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is there any free and simple software that has the options of winstep or more but isnt so confusing and challenging to use?
The upcoming Winstep will have the User Interface that Nexus Beta 6 has. You should download Nexus Beta 6 (it's like OD+) it's free, and take a look at the Preference interface...it's really great!
Jorge Coelho (the CodeMeister behind Winstep Extreme) has written in the Forums at Winstep.net that the UI will be tremendously simplified, and there'll be a separate control panel for skinners like WebGizmos.
Avail yourself! And if you email Jorge, he'll answer you honestly and you can take his answers and promises to the bank.
Update:
NeXuS 9.5 Public Beta 1 now at Winstep.net
Great app....grabbit! Give it a spin!
Oh, Nexus has a lot of features you won't find on any of the other docks (like the multi-level sub-docks, for instance). And it was the first dock (with Winstep Xtreme) to bring icon reflections to the Windows world (can you notice I am particularly proud of this?).
You should get to know all my friends...Jorge, Jorge, Jorge and their twins who work at WinStep.
Yup...this guy does it all by himself.
Too bad M$ doesn't have coders like him...Windows would be secure and work one helluva lot better than it does. I have nothing but respect for this Professional who does everything there without fanfare or hoopla. He relates to every question in The Forums there, and emails for support without fail (for me, anyway).
That's why I give him my unqualified support, and will as long as I can fill out my renewals.