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Screenshot Captor / Re: switching between captures with and without special effects possible?

« on: November 07, 2020, 03:13 AM »

Well, that sounds kind of a correct assessment.
Mouser has been promising a revamped key-mapping feature in SC where all available (menu)options would be available for mapping to a hotkey (when SC is focused), but that isn't available yet.

You could craft up an AHK or AutoIt script that finds and opens the SC settings and toggle that setting for you, though.

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Coding Snacks / Re: A script for a black screen

« on: November 06, 2020, 12:18 PM »

You will have to experiment with tools to find something that might work. You can try to control the monitor via DDC using this tool: https://www.majorgee...ickmonitorddc,1.html (select a MajorGeeks download)

It is very likely the combination of some software on your system that wakes it up every so much minutes, and a monitor that has a very poor power-save implementation.

(Edit: Changed url, original site isn't reachable)

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Coding Snacks / Re: A script for a black screen

« on: November 06, 2020, 12:36 AM »

You still need to develop your google skills
Tools like this exist since the beginning of Windows (well, since around the Windows 3.x releases)
Just an example:

https://www.bleeping...eature-with-new-app/

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Living Room / Re: When rubber (computer mouse) gets old and sticky, what can you do

« on: October 28, 2020, 11:19 AM »

If the fading rubber is the only problem the mouse has, of course.

-Shades (October 28, 2020, 09:32 AM)

My experience is that once the external of the mouse is (severely) deteriorated, than the internals aren't that good as well.

Recently replaced a switch on 3 Logitech M705's, where they started to double-click 'for free', but on 2 of the 3 I also need to replace the other switch, it seems. And it isn't a bad batch either, as the ages of those 3 are quite different (youngest being < 1 yr old when it started failing, second ~5 yr and oldest > 7 yr before it failed).

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Living Room / Re: When rubber (computer mouse) gets old and sticky, what can you do

« on: October 28, 2020, 01:27 AM »

Most likely the plasticizer in the material is breaking down, so eventually the surface will get less rubbery over time. Nothing you can do about it, AFAIK, except of course replace the entire mouse. Had quite a few of them doing this, over time, usually after many years of good use though.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Virtual desktop tools?

« on: October 24, 2020, 01:49 PM »

Sounds like you are using it for personal use, so Dexpot, as suggested in the link you provided, sounds like a very good candidate.

The last update for mDesktop was in 2018, and the support department hasn't been around/active since 2014, it seems , so I'd not even have tried it, would I've been in your shoes...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Manage the display in the laptop

« on: October 20, 2020, 12:32 AM »

Note : the display don't go off in safe mode...
Is normal this function don't go in safe mode ?

-Contro (October 19, 2020, 03:49 PM)

In safe mode most applications aren't running.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Manage the display in the laptop

« on: October 19, 2020, 01:15 PM »

Close all active programs, also the ones in the system tray, one by one, and wait after you close one if the screen goes off. That should find you if one of your programs is causing this phenomenon.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Option to NOT open Screenshor Capture UI on capture?

« on: October 14, 2020, 12:39 AM »

That has been a feature since the early days of SC:

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Samsung J5 and free memory in the phone memory

« on: October 14, 2020, 12:35 AM »

Deleting the application-data is not very useful, you would have to log in to accounts anew, and set up configuration again, etc., and after doing that the (nearly) same amount of storage is used...

Best way to save storage space is to remove apps you don't need.

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Samsung J5 and free memory in the phone memory

« on: October 13, 2020, 07:56 AM »

Check (and empty) the application-caches (can be deleted without harm to the workings of an app), depending on the adaptions of Samsung to Android (I don't own Samsung phones), that should be available in the menus of the phone, somewhere.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Screenshot captor as keylogger or automating saving screenshots ?

« on: October 10, 2020, 10:27 AM »

Use https://www.donation...omatic-screenshotter

or try this: https://www.donation...-screencast-recorder

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Rotate text box

« on: October 10, 2020, 06:09 AM »

That doesn't seem to be possible, AFAICS

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Living Room / Re: DC Weekly Tech News HAS RETURNED! [Episode 2 Linked Within!]

« on: October 10, 2020, 03:07 AM »

Get well soon

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Shortcut for Copying bitmap of screenshot to clipboard ?

« on: October 06, 2020, 01:07 PM »

Normally, when selecting the image by clicking on it (no tools active), <Ctrl-C> copies the image to the clipboard...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for planning wood bookcases/cabinets/tables etc?

« on: September 28, 2020, 01:38 PM »

Wow, looking fantastic, real craftmanship!

See if you can spot cody

-mouser (September 28, 2020, 12:55 PM)

Found 'm

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Hiding mouse pointer

« on: September 28, 2020, 12:07 PM »

Where can I download ScreenshotCaptor?

-tobi.codes (September 28, 2020, 09:13 AM)

Right on this site, in the Software section: https://www.donation...ps/screenshot-captor

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Hiding mouse pointer

« on: September 19, 2020, 12:47 PM »

Preferences / Capture Options, first checkbox:

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Hiding mouse pointer

« on: September 19, 2020, 10:33 AM »

ScreenshotCaptor has a setting for capturing the cursor in screenshots or not.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« on: September 18, 2020, 11:20 AM »

Well, the OP wrote he doesn't have data in his mobile subscription:

but I try with no cost because i have no data in my mobiles.

-Contro (September 17, 2020, 02:35 PM)

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« on: September 18, 2020, 08:31 AM »

https://www.makeuseo...t-walkie-talkie-app/

-wraith808 (September 18, 2020, 08:03 AM)

AFAICS, only nr. 7, Intercom, supports Bluetooth, but 1 is enough

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« on: September 18, 2020, 04:27 AM »

Isn't 10 to 12 meters, about the max a BT connection will cover

-Ath (September 18, 2020, 02:28 AM)

Well, that seems a bit out of time, BT has a range of 100 meters in modern (v3.1+) versions, and even up to 400 meters in v5 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) so that should be usable.

I guess Blutooth Chat is what you want.

-KodeZwerg (September 18, 2020, 03:44 AM)

Except that it doesn't seem to support speech, only chat and images.

This one, WiFi / Bluetooth Call & Chat does also support calls over both BT and WiFi.

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Coding Snacks / Re: Fun Run - Bluetooth discussion

« on: September 18, 2020, 04:14 AM »

Writing a letter, stick it on a brick, throw it. Might have more range than BT and you train your body \(°-°)/

-KodeZwerg (September 18, 2020, 03:44 AM)

That's the best solution I heard all week

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Cannot capture browser windows

« on: September 18, 2020, 04:13 AM »

Well, then I'd expect all ScreenshotCaptor/Firefox users would experience that, I guess (and I've been using them together since 'the beginning of time' (or about that long, since 2006 at least)) and never saw that happening.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Cannot capture browser windows

« on: September 18, 2020, 02:32 AM »

I expect the OP's computer is either virus-infected or the browser is hijacked, so it opens that site on specific keypresses.