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Based on their web page, TextCatch is compatible with Windows 7.Yeap. But not free now.
http://www.skesoft.com/textcatch.htm-skwire (October 19, 2012, 08:18 PM)
IMHO, Class #32770 is the only "real" one.-Winkie (April 09, 2010, 05:54 PM)
Trouble is MS uses that for just about every dialog. For example, if my MD5Hash program is open, it's window class is #32770 since it's a dialog based utility.-MilesAhead (October 17, 2012, 07:49 PM)
If anyone would like to take a stab at any of the "NEEDS HELP WITH" or offer suggestions it would be greatly appreciated!-koomi (April 01, 2010, 08:25 PM)
Well, here is my input. (I've only been able to test it on a pc with WinXP and Office 2003.)Better sanity checking to make sure we're really dealing with a file dialog
Maybe by matching the window title against a list of known good ones?
Microsoft Office compatibility-koomi
IMHO, Class #32770 is the only "real" one. MS Office has different ones. I added a check for them. But that won't probably work with Office 2007 and later.Work with folder tree dialogs as well (like Direct Folders)-koomi
Should be possible, but I don't how (yet?).
EDIT:
Code is in here: New Context Menu Item Puts Any Folder Into a Dialog Window. Also Vista is mentioned here.Allow modification of the filename after the dialog first opens-koomi
I implemented that by moving the text-grabbing after switching to Explorer.
Your code only works if Window Explorer has the full file path in it's title. I don't have set that option, so I made it grab the path from the edit field instead. I also added a check which should prevent using Control Panel and My Computer etc.
Here is my updated code, please test it:Code: AutoIt [Select]
Greetz Winkie-Winkie (April 09, 2010, 05:54 PM)
I am running FileBox eXtender on 64-bits Win 7 Premium, with no problemsdoes the feature Contro mentions work there Curt? (I think it might work for some apps, cause I'm caught off-guard by it occasionally, but it doesnt work in the few apps I just quickly tested).
-but I have only activated it in dialog boxes, not in the window title bar-Curt (October 17, 2012, 02:35 PM)-tomos (October 17, 2012, 02:41 PM)
-tomos' post forced me to read the initial post more carefully than the first time... No, FileBox eXtender on 64-bits Win 7 cannot do what Contro wants them to do. I didn't know, because I never used this particular feature, on XP or Vista.
-------------------------Ouwwww Curts take a look at this please. I am confused...
(pictures)
it's not the same.-Contro (October 17, 2012, 03:43 PM)
-they are the same. FbX on XP, and FbX on W7. The exact same boxes.-Curt (October 17, 2012, 04:09 PM)
I am running FileBox eXtender on 64-bits Win 7 Premium, with no problemsdoes the feature Contro mentions work there Curt? (I think it might work for some apps, cause I'm caught off-guard by it occasionally, but it doesnt work in the few apps I just quickly tested).
-but I have only activated it in dialog boxes, not in the window title bar-Curt (October 17, 2012, 02:35 PM)-tomos (October 17, 2012, 02:41 PM)
-tomos' post forced me to read the initial post more carefully than the first time... No, FileBox eXtender on 64-bits Win 7 cannot do what Contro wants them to do. I didn't know, because I never used this particular feature, on XP or Vista.
-------------------------Ouwwww Curts take a look at this please. I am confused...
(pictures)
it's not the same.-Contro (October 17, 2012, 03:43 PM)
-they are the same. FbX on XP, and FbX on W7. The exact same boxes.-Curt (October 17, 2012, 04:09 PM)
I'm really hooked on the "Click switch file box folder" feature of FileBox eXtender.
However, FileBox eXtender a) is buggy (crashes Dopus all the time, creates problems with the z-order of windows, etc.), and b) is discontinued.
This is why I was wondering whether it would be possible/difficult to re-build that click switch file box folder feature of FileBXtender in AutoHotkey?
That feature makes every application's Open/Save file box automatically switch to the same folder that is open in Windows Explorer (or Dopus, for example) -- as soon as you click on the respective Dopus or Explorer window.
Unfortunately, at the moment I have no idea how to code this in AutoHotkey (although I've done quite a bit of AHK coding).
Thanks already for any ideas,
Cheers David.P-David.P (August 06, 2010, 02:16 AM)
no, that aspect doesnt work in Win7.
Have a look at this thread
FBx eXtender's 'Click switch file box folder feature' - can this be done in AHK?
(doesnt sound too positive for Windows 7), but just try it and let us know if it works-tomos (October 17, 2012, 02:27 PM)
I am running FileBox eXtender on 64-bits Win 7 Premium, with no problems
-but I have only activated it in dialog boxes, not in the window title bar
(I don't remember if there were any problems with such):-Curt (October 17, 2012, 02:35 PM)
does the feature Contro mentions work there Curt? (I think it might work for some apps, cause I'm caught off-guard by it occasionally, but it doesnt work in the few apps I just quickly tested).-tomos (October 17, 2012, 02:41 PM)
Disconnect my seven disks
Connect the system disk (new of 2 TB)
Partition that disk
Install in the first partition C:-Contro (October 17, 2012, 02:30 PM)
dont forget:
install on non-partitioned HD
let Win 7 to do the hidden partition and the C partition. (The rest you can do later.)
How many 'installs' did you have on your last computer-tomos (October 17, 2012, 02:49 PM)
If I understand it correctly, the XP-Mode is basically a free copy of Windows XP installed in Microsoft Virtual PC.
So if you already have an XP license, you might as well install it in your VM software of choice.-Deozaan (July 18, 2011, 10:41 PM)
In order:-40hz (October 17, 2012, 03:04 PM)
hi 40 -
nice seasonal avatar
I think you're answering my questions from last year that Contro quoted... might help him (I'm sorted at this stage).-tomos (October 17, 2012, 03:17 PM)
Oh...
Ok...
Guess I'm the one who is confused here.-40hz (October 17, 2012, 03:20 PM)
^If that's the case then just do a basic install of Win 7 and the drop VMWare Workstation on top of it. Then do everything under virtual. That would be the easiest and best solution IMO. With 16GB RAM and an i5 chip you should be able to handle anything...
-40hz (October 17, 2012, 03:19 PM)
Hi, Tomos. I recently bought a computer rather similar to the one you've described: Win 7 Professional 64-bit, 8 GB RAM, i5 2400. Like you, I have some programs that date from the 1990s, and I was afraid that they wouldn't run on this machine and so I would have to figure out how to use XP mode. Well, to my surprise, almost all the programs I have will run under Windows 7. Every now and then, I'd be asked whether I wanted to run the program in "compatibility mode." If I said yes, I was given a choice of various earlier versions of Windows. I didn't have to install anything to make the computer give me this choice. It seems to be a feature simply built into Windows 7 (or perhaps Windows 7 Professional). Whether this is what is meant by XP-mode, I'm not sure. I didn't expect the process to be so seamless. Anyway, I think you too may find that all or almost all your programs will run on Windows 7 without your having to do much to make that happen.-cyberdiva (July 18, 2011, 09:22 PM)
