Nexus 7 Dock

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Windows Start menu is less used day by day. Bars or docks are appearing more and more day by day in all Windows based computers. They are very easy-to-use and give really fast access to all programs included in the dock.

Nexus Dock appears as a bar in the upper side of the screen and we can place any shortcut to any program or folder there. From that moment, you'll only have to click on the icon and the program will be ru or the folder will be opened. That's easy.

No, Nexus Dock does not affect your PC's performance. This program is designed to be efficient and have a minimal impact on your computer's performance. However, if you experience problems, you can adjust the performance and appearance settings in "Preferences".

This is fine but for what I want an icon bar if Windows 7 is going to have almost the same, it would be like repeated. If you have Windows XP or Vista install it but if you have Windows 7 it is not wo...See more

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Tons of customization: Winstep Nexus Dock give you a lot of options and a fine degree of control over how the dock looks, moves, and sounds. You could have the dock running on a hundred different PCs, with no two docks feeling exactly alike.

It can completely replace the taskbar: If you're transitioning from Mac OS X or another dock-oriented OS, or if you just want to try something different, the Nexus Dock can be configured to accommodate all the actions of the Windows taskbar, including access to the Start menu and the system tray.

Helpful fallback options: If you end up not liking your customized dock and you don't know how to get back, you can reset the whole thing or individual sections. You can also back up your settings and move them to another device that has the dock installed.

Not clear what user problem it's solving: The Windows taskbar may not be exciting, but it doesn't get many complaints, either. The Nexus Dock is an interesting alternative that can help you personalize your desktop, but it doesn't feel like an essential piece of the user experience.

Minimal options for the screenshot tool: The screenshot tool is featured as a default item on the taskbar, but you can't set a quality level or file type, and we'd prefer PNG to JPG. You can only tell the tool which folder to save the image in. For screenshots, we'd recommend Lightshot or Greenshot instead.

If you think that the Windows user interface is dull and you want to try something different, the Nexus Dock is worth a look. It may also be useful for Mac users who are transitioning to Windows or who must use Windows at work.

The Winstep Nexus Dock is a free Windows dock application that provides fast access to your most frequently used applications, with flexible options allowing it to dock or float anywhere on the screen. Every feature you would expect from a dock and then more, including widgets, many different mouse-over effects, skins, drag-and-drop, ability to display running applications and the system tray, Windows 7 "superbar" ability with Aeropeek, live icon reflections and support for Windows Aero Glass effects.

Nexus Ultimate is the commercial version of the free Nexus dock, adding support for multiple docks, categorized sub-docks, multiple tabbed docks (Shelves), Drawers (dock + single tabbed Shelf hybrid) plus even more widgets and cool looking mouseover effects.

Eheh, you don't turn it on, you just start typing (and press ESC to dismiss, and backspace to delete characters). It's actually very simple to use, as described above.

EDIT: But you can find some settings to either disable this feature or change its color options in Shelf Properties -> Behavior tab -> More Options dialog.

IIRC, in OD the tabs of a tabbed dock were completely separate from the actual body, but under Winstep that wasn't true, especially not in the earlier themes (now skinners can specify a whole body bitmap and overlap the tabs on it, which completely prevents that issue).

Seriously now, normally you would have to change the theme itself, but you can also open Preferences, go to the Themes tab, click Fonts button, select each line of text related to the Weather module and change its color.

Remember, many themes were made at a time when tabs could not yet be centered in the application, but some themes (those where the body of the Shelf is a separate unit from the tabs, so the body does not appear cropped at the top like in the screenshot above) can - and should - appear with empty sections at the left and right of the tabs (like in the first screenshot above).

I fixed it by trying to automatically detect the latter type of themes and keeping them 'as is'. The routine errs on the side of caution though, so it doesn't get it right 100% of the time, but at least this means things like those in the first screenshot are now a thing of the past.

Something else: regardless of tab justification, I think the left and right mini-tab symbols should ALWAYS appear the extreme edges of the Shelf (unless in the special case described above of the tabs being independent from the body).

1. Invoking Grid Stacks from NextSTART.
2. Opening shortcuts to folders as Grid Stacks.
3. Automatic multi-monitor/screen resolution profiles.
4. Proper centering plus left and right justifying of tabs in themes that did not previously support this.
5. Fixed disabling menu and shelf scaling on high DPI systems not working properly.
6. Fixed the minimum width calculation allowing tabs in Drawers and Shelves to be cropped on certain themes.

I want to apply an Object Dock skin, but I can't import it to the themes. I tried to add it as a .zip and an xtreme file. I know there are 4 folders in the zip and I tried to import each one. Didn't work.

Quoting ALMonty, reply 195I want to apply an Object Dock skin, but I can't import it to the themes. I tried to add it as a .zip and an xtreme file. I know there are 4 folders in the zip and I tried to import each one. Didn't work.

Just tried it here, and after importing the original zip file I have four new entries (all of them functional) in the 'Dock Themes' category of the Themes tab in Preferences: Midnight_Tab1, Midnight_Tile1a, Midnight_Tile2a and Midnight_Zoom1.

I think the issue here is that you are expecting OD themes to be available under the 'Winstep Themes' category. As the name implies, that category will only show native Winstep Themes, which have (should have) skins for all Winstep objects (Shelves, docks, desktop modules, NextSTART menus and taskbar, etc...) and take advantage of all the Winstep skinning options.

If you open Preferences, go to the Themes tab and then change the category from 'Winstep Themes' to 'Dock Themes' you should find the Midnight entries I mentioned above there. Again, 3rd party themes (ObjectDock, RocketDock, RKLauncher, etc...) only apply to docks.

Ok I got it now. I know about the drop down box it wasn't showing up before. I restarted Nexus and they showed up. After messing with it last night I now have 3 entries of each. I only see them for the docks, this doesn't work for the shelf?

Quoting ALMonty, reply 198Ok I got it now. I know about the drop down box it wasn't showing up before. I restarted Nexus and they showed up. After messing with it last night I now have 3 entries of each. I only see them for the docks, this doesn't work for the shelf?

Envious of your Mac buddies with their cool-looking transparent Dock instead of the Start Menu? Without going into details that such a system has been around much longer than Mac OS X has, Windows users can now install a similar-looking Dock at the bottom of your Windows desktop with Nexus!Nexus is a completely free dock for Windows with support for many features. While there is also an ultimate version with some more features, the free version of Nexus includes support for worldwide weather forecasts, transparent icons, display on the system tray, a net meter module for a visual output of network usage and support for easily switching icons by simply dragging PNG, ICO and TIFF files directly onto the current icon.Apps included with the Nexus Dock from WinStep are a clock, weather application, recycler, email check, network, CPU and RAM monitors/widgets.By using the Nexus Dock, you get extremely fast access to your favourite programs with a fresh look, using the technology already on your Windows system: The Aero Glass effects.Nexus Dock also supports virtual system objects like the Control Panel and My Computer. The web site of this program also offers thousands of free backgrounds to its users and also supports the skins of other, competing docks.Bring the beautiful look of Mac OS X to your Windows PC while keeping the functionality of a PC. Easy with Nexus.This program will automatically search for updates.Compatibility and LicenseNexus is provided under a freeware license on Windows from desktop enhancement software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 23.11 is the latest version last time we checked.

Nexus can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit downloads.Other operating systems: The latest Nexus version from 2024 is also available for Android. These are often available from the app store.

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