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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Drop Zone for Web Images

« on: October 09, 2015, 12:19 PM »

OK, it works, but not quite how I wanted. You have to create a batch file and drop pictures from your webbrowser onto that. Here's one I made:

test.bat

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe" %1 /convert=c:\users\Eric\Desktop\IView\test-$U.jpg

When I drop the file onto this bat, it converts it to jpg, names it test-(current system time).jpg, and saves it to a IView folder on my desktop.

If you look at the link above, irfanview supports TONS of command line arguments, and has very powerful renaming wildcards (documented in the help files). I can't imagine there's something you'd want to do that you couldn't do with this method. That %1 is important, by the way; it's what passes the filename to the batch file, and it's the reason I couldn't get it to work with a simple shortcut. Only think this method isn't is easy, point-and-click, etc. But I think it'll work.

Edit: Figured out how to keep the existing extension: 

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/convert=c:\prefix-$U$O

Edit again to note that you can hide the batch file somewhere and drop a file onto a shortcut to it instead - it works the same but you can freely rename and change the icon of a shortcut.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Drop Zone for Web Images

« on: October 09, 2015, 12:06 PM »

I wonder how much of this could be done by dropping on an IrfanView shortcut with the appropriate command-line arguments.

http://www.etcwiki.o...Command_Line_Options

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Post New Requests Here / Re: TV schedule software

« on: October 09, 2015, 07:16 AM »

Appreciate the positive feedback. I always intended this script to just show what the xml contains, nothing further. It was the end of a mostly automated (via cron) command-line workflow. My grabber let me specify favorite channels (but this could be scripted, probably), command line tools automated weekly data downloads and sorted the data, etc.

You may have noticed that rendering the grid is fairly slow. If you have channels you don't want to see, it would be much better for my little program if they were excluded from the xml entirely.

now it shows only the channel number and not the channel name. Option to show the channel name will be appreciated

-web_stalker (October 08, 2015, 10:14 PM)

It should be possible to show both. Have a look at the source of tv.xsl.
Lines 92 and following define the channel number
Lines 113 and following define a short channel name which should show in the left column
Lines 130 and following define a long channel name which (if I remember right) shows in the popup.

So you can see that each of these blocks has a conditional based on what grabber you're using. For example, lines 94-96:

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<xsl:when test="$Grabber = 'tv_grab_na_dd'">
<xsl:value-of select="display-name[3]"/>
</xsl:when>

So that's telling the script to use the third (or maybe fourth? I don't remember) display-name parameter from the xml file for the channel number. It should be pretty simple to customize those three blocks for the particulars of your xml file.

Or, if you want to send me your file, I can add a new option to the preferences customized for your grabber. Always fun to try to figure out what code does 9 years later.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: TV schedule software

« on: October 08, 2015, 03:02 PM »

I wrote one [a frontend to xmltv files] a long time ago. It still sort of works, in some browsers, and it's really easy to try.

http://ericandchar.com/xsltvgrid/

Basically extract my archive, stick your xml file in the same directory, name it "tv.xml" and open up "tv.html" in a web browser.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Some circuit magic

« on: September 29, 2015, 08:17 AM »

I was convinced there was a battery in the switch... until he connected LEDs not adjacent to the switch... beats me!

But I'm really posting because that's a pretty cool way of prototyping. His solder connections aren't real strong, I wouldn't guess, but he did it with two hands and no aids. I've never seen someone dose solder that way before.

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General Software Discussion / Re: clock synch problem

« on: September 27, 2015, 05:00 PM »

Is it exactly an hour, or two, off? Or some random amount of time between an hour and two? Does it drift gradually throughout the day after you fix it? Or is it suddenly way off?

Did you install CryptoPrevent? What "protection level" are you using?

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Living Room / Re: Ran a 10k race today.. any other runners here?

« on: September 21, 2015, 04:24 PM »

DeVamp's link is for colored LED belts which are good for "being seen." If you need also to "see," a headlamp like I linked, or a flashlight of some kind, is needed.

My "being seen" solution is a reflective vest with an amber light on the front. I'll run in the dark with that, so long as there's enough ambient light (perhaps from streetlights) to see road hazards. I figured out a 5k route through my little town that is fully lit. But out of the downtown, I can't rely on starlight, especially when occasionally facing blinding headlights.

Make sense? Or am I the confused one?

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Living Room / Re: Ran a 10k race today.. any other runners here?

« on: September 21, 2015, 06:34 AM »

A bit late, but here I am.

I started couch to 5K in march.

Now I'm running 3 days a week between 5 and 7K

-DeVamp (September 21, 2015, 03:09 AM)

Awesome, keep at it. And remember to play the "long game" with regards to injury and burnout. Better to take a day off now than a decade off later.

Since I mostly run late in the evening, I bought 2 of these

-DeVamp (September 21, 2015, 03:09 AM)

Those are great for running in well-lighted areas, but if you find yourself away from streetlights I can recommend this rechargable headlamp which has a taillight built in as well. Looks like there's a newer version now which is cheaper.

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Living Room / Re: Get paid if you find this old Barbershop version of Cool Water

« on: September 16, 2015, 07:24 PM »

Have a listen to
https://www.youtube..../watch?v=KwLs7N9hmdI

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Living Room / Re: Get paid if you find this old Barbershop version of Cool Water

« on: September 15, 2015, 09:48 AM »

Wow, I have visited the Bob Nolan site before, but how did I miss the Cool Water page?!! 
I knew there were many versions, but I surely didn't know the number is higher than 180!! 

Thanks a lot, ayryq    it can now take quite some time to check out this many versions...

-Curt (September 14, 2015, 06:16 PM)

I think I listened to at least the beginning of all them, and I'm pretty sure that none of them are a capella. However it is obvious that many are recordings from old records, which is at least hopeful.

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Living Room / Re: Get paid if you find this old Barbershop version of Cool Water

« on: September 14, 2015, 12:35 PM »

Here's a list of people who've recorded it:
http://bobnolan-sop....7n%27Water/Water.htm

-ayryq (September 14, 2015, 12:35 PM)

Lots have mp3s linked

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Living Room / Re: Get paid if you find this old Barbershop version of Cool Water

« on: September 14, 2015, 12:35 PM »

Here's a list of people who've recorded it:
http://bobnolan-sop....7n%27Water/Water.htm

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Living Room / Re: Get paid if you find this old Barbershop version of Cool Water

« on: September 14, 2015, 12:00 PM »

http://www.thesilhou...phy/biography-02.htm

I guess they wouldn't have been too old though, back in the 50s.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Label making software

« on: September 14, 2015, 09:07 AM »

Lifehacker is doing a vote on favorite label makers from among these five candidates. Which one do you use or not?

-lanux128 (September 13, 2015, 10:48 PM)

I've got a Brother P-Touch that I've printed 100s of labels on. They had portable ones and PC-connected ones in their roundup, but I think the best bet (and what I did) is to get the cheapest one that does both. I.e., you can print dozens of labels from a spreadsheet, or grab it and type in what you need on the keyboard for a one-off. If I were buying one now, I'd get the PT-D450; mine is the PT-2700. The Brother P-Touch software is pretty powerful and can pull data from csv, generate bar codes, etc.

That PT-D450 is on sale, right now, at amazon.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 31, 2015, 07:36 PM »

Can anyone who has upgraded tell if these applications work well in 10: FARR, Everything and Autohotkey scripts (e.g. any issues with UAC or anything like that?).

-Nod5 (July 31, 2015, 05:26 PM)

FARR doesn't find Win10 "apps" at all. Otherwise it works fine.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 29, 2015, 01:42 PM »

With Win 10 there are incredible many boxes where I recommend to click the opposite of what is the default.

-Curt (July 29, 2015, 01:39 PM)

Definitely agree with this. By default you're sending everything you type or write, every web page you visit, all your contacts, and your location to Microsoft. Probably some other things I'm forgetting too. And a few things to advertisers to "customize your experience" or some such.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 29, 2015, 01:19 PM »

By the way, Windows 10 seems to come with P2P updates built in. I'm not sure if the default is to have you serve downloads for other users over the internet or if I changed the setting to over the network sometime when I didn't realize what it means, but...

-Deozaan (July 29, 2015, 01:11 PM)

On my fresh upgrade, the final option ("PCs on my local network and PCs on the Internet") was selected.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 29, 2015, 12:37 PM »

Has anyone successfully upgraded through Windows Update? I got over 75% of the way through the upgrade process (to the "configuring settings" part of it) and then my computer rebooted and said "restoring to your previous version of Windows" and now I'm on Windows 7 again.

-Deozaan (July 29, 2015, 12:19 PM)

I have, on a laptop running 8.1 - using it now.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 29, 2015, 11:58 AM »

Just finished my installation on a second computer, and once again, File Explorer jump lists don't work, this time except for network shares.

-ayryq (July 29, 2015, 11:19 AM)

Do they appear and clicking them doesn't do anything, or do they not appear at all?

Are they customized (you manually added something to the jump list) or are they the ones that are automatically added to the jump list?

-Deozaan (July 29, 2015, 11:31 AM)

They appear - on my desktop with "Insider" installation, I created them manually, and on my laptop which I just upgraded, they were transferred from Windows 8 (where I created them manually). Clicking them dismisses the jump list and does nothing else at all. Same applies for "Recent" items which are correctly populated but don't actually open if I click them. The exception (on both computers) is the "This PC" item, and any pinned network shares (NOT network folders, only the root share) which all work consistently. I've tried removing and re-adding all the jump list items, and removing the pinned File Explorer icon, in various combinations, which has done nothing.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 29, 2015, 11:19 AM »

Just finished my installation on a second computer, and once again, File Explorer jump lists don't work, this time except for network shares.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 23, 2015, 06:47 PM »

Did any of you guys test Win 10 with Quizo tabs?  

-Curt (July 23, 2015, 12:54 PM)

I just installed it to test it for you (which is to say, I haven't tested anything extensively). But it seems to work:

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 16, 2015, 03:05 PM »

Is it just me or does 10240(?) no longer show the build number in the corner of the screen anymore? How am I supposed to know what build I'm on without that thing? 
...
Mine seem to work as well.

-Deozaan (July 16, 2015, 02:26 PM)

I booted into safe mode to see if the jump list worked (it didn't) and found a roundabout answer for you - in safe mode the build number is printed on the desktop, at top center.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 16, 2015, 12:18 PM »

Let me rephrase. Can anyone confirm (or deny) that File Explorer jump lists work in their copy of Windows 10, any build?

-ayryq (July 16, 2015, 07:20 AM)

I've got 5 Win10 VMs running currently and they all work fine (both pinned and frequent).

-Stoic Joker (July 16, 2015, 11:46 AM)

Thank you for replying. I wonder if I'm going to have to reinstall from scratch to fix this. Hope not!

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 16, 2015, 07:20 AM »

Am I the only one for whom jump-list (both pinned and frequent) items on the File Explorer taskbar icon do not work? I "pin" all sorts of things and none of them—except "This PC"—open File Explorer or do anything. The same items in the "Quick Access" sidebar work fine, though. This has been the case for the last half-dozen builds or so… not quite sure when it started.

It's the sort of really frustrating bug that I'd think would have been commented on (and fixed) if it were common.

-ayryq (July 12, 2015, 06:20 AM)

Let me rephrase. Can anyone confirm (or deny) that File Explorer jump lists work in their copy of Windows 10, any build?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Announced

« on: July 12, 2015, 06:20 AM »

Am I the only one for whom jump-list (both pinned and frequent) items on the File Explorer taskbar icon do not work? I "pin" all sorts of things and none of them—except "This PC"—open File Explorer or do anything. The same items in the "Quick Access" sidebar work fine, though. This has been the case for the last half-dozen builds or so… not quite sure when it started.

It's the sort of really frustrating bug that I'd think would have been commented on (and fixed) if it were common.