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Screenshot Captor / Re: Custom selection region

« on: June 22, 2014, 05:06 AM »

I have a few jpg's that I want to crop the same size region from each jpg.  Is there a way to input a size, for instance, 150x140?  I see there is a button to select predefined regions but it doesn't have a place to type in custom sizes.
Thank you for your time

-Waning_Gibbous (June 22, 2014, 04:36 AM)

hello and welcome,

you can add your own preset sizes by going to 'Preferences' > 'Advanced Tweaking' > 'My favorite preset sizes'. hope this is what you were looking for.

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DC Gamer Club / Magrunner FREE on GOG for 24 hours! (June 18, 2014)

« on: June 18, 2014, 09:10 AM »

Magrunner: Dark Pulse, a futuristic action-puzzler with physics-based challenges, impressive graphics, and a twisted storyline taking a turn into the insane realm of lovecraftian mythos, is available for FREE on GOG.com, for the next 24 hours!

How to get it? It's simple: Just go to our front page and scroll down until you see a big banner saying: "Download Magrunner for FREE". Click it. You're done. A free copy of the game will be added to your account. It will take some time, as we'll need to process the queue. We'll e-mail you when the game shows up in your account.

• http://www.gog.com/n...se_free_for_24_hours

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DC Gamer Club / Re: Strike Vector 4-pack

« on: June 17, 2014, 10:46 PM »

i'm interested too..

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DC Gamer Club / EA giving away Peggle for free (offer expires Aug. 5, 2014)

« on: June 16, 2014, 09:20 PM »

• https://www.origin.c...ame/standard-edition

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Found Deals and Discounts / Pinnacle Game Profiler - Flash sale (75% off - $5)

« on: June 15, 2014, 09:41 PM »

a handy tool to have if you use gamepad/controllers when playing games on a PC.



• http://pinnaclegameprofiler.com/purchase

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Living Room / Re: Soccer World Cup 2014

« on: June 14, 2014, 09:47 PM »

for quick updates, just type 'fifa 2014' into google!

Spoiler

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Non-Windows Software / SwiftKey goes free (but you have to pay for themes)

« on: June 11, 2014, 09:38 PM »

SwiftKey is a well-known replacement keyboard for Android devices that was priced at $3.99 but the devs decided make it free. However to fund the app's development, they have added SwiftKey Store, with new themes available for purchase.

• http://swiftkey.com/...ee-new-themes-emoji/
• https://play.google....m.touchtype.swiftkey

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DC Gamer Club / GOG announces DRM-Free game client: GOG Galaxy

« on: June 09, 2014, 04:30 AM »

GOG.com is coming up with a DRM-Free client called GOG Galaxy, which is completely optional and will be primarily be used for game updates and keeping touch with your friends.

• http://www.gog.com/galaxy

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Screenshot Captor / Re: PrtSc key does not work on Lenovo W530 laptop

« on: May 26, 2014, 09:23 PM »

@Bazsl: i see that "turn it off turn it on" has fixed the problem for you but it is also good to check if there is any anti-virus/anti-malware is blocking Screenshot Captor. some banking/financial apps by default block all screenshot tools.

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey script to replace spaces in file names with underscores

« on: May 23, 2014, 06:20 AM »

Thanks for all your help. I have UAC switched off. I've never seen that tray balloon pop up, but then I only managed to execute the script twice so far, and after both instances things got messed up.

I'm starting to think that the problem may have to do with some conflict with my Apple keyboard remapping. For example, I get different behaviour with clipboard related shortcuts depending on the types of shortcut keys I use. Also, when I tried to set up a hotkey for the ArsClip macro and hit Command, which is mapped as Win, it showed up as Win+CTRL. So I suspect a lot more is happening when I press certain keys than I'm able to see.

-dr_andus (May 23, 2014, 03:32 AM)

since the script worked on tomos' PC, we can isolate the Apple keyboard and see how AHK recognises the key presses. right-click on a running script and select 'Open'. from the window that appears, go to View|Hotkey and their methods. now you can see how your hotkeys are registered. it should look like this then post it here.

Anyway, here is my keyboard remapping script, in case anyone might be able to spot the culprit in there:

-dr_andus (May 23, 2014, 03:32 AM)

i don't think there is anything wrong here.

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey script to replace spaces in file names with underscores

« on: May 23, 2014, 06:04 AM »

I had a quick go, got an error message showing file paths with underscores added - but there is no change to focused files.
No change if I also run the Count_words script.
I see that these paths are also copied to the clipboard.
 (see attachment in previous post)
Win7 x64 / UAC on highest setting / AHK_L

-tomos (May 23, 2014, 03:11 AM)

@tomos: thanks for testing out. don't worry, the changed text is only stored in clipboard. in any case, you can press Ctrl+v to paste the new contents.

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey script to replace spaces in file names with underscores

« on: May 22, 2014, 10:32 PM »

@dr_andus: i cannot replicate the problem you face. i too run several AHK scripts (5 raw, 4 compiled) with a couple of clipboard extenders but the script i posted had no problems.

what happens if you copy-paste my script in to the Alt+W one? do you get a tray balloon like in the image below?

Spoiler

at this point, i suspect it has something to do with Win7's UAC which suppresses the script silently, instead of elevating the process.

i wonder if someone could try the script and post some feedback. @rjbull, do you fancy?

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey script to replace spaces in file names with underscores

« on: May 21, 2014, 09:21 PM »

lanux128, many thanks for the script! I'm having a bit of trouble with it though. As I'm using an Apple keyboard, there isn't a Win key. So I changed WIN+D to ALT+V. After that I was able to have one successful instance, but after that it wouldn't do it, even when I reload the script.

This makes me wonder if some bits of this script interfere with some other bits in my file. I don't know anything about AutoHotkey, but for example I already have this elsewhere in the file:

-dr_andus (May 21, 2014, 03:18 PM)

are you running the script by itself or you copy-pasted in to your main script? i have added more error-trapping in case copying to clipboard somehow fails so please check out the new script from the above link.

btw, what OS are you running this on? it works fine here on Win 7 Pro (x64).

NB: currently there are a few AHK forks. fyi i am using this one, previously known as AHK_L.

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Finished Programs / Re: RRunner

« on: May 21, 2014, 09:04 PM »

Try this .. I was able to download RRunner.exe

https://web.archive.org/web/20060222131534/http://tanyvska.co.uk/DC/

Edit: I didn't try run it though.

-NigelH (May 21, 2014, 08:14 PM)

thanks NigelH for pointing to the web archive! i tried downloading but only two apps were available - RRunner and Drive Namer.

i ran both files by virusscan and they came clean.
• RRunner - http://virusscan.jot...65100c616f212908016f
• Drive Namer - http://virusscan.jot...96866caaa27484fed702

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General Software Discussion / Re: AutoHotkey script to replace spaces in file names with underscores

« on: May 20, 2014, 09:55 PM »

@dr_andus: i have a script that does that, see if you can use it.

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. #Persistent
2. #SingleInstance, Force
3. #NoEnv
4.  
5. SetBatchLines, -1
6. SetWorkingDir, %A_ScriptDir%
7. SendMode, Input
8.  
9. ; Select the text and press Alt+v to convert space -> underscore
10. ;#d::
11. !v::
12. Clipboard =
13. Send, ^c
14. ClipWait, 2
15. If ErrorLevel
16. {
17.     TrayTip,, The attempt to copy text onto the clipboard failed.
18.     Return
19. }
20. StringReplace, Clipboard, Clipboard, %A_SPACE%, _, UseErrorLevel  
21. If ErrorLevel  
22. {
23.   TrayTip,%ErrorLevel%,%Clipboard%,,1
24. }
25. Else                                  
26.   TrayTip,,%ErrorLevel%,,1            
27. Return

usage:
1. run the script
2. select some text
3. press Alt+v

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Blank full-screen background, solid movable circle replacing cursor

« on: May 20, 2014, 09:12 AM »

Thanks.   I have fixed that error and there is a new version. You can run update.exe or download from http://eyesnack.pen.io

-c.gingerich (May 20, 2014, 07:52 AM)

wow, that was fast! thanks Chris!

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Blank full-screen background, solid movable circle replacing cursor

« on: May 20, 2014, 07:37 AM »

hi, if i press 'Cancel' on the settings dialog, the app shows an error message and exit.

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Living Room / Re: Switzerland-based ProtonMail, yet another secure email service

« on: May 20, 2014, 01:00 AM »

thanks, tried to create an account but their severs are overwhelmed atm.

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DonationCoder.com Newsletters / Re: Super-sized Newsletter for May 20, 2014 - Codename: Slow and Steady

« on: May 20, 2014, 12:34 AM »

liking the new Linux and Non-Windows Stuff section but good newsletter overall!

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Non-Windows Software / Re: LINUX: Linux Lite - viable 1st Linux alternative for XP and Vista users

« on: May 18, 2014, 03:59 AM »

I specifically asked about the new v2.0 beta. Valtam said they all should be fine at 1024x600. I can't personally vouch for it because I don't own a netbook to test it on. Their IRC is on Freenode - #Linuxlite.  Why not drop by with your specifics and chat with them? Or visit their support forum here.

Again, it's a "live" CD -so you can run it without installing it first. That's always a good idea no matter which distro you're interested in.

-40hz (May 18, 2014, 02:23 AM)

thanks for the reply! since they're on Freenode, i will drop by and have a chat there.

the thing with netbooks is i can't use the "live cd". instead i have to go the "live usb drive" route which is a hit and miss with some of the thumb drives going undetected at boot-up but that's a story for another topic.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: LINUX: Linux Lite - viable 1st Linux alternative for XP and Vista users

« on: May 17, 2014, 11:24 PM »

my netbook, MSI Wind U100 only appears in the archived H/W Database for version 1.0.6. does that mean the newer 1.0.8 won't run on my netbook? just want to clarify before taking the leap.

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DC Gamer Club / ARMA: Cold War Assault free on Steam until Monday (19 May 2014)

« on: May 15, 2014, 10:05 PM »

Bohemia Interactive is giving away the game on Steam until Monday (19 May 2014).



• http://store.steampowered.com/app/65790/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox 29 - soooooo similar to Chrome

« on: May 07, 2014, 07:02 AM »

this is relevant. 

Spoiler

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Multi-monitor Logon Wallpaper

« on: April 28, 2014, 10:12 PM »

sorry scancode, i had downloaded but had not the chance to try it out yet. busy fumbling with other stuff atm.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Multi-monitor Logon Wallpaper

« on: April 27, 2014, 11:17 AM »

nice work, scancode! giving it a try now..