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squidy
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Hello,
I'm running DF 8.1.2 under Win 8.1.

On start up RocketDock freezes when DisplayFusion loads. Exit DF and RocketDock comes back to life. Restart DF and RocketDock once again locks.

Thanks.
Mar 4, 2017  • #1
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
If you add a rule for RocketDock on the Settings > Compatibility tab, and in the rule enable the "Disable Application Hooks" option, does that help at all?
Mar 7, 2017  • #2
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Patrick Trzaskoma38453
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I have the same problem. The solution is not working. I have to restart RocketDock to make it work after PC restarts.

Here is a video of the bug: https://i.gyazo.com/90a53592e6d58290b8df0583bb9eae3f.mp4
Sep 14, 2018  • #3
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Patrick Trzaskoma38453
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Is there a solution?
Sep 15, 2018  • #4
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squidy
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Hello,
The suggestion from Keith did not work for me so eventually I gave up and used an alternative to DisplayFusion.
Sep 16, 2018  • #5
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
I can't seem to reproduce this issue here, but I'm testing with a default RocketDock install and default DisplayFusion Settings. Could you attach a copy of your DisplayFusion Settings (Settings > Options > Export) so I can test with them to see if it's a problem with a specific setting?

Thanks!
Sep 17, 2018  • #6
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squidy
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Keith,
Sorry I no longer use Display Fusion so cannot supply what you've requested. When I stopped using DF my system was not at its most stable and I pretty sure the problem lay elsewhere. DF is a great program and my decision to stop using it was only in a small way contributed to by this issue. I took the decision to reduced the complexity of my setup as the instability that resulted was badly affecting my productivity. DF was likely collateral damage of this decision.

Thanks anyhow.
Sep 17, 2018  • #7
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Patrick Trzaskoma38453
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Here you go, thanks for helping :)
• Attachment [protected]: DisplayFusion Backup (2018-09-17 @ 23-31, 9.3.0.0, NIGHTHAWK).reg [242,482 bytes]
Sep 17, 2018  • #8
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
No worries squidy.

@Patrick: Thanks for sending those over! The issue is related to the hook chain and how the hook chain security permissions work in Windows. DF uses mouse hooks for some features, and RocketDock uses them for the mouseover animations. What's happening here is that DF runs elevated, and RocketDock doesn't. Elevated programs aren't allowed to pass hook messages down the chain to non-elevated programs, so RocketDock never gets them after we're done with them.

There are a few workarounds you can use (any one of these will work):
  • Make sure that RocketDock launches after DisplayFusion, so that it gets the hook messages first.
  • Run RocketDock as administrator.
  • Disable the "Prevent mouse cursor snagging" option in the DisplayFusion Settings.

Hope that helps!
Sep 18, 2018  • #9
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Patrick Trzaskoma38453
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No worries squidy.

@Patrick: Thanks for sending those over! The issue is related to the hook chain and how the hook chain security permissions work in Windows. DF uses mouse hooks for some features, and RocketDock uses them for the mouseover animations. What's happening here is that DF runs elevated, and RocketDock doesn't. Elevated programs aren't allowed to pass hook messages down the chain to non-elevated programs, so RocketDock never gets them after we're done with them.

There are a few workarounds you can use (any one of these will work):
  • Make sure that RocketDock launches after DisplayFusion, so that it gets the hook messages first.
  • Run RocketDock as administrator.
  • Disable the "Prevent mouse cursor snagging" option in the DisplayFusion Settings.

Hope that helps!


You are amazing and very smart! Thank you, this solved my problem. I did tick the "Prevent mouse cursor snagging" for fun last time I was looking at all the DP options and unchecking it now solved the problem.
Sep 18, 2018  • #10
Keith Lammers (BFS)'s profile on WallpaperFusion.com
No worries, glad I could help!
Sep 19, 2018  • #11
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