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General Software Discussion / Re: Comment Explorer 2.5.0.4

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 27, 2016, 05:48 PM »

Well poo.  It was the hotkey combo. That's so frustrating - I tested it before and got no reaction, checked assignments using Ethervane ActiveHotkeys (might be an old version...) and couldn't find any reason why F11 NOR F12 would work.
I changed it to Ctrl+Shift+M and it worked perfectly.
I've since reassigned it to Shift+F10 and Ctrl+F10 and those both seem to work.

Thanks again, sir!

-AzureToad (January 27, 2016, 10:00 AM)

You are most welcome.  Some of my utilities I put in code to allow changing the hotkey via tray icon menu.  But it gets messy handling bail-outs, blanks, the same hotkey is put in as was in effect already etc..  Kind of spaghetti code.

Anyway, glad the program is working for you. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 27, 2016, 04:15 PM »

Theme Font and Size Changer

-MilesAhead (January 12, 2016, 07:20 AM)

I can't seem to get the Theme Font and Size Changer to work.

-holt (January 27, 2016, 12:22 PM)

Do you have checkCompatibility installed?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 27, 2016, 07:51 AM »

tbh I often install an extension on e.g. a recommendation here, and then simply completely forget about it unless it gets in the way.
Cant say I noticed if this one (DoNotTrackPlus) was doing any good or not.

-tomos (January 27, 2016, 06:25 AM)

The 22 extensions I have loaded seem to be enabled.  So far everything seems to be exactly the same as on 43.04.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Comment Explorer 2.5.0.4

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 26, 2016, 07:44 AM »

You have a file selected in File Explorer when hitting the hotkey?

It uses this group:
GroupAdd,ExplorerGroup, ahk_class CabinetWClass
GroupAdd,ExplorerGroup, ahk_class ExploreWClass

with #IfWinActive ahk_group ExplorerGroup

If the active window is anything else, like a third party file manager, the hotkey will not be active.
As a test I would try one that does not use the function keys.  Maybe change it to Control Shift z or something, just to see if that gets a reaction.  Maybe something else is using Shift F11 already.

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Living Room / Re: What other forums do you participate in?

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 24, 2016, 12:52 PM »

I participate on Windows OS forums.  Mainly:
http://www.tenforums.com/
http://www.eightforums.com/
http://www.sevenforums.com/
http://www.vistax64.com/

Windows 10 I don't have a machine to install it on the metal.  And Vista the traffic is very sparse.  So participation is limited for me on those.  But I still try to solve issues on W8 and W7 forums.

Also for programming:
https://autohotkey.com/boards/index.php
https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/

I used to participate on he C based languages forums but it is too cumbersome trying to keep a hand in while working out of a suitcase.  The scripting launguages are more suited to quick and dirty Windows utilities.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Dice analyzer machine project

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 22, 2016, 06:43 PM »

A few things to watch out for on your project.

Try to insure that:

a) the software does not crap out
b) the hardware does not spin out of control
c) that not too much of a load is placed on the system
d) try not to shave the parameters too closely
e) stop trying to do things the hard way
f) figure out how to blow on the dice through all that water
g) play audio in the background such as "baby needs a new pair of shoes" for verisimilitude


 

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 20, 2016, 08:17 AM »

Water babies

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Living Room / Re: Why GOD has not updated the world ?

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 19, 2016, 03:58 PM »

Shareware period has lapsed?


Or worse, trial period lapsed and God is busy with de-installing...

-Shades (January 19, 2016, 03:41 PM)

Or it is abandonware.  He has bigger fish to fry(maybe a planet that's all ocean with no life forms other than fish.  They could live off the sunlight instead of eating each other.)

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Living Room / Re: Why GOD has not updated the world ?

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 19, 2016, 03:23 PM »

Because there's no need to do regular (or even any) updates now that The World has gone over to a subscription model. 

-40hz (January 19, 2016, 02:33 PM)

Maybe it was a Giveaway Of The Day.  No free updates.  Must be installed and activated on the 7th day or it will expire after some random interval.

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Living Room / Re: Why GOD has not updated the world ?

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 19, 2016, 01:53 PM »

Well living in this world of IT industry, it has become my habit to check if new update of so and so has come up or not. Win10 updates itself and do not even tell me what has become new !!

But the world ! It still has 24 hours in a day. Hey come one we need more time for facebook, twitter, coding etc. and then we have to live also. I think GOD should update the world and add more features to it. What you say ?

-anandcoral (January 19, 2016, 10:40 AM)

I guess he didn't take the hint from the Beatles song 8 Days a Week? 
I wasn't aware they predicted Facebook though. 

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 19, 2016, 07:03 AM »

Public Eye

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General Software Discussion / Re: Give yourself at least another 26 unique hotkey combos with Microsoft's remapkey

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 17, 2016, 04:43 PM »

Plus with ahk you can do funky stuff with Hotstrings.  I think the only one I have used it for is a rare case when I want to select all text and copy it to clipboard, then call another program.  In this case I hit qq<tab> where the tab key is designated as the key to terminate hotstring sequences.  Another program is not likely to use it as an accelerator sequence. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Winkey g Google Search ahk quickie

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 17, 2016, 04:33 PM »

FARR is easy and great for this.

-Nod5 (January 17, 2016, 01:52 PM)

I understand.  I used aliases with it myself.  But sometimes it is nice to have something dedicated to only a few things or even a single thing.  But my original point was that it is easy to forget you can search for an icon by typing its name.  The tendency is to try to decipher the little graphic.  One can get distracted by the pictures.  If I use larger icons the picture is easier to see but I have fewer of them visible without scrolling, in the case of a folder full of icons.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Winkey g Google Search ahk quickie

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 17, 2016, 07:04 AM »

An exercise for the reader may be to make a GUI in AHK that has 1/2 dozen search engines and pops up with a hotkey.  The default button would be he default search engine etc..

I haven't looked through the list.  skwire may have already done it. 

Doesn't have to be just google type stuff.  You could have an entry for Everything Search, any number of NirSoft utilities etc..  Only thing is opening everything(meaning many different programs) with a hotkey, when you get on a machine without that hotkey utility you hit the key combination from habit. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Winkey g Google Search ahk quickie

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 17, 2016, 06:57 AM »

You could also (say) invoke them with FARR

-IainB (January 16, 2016, 04:46 PM)

Speaking of FARR, one thing I ignored for years was the Windows desktop and folder behavior of searching as you type.  As example I have a folder on the desktop called Programs with categories of shortcuts in other folders.  I was clicking Programs, then clicking System_Utils then clicking DiskTolls.. very slow.  Now I remember to open Programs folder, type sys<enter> then type dis<enter> then click the utility.  Likewise I pit most of my desktop icons in a folder Desktop.  I click to open it, then for Macrium Reflect, instead of hunting it down I type ref<enter> without looking.  Or mbam<enter> for malwarebytes.  For stuff I use frequently but not often enough for a Taskbar shortcut, it obviates the need to search or use the start menu in most cases.

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 16, 2016, 12:35 PM »

I wonder if there is a psychiatric syndrome where people are mute and inactive because they think they don't exist. Their motto is "I think, therefore I am not".

-Arizona Hot (January 16, 2016, 10:41 AM)

Or, "I think.  Therefore I exist.  NOT!" 

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Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 15, 2016, 04:35 PM »

Executive overreach?  Obama issues decree in pants-on-dog debate

-Arizona Hot (January 15, 2016, 04:25 PM)

He figured it was the leash he could do.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Winkey g Google Search ahk quickie

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 15, 2016, 06:58 AM »

The list of hotkey prefix keys is here:
https://autohotkey.c.../Hotkeys.htm#Symbols

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General Software Discussion / Winkey g Google Search ahk quickie

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 14, 2016, 03:27 PM »

Here is a quickie hotkey for when you don't have anything open to type into to select text etc.. and want to type in a string to search Google with the default browser.  If the InputBox is closed via OK Button it sounds a tone as indication the browser is being launched.

I just added the snippet below to my general purpose ahk hotkey script.

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. ;Winkey g to search Google using default browser
2. #g::
3.   InputBox,SearchVar,Google Search,Enter String for Google to Find
4.   If (ErrorLevel)
5.     return
6.   ;MsgBox I would search Google for %SearchVar%
7.   Run, http://www.google.com/search?q=%SearchVar%
8.   SoundPlay,*64
9.   return

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory replicator for Windows

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 14, 2016, 02:14 PM »

http://www.nextofwin...t-copying-everything

Edit: see XXCopy for limiting folder depth.  It comes in various versions both free and paid.  You would need to check their site(a link is provided in the article) for which switches are supported in which version.

Failing that a google can find copies of xcopy.exe to download if you don't have it on your system.

-MilesAhead (January 14, 2016, 11:11 AM)

You are most welcome.
Glad it worked out well for you. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Directory replicator for Windows

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 14, 2016, 11:11 AM »

http://www.nextofwin...t-copying-everything

Edit: see XXCopy for limiting folder depth.  It comes in various versions both free and paid.  You would need to check their site(a link is provided in the article) for which switches are supported in which version.

Failing that a google can find copies of xcopy.exe to download if you don't have it on your system.

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Living Room / Re: Recommend some music videos to me!

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 14, 2016, 10:12 AM »

Hot for Teacher.

-Renegade (January 14, 2016, 01:11 AM)

Sex education shouldn't be a bunch of lectures about biology after all.  I know I had an English Teacher who, if she was to teach Sex Ed the way it should be taught, no guys would drop out of the class.  Former cheerleader with great, er,  grammar. 

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2016, 06:30 PM »

@Tomos is closing in on 10 digits!  Everybody keep a close eye on him

-Stephen66515 (January 13, 2016, 10:18 AM)

When Tomos hits the 10,000 mark...that is still only 5 digits.

Ten digits mean: 1,000,000 posts (or 9,999,999,999). I'm afraid Tomos would have to pick up the pace a bit

-Shades (January 13, 2016, 06:28 PM)

I just hope he isn't paying by the byte.

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2016, 05:06 PM »

-tomos (January 13, 2016, 01:40 PM)

Oh oh!!  Duck and cover lamp is lit. 

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Auslogics bitreplica 2.1 [100% discount]

« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2016, 12:11 PM »

Glad I didn't pay anything for this.  It is more of a pain in the ass than it is worth, even for free.  I made a profile that could not be simpler.  All files on partition E: to go to a folder on my USB stick.  I selected Incremental which amounts to "copy everything the first time.. then on subsequent syncs, copy only new files or files that have changed."  Well when I ran it the second time, it wants to copy the entire partition again.

I don't even want to figure it out.  A real time waster.  Back to Total Commander I guess. 


Edit:  This is supposed to be a professional sync/backup tool.  But it blithely tried to copy 53 GB of stuff onto a USB stick with 5.x GB free space.  Not only that, but when it got an error it just quit.  My USB stick showed the space used in Explorer Computer view, but when I went into the folder it was empty.  Oh yeah!  I will definitely rely on that to backup my data!!  That's unacceptable even in an alpha release.  Never mind a stable backup product.

Stay away from this one!