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Title: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on October 09, 2019, 04:21 PM
(One more software for this year before I resort to not finish the other two large utilities I had planned for 2020... I'll dump my other three tools which I had released before some time before New Year's Eve, as always. ;))

NANY 2020 (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?board=328.0) Entry Information

Application Name quick generator peek
Version 1.0
Short Description Adds a toolbar button to display the current website's Generator meta tag (if possible) to your Chrome/Chromium/Vivaldi browser.
Supported OSes All which have Chrome or something.
Web Page https://hub.darcs.net/dertuxmalwieder/quick_generator_peek
Download Link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-generator-peek/mpndogblhaibianlfcpjdjhacgljabjb
System Requirements
  • Chrome or Vivaldi or something.
Version History
  • 1.0: Works. Kind of.
Author hi.  8)


Description

Some software, like certain HTML editors and weblog software like WordPress, adds an information to your site's source code that says which software was used to generate it. This Chrome extension will read this information and display it as a pop-up.

Planned Features
Nope. This is quick and dirty. There are more sophisticated add-ons which do everything beyond that.

Screenshots
See the website.

Usage

Using the Application
The extension will add a toolbar button. Use it.

Uninstallation
Remove the extension from your browser. Done.

Known Issues
Websites without a generator tag will still have the toolbar button.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: shinkarom on December 01, 2019, 02:53 AM
Nice. I could try it only if it had Firefox version, but i still commend your efforts.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 01, 2019, 05:02 AM
I won’t do anything for Mozilla anymore, sorry.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: IainB on December 01, 2019, 08:34 AM
@Tuxman:
I won’t do anything for Mozilla anymore, sorry.
-Tuxman (December 01, 2019, 05:02 AM)
Not surprising, I suppose - considering what they seem to have done to their browser, users and extension developers. I don't think there's anyone left for them to p*ss off now. I used to be such a fan too.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: BGM on December 01, 2019, 09:14 AM
What about for Waterfox?
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 01, 2019, 03:05 PM
Same same, but different. Firefox with annoyance reducers is still Firefox. And Pale Moon has become a nightmare as well.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 05:09 AM
I do not develop for FireFox but use it and still happy with all the extensions it has.
I can not do without those extensions I use regularly.

Chrome is very very slow for me. Edge is fast (obviously) but lacks the extensions I want.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 05:52 AM
I can not do without those extensions I use regularly.
-anandcoral (December 02, 2019, 05:09 AM)

Which ones?

Chrome is very very slow for me.
-anandcoral (December 02, 2019, 05:09 AM)

Try Vivaldi.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 06:39 AM
I can not do without those extensions I use regularly.
-anandcoral (December 02, 2019, 05:09 AM)

Which ones?

Chrome is very very slow for me.
-anandcoral (December 02, 2019, 05:09 AM)

Try Vivaldi.
-Tuxman (December 02, 2019, 05:52 AM)

Presently these,

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

BTW I am missing 'Extension Dumper' extension now.

I had checked Vivaldi but did not find anything to leave FF for it.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 10:25 AM
Most of those have equivalents on Chrome and Vivaldi AFAICS.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 10:56 AM
Most of those have equivalents on Chrome and Vivaldi AFAICS.
-Tuxman (December 02, 2019, 10:25 AM)
If Vivaldi works same, then no benefit in changing FF.
Chrome I use just to check sites. FF for all my works.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 11:06 AM
Vivaldi is much more powerful these days, feature-wise.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 11:21 AM
Thanks, I will give it a look then.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 11:40 AM
Checked https://www.slant.co/versus/5226/5233/~mozilla-firefox_vs_vivaldi, but even after checking the pros/cons, I did not find any feature which I require and is missing in FF. Well maybe in future, if I need one, I will check it in both.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 12:32 PM
Slant is not a reliable site to compare software. Try it yourself.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 02, 2019, 12:57 PM
Understood.
Let me find some free time, will check it, as looks interesting now :)

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 12:59 PM
 :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: rgdot on December 02, 2019, 01:16 PM
Somewhat on topic:
of course it is not possible to compare browsers with audio/video players but using PotPlayer I paste the youtube url and it barely nudges the cpu, ram, disk usage. In FF (btw with only 1 addon) it keeps eating all of them. I have tried tweaks and config settings for years, not just recently, it is a losing battle, it is crazy what browsers have become. Chrome seems to behave a bit better but it is not vast improvement. Again this is not one version or one cheap computer, etc.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 02, 2019, 01:21 PM
Firefox has lost its track somewhere in its 20s. Poor jwz - I’m sure he’s embarrassed.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 04, 2019, 10:33 AM
Well I installed and tried Vivaldi. First impression looks good and also speedy.
Checked gmail, seems faster than FireFox.
Next searched for extension Feedbro (rss reader), no result. rss also no result.
My schedule of reading all rss feeds from all forums, including DC, got stopped.

Back to Firefox.

Will check time to time for my required extensions, to give a go again to Vivaldi.
BTW I also use Opera for its free VPN.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 05, 2019, 02:12 AM
For RSS, I warmly recommend Newsblur.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 05, 2019, 03:49 AM
I have no favorite or dislike for any browser. I use X 'browser' which satisfies my need and increases my efficiency.
Along with required extensions, I have found FireFox fulfilling my current need.

I began with Netscape, Ie, Chrome and FireFox. I have tried Opera, Vivaldi (now) and many other browsers.

My first chance of using FireFox came when I was using Chrome and Gmail was introduced. I need a keyboard shortcut to delete a message quickly. I found Greasemonkey and script to delete and also label. I myself made script for removing label and shared in that forum.

Now all is available in GMail itself, but that incident showed me the power of extension in FireFox. I have posted above my current extensions. I may post in details what benefit I get from them and why I can not live without them, even if the browser itself is more powerful otherwise.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 05, 2019, 03:51 AM
For RSS, I warmly recommend Newsblur.
-Tuxman (December 05, 2019, 02:12 AM)
I need extension (free) in the browser and Feebro is satisfying my need now. It is totally in my control and easy to use. I previously used Google rss reader and also CommaFeed.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: smaragdus on December 24, 2019, 05:01 PM
@anandcoral

Feedbro (https://nodetics.com/feedbro/) is available on Chrome Web Store (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/feedbro/mefgmmbdailogpfhfblcnnjfmnpnmdfa). I once tested it with a Chromium fork but I prefer desktop RSS readers.

By the way, is Paste Text Like (https://sites.google.com/site/pastetextlike/) abandoned for good?
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 25, 2019, 03:27 AM
By the way, is Paste Text Like abandoned for good?
-smaragdus (December 24, 2019, 05:01 PM)
No. None of my pet apps are abandoned. They are like my children.
Only problem is that the father is heavily under pressure of bread and butter jobs.

The one NANY 2020 I am working is not getting full times as desired, due to my work pressure. I still have hope that Almighty will give me free time from all these "must-do" works.

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: IainB on December 25, 2019, 06:15 AM
@anandcoral:
The one NANY 2020 I am working is not getting full times as desired, due to my work pressure. I still have hope that Almighty will give me free time from all these "must-do" works.
-anandcoral (December 25, 2019, 03:27 AM)
Hello,
Your hopeful prayer has been answered. As it is Christmas and the Season of Giving, I hereby allow you the necessary free time from all those "must-do" works, so that you can attend to Paste Text and your other children, like a good father should. They're looking rather neglected as it is - don't make it worse by subjecting them to further neglect. Use your new free time wisely though - e.g., stop browsing the DC Forum or "social notworking" forums generally...remember, I'll be watching you.
Don't listen to any of those annoying pointy-headed jerks on the DC Forum who may try to tell you to ignore this message and that the Almighty doesn't have an account on the Forum - there is such a thing as omnipresence, you know.

Happy Christmas!   :D
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: anandcoral on December 25, 2019, 11:55 AM
remember, I'll be watching you.
Happy Christmas!   :D
-IainB (December 25, 2019, 06:15 AM)

Thanks, you made my day :)

there is such a thing as omnipresence, you know.
-IainB (December 25, 2019, 06:15 AM)

Yes, and I have seen HIS miracle in my life. I walk in his faith and am still walking, even after that dreadful fall in bathroom (check my thread in DC) which could have made me bedridden for ever, as per the doctor. My spinal injury was saved by few millimeters.

I pray to HIM to protect all his children and show the correct path.
 
BTW, I read Forum message in rss feed and reply only where required. And I do not have Facebook, Twitter etc. They are luxurious items  for rich (with free time) people :)

Regards,

Anand
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 25, 2019, 12:06 PM
Every time someone talks about an omnipresence, I wonder where we scientists have lost the fight.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick Tuxman peek
Post by: IainB on December 26, 2019, 01:36 AM
@Tuxman:
Every time someone talks about an omnipresence, I wonder where we scientists have lost the fight.
-Tuxman (December 25, 2019, 12:06 PM)
Hahaha, good one! Amusing.
But - and more seriously - I had not realised that anyone was "fighting" over it (or "something"). Are people fighting over that mythical hypothetical and (presumably) mis-named "dark matter" as well? I wonder.
I mean, if there is a fight here, what exactly is the fight about?
Aren't we simply seeking truth and understanding?
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: Tuxman on December 26, 2019, 02:03 AM
There cannot be two contrary truths.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: IainB on December 26, 2019, 03:11 AM
@Tuxman:
There cannot be two contrary truths.
-Tuxman (December 26, 2019, 02:03 AM)
That would seem to be axiomatic, no?
What 2 potentially "contrary truths" are you referring to though?
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: smaragdus on December 26, 2019, 07:11 AM
Nowadays modern science has become a politically correct religion. As a religion science is rather inferior. Modern science has nothing to do with seeking for truth, it is just a tool used by the globalist elites to suppress truth and to indoctrinate society into politically correct lies. If science means to be a brainless and godless idiot I prefer to have nothing in common with science.
Title: Re: NANY 2020: quick generator peek
Post by: IainB on December 26, 2019, 09:37 AM
@smaragdus:
Well, it's a bit of a digression, but I don't think I would disagree with much of what you say there. I mean, look at The Royal Society's motto "Nullius in verba" - which is taken to mean "take nobody's word for it" - yet it doesn't stop them from issuing edicts of "scientific" hypothetical dogma, signed apparently by lots of their members.
That would seem to be 3 (three!) logical fallacies right there:

Fascism loves an appeal to the consensus. The German Population in 1939 was estimated as approx. 80,600,000 people (i.e., before they started killing off their Jewish citizens wholesale). Apparently the Germans were right behind their Führer to a man. One wonders: They couldn't possibly all have been mistaken, could they?

Regarding science, a bloke called Eisenhower nailed it in 1961:
In those notes, Haapala also writes (my emphasis):
In his farewell address to the Nation in 1961, President Eisenhower cautioned against the power of money from the government in influencing scientific research, and the “danger that public policy could itself become captive of a scientific-technological elite.” Andrew Montford has articulated how this danger comes about. Please see links under “Politicizing Scientific Organizations” and Article # 1.
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-IainB (May 03, 2012, 09:43 PM)

But I'm still curious as to what @Tuxman might have been getting at re the 2 potentially "contrary truths" he seemed to be referring to.