Desktop Data [support thread]

[Dytron]

Clicking either the homepage or the admin button will open up these links in your default browser window, so the mod doesn't change appearance at all. Same goes for the download button.

I added the download button so it's easy to check if there's a new version available. It just opens up the mod's page in the Free Software Add Ons section.

Thanks makes sense for the button functions my confusion
thought you where doing something wild there...

[Steven300]

Here's a temp link to it.

Remember to upload the images as well

[Dytron]

Here's a temp link to it.

Remember to upload the images as well

Steven300-
updated files, uploaded all working as described, very handy additions thanks for taking the time to improve on an already nice app!

now if I wanted to change the URL of one of the buttons?

[Steven300]

Which button do you want to change the url of? If it's the admin button, there's a setting you can change to specify a location other than "admin".

[Dytron]

Which button do you want to change the url of? If it's the admin button, there's a setting you can change to specify a location other than "admin".

the home button I would like to change, in my case I would send it to the livehelp admin page.
something like "mysite.com/livehelp/help.php"

[Steven300]

Okay on line 313 there will be this:

//Home button
if ($show_home_button == 1) {
$content4 .= "<a href=\"index.php\" 

Change to:

//Home button
if ($show_home_button == 1) {
$content4 .= "<a href=\"http://www.mysite.com/livehelp/help.php\" 

[Dytron]

Okay on line 313 there will be this:

//Home button
if ($show_home_button == 1) {
$content4 .= "<a href=\"index.php\" 

Change to:

//Home button
if ($show_home_button == 1) {
$content4 .= "<a href=\"http://www.mysite.com/livehelp/help.php\" 

again spot on instructions Steven300 hats off to you for making it painless and easy.
Works great!

[Steven300]

Glad to help. Since everything seems to be working as expected, I'll upload the mod to the Downloads section in a bit. If you think of any other suggestions, just post them here and I'll see what I can do.

[lankeeyankee]

I'm using this on an XP SP3 box. When I added the desktop data, following your excellent install directions, all of the links on my desktop now have a dark blue background for the text. Without this installed, the link text background is transparent. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this normal or is something funky going on with my system/setup/configuration?

[Steven300]

It's quite normal. This will happen whenever you have any web content displayed on your desktop. I'm not sure whether there's a way to turn this off, at least not without editing the Windows Registry, but you can certainly change the colour. Right-click your desktop, choose properties, select the desktop tab, and choose your desired colour. I'll let you know if I find a way to turn it off.