<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
was	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
desktop	O
enhancement	O
program	B-Application
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amongst	O
its	O
features	O
was	O
a	O
complete	O
widget	O
engine	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	O
object	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	B-Application
was	O
distributed	O
with	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Alberto	O
Riccio	O
in	O
1999	O
as	O
VDE	O
(	O
Verona	O
Desktop	O
Enhancer	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
bought	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Stardock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
users	O
used	O
DesktopX	B-Application
to	O
build	O
alternative	O
desktop	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini-application	O
creation	O
ability	O
was	O
there	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
gain	O
widespread	O
use	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
DesktopX	B-Application
2	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
versions	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
for	O
sale	O
by	O
its	O
author	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
actively	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
widgets	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
objects	O
;	O
loaded	O
into	O
a	O
running	O
DesktopX	B-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
widgets	O
;	O
groups	O
of	O
objects	O
packaged	O
into	O
executables	O
that	O
require	O
DesktopX	B-Application
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Objects	O
may	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
scripts	O
written	O
in	O
either	O
VBScript	B-Application
or	O
JScript	B-Language
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
always	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
running	O
a	O
program	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
plugins	B-Application
also	O
avoid	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
scripting	O
common	O
tasks	O
,	O
by	O
offering	O
extra	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
displays	O
and	O
controls	O
(	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
,	O
Winamp	B-Application
,	O
CoolPlayer	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Stardock	O
's	O
own	O
ObjectMedia	O
)	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
Windows	B-Library
Management	I-Library
Instrumentation	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
popular	O
artists	O
sell	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
WinCustomize	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2010	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
main	O
standalone	O
divisions	O
of	O
DesktopX	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
Client	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
desktops	O
,	O
widgets	O
and	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
Standard	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
DesktopX	B-Application
Builder	O
that	O
creates	O
objects	O
and	O
widgets	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
gadgets	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
sold	O
as	O
separate	O
applications	O
or	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DesktopX	B-Application
Standard	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
obtained	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corporations	O
may	O
purchase	O
DesktopX	B-Application
Enterprise	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
secure	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Stardock	O
released	O
DesktopX	B-Application
2	O
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
developers	O
to	O
export	O
their	O
creations	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
programs	O
called	O
"	O
gadgets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
enhanced	O
with	O
DesktopX	B-Application
3	O
and	O
the	O
price	O
on	O
DesktopX	B-Application
Pro	O
lowered	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
more	O
mainstream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2000	O
:	O
First	O
beta	O
versions	O
released	O
to	O
Object	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
2001	O
:	O
DesktopX	B-Application
1.0	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
2002	O
:	O
DesktopX	B-Application
1.1	O
released	O
-	O
adds	O
scripting	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
2003	O
:	O
DesktopX	B-Application
2.0	O
released	O
-	O
includes	O
IconX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2005	O
:	O
DesktopX	B-Application
3.0	O
released	O
-	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
gadgets	O
,	O
internationalization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
2005	O
:	O
DesktopX	B-Application
3.1	O
released	O
-	O
new	O
APIs	O
for	O
developers	O
,	O
new	O
UI	O
for	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
