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[wraith808]

One of the first things I notice is a lack of the ability to set your internet proxy.  Without that, I can't use it to access snipplr.  Do you have any intention of adding that ability?

[mtelligent]

Good Point. I actually hadn't thought about setting up a proxy. I'll look into it tonight and see if it's something I can easily add support for.

[wraith808]

I see you're using .NET.  Not sure if it's C#, or what libraries you're using to connect, but if you're using the out of the box support and are using C#, here's an example of setting a proxy...

Code: C# [Select]

1. var result = new StringBuilder();
2.             try
3.             {
4.               var transferProxy = new WebProxy("http://proxy:80/", true);
5.               transferProxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("userId", "password", "Domain");
6.               var transferRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.snipplr.com");
7.               transferRequest.Proxy = transferProxy;
8.               HttpWebResponse transferResponse = (HttpWebResponse)transferRequest.GetResponse();
9.               System.IO.Stream outputStream = transferResponse.GetResponseStream();
10.               System.Text.Encoding outputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("utf-8");
11.               System.IO.StreamReader outputReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(outputStream, outputEncoding);
12.               char[] chars = new Char[256];
13.               int readCount = outputReader.Read(chars, 0, 256);
14.               int totalRead = readCount;
15.               while(readCount > 0)
16.               {
17.                 string str = new String(chars, 0, 256);
18.                 result.Append(str);
19.                 readCount = outputReader.Read(chars, 0, 256);
20.               }
21.               transferResponse.Close();
22.               outputStream.Close();
23.               outputReader.Close();
24.             }
25.             catch(Exception ex)
26.             {
27.               string str = ex.Message;
28.             }

Caveat- I pulled this from some other code and scrubbed some of the identifying lines, so there may be extraneous lines in there or it may not compile offhand, but the code is correct.  Let me know if you have any questions, but it's pretty straightforward, and from what you've already done with snip-it, I'm sure it shouldn't be an issue.  

UPDATE: Made sure it still compiled and fixed an embarrassing oversight.

[mtelligent]

Snip-It Pro is written in C#.

The snipplr API is XML RPC so I am using the xmlrpc.net libraries at http://www.xml-rpc.net.

I can manually set the Proxy object like you described in your code snippet, or can just set it to the WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy which should (in theory) take the default proxy settings from Internet Explorer.

Would someone want to specify custom proxy settings for this one app, or just have it read the IE Settings?

[wraith808]

I always allow a choice personally.  There might be a reason not to use the default proxy, so I just put a radio button to allow (a) default proxies or (b) custom proxy.  This also takes care of the case where IE won't play right, which I've had a problem with before.

[FSL]

I actually tried that one but it did not have drag and drop support. To me without that feature I do not feel any need for using another application really.

-kartal (June 13, 2009, 11:31 AM)

Many thanks for your suggestion. 
I have added a full drag and drop support in the current release (for both: files and text blocks from other IDEs or editors).

Best regards,
FSL

[tinjaw]

I have added a full drag and drop support in the current release (for both: files and text blocks from other IDEs or editors).

-FSL (June 20, 2009, 08:47 AM)

Yeah! I am off to download my registered version (with super special extra privileges  ).

[kartal]

I Implemented the feature last night and just published it this morning.

CTRL, ALT, "S" will toggle the visibility of the snippet toolbar now.

By the way, There is another way to get snippets out of Snip-It Pro. You can publish them to Snipplr.com. Sign up for an account and enter your app ID into Snip-It Pro to enable this feature. Besides Snip-It Pro, there are plugins for Textmate and other programs that will allow you to get your snippets from Snipplr, so you won't be tied to Snip-It Pro. Snipplr is a pretty cool code snippet community, and every snippet you favorite, is viewable in Snip-It Pro.

-mtelligent (June 19, 2009, 08:01 AM)

thanks for the addition
I will try it tonight

Just a side note, you know though ctrl+alt or similar combinations are generally could be used by many other applications. I generally think that offering "win" key combinations are better suited for global operations like toggling.

I have never tried Snipplr.com. I will also check it out today

[mtelligent]

Good Point kartal. I changed the key to "CTRL" "Windows Key" "S". Still needed to use "CTRL" because the "Windows Key" "S" toggles caps lock if you have one of those intelli keyboards MSFT sells.

Wraith808, the updated version also supports configuring proxy settings for connecting to Snipplr. Let me know if you have any issues with it.

You can download the latest version from:
http://www.snipitpro.com/tryItFree.html

[wraith808]

Thanks!  I'll check it out when I get to work... it looks really good- both the app, and snipplr!

[wraith808]

No joy on the Proxy settings, unfortunately.  I attempted to let it get default settings, then after that didn't work, I specified them manually, and never was able to get past the proxy.

Using WinXP Professional SP2.  Let me know if you need me to check anything else.

[mtelligent]

I'll look into things later tonight.

Did you specify a username/password/domain?

I might have to add code to pass the current credentials to the proxy, because right now, nothing is passed if you don't.

[wraith808]

I specified username and password, but not domain.  I also specified a port on the proxy.

[mtelligent]

Just an Update: I can reproduce, but still no fix.

I used to CCProxy to test having a proxy server.

The code worked fine, if I set CCProxy not to require authentication, but if I did, it wouldn't work. (Tried just username/password)

I tried changing from using NetworkCredential to the CredentialCache object, but still no dice.

Here's the code if anyone has any suggestions otherwise I'll keep plugging away at it:

if (config.UseCustomProxySettings)
                {
                    System.Net.WebProxy proxy = new System.Net.WebProxy(config.ProxyServerAddress);
                    if (config.UseProxyCredentials)
                    {
                         proxy.Credentials =  new NetworkCredential(config.ProxyUserName, config.ProxyPassword, config.ProxyDomain));
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        proxy.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
                    }
                    SnipplrProxy.Proxy = proxy;                   
                }

[wraith808]

Try this snippet and see if it works for you... It does for me in my code.

Code: C# [Select]

1. var result = new StringBuilder();
2.             try
3.             {
4.                 var transferProxy = new WebProxy("http://<proxyaddress>:<proxyport>/", true);
5.                 transferProxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("<username>", "<password>", "<domain>");
6.                 var transferRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.snipplr.com");
7.                 transferRequest.Proxy = transferProxy;
8.                 HttpWebResponse transferResponse = (HttpWebResponse)transferRequest.GetResponse();
9.                 System.IO.Stream outputStream = transferResponse.GetResponseStream();
10.                 System.Text.Encoding outputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("utf-8");
11.                 System.IO.StreamReader outputReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(outputStream, outputEncoding);
12.                 char[] chars = new Char[256];
13.                 int readCount = outputReader.Read(chars, 0, 256);
14.                 int totalRead = readCount;
15.                 while(readCount > 0)
16.                 {
17.                     string str = new String(chars, 0, 256);
18.                     result.Append(str);
19.                     readCount = outputReader.Read(chars, 0, 256);
20.                 }
21.                 transferResponse.Close();
22.                 outputStream.Close();
23.                 outputReader.Close();
24.             }
25.             catch(Exception ex)
26.             {
27.                 string str = ex.Message;
28.             }
29.             StreamWriter fileOut = new StreamWriter("testProxy.txt");
30.             fileOut.WriteLine(result.ToString());
31.             fileOut.Close();

[wraith808]

I did a bit more investigation, and was able to get it to work with custom proxy servers.  I did need to enter the domain; I just used my Active Directory Domain root, and it started working.  The default proxy servers still does not work.  I'm doing a bit of looking around- it's a pretty slick app so far!   

[kartal]

.
Why don't try my DTT (Developer's Tips & Tricks)?  It's free... 

Free download from: DTT page

Best regards,
FSL

-FSL (June 13, 2009, 10:27 AM)

Hey this works under Linux under Wine as well And it seems like there is drag and drop now

[robinsiebler]

Here is one that is free, simple and portable - CodeBank

[mouser]

The CodeBank author (Nikola Dachev) looks like he has created a few nice programs: http://www.zeraha.org/

[iphigenie]

I need to try the programs in this thread

Back in the 90s I registered a neat program called webgal - it was a snippet manager organised by context, for web development. It could even contain media, so your frequently used graphics tricks could be stored with image. I tried reinstalling but i cant get the registration to work and spidersoft no longer does webgal...

Anyway, recently bought clipcache to see if i can use it for that, but will try these tools here too