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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:36 PM »

Ah!  So it runs in the background and intercepts keystroke aliases to convert the text on the fly?  Am I on track here?

-CodeTRUCKER (January 14, 2011, 04:32 PM)

Yes indeed senor. So I'd like to think it may have quite a lot of uses. There are a lot of other programs similar to this out in the wild, but I am not aware of another one that can do things like the date/time replacement, or on-the-fly calculatons...

-timns (January 14, 2011, 04:34 PM)

Sounds great!  Give me some testing time and I'll report back here.

Thanks for the replies!
Calvin

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:35 PM »

FMI - How did you get the "(3109.2 KB - downloaded 445 times.)" appended to your download link?

-CodeTRUCKER (January 14, 2011, 04:30 PM)

I have no idea! I thought it was some standard feature of the board  

-timns (January 14, 2011, 04:31 PM)

Hmmm... I've never noticed before.

@Mouser - Can you (or someone?) help with this?  TIA!

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:32 PM »

Inserts today's date when you type 'dt'
 (see attachment in previous post)
Inserts the date in a format you can control when you type 'dt1'
 (see attachment in previous post)
I can add AM/PM tokens or whatever else you'd like, if you find this program useful for what you want to do. Just let me know.

-timns (January 14, 2011, 04:29 PM)

Ah!  So it runs in the background and intercepts keystroke aliases to convert the text on the fly?  Am I on track here?

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:30 PM »

...
You can actually use Auspex for this. It has pre-defined tokens for the date and time. Screenshots coming up...

-timns (January 14, 2011, 04:21 PM)

Ok, I'll check it out and report back.

FMI - How did you get the "(3109.2 KB - downloaded 445 times.)" appended to your download link?

Thanks,
Calvin

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Developer's Corner / Re: Just How Many Programs Have You Written and Never Released?

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:22 PM »

...
One of those gems, I'm discovering as I finally have reached what I'd call an intermediate skill level in my programming, is that I'm consolidating useful chunks of code into my own private namespaces for re-use.  Quite handy.

-kyrathaba (January 13, 2011, 03:29 PM)

Congratulations!  That's a great feeling It's always good to know one is growing!

Off Topic

I had the same feeling when I successfully piloted a Cessna 172 above Dallas, TX at night!  My wife gave me a 2 Hour "Discovery Flight" for our 28th.  The CFI was in the right seat, but after I demonstrated my ability on takeoff and landing, he let me have free reign!  All he did was tell ATC to keep all the other planes away. <snicker, snicker>
Okay, back on topic...

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Finished Programs / SOLVED: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility

« on: January 14, 2011, 04:07 PM »

Hi,

I need a utility that will stay on the top of my windows where I can "click" and the date and/or time can be inserted.  I am involved in a perpetual project where the entering of Date/Time/Date & Time is necessary many times a day across multiple text-entry applications. 

PS - If this is already available, please post links.  Thank you.

Here is a list of requested features...

• "Always On Top" option
• Three Buttons.
  • Date
  • Time
  • Date and Time
    • The "Date and Time" button to include date, at least in this specific format, but others can be included... 
      "Nov 15, 2010 02:43 PM" (color only for reference, not needed in app.)
      Please ask me for other formats, if you want to include them?

.

• Optional Radiobuttons to select Date/Time formats *if* you have the time and inclination.  Thedat & Time format above,"Nov 15, 2010 02:43 PM," is my only immediate need.
  • "Date & Time"  Mmm DD, YYYY HH:MM AM (the same as the above exact example that is really the most important format.)
  • Another Date format MM/DD/YY (Example: 01/14/11)
  • Time format 1: HH:MM (24 Hr Clock)
  • Time format 2: HH:MM AM (12 Hr Clock)
  • YYYYMMDDHHSS  -  I use this to prefix file names as a simple date tagging system.

.

• It would be nice to be typing in a text editor and just click the "Insert Date" button and populate it in the document I am working on, but I can settle for sending it to the clipboard if that is all that can be done easily.

.

• Small footprint
  • Just big enough for the radiobuttons (for the format selections) and the three "Date," Time" and "Date & Time" insertion buttons.
  • Menu in Right-Click menu, if easier.
    

.

• Just a thought...If app is produced in AHK, I might be able to make any necessary mods myself (once I learn AHK, that is), but any usable exec would be great at this time.
  

.
I think that about wraps it up.  Does this sound doable?  Can you give me a "best guess" ETA on completion? 

Standing by...
Calvin

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 10:51 PM »

i didn't take your post as criticism at all -- just raising an issue for us to talk about 

-mouser (January 13, 2011, 10:48 PM)

Good, that's what I was doing too! 

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 10:46 PM »

@Mouser & Perry

Just for clarity... my original post above, was not intended to be a criticism of the plan to bias the NANY entrant's chances.  Given how you two have worked so hard to make all this happen, that would be highly ingratuitous of me.

The genesis post you (mouser) initiated this thread with seemed to be asking for comment on your dilemma.  I was attempting to help show an aspect for consideration.  Sorry, if I came across otherwise. 

Good luck to you guys in in finalizing the plan.  I'm confident it will be good, even if I don't win anything!
<subliminal message to mouser and Perry they don't "see">"...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ..."

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 03:46 PM »

...
You don't happen to know any specific arguments that took you to H&M or away from other tools, do you?

-worstje (January 13, 2011, 03:34 PM)

Grrrreat! question! 

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 03:21 PM »

... I dislike documentation enough to want to avoid messing with both for a several hours to try and accomplish something and then go re-do it on the other one again.
...

-worstje (January 13, 2011, 03:13 PM)

Take a look at this... Dr.Explain Mini-Review  by tinjaw.

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 03:08 PM »

...
i don't think so -- i think it's fair to have some bias towards people who have contributed to the site in important ways, and participating in nany is one of those ways.  actually my view was to have this january giveaway be exclusively for nany participants.. but i was overruled

-mouser (January 13, 2011, 03:01 PM)

FYI - Don't get me wrong, as a NANY entrant, I would like to "optimize" my chances in the drawing!  Like Crush said, I could use almost all of them too, but having been on the other side of "optimizing" (not on DC) I'm aware of what other non-NANY members might feel, that's all.

<subliminal message to mouser>
"...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ...optimize for CodeTRUCKER ..."

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 03:03 PM »

Consider this...  Optimizing for NANY entrants is in effect penalizing those that did not enter which is somewhat contrary to the philosophy(?) of the site, isn't it?  

-CodeTRUCKER (January 13, 2011, 03:37 AM)

Difficult, isn't it?  I'm not a coder, or a digital artist, so most of those apps aren't any interest to me anyway.

-rjbull (January 13, 2011, 02:52 PM)

I don't think it applies to anyone that does not proactively "enter" the contest, so you're safe unless you entered the drawing.  

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Official Announcements / Re: January 2011 Giveaway is open for entry

« on: January 13, 2011, 03:37 AM »

Ooo!  Nice!  


Hmmm...

...The only thing i'm not sure about is to what extent we should bias the prize optimizer to favor nany programmer entrants.

Consider this...  Optimizing for NANY entrants is in effect penalizing those that did not enter which is somewhat contrary to the philosophy(?) of the site, isn't it?  

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 13, 2011, 02:04 AM »

Hi CodeTrucker,
great app  . I have put a very simple description of it on our KidsPlots page of our community garden website. You can see it at http://ballaratcommu...den.org.au/kidplots/
Thank you for developing it and if I can help facilitate further development in some way, please let me know.

Cheers,
vegie grower 

-dedide (January 13, 2011, 01:20 AM)

Thank you, dedide!

Remember to check back every couple of weeks.  Until I get it to v.1.00, "VeggieSquares" will have some growing to do! 

FYI - I am anticipating completion by the end of February.  There are some nifty things that need to be done that will put the polish on it!

~ CT

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 10, 2011, 08:36 PM »

Awesomeness indeed.

-worstje (January 09, 2011, 07:10 PM)

Hi worstje - My kids loved your word, "Awesomeness."  I appreciate the compliment and the encouragement.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 10, 2011, 08:35 PM »

Great job, CodeTRUCKER! 

-kyrathaba (January 09, 2011, 04:57 PM)

Thank you, Sir for the compliment!

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Developer's Corner / Re: Just How Many Programs Have You Written and Never Released?

« on: January 10, 2011, 06:58 PM »

Just One...

"Trucker's Log Watch"



... but it is on my 2011 New Year's Resolutions List.   
It's next to my resolution to not wait until the last minute to work on my NANY 2012 app.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 08, 2011, 06:44 PM »

To any parents...

Please re-download the latest zip and install (trash the previous one).  I must have fat fingered some keys *after* I proofread the "Welcome to 'VeggieSquares' text box." 

The new zip should now have improved grammar and correct spelling for your younguns. 

Calvin

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 08, 2011, 05:38 PM »

looks like you made it in time.

-mouser (January 08, 2011, 05:32 PM)

Yippee!  FYI - I just uploaded one that removes the nags.  I really don't like them and besides it's for the kids!

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: "VeggieSquares" - Children's Game

« on: January 08, 2011, 04:41 PM »

Attention!

I'm happy to announce that "VeggieSquares Pre-Release" version is ready, except for a splash screen, print capability, polished help files, but it is approved by an expert at "being a kid," and I quote...

"This is a lot of fun, Dad!" - Promise ( my 11 year-old daughter)

[attachthumb=#1][/attachthumb]

Take it for a spin and see what you think!  

Thanks,
Calvin (aka CodeTRUCKER)

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Developer's Corner / Re: How to program for all 3 platforms at once

« on: January 06, 2011, 04:41 PM »

And here's another...

http://www.runrev.com

... and a little information in another post.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is it possible to have a future without a .NET-style takeover?

« on: January 06, 2011, 12:52 AM »

@kryathaba,

Hey Man, I can feel your passion that I not miss out on what VB.NET may have for me and I appreciate your caring.  That's the very thing that makes Cody sing so nicely around here!  I will certainly take your thoughts into account as I explore my options. 

Calvin

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General Software Discussion / Re: Is it possible to have a future without a .NET-style takeover?

« on: January 05, 2011, 04:47 PM »

Thank you to you folks for your comments.  I appreciate your contributions to my research!

Calvin

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General Software Discussion / What do you know about "LiveCode?"

« on: January 05, 2011, 04:34 PM »

Hello,

I was introduced to LiveCode by a guy on another board.  Looks intriguing to me, but I am curious as to what any users here know about it?

In my discussions with him he kept mentioning that, "...it will drive you crazy!"  I finally pinned him down about what *it* was about LiveCode that drove coders "crazy?"  His response...

"Heh... the tendency to "over-develop" and/or to "over engineer" any given problem is unbelievable. Typically, when I run into problems and have to ask for help, the solutions are almost always so much easier than what I might have been banging my head over for hours, trying to work out. That alone will make you crazy. "

A little research shows they used to be called "Runtime Revolutions."  Here's what one web site said...

Runtime Revolution has dropped the "Revolution" moniker from its self-described "HyperCard descended" cross-platform rapid development environment and updated it under a new name, LiveCode. The new version offers several new features and improvements, as well as the debut of an all-new deployment pack for iOS development. The platform boasts a natural-language, English-like structure that offers easily understandable code and allows for instant runtime testing without waiting for a program to compile; users can even make changes to the interface or code while the application is running. The iOS deployment pack, included with the basic package, adds support for shake motion detection, multi-touch, accelerometer, photo pickers, orientation, core location and sending email. It is suitable for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch app development, and apps written for one platform can be easily adapted to others. - Read the rest here.

Since this probably sounds like trolling (if I understand the term), neither my acquaintance nor myself has any compensatory affiliation with LiveCode.

Ok, that ought to prime the pump if there is any interest.  Looking forward to your comments.

Fair winds,
Calvin

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Found Deals and Discounts / Goalscape - On sale at BitsDuJour - Organization in a pie.

« on: January 04, 2011, 03:54 PM »

On sale at BitsDuJour for 40% off.

Only 7 hours left!  The sale is over, but it was offered previously in Oct 2010.  It may be offered again later.  (FYI - I bought it and am quite happy.)

Here is a video for your convenience...