Programmatically Accessing Advanced Settings of Appearance Tab

Published on August 29, 2006 By SirSmiley In DesktopX

Is it possible to script the advanced settings of the appearance tab? If so what are the namespaces/callbacks.

The reason I ask is I'd like to script an animation "sucking effect". See below

Upper Left Corner = x1
Upper Right Corner = x2
Bottom Left Corner = y1
Bottom Right Corner = y2

I'd use at least three timers. Timer one would move the left & right corners in. Timer two the top corners. Timer three moving the animation down/hidden.

Think of something similar to Mac's Genie effect or RK Launcher's Aladdin Effect.

Comments

Skarny

on Sep 02, 2006

I don't think you can manipulate objects in this way. You can't specify the position of each 'corner' of an objects image to make non rectangular shapes..I think. If it is possible, I'm interested in this also. But I dont think you can.

SirSmiley

on Sep 02, 2006

It's maybe as simple as plotting a bezier curve using cartesian coordinates?

Skarny

on Sep 30, 2006

I meant that all desktopX objects are square and locked in that shape. You can't shift a 'corner' of the 'texture' of an 'object' off it's vertical, horizontal alignment to it's connecting vertices. You can program a bezier 'path' to move a DX object along if you want to. But this won't get your desired effect.

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