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Scary - but at least Microsoft seem to be doing well with their Malicious Software removal tool ...

I note thought the MS AntiSpyware,  AdAware, SbyBot Search & Destroy, PestPatrol, Webroot SpySweeper and CounterSpy all came up with no detections at all ... scary ... I use most of those.

NOD32 doesn't come out too bad though ... which is some consolation ...

Just found this site which may also help ... http://www.tonec.com/prod...cts/acim/samples/s19.html

also:

http://forum.java.sun.com...290&messageID=3872343

Another fun tool (but not easy to automate, although I suppose you could use a macro engine to do it) is Xara3D. (Downloadable demo version here

I have been using Xara's graphics apps since long before they even though of writing for Windows (and even before they were called Xara) and they are uniformly excellent: XaraXtreme rivals Adobe Illustrator at a fraction of the cost.

Xara3D does one task really well ... it takes text and converts it into images (mainly for use on webpages), applying wonderful effects as you go (including 3D animation etc). You can export the produced graphics in all sorts of formats including animated GIFs, plain image files and even screen saver files.

Here is an example from the "Book of Corkscrews" that I knocked together in about 30 seconds ... and below that an animation based on an example from Xara ...

There must be a windows API call that can tell you the dimensions of a string displayed in a particular font ?? This could give you the maximum line length for one of your lines and allow you to calculate the overall dimensions of the image required to hold the multiple lines of the image. Create it and then scale it to fit the screen size and output as GIF.

As for multiple lines, I presume ImageMagick and join images, so you could just make multiple images and join them together, and then scale.

PS. If you want the binaries for windows the download link is here and you can download the source code here

ImageMagick command line tool ...

example:

convert -size 320x85 xc:transparent -font Bookman-DemiItalic -pointsize 72 -draw "text 25,60 'Magick'" \
    -channel RGBA -gaussian 0x6 -fill darkred -stroke magenta -draw "text 20,55 'Magick'" fuzzy-magick.png

produces



see here for details

I have tried to add the timer coding myself but I am getting really stuck on how to use arrays in AHK, and also how to distinguish between numbers and text ...

My idea was in the Record subroutine add entries to an array of the time offset from the last stored key/mouse of recording. Then in playback wait the time in the array before sending the next key.

Sounds simple enough to do but I am getting in a total knot with AHK producing 'text' instead of numbers? I tried adding code to the the tooltip and everytime I used an array the NAME of the array was displayed rather than the value ???

Did you know that you can Open con.txt in any folder ?

Try this Open NotePad, File > Open, go to any folder on your hard disc and type con.txt in the filename field, click open ...

A simple batch file would do the job:

Make a text file in Notepad and add lines like

[copy or print]
copy <path to folder you want to copy> <destination folder where it is to go>

replacing the paths with the specific ones for your system (note if the paths contain any spaces they must be enclosed in " ")

Add a line like this for each one you want to copy

Save it somewhere with a .bat extension.

Double click the file to do the backup.

If you want to automate the other steps (compacting mail etc) you need to record a macro somewhere to perform those steps. You could add a double click on the batch file as the last step.

Is this what you want or are you thinking of how do I schedule this to happen regularly without me doing anything? In which case you could use the Windows Backup Program (See Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backups) where you can set up a scheduled backup of just the folders/files you want.

Presumably that solves the problems of updates then

The question is then why not buy Outpost in the first place?

Thanks - that has got rid of the double clicking, but it still needs one more tweak for me - that is (at leastthe option of) real time playback.

At the moment it seems to replay too quickly to keep up with screen redrawing. For example, opening a webpage and clicking on a link in a known position within that webpage. If the page doesn't have time to draw it doesn't work.

Another thing that would make it even more useful is to make clicks within windows relative to the window rather than absolute, then if a window position changes slightly it will still work (eg. multiple webpages open in their usual cascading style).

Don't get me wrong I like (and still use) AdAware - but it doesn't have the teeth it once had (they keep coming to agreements with companies to avoid lawsuits and removing definitions - MS are doing the same with their AntiSpyware product too).

My biggest issue with Lavasoft is that I don't totally trust them any more to have their users' best interests at the forefront. I know that a firewall that isn't updated often enough and allows new threats through will not stay the course very long, but I bought AdAware some time ago and then went through a period where they didn't supply any updates for months on end, stopped responding to emails, and for a time their site didn't seem to be available. Aft that confidence has taken a big knock for me. Now it is one of about 4 spy detection products I regularly use, but it isn't the top dog for me any more.

The whole saga was documented at the time in Fred Langa's newsletter, and he has stopped recommending Lavasoft these days.

I don't know - but you may find if they force the use of their own player it may be a modified or proprietary format.

For some reason DoOver records double clicks for me instead of single clicks ?

For example if I record a left click on an item the tool tip that appears says [mouse D][mouse U] as you'd expect but when I play it back I get a double click so if I opened a window from Quick Launch toolbar it opens two ?

Given the somewhat intermittent support of AdAware (at one point there was a gap of nearly a year in updates - even for the commercial version) I personally wouldn't go over to another of their products.

Screenshots are stored in a folder you chose ... default is inside the app folder.

Unless you delete the entire app folder they shouldn't be affected.

And another getting a slating Santana: All that I am

Strange really as it is available on iTunes rather cheaper, has 2 bonus tracks and can be burned to CD !!

The other question which doesn't seem to have been answered is "does this just applying to Windoze users?", or can Linux/MacOS users play without restriction (or not at all) ???

There are some good lookingfreeware marco/automate tools here you could try out

AceMacro, MacroMaker and WinMacro look like they are worth a look.

I haven't tried these (I have a couple of macro programs running already so don't want to get confused with more) ...

Trouble is the website demands to install an ActiveX control. I for one don't install activeX controls unless I know the source.

What would really make a difference would be if big suppliers (like Amazon) refused to stock the item because of the hassle ...

Another vote for Canon ...

I had an old S520 which served me well (and still does as a backup), but I LOVE (with a capital LURVE) my ip5000.

I know in the US people were frustrated with the ip5000 because Canon didn't supply the CD printing side, but as a general printer it is really excellent (and in the UK the CD/DVD printing is superb).

As far as printing goes I would buy Canon every time. I used to have a Lexmark printer, and before that HP and Epson, but the Canon's not only beat them for quality but also on cost per page basis. I use so much less ink, and the cartirdges are much cleaper than HP and Lexmark - helped by the muliple cartirdge approach which means you don't throw away a half full cartridge because the yellow ran out!!

The more I play with Canon gear generally the more I like it ... I have two canon scanners (both of which are brilliant) and four Canon cameras!

Go for the big Gun !!!

The thread with the discount info on wsw and other aignes.com programs is here: http://www.donationcoder....orum/index.php?topic=73.0

Thanks for reminding me of that ... I have just purchased a copy (leave the prize draw on this one for others )

Bet they won't send one to the UK ...

This is even better than asutype.  It expands the word automatically.

http://www.flashpeak.com/icomp/

This has been mentioned before here with some problems (particuarly no development of bug fixes for 18 months) - hence the plea for an alternative ...

Re: Loss of formatting in the review section if it were moved to the forums ...

Actually there is no real reason why this should be true. SMF supports limited HTML and BBC inc. tables, embedded graphics, attachments and easy editing.

Surely there is sufficient scope there to present reviews just as neatly as they are currelntly displayed?

Review topics are decided upon - they aren't whims, and there is already a mini review boards. So it would make sense to have a Review Forum with child boards - one per topic. Make the author based review posts sticky and editable only by you and the author, and then let people have their say below ...

This would make browsing reviews quick and easy, and searching would pop up all sorts of related stuff too.

Yes it will plug and play on a PC because that is the way Windows is designed. Effectively Windows already has the device driver and communications already set up.

One further thought ...

If it is plug and play in Windows XP I would have thought he would perhaps be able to upload his audio at some of the places he is speaking. Surely someone would give him 10 minutes on a computer every now and then, and webspace to uplad to is easy enough to find.

Anyone seen copycat on the same site ... looks really neat if you are using a network computer - or even the internet since it is IP based ...