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Wolfram replied on May 19, 2009 20:30 to the question "incompatibility with VLC-Player?" in BumpTop:

Well, 6 GB RAM isn't that bad. I'm trying to survive with 1 GB and XP ;-)

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 18, 2009 18:35:

incompatibility with VLC-Player?

Hello there,
this is a problem I've noticed in every single build, but perhaps I'm the only one, so let me know. While using BumpTop I cannot use my favov media-player -> VLC (VideoLanClient).
I can only see one color and hear the sound.
And I noticed, that this color depends on the chosen theme, as you can see on the images.
No problems I have when I use the Windows Mediaplayer (but who ever wanted to use Microsoft software???)

;)
Greetings

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 17:13 to the question "4 suggestions" in BumpTop:

zoom:
I didn't quite understand the control of the zoom. When I scroll the wheel back or forward, the point of view changes also it's position: sometimes I'm high, sometimes close or even under the floor (as you can see on the picture)

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 16:58 to the question "4 suggestions" in BumpTop:

The problem I can see now about my suggestion with the right mouse button is that It could probably activate one of the options of the context menu.

So:
Moving the perspektive could be activated by pushing the right mouse button.

The context menu could be activated by releasing the right mouse button (that's how it goes with most of the context menus, I think).

Greetings

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 16:49 to the question "4 suggestions" in BumpTop:

I see that the movement is by clicking the mouse buttons when the mousepointer is in the corner. I like it, and I think it would be better, if the perspektive changed a bit easier.
For instance: I searched one of my icons in the BumpTop room. To get there I needed at least ten clicks. That's a bit too much. What about if you just held the right mouse button to enable to move the perspective?
(sorry for my bad English)

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 16:37 to the question "4 suggestions" in BumpTop:

Hey Justin!
I looking forward to trying the new builds! About the 3D movement: till now I did't find any bugs, but it is a good method to find disappeared icons ;-)
I will let you know about my experience!

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 18, 2009 16:31:

Piles and Walls

I really love BumpTop!
Still I want to comment the icon-behavior on the walls.
It is possibile to put a pile on the wall, but when you want to
use the icons of that pile, it will fall down the wall, as you see
in my images. When afterwards you close the pile, it will still
be on the floor and not an the wall.



I want to suggest, that the piles/icons on the walls:
1. should be fixed (no falling anymore)
2. the piles should not show their icons horizontally but vertically (parallel to the wall).

Greetings

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 15:46 to the question "build 3018: making piles only possible by using the context menu" in BumpTop:

You're doing a great work, I love the prog!!!!

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 18, 2009 15:44:

unable to see the whole text of the systray

I cannot read the whole text of the systray. Perhaps that's because it's on the right...

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 18, 2009 15:34:

4 suggestions

1. Idea:
Till now BumpTop has five walls (floor included). What about a sixth wall (the ceiling) ?

2. Idea:
Till now, when you click on a object on the walls: by every single click the icon slips down (due to the simulated gravitation). But I think it would be better if this didn't happen, because every time I have to fix again the position of the icon.

3. Idea:
It would be nice, if you could change the look of every icon, no matter if it is a file or the email-Programm.

4. Idea:
Till now there are 5 fixed perspectives (depending on the specific wall). But Bump Top is in 3d, so why not move the point of view more flexible, without these fixed camera positions?

Greetings

Wolfram replied on May 18, 2009 15:07 to the question "build 3018: making piles only possible by using the context menu" in BumpTop:

Yes, now it works! Thanks!

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 18, 2009 07:46:

build 3018: making piles only possible by using the context menu

Today I tried the 3018 build. I have the same problems with the Icons, piles and so on.
But also another problem: In the version before, when you selected 3 icons, there automatically appeared a symbol to create a pile. But in build 3018 it isn't like that. I only can make a pile by selecting the icons and using the context menu.
That's less fun :( Especially now that I have to rebuild every single icon and pile :(

Wolfram started following the question "Icons are gone when piled...." in BumpTop.

Wolfram started following the problem "Flying icons" in BumpTop.

Wolfram started following the idea "would like to see the option of turning off "floating in the air"" in BumpTop.

Wolfram started following the idea "Paper Plane emails" in BumpTop.

Wolfram started following the idea "locked positions" in BumpTop.

Wolfram started following the idea "Recycle bin icon + empty/restore option" in BumpTop.

Wolfram asked a question in BumpTop on May 16, 2009 08:19:

falling and flying icons

Hello there,
this morning I opened a pile by "GRID".
Suddenly all the icons fell down through the floor, got smaller and smaller, as if they were far away. In the end I wasn't able to click. them. Strange, isn't it? I was only able to read the filenames, but the Icons seemed to fall somewhere without any restraint.

A while before that, I tried to change the position of an icon on the left wall. When I stopped my clicking, the icon was like flying pretty high so I coudn't see it. Finally by typing a part of the filename, I resolved the problem.
I don't know, perhaps these two problems occur for the same reason?

Anyway, great desktop!!!!!!

Greetings