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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by Ath on April 11, 2011, 05:55 AM »

There are several samples included in the zipfile

You could create a WinButtons.ini with just this in it:

[Select]

[Buttons]
button1=Notepad
command1=notepad c:\users\[insert-user-name]\Desktop\notes.txt

(Assuming Windows Vista or 7, replace the obvious with an actual username...)
You might want to add "-hide" (without the quotes) between = and notepad to hide the button while Notepad is open, as WinButtons has always on top set by default.
If you want it to go in the left top of the (main) monitor, add these lines:

[Select]

[Settings]
left=0
top=0

HTH

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: TELL me how many objects I am deleting!

« Last post by Ath on April 11, 2011, 02:45 AM »

This is where I was supposed to look at Windows' pop-up box and read "Do you really want to...", to see what and how much I am about to delete, but evidently I didn't read it. So, maybe if I hear it...

-Curt (April 11, 2011, 02:13 AM)

That's exactly where the weak point is. Lots of people, both with and without experience, don't take enough time to read the messages applications pop up to ask both important and not-so-important questions. And because too often the question isn't that important, the messages that are important fade away in the blur, and people just go for the 'right' answer to get it over with now, asap. I do that all the time, when did you last read the EULA of a new piece of software you installed? Same issues there, IMHO.
So, even when adding sound to the important message, that is going to fade away into the blur, after some time.

I once tried to get a proper, thoughtful, response by generating a random letter that had to be entered before the (usually irreversible) action is proceeded, but even then users manage to do things the wrong way, even when they really meant to do something else. There is no 1 good way, but there is no better way either.
Maybe if all we did (on our computers, ofcourse ) was reversible, then this dilemma would be solved.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: TELL me how many objects I am deleting!

« Last post by Ath on April 11, 2011, 01:42 AM »

but I need on a daily base to remove a few files, quite often one by one

-Curt (April 11, 2011, 01:32 AM)

Ok, that wasn't clear from the original idea, but maybe I compared to my own day to day file-handling, deleting bunches of files from 1 directory, or just 1 or 2 between really crucial stuff that should not be deleted, ever.
I'm using shift-delete lots of times, even though I really shouldn't, but I've been saved by the backup several times

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Running FARR as Administrator launches applications as Administrator - Conflicts

« Last post by Ath on April 11, 2011, 01:29 AM »

IMHO, you shouldn't be running anything as administrator, except *maybe* some OS tools that require that, or an occasional (older) installer.
If something doesn't play nicely with Windows Vista or 7's new security scheme, either get the updated version of that software, or run it in compatibility mode.

If you dislike UAC or it hinders you too much, then you can turn it off, but that's not advisable in most of the cases either.

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Living Room / Re: Charlie Sheen Sound Board

« Last post by Ath on April 11, 2011, 01:23 AM »

for his certification as a Microsoft network engineer or something.

-gpetrant (April 10, 2011, 05:35 PM)

So, you're actually proposing a job switch for him?

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by Ath on April 10, 2011, 04:25 PM »

however I would suggest a mirror link

-delwoode (April 10, 2011, 03:32 PM)

I've already attached it also to the release-download, over here, I hope that's enough redundancy until the dcmembers server is working as usual/expected

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by Ath on April 10, 2011, 02:24 PM »

Tried the download from the dcmembers server myself, but all went just fine, though a bit slow, IMHO.

I'll notify mouser about this, to see if there is something I could/should have done different

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by Ath on April 10, 2011, 02:18 PM »

tried downloading it form the DcMembers server but both times it was corrupt.

-delwoode (April 10, 2011, 12:31 PM)

- I cant even get it to download here,

-tomos (April 10, 2011, 01:32 PM)

Hm, this must be an extend of the server trouble there was a couple of weeks ago, that still has ill effects on stuff. I also had some errors with 1 other upload I put there. I'll also attach it to the release-post in a few minutes. (v 2.6.0.1)

Thanks for reporting guys!

edit: Only one file upload failed because it has a dll in it, and passwording the file 'fixed' that

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: TELL me how many objects I am deleting!

« Last post by Ath on April 10, 2011, 02:13 PM »

Hm, yes it's a nice idea, but that is not going to stop you, or me, from deleting just one too many, especially if it's yelling fifteen! or forty-five! at me

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Developer's Corner / Re: Documenting the Why not just the What

« Last post by Ath on April 10, 2011, 06:03 AM »

This is indeed one of 'us developers' weak spots, that I have on my todo list of improving for this year Hope others (at least in open/shared projects) also do that

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands

« Last post by Ath on April 08, 2011, 04:40 PM »

An update for WinButtons is available, it's now version 2.6.0

I've added variable replacement, with optional parameter handling (like functions), to most configuration items, and messagebox functions so a user can Yes/No or OK/Cancel confirm before a command is executed.

The downloadlink in the original release post has been moved to the DcMembers server I've been granted access

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Settings not being saved

« Last post by Ath on April 08, 2011, 03:41 PM »

It should have installed into C:\Program Files (x86)

-mouser (April 08, 2011, 02:44 PM)

That's only on x64 versions of Windows. But a lot of installers allow to change the installpath during setup, so it could be a manual action, though I don't expect that.

What has happened before is that someone set compatibility mode for another installer (possibly with the same name) or on purpose, to make it believe it's running on XP? or maybe not the installer, but the final exe? These settings are system-wide AFAIK.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Any XML gui tools out there?

« Last post by Ath on April 07, 2011, 01:27 AM »

I use the FREE XML Pad (http://www.wmhelp.com/xmlpad3.htm). 

-jasonvogel (April 06, 2011, 05:14 PM)

Hm, the site seems to have either passed away, or it's been DoCo'd (like 'slashdotted' )

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: HTML Mail Merge

« Last post by Ath on April 05, 2011, 05:27 PM »

I've made a screenshot of the expected result, when opened in a browser (FF4 over here):

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: HTML Mail Merge

« Last post by Ath on April 05, 2011, 05:24 PM »

Hm, a week went by without a response.

Did anybody else try and had issues like this with Excel2Html?

A test-commandline could be something like "Excel2Html -f testaddresses.xlsx -t Excel2Html-all-template.html -o test.html"

Running the uncompiled .au3 script (assuming AutoIt3 is installed...) would give an accurate source-linenumber on any errors: "Excel2Html.au3 -f testad..."
Adding "-d " between Excel2Html and -f like: "Excel2Html -d -f testad..." writes some logging info to Excel2Html.log, that could be of interest if anything wonky happens.

Any results would be highly appreciated, as ofcourse it "works on my machine"...

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General Software Discussion / Re: What the hell is OpenCandy?

« Last post by Ath on April 04, 2011, 03:48 PM »

I'm waiting for the day they stop kidding themselves (and us) and just permanently split the screen to have ads continuously running in one of the panels during a show.

-40hz (April 04, 2011, 02:13 PM)

Ah, you haven't been watching any of the 'music channels' on TV lately then. It's 80% ads for SMS services with the cost displayed in a font so small that even HD-TV won't show it readable, and the rest for other teenage crap stuff, and though it's not yet half of the screen, the in-song/in-clip advertising is enough to fill that gap.

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General Software Discussion / Re: java help

« Last post by Ath on April 04, 2011, 01:23 AM »

What's the result you are getting now?

If you added an if before the first bracket on line 27 there would at least be a comparison in the loop.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search my personal wiki first, then go to Google?

« Last post by Ath on April 02, 2011, 01:23 PM »

Or this generator, that probably does the 'hard work' for you?

Or this useful page

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General Software Discussion / Re: Search my personal wiki first, then go to Google?

« Last post by Ath on April 02, 2011, 01:19 PM »

Would this (rather old) article help you get this started?

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

« Last post by Ath on April 02, 2011, 11:12 AM »

I found a minor glitch on sWeather's Expanded view. The statusbar of the Expanded view always shows the same 'Current conditions as of:' of 1 of the items in the list, but not of the selected one. Haven't determined how it selects the displayed information, but probably the first item in the list.
It then also shows the same (wrong in my case) statusbar info in the main window, as soon as I move the mouse over it. But that could be a 'feature' of the underlying programming environment.

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Official Announcements / Re: I regret to inform that Cody has wasted all of our fundraiser money

« Last post by Ath on April 01, 2011, 01:40 PM »

 

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Living Room / Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread

« Last post by Ath on April 01, 2011, 04:35 AM »

Anyone can imagine how difficult it is to write this message with crossed fingers? 

-JoTo (April 01, 2011, 03:34 AM)

I've been typing this way since I put in my sign-up for a few nice items in the drawing so my hands are a bit cramped now

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FlipSuite and Flipbook Printer / Re: Latest Version - FlipSuite (Flipbook Printer Suite) v2.01.01 - March 30, 2011

« Last post by Ath on March 31, 2011, 05:31 PM »

This is awesome

There are indeed a ton of options, and I have no movies to be printed, but it's surely a big motivator of finally using my phone to make a few movies and get me a nice flipbook. Really cool

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Living Room / Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread

« Last post by Ath on March 31, 2011, 04:37 PM »

Welcome, DerekHal,

the promising noice from the modem, making a connection

-DerekHal (March 31, 2011, 04:22 PM)

The noise is there, but the frequency is just too high for humans to be able to hear it. And lots of time the connection is kind-of permanent, so connecting isn't done that often anymore

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Finished Programs / Re: SOLVED: New Folder by F-key for Windows 7

« Last post by Ath on March 29, 2011, 03:29 PM »

Well, not to upset you, but since using 1.5, all is working fine now hadn't thought you where still looking for a solution, as imho it's fixed, but I now realize I didn't post that here... sorry