Island Dog Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 http://forums.wincustomize.com/406240 ?The current PC task management metaphor hasn?t really changed in over 18 years,? said Brad Wardell, President & CEO of Stardock. ?In recent years, mobile devices have been able to introduce users to more modern metaphors of arranging their digital life. Tiles has been designed to update that metaphor to the PC experience.? Tiles works by taking advantage of the wider aspect ratios of today?s desktops. On the right side of the screen, a page of tiles is displayed. Users may have multiple pages that they organize as they see fit or make use of several sample page filters such as displaying only active windows or only web pages. Users can then switch between pages either by clicking on the page title or on touch systems by sweeping their finger across the page to ?turn the page?. Also check out the getting started guide: Getting Started with Stardock Tiles Tiles is available via Impulse for current Object Desktop subscribers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleGM Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Looks pretty good! Loving the metro design choice :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amon91 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Takes up too much screens space in my opinion. Sometimes I need ideas to sink in first, but I don't think this will be practical. I wish MS would incorporate some of these features into the taskbar. KRazpopov 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthonyd Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 1/ Mobile and desktop computers shouldn't use the same UI since they aren't using the same controls. 2/ This product will probably be overpriced like any stardock's appz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedstr3789 Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 and the point of this is???? and aren't there already enough products like this? Probably free to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I honestly have no idea what to point of using this is. Seems like a waste of space. Kerm, Shaun N., ViperAFK and 8 others 11 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 It looks like it may be useful for multi-monitor setups. I like how you can choose which windows are docked and can categorize them. I tend to have a LOT of windows open, and some of those windows have higher importance to me than others. Thats where alt-tab fails me because I have to look through all my own spam. I may give it a try. Is there a way to add a hotkey to show/hide the tiles pane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advent Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 1/ Mobile and desktop computers shouldn't use the same UI since they aren't using the same controls. 2/ This product will probably be overpriced like any stardock's appz. Well of course they shouldn't use the same UI, but I'd love to see similar UI designs from iOS, Android, and WP7 bought to the desktop OS. However, I do say this takes up too much room. My res is 1080p and I could see that app taking a way a lot of real estate. I mean I like the idea, just with my browser in the middle, im on the right, and misc (chat Window/Notepad) on the left I would be cramped. Cool for people with multiple monitors though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I don't really see the point when you already have the superbar in windows 7. I could be missing something though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangm Supervisor Posted March 10, 2011 Supervisor Share Posted March 10, 2011 What exactly separates this from the Longhorn Sidebar paradigm and its subsequent failure, as well as the failure of every other sidebar clone developed since 2004? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralDogma Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 What exactly separates this from the Longhorn Sidebar paradigm and its subsequent failure, as well as the failure of every other sidebar clone developed since 2004? Thinking the same thing. How is this different then the Vista sidebar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 and the point of this is???? and aren't there already enough products like this? Probably free to boot. Looks like no point at all. In a way, it's similar to the built in Windows sidebar that no one likes and always disables. I'm sure it's more powerful, but they will soon find out that that doesn't matter. I did some development on a sidebar years ago before Vista came out when the first Sideshow leaks were seen that was built on the then still new .NET framework and had a rich API for developers to create their own widgets/tiles/whatever. It was popular for a little while, then people grew tired of sidebars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 hey! I still like and use my sidebar. I like having the weather thing on it as well as my cpu usage and performance stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh400 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I think the sidebar idea died ages ago. We need (or do we want?) something to replace, no idea what though. I don't think this is it unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugwump00 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Heh heh - I love the sanctimoniousness of all this "haven't tried, not sure I understand it, so it must sux" and "I don't use the Sidebar, therefore no-one uses the Sidebar" attitude. MS may have deprecated gadgets in Windows 7, but they are still very nice when you have the real-estate to spare. Gadgets such as; http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDetail.aspx?li=a7f842a8-b5e3-44c9-acb3-133e8a7b2110 Are very useful; 7 Sidebar makes Gadgets actually work optimally (with the appropriate always-on-top setting) in Windows 7 http://helmut4242.deviantart.com/art/7-Sidebar-140775153 This even includes a thumbnail task manager, somewhat similar to this Tiles thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Heh heh - I love the sanctimoniousness of all this "haven't tried, not sure I understand it, so it must sux" and "I don't use the Sidebar, therefore no-one uses the Sidebar" attitude.MS may have deprecated gadgets in Windows 7, but they are still very nice when you have the real-estate to spare. Gadgets such as; Are very useful; 7 Sidebar makes Gadgets actually work optimally (with the appropriate always-on-top setting) in Windows 7 This even includes a thumbnail task manager, somewhat similar to this Tiles thing... I use gadgets, such as weather and clock, but they are two small tiny little things, why would I use an entire side of my screen for something that the superbar already does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The proof will be in the sales. I wonder if Stardock would be willing to share how many sales / downlaods / users of this software there are in, let's say, a couple of months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 takes too much space. No thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravensky Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Worthless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 A clone of the superbar... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoltmanm Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 hey! I still like and use my sidebar. I like having the weather thing on it as well as my cpu usage and performance stats. Same here, love the little gadgets. Wish they would make a comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Til I Die Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 ?The current PC task management metaphor hasn?t really changed in over 18 years,? That's because it's perfect. Why fix what isn't broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester0 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Intresting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 I can think of only a very few uses for something like this. However, what concerns me more is that the demo video is more about customising its appearance rather than it's actual function, which leads me to believe Stardock doesn't really know what it was made for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrian Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I tried this for a few days, but ultimately couldn't continue using it. There are a few things that need to be changed before it's usable. -You should be able to drag shortcuts up/down so you can organize them without having to delete all your shortcuts and then readd them in the order you prefer. Not a big issue... until you install a new program and want to add it. Another option might be to implement a toggle-able alphabetical sorting. -Should be able to organize tiles so you can put those you use the most frequently next to each other and not have to flip through 2-3 other pages first. I shouldn't have to redo all my pages when I find the layout I set up wasn't the most convenient or efficient. -Activity notifications. Like the taskbar, I should be able to see at a glance what my active window selection is and when there is new activity in inactive windows, especially IM windows that are hidden or minimized. -Jump lists would be nice, perhaps also have a setting to select the button to enable them, such as middle-click or right-click, in case the user prefers the current right-click menu. Also, perhaps when clicking and dragging on a specific window thumbail instead of having it scroll regardless of where you click. For an intial release it shows promise, but it's not ready to replace the taskbar yet by a long shot. On the plus side, system tray icons actually behave correctly when interacted with, unlike ObjectDock. And it looks pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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