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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Action Outline on offer at Bits du Jour, 2011-11-21

« Last post by rjbull on November 22, 2011, 02:31 PM »

I thought DC folk would be interested, but I didn't press the button.  I already have MemPad (free), an older version of Ultra Recall (too complicated for me) and AllMyNotes.  The latter currently has a generous upgrade policy, i.e. free, though retaining the right to charge later on if they need to, clearly stated.

I think there are brief mentions of Action Outline in the famous "General brainstorming for Note-taking software" thread.  I didn't realise the upgrade policy was so stingy, given that, as I understand it, it isn't updated very often, and I'm not much excited by fancy appearance either.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Main window font size

« Last post by rjbull on November 21, 2011, 03:24 PM »

they're not "useless columns"!

-IainB (November 20, 2011, 11:45 PM)

Wouldn't it be nice if they were available as variables, %Title%, %Notes%, etc., for use in templates for pasting 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Action Outline on offer at Bits du Jour, 2011-11-21

« Last post by rjbull on November 21, 2011, 02:43 PM »

All versions of Action Outline, one of the many two-pane outliners/notekeepers, are on offer via Bits du Jour today, 2011-11-21.

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General Software Discussion / Re: General brainstorming for Note-taking software

« Last post by rjbull on November 21, 2011, 02:09 PM »

Action Outline is on offer at Bits du Jour today, 2011-11-21, but I can't get their page to load at time of posting.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Sagelight Editor - $39.95 Lifetime Promotion Ending July 1st

« Last post by rjbull on November 20, 2011, 01:53 PM »

$39.95 lifetime offer still up today, 2011-11-20.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ditto: yet another free clipboard manager

« Last post by rjbull on November 20, 2011, 10:43 AM »

there's still a big difference between "settling for what's not broken" and my keep-it-if-you-don't-miss-anything approach.

-brotherS (November 19, 2011, 02:37 AM)

That's an interesting view.  And given that in the UK, many of us are broke, maybe we'll be following your example 

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Can CH capture text + url in one shot?

« Last post by rjbull on November 20, 2011, 10:40 AM »

but i also wanted to know if i can paste the text + url in one shot?

this has been requested before -- i will add an option.

-mouser (November 19, 2011, 04:04 PM)

Does that mean that output templates are coming?   

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Can CH capture text + url in one shot?

« Last post by rjbull on November 19, 2011, 03:50 PM »

Hmmm...  looks you only get a truncated URL in the URL field if you don't have it set wide enough for the whole URL.  E.g., only "https://www.donationcoder.com/foru" instead of the whole thing.  Bug?

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Can CH capture text + url in one shot?

« Last post by rjbull on November 19, 2011, 03:09 PM »

All the data's there, you just have to adjust CHS to see it.  The first screenshot shows CHS main screen with both the application CHS clipped from, in this case Firefox, and also the URL.  That's truncated on screen because of the column widths, but it's all there.  You may need to change what columns show in CHS to see these clearly.  You do that by ticking the items you want from the columns dropdown, see second screenshot.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS: New Formatting Dialog

« Last post by rjbull on November 18, 2011, 03:28 PM »

Using MT to change the file in-place..:

for this you should have told CHS to read output from input file.  that should work.

-mouser (November 18, 2011, 03:03 PM)

I thought I had, but, I was getting in a tangle.  Look at the one that starts "Reading from STDOUT;".  That's the one where I had to kill the process.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS: New Formatting Dialog

« Last post by rjbull on November 18, 2011, 02:53 PM »

could you do this: take the commandline that CHS would run, and run that manully under a dos window.  does it produce the right output?

and when you try to run it from CHS, what error does it give you?

-mouser (November 14, 2011, 03:23 PM)

Here's what I did, but it's getting my head in a spin.  Both these command lines - minor variations - work properly in a console window:

[Select]

c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:SPELC_MT.MT test.txt > mod.txt

type test.txt | c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:SPELC_MT.MT >
mod.txt

So far, the batch file method in the earlier message seems to work perfectly.  It's the only one that does.  I also tried the following, to the point where I lost track of what I was doing:

---------

Using MT to change the file in-place:

Program/Script: c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe

Arguments: -q -n -w -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J.
Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT""%infile%"

Input: Create %inifile%

Output: Read from %inifile%

Returned:
Error RE-reading input file C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpin.txt (for tool
output, see tool config) -- nothing changed in file --  after tool run:
c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe with params -q -n -w -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J.
Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT""C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpin.txt"

---------

Using MT to change the file in-place, ignore outfile:

Program/Script: c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe

Arguments: -q -n -w -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J.
Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT""%infile%"

Input: Create %inifile%

Output: Ignore

Returned:
CHS reported Custom tool finished successfully, but it didn't do anything (no
changes)

---------

Using redirection to make a new file:

Program/Script: c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe

Arguments: -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J. Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT"
"%inifile%" > "%outfile%"

Input: Create %inifile%

Output: Read from %outfile%

Returned:
Error reading output file C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpout.txt after tool run:
c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe with params -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J.
Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT" "%inifile%" >
"C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpout.txt"

---------


As above but with redirection symbol wrapped in quotes, ">"

Returned:
Error reading output file C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpout.txt after tool run:
c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe with params -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J.
Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT" "%inifile%" ">"
"C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpout.txt"
---------

Reading from STDOUT;

Program/Script: c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe

Arguments: -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J. Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT"
"%inifile%"

Input: Create %inifile%

Output: Read from STDOUT

Returned:
ERROR: Previously launched tool is still running. Close that process before
continuing.

Had to kill process.  Later found an open and empty console window.

---------

Send on STDIN, Read from STDOUT

Program/Script: c:\DOS\Utils\mtrw.exe

Arguments: -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J. Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT"

Input: Send on STDIN

Output: Read from STDOUT

Returned:
CHS reported Custom tool finished successfully, but it didn't do anything (no
changes)

---------

Repeat: the batch file method worked OK.  What have I missed?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ditto: yet another free clipboard manager

« Last post by rjbull on November 18, 2011, 02:42 PM »

since I'm now following a keep-it-if-you-don't-miss-anything approach

-brotherS (November 17, 2011, 03:38 AM)

Ancient American proverb say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it..." 

I'm also too lazy to migrate all my important entries from the Ditto database

-brotherS (November 17, 2011, 03:38 AM)

I presume you could do that by running both programs at the same time, though you'd still have to do some work.  Also, don't overlook Ethervane Echo's ability to bulk import clips.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Ditto: yet another free clipboard manager

« Last post by rjbull on November 16, 2011, 03:26 PM »

brotherS, have you looked at tranglos' NANY program, in this thread NANY 2012 Pledge & Early Beta: Ethervane Echo?  Similar look-and-feel to Ditto, but a new program with tranglos improvements.

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General Software Discussion / SyncBackSE V6 and SyncBackPro V6 Backup Software Released

« Last post by rjbull on November 14, 2011, 04:32 PM »

2BrightSparks Home Page

SyncBackSE V6 and SyncBackPro V6 Backup Software Released

Whether it's a paid upgrade or not depends on when you bought your license.  If it was before 1st January 2011, the upgrade fee is US$15 per license (volume discounts available).

Changes list:

NEW TO VERSION 6! Amazon S3 and Google Storage support
You can backup and synchronize your files via cloud storage services. Amazon S3 provides a simple web service interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. Google Cloud Storage is a service for storing and accessing your data on Google's infrastructure. The service combines the performance and scalability of Google's cloud with advanced security and sharing capabilities.
Choose SyncBackSE    

NEW TO VERSION 6! Microsoft Azure support
Windows Azure helps developers build, host and scale applications through Microsoft datacenters. Azure requires no up-front expenses, no long term commitment, and enables developers to pay only for the resources they use. The Microsoft cloud platform is used to build, host and scale web applications through Microsoft data centers. Windows Azure forms part of Microsoft's cloud computing strategy, along with their software as a service offering, Microsoft Online Services.
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NEW TO VERSION 6! Backup of emails stored on a POP3/IMAP4 server
There are two main ways that users can access their email. POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is the standard whereby messages are delivered to your computer, put in your mailbox, and are then your responsibility. IMAP (Interactive Mail Access Protocol) is a newer method. IMAP is delivered to the server, and you connect to the server to see your mail. The mail is not stored on your machine. When a message is marked as read, it is marked as read on the server, not on your computer. SyncBackPro allows you to backup both Pop3 and IMAP4 emails.
Choose SyncBackSE    

NEW TO VERSION 6! Integration with SyncBack Management Service
Remote installations of SyncBackPro can now be managed and monitored from a central location. The SBM Console (currently in beta) works with SyncBackPro and the SyncBack Management Service (SBM Service - also in beta). All three applications are required and work together to enable the management of backup and synchronization profiles across a network. The SBM Console allows system managers to review the history status of backup profiles, limit client machine access to the backup system, securely restrict user intervention of their backup profiles, and the automatic update of backup profiles.
Choose SyncBackSE    

NEW TO VERSION 6! Notification about profiles runs, creation, etc.
SyncBackPro V6 can use a SysLog server for notification about profiles runs, creation, etc. This new feature set includes a range of settings including: Send status messages to a SysLog server; SysLog hostname or IP address; SysLog port number; SysLog facility number (0 to 23); Send date and time in GMT timezone (the dates & times of the messages can either be in the local timezone or in the GMT/UTC timezone); Send messages in UTF8 (messages can either be in ASCII or UTF8); Prefix messages with username (to help with tracking, the messages sent to the SysLog server can optionally be prefix with the Windows username); Send Test Message to the SysLog server.
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NEW TO VERSION 6! New script functions, function calls, and example scripts
Scripting is a way in which the functionality of SyncBackPro can be changed or extended by writing small scripts. SyncBackPro can use scripts written in any scripting language (supported by the Windows Scripting Host) that is installed on the computer, but typically they are written in VBScript or JScript. This powerful feature allows you to configure how SyncBackPro works and runs profiles. For example, you could create a script that lets SyncBackPro backup to a database (or anything else you can access). Scripting can also be used to change how profiles run. A number of new scripting functions have been added to version 6. Scripts can now also add their own profile configuration page for easy integration and configuration
Choose SyncBackSE    

NEW TO VERSION 6! SBHistory scripting object for access to profiles run history
SyncBackPro V6 can use a SysLog server for notification about profiles runs, creation, etc. The SBHistory object allows you to refer to a profile's history, e.g. when it was run, who ran it, what the result was, etc.
Choose SyncBackSE    

AND MORE: NEW TO VERSION 6!
• Detect changes in file and folder name case and optionally correct them
• SmartSync options to skip and ignore changes
• Can choose what to do when cannot be prompted for action
• Option to not log successfully copied, moved, or deleted files
• Option to not send log email if simulated run
• Can encrypt log file when emailed
• -log command line parameter to display latest log file for a profile
• -clearss command line parameter to clear SmartSync data
• -monoff command line parameter to switch monitors off
• -importprofile and -importscript command line parameters to import multiple profiles or scripts using wildcards
• -sbmssync command line parameter and appropriate exit code
• -profbackup command line parameter
• -winpassword to specific Windows login password
• Copy symbolic links as-is
• Email bodies can now be plain text and/or HTML
• Profiles can now be stored in the users roaming application data folder         

• Option to ignore NTFS encrypted files
• Uses Windows 7 taskbar features
• Can stop Windows sleeping while profile is running, e.g. when burning CD
• Can use hardware serial number for drive insert detection and in new variables
• Groups can also have time limits
• When running a profile because of file or folder changes then can set how long to wait with no changes before running profile
• Many new variables, e.g. HWSERIAL
• Regular expressions now treat the backslash character as a line separator
• Group settings main window lets you filter profiles listed
• Profile run history can be seen in profile setup window
• /max prefix to maximize window when running programs in Run Before and Run After
• On Vista and newer, and if the locking application supports it, it can report the application that has a file locked
• Profile result shows if profile aborted because too many files would be deleted
• Stop, pause, and resume buttons in progress panel
Choose SyncBackSE    

Backup to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray
Backup to CD/DVD/Blu-Ray with disk spanning (compression not required). SyncBackPro can also backup to an ISO image file which can be mounted as a virtual drive (using 3rd party software). SyncBackPro also performs automatic disk spanning, i.e. if your files do not fit onto the CD/DVD then it will split the files and continue onto another CD/DVD.
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Backup To or Restore From an Email Server
SyncBackPro allows the user to backup or synchronize their files with an email server whether SMTP, POP3, or IMAP4 (not to be confused with synchronizing emails). This is similar to backing up via FTP, however the backup is made via an email server e.g. Gmail, Yahoo!, etc. SyncBackPro provides advanced customization of the settings that allow the user to define SMTP and POP3/IMAP4 server connection details like "Must use SSL/TLS connection", "Direct SSL/TLS connection", and includes the ability to create a custom email body instead of using the default.
Choose SyncBackSE    Scripting Support
SyncBackPro allows the user to configure the program and profiles using their own scripts. Scripts are distinct from the core code of the application, which is written in a different language. Scripting is a way in which the functionality of SyncBackPro can be changed or extended. A script is a set of instructions and is similar to the macro support in Microsoft Office, and Java Script in web pages. SyncBackPro can use scripts written in any scripting language (supported by the Windows Scripting Host) that is installed on the computer. SyncBackPro Scripts.
Choose SyncBackSE    SFTP Support
SFTP, or secure FTP, is a program that uses SSH to transfer files. Unlike standard FTP, it encrypts both commands and data, preventing passwords and sensitive information from being transmitted transparently over a network. Functionally similar to FTP, SFTP uses a different protocol, it is not possible to use a standard FTP client to talk to an SFTP server, nor is it possible to connect to an FTP server with a client that supports only SFTP.
Choose SyncBackSE    Processes an Unlimited Number of Files
Instead of storing the information in RAM (memory), SyncBackPro uses a database to store details of the files it is copying. This means an unlimited number of files and folders can be processed. SyncBackPro uses RAM for performance but will automatically and seamlessly switch to a database if memory is running low or the number of files reaches a threshold. Using a database is significantly faster when the number of files is in the hundreds of thousands.
Choose SyncBackSE    BZip2 Compression
Enjoy a higher compression rate than Zip making FTP and email backups faster, and lessening the load on network backups. BZip2 typically compresses files up to 15% more, is around twice as fast at compression, and six times faster at decompression. Bzip2 compresses files using the Burrows-Wheeler block-sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression is generally considerably better than that achieved by more conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors.
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Automatic Drive Failure Detection
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, or "S.M.A.R.T.", is a monitoring system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the hope of anticipating failures. Mechanical failures, which are usually predictable failures, account for 60 percent of drive failure. The purpose of S.M.A.R.T. is to warn a user or system administrator of impending drive failure while time remains to take preventative action - such as copying the data to a replacement device.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Duplicate Photo Finder

« Last post by rjbull on November 14, 2011, 04:14 PM »

In case you don't already know, it looks like there's a similar program with the same name - Duplicate Photo Finder.  It looks to be US$49.90 at full price, but they make the price very hard to find (bottom of the Upgrade page).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Multi-Search String for Windows xp

« Last post by rjbull on November 14, 2011, 03:47 PM »

Do you mean several different strings within the file names, or within the text of the file contents?

If the first, file managers like Total Commander (use the plugins) or XYplorer can do it.

If the second, find strings inside files, you might try WanyWord.  This page no longer seems to exist, so here's the last entry in the WayBackMachine Internet Archive.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS: New Formatting Dialog

« Last post by rjbull on November 14, 2011, 03:11 PM »

I'm fairly sure it's mad about the commandline invocation with the %infile% name having spaces in it and not being double quoted.

-mouser (November 13, 2011, 05:03 PM)

Still didn't work.  Essentially the same command line does work as a Text Filter in TED Notepad, using its %~S parameter for marked text, so either I haven't understood CHS's parameters correctly, or there's a significant difference in how the two programs handle STDIN/STDOUT, or both.  I found I could make it work by a minor cheat; wrapping the utility in a batch file.  The batch file is:

c:\dos\utils\mtrw.exe -q -n -w -o+ -b- -c- -i:"c:\Users\R.J. Bull\pcw\Spellchk\SPELC_MT.MT" C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpin.txt > C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpout.txt

and the matching CHS Preset configuration is as in the screenshot.

How does one delete a user-entered Preset, please?

I should add: you give four slots for search-and-replace pairs in CHS's standard presets, which is generous; that's the same as the payware version of Boxer Software's Text Monkey.  The advantage of using MiniTrue is that it's a freeware that gives you an essentially unlimited number of pairs, especially now it's available in Windows 32-bit form.  It's still a rather strange program, though.

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General Software Discussion / Re: any photo editor that will both combine/tile, and keep transparency?

« Last post by rjbull on November 13, 2011, 05:11 PM »

IrfanView Help:

If you want to create images with multiple rows/columns at same time, use the Contact Sheet feature from Thumbnails window.

But AFAICS it only gives you options for solid colours, not transparency  

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: CHS: New Formatting Dialog

« Last post by rjbull on November 13, 2011, 04:47 PM »

Just been trying to put Jason Hood's version of "Ministry of Truth," a multiple search-and-replace utility, as a user tool into the Presets.  I'm getting an error message from it:

mtr: \N is not a valid escape sequence in C:\NoInst\ClipboardHelpAndSpell\tmpin.txt

When I look at the (test) input text in CHS's grid, it looks like the first screenshot below.

Where are the "\n" coming from?  Is that what's causing a problem?

• using MTRW, 32-bit Windows console version
• Jason Hood's MiniTrue page
• Parameters used are in second screenshot.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: PhraseExpress Pro with 70% discount - Celebrate with Us!

« Last post by rjbull on November 07, 2011, 05:06 PM »

Sure, PhraseExpress supports all known paste methods:
[...]
You can even define the desired paste method for each phrase separately, if you want: http://manual.phraseexpress.com#pasteoptions

-BartelsMedia (November 07, 2011, 03:27 PM)

Thanks.  I had envisaged setting paste method per application, rather than per phrase, and can't see that in your quoted section.  But it's present?

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General Software Discussion / Re: TED Notepad updated to stable version 6.0.1 Beta, Nov 2, 2011

« Last post by rjbull on November 06, 2011, 05:25 PM »

Edited: found auto-complete bug after 5 minutes

-fenixproductions (November 03, 2011, 10:24 AM)

What happened?  Have you reported it to Juraj?

-rjbull (November 06, 2011, 11:25 AM)

When I select first list item to be inserted and hit Enter sometimes the 3rd one goes into text (or 2nd or 4th). This bug appears for every entry: pretty rarely highlighted word is pasted.

I think this may be an issue of automatic sorting option checked in but I still need to test it more.

-fenixproductions (November 06, 2011, 11:36 AM)

I confirm there's a bug that seems related to sorting.  I didn't have Sort checked, and things seemed to work correctly.  Then I checked it, and got insertions wildly different from what I'd tried to launch.  I can't confirm the exact position of the text inserted - perhaps I used a longer file than you did - but it certainly didn't put the right text in place.  Unchecking the box again put things to rights.

No yet reported. I want to give TED more time and make full list of issues/suggestions (like I did in the past).

-fenixproductions (November 03, 2011, 10:24 AM)

I'm glad to find someone else who likes TED Notepad!

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: PhraseExpress Pro with 70% discount - Celebrate with Us!

« Last post by rjbull on November 06, 2011, 05:11 PM »

BartelsMedia, does PE give you a choice of text insertion methods?

I ask because one of my editors is WSedit by Dr. Martin Vieregg, http://www.hypermake...om/english/home.html (made in Germany  ) I use it because it's WordStar style.  Some phrase expanders fail with it.  When you try to trigger the short form, they don't enter anything into the file.  The editor behaves as if Ctrl+V only had been pressed.  I checked this with clipboard enhancer ArsClip, http://www.joejoesof.../showpage.php?cid=97 because it offers a choice of pasting methods.  In AsClip's case, the Ctrl+V method doesn't work, but Shift+Insert and "Mimic Typing" both do.

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General Software Discussion / Re: TED Notepad updated to stable version 6.0.1 Beta, Nov 2, 2011

« Last post by rjbull on November 06, 2011, 11:25 AM »

Edited: found auto-complete bug after 5 minutes

-fenixproductions (November 03, 2011, 10:24 AM)

What happened?  Have you reported it to Juraj?

@mouser: apologies, I wasn't quite sure where to put an announcement when it's someone else's software.

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General Software Discussion / TED Notepad updated to stable version 6.0.1 Beta, Nov 2, 2011

« Last post by rjbull on November 01, 2011, 04:36 PM »

That excellent small but feature-rich editor, TED Notepad, has just received one of its rare updates.  Current stable version
6.0.1 Beta, Nov 2, 2011:

TED Notepad ChangeLog
small - quick - light - innovative - extensible - variable - free

This listing describes all major changes between previous versions of TED Notepad. Minor changes that did not affect difference between major versions listed here are omitted.

Version 6.0.1 beta (Nov 2, 2011)
    This version is a complete rewrite of the entire project. Small changes might be left out by omission.
    + Search and Replace dialog replaced by Search Bar.
    + Added: Support for Escapes and Regular Expressions in search/replace patterns.
    + Added: Experimental Search and Last Tool concept. Similar to Search and Replace.
    + Added: Long searches automatically display an abort dialog.
    + Added: Option to Mimic Case upon Search and Replace.
    + Added: Auto-search for current word upon no selection in Find Selected.
    + Added: Extended Replace also supports Escapes, RegExps and Mimic Case.
    + Added: Support for user-defined color of text and background.
    + Added: Random Color Scheme generator in Settings dialog.
    + Added: Display Line Numbers, Newlines and Line Lengths.
    + Added: ZoomIn, ZoomOut, ZoomReset.
    + Added: Auto-recognition of UTF-8 files without BOM.
    + Added: Import/Export/Reopen file in chosen encoding or codepage.
    + Added: Full transparent support for binary files (load+edit+save).
    + Added: Full transparent support for mixed newlines (load+edit+save).
    + Added: Command line parameter: /b Skips the "Create new file" question.
    + Added: Option to auto-save documents directly to their original files.
    + Added: Option to create recovery auto-save files with hidden attribute.
    + Added: Question, whether to auto-load a lost auto-save version of a file.
    + Added: Question about saving before closing is skipped for empty Untitled documents.
    + Added: Favourite files now support relative paths.
    + Added: Template file for new documents.
    + Added: Shuffle Lines tool.
    + Added: First Capital, Random Case and Fun Case tools.
    + Added: Unclose Lines, Trim Empty Lines and Shift Lines Right tool.
    + Added: Collapse Empty Lines tool.
    + Added: Unwrap Lines tool.
    + Added: Extract Words tool.
    + Added: Most tools are now showing their progress and support cancel.
    + Added: Classic old system edit control replaced by new improved editbox.
    + Added: Text storage engine with improved support for working with huge files.
    + Added: Support for very long lines (current limit is set to 1 MiB).
    + Added: Multi-level Undo and Redo. Better Undo granularity.
    + Added: Legacy single-level Undo still available through Alt+BkSpace.
    + Added: More sensitive navigation through entire words.
    + Added: Support for Triple/Quadruple/Quintuple-click and mouse selecting.
    + Added: Option to auto-Copy to clipboard upon mouse selection.
    + Added: Paste/Swap from clipboard upon mouse Ctrl-Right-click.
    + Added: Option to Mimic Case upon Paste from clipboard.
    + Added: Option to auto-select current word/line/paragraph/document upon empty Copy/Cut.
    + Added: Insert Recently Inserted and Recently Deleted text.
    + Added: Support for Smart Home and End keys, working with indentation
    + Added: Support for moving/selecting by entire paragraphs.
    + Added: Option to keep distance between the Caret and window borders.
    + Added: Improved and enriched Right-click menu.
    + Added: Support for Insert/Overwrite mode.
    + Added: Horizontal mouse-wheel scrolling.
    + Added: Improved INI files for saving settings into Config.
    + Added: Support for hierarchical INI file loading.
    + Added: Command line parameter: /i Load specified INI file
    + Added: Location of current INI file added to Settings dialog.
    + Added: Printing font.
    + Added: Page Setup for printing.
    + Added: Check Updates shortcut.
    + Added: Sort tool: Upto five independent sorting keys available.
    + Added: Sort tool: Range of columns can be specified in each sorting key.
    + Added: Sort tool: Option to ignore white-spaces and/or punctuation while sorting.
    + Added: Sort tool: Option to ignore all but alpha-numeric characters while sorting.
    + Added: Sort tool: Option to ignore blank and/or control characters while sorting.
    + Added: Sort tool: Options to ignore characters supported even while sorting as numbers.
    + Added: Sort tool: Uses current user locale settings while sorting as numbers.
    + Added: Sort tool: Support for positive signs while sorting as numbers.
    * Modif: Sort tool: Sorting keys no longer depend on previous keys.
    + Added: Columns and Sort tools: Option to "delimit by entire phrase" rather than "separate characters".
    + Added: Columns and Sort tools: Options for saving info from tool dialogs into the Config.
    * Modif: Columns and Sort tools: Tool dialogs accept ranges and columns inverted.
    + Added: Columns tool: Random number insertion point (%r).
    * Modif: Columns tool: Center alignment modifier changed from ^ to !.
    + Added: Translate Charaters tool: Supports escapes and ranges.
    + Added: XmlTag tool: Works more carefully with singleline/multiline selections.
    * Modif: XmlTag tool: Reselects the original selection after enclosing it.
    + Added: XmlTag tool: Option to keep or reset fields "Attributes" and "Empty".
    + Added: Compare tool: State of checkboxes from tool dialog are saved into Config.
    + Added: Compare tool: Option for saving the compared strings into Config as well.
    + Added: Filters: New variable %S, which expands with current selection.
    + Added: Filters: Option to convert all text to/from UTF-8.
    + Added: Filters: Option to push no input (stdin) into filter.
    + Added: Filters: Option to ignore output (stdout/stderr) from filter.
    + Added: Filters: Option to mix output (stdout/stderr) from filter together.
    + Added: Filters: Option to display filter output as message instead of replacing.
    + Added: Filters: Option to auto-exit when filter is finished.
    + Added: Filters: Option to skip saving upon auto-exit when filter is finished.
    + Added: Filters: Option to ignore filter's return value.
    + Added: Filters: Option to wait for filter to finish.
    + Added: Filters: Option to skip the launch dialog.
    + Added: Filters: Quoting variable modifiers, which escape all double-quotes while expanding.
    + Added: Search and Replace All feature groups Undo steps into one Undo step.
    + Added: Search and Replace All feature shows total count of replacements in the Status Bar.
    + Added: Progress and info messages displayed in the Status Bar during most operations.
    + Added: Undo feature can now remember the last document save-point.
    + Added: Double-clicks on the Status Bar supported (as shortcuts to anticipated actions).
    + Added: Word Wrap indicator in the Status Bar.
    + Added: Current character value in the Status Bar.
    + Added: Suggest filename from first line supports longer filenames.
    + Added: Suggest filename from first line now works also in Exclude File feature.
    + Added: Option to confirm with user whether to exit by Esc key.
    + Added: Option to prevent insertion of control characters.
    + Added: Option to show bold Caret upon Overwrite mode.
    + Added: Option to improve definition of what a word consists of.
    + Added: Option to Indent selection (of multiple lines) with simple Tab key.
    + Added: Option to reduce Undo steps to the last single step upon Save.
    + Added: Option to persist current scrolling during tools.
    + Added: Option to auto-hide the Search Bar after it has been used.
    + Added: Option to auto-hide the Search Bar only after a successful use.
    + Added: Options to reset/keep specific search attributes in the Search Bar.
    + Added: Option to execute search as non-abortable (for compatibility).
    + Added: Option to execute all tools as non-abortable (for compatibility).
    + Added: Option to warn, when a file being loaded is bigger than a specific value.
    + Added: Support for overriding user locale settings (number formats, date/time formats).
    + Added: Many more settings and options to subtly adjust behaviour of features.
    - Fixed: Malformed UTF-8 files could cause loading troubles.
    - Fixed: Save As dialog allows read-only files when read-only files can be forced.
    - Fixed: Save As dialog no longer changes current working directory on the way.
    - Fixed: Switch to already opened document, while the other document's window is in tray.
    - Fixed: Troubles with changing the opened-and-watched-for-modifications file too rapidly.
    - Fixed: The opened-and-watched-for-modifications file no longer share-locked unnecessarily.
    - Fixed: Statistics tool: Average line length computed over non-empty lines only.
    - Fixed: Statistics tool: Line lengths (avg/min/max) ignore tail white-spaces.
    - Fixed: Unique Lines tool: Duplicates of empty lines not counted upon Leave empty lines.
    - Fixed: Unique Lines tool: Improved algorithm used in the tool (bug with quadratic impact).
    - Fixed: SysTray icon reappears after explorer/taskbar crash and recreation.
    * Improved and more user-friendly Goto dialog.
    * Statistics tool dialog supports copying of the values into clipboard.
    * Settings dialog now remembers the last active tab for convenience.
    * All tools working with selection can now auto-select word/line/paragraph/document.
    * Changing document Encoding or Newlines makes the document modified.
    * Old Margin Bar renamed to Wrap Margin. It soft-wraps lines upon Word Wrap.
    * Message "Search pattern not found!" now includes the search pattern.
    * Current selection and scrolling try to persist Search and Replace All operation.
    * Search and Replace All draws all changes at once if there is no idle CPU.
    * Undo is available in the Search Bar, when selection is pre-filled as new pattern.
    * Ability to define and use the Second Search through the Search Bar.
    * Longer patterns (upto 8 KiB) allowed in the Search Bar.
    * The selection is reversed upon searching upwards.
    * Word Wrap rewraps the line being edited correctly, including previous word.
    * Better maintenance of current scrolling and selection upon reverting the document.
    * Better maintenance of current scrolling upon rewrapping lines of the document.
    * Horizontal Scroll Bar tries to be a bit smarter and less resource consuming.
    * Quote Mail tool removed.
    * Few hotkeys modified or switched between functions.
    * Tools sub-menu and Edit sub-menu rearranged a bit. All dialogs improved.
    * Defaults for some of the settings modified to fit the new capabilities.
    * Few config names changed or moved to prevent sharing with old versions.
    * Core memory-handling and text-processing routines improved.
    * Non-linear generator of pseudo-random numbers used in tools.
    * Default fonts changed to Courier New and Arial.
    * New application icon introduced.
    Changes against version 5.4.1.

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« Last post by rjbull on October 20, 2011, 02:14 PM »

Another photo of Frome, Somerset.  According to The Guardian, the town is now a pit stop for celebs gasping for a FairTrade mochachino on the way to Glasters...  but The Grauniad exaggerates.