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BrowserTraySwitch / Re: No longer switching default browser..

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 07:53 PM »

I understand, but if doing it through the browsers, back and forth, doesn't even work, then there's likely another problem.

great point.  first step is to make sure the browsers themselves can assert themselves as new default browsers.  if they can't, then there is something else going on.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Monkey Dash: Play test my game!

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 07:31 PM »

The viseo tutorial for the game is wonderful, and funny too:
http://monkeydash.co.uk/tutorial.html

Rob -- you really did a great job with these videos.

what i'd love to see -- not with this high quality production style, but just a video camera recording, is a full game with the players talking strategy as they play.  i would find that really interesting.

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DesktopCoral / Re: LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - DesktopCoral- 1.05.01 - Jun 27, 2009

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 07:13 PM »

i think you are just trying to earn a rotten turkey sandwich badge.

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BrowserTraySwitch / Re: No longer switching default browser..

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 05:49 PM »

miles -- note that he is trying to use my BrowserTraySwitch program to do the switching -- so he's not just interested in a one-time switch.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Updating did me in again

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 04:06 PM »

i got the file and we can talk over email.. but just fyi, the file opens fine here and i see your full launch1 file full of nodes, so it looks ok from here.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Updating did me in again

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 03:27 PM »

ok so if you open LBC and close all files, and then open launch1.mcf -- you see nothing?
with all of those backups surely one of them is good
maybe you deleted the real file in addition to the backups?
did you check the date on the file, did it seem like it was the right date?

send me the file and let me see what i can do, and we can talk over email ([email protected])..

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BrowserTraySwitch / Re: No longer switching default browser..

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 03:24 PM »

What operating system are you using VsUK?
Does the program successfully change to any of them if you manually set it to the other using the browsers themselves?
There are lots of different tricks involved in setting the detault browser.. it's been a while since i checked for new operating system tricks..

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DesktopCoral / Re: Usefullness

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 02:22 PM »

ive seen this happen before but it's always fixed by toggling desktop coral between docking and floating mode..
the space is the size of your normal dock right?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Help for a new user please

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 01:46 PM »

your points are all valid..

Most of the problem comes from the fact that while programs similar to farr have the concept of a simple "alias" -- something where you type a word and it matches the word with a program, FARR started out that way but the concept of Alias expanded to cover a few different things, including a word that matches a whole group of programs or a kind of script-like action.

In other words, you can have an alias (or group) called "games" which contains a list of recreational programs on your pc -- and when you type games this list is displayed (which you can then narrow down).

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Having said that, i think what would really make FARR more usable is a much simpler way of making new Aliases.  A top level menu item that said "Create a new custom alias, command, or group" - and which brought up a nice friendly wizard like thing that walked the user through the process of making a new alias.  I think that would help new users get comfortable.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: [bug report] using igo twice results in a "requested resource is in use" dialog

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 12:07 PM »

you can try it here before release if you want:
https://www.donation...AndRunRobotSetup.exe

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Living Room / Re: What does this laptop key do?

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 11:23 AM »

it might require special software to do anything -- if you've done a new OS install without the drivers and utilities that came with your laptop, it's possible that it currently has no effect.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: suggestion: tiny enhancements for options GUI & helpfile

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 10:24 AM »

Great stuff.. going to try to add a bunch of them now.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: TPGoogleReader - Google Chrome Extension

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 10:22 AM »

Nice! 

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Help for a new user please

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 10:17 AM »

It is so very easy to create an alias with KeyLaunch ... FARR just seems so complicated, giving weightings to aliases etc. I just want to drag and drop and then refine later.

Try this as the easiest way to add a new alias for a file:

• Drag and drop any file or program from any other program into the Search Edit Box of FARR, to have it show up in results.
• OR simply search for the file or program inside FARR until it shows up in results.
• Then, right click on this result to select it, and choose the menu "Add to Group Alias".  Then choose the last menu item labeled "New Alias Group.."
• Then in the dialog that appears, just type in the short name you want to use as an alias for this file in the "Group Alias Name" box, and click the Ok button, leaving the other options at their defaults.
• All done.  Anytime you want to find this file just type its short name (alias).

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Help for a new user please

« Last post by mouser on July 05, 2009, 10:10 AM »

Thanks for posting the tips Nod5.
Let me just say, I know that i need to make it a bit easier for new users to add aliases and to understand how to do that.  I will try.

I uploaded a pdf version of the help file here:
https://www.donation.../FindAndRunRobot.pdf

(unfortunately the help file is still a bit out of date when it comes to the new alias system).

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Living Room / Re: What does this laptop key do?

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 08:06 PM »

note: the button might be ignored when the laptop isnt on battery power.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 08:02 PM »

btw the problem seemed to be that there is a flaw in the shortcut resolution in windows 7 (and other x64 OS flavors)..

it seems to return "Program Files (x86)" in the paths of .lnk files when resolved by a win32 app, regardless of the true application directory of the program.. bad show.

so basically farr now checks to see which of the program files directories the file *really* resides in and doesn't trust the .lnk file.

this is relatively straightforward except that it required some changes in the icon display (since previously farr just asked the OS for the icon index of the .lnk file), and more importantly required me to overide the launch options on the General tab and force FARR to not try to launch (.lnk) shortcuts if they are of this type, and instead resolve the shortcut and launch the exe directly in such cases.  pain.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 07:58 PM »

Now i wait for the reports of the things i broke in the process of fixing this

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 06:51 PM »

ok try again:
https://www.donation...AndRunRobotSetup.exe

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Living Room / Re: Would appreciate advice on laptop overheating and registry issue

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 06:49 PM »

if you blow air in -- make sure the latop is off first!

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Living Room / Re: Would appreciate advice on laptop overheating and registry issue

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 05:15 PM »

I know it's rather cheeky of me to ask for help without contributing much towards the community

not at all -- we don't view things that way here -- everyone is welcome to ask for help when they need it.

you're already way ahead of most people in diagnosing your problem.. and it's highly likely you have correctly identified why your computer is spontaneously shutting down.  not only that but figured out a fix for it.

i'm not a hardware expert by any means, but it kind of seems unlikely to me that the heat is responsible for the wireless card losing it's connection.. just because there seem more likely culprits, like the normal annoying dropped connection that occurs relatively frequently for everyone.  wireless usb adapters and pcmcia cards are very cheap these days, and it may pay to just buy one and see if it solves your issue.

[i had a problem with my old laptop suddenly being unable to go to standby properly after i upgraded to windows xp sp3.. after a day of struggling i just said sod it and bought a new $20 network adapter card and the problem was solved; sometimes it really is easier to just replace something than figure out what particular gremlin is on your wing.  however -- if you have a built in network adapter in your laptop that may not be a viable option, though it would be useful if only to tell you if overheating is the the cause].

As for your My Computer issue, i don't know.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 04:47 PM »

ok i can confirm the problem remains on win7 x64; should have a fix in 10-20 minutes, stay tuned.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 04:42 PM »

this seems to fix the problem on my win xp 64 vmware.
i dont know why the fix wouldn't work on win7 x64.. sigh..
i guess il have to make another vm and try again.. thank you bill gates.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 03:48 PM »

Can you try this version and see if it solves the problem:
https://www.donation...AndRunRobotSetup.exe

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Bug in launching 64-bit software.

« Last post by mouser on July 04, 2009, 02:31 PM »

If you (or anyone) could find a *small* x64 application that causes this behavior, it would really help testing.