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 Coding Snack: The Name GameI used a program that generated file names as: consonant : vowel : consonant : vowel : consonant ... Using random letters, it generated 15 letter names AND you could always pronounce them! I would like a program to generate and output: random words of my specified length; number of words generated of my choosing; in the form above, consonant : vowel : consonant; displayed in a table for easy looking; (letters can be used more than once in the same name)
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 Announcement: Pasty - pastes highlighted text into an external search engineSimply sits in the Tray. Highlight some text and hit the hotkey to paste the selected text instantly into a search engine that opens with a hotkey. Out of the box the search hotkey is set to Control Esc for Windows search. But you can change the hotkeys to use other utilities such as FARR, ReOpen, Everything etc.. 2 key hotkey combinations are supported and may be set via dialogs with combo boxes. If your search engine has to have a 3 key combo hotkey then you may be able to find a hotkey "adapter" or make one yourself with AutoHotKey. I guess I hate holding down 3 keys so I'm not that psyched to have 3 combo boxes in the dialogs.  Makes for simpler less buggy programming with 2 key hotkeys too.http://www.favessoft.com/hotkeys.html Note: Paste into Windows Search requires Vista or later due to changes in the start menu. If running on XP on first use it will prompt for search hotkey for external search engine, so use FARR or Everything or another that pops up with the caret in the input control. If you find any bugs you can contact me via the Contact button on my site or do a followup here if you prefer. Continue reading the rest of the entry and discuss..
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Zero Zipper: Recreate files but without content to target driveIs there a way to recreate file/folder structure from source to target but without any content? better yet, is it possible to zip it up? I think this will be better understood with an example. Say if i have a source drive D: with the following Quote D:\test.txt (size 100 MB) D:\a\b.ini (size 1 MB) D:\z\y\x\c.pdf (size 1 GB) After the zip/copy operation i want this on the target E: drive (can be another computer) Quote E:\test.txt (size 0 bytes) E:\a\b.ini (size 0 bytes) E:\z\y\x\c.pdf (size 0 bytes) ... This is useful in recreating directory and file structures on which you can run various tests for finding files ...etc. and it would be easy to transfer over the internet without the size implications. I have to do this for about 50000+ files Click here to read more and download the coding snack written by a dc member..
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 Switch FilenamesLet's say, i've got 2 files: filea.jpg and fileb.jpg But I want filea.jpg to be fileb.jpg and fileb.jpg to be filea.jpg. Normally the filenames I want to switch are longer, so it takes longer to switch them, because I have to copy/paste twice and stuff. I want a simple tool where I can drop 2 items and they will switch filenames. Click here to read more and download the coding snack written by a dc member..
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BBCeditorContinue reading the rest of the entry and discuss..
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 Coding Snack: Allow input commands to be sent to background windows.WriteThere! It redirects all keyboard input to one window. Click inside the target window and press F1 to redirect the input to it. Press F1 twice fast to disable WriteThere. Example: Open Internet Explorer and Notepad, and place them side by side. Click inside Notepad and press F1 to redirect the keyboard. Now you can navigate your browser using the mouse, but everyting your write will end up in Notepad! This is a beta if ever there was one! There's probably a lot of keys missing, it doesn't work with all programs, it disables global hotkeys, and so on. -Skrommel Click here to read more and download..
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 IDEA: Replace Hourglass with Quote from text file?A DC forum member asks: "Occasionally when I load a large program or a huge data file from a file server the omnipresent hourglass appears and spins away and away ..... IDEA: A program that displays as a tooltip or message box a line from a text file instead. A text file containing a quote, joke, reminder, any little tidbit of information. It shouldn't slowdown the loading but just replace the hourglass only when it is on the screen, with the ability to click on it to freeze the display." Click here to read about and download the coding snack utility implemented..
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Want to print artist/album list of ogg/mp3 filesA DC forum member asks: "One of the ways in which I'm a dinosaur is that I listen almost exclusively to entire albums, not individual songs, and I play ogg/mp3 files almost exclusively on my beloved Rio Karma, not on the PC. Which, if any, of the mp3/ogg player/cataloging programs would enable me to print a list by artist/album without printing song titles?" Click here to read about and download the tool written by DC member Skwire to do this..
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Tray 2.2 - just opens or closes an optical drive trayJust a little doodad so you don't have to push the button on the DVD drive. http://www.favessoft.com/downloads.html
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 Your basic desktop icon save/restore for 32 bit windowsThis shell extension works on every 32 bit version of Windows I've tried, including W7. (Does not work on Vista64) No frills, just save and restore from the Desktop Context Menu: http://www.favessoft.com/iconset.html
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 ReOpen - Folder Cache, only betterer
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 Coding Snack: Create folder structure or pathI would like to be able to create a 'copy' of a path. For example, let's say I have a file in this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\ I would like to copy this file to D:\temp so that the path becomes like this: D:\temp\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures\ Now, I would have to go to D:\temp, create the first folder Documents and Settings, then enter that folder to create the next All Users folder, and so on, before I can copy my file to that location. If possible, I'd like a right click option in Windows Explorer to select 'Copy with path' and then 'Paste and create path'. Click here to read about and download the utility written by a DC member to do this..
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Coding Snack: Make your monitor corners look round?Maybe kind of useless, but I really wonder what my pc looks like when the corners are overlay with a black image of an outer corner. Click here to read more and download..
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 Coding Snack: Sort images into folders based on resolution?Not sure if something like this exists, but was wondering if someone knew about a tool/could whip something up that was able to scan & sort images based on their resolutions (would have to support non-standard sizes as well, like 1794x1250). It wouldn't have to be anything massive (or even have a GUI or options or anything), just something that would go through and make folders for each size, then move the images in. Anyone? Click to read more and download the program written by dc forum member..
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ActiveHotkeys (freeware)On several occasions there have been requests for a program that displays what global keyboard shortcuts are registered by various applications. ActiveHotkeys does just that: it will show a list of all acgtive (registered) or inactive (available) global hotkeys. Remember that Windows does not allow for detecting which application has registered a particular shortcut, so that feaure is not included. Click here to read more and download..
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eStopWatch (freeware)So here's another one... a simple stopwatch/timer with a few handy features. Yes, there are plenty available, and no, I didn't quite like any of them, so I wrote my own Please note: Windows 2000, XP and up only. Will not work on Windows 95, 98 or ME (won't even open). At the moment, it only counts up. I didn't add the ability to count down to zero, since I didn't need it at the time, but please post if it would make your day. Click here to read more and download..
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How to duplicate a file in the same folder?Does anyone know a command (or a workaround) to duplicate a file in the same folder, adding the date or a numerical index that auto increments? CLick here to read more and download..
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Way Simple Folder Cache for WindowsI took the AutoIt3 engine I had for monitoring when Explorer opens a folder and just converted it to a complete application. FolderCache. This implementation is much simpler than others I've done. Leave it run in the system tray. Hit Shift-PgUp to open the launch window. The GUI is no great shakes but I made it wide to avoid the need for horizontal scrolling to see all of the folder name. It should be usable in screen res 800x600 or higher. Right now there are no user configurable options. It's hard-wired for a max of 24 folders. There's no install needed. To have it start with Windows just make a shortcut in the Startup folder. (One note, the launch window is created dynamically when opened and destroyed with each close. While it is open, the folder monitor function is paused. No folders will be added to the cache while the launch window is open. For this reason there is no minimize button on the window frame. If you change your mind about opening a folder in the window, just click the close 'x' on the window frame or click the Open Selected Button with nothing selected, to close it.)
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PutAside: declutter and cycle through windowsMake sure you update to the latest version of DcUpdater if you have it installed. It includes fixes nessecary for PutAside to update. Sometimes you'll want to put aside what you are working on to complete an important task. But the taskbar is such a mess! So I created PutAside. Run the program and press Shift-ScrollLock and all open windows are hidden, you can then work on your tempory task. Cycle through the hidden windows with ScrollLock. Press Shift-ScrollLock again and all hidden windows are restored. You can exclude windows. PutAside is a combination between alt-tab, Show Desktop, a boss-key, and virtual desktops. I've always found virtual desktops to be too complex: I can never remember what is on the other desktops. I never used bosskeys, and with show desktop/alt-tab the taskbar is so cluttered. PutAside is then a middle way to temporarily hide windows without making them inaccessible. Click to read more and download..
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FastShutdown;-- Fast Shutdown -- by Nod5 ;-- v090426 ;-- does a onestep windows shutdown unless there are scheduled tasks later the same day ;-- default hotkeys: (middle click on Start button) OR (Right Shift + Escape) A quick script for Win XP that I needed myself. ahk & exe in attached zip. I'll package it nicer later. Click to read more and download..
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 Text-less progress bar calculatorHello, I was looking for a place to post an idea and came across this website. Now, I for one go crazy over having to watch progress bars that do not have a percentage amount displayed, the worst of which being Adobe Encore. Now then, here's my idea: A small program that you can activate VIA a hotkey, when pressed your cursor becomes the crosshair type. Then the user drags the crosshair from the beginning of the progress bar to the end of the progress bar, after that they click on where the progress bar is currently at and it will calculate the percentage and display it. It seems easy enough to calculate the percentage base on the width of the progress bar and the distance between the start and where it is currently at, so I hope this idea can become more then just that.
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 A simple prog to protect files/folder from deletioni just discovered that one of my music folder (3GB) has been deleted without my knowledge, i dont remember i delete that folder, it could have been deleted by me by accidental when i half awake or some other music player progs deleted it. there are many shareware out there that can protect or hide a folder or files with password, but the users have to enter the password each time, this is too troublesome, it would be great if there is a simple prog that deny delete to a folder or files, this will prevent accidental deletion. Click here to download the coding snack(s) written by forum members..
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Coding Snack: MIDI data and screensaverDoes anyone know of a way (or program) to make MIDI data stop the windows screensaver or power saving mode, switch the power "profile" or anything similar? I.E., if the screensaver is running and I tap a few notes on my (piano) keyboard, the screensaver should shut off, and if I'm playing a song, the screensaver should not start. The problem is that if I'm playing music on-screen with my MIDI keyboard, the screensaver may turn on, so I have to move a hand from the MIDI keyboard to the computer keyboard or mouse. I'd like to do this without disabling the screensaver, so that after 10 minutes of MIDI (or mouse or keyboard) inactivity, the screensaver comes on as usual. I am running MIDI-OX (http://www.midiox.com/) all the time, which routes my keyboard to an external sound module. Thanks, and great forum. I'm a long-time lurker. Eric Click to download the coding snack written by a dc member..
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Coding Snack: Find filenames/folders above certain length and offer to rename them?As per title, i was thinking that a program could go through given folders recursively and report back the files/folders that are above the user-defined length and alow the user to rename them within the UI. this will come in handy when burning cd backups. too many times, the burner complains about extra-long filenames way too late and sometimes this happens during the burning session, with a prompt holding up everything. i'm not someone who hangs around watching the whole burning session, so this program will be a good guide for me before i click the 'Burn' button. Click here to read more and download..
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AudioBookSleepAudioBookSleep v090227 http://nod5.dcmembers.com/audiobooksleep.html overview: AudioBookSleep waits X minutes, saves a screenshot of VLC to desktop, then shuts down the computer. The VLC screenshot shows the filename and time just before shutdown. That makes it easier to next time continue from where you dozed off. use case: You listen to audiobooks at night but often fall asleep. You then awake hours later (at 3:23 AM) from the laptop light and audiobook sound. You dislike having to go up and turn it off manually. And now you're unsure at what point in the book you fell asleep. Even worse, when you woke up you heard some part from later chapters that gives away the plot! You wish for some automatic screenshot-then-shutdown timer. So you start to use AudioBookSleep.
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Portable Application WrapperPortable Application Wrapper Portable Application Wrapper is a small application designed to do one thing; launch another application. It was inspired by geek.Menu's insistence that an application be in the root of the installation path in order to add it to the menu.
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 Make folder set out of a txt file?I'm a photographer an need to make a tree of folders with names of customers. I have a customer list in an .xls or .txt file, can this be done automatically so it saves me much time. can someone help me, i just downloaded autohotkey or is there an other way to do this? Click here to read more and download..
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Coding Snack: Pick Me - Random file(s) from folder and subfoldersRequest for a utility from forum member: You have to specify: - Top folder (where it will search including subfolders) - Extensions (Which extensions to include in the sears) - Number of times (like how many random files do you want) Click to read more and download..
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IE CLOCK: Tiny taskbar clock for secondary screenI hope this is what you meant: IE Clock: This is a deskbar/IE Toolbar that will display the current date & time on an extra toobar you have on your desktop, in IE (time only), and in Explorer windows (time only). After installing, right click your toolbar, Explorer bar, or IE bar, and select "Clock". If you don't see it listed, wait a few seconds and check the menu again. Click here to read more and download..
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AudioBookSleepHere is a small autohotkey program that I made because I needed it. I'll package it up more nicely some other time. Instead of a timer it would of course be cooler with some brain-sensor hardware device so that shutdown can occur right after you fall asleep  . But this works pretty well too . Any suggestions on improving it? (Feel free to add code.)Click here to read more and download..
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 Coding Snack: Double-click makes a new folderHey guys. I want a program that when you double click on an empty space on a opened folder or on the desktop it would create a new folder. I would like it to automatically selects the name of it so I could easily rename it. An option to make text files instead would be nice as well. Thanks in advance -Ben Click to download the coding snack written by a dc member..
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Nag@Me - very simple reminder applicationI just whipped up this tiny program for my dad, and figured it might help someone else out as well. Nag@Me is a very simple reminder program - you run it, tell it how often you want it to nag you, and what you want it to say. Hit OK and its off. To close the app, single-click the tray icon and hit the Cancel button. Click to read more and download..
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Teddy - A simple drum machine!Here's a little silly app - plays drum sounds or other sounds as kids tap on keyboard
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Coding Snack: Simple line by line truncatorThis is what I usually do at the office, I copy text and I would like to truncate every line down to about # characters… Doing it manually is really a tedious and error prone process, a lot of time is wasted doing this, I should have saved a lot of time if I have a tool to help me do the task that I may I do other things in the office… please make my life easier… Example: (I copy pasted the text into the text box) (Example I prefer the length of 7 characters and click the submit button and the textbox content will change into this) Result: -7 Characters which I chose -without whitespaces Can someone please make me a simple software that truncates everyline with a customizable length and automatically removes the whitespace… Please help me I know It will be easy for you guys to make one! Thanks ahead! Click here to read about and download the utility written by a DC member to do this..
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Coding Snack: Auto Resize Taskbarthere's a time when we open too many programs they will start to filling up our taskbar then we are force to resize the taskbar just so those taskbar buttons become manageable again. Can you write a program to automate this when there are too many taskbar buttons in the taskbar and resize it back to the normal size when there are just few taskbar buttons after we have close some of them.
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Coding Snack: Focus get (and keep, for a while)I know this idea is floating around on the boards but I haven't been able to get it working properly. Basically, I have 2 text windows open - one I want to type into all the time, and one I want to type in for short periods of time. EG: Dreamweaver and an IM chat. I want to be able to have the main window (dreamweaver) under focus by default, but I want to be able to click in the chatbox (or any other) and for as long as I am typing there it keeps focus. After an extended period of non-activity (eg, no more typing, say, 5~8 seconds) I want to switch back to the main window (returning to work) Reach more and download the coding snacks written by DC members to do this..
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 Free Coding Snack: CHKDSK Assist - Schedule CHKDSK OperationsAfter learning and working with AutoHotkey since February, I'm finally releasing my first script. CHKDSK Assist is a GUI based script that allows you to schedule CHKDSK operations on your PC. I welcome any questions or comments about it. Thanks! Click here to read more and download..
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Coding Snack: DropFolderHad a nice Idea, while cleaning my Desktop from old files/Downloads etc. A floating Icon for droping Files/Folders, which opens a menu with configured Move/Copy(while holding Ctrl+drop) Paths. - with Window Levels: Normal, OnTop, Desktop - lock/unlock position of icon - png skin support/Transparency Slider/Icon Size Slider Would make move/copy actions much more easier.
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