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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.02 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 06:57 AM »

wow, excellent! thanks carol!

might be nice to break those down into a couple of groups with 9 or less results.

id love to collect more dictionary search url links, and then maybe we could divide up info search, music search, news?

keep em coming and ill build a nice big collection for when version 2 is released


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kevin, keep in mind she hasnt specified any regular expression stuff here, so presumably all of these could be under regex settings that look something like

go (.*)


see nontroppo's example for a regular expression of slightly greater complexity.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.02 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 06:06 AM »

ive already added the functionality that if you hit pause/break when f&r is onscreen but not focused, it will focus it rather than close it, so you shouldnt have to do the double key tap thing again.

regular expression tutorial and home of RegexBuddy, a nice helper tool:
http://www.regular-expressions.info/

(note there is a test area in the alias dialog where you can try out the regular expression as you are working on it, but it can't compare to a tool like RegexBuddy for helping you formulate expressions; also see another thread on this forum discussing other tools).

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.02 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 05:40 AM »

maybe we can have some kind of prize for best / most creative set of alias commands?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.02 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 05:39 AM »

i'd really like to get some alias commands from people, to do things like web searches, etc.

i expect people will need some special functions from me to transform the input parameters.
and im open to special commands like maybe commands for pasting back into the application that was active before f&r was triggered maybe.

some other example of some kind of stuff that might be fun to do:
if you look at a tool like nircmd:http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
it is a commandline tool with tons of functions, for example here are some for volume manipulation:

Increase the system volume by 2000 units (out of 65535)  nircmd.exe changesysvolume 2000 
Decrease the system volume by 5000 units (out of 65535)  nircmd.exe changesysvolume -5000 
Set the volume to the highest value  nircmd.exe setsysvolume 65535 
Mute the system volume  nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 1 
Unmute the system volume  nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 0 
Switch the system volume between the mute and normal state.  nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 2 

so one alias could be like
nirvolume
with alias results of:
Increase the system volume by 2000 units (out of 65535)  | Helpers\nircmd.exe changesysvolume 2000 
Decrease the system volume by 5000 units (out of 65535) | Helpers\nircmd.exe changesysvolume -5000 
Set the volume to the highest value | Helpers\nircmd.exe setsysvolume 65535 
Mute the system volume | Helpers\nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 1 
Unmute the system volume | Helpers\nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 0 
Switch the system volume between the mute and normal | state.  Helpers\nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 2


you get the idea, this is well designed for making menus of commandline executions.

or another approach
alias regex of
volume (.*)
with result:
change volume | Helpers\nircmd.exe changesysvolume $$1

so that you can type stuff like
volume +100
or volume -5000

etc.

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ProcessTamer / Re: Feature Idea: Profiles

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 04:25 AM »

i'll check into it, maybe it doesnt force a reload on external tool change.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.01 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 03:59 AM »

1.07.02 available, same url:

Version 1.07.02 - Sep 06, 2005
Hotkey now restores focus rather than minimizes if pressed while in another window.
Configuration backup files now saved.
Configuration safety save - prevents corruption of configuration files if system crashes during save.
Custom file explorer can be specified in options for launching folders (use \ at end of alias entry for folders).
Added option for lanching first result on enter no matter what.
You can now customize columns displayed in report view of results.
Fixes Alt+# hotkey (show f&r right-click menu).

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Best Archive Tool / Re: New Review (09/05/05) - Best Archive Tool

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 03:49 AM »

winrar has very good commandline support, doesn't it? i hear this mentioned frequently when people say they like winrar.

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Best Archive Tool / Re: New Review (09/05/05) - Best Archive Tool

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 02:24 AM »

hi matteo, welcome to the site!

i know zaine will get back to you about your comments and make changes to the review - it is a huge amount of work to do these reviews and inevitably a few mistakes slip in but we are anxious to get them corrected right away, and the changes will be up today with a little note at top pointing readers to them.

great to hear that zip genius is donation ware - and i encourage everyone to check it out and consider making a donation.  us donation-based coders have to stick together after all

one other thing that i think everyone here agrees about, which is that having an active developer of a program, who is a real person, who takes the time to come make a post like this, is worth its weight in gold - it is so refreshing, and it speaks volumes for your integriry and commitment to the program. i know that i'm going to go try zipgenius and keep my eye on it, and look forward to watching it develop.

please feel free to post occasionally about any new developments, or if you want some feedback about ideas, etc. do not hesitate to stop by and talk.

-mouser

ps. ZipGenius homepage: http://www.zipgenius.it/index_eng.htm

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.01 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 01:16 AM »

very good idea about import and export, especially if we intend to share there.  i will add it.

i was having an isse with alt+# as well but assumed it was because i use a virtual desktop that uses those hotkeys. ill look into it.

i see the flash in taskbar, i will try to remove it.

i think i see kfittings point - the break(pause) key currentl toggle display of window, so first time you hit it, it shows, secondly time you hit it, it hides (whether it is focused or not).

kfitting is your suggestions that what should happen is break key should bring focus to window if its on screen but not currently focused? that seems reasonable to me.

option for enter to launch first item no matter what seems reasonable i will add it.

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General Software Discussion / Re: For Developers: Do Donations Make a Difference?

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 12:37 AM »

that's pretty much how we do things here, but informally.  anyone who helps out significantly in identifying bugs or making suggestions gets upgraded to honorary membership.

reviews are v important - but i'd be a litte wary of offering licenses in return for positive reviews, it might end up making people a little wary of the reviews of your program.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Error EACCESSVIOLATION upon startup attempt for FindANDRun ???

« Last post by mouser on September 07, 2005, 12:14 AM »

got it, thanks you -
the problem is that the configuration file did not save completely, as if the program crashed while it was exiting and saving it's configuration.  now the question is why..  do you remember what you did between the saving of the good and bad configurations?
maybe a good safety mechanism would be for me to always save the new config file as a temporary and then replace only after successful save.  this would be useful also as a kind of backup system.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.01 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 11:10 PM »

regarding the focus issue - do you use the system tray helper to run f&r or the main application mode or do you launch the program manually each time?

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General Software Discussion / Re: For Developers: Do Donations Make a Difference?

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 11:08 PM »

dmitry makes a great point -
donations really can influence what you work on.  if you have 10 programs, and people donate primarily to one of them, it's just human nature that you find yourself drawn to work on that one.

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Graffiti Picture ScreenSaver

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 10:32 PM »

sure those are all easy requests.

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Living Room / Re: New newsletter from me

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 10:26 PM »

yeah i think the living room probably is, either that or "Shareware in the Wild" or "mini-reviews".

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.01 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 09:13 PM »

different issues here.

"modifiers": where you will type a word and have it restrict searching to certain folders or scores associated with that modifier word.
not implemented yet but coming very soon (as you can see i'm working my way through v2 features).

the \ i was alking about in this case the \ is in the alias results list not typed in search window.

but this still brings up yet the 3rd issue, specifying actual folder anem patterns in the search field as you type,
either for searching *for* folders, or restricting matches to files in certain named folders.

we still need to solve this issue.

as you say we use the \ currently for digits.

one solution would be to have an optional "expandable" panel, like currently there is just the one edit line for typing in search.  we could put an arrow next to it (and hotkey) that would let it drop down and expand the search panel a couple of lines where there would be a field for Folder restriction keywords and maybe other stuff.

another solution would be keep just 1 search edit and use \ for folder restrictions and figure out something else for digits..

the drop down panel has lots of advantages in terms of adding stuff in the future, but seems somewhat counter the general approach of f&r.

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Best Archive Tool / Re: "Best Archive Tool" The Winner Revealed?

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:39 PM »

hi steve,
wow zipzag sure looks nice!
maybe zaine can give it a look and let us know how he thinks it stacks up.

ps. we've love to have soem mini-reviews ! buy congress a dinner out and make the request

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Unfinished Requests / Re: IDEA: Graffiti Picture ScreenSaver

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:35 PM »

skywalka that is (another) brilliant idea.
i will implement this at our next coding snacks if someone else doesn't before then.

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ProcessTamer / Re: Feature Idea: Profiles

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:34 PM »

#1 is actually exactly how it works.

#2 i can implement and seems like a good idea - i will do it. i'll add a menu to the tray that lets you easily switch between configuration files.

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General Software Discussion / Re: For Developers: Do Donations Make a Difference?

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:32 PM »

we are paying $45 a month to powervps.com for a virtual server account.

this means our site runs on a compute rthat also hosts other people's accounts (ie not on our own computer), but it runs simulated as if it is it's own server, so we have complete control over the software that runs on it.

although thats a big chunk of the monthly donations, the support has been excellent, and PowerVps was chosen after a long search for companies with good reputations and stability, which i've found they lived up to their good reputation.  The plan provides us with ample bandwidth.  The only issue that I have is the site can occasionally be a little slow - that's the only thing that has me considering moving eventually.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Error EACCESSVIOLATION upon startup attempt for FindANDRun ???

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:26 PM »

if its being caused by a bad configuration file that becomes corrupted then that is great news - if you can share with me the configuration file.  it's just a text file, so you can edit it yourself and make sure it doesn't have anything sensitive before you send it to me.

and if you are keeping a backup to recorder, even better because youll have a recent example of a working version vs a newer version that causes a crash.

will you please suffer through and keep using the program until it happens again so that you can send me the example of a broken configuration file that causes the crash? it would let me solve the problem so it never happens again.

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The Form Letter Machine / Re: Comments in Variable file?

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:23 PM »

ps - i'm definitely looking for suggestions for improving the forum letter machine, so if you have some ideas, do let me know.

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The Form Letter Machine / Re: Comments in Variable file?

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:22 PM »

great idea, and i'd love some example files!
i will add support for skipping over comments as you say.

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Find And Run Robot / Re: v1.07.01 beta - with regular expression commands

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 08:19 PM »

you mean if you want a result to be just a folder that when selected opens up file explorer to that directory location?
you can't do it yet but i'd be happy to add it, let's say if it sees a \ at end of entry it means a folder?

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Best Archive Tool / Re: New Review (09/05/05) - Best Archive Tool

« Last post by mouser on September 06, 2005, 04:27 PM »

i was just laughing at the idea of running at 56 hour compression test.  now if i really could have run it between the time of your two posts i would have a time warp machine, and if i had that.. i wouldnt be admiting it

(actually i have run experiments on my other computer that have run for 3 months at 100% cpu, but that's another story)

actually i didn't write the review, zaine did, he should be back online soon.