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Developer's Corner / Re: Story of the development of the famous Goldeneye 007 videogame
« Last post by skwire on August 26, 2018, 09:47 AM »
I love reading articles like this.  Great game; still own it and the N64.   For multiplayer, I cobbled together a 4-way audio/video splitter to connect to four separate TVs (CRTs, of course!).  I then cut cardboard pieces to cover each TV's non-player screens so each player couldn't see where all the other players were.   :Thmbsup:  Get a group of friends together and it was hours of utter mayhem and shit-talking.  Damnit, I wish I had a picture of that setup.    :P
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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release (preliminary alpha-or-so): ymarks
« Last post by skwire on August 22, 2018, 04:07 PM »
I found and confirmed the problem. Pushing 1.1.0b4 to AMO. Still considered experimental.
-Tuxman (August 22, 2018, 03:25 PM)

I grabbed 1.1.0b5 from the extension page and it seems to have fixed the issue.  I didn't check every bookmark but spot checks here and there looked good.   :Thmbsup:  Thank you for the fix.   :D
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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release (preliminary alpha-or-so): ymarks
« Last post by skwire on August 21, 2018, 10:49 AM »
I will look into it in 28 hours!
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 09:41 AM)

No worries.  Cheers.
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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release (preliminary alpha-or-so): ymarks
« Last post by skwire on August 21, 2018, 09:37 AM »
I'll be out of town until tomorrow, but what I need for a reasonable fix is, at least, a useful error message.
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 01:29 AM)

Unfortunately, there does not appear to be one.

Does the server print anything while you're using Firefox?
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 01:29 AM)

I don't see anything, but I might not be looking in the right place.

Does Firefox's error console (F12...) tell you anything after clicking Download?
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 01:29 AM)

I looked through all the tabs of the dev console but didn't see anything pertaining to ymarks.  Again, though, I might be looking in the wrong place.

Is there a pop-up from the extension?
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 01:29 AM)

No.

I suspect that Firefox 61+ has made changes... do you happen to have that version?
-Tuxman (August 21, 2018, 01:42 AM)

Yes, as above, I'm running Firefox v61.0.2.
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N.A.N.Y. 2018 / Re: NANY 2018 Release (preliminary alpha-or-so): ymarks
« Last post by skwire on August 21, 2018, 12:24 AM »
I finally got around to trying this out.   Apologies for the delay and nice work so far.  :)

  • The server component is running on my server box.
  • I installed the Chrome extension in Vivaldi, configured the endpoint and PIN, and uploaded Vivaldi's bookmarks with no issue.  A ymarks.db.backup.1 file was created.   :up:
  • I installed the Chrome extension in Chrome, configured the endpoint and PIN, and chose the "download bookmarks" option.  Chrome successfully pulled the bookmarks.   :up:
  • I installed the Firefox add-on in Firefox v61.0.2, configured the endpoint and PIN, and tried the "download bookmarks" option.  Unfortunately, it simply wiped out all the Firefox bookmarks   :down:  (which were easily restored with a backup   :up:).

I'm happy to help debug or whatever you need.  If there are IE and Opera plugins, I'd be happy to test those, too.
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General Software Discussion / Re: How do I go about putting my software's source code into the public domain?
« Last post by skwire on August 19, 2018, 08:40 PM »
They only bought it for one reason. To have access to all of that code whenever they please.
-dmd7978 (August 19, 2018, 02:44 PM)

This is FUD and nothing else.
-Tuxman (August 19, 2018, 02:47 PM)

I absolutely agree with Tuxman.  It was a public open-source repository before Microsoft bought it.  In other words, prior to their purchase, they already had access to all of the code anytime they pleased.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 18, 2018, 10:11 PM »
Thank you for the continued effort!
-timmy2 (August 18, 2018, 08:37 PM)

How important to you is it to have my program handle the CC4 startup?  What I mean is, I can easily make this work if you enable those two options ("Start ControlCenter on computer startup" and "Open the main window on CC startup").  Yes, you will have the window show up when you first boot the computer but, after you close it once, my program should work for both Home and Advanced modes.  Can you test that?  If that works, and you're okay with the startup thing, I'll adjust my program to only have to show and focus the scanner window when run.  Cool?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 18, 2018, 07:49 PM »
Do you have "Start ControlCenter on computer startup" enabled in preferences? How about "Open the main window on CC startup"?
-timmy2 (August 18, 2018, 03:49 PM)

In my current version below, both options can be left unchecked.  If the CC4 tray app isn't running, it will be started.

If you actually open CC4 and click on the Configuration button, which Mode are you using: Home or Advanced?
-timmy2 (August 18, 2018, 03:49 PM)

The program below is designed to work with either mode.

Soooo...more testing revealed some really, really, really inconsistent behaviour so I've tried another tack.  Please redownload:

http://www.dcmembers.../snacks/CC4_Tool.zip

  • Unzip that to its own folder.  There are now three files: CC4_Tool.ahk (source file), CC4_Tool.exe (program), and config.ini (settings file)
  • Launch the Brother Utilities application.  Make note of the printer name in the dropdown list.  On my test VM, it's: MFC-L8850CDW LAN
  • Open up the config.ini file in a text editor (Notepad, etc., not Word).  Change the Model=MFC-L8850CDW LAN line to match your printer name and save the config.ini file.
  • Run the CC4_Tool.exe application.  Let me know if it works now.

Source:
Code: Autohotkey [Select]
  4.  
  5. IniRead, myModel, % A_ScriptDir . "\config.ini", Settings, Model
  6.  
  7. GroupAdd, myCc4WindowsGroup, ahk_class ControlCenter4_AdvMainWndCls
  8. GroupAdd, myCc4WindowsGroup, ahk_class ControlCenter4_HomeMainWndCls
  9.  
  10. Process, Exist, BrCtrlCntr.exe ; Check to see if the process exists.
  11. If ! ( ErrorLevel ) ; Process does not exist, start the process and activate window.
  12. {
  13.     Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlCenter4\BrCcBoot.exe" /model="%myModel%", "C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlCenter4"
  14.     WinWait    , ahk_group myCc4WindowsGroup, , 5
  15.     WinActivate, ahk_group myCc4WindowsGroup
  16. }
  17. Else ; Process is already running so show the window.
  18. {
  19.     WinShow    , ahk_group myCc4WindowsGroup
  20.     WinActivate, ahk_group myCc4WindowsGroup
  21. }
  22.  




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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 18, 2018, 03:35 PM »
Thank you for the additional effort, skwire. The new exe does not do anything discernible. I've been out and busy, and still am, but as soon as I can i'll look at your source to see if I can help troubleshoot what's going on.
-timmy2 (August 17, 2018, 10:24 PM)

I tested it over and over in my test VM and it seemed to work fine.   :huh:
335
General Software Discussion / Re: server app for movie scraper for HDi Dune?
« Last post by skwire on August 18, 2018, 01:59 PM »
Thanks for advice. shame as I would have thought quite few owners would have been interested and could have possibly raised some funds for the work
-a5ian300zx (August 18, 2018, 01:16 PM)

I run a Plex server so I know what you're aiming for.  However, I don't have a Dune box; I use an Nvidia Shield for the main TV living room and FireSticks for the bedroom TVs.  In other words, what you're asking for requires a fairly specific environment which I just don't think any of the coders on this site have (including myself).

I have read that the Dune boxes are supposed to put out the (subjectively) best video quality for playback and I know that most QNAPs have the ability to run a Plex server app.  So, with that said, is it possible to run a Plex client on the Dune and just use the Plex client's DirectPlay mode for playback, i.e., no transcoding?  Or is the Dune's internal video player responsible for the better video playback?
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General Software Discussion / Re: server app for movie scraper for HDi Dune?
« Last post by skwire on August 18, 2018, 11:03 AM »
Hi, a5ian300zx, and welcome to the DonationCoder site.  Unfortunately, I doubt anybody here has that combination of a Dune HD box and a QNAP NAS.  Have you tried asking your question on a Dune-specific forum?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Any program required to move files to my NAS.
« Last post by skwire on August 17, 2018, 05:53 PM »
ADDENDUM: Also, you could ask skwire to enhance his File Punter program to accept UNC destinations, it should be able to do what you want after you create the RegEx rules.
-4wd (August 16, 2018, 08:05 PM)

Oddly enough, I was going to ask @Craig381 if he would be open to using my ZeroZipper program on some of his file structure for me to test with to see if I could make FilePunter work for his needs.  @Craig381, if your filenames are sensitive, we understand.  However, if you are you open to this, you can use my ZeroZipper program to make a zero-byte mirror zip of your source files for me to test with.
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Post New Requests Here / MOVED: In sub-folders, delete all files except the largest
« Last post by skwire on August 17, 2018, 05:34 PM »
This topic has been moved to Finished Programs.

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=45980.0
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: In sub-folders, delete all files except the largest
« Last post by skwire on August 17, 2018, 05:34 PM »
Thanks to all contributors on this thread.   :Thmbsup:  I'll move it.
340
Skwire Empire / Re: Release: sWeather (tray-based weather app)
« Last post by skwire on August 14, 2018, 07:00 AM »
First I had the sWeather directory in C:\Program Files (x86) which is privileged
-theinfinitypoint (August 14, 2018, 04:51 AM)

As Ath and mouser mentioned, and as you found out, you should run portable apps in a non-UAC folder.  However, if you still want to run sWeather in a UAC folder, you can run it with administrator rights and it should work fine.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 14, 2018, 12:01 AM »
I've modified the program to check for the existence of "BrCtrlCntr.exe" first.  If that process doesn't exist, it starts up the CC4 tray process, waits for the window to be created, and then activates it.  If the process already exists, it simply shows the window as before.  In other words, you can disable the "Open main window on startup" option since the program now does it for you on its first run.  Please download again, test, and let me know your results.

http://www.dcmembers.../snacks/CC4_Tool.zip
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 13, 2018, 04:21 PM »
Thank you, thank you, thank you skwire.
-timmy2 (August 13, 2018, 03:13 PM)

You are very welcome.  Happy to help and thank you for your patience on this one.

I should add that your shortcut will not open CC4 if it hasn't already been opened at least once since booting into Windows.
-timmy2 (August 13, 2018, 03:13 PM)

This is easy enough to add if the path is consistent across different computers.  If so, let me know the path and I can adjust the code accordingly.  Alternately, I'll see if the path is in the registry as well.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 12, 2018, 08:14 PM »
After changing the Mode to Advanced your shortcut app worked perfectly. So two shortcut apps are needed, one for Home and one for Advanced. Simple as that.
-timmy2 (August 12, 2018, 10:02 AM)

No need for two shortcut apps; I combined it all in one.  See below.

If you wrote it in Autoit or AutoHotKey would you mind sharing the source? I'd love to see how you did it.
-timmy2 (August 12, 2018, 10:02 AM)

Please download this again and try it.  It should work with either the home or advanced mode.  I've also included the extremely simple source file.  BTW, you can rename the EXE filename to something other than CC4_Tool if you so desire.

http://www.dcmembers.../snacks/CC4_Tool.zip




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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 11, 2018, 09:15 PM »
  • Please download this: http://www.dcmembers...s/misc/WindowSpy.zip
  • Run the WindowSpy.exe in that archive.
  • Open the CC4 scanner window and focus it while you can still see the WindowSpy window.  You should see the WindowSpy's fields show some data.  I need the data in the top field.

It should look something like the following:

ControlCenter4
ahk_class ControlCenter4_AdvMainWndCls
ahk_exe BrCcUxSys.exe

For what it's worth, this how the scanner windows appears on my test virtual machine:

2018-08-11_211250.png

Does yours look anything like that?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 09, 2018, 07:27 PM »
Apologies. I've been on business travel this week but plan to get back to this this weekend. Thanks for your patience.
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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name
« Last post by skwire on August 07, 2018, 07:34 PM »
F2F is not Unicode capable. Apologies.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 07, 2018, 04:15 PM »
Would you please tell me which version of the Brother software you're using?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 01, 2018, 04:19 PM »
Thank you for your effort, but I regret to say that nothing happens when I open your app or create a shortcut to it and open that. I tried putting your app in C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlCenter4, creating a shortcut to it, and running that shortcut but still no joy.
-timmy2 (August 01, 2018, 03:31 PM)

Do you have the CC4 program already running in the tray?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on August 01, 2018, 02:36 PM »
For the elderly people who will be using these PCs it would be much better if they could simply double-click on a Desktop icon and see the scanning solution appear.  Controlling how they close it is unpredictable. If it's not a big project could you please try the "tiny app" approach?
-timmy2 (July 30, 2018, 01:27 PM)

http://www.dcmembers.../snacks/CC4_Tool.zip

Download that zip file and extract the EXE into a folder and create a desktop shortcut to that EXE.  With the CC4 program running in the tray, running that little app should make the CC4 window appear.  Please let me know how your testing goes.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Need Desktop icon to run Brother Control Center 4 (CC4 system tray program)
« Last post by skwire on July 25, 2018, 02:44 PM »
I did some testing around in a virtual machine and here's the best I could come up with:

1) Right-click the CC4 icon in your tray, choose Preferences, and enable both options: Start ControlCenter on computer startup & Open the main window on ControlCenter startup.  Click OK.
2) Right-click the CC4 icon in your tray and choose Close.
3) Create a shortcut to BrCcBoot.exe and put the shortcut on your desktop.  Right-click the shortcut, choose Properties, and a /autorun parameter to it.  Basically, make the Target line look like this (your actual path might be different):  "C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlCenter4\BrCcBoot.exe" /autorun
4) Click OK in the Properties window but do not start up the CC4 application yet.
5) Click your Start button and type in msconfig.exe and run that application.  Go to the Startup tab and uncheck the Brother Industries entries: Status Monitor Application & Brother ControlCenter.
6) Reboot your computer.  After rebooting, that desktop shortcut you created should launch the app and display the main window.  The only caveat is that you will have to exit the application via the CC4 icon and the Close option.  If you click the X in the CC4 window, it just closes the window and leaves the process running in the tray.  With it running in the tray, running the application from the desktop shortcut doesn't do anything, i.e., it doesn't redisplay the window.

If this method is unacceptable, and you don't mind the CC4 application running in the tray at all times, I could probably write a tiny app that you could launch from a desktop shortcut that would simply display the CC4 window once it's been "closed" to the tray.  Does that make sense?  Either way, let us know how you want to go from here.
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