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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: move small dialog windows to cursor position

« Last post by nudone on July 09, 2006, 02:27 AM »

i know 'gridmove' is kind of more important at the moment but i'd just like to suggest a slight change for 'dialogmove' if you can, jgpaiva...

when the dialog window pops up and is moved to the cursor positions - currently the window is centered across height and width under the mosuer cursor (as expected).

could it be changed (with the option to turn the feature on and off by the user) so that the dialog window moves to a position so that the highlighted or 'in focus' button on the dialog box is directly under the mouse cursor - this is still with the exception of the dialog window moving off the edge of the screen.

i see the difficulty in this method as sometimes there doesn't appear to be an 'in focus' button on some dialog windows (maybe there is a button in focus but it just doesn't look like it is on my screen).

maybe it's a bad idea - depends on what problems it would lead to - but at the moment it's just something that kind of seems obvious to me that 'dialogmove' ought to do -perhaps i'm just becoming even more lazy so just moving the mouse cursor a few pixels now seems like a major effort.

other than that i have to say that 'dialogmove' has become a very natural part of my windows operating system. i'm still amazed when windows jump to my cursor - i still automatically start to move my cursor to the center of the screen in preparation to click on some dialog windows before they appear - but 'dialogmove' beats me to it which is great.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: My Bookmarks feature added to site - thanks to Leipe_Po

« Last post by nudone on July 08, 2006, 09:27 AM »

another question...

do old(ish) topics/posts get deleted sometimes?

i originally thought that the forum moderators were 'culling' old topics on the rare occasion but from what Carol was recently saying i assume that isn't actually happening.

it was a few months ago but i'm sure i did a thorough search for something and never found it - i just assumed the thread had been deleted, but as i said above, Carol's remarks indicate otherwise.

???

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Site/Forum Features / Re: My Bookmarks feature added to site - thanks to Leipe_Po

« Last post by nudone on July 08, 2006, 08:09 AM »

fantastic - long overdue, but just one question - if it can be modified further...

it's not essential but it would be nice to have a kind of 'check' box to delete several bookmarks at a time - it's just the kind of thing you get used to seeing so it seems strange when it's not there.

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Living Room / Re: Anyone know any good free font sites

« Last post by nudone on July 08, 2006, 12:34 AM »

app, that sounds like a nice way to get new fonts - just one question: do you know if it okay to use these fonts for commercial purposes?

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Living Room / Re: Scythe Kama Connect - external usb drive - but it doesnt use an exclosure - cool

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 10:13 AM »

let us know when they are available - i could do with one too.

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Site/Forum Features / Re: New feature added to the forum: "My Personal Area"

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 10:08 AM »

cool.

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Living Room / Re: Planet-killer meteor video: holy snikes!

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 10:05 AM »

yeah, but Bruce Willis will save us - just like he did before.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 03:41 AM »

good idea.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 01:48 AM »

just to add to the 'default' window size above - it would be nice if there was a simple way of setting the 'default' size for program, i.e. you set the size of the window and hit a hotkey or select a command from the tray menu and the window size is recorded - and its position too.

also, how about a 'temporary' grid area - a grid that you set 'on the fly'. something like, you position a window and scale it to how you want - then hit a shortcut (or select from the command from the menu) and the size and the position of the window is stored and becomes part of the current grid layout - taken a bit further this could be a nice way of 'drawing' out grids that would be configured and saved by the user. so...

instead of having a way of drawing new grid layouts, it's all done by simply positioning windows on screen in the grid formation you want - you then make each window active in turn and hit the hot key or menu command to set it as grid zone 1 - activate the next window and set that to grid zone 2, etc, etc.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 06, 2006, 01:24 AM »

no better suggestions for loading in grids on the fly at the moment but here's another idea...

how about having gridmove remember the 'standard' sizes of some program windows?

i don't use programs full screen unless they really warrant it, i.e. they fill the screen up with useful information rather than tons of white space.

so, things like my web browser tend to remain a non maximised size - to keep me happy, i have it at a particular size that makes the buttons and tabs fit nicely within it...

the thing is after i've used it with gridmove i've obviously changed the size of the window to what i'd normally use - i'd love it if i could quickly get back to my 'perfect' sized window by just doing a quick click or something???

i'm sure there are plenty of other programs that would benefit from a 'default' size that could be specified - a grid could be set up, of course, to match the sizes of these specific program window sizes but it would be more fun if there was just a quick way of getting things back to the 'default' dimensions.

again, i've not got any good ideas of how this would be implemented - maybe if there was a 'special' grid zone area trigger that changed the way it worked depending on what window was in focus. say, the trigger was at the top of the screen - if i had notepad open, i could move it to other grid zones then when i wanted it back to it's 'default' window size i could do this by dragging it to the top (center) of the screen - notepad would then change back to its default size. likewise, if i was using my web browser and i did the same action it would change to its particular window size.

and now for another suggestion...
jgpaiva has already realised the potential of having trigger zones activate and load in another grid - my original idea of the side triggers is still something i see more potential in (it's been used by other programs already, of course). the side trigger idea is really nothing more than having an invisible button at the side of the screen - this could be used to trigger events other than activating grid zones.

if jgpaiva doesn't want to implement such a feature i'm intending to modify the script so that i can 'side trigger' to run other programs (maybe) or, at the very least, performing common tasks - creating a new folder on the desktop or something like that (maybe that's more complicated than i imagine).

or, as an example, i have my taskbar at the top of the screen so the 'start' button is at the top left - i have the taskbar set to auto hide - so, it would be nice to set gridmove to realise when my mouse cursor is in the very top left corner and then activate the 'start menu' for me without me even clicking. yes, i am lazy in the extreme.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: spring cleaning

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 02:28 PM »

no he hasn't so let me know...

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 12:31 PM »

is there quick way we could have the different grids loaded in - rather than right clicking the icon in the tray?

maybe, right click somewhere in title bar to select a 'grid list' menu.

i'm just thinking of how different grid layouts could be used 'on the fly' or a very complex grid could be made that would suit almost every requirement - perhaps such a grid could use a colour system to differentiate overlapping grid zones.

i've not thought a great deal so i know these are vague suggestions - it just seems clear to me that more than one grid is a good thing - but it has to be loaded in with the minimum of fuss to be worthwhile.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: spring cleaning

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 10:59 AM »

okay, hamradio gets the wacom tablet.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: spring cleaning

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 10:13 AM »

dilema - josh has also asked if there have been any takers for the tablet.

but, as hamradio was the first to ask and i see that josh has already claimed the watch above then it seems fair to let hamradio have the tablet.

i shall wait until hamradio has made a comment before doing anything further.

maybe if josh and hamradio could just state what their interest is in the tablet - have they used one before, do they agree to pass it on if it doesn't suit their needs.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: spring cleaning

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 07:52 AM »

i am the current owner of the official donationcoder shared wacom intuos 3 tablet (kindly given to me by mouser).

it is now time to pass it onto another DC member.

if you've ever wondered what it is like to use a wacom tablet then now is your chance - the drawing area is only about 5 x 3 inches but it's enough to give you and idea.

please understand that you will be expected to pass this item on to another DC member when you have decided it is of no further use/enjoyment - unless, of course, you absolutely love it.

let me know...

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 06:56 AM »

great, will try v1.01, when i get home (if there isn't a newer version by then).

hotkeys would make a lot of sense - as discussed earlier, i'd like them to be turned on or off by the user or at least user defined.

would it be difficult to create a graphical grid editor? maybe as a separate program?

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 04:24 AM »

i'll try to expand on the 'bugs' i thought i had found above (i'm at work at the moment so i can't actually perform the actions again).

• with the 'edge' grid loaded in - the trigger area on the titlebar wasn't just 25% of the title bar, instead it seems to have expanded to about 33% or more - this is why i noticed it. i had to put the mouse almost to the center of the titlebar to be able drag the window. maybe i needed to reload 'gridmove' back in - i noticed that if you change some of the options you have to reload gridmove for the options to become enabled
• the 'jerky' effect whilst dragging a window is similar to what you sometimes get on screen when you've got loads of alpha transparent windows or you've got a terrible graphics card.
  
  you drag a window and instead of it being a smooth movement across the screen there is an ever so slight jerk/drag/pause effect on the window being moved. the pause in the movement happens for a split second and repeats throughout the movement of the dragging process. it is very, very slight. almost easy to miss, but there non the less.

hopefully that is a little easier to understand.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 01:41 AM »

currently i have:

[Select]

[GridSettings]
GridName=edge
[InterfaceSettings]
LButtonDrag=1
MButtonDrag=0
EdgeDrag=1
[OtherSettings]
EdgeTime=1000
ShowGroupsFlag=0
WindowPercentage=25

this has the strange effect so that i'm unable to drag the window at all from the titled part of the title bar.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 01:28 AM »

ha, ha, i've just noticed the full height or full width auto window sizer method - i love how you can drag it around 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 01:14 AM »

gridmove v1.0 feels reeeaaaaaal good.

fantastic.

just a couple of things i've noticed bug wise:

with the 'edge' grid loaded in - the trigger bit on the left side of the title bar seems to have expanded (is this intentional?). it's covers about a third of the titlebar.

when using the non 'edge' grids there is a slight 'jerky' appearance to my windows when i drag them around. i think this has been part of gridmove for a while (not sure) and i guess it might be unavoidable as the script is having to work out the position of the window and mouse so often. the 'jerky' effect is only slight but it would be wonderful if not there at all - maybe it's only doing it on my screen???

going back to play with gridmove a bit more now...

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 12:56 AM »

holy cow, this is worth a test.

-mouser (July 04, 2006, 06:10 PM)

mouser finally sees the light.

it is truly a day of celebration here at nud towers with gridmove reaching v1.0

will download and put it through it's paces now, jgpavia. well done, as always.

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Living Room / Re: Prediction: In the year 2010, all Digg Stories will be about Digg

« Last post by nudone on July 05, 2006, 12:52 AM »

didn't digg.com 'officially' stop being cool the first time it was reported in the mass media - i haven't a clue when that was but that's the rule as we all know.

cool or not it's still a useful site - for time wasting and finding the occasional interesting link. (what else is it meant to be for?)

the new netscape.com is super uncool from the day of it's inception - it still might be entertaining, i don't know...

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Living Room / Re: Prediction: In the year 2010, all Digg Stories will be about Digg

« Last post by nudone on July 04, 2006, 02:23 PM »

anyone got any feelings about the new netscape - looks interesting to me - i use digg.com to keep me amused at work so netscape looks intriguing.

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Living Room / Re: portable air conditioning - any good?

« Last post by nudone on July 04, 2006, 02:19 PM »

the tent idea has potential - the problem is that it's too hot to get up and start doing anything remotely strenuous. so, i'll just sit here and melt.

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Living Room / Re: portable air conditioning - any good?

« Last post by nudone on July 04, 2006, 12:50 PM »

thanks for the advice, momonan. unfortunately, i can't really implement your method where i am but i do see how it would work. the rooms i keep with curtains drawn and doors shut are definitely cooler than the rest of the house - the room my computer is in is one such room but opening the door a few times a day soon destroys the cool ambience.

i'm now going to get up off my arse and walk into the other room and get the fan down from off the top of the wardrobe and plug it in - why i didn't do this several days i go i have no good answer for.