DesktopX 2.4 Developer’s Guide
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2.2 Creating an Object
OK, so we've done the background work and now it's down to the good stuff. The majority of the
rest of the Developers Guide is dedicated to objects and all that they can do. What you'll be
pleased to know is that the actual creation of a basic object is very simple.
There are several ways that you can create a new object.
On the DesktopX Settings dialog, you can simply click ‘New’ on the ‘Objects’ row or the Theme
tab.
There are two other ways to do the same. If you right click the DesktopX icon on the system tray
you can then select 'New object' from the menu that appears.
Where you have hidden desktop icons in a theme, you can also get this menu by right clicking on
the desktop.
When you select this a basic object will appear on the desktop ready for you to customize.
When you do this the 'Object Properties' dialogue will also be displayed to allow you to start
configuring your object.
This is where all the fun begins!
