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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 14, 2011, 08:55 PM »

1) You did try the althide=1 option I presume? If yes, then it's 99.9% chance of a videocard driver issue, IMHO.

2) Oh, and Always on Top is enabled by default, maybe it helps to turn that off (ontop=0)

3) Btw, I'm also interested to hear what video card you have in your system (don't recall if you mentioned that before) (maybe I should avoid that brand/model )

-Ath (April 14, 2011, 04:56 PM)

1) Yes
2) it doesn't
3) nVidia GeoForce 9600 GT 512Mb DDR3 — I'll happily admit it's the card but this phenomenon doesn't occur with any other piece of software, so that puzzles me a bit.

Here's a thing… I just tried it on another machine, entirely different video. Still XP SP3. Same phenomena. 

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Living Room / Re: Growing Green != Going Green

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 14, 2011, 08:18 PM »

Last I read, something like about 1/3rd of Canadians admit to smoking pot or have smoked it

-Renegade (April 14, 2011, 06:07 PM)

That's why 1/3rd of Canadians have corn fields 

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Living Room / Re: Salaries of Charity CEOs

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 14, 2011, 08:14 PM »

Here's an idea…

Pay CEOs private-sector-level salaries but have them shot at the end of the year if they've not performed 

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Living Room / Re: Photos of the Surprise gifts I won from the April Giveaway

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 14, 2011, 04:53 PM »

you might find something interesting

-mouser (April 14, 2011, 04:28 PM)

Didn't you promise not to fudge this?

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 14, 2011, 04:48 PM »

I still get this, probably my video card/driver.



If I move the window (white and black in the attached image) over which part of WB is visible, those buttons move with it, while the area outside the window remains in place.
Clearly this doesn't happen with other users, so don't feel compelled to pursue it.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 01:43 PM »

(add althide=1 to the [Settings] section of WinButtons.ini) and -ah/-ah- command-line parameters to use an alternative Window Hide method

-Ath

-ah helps in that all of the buttons redraw on top (no more mystical gestures required) but the background remains transparent.
I had one instance of the copy menu that was transparent, but only one — can it be some sort of timing issue?

If I jump to the copy menu and then close it, and do that repeatedly, I'll get two instances of WB (two task-bar entries) that need to be terminated forcibly.

This is with earlier and later versions of the video driver for my machine.

I should try WB on a different machine (they're all XP SP3 here) which I'll try a little later today.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 10:33 AM »

Any chance this is related to a video driver, perhaps?

-Ath (April 13, 2011, 09:15 AM)

Yes, as I said, I suspect this is the problem.
Before trying anything else, I'm rolling the driver back (and forward as there's on later release than the one I have installed).

Usually (sub-)instances of WinButtons can be closed by pressing <Esc>

That was what I tried first. I have a lot installed on this machine, with plenty of potential for conflicts 

As you say, let's see what the test version does, but after I change the video driver again.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 09:03 AM »

@cranioscopical, please test the attached pre-release of WinButtons 2.6.2, that has the new althide setting (add althide=1 to the [Settings] section of WinButtons.ini) and -ah/-ah- command-line parameters to use an alternative Window Hide method (WinSetState instead of SetWindowPos), to see if the background coloring issues go away.

-Ath (April 13, 2011, 03:10 AM)

Will do, soon, thanks. It was not my intention to complain!

Sometimes, when WinButtons returns to topmost, the transparent areas are filled with parts of the window beneath which it had been.
Occasionally, WinButtons shows only one button (top left, the flower). Moving the mouse over the areas where other buttons should be causes them to appear. Personally, I rather like this hypnotic gesturing interface. I think you could be on to the next big leap in O/S design  
Hitting 'Submenu 4' launches another instance and I have to resort to killing off both of them.

I'm on XP SP3, Windows XP theme (with some basic changes to colours and fonts).

I'll get back to you, thanks for responding!

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Living Room / Re: Downloadsquad shutting down - Another one bites the dust

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:43 AM »

you can be sure that they find homes somewhere else pretty soon

-ghacks (April 13, 2011, 03:13 AM)

I wonder where that might be 

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Living Room / Re: Wear Looser Clothing to Avoid Losing Energy During the Day

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:40 AM »

I first read: "Wear Loser Clothing"

-phitsc (April 12, 2011, 04:05 AM)

Same thing, innit?

-Deozaan (April 12, 2011, 04:54 PM)

[] says Deozaan in his skin-tight stretch denims and sleeveless muscle shirt [/ ] 

-tomos (April 13, 2011, 03:54 AM)

NQSFW?

Tailor: Which side do you dress, sir?
Customer: Don't worry about that, just make it baggy around the knees.

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UrlSnooper / Re: What do you use to record rtsp://?

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:34 AM »

Net Transport is an awesome program for this

-mouser (April 13, 2011, 06:35 AM)

Amen to that  
Helpful author and frequent, free updates.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Question about setting up a Tor router

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:33 AM »

to a fiber connection

-Stoic Joker (April 13, 2011, 06:51 AM)

I'm green with envy.
[weeping]Locked in to the world's most expensive, yet slow, satellite service here [/weeping]

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

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:28 AM »

I've reached a sort-of milestone today:

-Ath (April 13, 2011, 05:50 AM)

With an excellent signal to noise ratio, unlike some round here   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Looking for a linkification tool

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 13, 2011, 08:17 AM »

Skwire, it's nice enough of you to try to help, but can't you speed it up a bit?
It's taking you almost haf an hour!

 

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 12, 2011, 06:33 PM »

Ath,

This is impressive stuff. I really haven't made the time to work with it yet.

There must be some quirk with my video (though it seems okay with other stuff).
On the first run out of the box I get the top menu. If I jump to the copy menu, which displays perfectly, and then close that I get the bottom menu (it's transparent with some odd button/colour changes).
This isn't a result of the later version changes, it's been constant as you've been working away at improvements.

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Living Room / Re: For a good cause, please take a moment to donate some goodwill only.

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 12, 2011, 05:53 PM »

Thank you all for doing this, I really appreciate it. 

I voted for my 2 favorites, Quinn and Genice.

-mouser

   Yes, I didn't want people blindly to vote for Quinn…  only if they thought his work worthwhile.

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

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 11, 2011, 02:50 PM »

100th Post!!!

-bob99 (April 11, 2011, 12:29 PM)

Keep going 

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Living Room / Re: Kickstarter and Indie2GoGo Projects Spotlight - April 11, 2011

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 11, 2011, 02:48 PM »

what interesting things are out there!

It is interesting. Keep up the monthly posts!

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Living Room / Re: For a good cause, please take a moment to donate some goodwill only.

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 09, 2011, 10:12 PM »

Thank you, thank you!

If you read this and haven't voted, please take a moment to do so; much obliged.

 

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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Data Generator - My FARR2 Plugin Contest Submission

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 09, 2011, 06:57 PM »

What about a Lorem Ipsum Generator for us Web Developers?

-BigBonsai (April 09, 2011, 05:47 PM)

Meanwhile Lorem Ipsum Gen. mini review

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Living Room / For a good cause, please take a moment to donate some goodwill only.

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 09, 2011, 06:49 PM »

Folks, I hope you don't mind my posting this here; it seems like a good cause to me and I know the lad involved. He is a very nice young man.

Ten-year-old Quinn is the son of the woman who conducts art classes that my wife attends. He is a very nice young chap who works hard and already has developed a social conscience.

Quinn has entered a Christmas Card Design Contest. He has been told he is a finalist — in the top 10 in Canada — and that there is a "Fan Favourite" vote.
 
The winning card is printed and sold at Pier 1 and all the money goes to UNICEF. Please take a look at the link below and view Quinn's design. If you like what you see, please consider voting for him. It would appear you can vote as many times as you wish, and Quinn would appreciate all the support you are willing to give him. "International" support would be particularly appreciated.

Were Quinn to win, that would make him eligible for a scholarship.

Also, if you feel so inclined, please forward the link to others.
 
Please click here and look for the name Quinn on this page.

The actual URL is:  http://www.pier1.com/canada/en/UNICEF/tabid/545/Default.aspx

Voting closes on April 22nd. 2011


Thanks for reading this! Do please give Quinn a 'click' if you can spare a moment.

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Living Room / Re: unboxing videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 07, 2011, 01:18 PM »

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Living Room / Re: unboxing videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 07, 2011, 08:29 AM »

He can be a noose-ance at times.

-MilesAhead (April 07, 2011, 01:36 AM)

It's just a hemporary condition, soon to end as I can't keep my trap shut.

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Living Room / Re: unboxing videos

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 06, 2011, 08:54 PM »

I read recently that hanging is to good for people who pun

they should in fact be drawn and quoted...

-Target (April 06, 2011, 05:41 PM)

Not more gallows humour, I'm already at the end of my rope!

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Living Room / Re: Please kill me now - just bought an iPad off of eBay

« Last post by cranioscopical on April 06, 2011, 02:20 PM »

but the use of gestures seems more intuitive for them than using a mouse/pad.

-nudone (April 06, 2011, 09:41 AM)

I hate to be the one who breaks this to you, but their shaking their fists at it doesn't mean progress.

Also, I think you should begin a new topic and take us all on a guided tour of your toy box. You probably have better stuff in your reject pile than I can afford to buy new.