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Find And Run Robot / Re: F&R fans get an update

« on: August 27, 2005, 11:14 AM »

I may be missing something here - where is the context menu popup?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 27, 2005, 07:50 AM »

Thanks, I'll give it a try

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Irc Chat - plus new web-based java interface from forum

« on: August 27, 2005, 07:47 AM »

It is just strange that it worked fine the other evening?

I was using the same computer, with the same router connection to the internet ...

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Irc Chat - plus new web-based java interface from forum

« on: August 27, 2005, 07:14 AM »

This is all I get ...

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Irc Chat - plus new web-based java interface from forum

« on: August 27, 2005, 06:05 AM »

Don't know how to fix this.

Chat worked for me (as you know) the other evening but now when I try to cnnect it says 127.0.0.1 (banned) and disconnects.

I know that is my 'localhost' IP and not relevant.

How do I get the Java chat client to use my Internet IP ?

I clicked on help but couldn't find any reference to this error.

I am using an 802.11g network with an access point.

The only difference between connecting today and when we chatted is that a second computer is connected to the network ???

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 27, 2005, 05:57 AM »

Thanks - you're a star.

Sometimes I don't see the wood for the trees.

Don't forget to correct the button routine link too

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ProcessTamer / Re: Request

« on: August 27, 2005, 05:55 AM »

Thanks - yes I use the enable toggle - but I was hoping for an option to temporarily turn it off and renable when I forget

You could use the same menu item - just set the delay in config and in the menu have 'disable' or 'disable for x min' depending on the config setting.

"Start disabled fo x min" would be great, thanks

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 27, 2005, 05:27 AM »

Tried the new beta but it is still happening.

Oddly after I installed your debug version I restored the original version and it then started happening intermittently in all formats, but then started working fine !!!

The new beta seems to be an intermittent problem too - once it starts to work properly it seems fine, but it didn't work properly to start with ???

All very strange ...

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 27, 2005, 05:15 AM »

I think I have narrowed it down a bit ...

here are the gui responses with the Debugging version.

The other thing I have noticed is that JPG files respond correctly, but I have been saving my desktop as GIF files, and they do not respond correctly!

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ProcessTamer / Request: Auto timed restart after disabling

« on: August 27, 2005, 05:00 AM »

Would it be possible to add an option to suspend this app for a few minutes (the length of time fixed in options and then applied from a tray option, perhaps 0 time could be an indefinite suspension).

The reason for this is that I have some apps that I am quite happy to calm down sometimes, but at others I want them to be as quick as possible so it isn't practical to set up a single rule to cover this.

Also it would be useful if when it loads during startup there was an option to wait a fixed length of time before it starts working.

I'm not sure but I think it is slowing down my system startup as it lowers lots of apps priority as they start loading.

Cheers

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 07:48 PM »

PS. The little arrows in the bottom right corner of many of the icons mean that the icon (when held) is part of a flyout menu group.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 07:46 PM »

I have attached a screen shot of flyout from PhotoShop to show you what I mean

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 07:33 PM »

's OK I'll forgive your doubt .... just this once

I quite like the idea of a single effects button like Photoshop flyouts.

If you don't know how they work ... you have one button that can produce all the effects, and change its image to reflect the current choice. That is: if you simply click on the button it performs the visible icon function but if you click&hold on the button it displays a menu of all FX buttons from which you choose one and it then becomes the default/visible button.

Tooltips associated with each possible button would be useful so you don't have to remember the images.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 06:08 PM »

Win XP Pro SP 2 (all updates applied)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 06:07 PM »

OK - I uninstalled and deleted the whole app folder then reinstalled.

The 'save' function definitely only prompts to save if I click the same thumbnail. Other thumbnails load without warning and the altered image stays altered.

The undo bit ...

If I use the functions from the special effects menu they work fine.

If I use the dim outside button on the right then I have to undo 3 times. Is that button connected to the wrong routine ???

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 05:49 PM »

Yep - I do have that setting set.

It does take me 3 undos to revert dim outside ??

Strange.

I will try clearing out the whole thing and reinstalling clean and see if an upgrade has left something odd behind ...

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 01:35 PM »

Yes I have 'confirm on replace' set but I don't get a warning when I change thumbnails and any changes are saved.

The only time I get a warning about saving changes is if I click on the same thumbnail again.

Here is a sequence:

1) Click on thumbnail A
2) Select a region
3) Click on Grey inside
4) Click on thumbnail B (no warning given)
5) Click on thumbnail A (reloads with changes - can't undo now)


Re undo - maybe my eyes are playing games, but I find that 'grey on the outside' requires three ^Zs or three Edit>Undos to remove it, rather than a single click.

In preferences I have blur inside set to 3, outside to 1

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Screenshot Captor / Bugs 'n' suggestion

« on: August 26, 2005, 11:49 AM »

Just a few things I have noticed with version 1.2.6

(1) The confirm save on change option doesn't work properly.

Try this:

Select a region in an image and dim outside.

Now select another image.

The new image is loaded but the changed image is stored in the list without confirmation.

If you go back to the modified image you can't undo the changes either.

(2) ^Z for undoing changes doesn't seem to have the same effect as Edit >Undo

Undoing from the menu undoes the last process, but ^Z seems to undo a little of the last step. Try dimming an outside region again, and using both methods to undo.

Suggestion:

Grey out the Undo & Redo options in the Edit menu when there is nothing to undo or redo

Cheers

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Best Firewall / Re: Sygate - Very Strong Firewall

« on: August 25, 2005, 06:46 PM »

Anyone else feeling Symantec is just getting too damn big.

I'm really frustrated - I moved to Sygate Pro and NOD32 (both excellent products IMHO) to get away from Symantec bloatware, but I guess I'll have to move on again soon if they do their usual trick with Sygate.

Anyone else notice that since they took over Powerquest all the old products (Partition Magic etc) have had little or no development.

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Living Room / Re: Gmail Invitations — for anyone who still doesn't have one

« on: August 25, 2005, 12:11 PM »

Could have amazing security implications ....

If you can't delete emails all sensitive email info will be held in public storage forever - what are the chances of some loopholes being found to mine that information ???

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Living Room / Re: Gmail Invitations — for anyone who still doesn't have one

« on: August 25, 2005, 09:05 AM »

Just curious - what is the point of Google giving hundreds of email addresses to people but not allowing people to sign up directly?

Am I missing something here?

(I don't particularly want/need a gmail account, and do we really need yet another standard emerging for IM  - surely it would be better if interoperability became the order of the day rather than increasing dirversity! I already have 4 IM clients, I really don't want any more using up valuable CPU cycles)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Good Folder Printer

« on: August 25, 2005, 04:09 AM »

You could try http://www.karenware...ertools/ptdirprn.asp. I used this ages ago but haven't currently got it installed so can't remember exactly what or how it will print.

Karen has a lot of interesting programmes, all of which are free and you can download the source code too.

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General Software Discussion / Re: I need your votes!

« on: August 25, 2005, 04:03 AM »

Been there, done that! Come on guys and gals - you can just click a * rating if you don't want to write a comment.

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General Software Discussion / Re: IDEA: CD-RW/DVD-RW emulated drive?

« on: August 25, 2005, 03:46 AM »

Thanks for that I will give it a try.

Actually I have been fiddling with it and it seems to work.

Interestingly once you have installed their codec you can play .aa files in Windows Media Player without the Audible plugin!

The other odd thing is that if you play .aa files in Windows Media Player they 'remember' their last played position (which can be useful) but oddly if you try and convert a file that has been played it only converst from the 'remembered' position to the end ???

Weird or what ...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Managing Favourites

« on: August 23, 2005, 03:56 PM »

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