After I release a new ViGlance build next month to fix the minor issues people are having with the new build - I will be turning my attention to another project and developing that for a while. At this stage; I am pleased with ViStart's current stability and ViGlance's current stability and I would primarily be focusing on new features for these products (if I were to develop them). However the other projects which are collecting dust such as ViSplore and ViOrb need stability improvements. ViOrb still operates on a hooking mechanism which I decided last year isn't viable (For those unaware - hooking means to literally hack another process and catch the information it receives and process them in your application (Imagine having a mail forwarding on your inbox - It would surely take longer for the messages to get forwarded). ViSplore currently doesn't add anything new (other than breadcrumb toolbar) to Explorer and it still doesn't replace the default explorer correctly. Whilst eye-candy is everything to some users - functionality is more important to me - Eye candy comes after in my opinion. As a user of my own software on my XP machine; I appreciate the new functionality it brings more so than how 'pretty' it looks. I still love a pretty face though. So this is what you can expect;
ViStart- Right click for windows related objects in ViStart (folders, shortcut files)
- Better and more efficient file indexing & WDS/Vista/7 integration
- A means of blur without DWM (Aka Blur on XP)
ViGlance- Skinned jumplists so that they are more like 7
- A close button on the Windows
- Layout.xml to customize skin options such as font color and layout of basic elements
ViSplore- Better shell integration with Windows
- Add custom left-side treeview component for browsing folders (Like 7 and Vista already have)
- Search Integration with ViStart OR WDS integration
Also there is a new Project which I am considering developing (Completely unlike the previous projects) which some people may already have an idea what this might be. The new project will be to provide a framework in the form of a scripting language (Based on JScript) where other developers can effortlessly create similar projects to my projects. Eventually to the point it would be possible to re-create projects similar to what i've developed (But with little effort).
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Vistart for instance is close to perfections, only few bugs make it pretty useless - so i am referring to VISTART, not to just "any vi product".
As for other products with an absence in users, it is only for Visplore and ViOrb which have either been succeeded or implemented into existing software. Many now are using BorderSkins, instead of ViSplore and ViOrb is in Vistart and Viglance.
Comment by Aaron7pm -August 24 2010 @ 06:33 pm
That sounds like a possibility in the future, once all have reached a stable point in development.
It could be called ViStep or something lol.
Comment by Rainoffire -August 24 2010 @ 07:20 pm
That's a great idea, assuming that single components can be switched off because I am quite happy with my classic start menu
Comment by wesp5 -August 25 2010 @ 01:53 am
My ViStart suggestions - PLEASE READ
http://lee-soft.com/forums/index.php?topic=1802
Basically:
- It would be great if we were able to select the icon size for the icons in the freq used programs list (instead of being the same as that you have set for Windows)
- Improve how Vistart works with auto-hide switched on for the taskbar (see main article)
- Perhaps you could add in a feature like in windows 7 for properties and exit explorer
Comment by jpboyrox -August 25 2010 @ 10:51 am
That's a great idea, assuming that single components can be switched off because I am quite happy with my classic start menu
Comment by Aaron7pm -August 25 2010 @ 02:38 pm
Idk if im asking to much or anything but something i really like about sbar and the real windows 7 taskbar is the way you can change the chat application status and on music players you can press puase and play. that would be a great new feature for viglance... just suggesting
Comment by jonnyboy11 -August 26 2010 @ 11:19 pm
I know I'm the only guy who voted for ViOrb.
I had some trouble with this. I originally had voted for something else.
But here's my suggestion: make ViOrb support animated GIFS if possible.
That would make it more versatile, and give it an edge over custom start buttons for any OS!
*And make a dramatic exit.
Comment by Tangmeister -September 01 2010 @ 10:50 am
I had some trouble with this. I originally had voted for something else.
But here's my suggestion: make ViOrb support animated GIFS if possible.
That would make it more versatile, and give it an edge over custom start buttons for any OS!
*And make a dramatic exit.
Comment by Aaron7pm -September 01 2010 @ 03:22 pm
I had some trouble with this. I originally had voted for something else.
But here's my suggestion: make ViOrb support animated GIFS if possible.
That would make it more versatile, and give it an edge over custom start buttons for any OS!
*And make a dramatic exit.
I was expecting that one of these days that ViOrb will have an animated Orb. Since ViStart and Viglance both have an animated Orb. I believe an option to have a static and dynamic Orb would be best for ViOrb.
Comment by Rainoffire -September 01 2010 @ 06:39 pm
Lee,
please fix vistart first. To make it perfect, the probably required time effort is less than 1 day.
What needs to be fixed:
1. Windows commands should be executed when entered in the "search" field, such as "cmd" or "%windir%"
2. Vistart should not block other hotkeys using the "Windows" button.
I fear that as the poll is indicating that viglance is winning, vistart will not reach maturity, although being so close to it. Developping the new features other users are suggesting here, are requiring considerably more time effort.
I would appreciate your opinion about it.
Comment by enfant_terrible -September 02 2010 @ 03:13 am