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thehawkian replied on October 13, 2009 13:27 to the idea "Infinite Mass Objects or Infinite Mass Area" in BumpTop:

...I'd pin the recycle bin to the floor.

thehawkian replied on October 09, 2009 18:23 to the idea "Infinite Mass Objects or Infinite Mass Area" in BumpTop:

A "pin" should accomplish just that- stuff should just bounce harmlessly off if tossed against this. And of course, this would be much-needed for stuff on walls.

thehawkian started following the idea "Infinite Mass Objects or Infinite Mass Area" in BumpTop.

thehawkian started following the idea "Extend Customizability" in BumpTop.

thehawkian started following the idea "Bumptop as file explorer replacement + gadgets and plugins" in BumpTop.

thehawkian replied on October 07, 2009 14:46 to the idea "Auto align items on walls" in BumpTop:

Hehe. Right now, trying to make a pictureframe straight is a five-minute exercise, and you probably won't ever get it :/

thehawkian started following the idea "Auto align items on walls" in BumpTop.

thehawkian replied on October 07, 2009 14:45 to the idea "It would be nice to be able to 'lock' things to the walls." in BumpTop:

Yeah, understandable. Basically, it's the most basic feature a physics-based desktop should have.

This should be priority number one! :)

thehawkian replied on October 05, 2009 19:39 to the idea "It would be nice to be able to 'lock' things to the walls." in BumpTop:

This is crucial. Locking/pinning things to the ground would be useful too, you could decorate your desktop with images/keep important shortcuts/piles in place.

thehawkian replied on October 05, 2009 19:37 to the problem "Slipping icons" in BumpTop:

Yes. Not on pro yet but essentially this is somewhat unusable to me while this bug remains. Everything I put on a wall can pretty much not be clicked without ruining the layout. I heard that the new VIP build does have a fix for this, but I am waiting to hear if this is confirmed before I will buy a pro version.

thehawkian started following the problem "Slipping icons" in BumpTop.

thehawkian replied on October 05, 2009 19:35 to the question "Will I be able to switch back to a normal desktop?" in BumpTop:

Your normal desktop doesn't even go away while you're running it. Right click on the bumptop icon in your tray and exit- your normal desktop is back.

thehawkian started following the idea "Undo function/redo" in BumpTop.

thehawkian started following the idea "It would be nice to be able to 'lock' things to the walls." in BumpTop.

thehawkian asked a question in BumpTop on October 02, 2009 20:09:

Basic functions

There are a number of basic things that need quick fixes:
-When you are zoomed into a wall by double-clicking, you can only move items along half of it- on the other half they glitch out and go crazy. This is strange, because if you manually move the camera to look at the wall, you can move them fine.
-It is impossible to hang a picture straight. This is relaetd to the physics and would probably be fixed with the ability to pin items in pace.
-You can use CTRL+Click to select items, but CTRL+Clicking on a selected item doesn't deselect it. Sometimes you highlight a group of things and just want to deselect a few.
-Is there any documentation for BumpTop available? Help just goes to the FAQ. I would be happy to help write some if some features could be explained to me in detail.

Since this is no longer beta software and money is being charged for its full functionality, basic issues like this should be a priority.

A comment on the idea "Locks, Paperweights and multiple pressure points" in BumpTop:

Well then, if this is really going to be in there next week, and based on your awesome speedy reply to my comment, I will gladly purchase a pro version if I can be assured I will be able to get the VIP builds- is there anything special I need to do to have access to them? My email is thehawkian@gmail.com – thehawkian, on October 02, 2009 16:04

thehawkian started following the idea "Many ideas for future versions" in BumpTop.

thehawkian started following the idea "Bump Top should have advanced physics options, and bring back some of the features that were in the prototype." in BumpTop.

thehawkian replied on October 02, 2009 14:21 to the idea "Locks, Paperweights and multiple pressure points" in BumpTop:

"We'll be improving the physics engine so that photoframes do not fall when touched"

This has not been improved. At all. Double-clicking a photoframe always drops it down, as does clicking any shortcut on a wall. The ability to PIN things to the wall is necessary.

Basic functionality like this is crucial if BumpTop is every supposed toe be used as a true desktop replacement.

thehawkian started following the idea "Locks, Paperweights and multiple pressure points" in BumpTop.