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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: N.A.N.Y. 2019: remv: Rename files (and directories) with regular expressions

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:58 AM »

Intriguing...and I look forward to using it in the future should the need arise.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: micro Tool contribution that list all connected Drives

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:44 AM »

@KodeZwerg: Thank you for the contribution to this year's NANY!

Unfortunately, when I run the file, I get the following error after clicking the "Collect connected Devices" button:

[Select]

System Error.  Code: 5.
Access is denied.

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019: TextWorx - Universal Text Manipulator

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:40 AM »

Agreed, looks quite useful.  Looking forward to it.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019 Release: SCURLed

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:17 AM »

*Reserved*

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:16 AM »

@berkland: I released my version of this app, called SCURLed, for the NANY 2019 promotion here:  NANY 2019 Release: SCURLed

Again, thanks very much for your patience, and thanks very much to everybody that contributed to this thread.  Happy New Year!

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / NANY 2019 Release: SCURLed

« Last post by skwire on December 31, 2018, 11:12 AM »

NANY 2019 Entry Information

Application Name	SCURLed
Version	1.0.0
Short Description	Easily batch edit Windows .LNK and .URL shortcut files.
Supported OSes	Windows 7. Probably works, but not tested, on Windows XP/Vista/8/10.
Web Page	Website
Download Link	Download
System Requirements	Nothing out of the ordinary
Version History	Changelog
Author	Jody Holmes (Skwire Empire)

Description
The original request was made by berkland in the Coding Snacks section earlier this year.  The request was for a batch editor of .LNK and .URL files.

Features

• Easily edit .LNK and .URL files in single-mode, multiple-mode, and using find & replace (with or without regex, too).
• Initial changes are made to the listview.  Final changes are only written to disk when you're satisfied with the list and click the save all button.

Planned Features

• Option to choose the font used in the list.
• Undo/redo operations for the list changes.

Screenshots
 
 
 

Usage
Installation
Download the zip file and extract its contents into a new folder.  Run SCURLed.exe.

Using the Application

• Launch application.
• Add .LNK and/or .URL files to the list via drag'n'drop or via the menu commands.
• Explore the tabs and make changes.  Click the "Apply changes to list button" as you make changes.  The list will update, but no changes are actually made to the .LNK or .URL files.
• When ready, click the "Save all changes" button to write the changes to disk.

Uninstallation
Exit the application and delete the folder you unzipped it to.  No changes are made to the registry.

Tips
See "Using the Application" section above.

Known Issues
As this is the initial release, there are bound to be some bugs.  Please work on copies of your .LNK and .URL files until you get the hang of the workflow and to ensure any bugs present do not mess up your production .LNK and .URL files.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties

« Last post by skwire on December 27, 2018, 04:15 PM »

I've been working on it the past couple of days.  The LNK handling is done and I'm working on the URL handing right now.  It'll be my NANY this year so, rest assured, it'll get done.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: make folder set out of a txt file

« Last post by skwire on December 22, 2018, 01:47 PM »

Thanks for the feedback.  However, if you're already writing a batch file, why not just create the folders you need directly within the batch file using the "mkdir" command?

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General Software Discussion / Re: G+ Takeaway viewer

« Last post by skwire on December 18, 2018, 07:51 PM »

https://www.ghacks.n...es-mass-html-viewer/

-wetsmellydog (December 18, 2018, 07:18 PM)

Hahaha...forgot I even wrote that.   

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties

« Last post by skwire on December 07, 2018, 11:27 AM »

Suggestion:  A "Check All Boxes" or "Select All" would be great in the Find and Replace window.

-berkland (December 07, 2018, 11:20 AM)

Do you mean something that will automatically check all the rows in the list?  If so, the button above the list does that.  See below:



Is this what you meant?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Stitch two windows together

« Last post by skwire on December 07, 2018, 07:29 AM »

But if I could set the status of the window to be toolbar, like the taksbar, then other windows when maximized would not use that part of the desktop.

-offe (December 07, 2018, 05:23 AM)

Mouser's own DesktopCor(r)al will create a transparent toolbar in which you can put that Bria window.  I use DesktopCor(r)al myself.

https://www.donation...ws-apps/desktopcoral

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)

« Last post by skwire on December 07, 2018, 12:28 AM »

Hey, Jody. Long time no see. 

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Yeah, it's been a while, eh?  Good to hear from you.  =]

- when changing date/time format and enabling it, titlebar shows first day of month (01) and a time of 00:00 instead of current day and time.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Hmm...can't seem to make it do this but I'm sure I'm not clicking/setting things exactly as you are.

- editing location name in the WOEIDs list does not instantly propagate to the main window even after enabling the checkbox below ("Display locations using names configured above…), as all other settings do; it only does after clicking "Save".

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Yeah, each edit would take an extra refresh of the weather data (which I try to minimize).  I'll think about it.

- barometer cannot be configured to show mm Hg (depends on Yahoo-provided data, maybe?)

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

The Yahoo data doesn't provide it in that format.  I could probably do the math and add it as an option.

- Neither the 'Full forecast' and 'Radar' nor the 'Powered by Yahoo' links do not show the actual URLs in statusbar when hovered, for consistency with the other fields that show converted data, and for paranoids/control freaks (like me). 

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Good idea, and one I should be able to easily implement.

- 'Last provider update' notification in statusbar shows local timezone time but it doesn't get updated in all situations (may be connection errors or something else - are these mentioned anywhere in statusbar? Or maybe it doesn't take winter time into account (where applicable). I had it show last update at 9:00 AM although it was well past 10 AM, and now it says last update at 1:00 PM and it's 2:30 PM). Also, time format should be synchronized with user settings for 12/24h so that 'Last update' time would also display in 12/24h format as selected by user for sunrise/sunset.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

This data comes directly from the feed.  I don't modify it at all.

- neither main menu nor the tray menu are updated for the current session when a location was deleted from the WOEIDs list.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Cannot reproduce.  If I delete a location from the list and click save, the menu is updated for me.

- since certain changes in settings require an application restart, such restart/reload option would be useful in main menu and in the tray menu.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

Easy to add.

- it takes a few seconds to close the settings window even when nothing was changed.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

That's almost certainly due to the weather data refresh it does after clicking the save button.  Slow internet connections would make this delay longer.

- main window's tray tooltip shows a blank line at the bottom - is that intentional or a bug?

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

I don't see a blank line on mine.  Screenshot, please?

- there is a 'close to tray' option but there is no 'minimize to tray', which I'd very much like, to unclutter the taskbar but keep the original function of the {x} button.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

This is easy enough to add.

- my taskbar is at the top and somehow all regular tooltips in systray are positioned snapped to the top of the screen, which makes certain data hardly readable; could the tooltips be replaced with "fake" ones, maybe balloons or captionless GUIs?

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

I'll consider it, but don't hold your breath.

- so many individual icons produce HDD fragmentation; best would be to convert each icon set to bitmap strip, embed these strips in the executable and load them as imagelists at runtime. Additional user-provided icon sets could be allowed, also in the form of image strip bitmaps.

-Drugwash (December 06, 2018, 06:40 AM)

I know you're not going to like this, but this isn't going to change.

As always, thanks for the feedback.   

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Batch Editor for URL and LNK Properties

« Last post by skwire on December 07, 2018, 12:12 AM »

I didnt knew that it was a request to Skwire. Forget about my releases, i be quit now.
I really did not want to cause any kind of trouble, i was just interested in topic and the "how-to" part.
So please excuse my intrusion into this matter.

-KodeZwerg (November 16, 2018, 03:52 AM)

@KodeZwerg: No need to be quiet, KodeZwerg, and you weren't causing any trouble or intrusion at all.   

@berkland: I really do appreciate your patience on my version.  Work travel for me has been busier than normal but my last business trip of the year is next week and then I have a few weeks where I can bear down and finish my version of this app for you.  Here's some more teaser screenshots:

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Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sChecklist

« Last post by skwire on December 06, 2018, 05:58 PM »

I'm just embarrassed

-Rick998 (December 06, 2018, 05:21 PM)

Please don't be.     I could do a better job and actually put an "Edit entry" item in the right-click menu.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2019 / Re: NANY 2019 - DisplayOff

« Last post by skwire on December 05, 2018, 10:11 PM »

Welcome to the DonationCoder site, SwanKnight, and thank you for your NANY contribution.      

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: edit decision list preparation for long audio files, subtle GUI...

« Last post by skwire on December 05, 2018, 08:12 PM »

Hey skwire - does Trout already do some of this?

-mutetourettes (December 05, 2018, 03:13 AM)

Trout uses the BASS library and plays back various types of music files.  It doesn't do any of the editing or custom stuff you described.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: In some folder other than desktop, freeze icon placement

« Last post by skwire on December 04, 2018, 08:05 AM »

I actually wrote an app that does desktop folder switching without having to log out.  I'm traveling for work today but I'll try to get back to this tonight once I get to my hotel.  Stay tuned.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: edit decision list preparation for long audio files, subtle GUI...

« Last post by skwire on December 04, 2018, 07:52 AM »

As KodeZwerg said, this is well beyond a Coding Snack (and a NANY for that matter).  That said, I do appreciate your vision for this app.  Also, your level of detail is great and it, rightly, exposes how complicated this app would be on the programming side of things.  Over the years, mouser and I have had many conversations on how something that sounds very simple is extremely difficult programmatically.  On the flip side, there have been many times where a user has thought their idea very complicated but, programmtically, it's very easy.  Additionally, there are times where the input and output is simple, but the GUI design is very complicated and takes much more time to implement than the actual input/output code.  In my opinion, your idea is complex in both GUI design and input/output design.

Have you looked at any audio or video editors out there that you might be able to strip down the interface a bit in order to get close to what you want?

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Living Room / Re: World Chase Tag - The Game of Tag as a Sport

« Last post by skwire on December 03, 2018, 08:20 AM »

Kind of mesmerizing to watch.  =]

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trout

« Last post by skwire on December 03, 2018, 07:51 AM »

So... any features for him?

-wraith808 (December 02, 2018, 09:19 PM)

OMG...don't open that can of worms for mouser.   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trout

« Last post by skwire on December 02, 2018, 07:38 PM »

Shall we expect a new version of Trout in the foreseeable future?

-smaragdus (December 02, 2018, 07:32 PM)

Unless there is something needed, I doubt it.  *shrug*

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General Software Discussion / Re: "File Size" Not Increasing As It Should Be

« Last post by skwire on December 02, 2018, 07:35 PM »

Nick, since you put this in the Coding Snack section, was this question in relation to a past Coding Snack?  If not, which application are you referencing?  Also, if not related to a Coding Snack, do you mind if we move this post to a more relevant section?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Trout

« Last post by skwire on November 27, 2018, 05:38 PM »

Nice.  Thanks for the heads up.   

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Living Room / Re: Is it possible to have Microsoft Exchange account to Ymail Android app?

« Last post by skwire on November 27, 2018, 10:08 AM »

Do you get interruptions or asking for password when Ymail messes up with updates?

-kalos (November 27, 2018, 05:25 AM)

Like 4wd, I don't use Yahoo for email.

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General Software Discussion / Re: pinning a program to taskbar, open in its own singular window

« Last post by skwire on November 24, 2018, 03:42 PM »

One minor weakness, it does not remember after a reboot.

-Steven Avery (November 24, 2018, 12:25 PM)

What doesn't survive a reboot?  The pinned shortcut in your taskbar?  If so, it seems to survive for me under Windows 7.     All I did was start the app, right-click its button in the taskbar, and chose "Pin this program to taskbar."