Usage, on older Systems it (could) be more than 0-3%.

Regards,
famous