Noob trying to create a menu

Published on September 14, 2005 By jrutherchevy In DesktopX

I just discovered the wonderful things I can do with DesktopX, and I'm diving in, trying to create my own theme. I've created a theme that works similarily to the Thinking Tree theme, which is what made me download the program in the first place.

That theme has simple text layers that you click on to bring up a centralized menu that, depending on which text layer you click, brings up a different menu, i.e. system, apps, games, etc. I'm trying to duplicate that same effect with my theme, but I can't figure out how to make it work. Is there any kind of tutorial out there, describing how to make menus?

Thanks!

Comments

Tominated

on Sep 15, 2005

I wanna know as well.
got one awsome idea

artweasloh

on Sep 15, 2005

Or any tutorial for DX for that matter. I would appreciate one detailing on making an object function like the start button.

_02

on Sep 15, 2005

https://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/docs/ Hope this helps.

BoXXi

on Sep 15, 2005

you need to set the text layer's properties so that it is an object contoller, and the seperate menu needs to be a pop-up, basically. Many of my themes use this style, take a look at a few, you should be able to figure it out if you look at the properties of each object.

jrutherchevy

on Sep 17, 2005

Thanks all!!

*goes off and clicks her buttons making the menu pop up*

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