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Dregann
Amarr Trading Company
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Posted - 2007.04.08 17:55:00 -
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I dont know if this is breaking the EULA but is it possibe to change the name 'eve' as it is on the taskbar?
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Zhett Haukes
Shih Yang Tong
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Posted - 2007.04.08 18:52:00 -
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What do you want to change it to?
you don't just mean the shortcut in windows do you? Changing this wouldn't be against any EULA, it's your pc, do what you want to it.
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Gartel Reiman
Project F3
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Posted - 2007.04.08 18:54:00 -
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IANAWP (I Am Not A Windows Programmer), but I'd have thought that the task name of a program is encoded in the executable. So you'd need to disassemble and recompile for the change to take, after which you'd be running with a modified, non-stock exe (almost certainly against the EULA). I'm not sure exactly what checks occur before you connect to a server, but I do know that it checks your version is the same as the server's. If it does this by some kind of checksum on the exe, you wouldn't even be able to connect.
Short answer is that it's probably not possible. Is it that important, anyway? Trying to get away with Alt-Tabbing at work when the boss comes round? 
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Vermis
Prox XII
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:08:00 -
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Sounds like he wants to play it at work/school and he needs the window to not look like a game :)
There are programs out there that will do exactly what you want. TweakWindow is one of them (not free tho). I haven't used any of these myself, so your mileage may vary.
None of what it does is probably EULA breaking, but that doesn't mean it won't interfere with the game working properly though. |
Dregann
Amarr Trading Company
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:09:00 -
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Just curious yes its for playing eve while at work :p
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Dregann
Amarr Trading Company
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:13:00 -
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 Originally by: Vermis
Sounds like he wants to play it at work/school and he needs the window to not look like a game :)
There are programs out there that will do exactly what you want. TweakWindow is one of them (not free tho). I haven't used any of these myself, so your mileage may vary.
None of what it does is probably EULA breaking, but that doesn't mean it won't interfere with the game working properly though.
WOW! Thats exactly what im looking for TYVM!
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Stefx
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:16:00 -
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you could also auto-hide the tasbar
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Dregann
Amarr Trading Company
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:23:00 -
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Originally by: Stefx
you could also auto-hide the tasbar
Already tryed that but the manager i work with is just too smart lol
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master bates
Amarr
Smoking Hillbillys
The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2007.04.08 19:51:00 -
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you should be working whilst at work :P
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Jei'son Bladesmith
Bladesmith Mining and Development Consortium
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Posted - 2007.04.08 21:50:00 -
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Originally by: master bates
you should be working whilst at work :P
pfffffft.
☼☼☼ Confidence keeps you alive...cockiness will get you podded ☼☼☼
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Tkar vonBiggendorf
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.04.08 21:55:00 -
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Work gives me time to read the forums. Otherwise I'd be too busy playing the game to get useful info over here. 
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Stefx
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Posted - 2007.04.10 20:15:00 -
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If you have many programs open, the boxes in the tasbar become too short to be able to tell what program it is.
Also, first open a few programs to the point where the next program would go in a second line in the taskbar, then go back to the first line. Your eve "box" will not be visible
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Frah'an
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Posted - 2007.04.10 20:59:00 -
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Or, better yet, get your boss hooked on the game (>.<)
"Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won." |
PostWithYourMain
Main Corporation
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Posted - 2007.04.10 21:09:00 -
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Is your boss fooled by the icon that says "EVE"?
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Donathan Slade
Kay Korporation
Knights Of the Southerncross
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Posted - 2007.04.10 21:12:00 -
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Originally by: Tkar vonBiggendorf
Work gives me time to read the forums. Otherwise I'd be too busy playing the game to get useful info over here.
ditto...
besides, gives me time to let my trades sell and my SP train away. Oh, and I even have time to owg, do WORK! lol
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Joseph Dallas
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Posted - 2007.04.11 12:07:00 -
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I recommend NirCmd for this little task: http://nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html. It's a command line tool, but you could easily set up a shortcut to it to save typing every time you launch Eve.
You may need to read the help, but NirCmd can easily change window titles. From memory, something like:
nircmd win settext title "EVE" "Calculator"
Apologies if I'm not spot on, but something like this will find a window called "EVE" and change its title to "Calculator".
You can also mess with window styles, to eg. remove the icon. This involves messing with the style changing commands; sadly I forget the magic number for "no control box" which hides the icon.
Hope this helps. Of course I'm not advocating playing games at work.
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Thaddeus Brutor
Minmatar
The Sobani
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Posted - 2007.04.11 12:24:00 -
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Check your local unemployment laws while you're at it.
Since your boss is "too smart for that" on your previous attempt you've been caught playing at work once already, and you plan to continue?
If they catch you a second time, you've then shown your employer that the company's rules are only an obstacle meant for you to find a way around. But I'm sure being able to play at work is more important than having a roof over your head. @@
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Geoshard
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Posted - 2007.04.11 13:05:00 -
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I use a program from http://www.eusing.com/ called taskbar hide. It lets you change the name and also lets you set a key that will then remove the selected programs from the taskbar and hide the windows. Very handy. |
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