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

« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2006, 01:13 PM »

very sorry, but the latest versions, .exe and .ahk still have the same problem when i click on the 'okay' button. that's from a clean start up with no .ini files lying around anywhere.

AndyM's solution to the short but wide dialogue box is something that i would like to see in the final version (if the rules options don't work out) as these are the type of dialog boxes that first annoyed me (i think i might have made a request earlier that this sort of dialog could be treated as a special case). you could almost trap the majority of annoying dialog windows just by stating that they have to be less than a certain short height - that's how my original ahk script tried to cover everything with just a bit of code. little did i realise just how complex this coding snack was to become.

i'm now going to attempt the AndyM cut down version of DialogMove with just the 'WinHeight < 140' method in place and almost all the other code chopped out - maybe this way lies folly.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 04, 2006, 01:13 AM »

sorry, jgpaiva, but the new version has exactly the same problem as the previous one for me: both screen top and screen right set to '0' after i click on the 'okay' button.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 03, 2006, 09:40 AM »

oh dear. the numbers now change to '0' instead of '1,000' when i click on the 'okay' button.

i'm happy just editing the .ini file if i need to so don't waste time trying to make the 'okay' button work just for me - though, i can appreciate this sort of thing being annoying to you as the author when the code isn't quite perfect.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 03, 2006, 08:40 AM »

i don't think this is going to help you but here goes...

i deleted all versions of 'dialogmove' and made sure that non were running in the background (this is straight after booting up into windows).

i then downloaded the current version of the .exe and .ahk files (using a different download manager - just in case it was caching an old version of 'dialogmove' - can this sort of thing happen? i've no idea).

i then copy both the .ahk and the .exe file into the folder i've made for dialogmove in my 'program files' folder.

i then run the .exe version of dialogmove.

the first .ini file that is created has been included here - named: "DialogMove.exe (first run)"

i then open up the dialogmove settings window and click on the 'general' tab.

i don't change any settings at all.

i then click on the 'okay' button.

i open up the dialogmove settings window again, click the 'general' tab and see that the 'screen top' and 'screen right' numbers have both changed to '1,000'

the .ini file that is created after the above process is included here - named: "DialogMove.exe (after click okay)"

i really hope that helps but looking at the .ini files doesn't appear to give much away (to me at least).

(i get the same results when running the .ahk file instead of the .exe version. if i delete the .ini file and then click to reload the script then everything returns back to normal, i.e. no 1,000 x 1,000 as you'd expect.)

good luck with solving it but i can live without clicking on the 'okay' button.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 03, 2006, 01:09 AM »

sorry, jgpaiva, but both the new .exe and .ahk still change their settings back to 1000 x 1000 when i click on the 'okay' button.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 02, 2006, 03:16 PM »

i've found the root of the problem: it happens after i click on the 'okay' button in the settings window - this happens in the .ahk file version also.

if, instead, i ignore the 'okay' button and click the 'X' icon in the top right of the settings window then everything works correctly, i.e. the numbers don't change to 1000 x 1000.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 02, 2006, 01:46 PM »

i'm running the .ahk script at the moment instead of the compiled .exe and it appears to be working correctly.

the only difference is that i've changed the PredefWinWidth:= from 400 to 500 within the .ahk file - could this have been throwing the .exe version out when changing the related values in the settings dialog?

anyway, it seems to be working perfectly at the moment. 

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

« Last post by nudone on May 02, 2006, 01:23 AM »

i'm only using a single monitor - native resolution 1920x1200 (it's a 24" widescreen). i keep changing the numbers from 1000 x 1000 back to 1920 x 1200 - this sometimes works but after a couple of dialogs have been moved or just a minute passes by the settings revert back to 1000 x 1000.  i become aware that it's done this because the dialogs don't jump onto the right hand side of the monitor even though that is where my cursor is.

i can't see a pattern (as yet) to what is making the numbers change. i can even put the numbers in, click okay, then open the options window again to check the numbers are still set to 1920 x 1200 and they've changed back to 1000 x 1000.

i've had a look in the .ini file that it creates and i can't see any lines for the resolution size.

when i first run 'dialogmove' it does have the correct 1920 x 1200 numbers, well, it says 1,920 and 1,200 to be precise.

i hope that clarifies things but i appreciate it's not going to help much.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 01, 2006, 03:22 PM »

just trying the current version - the options window is looking good.

the program seems to be working better than the previous versions - i've not had the shrinking window problem and i've not used the hotkeys to include/exclude windows.

this version does seem to keep forgetting what my screen resolution is - it should be 1920 x 1200 but it keeps reverting back to 1000 x 1000, any ideas????

looking forward to seeing the next version with more options in the settings window...

(unfortunately, i can't use this version as the 1000 x 1000 screen resolution is really messing things up.)

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Podcast Radio Show / Re: Podcast Audio Radio Show - Upcoming Show Planning

« Last post by nudone on May 01, 2006, 01:29 PM »

i've just got around to listening to the podcast. quite magical to hear some of the people around here for the first time.

my compliments to all involved - and it really seemed over before it had begun - i was enjoying it so much.

i hope there will be more content submitted for the next one, now that everyone has got a better idea of what to expect.

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

« Last post by nudone on May 01, 2006, 07:24 AM »

excellent. i'll try it later tonight.

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Living Room / Re: Earth. Overpopulated or not?

« Last post by nudone on April 28, 2006, 01:25 AM »

i refrained from making a post for fear of sounding like an idiot - thankfully, allen has been able to express my thoughts for me in a far more consise and cogent form. thank you.

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General Software Discussion / Re: help....need a tool/utility to Auto terminate a process

« Last post by nudone on April 27, 2006, 10:18 AM »

and process lasso http://www.bitsum.com/prosuper.asp

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Living Room / Re: Little Gromit Mine (teh funay video)

« Last post by nudone on April 26, 2006, 01:09 PM »

thanks for robbing those minutes away from my life.

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Living Room / Re: QuickTime VR of objects - anyone know how to do this cheaply?

« Last post by nudone on April 26, 2006, 08:17 AM »

looks a lot better 

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Living Room / Re: Ride-on Carry-on, cool kids chair for your luggage

« Last post by nudone on April 26, 2006, 01:10 AM »

it looks fake to me. but i've been wrong about these things before.

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Living Room / Re: Air Force One Vandalised

« Last post by nudone on April 25, 2006, 11:00 AM »

He didn't secure enough respect to ensure proper spelling.

-allen (April 25, 2006, 09:25 AM)

love it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: not a miracle video, but a miracle regarding videos

« Last post by nudone on April 24, 2006, 03:35 PM »

the vatican might be interested in hearing about the codec miracle. it's about time we had a confirmed digital miracle.

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General Software Discussion / Re: VistaGlance

« Last post by nudone on April 21, 2006, 03:25 PM »

well, that was short lived. turns out i need to get a free reg key for 'vistaglance' to work now. just got to wait for it to arrive via email.

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General Software Discussion / Re: VistaGlance

« Last post by nudone on April 21, 2006, 03:03 PM »

okay, thanks for the update, Konstantin.

i shall re-install 'vistaglance' and test out the tab key switching.

i can see that it might take a while to fully appreciate the benefits of using your program and i really wish someone else would take an interest and give it a test drive. i know there are many 'keyboard' centric users on this forum so i would have thought there would be more interest in using a utility that allowed you to locate and open files/folders just by typing - and without having to specify exact paths to get to the desired file/folder.

in theory, i think the idea behind 'vistaglance' is a very good one (as i said earlier, i know that there have been similar requests for find and run robot to do something similar) but at present i just find elements to the way 'vistaglance' performs are just not quite to me liking.

the win key combination shortcuts are still something i find essential for any modern utility - limiting it to ctrl, alt, shift combinations just doesn't make sense to me anymore. it makes 'vistaglance' feel like a program from years ago - before the windows logo key was introduced and i'm pretty sure my windows 95 system used a keyboard with a win key on it (if not it was definitely windows 98).

has no one else any opinion on 'vistaglance'. how bizarre, it's almost the perfect compliment to 'find and run robot' and no one is displaying any interest. 

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Configuration Options

« Last post by nudone on April 21, 2006, 06:30 AM »

great tip, Carol.

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Podcast Radio Show / Re: Podcast Audio Radio Show - Upcoming Show Planning

« Last post by nudone on April 20, 2006, 01:50 PM »

it sounds like you've had quite a dark past to me, momonan.

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

« Last post by nudone on April 19, 2006, 02:11 PM »

no rush, i greatly appreciate all your time spent on the project.

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Best Music Service / Re: tech crunch article comparing music services

« Last post by nudone on April 19, 2006, 08:10 AM »

wise words, wise words indeed.

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your favorite computer game from when you were young?

« Last post by nudone on April 19, 2006, 01:38 AM »

as good as NES and colecovision were, nothing can really steel the place in my heart for the atari2600, which had so many games it was enough to drive young children into seizures making their list at xmas:

-mouser (April 18, 2006, 04:29 PM)

i had a couple of friends that used to share the cost of renting an atari 2600 with me over the weekends - we couldn't afford to buy such a luxury. we'd rent the games too. i remember 'river raid' seeming like the most advanced game i'd seen at the time. after that i remember arcade games being ported to the atari 2600 console but they always sufferred graphically.

today, i can proudly say that i own an original atari 2600 (a wood panel one with more switches than in the photo - you could select colour or black and white tv) with about 50 cartridges or so. i've not turned it on for a few years but i did used to spend hours playing 'frostbite' in a kind of zen like trance.

one thing i'd like to mention is that i often hear about how little Johnny is the best computer games player on the planet (usually according to little Johnny's parents) but i can confidently say that as i've aged my computer gaming abilities have improved no end.

i used to think most of the games i played on the atari 2600 were insanely difficult during my teenage years - now when i try these very same games i can play them for hours without a great deal of effort (i mean without losing a life within the game).

my point is that from the numerous times i've heard about all the little Johnnies with their new games consoles and how 'amazing' they are on them the truth is that they aren't at all - they are just better than their non gaming family.

okay, i'm kind of pathetic comparing myself against a kid but i think we should all be proud to be adult gamers and good ones at that.

(i just wanted to point it out as i find it fascinating how your own perception of yourself is often missleading and it often takes hindsight and a few years to pass to realise just how wrong you were.)