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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for t̶i̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ nag tool that makes me write billable text

« on: August 09, 2014, 10:45 AM »

YESS! Anuran most probably is THE tool I am after. Thank you wraith!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 09, 2014, 08:23 AM »

Well after having additionally installed Whatcha Doing,


...I more and more realize that what I mostly need is a "Nag Application" that comes up in a certain interval and presents me with a text entry box where I can quickly describe what exactly I have been doing in the last hour.

Whatcha Doing is great, but you can't really input text there, since it is limited to the tracking of categories only.

Any hint to other "nag applications" is welcome!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 09, 2014, 02:58 AM »

OK for a first step, I installed this:
https://addons.mozil...in-titlebar/reviews/

This addon puts the entire current url into the Firefox Titlebar -- in order to then be automatically tracked by titlebar-aware time trackers (the only ones that make sense in my view).

Now at least I can track the considerable amount of time that I spend on my like 5 research websites. Since I am normally only working on one project every given day, this web research time also can be assigned to the respective project manually afterwards.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 09, 2014, 01:17 AM »

Actually, if I think about it some more, what I need is exactly a tool that monitors the documents that I am in, and if it detects that since like half an hour, I have started to spend more than, say, 2/3rd of the time in a certain project number related document collection, it should start to ask me regularly what I have been doing there for the last hour.

There was one tool that at least does the "ask me regularly" part but now I can't seem to find it anymore.

Ah, I think it was this one:

http://www.fish-byte...hadoing/manager.html

This is also a very good approach:

http://www.businessr...mesheet/Screenshots/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 08, 2014, 03:36 PM »

Yes, I will give TimeSprite a try because this seems closest to what I am after. However I don't even really need this kind of (manual) grouping of all kinds of document windows, since ALL of my projects files' names contain the project ID anyway and should (must) be grouped automatically, otherwise the tool would be a step backwards from what I already have.

What I'd need is A) "intelligent" browsing recognition like "assign all time that is spent on Archive.org in between Project A related windows automatically to Project A" (or ask me if this shall be done), and B) ask me at certain useful intervals if I'd like to write a short billable task description about the last 2 hours or so (for example if you recognize that I have started to procrastinate away on Facebook or Youtube).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 08, 2014, 01:47 PM »

I have looked now at about three dozen project time trackers, but I've come to the impression that I seem to be about the only person who simply includes unique project numbers into the NAMES of ALL files of any given project, in order to easily and automatically track my time spent in those projects with a simple titlebar-aware tracker 

Almost ALL tools and suites I found are not project-based but application-based 

"It is so great to be able see how much time you spent on Facebook or in Outlook..."

Can't believe it...

Anyway, thanks for any additional ideas and tips you guys might have.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 08, 2014, 11:52 AM »

Thanks for the tip with TimeSprite. This

TimeSprite records the titles of the active window as you work, and intelligently groups similar titles to report how you spent your time

...sounds good since it probably would detect web research based on the browser's window titles.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 08, 2014, 11:28 AM »

True, however

I like the idea of being prompted when leaving a window

is not exactly it. I can "leave a window" about two times a minute...

I'd really need a prompt only every so often, and typically only if the time tracking tool would recognize un-typical activity like for example after I have changed a lot between windows that HAVE the project ID and windows that DON'T have the project ID in their titlebar -- which in my case would indicate that I was researching something (project-related) on the web.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a time tracking tool that makes me write billable descriptive text

« on: August 08, 2014, 04:34 AM »

That is an old tool called Rayflectar Project Timers that only tracks windows titles (which works great, so far).

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General Software Discussion / Looking for a project time tracker/nag tool that keeps me writing billable notes

« on: August 08, 2014, 03:20 AM »

Hello forum,

I am looking for a very basic time tracking software that tracks time based on application windows title names.

I am usually only working on one or two projects at a time. Every project has its unique project number which turns up in the filename of each and every file assigned to the project.

Therefore, the software basically only should keep track how much time is spent in application windows that contain a project's number in their titlebar.

I already use a time tracking software like that which works really good. The only problem is, my current time tracking tool is working so silent in the background that I actually forget to write short descriptive texts that after like three weeks of working on Project A can be used for billing purposes.

Additionally, the software should be somewhat intelligent in the sense of noticing for example that if I have been working in a Word document related to Project A for one hour, and then spend like half an hour in the browser researching stuff (which actually might be saved in the project folder, again getting assigned filenames containing the project number), the software should ask me quickly whether this browser time was Project A related or not, including the possibility to assign a short descriptive text regarding what I have done in that last half-hour.

What I do not need is a full fledged procrastination suite with lots of analysis tools, or a large project time management software. I'd only like to track just that little bit better how much, and especially "what" actually I have been doing today in my projects A and B.

If I think about it, basically I would need the tool to do two things, additionally to just tracking window titles.

It would need to ask me questions like:

This afternoon, you have spent 4.7 hours in your project A's documents. Do you want to write a short descriptive text what you have been doing?

and

The last two hours, you have been working in your project A's documents, but you also have spent 50 minutes in the browser, mainly on the website "Archive.org". Do you want to write a short descriptive text what you have been doing?

Thanks very much already for any suggestions
Regards David.P

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Circle Dock / Re: Windows 7's Taskbar....Err.....Circle Dock for the DC Programming Contest

« on: March 24, 2014, 08:25 AM »

Winstep Nexus.

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Circle Dock / Re: Windows 7's Taskbar....Err.....Circle Dock for the DC Programming Contest

« on: March 24, 2014, 01:37 AM »

OK, back to Nexus, the only universal Dock that doesn't seem to be abandoned (or Payware).

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Circle Dock / Re: Stop Cirlce Dock from going invisible

« on: March 15, 2014, 10:58 AM »

What is happening, by Default:
When you create a new link in Circle Dock the link automatically get set to "Hide Dock on opening Files and Folders"

-sgtevmckay (April 01, 2010, 12:15 PM)

Can this also be disabled? Or do I have to change that setting every time I add a new item (suppose I always want to keep the dock visible)?

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Circle Dock / Re: Windows 7's Taskbar....Err.....Circle Dock for the DC Programming Contest

« on: March 15, 2014, 10:30 AM »

So is it still being maintained...? On the official (?) page they say "The current version of Circle Dock is 0.9. (with the download links dead).

How come -- or is only that page abandoned, and is there a newer homepage somewhere?

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Circle Dock / Re: Windows 7's Taskbar....Err.....Circle Dock for the DC Programming Contest

« on: March 14, 2014, 02:22 AM »

I was looking for a replacement to Nexus Dock and came across Circle Dock. Looking at the release dates and this thread, I fear however that Circle Dock is abandonware.

True?

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: Fixed z-order for windows (keep z-order if a window is clicked)

« on: December 20, 2013, 09:33 AM »

Thanks but no,  I wouldn't need certain windows to stay on top. That would be easy to do anyway.

Rather, I'd need

• either: "every window that spans more than one monitor stay in the back where it is (even when clicked into)"
• or: "each and every window keep its z-position under all circumstances (unless the titlebar is clicked - in that case, jump to the front)"

Regards David.P

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Fixed z-order for windows (keep z-order if a window is clicked)

« on: December 20, 2013, 02:39 AM »

Hi forum,

especially on multi-monitor setups, it would be great if there was a way to click or work in application windows without having them jump in the foreground and covering up everything (on every monitor).

File manager spanning three monitors that covers up everything else on all monitors every time you quickly want to look something up, or quickly change a folder, scroll position, or similar (click to enlarge)

It would be amazing if someone could think of a way to code an utility that could provide this feature. TXmouse by Andy Polyakov actually (sort of) does it, however not with all applications (anymore), and with some unwanted side-effects like automatic window activation on mouse hover.

As with TXmouse, if you actually do want to change the window z-order (and bring a window to the front), you simply click on the respective windws's titlebar.

I've described it in detail over at the Actualtools.com forum, so please bear with me posting a link to the respective discussion:
Fixed Z-Order, don't change z-order if a window is clicked

Regards David.P

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture rounded corners in Vista/Win7 Aero Glass

« on: October 24, 2013, 12:56 PM »

 

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture rounded corners in Vista/Win7 Aero Glass

« on: October 24, 2013, 11:57 AM »

I meant something like this:



Faststone Capture (sort of) does that by Ctrl-Clicking several windows (or window elements) one after the other.

(However not with shadows, rounded corners, transparency etc.)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture rounded corners in Vista/Win7 Aero Glass

« on: October 24, 2013, 11:48 AM »

Ah ok mouser, that was it! Thank you.

Btw, is it possible to capture multiple (overlapping, or adjacent) windows, for example by shift-clicking on several windows that are currently visible?

Regards David.P

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capture rounded corners in Vista/Win7 Aero Glass

« on: October 24, 2013, 02:59 AM »

Sorry to be late on this topic,

I have just installed the latest version of SC on Win7 Prof 64bit, and can't seem to get transparent window backgrounds.

Instead, captures look like this:





The captures are made using the "Grab active window" button of the Quick Capure Bar.

SC settings are all default (I chose "reset settings" on installation).

Any idea what could be wrong?

Regards David.P

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General Software Discussion / Re: Listary 4 released - tons of new features

« on: May 10, 2013, 08:34 AM »

Ahh sounds good Curt.

I'll try the installer then.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Listary 4 released - tons of new features

« on: May 10, 2013, 07:05 AM »

Hi guys,

I just updated to the latest Listary version (portable).

However, it seems that the file and directory structure has changed: everything used to be inside a "x64" folder, now not anymore; settings file used to be called "Config.xml", now it seems to be "Preferences.json".

Thus, is there any way to update Listary and keep all my previous settings?

Thanks everyone already,
David.P

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General Software Discussion / Re: Listary 4 released - tons of new features

« on: March 13, 2013, 07:07 AM »

Just was gonna say that Listary rocks! I love this tool 

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General Software Discussion / Re: FBx eXtender's 'Click switch file box folder feature' - can this be done in AHK?

« on: October 19, 2012, 03:44 AM »

Tomorrow Listary is 50% off at BitsDuJour 

-tslim (October 18, 2012, 12:25 PM)

Strike!

One question regarding the usage of Listary: I like the option that opens the Listary menu with a middle mouse click (...in all Open/Save dialogs). However, elsewhere I use the middle mouse button for other things (like e.g. opening background tabs in browsers). How can I prevent Listary popping up in these cases?

Cheers David.P