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Finished Programs / DONE: easily 'remote-start' Google-search from Google Sidebar

« on: October 19, 2005, 03:47 AM »

Hi,

you maybe know that I love the new, great Google Sidebar: http://desktop.google.com/en/ (improved again). I just miss tiny feature - back when I use the old Desktop Search I had a Google search field in my taskbar which I could jump to with Ctrl+g. Not possible anymore 

Now it looks like this:

So a tiny script for Ctrl+g would just need to place the cursor at -10 pixel from right side of screen and -10 pixel from bottom from screen and click the left mouse button.

[Select]

;Google Sidebar search with Ctrl+g
;https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1252.0
^g::
[please fill with script, thank you]
;Google Sidebar search with Ctrl+g

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General Software Discussion / how Gigabyte's i-RAM (Affordable Solid State Storage) will improve things

« on: October 14, 2005, 01:54 PM »

Read about Gigabyte's i-RAM (Affordable Solid State Storage) already?

It's a really great idea, and when the new version comes out soon you'll be able to use up to 8 GB just like another HD in your PC. I'm only starting to think about possible ways to use this:

• use it for the Windows swap file
• use it as cache for image and video editing tools

I bet you'll come up with more ideas!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / video players / how to capture images from video files

« on: October 14, 2005, 07:13 AM »

Hi,

while I prefer to use http://fileforum.bet...Standard/978385825/1 to view video files (lots and lots of options to control the player with mouse, scroll wheel and keyboard) I needed to try other players to capture an image from a video file.

I tried http://fileforum.bet...Windows/1034861925/1 which has a "Snapshot" option but didn't really let me get a captured image.

Then I tried http://fileforum.bet...BSPlayer/973752711/1 and finally found what I was looking for: just right-click the video --> Options --> Capture frame. BSPlayer will save the images in its own folder.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Why Miranda might blow you away (do you use IRC, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, Google.talk..

« on: October 13, 2005, 07:35 AM »

Miranda discussion started in https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=1188.0

Trying Miranda - your link doesn't work by the way (either page doesn't display or I am told connection was refused).

It is certainly minimalistic - perhaps a bit too much for me, but it is nice to have different networks in one interface.

-CarolHaynes (October 13, 2005, 06:51 AM)

Strange, page opens here without a problem...

Minimalistic? Yes, on default... but if you like, you can blow it up to look more or less like the original MSN/ICQ/Yahoo or even way better! That's another thing I like about Miranda The folks in #miranda on irc.freenode.net are mostly friendly and the forums are nice too.

Some examples of what is possible:













Interested? Then check out http://bluescreenofdeath.co.uk/Miranda/ for a quick-start guide, http://www.miranda-im.org/ is the main site.

It sure isn't suitable for people who got their first PC a few days ago, but it's perfect if you love many options and even more plugins to choose from!

Miranda rocks! Miranda rocks!

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Screenshot Captor / idea: temp. pre-template, accessible by right-clicking the tray icon

« on: October 11, 2005, 09:15 AM »

Hi,

another idea:

So the next images you capture will not be named

"11_10_2005 , 15_56_52.png" and so on but
"Lisa's new homepage 11_10_2005 , 15_56_52.png" and so on...

The right-click menu for the tray icon would get another entry, where you just would enable (bringing up this new window) and disable the temp. pre-template mode (SC should remember the pre-template and bring it up again next time one uses it). I used a different color for the icon in the window and think the tray icon should change to that color too while that new mode is enabled.

I like the idea a lot, since I often capture lots of images in a row and don't really like having to rename them afterwards/later (not even with a renamer utility ) and neither having to change the template option themselves... (I tend to forget to reverse changes like those after a while...).

What do you think?


And a tiny request: could you perhaps split up %datetime% to (or just add) %date% and %time%?

256

General Software Discussion / Living without AutoHotkey - possible?

« on: October 10, 2005, 08:58 AM »

Hi,

I'm sure many/most here already know about www.autohotkey.com - it's really, really great and I like it even more since I accidently discovered Skrommel's Coding Snacks page. Thanks again!

I now use AHK

• to be able to use handy shortcuts for often used folder names
• to more easily search for movies in the great www.imdb.com
• to move around windows on the desktop with the keyboard only
• to move around windows with the mouse that you normally can't move at all
• to use shortcuts for often used and complex URLs (that work in IE, FF and IRC!)
• to help newbies in several IRC channels with a variety of FAQ triggers
• to open URLs from the clipboard in less than a second
• to more easily edit wiki pages
• to remote control bots in IRC
• to promote great freeware programs with tiny triggers (info includes URL, mouser and Skrommel should do that more often too)
• to easily use different signatures in emails or add info to the signature
• to bold text in here without having to touch the mouse
• to be able to type short hotkeys instead of long path names for the most often folders
• to dim all of the desktop but the active window, thanks to skrommel's Ghoster
• to remote control the new, great Google Sidebar (check http://desktop.google.com/en/ for details about it)
• to close a program window that needs to be sitting in AutoStart but won't close itself when it's done
• to automatically backup very important files once a day
• to schedule site visits for a site I don't want to forget to visit
• to remap some keys
• to make Ctrl-TAB work in tabbed programs that don't support Ctrl-TAB by themselves
• to automatically delete certain tiny files that I download with Free Download Manager & FlashGet (faster than unselecting them before downloading)
• to more easily search for DonationCoder.com forum (this!)
• to show/hide a certain program that's lurking in the tray
• to do some mind-numbing simple tasks for me (the same key-presses again and again and again)
• to be able to use Ctrl+s as the save hotkey in programs that don't support it already
• to automatically change a window's screen position when it's deactivated, thanks to skrommel's WinWarden
• to replace many key strokes in a certain program (for an action I repeat often) with just one hotkey
• to close a program by just pressing ESC when no file is loaded
• to easily upload code/text to www.pastebin.com thanks to skrommel's great code
• to mute my PC in case I fall asleep while listening to music, thanks to skrommel's IdleMute
• to often sync the system time with NTP servers
• to automatically defrag mp3 files that I recorded with another program
• to automtically delete some old log files at night
• to enable/disable a Winamp plugin with a keyboard shortcut
• to enjoy a better screensaver, thanks to skrommel's DimSaver
• to automatically close info windows of programs that are missing an option to disable those

And since AutoHotkey is working perfectly on an USB stick too, I now can still enjoy all those benefits while using another PC - great!

I'd love to hear about other uses too!

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Living Room / use a real Wiki on this site?

« on: October 09, 2005, 07:11 PM »

Hi,

when I just thought about the great ideas Stefan posted on https://www.donation...index.php?topic=1123 an idea came up: what about adding a real Wiki to this great site? You could use the Wikipedia Wiki code for free (please don't consider using an inferior wiki) and setup a wiki with an address like https://www.donationcoder.com/wiki/

This could replace the help in the programs or just be an add-on for that.

Benefits:

• users can add hints/screenshots/help
• users can help to maintain it
• it's a better way to store up-to-date info than a forum (note: not to discuss in it, just to store the outcome)

This is just an idea... kill it or make more out of it

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Finished Programs / DONE - IDEA: open IE with the URL from the clipboard

« on: October 09, 2005, 12:07 PM »

Hi!

I'd like a tiny script that would do this when I hit Ctrl-Shift-i

Startup the IE, paste the content from the clipboard in the address field and hit Enter

Also, a second script would be cool with a slighty different hotkey. It should 'click' Ctrl-C to copy what I marked to the clipboard and then just do what the other script does.

I would especially like this since I can't click links - something broke in my Windows months ago... Repair-install didn't work, and I don't want to install every program again, setting everything up again would take ages...

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Screenshot Captor / strange bug: load/display last image

« on: October 07, 2005, 01:03 PM »

I found a very strange bug in the latest version. To reproduce,

• start Screenshot Captor (maybe you need to make sure to have about 20 images in the screenshot folder, that's the amount I have)
• notice that no image is loaded by default
• now click ONCE on the last image that's shown in the buttom left as a thumbnail

It will not display that image

I first thought it was related to the name/size/whatever of the image, but the same happened when I removed that... you can click all other images after you start Screenshot Captor, just not the last one.

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Screenshot Captor / stuff missing in preview when saving?

« on: October 07, 2005, 11:56 AM »

I tested the new features of the latest version (great!), editing a CD front cover, adding stuff and so on. Last item I added was the "Emil" text, but why isn't that showing up in the preview when I clicked "Save as" (see left buttom corner)?

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General Software Discussion / free or almost free calls with http://www.voipbuster.com/

« on: October 07, 2005, 03:21 AM »

You all know Skype, right? Yeah, that's cool, but...

http://www.voipbuster.com is even better! You can try it for free (up to one minute for each call) and if you just deposit 5 EUR (+ VAT) (using Credit Card, Paypal, ...) you can call regular phones in these countries for free:

• Austria
• Denmark
• Finland
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• United States

I love it! Quality is great!

It's even compatible to the SIP standard (can't give you details about that though since I use the VoipBuster program itself). Uses about 10-15 MB RAM, which is ok.

This is how it looks:

I already made some calls and the deposit is still 5 EUR

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Screenshot Captor / suggestion: copy objects!

« on: October 06, 2005, 02:39 PM »

Hi,

when I added an object (highlighted something or draw an arrow) I'd like to be able to copy/paste it, to easily get *exact* copies of it.

Any chance for this?

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Living Room / strange RAM problem - any ideas?

« on: October 05, 2005, 06:18 AM »

Hi,

I have this problem when I run my Windows 2000 Pro (all SPs, most updates) for a longer period. In a few hours I will have reached 1 month uptime (my personal record) and since a few days I can't use all of my RAM anymore.

Stats are like

but I can't open new programs or even the Windows task manager before I close (for example) one of the IE windows or Winamp. They just won't open up.


Even if I close something else first a fresh opened window might have drawing issues or some menues are incomplete - like the tray icon menu for Screenshot Captor (no "exit" option):

Could I fix this WITHOUT having to restart Windows? Any ideas?

Btw, 50 to 60 processes are active all the time - I like multi-tasking

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Unfinished Requests / IDEA: tiny statistics window for Azureus

« on: September 30, 2005, 12:43 AM »

If you don't know Azureus yet, please read https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=1016.0

What I have in mind is a tiny window that would read the statistics file Azureus could create every (definable) x seconds and display the results in a window on the desktop. It would display download speed in one color and upload speed in a different color.

Azureus itself it able to show such gfx statistics, but only in a tab in the program. I know that many besides me are interested in a tiny window showing that info on the desktop.

By resizing this window you would change for how long the info is displayed.

Especially cool would be an option to have the program minimized to the tray icon whenever it does not detect "Azureus.exe" running (check every x seconds).

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Screenshot Captor / crop confusion and suggestion

« on: September 28, 2005, 08:01 AM »

When I just tried the crop option I was kinda confused... the 'ants' are not 'crawling' around the selected area but from the right buttom to the left top I guess they are beamed back to the right buttom then IIRC they are always crawling *around* in a clock-wise circle in other programs - is this a bug or a feature?

Suggestion: When you first click the crop button the button could change it's color to red or yellow to make it clear that it needs to be clicked again to actually crop what you selected. I think that would be especially nice because the buttons have no names and do look not *so* different from each other.

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Screenshot Captor / please help: mask looks ugly when image is hosted :(

« on: September 28, 2005, 07:02 AM »

Hi,

have a look at this please:

http://img397.images.../4369/samplex6yj.png

That image looks pretty good when I view it in SC or in my image viewer, but when I upload it at http://imageshack.us/ it looks real ugly.

Any idea how to fix that?

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Unfinished Requests / IDEA: notice user when Ctrl-C (or whatever) is pressed

« on: September 28, 2005, 05:23 AM »

Hi,

is there a way to play a sample when I hit Ctrl-C to copy something, so that I know I really copied it? Might be useful for other hotkeys too where you don't immediately see that you really pressed it. Would be even better if the script could determine the volume of that sample, so one could set it like one likes it.

After thinking a bit about that I wonder if it might be even better to use a gfx solution instead - maybe display a 0.5 inch x 0.5 inch big object in one of the screen corners (definable in which)?

Or flash the mouse cursor?

Or....? Any ideas/comments?

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Screenshot Captor / do you want to save the changes? yes/no/cancel

« on: September 28, 2005, 04:37 AM »

Hi

IMHO SC should ask the above question (giving those 3 options) when you edited an image and then try to close the GUI or click a different image on the left side.

Comments?

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Screenshot Captor / please add rectangles to the editor

« on: September 28, 2005, 04:31 AM »

Would be great, if one could draw rectangles too, they are great for highlighting stuff IMHO.

You could copy most of the arrow options for that new option.

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Screenshot Captor / Undo does not work

« on: September 28, 2005, 04:29 AM »

Does not work here I addd a frame that was too big - and Undo could do nothing... I tried to draw an arrow - Undo didn't work for that either...

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Living Room / give sticky topics another background color!

« on: September 27, 2005, 03:59 AM »

Hi,

I wonder if you could change the color of the sticky topics in all the forums. Other forums use a slightly different style for those or use a divider to make clear that those are sticky ones.

Helps to avoid confusion

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General Software Discussion / Azureus - IMHO the best when it comes to torrents!

« on: September 27, 2005, 03:55 AM »

Hi!

I want to recommend http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ - IMHO it's the best BT (BitTorrent) client around! It's Java-based and works on Windows, Linux and Apple, see for yourself how Azureus compares to other BT clients: http://en.wikipedia....f_BitTorrent_clients

If you want to try it, please also read the great http://azureus.aelitis.com/wiki/ - if you can't find an answer for your problems there (unlikely ) there's even free live support in an IRC channel: http://azureus.aelit...m/wiki/index.php/IRC

The latest official version is 2.3.0.4, if you like you can use the http://azureus.aelit...m/wiki/index.php/CVS version with more features (I only use CVS versions).

Do *not* try it if your PC still only has 128 MB of RAM

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Living Room / link-exchange - spread the word about DonationCoder.com!

« on: September 26, 2005, 07:51 AM »

Hi,

I like this site a lot, but it needs to get a bit more attention IMHO. What about exchanging links with other sites of great freeware/donationware/shareware?

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Screenshot Captor / file (link) will be removed from clipboard on exit

« on: September 26, 2005, 05:17 AM »

a) capture something
b) in SC, click it and hit Ctrl-X
c) exit SC
d) open Windows Explorer and hit Ctrl-V

Result: doesn't work

Since it DOES work as long as you don't exit SC I believe it's a bug.

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Screenshot Captor / "Save as..." bug - or is it?

« on: September 26, 2005, 05:12 AM »

a) capture something
b) edit it
c) Save as... new file name

Result: the file will be saved but the OLD image would be reloaded! IMHO it should handle it like virtually all other programs handle it: save as new file and show just that.

What do you think?


P.S.: I love forums where you can set "Notify me of replies" to be enabled as default - not possible here though, right?