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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Find filenames/folders above certain length and offer to rename them

« Last post by Target on March 16, 2009, 10:53 PM »

try this then...

• fixed (?) the issue with editing the first entry
• added a refresh button (doing this automagically for a spinner isn't going to work)
• added some sample functionality to the trim functions (it changes the values in the list, but that's all).  This isn't complete as it doesn't loop through the list yet (i'm getting there...)

 

Not sure about confining the hotkey to that app (I usually try and pick unique keys), it must be doable but I'll have to see what I can find out

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Find filenames/folders above certain length and offer to rename them

« Last post by Target on March 16, 2009, 05:54 PM »

not sure if there's been a solution or not (it's vewy vewy quiet out there...) but here's my work on this so far - apologies if the code is untidy, but it is a work in progress

Basic functionality only so far, ie you can only edit a single file at a time. 

Select a folder using the add files button.  Files are filtered by the number of characters in the file name (excluding the xtn) using the spinner at the top.  Multiple folders can be added (folders are included in the list)

F2 or double click to edit the selected item (only)

ToDo -

capture single click (x2) editing

Preconfigured rules - I thought about the suggestions for this and it seemed they could be distilled down to a couple of basic rules, ie Trim Left, Trim Right, and replace custom.  I envisage Custom as being a comma separated list of characters/strings to remove from a file name (each character/string would be removed sequentially) - this is potentially problematic as the initial actions may create unintentionial matches for subsequent actions

any thoughts/suggestions/feedback (am I on the right track here??)

EDIT - removed old attachment

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the proper way (etiquette) of replying to emails?

« Last post by Target on March 15, 2009, 09:01 PM »

seems like this has less to do with etiquette, and more to do with clear communications

And like Deozaan says, the method you use will depend on the subject, the context, and the audience

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Coding Snacks / Re: [Request] Consolidate files in the parent folder

« Last post by Target on March 12, 2009, 09:13 PM »

you're most welcome Carol!!

i did consider what Mouser said, but you'd already said the filenames were all unique (I could change it to cater for that if you want...)

and thanks for the credits (not necessary, but appreciated)

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Coding Snacks / Re: [Request] Consolidate files in the parent folder

« Last post by Target on March 12, 2009, 07:57 PM »

you could try this...

[Select]

fileselectfolder,MyFold,::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}

loop, %myfold%\*.*,0,1
{
If a_loopfiledir <> %myfold%
filemove, %a_loopfilefullpath%,%myfold%
}

loop, %myfold%\*.*,2,1
fileremovedir, %a_loopfilefullpath%,1

exitapp

prompts for a folder, then moves all files from the subfolders to the root (files in subfolders are identified as having a different directory path than those in the root), then deletes all the subfolders

there are probably more elegant solutions, but this was quick - a brief tests indicates it works as advertised (though maybe best to test it for yourself...)

EDIT: simplified the code

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General Software Discussion / Re: cannot play ripped music files

« Last post by Target on March 12, 2009, 05:43 PM »

another alternative to CDex is <a href="http://www.bonkenc.org/">Bonk</a>

It seems (to me) that it could be a little more flexible/capable than CDex, though not quite as simple

As a rule I use EAC, but it occasionally baulks at a CD so I use either Bonk or CDex to do that rip

Set up on EAC can be fiddly, but the wizard generated config will probably work just fine to start with.

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General Software Discussion / Re: PortableApps - Manage your collection of install-less utilties and usb drive app

« Last post by Target on March 10, 2009, 10:20 PM »

Not trying to rain on Portable Apps parade here (it's a fine addition to anyones kit), but it's worth noting that there are others, eg -

• <a href="http://www.lupopensuite.org/index.htm">LUPO Pensuite</a>,
• <a href="http://pensuite.wini...it/eng/index.php> Win PenSuite</a>
• <a href="http://www.winpenpac...om/main/download.php">WinPenPack</a>
• <a href="http://www.everythin...e-14471.html>Tiny USB Office</a>

there are others (google is your friend), these are just the ones that came to mind as i was drafting this

Some of these come in a variety of flavours as well (some with more apps, some with less)

with a little bit of work you can even roll your own (I have a couple of different ones which i 'customise' by deleting the apps which I have no use for, and adding those which haven't been included, ie insert your file manager of choice here...)

EDIT: added another example suite...

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

« Last post by Target on March 05, 2009, 09:17 PM »

i can seed why you might say that, but i think it's just starting to be fruitful

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

« Last post by Target on March 05, 2009, 08:18 PM »

I just had to meat your challenge...

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

« Last post by Target on March 05, 2009, 07:47 PM »

I can't beleaf you just said that

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Post New Requests Here / Re: REQ - Tiny taskbar clock for secondary screen

« Last post by Target on March 04, 2009, 04:42 PM »

I wondered about that, I'll see if i can find a way around this

what about the format/appearance?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Automated Response Detection Software

« Last post by Target on March 03, 2009, 11:49 PM »

you don't have to write anything firstup - have a browse and see if anyone else has had issues first

chances are they may already have a solution for you, and if not, then ask some questions (ones that make it obvious your unhappy with their service/responses) before you vent your spleen...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Automated Response Detection Software

« Last post by Target on March 03, 2009, 10:56 PM »

It seems like it's relatively easy to set up a bot to monitor an inbox and issue responses via an associated email tool (no doubt others here far more knowledgable than I could comment on this).

sadly in a lot of cases they appear to place more emphasis on the 'artificial' than the 'intelligence'...

and to the best of my knowledge there's no way to differentiate between an automated response and one generated by an actual human bean (unless you have lots of examples, ie letters written by actual people are nearly always different, whereas machine generated texts never are)

Also check around, there may be a forum where you could sound off, or at least ask some pointed questions

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General Software Discussion / Re: Automated Response Detection Software

« Last post by Target on March 03, 2009, 07:53 PM »

I suspect you might need to change your tack on this one - <a href="https://www.donation....0>Deozaan's Kodak thread</a> may be of interest/use

I doubt identifying the originating mail client is going to help you, and unless you stage some sort of DoS (by flooding their email servers) it seems unlikely your going to attract any attention via an electronic medium (unless maybe your a blackhat hacker, in which case you've probably already drained their corporate bank accounts, transferred any remaining assets to the charity of your choice, hashed up a video incriminating the CEO in a child pornography ring, published it on youtube, then skipped off to Switzerland to enjoy your new 'product')

edit: spelling corrections (DOH!!)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: REQ - Tiny taskbar clock for secondary screen

« Last post by Target on March 03, 2009, 07:37 PM »

I don't have 2 monitors so I can't test this, but feel free to try this one

it's similar to app's DClock, but without any options to customise - if it works, I'll see what I can do...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Help me back up a virus infected CD (!)

« Last post by Target on March 02, 2009, 11:55 PM »

I assume that the advisory you received is just that, an advisory, ie a 'virus' was found in one of the files on the CD, rather than in  running process...

I'm no expert, but it seems to me you shouldn't really need to disable your AV to do this

you should be able to copy ALL the files without problem, just so long as you don't run anything

once you've got everything in a (quarantine) folder, rescan it and you should expect your AV software will do it's thing and delete/clean/whatever any nasties that may be lurking (it may well be worthwhile checking with a couple of alternative scanners though, just to be sure)

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Living Room / resuscitating old PC cases

« Last post by Target on March 02, 2009, 10:58 PM »

ran across this on slashdot this morning and figured it might be of interest to those who collect or are restricted to older equipment

<a href="http://retr0bright.w...ight.wikispaces.com/</a>

the site lists recipes for a cheap and safe means of restoring old and yellowed plastic cases to their original appearance (white only!).

The results seem pretty impressive though YMMV...

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

« Last post by Target on March 02, 2009, 08:15 PM »

the Final Countdown Ultimate Showdown song was in my brain for weeks.  one of the best.

-mouser (March 02, 2009, 07:08 PM)

Oh good gravy, me too... Thanks for reminding me 

Here's some Gimp/Photoshop silliness of my own:
1-Take a random picture off the 'net.
2- Add a light saber.
3-???
4-Profit!!
 (see attachment in previous post) (see attachment in previous post)

-Edvard (March 02, 2009, 07:15 PM)

this reminds me of a short vid I saw some years ago, and which I've never seen since

It was titled something about why you should be careful about giving your child a light sabre for xmas (unfortunately the vid didn't end well for granny...)

if anyone knows the one I'm talking about and where I might find a copy I'd be most appreciative...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Converting Spreadsheet to Table in forum

« Last post by Target on March 02, 2009, 07:51 PM »

you could also do this in Excel using concatenation - this is perhaps not as elegant as some of the other solutions but it's quick and easy and it doesn't have any dependancies...

formula would look something like ="<tr><td>"&A1&"</td><td>"&B1&"</td><td>"&C1&"</td></tr>"

copy and paste the result into your forum (you'll need to add opening and closing table tags) and your done

you could also put your tags into a cell and reference that cell in your formula to save yourself some typing (the cell refs will need to be absolute)

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Developer's Corner / Re: Beautiful Code: In your opinion, what makes code Beautiful?

« Last post by Target on February 19, 2009, 09:25 PM »

I'm no coder, but I always try and stick to this simple rule - always code for the lowest common denominator (usually me...)

This applies equally to the use (how many of us have found a piece of software that could be the answer to all our prayers, if only we could just work out how to use it...) AND maintenance of your code (most of the posts above have commented about having to spend considerable time relearning code in order to make a change)

Brevity is always good, but if the benefits are negligible it's always better to write simple and clear code

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Coding Snack Guidelines / Re: IDEA

« Last post by Target on February 17, 2009, 12:40 AM »

not quite sure where I saw this, or if it even fits with what you're looking for, but I ran across this recently - <a href="http://1link.in/>1Link</a>

web based (so not an 'organiser') but claims to do what your looking for, ie combine a series of URLs into a single URL which can them be emailed or saved for later use

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Post New Requests Here / Re: REQ - Tiny taskbar clock for secondary screen

« Last post by Target on February 16, 2009, 06:30 PM »

I would like it to be in the same style as my taskbar clock.

-Coeluh (February 08, 2009, 04:23 PM)

what does this actually mean?

Do you want the same functionality, or do you want it to look the same, or ???

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Living Room / Re: Going Into Frugality Mode -- What are your Tricks and Tips

« Last post by Target on February 15, 2009, 07:31 PM »

that was close...

then there's this one (not related to shaving in any way!!)

<a href="http://www.pcmag.com...,2817,2340487,00.asp">10 Practical Gadgets Made from Cardboard</a>

not sure about all of these (I've seen some before), but I can use the laptop stand...

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Living Room / Re: DonationCoder.com - Complaints, Problems, and Rooms for Improvement

« Last post by Target on February 12, 2009, 12:55 AM »

I knew the button was there, I just assumed... (DOH!!DOH!!DOH!!DOH!!)

thanks for the tip on the URL though, I'll (hopefully) put that to good use...

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

« Last post by Target on February 12, 2009, 12:31 AM »

and to get back on topic

when it's OK to smack your kids...