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BassdudeNZ · **Joined:** Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:10 pm **Posts:** 580

winstep wrote:

BassdudeNZ wrote:

It must surely be feasible to do something that says "MENUS" - 'Scale' (proportionally) with percentages?

Menus in Winstep Xtreme can be scaled up too by changing the 'Menu Scaling' setting in the Menus tab of NextSTART Preferences and pressing Ok (Apply will only affect NextSTART, you need to click Ok for changes to become effective in WorkShelf context menus too).

There is also a global Menu Scaling option in the Appearance tab of the Dock Properties dialog of docks, shelves, etc.

Pretty much everything has scaling settings, desktop modules, shelves, drawers, grid stacks, etc... Dock's don't because all you need to do is increase the icon size.

This said, this are USER settings by DESIGN, themes have no business meddling with scale.

BassdudeNZ wrote:

"Created at 1920x1080, to keep the same look as the image, for 3600x2600 scale Menu to X% and modules to X%, for 5100 ultra-widescreen, scale menus to Y% and modules to Y%".

Why would you even do this?!

Themes are supposed to work the same regardless of screen resolution. With higher screen resolutions screen objects become proportionally smaller but that is to be expected.

Whether this means things like menus become difficult to read or not it is up to the user's eyesight and comfort level He has several mechanisms at his disposal if he is using a high screen resolution, he can increase the Windows DPI/scaling so EVERYTHING becomes bigger (Winstep applications are high DPI compatible and now even per monitor high-DPI compatible) or he can manually adjust the scaling of objects such as menus, etc, in the Winstep application...

In no way should the skinner/theme author have anything to do with something that is strictly a personal preference, so I am not even sure why you would want to control this.

It is not so much about control as it is about giving the person downloading it the correct information.

"If you wish it to look like the image represented, in the following resolutions scale to..."

Most times, a person downloads it because they like the way it looks I have found. It is a simple instruction in differing resolutions how to get the same look & feel.

It was never about control, sorry if it came across that way

lubierzca · **Joined:** Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:27 am **Posts:** 45

Hey, just a small suggestion I've, as dock being visible after using Win+D is working, what about "Win+,"? It's basically a shortcut for peeking desktop, and dock is hiding when using it.

nexter · **Posted:** Thu Nov 20, 2025 4:49 pm

lubierzca wrote:

Hey, just a small suggestion I've, as dock being visible after using Win+D is working, what about "Win+,"? It's basically a shortcut for peeking desktop, and dock is hiding when using it.

Now IIRC, the "Win" key cannot be defined by any apps, it is written in stone as it were.

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12894

lubierzca wrote:

Hey, just a small suggestion I've, as dock being visible after using Win+D is working, what about "Win+,"? It's basically a shortcut for peeking desktop, and dock is hiding when using it.

Ehehe typical case of having your cake and wanting to eat it too.

What Nexter said.

Besides, have you already tried the beta featuring the position offset suggestion you requested?

lubierzca · **Joined:** Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:27 am **Posts:** 45

winstep wrote:

Ehehe typical case of having your cake and wanting to eat it too.

What Nexter said.

I see, it's okay I barely use it, but still was just curios.

winstep wrote:

Besides, have you already tried the beta featuring the position offset suggestion you requested?

No I haven't, will check it out later today.

rbuesa67 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 06, 2025 12:08 pm **Posts:** 1

I use 4 monitors simultaneously. I have a cloned version of Ultimate that's identical on all 4 monitors. I'd like that when I open an app on a specific monitor, the app opens ON THAT monitor.

BassdudeNZ · **Joined:** Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:10 pm **Posts:** 580

rbuesa67 wrote:

I use 4 monitors simultaneously. I have a cloned version of Ultimate that's identical on all 4 monitors. I'd like that when I open an app on a specific monitor, the app opens ON THAT monitor.

I do not know enough about how Jorge works with and around windows.
I think what you're asking is a great idea, but what I do know from having a multiple monitor setup once, is depending on how you have the monitors setup, as to whether extended or mirrored exactly on each, might mean Windows may or may not allow Winstep to separate itself from what the Windows O/S does? Only Jorge can address this accurately.

I do know that in Windows 11, it messed up nearly every developer in several areas because Microsoft either prevented, disabled or removed items that enabled developers to do their own thing with Windows and many other areas. Not just Winstep which was less affected than others, but I definitely know that Stardock took a huge kick in the nuts with Windowblinds, Curtains and other apps that will never work how they used to from this point onwards and they weren't the only developers, there were others. Even if you do not use Windows 11 at some point the people who do not won't have much of a choice as support always eventually runs out, because there is no lifetime support version.
I only mentioned this because from the horrible reports of modifying developers everywhere, after Windows 10, Microsoft shut off a lot of areas that cut into 3rd party product development. So if it is possible pre-Win11, it won't be eventually if you are using an earlier version.

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12894

rbuesa67 wrote:

I use 4 monitors simultaneously. I have a cloned version of Ultimate that's identical on all 4 monitors. I'd like that when I open an app on a specific monitor, the app opens ON THAT monitor.

That is not something controllable by the Winstep application, it is up to Windows and the application itself. I think, however, that there are some applications dedicated to this sort of thing.

Reborn · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2026 2:11 pm **Posts:** 5

Hi Winstep team,

I’ve noticed Nexus Dock can occasionally get into a weird state where it positions itself as if the Windows taskbar is present (even when it isn’t / when taskbar settings change).

Current workaround:
The fix is simply to restart the dock (close Nexus Dock and relaunch it). That works, but it takes a few steps.

Feature request:
Could you add a built-in Quick Restart option for Nexus Dock? For example:

Right-click dock menu → Restart Nexus Dock

Tray icon menu → Restart Dock

(Optional) a hotkey to restart only the dock process

Why this would help:

Faster recovery when the dock mispositions itself

Avoids needing Task Manager or digging through the Start Menu

Improves usability for anyone relying on the dock as a primary launcher

Repro steps / additional info:
I don’t have consistent steps to reproduce this yet—it happens randomly—but restarting the dock reliably fixes it every time.

Thanks for considering it.

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 12894

Reborn wrote:

I’ve noticed Nexus Dock can occasionally get into a weird state where it positions itself as if the Windows taskbar is present (even when it isn’t / when taskbar settings change).

Current workaround:
The fix is simply to restart the dock (close Nexus Dock and relaunch it). That works, but it takes a few steps.

If I understood correctly, this seems to have something to do with the "reserved screen space" areas. Add a "Reset Reserved Screen Space" internal command to the dock (Insert New Item -> Internal Command -> Desktop -> Reset Reserved Screen Space") and rather than restarting Nexus try clicking on the IC instead.

BassdudeNZ · **Joined:** Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:10 pm **Posts:** 580

After skinning disks solidly, I'd like to put in a request for something I can see adds a new level of creativity beyond doubt and I don't think it is too big an ask?

Kind request - That the Bars on the Disk drive becomes an option for a graphic replacement please

They could be Glass, gradient, polished marble, wood, semi-transparent etc etc etc and a host of creative possibilities. I can see it also opens up the drive shape and design even further. If it is made available for both horizontal bars, then if it is bevelled, extruded, inset etc it will automatically give a 3D look because you can also make the other 2D or not... lots of options....
Thanks for considering it.

BassdudeNZ · **Joined:** Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:10 pm **Posts:** 580

@JORGE

On a functional level, something extremely useful for many people in Network activity came to mind.

Is it possible using your PerfCounters in other modules, to show Internet addresses that are accessing your computer? That is, who your computer is sending information to and receiving from? e.g : http://www.microsoft.com 150.171.109.17

That would be extremely useful on a desktop where you can see it as it is happening instead of manually opening it after the fact. The tickers are already enabled so the number of letters is irrelevant and nslookup is already built-into windows for access and active connections are available on a click? Display facility i.e. rather than click

lubierzca · **Joined:** Fri Jun 28, 2024 7:27 am **Posts:** 45

lubierzca wrote:

I would like to see more dock behaviours like:

- dodge windows like in Linux distros, which allows to keep dock visible, until either window will touch it, and when one or more windows are filling up whole screen, then just hover over the screen edge where the dock is hidden to show it

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Hello, just a reminder about the feature I've requested while back.

nexter · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:30 am

BassdudeNZ wrote:

@JORGE

On a functional level, something extremely useful for many people in Network activity came to mind.

Is it possible using your PerfCounters in other modules, to show Internet addresses that are accessing your computer? That is, who your computer is sending information to and receiving from? e.g : http://www.microsoft.com 150.171.109.17

That would be extremely useful on a desktop where you can see it as it is happening instead of manually opening it after the fact. The tickers are already enabled so the number of letters is irrelevant and nslookup is already built-into windows for access and active connections are available on a click? Display facility i.e. rather than click

@BassdudeNZ - This is almost certainly possible but really, apart from whether it's feasible in a module, in the first place this would be something more appropriate to and at home in a firewall, with the option of breaking off the connection this time or ban it permanently. I would be the perfect counter-measure to spyware!

However, with those options also comes the risk that the user could easily break something - e..g., the Winstep license check if rejected could mean that your legit install could get listed/blacklisted as a pirate copy!

There's always at least two sides to everything.

nexter · **Posted:** Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:52 am

lubierzca wrote:

I would like to see more dock behaviours like:

- dodge windows like in Linux distros, which allows to keep dock visible, until either window will touch it, and when one or more windows are filling up whole screen, then just hover over the screen edge where the dock is hidden to show it

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Hello, just a reminder about the feature I've requested while back.

Hm, yes, I can see some people would find this useful. As a predominantly Linux user, I never use that facility as I neither hide the dock, nor fill up the whole screen. At the most, I might have two or perhaps three windows open in one workspace, never maximised, only occasionally temporarily full screen in some cases. If I have more windows, they go in successive workspaces. But of course, so far VD implementation in Windows are total crap so, yeah, be useful I guess. Not here as I run very few things in Windows.

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