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Screenshot Captor / Re: Question: Searching Text String Within Comment/Note Within Capture

« Last post by tomos on May 17, 2017, 06:44 AM »

I stand corrected -- I was finding JPG files too.

Seems PNG searching is not working in xnview OR I am misunderstanding something.

-mouser (April 28, 2017, 07:02 AM)

I tried using PhotoSupreme, (formerly IDimager), my image cataloging programme -- it cannot find any info either.
I think there one of two things happening here, either:

• none of these programmes treat PNG's as 'proper' images,
  or:
• SC is saving the info, but not in a format that is easily legible (maybe not in the correct location?)

I think this one worth following up on (not only cause I've been adding info to my screenshots for a while, foolishly without actually testing if I could find same).
If the information is correctly there in the images, and there was some more exact info available about where it is, I could ask some one of these programmes if they could support it

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Screenshot Captor / AltTab away from SC is dysfunctional

« Last post by tomos on May 17, 2017, 03:55 AM »

I think this recent, and appears to only happen with SC:

using AltTab to move to the next window no longer works as it should:
I have to press the Tab key twice to get to the next window.

EDIT//
this fixed after SC restart -- I will report back if it happens again. [Updated windows yesterday, maybe that had some weird influence :-/ ]
//EDIT

Wondering does SC for some reason 'swallow' the first Tab press?

This with SC installed
Version v4.21.1
Windows 7 x64

Can anyone else confirm this?
(Can check myself again on another Win.7 machine tomorrow)

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N.A.N.Y. 2014 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2014 Release: Text Inspection & Manipulation Utility

« Last post by tomos on May 17, 2017, 03:36 AM »

^ I use it -- only occasionally, but it's great to have it when needed

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Feature Request: Measure based on a scale

« Last post by tomos on May 17, 2017, 03:33 AM »

This is something I would be interested in as well.

I was going to say this:

But in my case I would need to zoom in to measure some things: I presume that because the image now has a different 'screen scale', the scalebar will have to be measured again. Or am I misunderstanding there?

but see Iconico seem to have that covered -- in PDF, at any rate:

• Adobe Acrobat plug-in, measure PDFs as you zoom in and out

If needing zoom and using graphics programmes (I usually am), it's probably not much more difficult to have the page rulers in, say metric, and then measure each relevant length and multiply each by the scale factor. This would then be the same no matter what the zoom.

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Living Room / Re: How do I get to Screen Shot Capture Topics only?

« Last post by tomos on May 14, 2017, 03:36 PM »

Hi XCaliber,
the forum page showing all boards:
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/
&
The Screenshot Captor board is here:
https://www.donation...index.php?board=34.0

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Living Room / Re: [Breaking News] Cyber Attack cripples UK NHS.

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2017, 04:11 PM »

^ well, yeah, that was my point, if a little understated

EDIT//
I was presuming that some of those affected were using more recent OS's (and simply not updating regularly), but may be wrong there
//EDIT

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Living Room / Re: [Breaking News] Cyber Attack cripples UK NHS.

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2017, 03:14 PM »

https://www.wordfenc...;utm_campaign=051217

-wraith808 (May 12, 2017, 02:16 PM)

says that there was an update for this in March ...

According to Microsoft a fix for this vulnerability was released on March 14th for all affected versions of Windows.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Note5 features

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2017, 02:35 PM »

@tomos - I am not sure what "+" character you are referring to. Can you take a screen shot?

-c.gingerich (May 12, 2017, 08:16 AM)

on the wrong machine again so no screenshot, but,
simply type '+' in a note, then move focus to another note:
the typed '+' disappears (and does not reappear)

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Living Room / Re: "Privacy" violation at GmailHelpForum

« Last post by tomos on May 12, 2017, 06:41 AM »

^ @6DecadesOld, I will have a look when I get a chance (time short right now), but it was more me thinking out loud, and saying it was something for you to think about and decide for yourself.
It's easy to spend a *lot* of time and energy in that kind of situation without thinking about it beforehand, so it's good you've done that

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General Software Discussion / Re: lastpass and firefox

« Last post by tomos on May 11, 2017, 04:32 PM »

odd: I'm still on 3.3.4 here with 'Automatic updates' setting at 'default'
Using PaleMoon & Firefox --
PM (version 27.3 x64) is default; use Firefox only occasionally, but have used it a few times in the last couple of days: version 53 / 32bit

-tomos (May 11, 2017, 03:31 PM)

okay, I got the Lastpass update (to 4.1.49) with a Firefox update to 53.02
Not sure I like the look of new Lastpass, but it worked fine on the couple of sites I tried.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Note5 features

« Last post by tomos on May 11, 2017, 04:27 PM »

I dont have it on this machine, so cannot check these quoted below - will check tomorrow if they still relevant.
(Note both are of minor importance: have a go at implementing if you wish, but they wont stop me using it in any way.)

I notice that the plus symbol "+" disappears when I move from focus from one note to another.
This doesnt bother me much but thought I'd report in case

And a request:
would it be possible to make full filepaths into links in the same manner as weblinks?
e.g.
D:\Downloads\wxyz.exe

-tomos (November 12, 2014, 06:46 AM)

EDIT//
just to confirm:
plus character simply disappears. Version 2.0.0.19
//EDIT

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General Software Discussion / Re: lastpass and firefox

« Last post by tomos on May 11, 2017, 03:31 PM »

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling (no change) and rolling back to an earlier version (which worked the first time, but got updated again, and hasn't worked since)

-Target (May 11, 2017, 01:13 AM)

odd: I'm still on 3.3.4 here with 'Automatic updates' setting at 'default'
Using PaleMoon & Firefox --
PM (version 27.3 x64) is default; use Firefox only occasionally, but have used it a few times in the last couple of days: version 53 / 32bit

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Living Room / Re: "Privacy" violation at GmailHelpForum

« Last post by tomos on May 11, 2017, 01:14 AM »

Well, I'm shocked -- and I would be upset -- but that's not necessarily a recommendation:
I mean I would follow up on it: but putting lots of time, money, and energy into it, I dont know will that bring much for you. But that's a personal decision.

Also very surprised about google not considering your email address as private within that forum:
https://lh3.googleus...%2BNot%2BPrivate.jpg

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General Software Discussion / Re: On software pricing

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 04:34 PM »

tomos, interesting info! In fact, XY... isn't that bad for pic viewing lately (while xplorer2 is bad for that): It has the usual quick file view, but then also, since some versions, the "Floating Preview" (best on big screens of 2-screen setup, similar to FastStone ImageViewer); this being said, I'm not entirely sure I would need any file manager for viewing photos, I use this FS ImageViewer for that, but you say it's not pictures in your case, so I cannot say if (and why perhaps) FS ImageViewer was less good at it in your case. Also, I understand that DO is said to be so versatile that very simply the use of additional programs (even free ones like that FS ImageViewer) is not needed. I own XY... (paid, lifetime) AND the FS thing (free), and in spite of knowing how good XY... is with pics, for them I only and always use FS, but cannot say why. I suppose I like to have dedicated programs for distinct uses, but there is no real reason for my choice.

Also, I've said it, I only use FreeCommander as my file manager, in practice, while you use DO all day long; for pics I would need to start XY... then, so I can start FS instead, while your DO is already running. This is to say, it's all about convenience when there is NO quality difference, and I suppose there is no quality difference between pic rendering between FS, XY... and DO, but I could be mistaken about DO's capabilities: It has also been said as to be very good with file preview and pics in particular, I just want to say perhaps XY... is now as good as DO here, but for somebody accustomed to DO, that would of course not be a reason to switch horses.

So indeed, we've got another element of pricing, and there is no pun intended when I say, even with a lesser price (XY... lifetime license vs regular update costs for DO, so the former is cheaper in the long run) at probably more or less identical software quality (which I just suggest as a possibility), inertia will hold against switching, "inertia" being used as a strictly technical term here, without "judging" or something.

-ital2 (May 10, 2017, 01:09 PM)

you're tying yourself in knots here

if you do want to know why I said what I said (clear preference stated for DO for my work with files, many of which are images), I can tell you. Mind you I would need to look at the competition again to be fair to them. And it would be veering off-topic here I guess.

And yeah, inertia is often a factor once one is using and used to a programme -- for me as for others -- it just felt odd you suggesting it in my case when I had said I had reasons for favouring a particular one.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - ScreenshotCaptor - v4.21.1 - May 7, 2017

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 04:05 PM »

If anyone has more requests for buttons they would like to put on toolbar let me know.

-mouser (May 10, 2017, 10:55 AM)

off the top of my head:
SpecialFX2 > Patch ... with background

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DcUpdater / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - DcUpdater - 1.32.01 - May 9, 2017

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 04:01 PM »

After doing an update, DCU seems to "see" only the apps that have been updated, and does not seem to "see" the other apps. - I think it expects to see them in the default program files folder, but doesn't find them there, and yet it can "see" those that it has just updated.

-IainB (May 10, 2017, 12:53 AM)

I always thought that was by design (?)
i.e. it presumes you are finished and simply want to confirm updates and exit.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Minimise button while Searching

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 10:10 AM »

I was going to suggest an option that would keep FARR window showing, but cannot find any.
FARR (normally) disappears here as soon as another window hides it, but this may not be the case if it is searching (I dont use FARR for any major searching myself: in the limited 'search folders' I use, it finds most things within a couple of seconds).

@slc7, does the FARR window disappear if you alt+tab away from it and back?

@mouser, I thought the option to show FARR on the taskbar allowed one to AltTab to and from FARR (?) -- but that not the case here with FARR installed, on Win.7 x64

Seems to have been sort-of reported before:
https://www.donation....msg337859#msg337859

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General Software Discussion / Re: Long Path Fixer

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 06:16 AM »

They keep spamming this forum over and over again  We just remove the spam posts so you don't see them.

-mouser (May 10, 2017, 05:08 AM)

[

Try long Path Tool

-gabriel3 (May 09, 2017, 10:55 PM)

]
thanks for confirming, mouser

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General Software Discussion / Re: Long Path Fixer

« Last post by tomos on May 10, 2017, 04:23 AM »

^ ouch!
that's harsh.
It may well be true but I dont know: one post doesnt confirm it for me.

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N.A.N.Y. 2017 / Re: NANY 2017: CSearcher - A simple and fast free non-indexing search program.

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2017, 04:50 AM »

But I confess I set a goal in my mind when I decided to ask for donations that was that one day I could have enough donations and grab that money and take my family to a good lunch on a weekend.

Ok fellow DonationCoder members, it seems to me the least we can do is help Hugo achieve this modest goal.

-mouser (May 08, 2017, 01:35 PM)

okay, that all prompted me to get my act together and download latest version and finally make CSearcher start with windows. And make a donation.

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General Software Discussion / Re: On software pricing

« Last post by tomos on May 09, 2017, 03:59 AM »

Oh, and for convenience reasons, I'd like to add the "Navicat Warning" link, and I rename it to "Navicat Review" (click bait! Also, it hadn't been a real "warning", but I was upset by them automatically refusing my suggestions): http://www.donationc....msg408488#msg408488

-ital2 (May 08, 2017, 04:15 PM)

dont take offence but I'm not going to read that because SQL & databases is too in depth for me (I really a fairly basic user).
I do use a programme (InfoQube) that uses database files, but it's more of an IM -- with the ability to filter using SQL, which I dont do: I use it in a fairly basic manner.
I do like the idea of a 'view' or 'grid' being basically a display of filtered items, but dont really take advantage of the more advanced capabilities that allows.


It can challenging when good suggestions / requests get turned down or ignored.
My experience with software I mentioned:

• Softmaker - reasonable chance of suggestions being implemented
• DO - great bugfixes, their focus is different than mine: I work a lot with images (not photos). I gave up making requests that direction a while back, but they did majorly improve the viewer in the last upgrade. They the best file manager around with image 'support' that I've found. (So it's not really about it 'looking good' for me.)
• InfoQube: I like/enjoy very much that it's in development/beta: one can have a real influence on the programme, it's interface, etc.

PS yes, enjoyed the ribbon rollercoaster :-)

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General Software Discussion / Re: On software pricing

« Last post by tomos on May 08, 2017, 02:55 PM »

Re Softmaker:
I bought it for commercial use (just for me), so a *lot* cheaper, at the time anyways, than MS office.
And I dont like the ribbon, especially on laptop screens where vertical space is so valuable.

Re Dopus:
as I said, in spite of no longer having/using a lot of the capability, there was still enough there to justify the upgrades, especially considering I use it every day.
I cant remember my upgrade sequence (whether I skipped one) I am at 12 now at any rate. EDIT// I think I skipped one or two versions then got it on special offer. I've got a brain like a sieve when it comes to things like that (and for more important things too :-/ )

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General Software Discussion / Re: Bitcoin discounts, Software pricing continued, Buzan's's pricing

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2017, 02:01 PM »

Yeah, it's tough getting the balance, I mean setting the best price in order to make money, and still sell.

With software I use often, I've started appreciating the little things more. Two examples would be Softmaker Office (it being for commercial use makes it a lot more affordable than MS Office) and DO. While I'm at times unhappy with non-implemented requests and/or what I consider strange UI decisions, there are features there that make the cost very worthwhile, especially considering I use them everyday I'm at the computer. FWIW I wouldn't consider myself a power user of either programme: I think it was Dopus 9 or maybe 10 I had customised to the eyeballs, but at some stage I went for a vanilla install -- there's functionality that I had before that I never recovered -- meaning I never took the time to find again. I never really recovered from that, yet the programme is still well worth it to me.

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Living Room / Re: Share your photos! Travel shots, photoblogs, etc.

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2017, 07:55 AM »

Holy cow that first photo is amazing.

-mouser (May 07, 2017, 05:50 AM)

+1
I had to look it up (it's in Jordan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra
https://upload.wikim...b/Koenigsgraeber.jpg

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General Software Discussion / Re: Need Chrome Help: How to auto-open new tab from Address bar?

« Last post by tomos on May 07, 2017, 04:35 AM »

Would it not have been much more productive to say: "It can't be done" than to make your readers go through all those lengthy posts in the hope of finding a solution to the problem raised in this thread?

-brahman (May 06, 2017, 03:28 PM)

sometimes links are given as possible leads --
which means, yes, you end up having to do all the reading, because the poster isnt willing to do it for you.
Seems fair enough to me.