This central part of Object Desktop has earned several new widgets that are bound to please.

This is something I definitely found useful. Object Desktop will start whatever browser is set as the URL Object default. I wasn't exactly convinced I needed ultra-fast access to my System Setup from every folder on my desktop.īut be that as it may, in this Early Experience release you do have the power to set your cursor on this list box and simply start typing in the path of the folder you wish to jump to, or, a web page URL. But while this drop-down list is in the same place as the 'Favorite Folder' list is in the Object Navigator, it does not appear to let you add your own folders. What's also present is a drop-down list (.GIF, 7K) of the folder's parent directories (all the way back to the root or drive object), other drive objects and four of the main System folders (System Setup, OS/2 System, Network and Printers).

This is nice because it's faster than going through the menus, but its bulk also means that the default folder height leaves too little space for the icons. This toolbar consists mostly of shortcuts to the usual menu options and does a lot to speed up icon arrangement, creation and deletion of objects, and the usual copy and move functions. A big fat row of buttons along the top that look as if they've been copied from the Object Navigator. The moment you open a folder on your desktop, you'll see it. In this First Looks I'll be discussing the new features to be found for those planning to upgrade from Object Desktop 1.5 or earlier. Because by and large, this upgrade puts even more buttons, more status displays and more eye candy onto your desktop than ever before. What has been added to Object Desktop in its 2.0 release seems to suggest Stardock recognized this and wants to enhance its 'Screenshot Sex Appeal' even more. You could almost say it was sold on screenshots alone. What made previous versions of Object Desktop popular was the highly visual enhancements it made to OS/2's Workplace Shell. Summary: Ride on the bleeding edge of Workplace Shell enhancers with the latest version of what Stardock claims is the 'best selling' utility for OS/2. OS/2 e-Zine! - First Looks: Stardock Systems Object Desktop 2.0 Early Experienceįirst Looks: Object Desktop 2.0 Early Experience

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