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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: To Do Tree

« on: December 04, 2008, 09:14 AM »

When you say "Thanks for the info on support for disk labels etc... that'll be useful;", do you mean that you accept to attach a note to each node in the To Do Tree as I suggest you?

-ppass (December 04, 2008, 08:23 AM)

I see you are an optimist , but I'm afraid not, no. I want to concentrate on getting each program to do its specific job as well as possible. I can see how your suggestion would be useful, but I think if I was going to combine the two I'd might prefer to do it from the ground up.

I'll add undo to my to do list

Richard

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Alpha: JustCloseSomeTasks

« on: December 04, 2008, 08:34 AM »

I just tried it out briefly and have one small criticism - when I press the hotkey or double click the tray icon, I get a balloon notification from the tray icon which says "Closing older tasks...". I think that's a little confusing as it suggest the program is taking action immediately, rather than allowing you to choose which tasks to close.

Richard

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Teaser: Tree List

« on: December 04, 2008, 07:32 AM »

Okay, I've updated the entry with the new application and some details. More to come as and when.

Let me know what you think.

Richard

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Teaser: Tree List

« on: December 03, 2008, 06:49 PM »

I'll do a proper update of this entry ASAP, but for now the screen-shot should give an idea where I'm going with this right now.

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: To Do Tree

« on: December 03, 2008, 08:20 AM »

Hey ppass, thanks for your feedback

I'm submitting a rewrite of this app for NANY 2009:
https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=16008

Keyboards shortcuts will be added for most things, you can already use Shift+Down for a new item and Shift+Right for a new sub-item. I'll find some way of implementing collapse/expand all as well.

Thanks for the info on support for disk labels etc... that'll be useful; Your other suggestions are certainly possibilities, but for now they'll have to stay that way

Richard

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / NANY 2009 Release: Tree List

« on: December 03, 2008, 07:42 AM »

NANY 2009 Entry Information

Application Name	Tree List
Short Description	Easily create hierarchical (tree-like) lists.
Supported OSes	Windows
Web Page	http://theunusualsus...m/software/tree-list
Download Link	Tree List.zip
Author	deviantopian

Description
Tree List is a minimalistic application for easily creating hierarchical (tree-like) lists. I find it's a good idea to break down tasks into manageable steps and sometimes break those steps down further. I wanted a quick and easy way to do this on my computer. Tree List is what I came up with.

Features

• Create multiple lists.
• Quickly and easily access each list.
• Add items and sub-items to a list. Delete items.
• Plenty of Keyboard shortcuts.
• Tree List will always remember:
  
  
  • The text of all items.
  • The status (to do/done) of all items.
  • The expanded/collapsed state of all items.
  • The last selected item.
  
  

Planned Features

• Fully expand or collapse the tree.
• Filename validation
• Remember Maximized state
• Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste etc...
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  
  • Ctrl+Z: Undo

Screenshot
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Usage

Installation
01) Place Tree List.exe in its own folder. For example: C:\Program Files\Tree List\Tree List.exe
02) Create a shortcut to Tree List.exe on your Desktop, Quick Launch, Start Menu etc...

Using the Application

• Adding lists:
  
  
  • Type a name, then press Enter or click Add List.
  • Click Add List, type a name, then press Enter or click Add List again.
  
  
• Keyboard shortcuts:
  
  
  • When the List is focused:
    
    
    • Shift+Down - new Item.
    • Shift+Right - new Sub-Item
    • F2 - Edit the selected item.
    • Shift+Delete: Delete the selected item.
    • Ctrl+Arrow Keys: Move the selected Item and its Sub-Items.
    • Space: Toggle the selected item's status.
    • Tab: Focus the List Selector.
    
    
  • When List Selector is focused:
    
    
    • Up or Down: Load the next List.
    • Enter:
      
      • If it contains the name of an existing List: Load that list and focus the List.
      • If it doesn't contain the name of an existing list: Create a List with that name and focus the List.
    
    

Uninstallation
Tree List doesn't add anything to your registry or create anything outside the folder it's in. If you want to get rid of everything, including your lists and settings, just delete the application's folder. Otherwise, you can choose to delete the application (Tree List.exe), your lists (*.xml files) and/or settings (Tree List.ini).

Known Issues

• Doesn't save properly occasionally.

Fixed Issues

• When you start typing a filename and an existing file is matched, the existing file is loaded and focus is switched to the list immediately. Unfortunately this sometimes gets in the way of specifying a name for a new file.
• Sometimes the wrong item is edited. - When using the keyboard shortcut Shift-Down to add an item, the item below the new item is changed to the text of the new item
• Probably accesses the hard disk a little too much, so you may experience performance problems if another application is accessing the hard disk at the same time.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Intro

« on: December 03, 2008, 03:43 AM »

if you are rewriting something from the ground up i think it counts as a new application.

-mouser

Okay, I'm in with a rewrite (and rename) of my To Do Tree app.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: To Do Tree

« on: November 24, 2008, 04:11 AM »

Yeah, checkboxes is a good idea. I was thinking of having formatting options for individual items to specify high/low priority / completed items, amongst other things.

Thanks.

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: November 21, 2008, 09:17 AM »

Waiting for your new simple programs like a Note

-wep (November 06, 2008, 01:10 PM)

Here you go then:https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=15831

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DC Member Programs and Projects / To Do Tree

« on: November 21, 2008, 09:16 AM »

From the creator of Note, comes To Do Tree.

To Do Tree lets you create, save and easily access several hierarchical lists. It stores each list in an xml file and its settings in an ini file in the folder it's run from. It doesn't write anything to the registry.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist and a little obsessed with getting my programs to "just work" and be intuitive without having to interrupt the user at all. I haven't been able to do this as much as I'd like with this program - it still prompts the user to save the first list they create. I'm thinking of starting off with a default list on first run so that you'd only be prompted to save if you delete all lists. I'd be glad to hear any of your thoughts on this. There are a few other prompts I'd like to get rid of but I'm not sure how.

Anyway, if any of you would like to have a play about with it and give me some feedback that would be cool.

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: November 06, 2008, 03:28 PM »

sazzen, I'm glad you like it.

wep, that's a cool little tool. Ultra-easy to set the time & a message for the alarm! Great for reminders.

By the way, 12:34 is one of my favourite times of the day, along with 0:12, 1:23, 2:34... I could go on

13:37 is also good

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: November 06, 2008, 08:05 AM »

Whoah... quite a few ideas there, wep! I always think that when someone requests new features for a program it's because they like it, so I'm gonna take that as a compliment. 

I have to admit though, that's way beyond what I had in mind for the scope of this little app. If I was going to add any of that I'd probably make it a different application, or lots of little apps - one for each task, but I doubt I'll have time to do either.

However, I have added the source code to http://theunusualsus...ct.com/software/note so if anyone else wants to give it a go they're welcome to.

I'll have to get a to-do / wanted list organised for this app somewhere.

Thanks again for your input!

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: November 04, 2008, 09:30 AM »

Thanks guys. I've added a couple of new features:

• Ctrl-Enter now closes and saves
• If there is a file called Default.note in the same folder as Note.exe, new notes will inherit their settings from this file

I've also set up a web page for the program: http://theunusualsus...ct.com/software/note

Enjoy!

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: November 04, 2008, 04:05 AM »

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. Ctrl-Enter to close & save sounds like it might be a good idea. I'll add that to my list.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: Note

« on: October 21, 2008, 10:36 AM »

Thanks mouser. I'll have a look at the Programming School. I like the idea of the assignments - seems like a good way to learn.

lanux128, screenshot as requested:



Thanks.

Richard

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Note

« on: October 13, 2008, 09:00 AM »

Hi Guys

I've attached a small program for you to take a look at if you would like. This is my first actual application... I basically wrote it to have some fun learning a programming language and because I wanted a Post-It Note like application that didn't look like a Post-It Note .

It's quite simple (at least that was the idea) - when you run the program it creates a Note. When you close it it asks you if you want to save it. Once a Note is saved then opened again, closing it automatically saves it. You can alter the font & background colour which are remembered along with the window size & position.

When you run the program it automatically registers itself with the .note extension. I've included an Uninstall.reg file which will remove this association along with all other info added to the registry by the program.

I'd be interested to hear how it works for you and what you think about it.

Cheers 

Richard