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General Software Discussion / Re: So, what pdf reader app is your fav?

« Last post by Ath on August 14, 2015, 08:16 AM »

Also, by default, installed FoxIt free on Windows 10. Hardly even tried the built-in PDF viewer, but that's still doable

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Adapt emptytxtfile.ahk to windows 8.1

« Last post by Ath on August 14, 2015, 08:12 AM »

I started off with the script you originally posted, and implemented the suggestion by MilesAhead using "#IfWinExists ahk_class ... " instead of "#if WinExists(...)", though that doesn't matter much (tested both, worked just fine)
Then I tried to find the reason it didn't get the value for the DesPath variable, trying to understand how it got it in the first place. Then used the AHK AutoIt3 Window Spy tool that comes with the AHK installer to find the control-name for the current Path of the Explorer window, parsed it to remove the Address: prefix, and 'et voila', working .
BTW, I've compiled the script into a .exe, and it works both compiled for x86 (32 bit Unicode) or x64 (64 bit Unicode). I think the Unicode compilation is required for current Windows versions, to enable it working for *any* Language-locale. Doesn't need to be Run As Administrator (though I still have UAC enabled).

This is my current script: (Didn't do any nice indenting or comments , only added the current path to the "File Name" first line of the list)

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. #SingleInstance Force
2.      
3.     #ifWinActive ahk_class CabinetWClass
4.     {
5.       #y::
6.       Gui, Destroy
7.       WinGet, WinID, ID, A
8.       Gui, +LastFound
9.       HWND := WinExist()
10.       ControlGetText, DesPath, ToolbarWindow323, ahk_id %WinID%
11.       StringMid,DesPath,DesPath,Instr(DesPath,": ") + 2
12.       Gui, Add, ListView, r10 NoSort vChosenName h300 w400, File Name (Path: %DesPath%)
13.          For A,B in {1:"Instrucciones.txt",2:"Instalar en mv.txt", 3:"Es mal portable. Instalar como no portable.txt", 4:"Instalado como portable.txt", 5:"Instalar cuando se pueda.txt", 6:"ReciboLLamadaAlas.proponer fecha hora.txt", 7:"Ver pantallazos.proponer fecha hora.txt", 8:"Ver grabaciones de la fecha.proponer fecha sistema.txt", 9:"password   pegado del portapapeles.txt", 10:"Avira detecta virus. en parte a especificar.txt", 11:"File11.txt", 12:"Es un juego.txt", 13:"Es para entorno MAC Apple.txt", 14:"Tambien tienen versiones de pago.txt", 15:"No es buen portable.Instalado como portable.txt",16:"No funcione en xp. es para w7 o sup.txt", 17:"Nuevo Notepad++ Document.txt",18:"Script AutoIt.au3",19:"Script Autohotkey.ahk", 20:"es un trial de prueba.txt", 21:"ae.fecha.txt",22:"File22.txt", 23:"File23.txt", 24:"File24.txt",25:"File25.txt",26:"File26.txt"}
14.         LV_Add("",B)
15.         Gui, Add, Button, gChoose, Submit
16.       Gui, Show, h340 w420, Choose File Name
17.       Return
18.     }
19.      
20.     Choose:
21.    ControlGet, List, List, Selected, SysListView321, ahk_id %HWND%
22.     Gui, Destroy
23.     Loop, Parse, List, `n
24.     {
25.        If !FileExist(DesPath "\" A_LoopField)
26.           FileAppend,, %DesPath%\%A_LoopField%
27.     }
28.     Return

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

« Last post by Ath on August 14, 2015, 06:01 AM »

'Caught' 40hz at his 11500th post

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Adapt emptytxtfile.ahk to windows 8.1

« Last post by Ath on August 14, 2015, 05:15 AM »

I've debugged a little on Windows 10 and came to these changes:
OLD CODE:

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. HWND := WinExist()
2.       ControlGetText, DesPath, Edit1, ahk_id %WinID%
3.       Gui, Add, ListView, r10 NoSort vChosenName h300 w400, File Name

NEW CODE:

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. HWND := WinExist()
2.       ControlGetText, DesPath, ToolbarWindow323, ahk_id %WinID%
3.       StringMid, DesPath, DesPath, Instr(DesPath,": ") + 2
4.       Gui, Add, ListView, r10 NoSort vChosenName h300 w400, File Name

(2nd line changed, 3rd line added)

The text from this control comes prefixed with "Address: " on a US-English Windows installation, and "Adres: " with the Dutch language pack active (I have separate logins for separate languages on this Windows 10 system ), so the string-splitting is based on the ": " part.
I'm no expert on AHK, but it "Works On My Machine" (r)
Can't test with Windows 7 (at the moment) or Windows 8.x (at all as I don't have that @#$#%-OS here), but as Windows Explorer has a lot of similarities I sortof assume it should work there too. Else use the AHK Window Spy to get the control-name that holds the address for the current folder:


Only once the address is selected it reveals the Edit1 control as used in the original code:

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capturing Scrolling Pages

« Last post by Ath on August 14, 2015, 03:42 AM »

It sounds like you've found a bug with the red-lines being used to outline the area for capture -- I'll try to fix.

Question -- did those red outlines only happen when the window you were capturing was full screen?

-mouser (August 13, 2015, 11:09 PM)

I think he said it was a feature of the Sandbox software, not caused by ScreenShotCapture:

2. The red lines are not related to SC!  As I was doing this I finally realized what they are.  I run Firefox in a sandbox.  The sandbox puts lines around the Firefox window.  But the way I have it set up they are barely visible and I am so used to them I forgot they are even there.

-SuperMan (August 13, 2015, 10:08 AM)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capturing Scrolling Pages

« Last post by Ath on August 11, 2015, 11:55 AM »

Only the last page will be smaller then the others, when starting the capture from the top of the page, that's why there are separate settings for the last page, an also for the first page to cut off an unwanted header

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General Software Discussion / Re: Notes associated to a web during our browsing or deep links everywhere

« Last post by Ath on August 11, 2015, 11:47 AM »

As I understand the request, he wants a note to be associated to a url and for it to show automatically when that url is opened

-tomos (August 11, 2015, 05:28 AM)

Aha, I misunderstood the request and no, that's not a feature of CintaNotes.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for whiteboard photo cleanup software

« Last post by Ath on August 11, 2015, 03:15 AM »

+1 for Office Lens

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General Software Discussion / Re: Notes associated to a web during our browsing or deep links everywhere

« Last post by Ath on August 11, 2015, 03:14 AM »

I'm using CintaNotes (pro) (shareware) for that, but there are several other tools and browser plugins for that. Discussed here often before.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Capturing borders on dialog boxes on Windows 7

« Last post by Ath on August 10, 2015, 02:49 AM »

This looks like an owner-drawn or custom message-box, created from a Borland based dev. environment, probably a quite old one. I can see no shadow-border around the window.
The only way I see how to come near to your desired outcome is to start with a Region capture, select the usual/desired visible part, and blur outside of the selection. That's not ideal, I get that, but imho a workable solution.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Where to backup my cloud?

« Last post by Ath on August 10, 2015, 02:40 AM »

Or make a paper-backup 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by Ath on August 10, 2015, 02:31 AM »

Windows 10 seems to have a transparant border around all windows, recognizable when hovering the mouse across a border: the size-cursor shows when the mouse is already outside the window! I assume/suspect that this translates into a black border when inside a grid.
Have you tried to add the negative offset/overlap in grid coordinates, as suggested earlier?

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

« Last post by Ath on August 09, 2015, 11:30 AM »

Forgot to post earlier but shot on July 29th, highend01 hit the first 100 mark

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10: Migration-woes thread

« Last post by Ath on August 09, 2015, 04:24 AM »

Well, I didn't have a failed migration, but I had an 'interesting' one. I detailed everything in a dedicated thread. I tried to be as detailed as possible with the problems I encountered & listed solutions just in case someone else runs into the problems I did.

-Innuendo (August 08, 2015, 08:54 AM)

Well, I saw your post but I interpreted it like the title, a clean install and your adventures with that. On closer investigation it in fact a 'minor fail' upgrade. Interesting, like you said.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10: Migration-woes thread

« Last post by Ath on August 08, 2015, 06:08 AM »

Upgrading Windows 7 x64 SP1 to Windows 10 on a system equipped with Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) failed with data-loss!

I've tried to upgrade my Lenovo Y580 with a 1 TB HDD and a 64 GB SSD (the SSD is hidden by the RST technology as a high-speed MRU-buffer for the HDD).
All seemed to go fine, until the upgrade process executed a reboot, and it couldn't find the boot-partition it had just upgraded.

All attempts to repair the partitions, reverting the installation or even using a Windows 7 SP1 boot-USB for recovery, didn't result in the partitions to be restored (at all) and rendered the laptop 'useless'.

Solution I applied was: Buy a Samsung 500 GB SSD (850 EVO), remove the 64 GB SSD (in an M.2 slot next to the SATA-connected HDD/SSD), re-installed Windows 7 x64 SP1 with all Lenovo drivers (they are on a separate, unharmed, partition of the HDD), and then upgrade to Windows 10.
Now I'm re-installing most generic applications I had previously installed, like browser, pdf-viewer etc.

Yes I'm working on recovering files from the damaged partition, but there where no really important files on it, all important stuff was backed up in the cloud, on USB sticks or on other PC's. It's a pity I don't have my browser history anymore, but that'll rebuild in the coming weeks/months

So, long story short: When upgrading a similar RST equipped PC, make images of your entire harddrive before attempting the in-place upgrade!

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General Software Discussion / Windows 10: Migration-woes thread

« Last post by Ath on August 08, 2015, 06:04 AM »

Hi,

Besides all the praise and glory on Windows 10 migration(s) it might be right helpful to also list any failed or miserable migrations from a previous version.

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Living Room / Re: Anyone want to team up on a little fun hardware project? a 2xl tinypc toy

« Last post by Ath on August 06, 2015, 04:21 AM »

Well, if you pay for the travel expenses, I'll help you out... (From Europe/NL to USA and back )

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder Major Upgrades - Progress Report Thread

« Last post by Ath on August 06, 2015, 03:42 AM »

Try the new beta site curt (msg me for access if you don't have the info), and see if you can see the videos (youtube and vimeo) on the youtube test thread.  That uses the new html5 frame embed method.

-mouser (August 06, 2015, 12:08 AM)

Well, you'll only be able to really test it on a https accessed host, and the DC test site doesn't have https, afaics.
You might want to embed similar html5 code in a post here at DC, to see if it works? Or add a temporary certificate on the test site (browsers should be able to ignore the wrong hostname in the cert)?

(Sorry to keep pounding on the https/http thingy , but it does make the difference)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 10 Privacy Concerns

« Last post by Ath on August 06, 2015, 03:33 AM »

I just upgraded to Win10. I turned everything off.

-Renegade (August 06, 2015, 01:03 AM)

+2 (that is: 2 of 6 systems here upgraded  ) yes, nearly all 'phone home' features turned off

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Living Room / Re: Anyone want to team up on a little fun hardware project? a 2xl tinypc toy

« Last post by Ath on August 06, 2015, 03:30 AM »

Well, I've considered starting something using Arduino (years ago), but the 'you have to do everything yourself, including an OS' and the rather steep prices have kept me away.
Now there's the RPi family, that brings a complete PC with a complete OS and easy to add hardware interfaces for an affordable price, and I'm hooked

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Living Room / Re: Anyone want to team up on a little fun hardware project? a 2xl tinypc toy

« Last post by Ath on August 05, 2015, 02:35 PM »

I'd just head over to Adafruit.com (no affiliation) and get me a kit of a Raspberry Pi 2, LCD display piggyback board and a prototyping/button set:

• RPi 2 Coder pack: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1538
• Display: http://www.adafruit.com/products/2097
• Buttons: http://www.adafruit.com/product/1775
• Keyboard/mouse: (anything you have laying around with an USB connection)
• Speakers: Just plug 'm into the 3.5mm audio out of the RPi

Most of it is to be programmed in Python, I think you can handle that

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder Major Upgrades - Progress Report Thread

« Last post by Ath on August 05, 2015, 01:41 PM »

Aha, I just checked using Chrome, and that browser (I hardly use it ) does reserve the embedded-frame-space, but still doesn't show anything of the YT video, as it does when accessing DC using http.

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder Major Upgrades - Progress Report Thread

« Last post by Ath on August 05, 2015, 01:20 PM »

Doesn't accessing DC using https disable YT displaying, because it's connecting with http ? (AFAIR)

-Ath (August 05, 2015, 11:43 AM)

It just occurred to me...how could it be a HTTPS issue?  the DC2 Beta link doesn't have HTTPS on it o.O  

-Stephen66515 (August 05, 2015, 11:51 AM)

What I tried to say is that when I'm connecting to DC on https, the YT links in http do not even show... in my browser (Pale moon x64, Firefox x86), not even the embedding border or reserve space for it

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder Major Upgrades - Progress Report Thread

« Last post by Ath on August 05, 2015, 11:43 AM »

Doesn't accessing DC using https disable YT displaying, because it's connecting with http ? (AFAIR)

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's living in your taskbar notification area right now?

« Last post by Ath on August 03, 2015, 04:52 AM »

@Curt, is your taskbar on the right (yeah ) side of your screen, instead of at the bottom? That could explain something. Your other taskbaricons then are hidden behind the > icon.