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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] pb when passing C:\

« on: July 15, 2007, 07:34 AM »

I have the following alias

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Favorites search $$1 | dosearch +folder_fav +open_fav -alias $$1

to open my favorite folders into my file explorer using the action modifier +open_fav

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Open | C:\_joker\Utilities\Ahk\OpenFav.ahk "$$1"

i discovered that one of the last release broke the $$1 variable (i think)
for all my shortcuts the $$1 variable is passed correctly :
C:\Program Files
C:\Documents and Settings\Nico\Documents
etc.
BUT for my "C drive" shortcut it does not work anymore
and the $$1 variable content is :

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C:"

instead of

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C:\

i guess it has to do with the \

Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / please don't do that !!!!

« on: July 14, 2007, 03:46 AM »

Clipboard text is now used with $$c only when it is <128 characters

what ?????
please no !

half of my aliases does not work anymore
I use $$c all the time

to save snippets, urls, manipulate files, modifiy clipboard content, etc...

Half of my aliases does not work anymore !

Please mouser for FARR sake, undo this change, please, please, please

it's one gigantic step back, if you keep this change (well at least for me)

excuse me if i'm overreacting, but this is REALLY REALLY REALLY important to me (at least make it an option)

Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [feature request] concerning tooltips

« on: July 13, 2007, 05:22 AM »

Hi Mouser,

the tooltips are a very nice add

however, is it possible to offset them, so that it's easier to choose results...
now when tooltips are big you just don't see the results below
i would love to be able to set 2 parameters (offsetx, offsety) in the options

what would be VERY VERY powerfull is a way to create dynamic tooltips...(triggered on demand)
for instance, the tooltip instead of showing the complete result name could show the content of the result ! (great to preview code snippets or contacts)
it could launch a specific script which would use the result file

for instance :

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Snippets $$1 | dosearch +folder_snippets +open_snippets -alias -.ini +. $$1 \tooltip="show_preview.ahk $$selectedresult"

could then be used to show a preview of pictures....

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Pictures $$1 | dosearch +folder_pictures +open_pictures -alias  +. $$1 \tooltip="show_picture.ahk $$selectedresult"

preview mp3 files etc...

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or maybe it could be with a new tooltip modifier which would be specified like the +action trick as an alias

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Pictures $$1 | dosearch +folder_pictures +open_pictures +tooltip_previewimage -alias  +. $$1

then alias "tooltip_previewimage" with result :

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tooltip show_picture.ahk $$selectedresult

Keep up the good work
Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] last version 126 introduced new bug ?

« on: July 10, 2007, 10:00 AM »

Hi Mouser,

i have the impression that the last version (maybe last few...) introduced a new bug, i'll try to explain it :

i have the following "f" alias :

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Favorites search $$1 | dosearch +folder_fav +open_fav -alias $$1

to search my favorite folders

the modifier keyword "folder_fav" refers to a folder where i put shortcuts to my favorite folders


the "open_fav" keyword refers to an action keyword with the following result :

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Open | C:\_joker\Utilities\Ahk\OpenFav.ahk "$$1"

which opens my selected shortcuts in Directory Opus...

if i type "f ", i see all my shortcuts, which is fine...


if i type "f p", i see shortcuts BUT also items form the history... (which is not fine and new)


if i type "f ph", i should only see my "Mes Photos" folder, but instead it only shows my action keyword result ! trying to launch my photoshop cs2 exe...


i tried to modify everything related to history with no success...
is there a "-history" like the "-alias" ?

one last comment :
if i add "-ii" to my search (don't ask why "-ii", it works with many more strings ), it seems to work better...


i need help, i'm becoming crazy 

Cheers, Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] restartsearch bug

« on: July 09, 2007, 07:38 AM »

Hi mouser,

i found an other bug with the restartsearch command :

I have an alias named "c" with results using the restartsearch command (to create some kind of structured aliases)

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Yubnub - $$c | restartsearch y /ICON=icons\yubnub.ico
Snippets - $$c | restartsearch s

if i press "c" (to get to my alias), i can then choose between the 2 results above.

if I press enter without selecting any result, it launches the first result "Yubnub", so it makes a "restartsearch" BUT the cursor appears to be at the very beginning of the edit box..so i get "the cursor" then the "letter y" (which is bit annoying since you have to change the cursor's position if you want to complete the alias...)

idealy i would like to get the "letter y" then "one space" (remember my feature request;))

if

• i manually select the first result with the arrow keys then press enter
  
• i click on the first result with the mouse

it works

so i guess it is somehow related to the "Always launch first result on hitting enter" option

Cheers, Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [feature request] style alias results...

« on: July 04, 2007, 01:33 PM »

Hamradio did an amazing job with the icons, and it's surprising how dramatic the change is and how much funner it feels to use aliases with nice icons.  Thank you also goes to the person who insisted on adding customizable icons (i'll find the old post to give proper credit later).

i think too, nice icons makes aliases funnier (i'm the one who "insisted" )
and easier to use too

i don't know if it's easy to implement or not (i guess it depends on the control you use for the list...) but here is my idea to improve a little bit more the cosmetic aspect of FARR:
is it possible to add the possibility to style the results ?

let's say we have an alias named "g" to search google
this alias uses the "$cc" variable as follows
results list :

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Google Search $$c | http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=$$c

it would be great to be able to style the result to make your search stands out: (maybe using some kind of bbcode syntax like this very forum)

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Google Search [b]$$c[/b] | http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=$$c

or even better...

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Google Search [b][color=#0000ff]$$c[/color][/b] | http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=$$c

it would need a bbcode parser... but is it possible with the list control ?

Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] pb with autocompleting alias name when using tab

« on: July 04, 2007, 10:27 AM »

oops, thanks for the report.
nitrix i really appreciate these reports -- i want to make v2 release a success and you are helping a lot   

Thanks mouser i really appreciate it 


So to keep going , i think a found a new one :

i type "set" to find my "Set Project" alias




if i autocomplete using Tab, FARR thinks it's a path....


if i autocomplete it using Enter, it works as expected


Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [feature request] i know it's public release time....

« on: July 04, 2007, 08:33 AM »

Hi mouser,

i know FARR is going public soon, and that's great news since it will increase the FARR community

however, i'd like to suggest a new feature :

i think it would be great to be able to open/trigger FARR window with command-line parameters...

for instance :

path_to_farr/FARR.exe "restartsearch=myfavoritealias"
would trigger FARR and start the search : myfavoritealias

Now, i use autohotkey to do it

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#IfWinActive, ahk_class dopus.lister ;check if directory opus (my file explorer) is active
AppsKey::
SendPlay ^d  ;Ctrl + d copies the selected files path to the clipboard - hotkey specified in directory opus
Sleep, 500
Send !{Space} ;opens FARR
Sleep, 200
Send files{Space} ;type "files" then "space"
return
#IfWinActive

AppsKey::
clipboard = ; Empty the clipboard
SendPlay ^c ;copy
ClipWait, 1
Send !{Space} ;opens FARR
Sleep, 200
Send c{Space} ;type "c" then "space"
return

thanks to this code, i can use FARR to manipulate files i've just selected (i use the #IfWinActive trigger to check whether i'm in my file explorer or not) or text i've just selected

so basically i select text, i press the Application key (you know the contextual menu key close to the space bar) it copies the selected text to the clipboard and it opens FARR with my clipboard alias named "c", then i choose what to do with the clipboard content (search the web, capitalize, etc.)

or in my file explorer i select files then press the application key... it copies the selected files path to the clipboard, it opens FARR with my file alias named "files", i *could* then zip them, email them, you name it

I was inspired by the way Quicksilver works

If we could trigger FARR from a command line, It would be more reliable and we could also create shortcuts to favorite aliases or favorite searches...

What do you think ?

Cheers, Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] still a bug with the /ICON modifier

« on: July 04, 2007, 07:58 AM »

Hi Mouser,

there is still a small bug with the /ICON modifier see captures :




when you choose a result with a restartsearch command (and an icon) the /ICON part is not stripped


Keep up the good work
Nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report] small display bug in options

« on: July 04, 2007, 04:02 AM »

Hi Mouser,
there is a small display bug in the "Plugins, Updates, Fonts" tab of the options :

the reset button is somewhat hidden ...

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Find And Run Robot / [feature request] concerning Alias Action Keywords

« on: May 16, 2007, 08:32 AM »

Hi mouser,

from the documentation :

For example, you could create an alias named +hexedit
whose result contents are:
C:\Program Files\HexEditors\HexEdit.exe "$$1"

Now you can type in your search:
+hexedit mydocsearch...

As you type mydocsearch words, FARR will let you search for files as normal.
After you choose the result, instead of launching the result file, you will be presented with
C:\Program Files\HexEditors\HexEdit.exe "SELECTEDFILE"
Which you can then launch.

Is it possible when there is only one possible result, which is the case in this example (C:\Program Files\HexEditors\HexEdit.exe "$$1") to directly launch C:\Program Files\HexEditors\HexEdit.exe "SELECTEDFILE" ?
Now we have to press enter twice...

[bug report] also concerning the alias action keywords, if there is multiple possible results :

For example,

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Enqueue | C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe /ADD "$$1"
Play | C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe  "$$1"

when searching... if you select result #1, Enqueue is pre-selected
if you select result #2, Play is pre-selected
if you select other result, nothing is pre-selected
i would prefer having enqueue (in this example) pre-selected every time (or none like in other type of alias...)

keep up the good work, i can't wait for the next release... !

Nitrix

PS: Candy Labs has just released an evolution of AppRocket (seems like it is very multimedia oriented), maybe some ideas for future release of our beloved FARR

Announcing MediaTrain Beta!
After months of preparation and years of deliberation comes to you a new gem, MediaTrain. It’s the evolution of AppRocket, specifically its media search aspects into a more substantial application usable by everyone. Please try it out and give us your feedback!

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Find And Run Robot / [bug report]

« on: May 02, 2007, 12:03 PM »

Hi mouser,
i found a bug with modifier keywords, it appears that keyword with capital letter(s) does not work, see captures :

using "folderclients" modifier keyword to search a specific folder, it works





using "FolderClients" modifier keyword to search that same folder, it does not works

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Find And Run Robot / [feature idea] icons for alias results ?

« on: April 24, 2007, 02:28 PM »

Hi mouser,

it would be really nice to have the ability to add a specific icon to an alias result, for example i would love to add specific icons to my following yubnub alias results:

YubNub $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...arser/parse?command=$$c
Google + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...rser/parse?command=g+$$c
Yahoo + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...rser/parse?command=y+$$c
Live Search + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...er/parse?command=wls+$$c
Whois whois + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or.../parse?command=whois+$$c
ctqui + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or.../parse?command=ctqui+$$c
Delicious + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...r/parse?command=deli+$$c
Wikipédia + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...er/parse?command=wpf+$$c
IMDB + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...r/parse?command=imdb+$$c
chars | http://www.yubnub.or.../parse?command=chars
schar | http://www.yubnub.or.../parse?command=schar
php + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or...er/parse?command=php+$$c
mysql + $$c | http://www.yubnub.or.../parse?command=mysql+$$c

it would be much easier to read with some icons...

i think i would be a great feature !

Keep up the good work, i can't wait to see the next release !!!

nitrix

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Find And Run Robot / Feature request

« on: April 12, 2007, 10:53 AM »

Hi, mouser

i would like to use FARR to control the volume on my laptop
so i created two very simple scripts in autohotkey (.ahk)

volume down

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#NoTrayIcon
SoundSet -3

 
and volume up

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#NoTrayIcon
SoundSet +3

i created an alias as follow :


so that when i type volume i have the following choices :


I can then increase the volume with ctrl+1 and decrease it with ctrl+2, by setting in the options ctrl+# to "launch and stay"

What i would suggest to make things easier :

1) i'd like to be able to select an item and then press ctrl+enter...
ctrl+enter would launch the selected item and keep FARR opened as long as ctrl+# is set to "launch and stay", etc.

2) even better, maybe we could have optional parameters in the alias edit box, to specify that FARR has to stay opened :
volume up | C:\_joker\Utilities\Ahk\volume up.ahk | FARRSTAYOPEN
volume downn | C:\_joker\Utilities\Ahk\volume down.ahk | FARRSTAYOPEN

I'm sure it would be usefull and would allow new ways to use FARR (like sound settings in colibri, ...)

Hope you find it a good idea

Cheers, Nitrix


 

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Find And Run Robot / Feature request for group alias

« on: May 12, 2006, 11:45 AM »

Hi Mouser,

Thanks for this great program !

I've thought of an interesting feature (i think)

it would be great to be able to point to a text file instead of filling up the "results" text box

for example, instead of having :
paste date | paste %date%
paste time | paste %time%
paste date and time | paste %datetime%

one could specify a text file instead containing the very same text...
use following file : C:\Documents and Settings\Nico\My Documents\Program Files\FindAndRunRobot\goup aliases\paste.txt

But then, it would be easy to create scripts (using autohotkey ) to do many things
for example :
- adding a new snippet to the paste group
- adding a folder, a file, etc.
- adding lines recursively

Cheers, Nico