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Post New Requests Here / Re: Focus-Unfocus and let me link
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2014, 06:00 PM »
I don't see changes with the script above truly .... :(

It changes the system menu icon(left corner of title bar) but of course you must use a path to a real .ico file. It probably doesn't check for errors as it's just a bare shell.

Edit: I ran it on my system using desktop.ico as the icon and it changed the system menu icon for me.


f4::
newIcon:="C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\Scripts\Desktop.ico"

WinGet, winID,id,A

WinGet, ExStyle, ExStyle, ahk_id %winID%
if (ExStyle & 0x8)  ; 0x8 is WS_EX_TOPMOST.
    {
    soundbeep  ;just for debugging
    WinSet, alwaysontop,off,ahk_id %winID%
    SendMessage, 0x80, 0, 0,, ahk_id %winID%  ; (0x80 is WM_SETICON).
    return
    }
else
    {
    WinSet, alwaysontop,on,ahk_id %winID%
    hIcon := DllCall("LoadImage", uint, 0, str, newIcon,uint, 1, int, 0, int, 0, uint, 0x10)  
    SendMessage, 0x80, 0, hIcon,, ahk_id %winID%  ; (0x80 is WM_SETICON).
    }
return
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Focus-Unfocus and let me link
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2014, 05:08 PM »
Take a look at this script.  It changes the program icon to show when topmost is set.
http://www.autohotke...2Bbutton#entry596565
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Post New Requests Here / Re: OntopReplica
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 13, 2014, 02:18 PM »
Do you mean, a utility that forces a particular window to stay on top, whatever else is running?  If so, there are lots of those.

I haven't tried my TopmostToggle on Windows 8 yet.  But I expect it would work on the Desktop side for desktop type windows.  It's a very simple tray hotkey.  Make a window active.  Hit the hotkey.  A small tooltip shows if you toggled stay on top On or Off.

Edit: but if you want additional features, such as altering the window frame of application windows or folders, there are plenty of alternatives.

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There's a chance I may be able to take a class or 2 at Miami Dade College (if I don't miss that deadline for admissions) so I'm trying to get that going.  :)

best of luck with that Miles :up:

Thank you.  It should be fun.  :)
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btw I may miss the deadline(not sure when that is) but this program will be working soon.  It will be no frills drag and drop with checkboxes for launch on lid open,close and optionally lock desktop on lid close.  Just boilerplate stuff but the entry is slow slogging compared to typing into a desktop.

There's a chance I may be able to take a class or 2 at Miami Dade College (if I don't miss that deadline for admissions) so I'm trying to get that going.  :)
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Living Room / Re: PC Shipments Drop Precipitously in 2013
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 11, 2014, 03:45 PM »
Maybe someone can explain to me, if the PC market is in the toilet, how Mr. Gates is Numero Uno again?  Is it all on tablets and smart phones? Or does he secretly own Papa John's Pizza?
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If you figure out how to do it economically that might be your key to luxury.  If you stuck a ludicrous pic on it for the kids, and made a "serious" one for the adults, you might be traveling the world opening new markets for it.  Just don't let the bubble pack people put the squeeze on you.  :)

Your first $million gross profit is on me.  But after that I want my 10% development commission.  I'll be the one devising the gimmicky marketing for it.  Maybe call it Hobo Hassock or something.  Depends if American slang translates into other markets.  :)

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Snorkels and parkas.  What can I say?
Sounds like bubble wrap to me...
-cranioscopical (January 09, 2014, 10:53 PM)

Big bubble wrap is a prize on the street.  Almost like sleeping on an air mattress if it's the really large ones.  :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 09, 2014, 09:58 AM »
MakeMKV isn't going to fix that

True.  But remux only is faster than conversion. Esp. if you have SSD as source and destination. There's a nice little freeware MkvToMp4.  It converts the audio to compliant for .mp4 and just muxes the video with it.  It's portable.  I had the program as well as input and output folders on an SSD in a USB 3.0 dock.  Even though the USB 3.0 didn't max out the sequential read and write of the SSD, the random read and write was almost as fast as the sequential benchmarks.  Just drag and drop a bunch of input files and you could watch the progress bar slide over as the program ate through the list.  It was really fun doing those.  :)

Edit: but it's pointless to use that program unless the input mkv is HD(avc1 is it?  I forget.)  It won't work for mkv with mpeg video.
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Anything below 70 F they wear a hood.
Must look a little odd with the thong!
-cranioscopical (January 08, 2014, 06:05 PM)

Lol.  Weird people.  Snorkels and parkas.  What can I say?  :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: ReRun 2.4.4.2
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 08, 2014, 02:56 PM »
ReRun 2.4.4.2 Fixed fatal bug where an empty application list file would cause ReRun to crash.  Now if an error is encountered reading the file on startup, it is deleted.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: MT_ICON
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 08, 2014, 02:02 PM »
Try MTICON

Skwire as already replied me if you look on the previous post

I understand.  But why would I search MTICON when the topic is MT_ICON?  It doesn't really matter.  Glad you found it.  As an aside I had forgotten all about the Icon programming language.  Apparently there are still a few adherents as they still have libraries for it.  :)
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General Software Discussion / Re: need freeware .vob to MP4 converter
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 08, 2014, 01:58 PM »
Okay, thank you everybody, let me see what I can figure out...

It's too bad they won't accept mkv.  If the videos are standard DVD then MakeMKV may mux them to .mkv container without any reencoding.  I haven't messed with it in a while.  But I think if you have standard DVD iso image files it will rip them to one .mkv file per title.  Might be worth a look:
http://makemkv.com/

To use the program for free you have to get the beta reg key from the forum site with each beta update.  I bought it a couple years ago. I don't know why it is still beta unless perhaps the author thinks he'll generate more traffic or buzz or whatever.  I rarely got a bad beta where I had to back it off to an older version.  The free key won't allow that.  But if the release is that bad the instability is usually fixed very quickly.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: MT_ICON
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 08, 2014, 01:49 PM »
I'm rather talking about the little utility that was written originally by skwire
You can find the discussion about this at the following link

https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=28447.0



I searched this site first for MT_ICON and got 0 hits.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: MT_ICON
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 08, 2014, 11:34 AM »
These 2 links are the best I could find.  The bottom link seems to have links to active libraries.  Perhaps the "MT" part was incorporated into the language?  I'm just guessing as I haven't used Icon myself.

http://www.cs.arizon...icon/docs/ipd169.htm

http://www.cs.arizona.edu/icon/faq.htm

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Believe it or not I was looking at these weird things around 5:30 this morning, hovering around the light over the stairs up to the train platform.  I could have sworn they were tiny snowflakes.  :)
Nah, the guy on the next step up has dandruff.
 

-cranioscopical (January 07, 2014, 05:17 PM)

Either that or they had A/C running on the platform.  :) I can't figure it out.  Miami natives hate the cold.  Anything below 70 F they wear a hood.  But Government Center Station A/C must be set to 52.  Maybe it's to chill the beer?  :)
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People living in cold parts of the country probably laugh if I gripe about 48 degrees F but with 20 MPH wind and wet it's no fun to be out in it all night when you've acclimated to 60 or 70+ in December.

I ain't laughing, it's freaking cold outside (I'm in central Florida) ... God I hate winter!

I vote we give Miles a few "snow days" to catch up.

Heh heh.  Believe it or not I was looking at these weird things around 5:30 this morning, hovering around the light over the stairs up to the train platform.  I could have sworn they were tiny snowflakes.  :)
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I don't see a Program Info table. Assuming this one didn't make it by the deadline?

For some reason I was under the impression we had months to do these, not weeks.  I've been running around trying to get assistance taking college courses.  Looks like the assistance is illusory.  If it's past the deadline then I guess it's a no show.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.


Well, if you bug Mouser, you can probably slide it in late. As I understand it, it's a "squishy-soft" deadline. It's not like if you miss your tax return by the certain date evil penalties begin to appear!

It's just targeted as "New apps (or other stuff!) for the New Year", aka not really in June. Though I saw something a while back where Mouser thought about just this, and began pondering allowing the apps to be created any time of year, and only "pulled together" about now via the new year.



That last must be what was in my mind.  I'm sure I'll do something.  Today is just not a good day.  I guess I'm a fair weather person.  People living in cold parts of the country probably laugh if I gripe about 48 degrees F but with 20 MPH wind and wet it's no fun to be out in it all night when you've acclimated to 60 or 70+ in December.  I'll buoy up with the temperature.  It should get good again in Miami by Thursday or so.  :)  I never was the out doorsy type.  :)
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I don't see a Program Info table. Assuming this one didn't make it by the deadline?

For some reason I was under the impression we had months to do these, not weeks.  I've been running around trying to get assistance taking college courses.  Looks like the assistance is illusory.  If it's past the deadline then I guess it's a no show.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Living Room / Re: Multiple Mini Reviews
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 05, 2014, 06:57 AM »
Unless he's a...
-MilesAhead
Nice one! In fact, it's a star  :Thmbsup:
 

-cranioscopical (January 04, 2014, 09:51 PM)

Thanks.  Heh heh.  In fact I'm thinking of having it Patton-ted.  :)
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Living Room / Re: Multiple Mini Reviews
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 04, 2014, 11:55 AM »
one should avoid generalities.
-MilesAhead
There's a colonel of truth in that.

-cranioscopical (January 03, 2014, 05:17 PM)

Unless he's a A Clipboard01.jpg
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Living Room / Re: Multiple Mini Reviews
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 02, 2014, 07:27 PM »
Hmmm, one should avoid generalities.
Unless you're in private, of course.

I always wondered why the captains owned the bars.  They must make a fortune on liquor.
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General Software Discussion / Re: text file editor personalyzable
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 02, 2014, 06:54 PM »
Once I take the plunge I'm going to get into it myself.  I just have to commit the time to overcoming the learning curve.  Plus I don't think it will go away any time soon.  :)

Owww the terrorific learning cuuuuurrrveeeeee  :P

Why do they resemble tsunamis? 
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General Software Discussion / Re: text file editor personalyzable
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 02, 2014, 06:43 PM »
Once I take the plunge I'm going to get into it myself.  I just have to commit the time to overcoming the learning curve.  Plus I don't think it will go away any time soon.  :)
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Living Room / Re: Multiple Mini Reviews
« Last post by MilesAhead on January 02, 2014, 06:39 PM »
I've been called a major pain, even though I've never been in the military.
That calls for corporal punishment!
 
-cranioscopical (January 02, 2014, 05:48 PM)

Hmmm, one should avoid generalities.

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