So until I find a way to make it work correctly this option will not be included. I apologise to those that looked forward to this feature being included.

There is one remaining bug, where SliderDock doesn't accept a drag and drop but I can't find a way to replicate this on my computer and on my friend laptop.
If there is any one with this problem and willing to test the fix, please email me.
I am currently running the fix on my machine so the code is safe, I simply don't know if it actually resolve the problem or simply do nothing.

Next release will be more focused on adding new features such as adding descriptions to each icons and moving the description box around.

Though I'm not responsible for the uninstall icon being missing in the download.com setup, I apology for any disagreement it may have caused.

I fixed that in 1.20.

it is a minor update mainly made to fix a bug where SliderDock would crash if auto update is on and no internet connection is found.

But beside this, it is now possible to create an icon from a URL link dragged from your web browser to SliderDock.

Also for new users, when launching SliderDock, 4 icons will be loaded by default.
I hope this will alleviate the misunderstanding between creating a new ring and an icon.

Now it's possible to name each ring to easily distinguish them.
There is 3 new option in the right click menu of the IconSeeker.
The first one called "select ring" : like the name implies it let you change the current visible ring by selecting it's name.
The second one is the "Lock SliderDock's position" which disable the ability to move the dock around.
The third one is called "Help" and will simply open a page to the tutroial section of this website.

The option windows has been improved to resize itself in order to show all options available without having to scroll down.
There is now an option that will check for new versions automatically.
In the "appearance" tab previously called theme, there is a new option to select the font type.
The first time it is opened, it is a bit slow to load afterward it will be fast to reopen.
In "Controls" tab, there's a new option called "animation quality".
This option let you choose how smooth the rotations of the icons are.

Dragging an icon and dropping it into another icon will now move the dragged icon next to it's target instead of swapping the icons around.
I believe this will be much better to reorganize the icons.

For advanced user only:

On windows vista and 7, dragging an icon from your desktop into the IconSeeker while holding the "ctrl" button will retrieve the HD icon from the file.

But there is a bug when the icon doesn't possess an HD icon, then it will return a low quality icon in the top left corner of a blank HD icon.

I haven't found a way to correctly retrieve the low quality icon which is the reason for the "ctrl" button.

If any previous version were working for you, this modification shouldn't change anything for you.

Again right now there is only the zip file, I will release the setup a bit later.

But this isn't the biggest change at all.
First SliderDock now support multiple rings. It allows you to group your icons any you want.
This will break the compatibility with the old save format, but believe me, it's worth it.
You can go to the tutorial section to learn more about it.

Then there's also an improvement on the portable mode,when SliderDock is on a memory stick and on the same drive you have your other portable application, dragging them into SliderDock will give them a relative target.
This will allow SliderDock to launch your portable apps even when the memory stick drive letters changes.

Now SliderDock have improved support for all virtual folder. SliderDock should be compatible with all icons now.

The method to save an icon image have been imrpoved to not lose quality anymore.

And there much more.
Like always all changes can be found in the "change log" page.

For now I've added only the zip file, but I'll add the setup file soon.
The setup also have been updated too.

I have now added a new tab in the "dock settings" menu.
It's called "ShaderEffects" and will use the graphics card to add some effects to icons when you enter one.

There is also another option in the "general tab" which allow to set new behavior to SliderDock when unhidding it.
For example it is now possible to make SldierDock appear right under your mouse.

And I finally fixed the icons being cut when SliderDock size is changed.
This happened due to some screen having different DPI and c#3.5 trying to be DPI independent.
That's also why most user never got this bug.

there's some new icon background too and a lot more.
To know all the changes you can go to the change log page like always.

1. windows version
2. cpu speed
3. ram
4. graphics card.
5. if you see the icons getting cut when changing ring/icons size on precedent version.

I will then send you an email with a link to download the beta version, the list of new changes and a list of what to test for.
There shouldn't be any problem in the beta, it's just to test if the new effects are not too slow, and if the new function works as expected on different screens.(I possibly have found the real fixed for icons being cut out when ring is bigger)

I also released a zip version of the application which doesn't need any installation.
In this you will find all the needed files to run SliderDock and portable mode is already selected by default.
So if you unzip it on a memory stick, no files will be created on the computer.

I didn't do an immediate announcement because I didn't feel well, but now I'm updating the website to date.

The bug was cause by relative path that return something like :
"C:\Program Files\SliderDockImages\iconsBackground\dotHackGUwhitePattern.png"
instead of :
"C:\Program Files\SliderDock\Images\iconsBackground\dotHackGUwhitePattern.png"

note the lack of '\' between SliderDock and Images

I didn't pick up this bug earlier because windows 7 returned the path correctly.
Sorry for the inconvenience but now everything should work fine.

Due to this bug, some file might have been created that are unnecessary.
if you wish to delete those files, you should be able to find them here :
C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\Local Settingsit should be a folder called :
"Application DataSliderDock"

To do so, first copy the folder where the application is installed onto your memory stick, then run it and in the options, check "use portable mode". The save file and config file will now be saved within the application folder.

I will soon make a tutorial for this.

I also added an option to have sliderdock priority set to bellow normal when it is loading.
The reason for this option is because it was reported to me that on some computer, having SliderDock priority changed might freeze the application.

This release should be the last for a while I think.

For all the other changes, check the change log page.

The second improvement is for icons arguments.
Here is an example of what it is :
If you have a shortcut with a target like :
notepad.exe "C:\Desktop\config.txt"

This shortcut will open the file config.txt in notepad.
The text found after the space is called an argument.

this can be used to launch special folders like my computer, recycle bin, etc…
Here how to do it :

• add an icon in SliderDock, right click on it then "icon settings".
• In target write : explorer.exe
• In arguments write the code for the folder wanted.

Here is a website that list the codes for the special folders in XP :
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/CLSID-List.htm

and here is the list for vista/7 :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762584%28VS.85%29.aspx

Now sliderdock will hide even if the application isn't found.

I had to do this for the targets like explorer.exe to work.

The retrieval of arguments from a shortcut when you drag and drop is still not functional.

In the next Release, I will try to add an option in the right click menu to add those special folder easily.