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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 05:47 AM »
sounds like nudone is in love.  ;D
-mouser (May 06, 2010, 05:38 AM)
well. like most things. the desire and the expectation are likely to be unfulfilled... who knows, though, this could be a match made in heaven.

and the numeric key pad i'd already ordered will just add to the keyboard/mouse party.
1052
Finished Programs / Re: autohotkey makes cursor slide - i want mouse movement to halt the slide
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 05:13 AM »
okay, this is working fine (almost). i just had to change the if statement to use % % and it started working.

i've been trying to add a bit of a buffer, or error margin, so that the loop doesn't break instantly when it detects mouse movement - i'm sure it will feel better if the cursor is allowed to move slightly off course as it slides.

but, my logic and autohotkey knowledge aren't up to the task (i've not included my OR statements here as they are obviously just completely wrong).

could anyone (Target) see how to add a mouse movement buffer or margin to the script  below?

Code: AutoIt [Select]
  1. Hotkey, #k,     MoveUp
  2. Hotkey, ^!+k,   MoveUp          ; * to work with programmable mouse buttons (if winkey not accepted)
  3. Hotkey, ^!+j,   MoveDown
  4. Hotkey, #j,     MoveDown        ; *
  5. Hotkey, #+j,    MoveLeft
  6. Hotkey, ^!+h,   MoveLeft        ; *
  7. Hotkey, #+k,    MoveRight
  8. Hotkey, ^!+l,   MoveRight       ; *    
  9. horizontalspeed=0                       ; 0 = fastest, 100 = slowest
  10. verticalspeed=0
  11. speedmultiplier=30                      ; cursor movement needs speeding up a bit
  12. rightscreenwidth=1920           ; width of monitor
  13. screenheight=1200                       ; height of monitor
  15.  
  16. MoveUp:
  17. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  18. loop
  19. {
  20.     MouseGetPos, xpos_,
  21.         if xpos_ <> %xpos%
  22.                 Break
  23.         ypos -= speedmultiplier
  24.         MouseMove, xpos, ypos, verticalspeed
  25.     if ypos = 0
  26.                 Break
  27. }
  29.  
  30. MoveDown:
  31. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  32. loop
  33. {
  34.     MouseGetPos, xpos_,
  35.     if xpos_ <> %xpos%
  36.                 Break
  37.         ypos += speedmultiplier
  38.         MouseMove, xpos, ypos, verticalspeed
  39.     if ypos = %screenheight%
  40.                 Break
  41. }
  43.  
  44. MoveLeft:
  45. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  46. loop
  47. {
  48.     MouseGetPos, , ypos_
  49.     if ypos_ <> %ypos%
  50.                 Break
  51.         xpos -= speedmultiplier
  52.         MouseMove, xpos, ypos, horizontalspeed
  53.     if xpos = 0
  54.                 Break
  55. }
  57.  
  58. MoveRight:
  59. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  60. loop
  61. {
  62.     MouseGetPos, , ypos_
  63.     if ypos_ <> %ypos%
  64.                 Break
  65.         xpos += speedmultiplier
  66.         MouseMove, xpos, ypos, horizontalspeed
  67.     if xpos = %rightscreenwidth%
  68.                 Break
  69. }
1053
Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 04:50 AM »
It has a switchable keypad: http://www.microsoft...b=systemRequirements

Click the Details tab if the link doesn't bring you there directly.

-skwire (May 06, 2010, 04:45 AM)
i think Perry was asking more if the numeric key pad could be used away from the main keyboard rather than having to fix it to either side.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: ALT key down visual indicator (for when alt key is stuck)
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 04:48 AM »
Hope it's been working for you and you've made progress on your mouse issue :)

BTW, would you mind if I swapped in your icons and make those "official"?
-ewemoa (May 06, 2010, 04:43 AM)
yeah no problem. mouse seems to be working fine at the moment so not needed the script so much - i'm glad it's there for when i need it though.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 04:08 AM »
will do, Perry. i've not seen any cables in the photos so i'm assuming it requires being attached - but you never know.
1056
Site/Forum Features / Re: Discussion: How can we Improve DonationCoder?
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 03:47 AM »
i was thinking i would just make this the default behavior whenever you click on main link to a topic, to go to last read post; then it wouldnt matter if you clicked new button or not.
-mouser (May 06, 2010, 03:03 AM)
that is the best idea.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 03:19 AM »
i'm off to collect the sidewinder keyboard from a store a few miles away. i'm so excited.

interestingly - if i'd just walked into the store (PC World) without reserving the keyboard first, i'd have to pay £70.

making the reservation means i get the item for the online price £40. that is crazy.

moral of that story: if you are in the UK, don't ever buy anything from a PC World store without phoning them up and trying to reserve it first.

edit:
just seen the keyboard on ebay for £20 (including postage) so i've ordered it. it's missing a game function key on the top row - no problem.

this is the keyboard. i'm undecided about the cursor keys still being stuck on the right. being able to move them to the left also would have been nice - but i suppose it's enough to just make a bit of room by removing the numeric keys (and at only £20 i can't really complain if i don't like it).

snap033.jpg
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Site/Forum Features / Re: Discussion: How can we Improve DonationCoder?
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 02:50 AM »
maybe the new button needs to look more like a button? or say "click for new" or something on it? or maybe "newest" or "latest"?
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Finished Programs / Re: autohotkey makes cursor slide - i want mouse movement to halt the slide
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 02:38 AM »
i've been using this simple script to slide my cursor around my screen(s) by hitting buttons on my house
-nudone (May 05, 2010, 05:10 PM)
Clearly you need to modify the home keys.
-cranioscopical (May 05, 2010, 06:03 PM)
heheheh, oh dear. but very good cranioscopical.

thanks, Target, i will try your script out when i get chance later. it looks like it will work. i'll let you know. (nice bell pun by the way).
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 06, 2010, 02:34 AM »
well, what can i say. that sidewinder x6 keyboard looks absolutely fantastic. it even has illuminated keys!  :) :) :)

i'm so glad i'd not already ordered a different keyboard (though i have ordered a cheap numeric key pad - i can try the autohotkey dual numeric keys trick though).

thank you, Target, you are my hero of the month (i would never have found that keyboard otherwise).

i'm going to have a quick read to see if i've missed something bad about it - then i'm hitting the buy button.
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Finished Programs / SOLVED: autohotkey makes cursor slide - i want mouse movement to halt the slide
« Last post by nudone on May 05, 2010, 05:10 PM »
i've been using this simple script to slide my cursor around my screen(s) by hitting buttons on my house (these buttons are just assigned to keyboard hotkeys that i'll never normally use).

i find the sliding method of moving the cursor very nice - it means i hardly have to move the mouse about on the mat and, i'm not sure why, but it just seems to feel nicer than using an accelerated cursor (i haven't got used to using skwire's MAT app).

REQUEST:
so, here's the request. although i like this sliding cursor motion - it has to carry out the full autohotkey "MouseMove" function before releasing the cursor - so i can't break the movement part way by moving the cursor with my mouse.

does that make sense? in other words: i'd like the buttons on my mouse to start the cursor sliding across the screen BUT as soon as i move the mouse myself - autohotkey releases the cursor and lets me take control.

i thought i'd be able to figure this out myself but i soon realised that the "MouseMove" function isn't something i can command to stop. well, not with my basic knowledge.

i've included my script if it helps - thanks.

Code: AutoIt [Select]
  1. ;SlideCursor
  2. ;By nudone
  3. ;date: 2010-04-26
  4. ScriptVersion=0.2
  5. ;function: Slides mouse cursor across whole screens. For multi-monitor systems.
  6.  
  7. ;CoordMode,Mouse,Screen ;this isn't used
  8. ;# = winkey, ! = alt, ^ = control, + = shift
  9.  
  10. Menu,Tray,Icon,%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll,101
  11. Menu,Tray,Tip,SlideCursor %ScriptVersion%
  12.  
  13. Hotkey, #k,     MoveUp
  14. Hotkey, ^!+k,   MoveUp          ; * to work with programmable mouse buttons (if winkey not accepted)
  15. Hotkey, ^!+j,   MoveDown
  16. Hotkey, #j,     MoveDown        ; *
  17. Hotkey, #+j,    MoveLeft
  18. Hotkey, ^!+h,   MoveLeft        ; *
  19. Hotkey, #+k,    MoveRight
  20. Hotkey, ^!+l,   MoveRight       ; *
  21.  
  22. ;screen sizes
  23. TopScreenHeight=1080
  24. MiddleScreenWidth=1920
  25. LeftScreenWidth=1024
  26. RightScreenWidth=1024
  27.  
  28. ;mouse cursor movement speed
  29. VerticalSpeed=5 ; 0 = fastet, 100 = slowest
  30. HorizontalSpeed=10
  32.  
  33. ; Move the mouse upwards:
  34. MoveUp:
  35. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  36. MouseMove, xpos, ypos - (TopScreenHeight*0.95), VerticalSpeed
  38.  
  39. ; Move the mouse downwards:
  40. MoveDown:
  41. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  42. MouseMove, xpos, ypos + (TopScreenHeight*0.95), VerticalSpeed
  44.  
  45. ; Move the mouse to (far) left:
  46. MoveLeft:
  47. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  48. ;MouseMove, xpos - MiddleScreenWidth - LeftScreenWidth , ypos, HorizontalSpeed ; use for 3 screens full travel
  49. MouseMove, xpos - LeftScreenWidth, ypos, HorizontalSpeed ;
  51.  
  52. ; Move the mouse to (far) right:
  53. MoveRight:
  54. MouseGetPos, xpos, ypos
  55. ;MouseMove, xpos + MiddleScreenWidth + LeftScreenWidth , ypos, HorizontalSpeed ;use for 3 screens full travel
  56. MouseMove, xpos + RightScreenWidth, ypos, HorizontalSpeed

1062
Living Room / Re: One of my cats, Titch, passed away yesterday
« Last post by nudone on May 05, 2010, 01:28 PM »
sorry to hear that. 19 years - that was a good life though.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 05, 2010, 09:31 AM »
interesting. that's good to know then. i'll put it back on the list - but i think it's more useful for someone that wants to lay their hand over a set of keys and keep them there, i.e. whilst playing a game. it does look like a nice tool though - maybe with more keys, it could be the ultimate keyboard.
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General Software Discussion / Re: eBoostr, now version 4
« Last post by nudone on May 05, 2010, 08:57 AM »
i gave it a try but i've uninstalled it now. i couldn't really tell if there was much difference - using the comparison speed tool indicated that things were loading about 15% quicker - which isn't really noticeable for me (that was using RAM and a usb stick).

i'm sure it all depends on what hardware you have though, so i wouldn't knock the program - it's just not right for everyone. if it was cheaper i'd have considered keeping it.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 05, 2010, 05:29 AM »
hmm, sounds like a good product - if you use windows xp. lots of complaints about missing drivers for vista/7.

so, that's another one to cross off of the list.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 11:47 PM »
yep. that's the one.  :Thmbsup: thanks.

here's their main page: http://www.ergodex.com/mainpage.htm

ergodex.jpg
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 11:34 PM »
this isn't the company i mentioned, still can't find it, but i found this keyboard that's meant to be available later this year. looks brilliant is some ways (it's programmable) - terrible in others (a bit extreme)...

http://www.guru-board.com/

guruboard_programmable_keyboard.jpg

quick review here: http://technabob.com...uru-custom-keyboard/
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 11:11 PM »
good point. i've seen a company (that i can't find now) that make a large flat board with button like keys you position anywhere on the board. i think they must be magnetic. i remember talking to timns about it. if i find the company i'll post an image. it was a good idea but the product didn't look like something you'd want to type with.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 01:48 PM »
after a quick battle with the logitech g11 i've had to concede a small defeat. there appears to be a thin circuit board directly where i want to cut things in two. this circuit board also appears to be part of the rubber key membrane - so i'm not going to attempt to do anything further. note: this isn't the main circuit board, just something weird that's soldered to the rubber membrane.

i shall now order one of those numeric key pads and see how that feels after i've tried programming the keys using autohotkey. if that works then i'll get a new small width keyboard. it's just a pity there won't be any back lighted keys.

inside-g11.jpg
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 12:08 PM »
i won't rush in to it. if it looks possible i'll do it. if i can't see how to keep it all working, except for the numberic keys, then i won't go ahead with it.

so, if i do break it, it will be because i just couldn't have avoided it - like not understanding what kind of replacement wire was required to connect things i had to cut. i'm hoping it won't be that difficult though.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 11:45 AM »
i think once i open the case up i'll see a rubber mat for the keyboard input. a few other bits for numlock, etc. lights.

if the keyboard is some kind of rubber input i'll try folding it or rolling it up a bit - i won't just cut everything in half. if there are wires that do need to be cut then i'll have to join them somehow.

might be too difficult, i admit. or it might be quite simple...
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 10:34 AM »
this is what i currently have (see image below). if i can cut the keyboard down the red lines then i'll be happy (if the keys on the left hand side keep working). then i'll buy a numeric keypad for £10 and keep it on the left of the main keyboard (or maybe just showed up out of the way on the right).

i touch type so i want to keep the main keys positioned correctly under my fingers PLUS, i use lots of shortcut/hotkeys in Photoshop, etc. so ctrl, alt, shift are used all the time - the programmable keys have functions on them that change depending on which program has focus - these are used a lot with Photoshop, etc. so it's nice that they are so close to the standard ctrl, alt, shift keys. in other words - this is perfect for my requirements; the left side of the keyboard fits under my left hand with all the right functions immediately accessible.

whereas, the right-hand-side is awful and i hate whoever designed it (both keyboard and mouse are by logitech so you'd expect someone to have realised they got in the way of each other).

plussss. this keyboard has illuminated keys. which i find useful if i ever need to look at the keyboard when i'm in my cave.

desklayout.jpg
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 08:49 AM »
hahaha. i was hoping no one would make that connection.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 07:44 AM »
hmm, maybe. are you recommending the pad on price or because it's better than the newer pads, Innuendo?

the belkin pad is rather like all of the other gamer pads though (from what i can see) - and they just don't seem like the perfect solution. or, they might be perfect - without having one next to me i can't really imagine if they are better than a numeric keypad.

the logitech g11's programmable keys just seem to be in the right place, with a nice layout - three lots of 3 x 2 keys (18 keys in all and 3 modes, giving 54 programmable keys) - and bang next to the the standard keys. i love all that but i hate how logitech have designed the keyboard so that its edge extends beyond anything sensible.

i know i'm being ridiculous about wanting the perfect setup - but it's become a war against this stupid keyboard now. it could have been brilliant. later today i will attempt a disassemble. i'm wound up about it now.
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Living Room / Re: could two numeric keypads work at the same time
« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2010, 05:36 AM »
I'm thinking we need to see some pictures of your various setups so we know what we're dealing with here.  =]
-skwire (May 04, 2010, 05:29 AM)
:) i'll upload some photos in a few hours from now...
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