RocketDock free dock for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
RocketDock is an application launcher developed by PolyVector and Skunkie of Punk Labs, working with artist Zachary Denton, for Windows that provides a dock similar to that of the Mac OS X Aqua GUI. It is freely available under a Creative Commons license and is distributed by Punk Labs (previously called Punk Software).
RocketDock is able to show live updates of minimized windows as in Mac OS X, and in Windows Vista it can show live thumbnail updates on the taskbar. It is compatible with MobyDock, ObjectDock, RK Launcher, and Y'z Dock skins, and is compatible with and borrows from Stardock ObjectDock's publicly published Docklet API.
System Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
- 500Mhz or faster CPU
- 10MB RAM free
Version 1.3.5 (6.20 MB)
Version 1.3.4 (6.20 MB)
Version 1.3.3 (6.20 MB)
Version 1.3.1 (6.19 MB)
Version 1.3.0 (6.48 MB)
Version 1.2.5 (3.14 MB)
Version 1.2.0 (2.96 MB)
Version 1.1.3 (1.82 MB)
Version 1.1.2 (1.82 MB)
Version 1.1.1 (1.74 MB)
Version 1.1.0 (1.73 MB)
Version 1.0.1 (1.54 MB)
Version 1.3.4 (6.20 MB)
Version 1.3.3 (6.20 MB)
Version 1.3.1 (6.19 MB)
Version 1.3.0 (6.48 MB)
Version 1.2.5 (3.14 MB)
Version 1.2.0 (2.96 MB)
Version 1.1.3 (1.82 MB)
Version 1.1.2 (1.82 MB)
Version 1.1.1 (1.74 MB)
Version 1.1.0 (1.73 MB)
Version 1.0.1 (1.54 MB)
[1.3.5]
Fixed an INI bug breaking Skin / Theme compatibility.
[1.3.4]
Fixed string allocation issues that were causing Runtime Errors on Vista with certain badware scanners.
Fixed a couple of string buffer memory leaks.
[1.3.3]
Fixed BSOD and random crashes caused by an out-of-date compiler.
[1.3.2]
Fixed garbled INI files being created on Win2k
Fixed Arguments not being evaluated for Environment Variables
Fixed buffer overflow in the asyncronous ShellExecute code... This should fix crashing when dragging large amounts of files into the dock.
Fixed incorrect centering when on the Left or Right side of the monitor
Fixed stuck skins when booting in Vista
Fixed a thread handle being closed twice when launching icons, this was throwing an exception
Fixed Docklet bug that was "freezing" the dock with the iCal docklet
Fixed Docklet bug that was preventing docklets from showing the default Icon Settings window
Fixed Docklets losing their character encoding when converting to and from Unicode (hopefully)
Fixed "Open Running" being enabled for docklet settings
Fixed some windows having a problem being restored from "Open Running Instance"
Fixed fonts being improperly clipped
Changed the two "load defaults?" dialogs to be "yes/no" instead of "ok/cancel"
Added some usefull info to generated debug files
Updated the CC license to 3.0
[1.3.1]
Improved Running Indicators to be more efficient and not require a timer
Added a new "Warnings" tab in Dock Settings that will appear if known and solvable problems exist
Added "Debug.exe" to assist in debugging Mods (and for our internal use in debugging RD). It also will show the contents of any generated "Debug Info" files for our more paranoid users.
Moved "LanguageID Finder.exe" to the Tools directory.
Changed docklet handling of OnConfigure() and other events so that docklets now have a normal right-click menu. "Icon Settings" will configure the docklet
Fixed problem where docklets (iCal) could change the Current Directory and cause problems
Changed the "hot" area of the dock to only extended to the edge of your monitor if any of the following are true: AutoHide is enabled, Popup on Mouseover is enabled, or the Edge Offset is greater than zero
Changed to better clean up "ghost" settings from deleted icons/filters
Added TinyCC as an embedded compiler for our upcomming "Mod" system
Fixed minor defect in detecting the mouse being in/out of the dock
Fixed Vista problems with RocketDock.dll and RocketClock.dll using the wrong Code Generation type
Changed Popup on Mouseover to only steal focus in "Normal" layering mode
Added per-icon "Open Running Applicaiton Instance" options
Changed "Find Target" into a "..." button
Fixed OD Docklet bug that would crash docklets that browsed for icons durring OnCreate()
Fixed RocketDock.dll crashing on Vista
Fixed AutoHide+Minimize jumping
Fixed crashing when restoring multiple windows (by unchecking "Minimize Windows to the Dock")
Fixed visual glitches when minimizing windows
Added Window Filtering (hold Control+Alt+Shift when minimizing to create/delete filters)
Rewrote thread synchronization.
Added "Disable Minimize Animations" option
Fixed OD Docklet API DockletGetLabel(). It now returns the char count
Fixed ini quote limitation
Added a "Debug Info" button to save usefull bug report information
Fixed Calendar Docklet images being cut off or scaled incorrectly
Fixed Flickering/Popping Down after a display change (or playing a game)
Fixed random crashing when right-clicking on icons
Fixed Volume Docklet "popup menu" bug
Fixed problem with some TrueType fonts displaying improperly
Fixed crashing on 1-bit icons by not reading them with Gdiplus (which apparently can't handle them)
Fixed skin appearing in upper-left momentarily on startup
Updated the installer
Many tiny internal changes
[1.3.0]
Added "Minimize windows to Dock" (with realtime previews under Vista with Desktop Composition enabled)
Added ability to store all settings in "Settings.ini" (for portability)
Added Icon Activation FX options
Added Hover Effect option
Added Icon Opacity option
Added Zoom Opaque option (Fades Icon Opacity to 100% when zooming)
Added Zoom "Plateau" mode (like "Bubble" only flat at the peak)
Added the ability to set a negative Edget Offset (down to -15px)
Added Popup on Mouseover Delay option
Added Behavior Settings area
Added ability to have multiple custom icon folders
Added ability to browse executable files as "folders" for icon resources
Added support for Vista icon resources
Improved Icon Transitions
Added "Running Task Indicators"
Added "Open Existing Application Instance"
Added a simple Clock Docklet
Changed Recycle Bin Icons to have 2 states
Added a hot key to toggle RocketDock visibility (CTRL+ALT+R)
Fixed multi-monitor issue with RD forgetting your setting when connecting/disconnecting monitors (or using Remote Desktop).
Fixed Icons adding to the end of the dock.
Fixed many window layering issues (Icons and Labels)
Fixed Vista UAC awareness issue
Icons now maintain image size ratio
Improved icon resource support
Fixed Thread/Handle leak
Fixed Icon Settings crashing in the System32 directory
Fixed icons being reloaded when canceling the Dock Settings window
Lock Icons now prevents you from dragging in new icons, but allows you to drag onto other icons.
Fixed Docklets forgetting their icon image
Fixed special shortcuts loading incorrectly (My Computer, iTunes, Office)
Fixed Icon / Separator shifting glitch affecting "pixel-perfect" skins
Changed Separator spacing to 1/2 that of a normal icon.
Fixed random Icons not sliding (usually after pressing cancel in the Dock Settings window)
Fixed AutoHide working while in Settings windows.
Fixed crashing when right-clicking on the context menu. Right clicking is now functional as well.
Fixed relative paths not executing properly.
Ported hooks to C++ and merged into a single dll (RocketDock.dll)
Added German and French documentation
Optimized bubble algo and label rendering...
Minor bug fixes that I can't remember :)
[1.2.5]
Complete rewrite of rendering code
Improved performance on systems with newer video cards. Older systems will vary in performance
Icons now slide and transition smoothly like the OS X dock
Icons and docklets now bounce when launching or getting your attention
Icons now do a "poof" animation while deleting
Icons now are solid so you cannot "click through" transparent areas by mistake
Added support for RK Launcher skins
Improved support for skins that use tiling (in various formats)
Better ObjectDock Docklet SDK support
Popup on Mouseover no longer interrupts fullscreen applicaitons
Drag 'n Drop from the Start Menu now works
Dropping files/folders onto folders in the dock now performs a copy operation
Dropping files/folders onto any ReycleBin icon will now act properly
Dropping files/folders onto programs on the dock now launches the program with the dropped file as an argument (much like explorer)
Added a new error catching system to ensure that RocketDock loads properly. If it has a problem loading it will now ask you if it should revert to defaults
Redesigned zoom algorithm to solve visual glitches and to support new effects
Massive restructuring and organization of the entire project
Simplified and (hopefully) fixed thread syncronization...
Added "Update" menu item when right-clicking on the dock
Popup on Mousover now works when using "Always on Top" layering
New option to treat all your monitors as a single large one
Fixed a nasty bug where RocketDock would crash while loading
Fixed separators vanishing durring drag operations
Fixed unnecessary saving when items are locked and you try to drag one
Fixed Icon Labels appearing under the dock skin
Removed Screenshot capabilities due to the new rendering system. This may return in a future version
Settings are now stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\RocketDock
Removed Monitor clipping due to the new rendering code...
[1.2.0]
Added WindowsXP Icon (ICO) support
Improved EXE/DLL Icon Resource Support
Added full documentation
All New Icons and 14 New Skins by ZaK (zakar.deviantart.com)
2 New Skins by dlb (www.crystalxp.net)
Added "Zoom Flat" effect for zooming icons without a bubble
Added "Edge Offset" for positioning the dock perpendicular to the edge of your screen ("Offset" is now known as "Centering")
Added "Add Item->Blank Icon" for convenience when adding icons manually (like a website URI)
Changed "Hide Icon Labels" to have a realtime preview
Improved "Change Folder" option so that "Icons\" remains available...
Uninstaller now removes the RocketDock folder in the Start Menu
Fixed a nasty MouseHook.dll handle leak (and renamed to MouseHook2.dll to prevent conflicts)
Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Icons" SysListView32 control
Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Preview" Static control
Fixed 6 tiny handle leaks throughout RocketDock in random directory listing code...
Fixed "Default Icon" button not working on most items
Fixed "Add Item" not appearing when right-clicking on the dock skin (not selecting an icon)
Fixed "Popup on Mouseover" flickering when in "Normal" Layering mode
Fixed dock locking up using AutoHide+PopupOnMouseover and dragging an icon out
Fixed RocketDock animating under the mouse when covered by another window
Fixed Mouseover Activation only working when cursor was in Trigger Area... Now it just needs to be over the dock (or the Trigger Area if blocked by a window)
Fixed Settings window getting hidden in Always on Bottom and Normal layering modes (especially with "Popup on Mouseover" enabled)
[1.1.3]
Fixed major ThreadSync bug causing docklets to fail updating
Fixed incorrect implimentation of ObjectDocklet SDK GetPath functions
Fixed bug causing iTunes docklet to not update the song title
Fixed bug where docklet labels wouldn't update if you kept your mouse over them
Rewrote some code to avoid a layered window / DirectShow bug that was causing blank screens in some media software
Removed Separator on "Add Item" popup menu when there are no Docklets
[1.1.2]
Added option to use UberIcon effects as the 'attention' animation
Added basic support for ObjectDock Docklets. Drag 'n Drop is still not supported
Added real-time preview for the Icon Settings image selector
Added more AutoHide options
Control+Drag can now move locked Icons
Optimized DragIcon rendering
Optimized auto-saving when Icons are dragged
Improved ObjectDock skin loading
Converted all Astro and Proto skins to the Mobydock format to keep them looking the same w/ the newly improved skin support
Disabled skin-rotation for all skins made for docks that don't support skin-rotation... This will make them appear more like they did in their original docks...
Removed some unneeded registry access
Removed Quit button from the Dock Settings window
Reorganized the popup menu
Moved Mouseover Activation option to the Position tab.
Fixed Mouseover Activation so that it works in Top, Normal, and Bottom zOrder modes
Fixed AutoRun path missing quotes (rarely causing a long-pathname problem)
Fixed Start In being left blank when a new file is dragged in... Start In now defaults to the Desktop when left blank (like desktop shortcuts do)
Fixed some settings not saving on shutdown
Fixed ghost label left behind after an autohide
Fixed dock not autohiding when first run and when closing options windows
Fixed a rare zoom timer bug that wasted precious cpu cycles
Fixed Theme Opacity allowing 0% (couldn't add icons / other problems)
Fixed sticking Icons/Labels when using AutoHide
Fixed major Zoom related bugs
Fixed AutoHide oddities after closing option windows
Fixed minor oddity w/ AutoHide+Zoom while in option windows
[1.1.1]
Updated Creative Commons license to the new version 2.5
Fixed bug allowing RocketDock to run multiple times
Fixed Icon-Label centering bug
Newly Supported / Improved Languages:
Italian by LazyBoy
Norwegian by Ozzy1
Spanish by Edmundo Alvarez
French by Alain Guignard
[1.1.0]
Complete rewrite of core to be Unicode Compliant
Support for Multiple Languages added
RAM usage down from previous versions
Huge speed boost when using ThemeOpacity below 100%
Added "Always on Bottom" and "Normal" layering modes
Added real-time previewing of more settings and improved efficiency
Drasticly improved ObjectDock skin loading
Painstakingly redesigned all the Icons again...
All Icons are now free for commercial use and will soon be available at a new site: http://www.antiartist.com . We hope this will help out a few people with great ideas, and no artistic skill (or money to buy some). Uggg, something in that foood didn't agree with us ;)
Added ability to duplicate Icons by holding Control+Dragging
Increased ZoomWidth range to allow up to "10"
Improved efficiency when dragging icons out of the dock
Added support for Environment Variables in Icon's Target and WorkingDirectory
Removed Dock automatically sizing down to fit the constraints of your monitor... There were too many problems w/ games changing resolution, and this feature is unnecessary
Fixed various bugs with settings being saved at the wrong times
Fixed Zoom Setting changing while editing Icon Size
Fixed gap remaining between icons when a new item was dragged in, and then out of the dock
Fixed Screenshot bug with hidden labels
Fixed z-ordering of icon labels
Fixed skin rendering when size is invalid
Fixed CPU draining after Auto-Hide option is turned off (until RD is restared)
Fixed Dock Settings window not properly centering
Fixed positioning bug when changing desktop resolution
Fixed Separator positioning when separator's width was equal to the space provided for it... (0 / 2 = random)...compiler bug?
Fixed Separator and DragIcon wasting some RAM with unused bitmaps
Fixed incorrect thread syncronization with the Icon Settings window
Fixed execution of special shell items (ie 'Startmenu \ Run')
Fixed separator randomly appearing under newly dragged in items
Newly Supported Languages:
Brazillian Portuguese by Flitz
Bulgarian by the_TAHK
Czech by FutureMillennium
Dutch by surfer
French by KrK
German by stenosis
Hebrew by Danimal3
Japanese by keng0
Russian by zhuchok
Swedish by P@itor
Traditional Chinese by Nelson
[1.0.1]
Fixed CPU draining when moving the mouse
Fixed bug preventing real-time preview of some options
Fixed missing scrollbars on Icon Folder-View
Added AstroLife Skin
Replaced foood icons with ugly PSW icons
[1.0.0]
Added Auto-hide option
Added Auto-run option
Screenshots are now numbered as "Rocketdock-*num*.png" on the desktop
[0.9.5]
New Dock Settings window layout (Firefox-esque)
Fixed bug with relative icon paths... All icon paths are now fully qualified
Fixed bug with context menu displaying some items as hidden
Fixed bug with context menu handling invalid items
[0.9.4]
Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon (That actually works)
Clears your settings
[0.9.3]
Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon
[0.9.2]
Rewrote special item handling... "My Computer" type icons can now be dragged in
Rewrote Icon Loading
Improved Shortcut loading
Rewrote Icon Settings to be Shortcut-like
[0.9.1]
Fixed Windows 2000 Compatibility issues
Now includes the redistributable Gdiplus library
[0.9.0]
First Beta Release :)
Fixed an INI bug breaking Skin / Theme compatibility.
[1.3.4]
Fixed string allocation issues that were causing Runtime Errors on Vista with certain badware scanners.
Fixed a couple of string buffer memory leaks.
[1.3.3]
Fixed BSOD and random crashes caused by an out-of-date compiler.
[1.3.2]
Fixed garbled INI files being created on Win2k
Fixed Arguments not being evaluated for Environment Variables
Fixed buffer overflow in the asyncronous ShellExecute code... This should fix crashing when dragging large amounts of files into the dock.
Fixed incorrect centering when on the Left or Right side of the monitor
Fixed stuck skins when booting in Vista
Fixed a thread handle being closed twice when launching icons, this was throwing an exception
Fixed Docklet bug that was "freezing" the dock with the iCal docklet
Fixed Docklet bug that was preventing docklets from showing the default Icon Settings window
Fixed Docklets losing their character encoding when converting to and from Unicode (hopefully)
Fixed "Open Running" being enabled for docklet settings
Fixed some windows having a problem being restored from "Open Running Instance"
Fixed fonts being improperly clipped
Changed the two "load defaults?" dialogs to be "yes/no" instead of "ok/cancel"
Added some usefull info to generated debug files
Updated the CC license to 3.0
[1.3.1]
Improved Running Indicators to be more efficient and not require a timer
Added a new "Warnings" tab in Dock Settings that will appear if known and solvable problems exist
Added "Debug.exe" to assist in debugging Mods (and for our internal use in debugging RD). It also will show the contents of any generated "Debug Info" files for our more paranoid users.
Moved "LanguageID Finder.exe" to the Tools directory.
Changed docklet handling of OnConfigure() and other events so that docklets now have a normal right-click menu. "Icon Settings" will configure the docklet
Fixed problem where docklets (iCal) could change the Current Directory and cause problems
Changed the "hot" area of the dock to only extended to the edge of your monitor if any of the following are true: AutoHide is enabled, Popup on Mouseover is enabled, or the Edge Offset is greater than zero
Changed to better clean up "ghost" settings from deleted icons/filters
Added TinyCC as an embedded compiler for our upcomming "Mod" system
Fixed minor defect in detecting the mouse being in/out of the dock
Fixed Vista problems with RocketDock.dll and RocketClock.dll using the wrong Code Generation type
Changed Popup on Mouseover to only steal focus in "Normal" layering mode
Added per-icon "Open Running Applicaiton Instance" options
Changed "Find Target" into a "..." button
Fixed OD Docklet bug that would crash docklets that browsed for icons durring OnCreate()
Fixed RocketDock.dll crashing on Vista
Fixed AutoHide+Minimize jumping
Fixed crashing when restoring multiple windows (by unchecking "Minimize Windows to the Dock")
Fixed visual glitches when minimizing windows
Added Window Filtering (hold Control+Alt+Shift when minimizing to create/delete filters)
Rewrote thread synchronization.
Added "Disable Minimize Animations" option
Fixed OD Docklet API DockletGetLabel(). It now returns the char count
Fixed ini quote limitation
Added a "Debug Info" button to save usefull bug report information
Fixed Calendar Docklet images being cut off or scaled incorrectly
Fixed Flickering/Popping Down after a display change (or playing a game)
Fixed random crashing when right-clicking on icons
Fixed Volume Docklet "popup menu" bug
Fixed problem with some TrueType fonts displaying improperly
Fixed crashing on 1-bit icons by not reading them with Gdiplus (which apparently can't handle them)
Fixed skin appearing in upper-left momentarily on startup
Updated the installer
Many tiny internal changes
[1.3.0]
Added "Minimize windows to Dock" (with realtime previews under Vista with Desktop Composition enabled)
Added ability to store all settings in "Settings.ini" (for portability)
Added Icon Activation FX options
Added Hover Effect option
Added Icon Opacity option
Added Zoom Opaque option (Fades Icon Opacity to 100% when zooming)
Added Zoom "Plateau" mode (like "Bubble" only flat at the peak)
Added the ability to set a negative Edget Offset (down to -15px)
Added Popup on Mouseover Delay option
Added Behavior Settings area
Added ability to have multiple custom icon folders
Added ability to browse executable files as "folders" for icon resources
Added support for Vista icon resources
Improved Icon Transitions
Added "Running Task Indicators"
Added "Open Existing Application Instance"
Added a simple Clock Docklet
Changed Recycle Bin Icons to have 2 states
Added a hot key to toggle RocketDock visibility (CTRL+ALT+R)
Fixed multi-monitor issue with RD forgetting your setting when connecting/disconnecting monitors (or using Remote Desktop).
Fixed Icons adding to the end of the dock.
Fixed many window layering issues (Icons and Labels)
Fixed Vista UAC awareness issue
Icons now maintain image size ratio
Improved icon resource support
Fixed Thread/Handle leak
Fixed Icon Settings crashing in the System32 directory
Fixed icons being reloaded when canceling the Dock Settings window
Lock Icons now prevents you from dragging in new icons, but allows you to drag onto other icons.
Fixed Docklets forgetting their icon image
Fixed special shortcuts loading incorrectly (My Computer, iTunes, Office)
Fixed Icon / Separator shifting glitch affecting "pixel-perfect" skins
Changed Separator spacing to 1/2 that of a normal icon.
Fixed random Icons not sliding (usually after pressing cancel in the Dock Settings window)
Fixed AutoHide working while in Settings windows.
Fixed crashing when right-clicking on the context menu. Right clicking is now functional as well.
Fixed relative paths not executing properly.
Ported hooks to C++ and merged into a single dll (RocketDock.dll)
Added German and French documentation
Optimized bubble algo and label rendering...
Minor bug fixes that I can't remember :)
[1.2.5]
Complete rewrite of rendering code
Improved performance on systems with newer video cards. Older systems will vary in performance
Icons now slide and transition smoothly like the OS X dock
Icons and docklets now bounce when launching or getting your attention
Icons now do a "poof" animation while deleting
Icons now are solid so you cannot "click through" transparent areas by mistake
Added support for RK Launcher skins
Improved support for skins that use tiling (in various formats)
Better ObjectDock Docklet SDK support
Popup on Mouseover no longer interrupts fullscreen applicaitons
Drag 'n Drop from the Start Menu now works
Dropping files/folders onto folders in the dock now performs a copy operation
Dropping files/folders onto any ReycleBin icon will now act properly
Dropping files/folders onto programs on the dock now launches the program with the dropped file as an argument (much like explorer)
Added a new error catching system to ensure that RocketDock loads properly. If it has a problem loading it will now ask you if it should revert to defaults
Redesigned zoom algorithm to solve visual glitches and to support new effects
Massive restructuring and organization of the entire project
Simplified and (hopefully) fixed thread syncronization...
Added "Update" menu item when right-clicking on the dock
Popup on Mousover now works when using "Always on Top" layering
New option to treat all your monitors as a single large one
Fixed a nasty bug where RocketDock would crash while loading
Fixed separators vanishing durring drag operations
Fixed unnecessary saving when items are locked and you try to drag one
Fixed Icon Labels appearing under the dock skin
Removed Screenshot capabilities due to the new rendering system. This may return in a future version
Settings are now stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\RocketDock
Removed Monitor clipping due to the new rendering code...
[1.2.0]
Added WindowsXP Icon (ICO) support
Improved EXE/DLL Icon Resource Support
Added full documentation
All New Icons and 14 New Skins by ZaK (zakar.deviantart.com)
2 New Skins by dlb (www.crystalxp.net)
Added "Zoom Flat" effect for zooming icons without a bubble
Added "Edge Offset" for positioning the dock perpendicular to the edge of your screen ("Offset" is now known as "Centering")
Added "Add Item->Blank Icon" for convenience when adding icons manually (like a website URI)
Changed "Hide Icon Labels" to have a realtime preview
Improved "Change Folder" option so that "Icons\" remains available...
Uninstaller now removes the RocketDock folder in the Start Menu
Fixed a nasty MouseHook.dll handle leak (and renamed to MouseHook2.dll to prevent conflicts)
Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Icons" SysListView32 control
Fixed a leak in the Icon Settings "Preview" Static control
Fixed 6 tiny handle leaks throughout RocketDock in random directory listing code...
Fixed "Default Icon" button not working on most items
Fixed "Add Item" not appearing when right-clicking on the dock skin (not selecting an icon)
Fixed "Popup on Mouseover" flickering when in "Normal" Layering mode
Fixed dock locking up using AutoHide+PopupOnMouseover and dragging an icon out
Fixed RocketDock animating under the mouse when covered by another window
Fixed Mouseover Activation only working when cursor was in Trigger Area... Now it just needs to be over the dock (or the Trigger Area if blocked by a window)
Fixed Settings window getting hidden in Always on Bottom and Normal layering modes (especially with "Popup on Mouseover" enabled)
[1.1.3]
Fixed major ThreadSync bug causing docklets to fail updating
Fixed incorrect implimentation of ObjectDocklet SDK GetPath functions
Fixed bug causing iTunes docklet to not update the song title
Fixed bug where docklet labels wouldn't update if you kept your mouse over them
Rewrote some code to avoid a layered window / DirectShow bug that was causing blank screens in some media software
Removed Separator on "Add Item" popup menu when there are no Docklets
[1.1.2]
Added option to use UberIcon effects as the 'attention' animation
Added basic support for ObjectDock Docklets. Drag 'n Drop is still not supported
Added real-time preview for the Icon Settings image selector
Added more AutoHide options
Control+Drag can now move locked Icons
Optimized DragIcon rendering
Optimized auto-saving when Icons are dragged
Improved ObjectDock skin loading
Converted all Astro and Proto skins to the Mobydock format to keep them looking the same w/ the newly improved skin support
Disabled skin-rotation for all skins made for docks that don't support skin-rotation... This will make them appear more like they did in their original docks...
Removed some unneeded registry access
Removed Quit button from the Dock Settings window
Reorganized the popup menu
Moved Mouseover Activation option to the Position tab.
Fixed Mouseover Activation so that it works in Top, Normal, and Bottom zOrder modes
Fixed AutoRun path missing quotes (rarely causing a long-pathname problem)
Fixed Start In being left blank when a new file is dragged in... Start In now defaults to the Desktop when left blank (like desktop shortcuts do)
Fixed some settings not saving on shutdown
Fixed ghost label left behind after an autohide
Fixed dock not autohiding when first run and when closing options windows
Fixed a rare zoom timer bug that wasted precious cpu cycles
Fixed Theme Opacity allowing 0% (couldn't add icons / other problems)
Fixed sticking Icons/Labels when using AutoHide
Fixed major Zoom related bugs
Fixed AutoHide oddities after closing option windows
Fixed minor oddity w/ AutoHide+Zoom while in option windows
[1.1.1]
Updated Creative Commons license to the new version 2.5
Fixed bug allowing RocketDock to run multiple times
Fixed Icon-Label centering bug
Newly Supported / Improved Languages:
Italian by LazyBoy
Norwegian by Ozzy1
Spanish by Edmundo Alvarez
French by Alain Guignard
[1.1.0]
Complete rewrite of core to be Unicode Compliant
Support for Multiple Languages added
RAM usage down from previous versions
Huge speed boost when using ThemeOpacity below 100%
Added "Always on Bottom" and "Normal" layering modes
Added real-time previewing of more settings and improved efficiency
Drasticly improved ObjectDock skin loading
Painstakingly redesigned all the Icons again...
All Icons are now free for commercial use and will soon be available at a new site: http://www.antiartist.com . We hope this will help out a few people with great ideas, and no artistic skill (or money to buy some). Uggg, something in that foood didn't agree with us ;)
Added ability to duplicate Icons by holding Control+Dragging
Increased ZoomWidth range to allow up to "10"
Improved efficiency when dragging icons out of the dock
Added support for Environment Variables in Icon's Target and WorkingDirectory
Removed Dock automatically sizing down to fit the constraints of your monitor... There were too many problems w/ games changing resolution, and this feature is unnecessary
Fixed various bugs with settings being saved at the wrong times
Fixed Zoom Setting changing while editing Icon Size
Fixed gap remaining between icons when a new item was dragged in, and then out of the dock
Fixed Screenshot bug with hidden labels
Fixed z-ordering of icon labels
Fixed skin rendering when size is invalid
Fixed CPU draining after Auto-Hide option is turned off (until RD is restared)
Fixed Dock Settings window not properly centering
Fixed positioning bug when changing desktop resolution
Fixed Separator positioning when separator's width was equal to the space provided for it... (0 / 2 = random)...compiler bug?
Fixed Separator and DragIcon wasting some RAM with unused bitmaps
Fixed incorrect thread syncronization with the Icon Settings window
Fixed execution of special shell items (ie 'Startmenu \ Run')
Fixed separator randomly appearing under newly dragged in items
Newly Supported Languages:
Brazillian Portuguese by Flitz
Bulgarian by the_TAHK
Czech by FutureMillennium
Dutch by surfer
French by KrK
German by stenosis
Hebrew by Danimal3
Japanese by keng0
Russian by zhuchok
Swedish by P@itor
Traditional Chinese by Nelson
[1.0.1]
Fixed CPU draining when moving the mouse
Fixed bug preventing real-time preview of some options
Fixed missing scrollbars on Icon Folder-View
Added AstroLife Skin
Replaced foood icons with ugly PSW icons
[1.0.0]
Added Auto-hide option
Added Auto-run option
Screenshots are now numbered as "Rocketdock-*num*.png" on the desktop
[0.9.5]
New Dock Settings window layout (Firefox-esque)
Fixed bug with relative icon paths... All icon paths are now fully qualified
Fixed bug with context menu displaying some items as hidden
Fixed bug with context menu handling invalid items
[0.9.4]
Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon (That actually works)
Clears your settings
[0.9.3]
Bug fix for Dock Settings Icon
[0.9.2]
Rewrote special item handling... "My Computer" type icons can now be dragged in
Rewrote Icon Loading
Improved Shortcut loading
Rewrote Icon Settings to be Shortcut-like
[0.9.1]
Fixed Windows 2000 Compatibility issues
Now includes the redistributable Gdiplus library
[0.9.0]
First Beta Release :)