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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Resolver One (BDJ 11 Feb for 60% Discount)

« Last post by rjbull on February 08, 2010, 04:12 PM »

I'm not really sure I'm up for $100 for a spreadsheet but $40 for a great spreadsheet with powerful programming abilities may be different... would I end up ditching Excel (at home)?

-Perry Mowbray (February 08, 2010, 06:01 AM)

I haven't tried it, but PlanMaker 2006 by Softmaker is free:

PlanMaker for Windows
The Microsoft Excel-compatible spreadsheet that opens all your Excel workbooks directly and gives you many time-saving features.
• Fast, powerful, reliable.
• Reads and writes your Excel files seamlessly (Microsoft Excel .xls 5.0 to 2007)
• More than 320 calculation functions
• Design your worksheets with colors, fonts, borders, pictures, drawings, AutoShapes, WordArt etc.
• Built-in Excel-compatible charting
• Conditional formatting, syntax highlighting, goal seeker, sheet and workbook protection – and much, much more

Softmaker's suite has been favourably mentioned on DC before.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What is the currently best Desktop Search software?

« Last post by rjbull on February 08, 2010, 03:57 PM »

Archivarius/likasoft Web site visited 2010-02-08, local time 21:56.  Oh-oh...

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General Software Discussion / Re: pastecopy.net

« Last post by rjbull on February 08, 2010, 03:49 PM »

rjbull im afraid i cant do it, i cant find "popup > Misc > Paste Selected Text (gives you a list you Ctrl-click to mark) or Paste All Text."

-ron101 (February 08, 2010, 10:11 AM)

You already have a hotkey to pop up the list of clips?  I use Shift-Control-Z.  When I hit it, I get a menu like the first image attached, where I've moved the cursor down to "Misc."  In this case, it's popped up over Notetab Pro editor.  Click "Misc" and you get a screen like the second image.  You then mark the lines you want with Control-Click as in the third image, after which you click the Paste button at top right, the one that's highlit.  This gives the set of clips pasted one after the other into the editor, as in the final image.  These were only one-line clips, but it should work for bigger ones too.

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General Software Discussion / Re: pastecopy.net

« Last post by rjbull on February 07, 2010, 11:36 AM »

Im wondering if there a prog that is similer to PASTECOPY but it lets you select more than one at a time,( for exmp. you select all of the shortcut  at once in stead of just one at a time)The prog only selects one at a time?

-ron101 (February 06, 2010, 10:28 AM)

I mostly use ArsClip (freeware).  I'm not quite sure what you're asking either, but here's part of ArsClip's Help:

Form Mode

ArsClip supports pasting multiple items into a program by Form Mode (popup -> Misc -> Form Mode). When in Form Mode, you click an item on the popup, ArsClip pastes the item, simulates a TAB keypress, and then displays the popup again. This process repeats until you press Cancel. The TAB keypress will move focus to the next form field in a web page, or in a program. Sometimes a non-text item will receive focus in a web page, so you can press the "Next Field" option on the popup to skip to the next text field.

The Keystrokes option in Permanent Items is a more flexible way of pasting items and simulating keystrokes for items you paste often.

I think CHS (ClipboardHelp+Spell)does this too.  If those don't suit, you might try another freeware, ClipMagic or a couple of paywares, ClipCache or (the daddy of them all) Thornsoft's ClipMate

If what you're looking for is a way to combine clips together and paste them as one without tabs in between, ArsClip can do that too:  popup > Misc > Paste Selected Text (gives you a list you Ctrl-click to mark) or Paste All Text.  I think CHS and ClipCache can both do it.  I expect most of the others can too, but I haven't checked them.

HTH.

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General Software Discussion / Re: pastecopy.net

« Last post by rjbull on February 07, 2010, 10:59 AM »

rjbull: it's www.pastecopy.net (in the topic title).

-jgpaiva (February 06, 2010, 05:51 PM)

I thought it was .NET program called pastecopy, didn't think of the .net domain...   

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Notezilla @ 41% discount on BDJ on 9th Feb

« Last post by rjbull on February 06, 2010, 03:04 PM »

There are fannish posts for Notezilla in this DC thread: Quasi Post-It note utility?

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General Software Discussion / Re: is there any file manager that doesn't enforce sort order?

« Last post by rjbull on February 06, 2010, 02:52 PM »

Total Commander has an unsorted mode, Ctrl-F7, if that's what you mean?

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General Software Discussion / Re: pastecopy.net

« Last post by rjbull on February 06, 2010, 02:49 PM »

It might help if you described what PASTECOPY does, and give a URL?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Quasi Post-It note utility?

« Last post by rjbull on February 04, 2010, 04:53 PM »

Notezilla [...] a DC members only discount

-app103 (February 01, 2010, 04:02 PM)

Bits du Jour have a Notezilla discount (41%) on Tue. 9th. Feb.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Editor for PDFs: recommendations, please?

« Last post by rjbull on January 31, 2010, 05:23 PM »

..., you can change things, but it's a bit like using peelable Letraset, or a kindergarten cut-and-stick job.  It isn't remotely like using a word processor.

-rjbull (January 30, 2010, 02:44 PM)

so you feel sure it will treat the pdf as if it is an image and not a text file?

-Curt (January 30, 2010, 05:33 PM)

Without trying Lightning PDF  I obviously can't be certain, but, Foxit PDF Editor knows what the component objects of a PDF are.  I haven't tried its graphics abilities, but it can edit graphics (sort of simple form of Paint, I think).  It knows text objects are a different kind of thing, and allows you to perform actions on them like delete individual letters or add new ones, or, to move the whole text object complete.  That last feature is like you had that block of text printed on a transparent sheet, and moved the whole sheet to a different location as a unit.  Foxit also has various features like alignment that I didn't discover when I was using it at work (haven't had to use it for a while, going rusty).

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General Software Discussion / Re: Editor for PDFs: recommendations, please?

« Last post by rjbull on January 30, 2010, 02:44 PM »

   * Edit PDF content - fix typos, remove and change text & graphics

-Curt (January 27, 2010, 10:43 AM)

I'd be interested to know what they mean by "Edit."  By the looks of what they say, it sounds a bit like Foxit.  Yes, you can change things, but it's a bit like using peelable Letraset, or a kindergarten cut-and-stick job.  It isn't remotely like using a word processor.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Explote a clip from the clipboard

« Last post by rjbull on January 26, 2010, 04:38 PM »

The valuable feature of Clippy is that you can set up a hotkey that will run a Clippy action, or series of actions, so you can make your own custom clipboard manipulations and trigger them easily.  It's a pity that it doesn't allow you to install external tools, like mouser's Clipboard Help+Spell does.  Still, it does plenty already.  Even TextMonkey doesn't have hotkey activation like that.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Explote a clip from the clipboard

« Last post by rjbull on January 23, 2010, 03:56 PM »

Do you mean that the text is in a file, and you want to copy the file contents to the clipboard?  If so, what version of Windows are you using?  If you're on Vista, then you can use the CLIP.EXE that's built in.  On my Vista Home Premium it's in c:\Windows\System32\clip.exe.  Here's its Help:

CLIP

Description:
    Redirects output of command line tools to the Windows clipboard.
    This text output can then be pasted into other programs.

Parameter List:
    /?                  Displays this help message.

Examples:
    DIR | CLIP          Places a copy of the current directory
                        listing into the Windows clipboard.

    CLIP < README.TXT   Places a copy of the text from readme.txt
                        on to the Windows clipboard.

If you're on XP or earlier, try Horst Schaeffer's Cliptext.  Cliptext FROM a file doesn't work under Vista, but is fine on XP; Cliptext TO (i.e., contents of clipboard written to a file) works on both XP and Vista.

As for optionally removing the blank line(s), you probably need another utility.  Take a look at Clippy  (the Web site is up and down like a yoyo) or Boxer Software's TextMonkey.  I hav the Pro version, the Lite version is free but you'd need to check if it does what you want.  Both these would remove all blank lines.  If you need more control than that, you're probably better off with an editor.

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General Software Discussion / Recommend JavaScript book for editor macros?

« Last post by rjbull on January 22, 2010, 04:11 PM »

Some editors use JavaScript as their macro language.  The few books I've glanced at in a bookshop all talk about JS in the context of Web pages.  Please can anyone recommend a book on JS as a macro language for editors?

TIA...

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: IsoBuster on Bits du Jour on 23d Jan. 2010: Recover Files From Damaged CDs

« Last post by rjbull on January 22, 2010, 04:02 PM »

I saw a favourable comment about it in a UK magazine a few years ago.  It's the kind of tool I'd sincerely hope never to have to use, but it's nice to know it's there if you do.

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Found Deals and Discounts / IsoBuster on Bits du Jour on 23d Jan. 2010: Recover Files From Damaged CDs

« Last post by rjbull on January 20, 2010, 04:59 AM »

IsoBuster on Bits du Jour at 51% discount, 23d. Jan. 2010 - that's $14.95 instead of $29.95.

IsoBuster - Recover Files From Damaged Optical Media AND Disc Images!

Optical media, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu Ray discs are great for offline storage. That is, until they're damaged, scratched, or otherwise looked at in a funny way. Then, it's all about the panicking, the running around, and the trying to find a way to salvage those precious files and memories that are on them.

IsoBuster is also a one-stop source opening and extracting ISO, IMG, and other disc image formats! Need to extract info from an ISO file you recently downloaded?

IsoBuster is a data recovery tool specifically designed for optical media and optical media disc images. Supporting numerous optical and image formats, such as CD, DVD, ISO, Blu Ray, IMG, and HD DVD, you'll be able to recover your most important and sentimental files from a bad disc or image file!

IsoBuster lets you:
    * Recover data from bad optical media discs or disc images.
    * Take advantage of an intuitive Explorer-like file interface.
    * Store your precious memories on optical discs without fear of breakage or scratching.

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Best Dialog Extender / Re: Revisiting (XfilesDialog, File-Ex, Direct Folders)

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 05:48 PM »

FlashFolder (http://www.zett42.de/flashfolder/).
[...]
    * Total Commander® directory menu can be displayed instead of FlashFolders own favorites
[...]
I should also warn you that Vista isn't yet supported.

-CWuestefeld (March 13, 2008, 02:11 PM)

Has there been any development in file box extenders lately, particularly ones for Vista?  In particular, do recent versions of FlashFolder work on Vista, as I'd like its Total Commander feature?  The FlashFolder Web site has gone, which doesn't bode well.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for n-up photo printing?

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 05:03 PM »

you could also merge the resultant PDF's into a single document - not using IV, but it's not a big issue..

-Target (January 18, 2010, 05:02 PM)

Yes, I have tools for that.  And it turns out that if you only want jpegs, it does that automatically.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for n-up photo printing?

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 04:56 PM »

Most times you set the number of rows and columns, and the app autofits the images accordingly and outputs the result as a new file...

-Target (January 18, 2010, 04:21 PM)

Go to the top of the class, that man!    Look for a small DC credit...  You're right, it works in IrfanView.   For some reason, if there's more than one page,  IV won't output PDFs as one file, it prints each one separately, but for my current purposes that's OK.  IV can save multiple pages as JPGs without user intervention, though.

For anyone wanting to know how:  IV, press "T" for thumbnails.  Mark the images you want.  Alt-F, go down to "Create contact sheet from selected files."  Look for "Image parameters."  Pick the number of rows and columns etc. you want, press "Create," up comes the Print Preview, and off you go.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for n-up photo printing?

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 04:02 PM »

my cheap canon inkjet printer came with a delightful free program (Easy-photoprint) for printing photos in various n-up configurations on different sized paper, etc.

-mouser (January 18, 2010, 03:57 PM)

And I have a large package that should contain a cheap Canon multifunction that I haven't opened yet    It's my week for embarrassment  

I'd have liked something not tied to a particular printer manufacturer, if only to avoid license issues.  But I really should check whether that program is included  <sigh>



I should add, I was intending to do the printing at the local college (it's for an evening class), but do it by printing to PDF at home and taking the PDFs to college on a USB stick.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Software for n-up photo printing?

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 03:23 PM »

I *think* Picasa offers the same options as Windows itself does, give or take inch to centimetre conversions.  I was hoping to be able to say, print 12 or 15 to a page, and have the program work out the best fit.  By contrast, here's part of the claims for Fotoslate (which I haven't tried yet):

Turn photos into contact sheets, wallet sized prints for sharing or 5 x 7 images in no time. You can also save printing time by customizing pages exactly to your specifications and then saving them to re-use again and again.

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General Software Discussion / Software for n-up photo printing?

« Last post by rjbull on January 18, 2010, 02:39 PM »

I want to print some digital photos "n-up," but the sizes pre-set in Windows don't fit what I need.  Please can anyone recommend something that offers a greater range of options, and is, preferably, free?  The first one I found was ACD Systems' FotoSlate 4 Photo Print Studio, which isn't free, but at least it's cheap.

TIA...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Screenshot tool with built-in OCR?

« Last post by rjbull on January 16, 2010, 04:48 PM »

It worked well for me, FWIW

-cranioscopical (January 15, 2010, 09:34 PM)

Following your reply, I re-downloaded and re-installed it.  This time I noticed and unchecked the box that said "Start with Windows?"
   

<sigh>

Thanks   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Abbyy screenreader - $10 superb OCR

« Last post by rjbull on January 15, 2010, 05:16 PM »

Abby ScreenReader is a $10 gem.

-Steven Avery (December 21, 2009, 02:54 PM)

I tried installing it the other day.  It was very insistent on starting with Windows.  I run WinPatrol Plus, and Scottie kept barking at it because it wouldn't take No for an answer.  I see no reason whatsoever why it should start with Windows; I expect to load it as necessary.  I got annoyed, and concerned that it was behaving like malware.  I uninstalled it without even trying it out.

Was that too hasty?  Does anyone have good long-term experience with it?

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: UltraRecall discounted on BitsDuJour.com today (2009-10-07)

« Last post by rjbull on January 12, 2010, 02:35 PM »

I wish they'd offer a lower-cost deal on the major version update