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20101

ProcessTamer / Re: Process Tamer - LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - v2.10.01 - Mar 28, 2009

« Last post by mouser on March 28, 2009, 01:18 AM »

It took me a while just to get it recompiled with latest compiler, etc. so this is a minor release:

v2.10.01 - 3/27/09 beta

• Added support for the ConfigDir.ini file (allows setting custom directories for config files; better Vista and portable use).
• Updated manifests to insist on administrative rights (needed for Vista and later).
• Fixed issues in vista and with large fonts.
• Packaged more recent dcuhelper.exe update helper.
• Changed start-with-windows process to use registry instead of startup group.
• The programmers who designed Vista should be shot -- they have made it virtually impossible for me to make Process Tamer start with windows.  Vista insists on blocking it at startup.
• Fixed some hints and tab order in the Configuration dialog.
• Increased size of Min. Change Interval option.

I'd *really* appreciate a report from existing Process Tamer users to let me know if this version works ok (as well as previous version!), so i can push it out as a public update.

20102

General Software Discussion / Re: What is the difference between a program & an application?

« Last post by mouser on March 28, 2009, 01:14 AM »

nothing, the terms are used interchangeably.

20103

Official Announcements / Re: MARCH 2009: It's the 4th Anniversary DonationCoder.com Fundraiser

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 08:42 PM »

I think we should call the fundraiser over around midnight on April 1st, New York time.
(that is, it will go 24 hours into April by the NY time clock).

20104

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

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 07:07 PM »

The really interesting part of this exercise (for me, and quite apart from the learning experience) has been the realisation that the development process is really about the details - getting a rough working solution is relatively easy (!!) but it's all the little things that take the time (both to implement and to troubleshoot)

absolutely true.

20105

Find And Run Robot / Re: Search for text inside txt or doc files?

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 06:17 PM »

share it!!

maybe it shouldnt start searching until at least 4 or 5 characters are typed -- would that speed it up?

20106

Find And Run Robot / Re: how does setuservar work ? [feature request ?]

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 01:27 PM »

the bug that ewe found would affect setting user var from an alias.  in fact you'll notice that he basically simulated in his plugin call the effect of specifying something in an alias launch command.  after the next update you will be able to specify in your alias result: setuservar section.varname=value

your other idea about commandline invocation is reasonable.  i'll add ability to invoke var with a command to launch (which would also let you use above functionality to set user vars), and ask farr to display some results.

20107

Find And Run Robot / Re: how does setuservar work ? [feature request ?]

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 12:06 PM »

ewe, you found a bug. will be fixed in next version.

20108

Find And Run Robot / Re: Search for text inside txt or doc files?

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 11:54 AM »

yeah it would really be nice if someone wrote a farr plugin that would interface with some of the desktop search tools that index file content (google desktop search, etc.)

20109

Living Room / Re: Should we have a yearly Best Avatar award on DC?

« Last post by mouser on March 27, 2009, 01:11 AM »

Nighted's avatar is very cool:

20110

Find And Run Robot / Re: slenderFARR - a new skin for FARR

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 11:18 PM »

ill see what i can figure out about the skin builder incompatibility.

20111

Living Room / Re: Anti-Necrospamming

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 07:21 PM »

Perhaps what we could do is have the forum software more clearly note when someone is about to reply to and revive a very old thread, making clear that they should only do so if they have something to contribute.

20112

Coding Snacks / Re: Coding Snack and Skrommel Software Write-ups Discovered on the Web

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 07:05 PM »

one from today:
http://www.downloads...-close-windows-apps/
http://lifehacker.co...windows-close-button
originally from: http://elitefreeware...sing-of-windows.html

20113

Coding Snacks / Coding Snack and Skrommel Software Write-ups Discovered on the Web

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 07:04 PM »

We need to start keeping track of when a skrommel app or a conding snack utility is mentioned on the web.  Your help is requested!

That way we can add them to the new Quotes page, and keep it updated.

20114

Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Effective Online Project Management Tool - SantexQ

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 06:13 PM »

Haven't tried it but I must say it's a nicely done website.

20115

Screenshot Captor / Re: Update link on Screenshot captor page

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 05:59 PM »

thanks, will update.

20116

The Getting Organized Experiment of 2006 / Re: i'd like to buy some discipline please.

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 02:33 PM »

Nudone,

I might not disagree with the main point you are trying to make.. but i think one could also argue it in this way:

There is no magic "system" that is going to fix you and make you more organized.  Your problems may have deeper causes.
And maybe there is nothing that much better about one system over another.
But it's possible that in a search and exploration of new systems you might discover some deeper issues or leave yourself open to learning something about yourself that helps.

At least that's a more positive take on the search for an organizational system that suits you.

20117

FlipSuite and Flipbook Printer / Re: skip frames

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 02:26 PM »

no you can't move around the order of frames.
one thing that will probably be added in the future is the ability to use a directory full of still images -- when i do that i can add an option to show them in random order.

20118

FlipSuite and Flipbook Printer / Re: skip frames

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 01:34 PM »

just set the # of frames to print as half of the number of frames in the movie and it will do what you want:

20119

Screenshot Captor / Re: Request : hightlight pen feature

« Last post by mouser on March 26, 2009, 02:46 AM »

its actually a really good request -- i will work on it.

cmpm: thanks for fielding this request initially -- i was thinking exact same thing as you, so i'm glad to read the back and forth here, helped me understand what as being asked for 

20120

FlipSuite and Flipbook Printer / Re: is video editing software necessary?

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 11:43 PM »

not for a while i'm afraid, as i have some larger fish to fry before then.   not for many months.

20121

Living Room / Re: Help build Cody City!

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 07:13 PM »

at what point does a 50ft fire breathing cody trample into the city center and destroy everything?

20122

Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: BBCeditor

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 07:12 PM »

Nice 

20123

The Form Letter Machine / Re: Links to Reviews and Comments - Add yours!

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 06:06 PM »

it's a good idea.. i should say that tflm was actually designed with this use in mind.. it has commandline support for working with plugins and other tools.

as a demonstration, jibz wrote a plugin for thebat email client called Piper which does exactly this -- it actually called the form letter machine, populates it with info from the current email being replied to, and pastes the result into your email.  it's EXTREMELY useful.

 it would be very very easy for someone to create such a plugin for other email clients like outlook, etc. if someone wanted to.  in fact it might be possible to do it already if the email client (or a plugin for it) supports running a commandline tool and capturing the output.

20124

Official Announcements / Re: MARCH 2009: It's the 4th Anniversary DonationCoder.com Fundraiser

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 05:56 PM »

Should i change the goal to $10k?

20125

FlipSuite and Flipbook Printer / Re: is video editing software necessary?

« Last post by mouser on March 25, 2009, 04:11 PM »

i was actually thinking of adding a feature to let user specify text to "scroll" across bottom or top of pages.