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Find And Run Robot / Resource for new FARR users

« on: January 30, 2015, 06:33 AM »

Is there a place (post or sticky post) that a new FARR user can refer to see that certain plugins are no longer viable or functioning or being updated?
I am spending quite a bit of time trying to learn FARR; watched the screencasts and am moving through various forum posts so I'm not bothering others with obvious questions already answered. And, I am becoming a bit weary with doing this only to get to the end of a thread and see that it hasn't been discussed for several years now.

ex. Windows Search plugin (ws) - When I first saw this in one of the screencasts, I believe, my heart skipped a beat thinking I may have found a way to do something I want to be able to do - search the contents of files outside of WinExplorer. Downloaded/installed the plugin. However, when I call it up, it crashes FARR . . . several and now every time.

So, I went into the plugin forum to determine if there was a solution only to get to the end of the thread and see that it hasn't had any activity since Dec.2011.
Well, simple conclusion to this for me seems to be that this plugin must not be useful or no one is having any issues with it or it has been abandoned.

Before I try to resurrect a thread that is three-years ended, what might I consider doing?

This is why I ask my initial question.
Is there somewhere I could look to see that indeed this plugin - or other aspect of FARR - has been shelved . . . or what?

Thank you for whatever direction you can give me.

weg

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Screenshot Captor / Not remembering (saving) Tool Settings

« on: January 06, 2012, 09:47 AM »

I did search the forum and saw one or two refs to this and a mention that this had been remedied in a previous update.
However, the latest version is not remembering the Highlights settings such as Transparency (255), Inner Color (off), Line Width, or Blend Mode (Normal) between re-starts of the application.

And this may actually have something more to do with initial restart of the computer rather than restart of the application itself. Just did an exit of SC and a restart of SC (without a restart of the PC) and the settings for the Highlight tool seemed to stick.

It also was not remembering the Shape (square/circle) preference, but haven't noticed that issue lately.

For the Arrow tool, the same issues are noticed also.

Have I missed a how-to on forcing SC to remember the settings on the Object edit prefs?
Is there some sort of SC ".ini" type file that is being overwritten when restarting my PC which may be losing my prefs for the tools?

Thank you,
weg

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Problem - Conflicts with simple Excel VBA code for pasting object

« on: November 02, 2011, 08:16 AM »

With CHS running in the background - when I try to run a simple VBA code to paste an object into an Excel worksheet, I get an error message pointing to one line of code - ActiveSheet.Paste.



This macro has been working perfectly for several months now, but after installing CHS, it now fails. After I Quit CHS from running the macro will execute just fine as before.

I've been experimenting with CHS to see how I can incorporate in to my work flow, but this will be the killer for me being able to use this utility.

Can you help?

weg

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Screenshot Captor / Screenshot Panel losing filenames deleting

« on: July 27, 2011, 07:29 AM »

I am using v2.95.02 and for a while I've noticed that the PANEL is losing track of the current list of captures when deleting captures.

ex. If there are 10 files listed and I delete the active capture in the display area (whether with Ctrl+Q or using Delete within the panel), the panel does a quick refresh to remove the filename of the targeted capture, but when it displays there may be only 7 or 8 filenames showing.

I have to right-click within the panel to "Update all" to get the list to show the actual 9 filenames remaining.

Seems to be a bug, but I couldn't find a reference on the board for it.

Thanks,
weg

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Screenshot Captor / Quickfield how-to request

« on: May 09, 2011, 01:15 PM »

I'm confused on the help file's short statement on how to use the %t% in Quickfield.
Can you elaborate a bit?

Thank you,
weg

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Screenshot Captor / Losing Image Caption

« on: September 23, 2010, 10:50 AM »

After applying a caption via the "Add Caption to Picture" interface,
the caption is visible and appears to now be part of the screenshot.

However, if I select another screenshot in my list and then go back
to the one with the caption, the caption is gone.

What am I forgetting?

Do I have to Save the image to a file for the caption to stick?

Thanks,
weg

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Screenshot Captor / Resolution change after thumbnail-ing

« on: September 22, 2010, 08:56 AM »

I posted a follow-up note previously regarding the wide, black border that was showing up
when applying the 'thumbnail' effect to a screenshot capture. That problem seems to have
been remedied in the latest version update. I am currently using 2.84.02

However, I'm having a very disappointing experience with this program creating
screenshots that are too fuzzy to use.

Below should be an image showing a screenshot capture prior to thumbnail'ing:



This is a simple capture using Select Region marquee selection.

Below, should be an image showing the result after applying the Thumbnail effect
which adds the Shadow border and copies to the Clipboard:



This should appear as if the resolution is much fuzzier than the image without the Thumbnail'ing.

Here is an image (fuzzy also after Ctrl+PrintScrn capture) showing my thumbnail settings:



What am I not understanding about Thumbnails versus the original capture?
And, why is a simple Ctrl+PrntScrn capture so fuzzy also?

Thanks much,
weg

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AutoHotkey / Problem - Hotstring is typing each letter of string - How to stop?

« on: November 14, 2009, 11:11 AM »

Recently moved to a new PC, but have made zero changes to
the scripts for my hotstrings.

When entering a shortcut i.e. !s:: to initiate a hotstring,
the hotstring is entered into whatever editor or data field that
I might be working in. However, it is showing each line as if it
is being typed manually - very quickly, but not instantaneously
as on the previous PC. I can see each line of text being entered
as if by hand, one keystroke at a time.

For hotstrings that contain multiple lines of textstrings, I also
lose keyboard control. I can no longer use arrow keys or backspace
as an example. I have to initiate another hotstring that contains
only one line of text to regain keyboard control.

Suggestions??

Thanks,
weg

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA - AHK script - Outlook'03 Apply Category Label

« on: April 15, 2009, 01:01 PM »

Would like to use AHK script to assign a Category label called "1 - Client - sent to"
to an email that is open and/or to one that is merely selected (but not open) in an email folder.

Is this doable? Can you give me some guidance?


Thank you,
weg

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PopUp Wisdom / Feature Request - Hide Tray Icon

« on: April 06, 2009, 07:34 AM »

mouser,

Seems as though PupWiz is not recognized by the Customize Notifications under
TaskBar and Start Menu Properties. (using WinXP) It shows as <no title>.

Each time I start-up, PupWiz is 'unhidden' in the Tray even though the prior session I had
told Win to Hide the tray icon.

Can you add an option to 'Not show Tray icon' ?

Thanks,
weg

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General Software Discussion / Anyone using ActionOutline (Action Outline) ?

« on: March 28, 2009, 11:11 AM »

Greetings,

Is anyone actively using ActionOutline (Green Parrots)?

I'm currently putting it through its paces during the evaluation period and seems
to fit the bill on what I'm looking for in a note-taking, info/reference source, and
outliner type app.

I have reviewed the extensive "notetaking" thread and mini-reviews.
Have tried myBase, SEONote, EverNote, TreePad Biz Ed., and spot-checked
a few others.
myBase's webCollect was not a pretty site when trying to grab web pages; not reliable
and didn't want to pay for an app that has a feature that doesn't function properly.
SEONote kept crashing intermittently and I don't experience any other third-party crashing
so not even going to continue with that one.
TreePad Biz is a close second and still considering.

I'm definitely a tree and 'tab' combo type user, unless of course I stumble onto
an app interface I've not experienced before.

So, just wanted to see if anyone else has been using AO long enough to find its weakness
and/or example of how you're using; in what capacity.

Thanks,
weg