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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Shell extension to show total play time of media clips

« Last post by skwire on December 29, 2010, 01:55 PM »

It's almost certainly a Unicode issue.  You'll notice that the missing tracks are the ones with non-ASCII characters such as:

50 Stærke Danske Hits
Sinéad O'Connor
Samlade Sånger 1992 - 2003 (CD 1)
Björn Afzelius\Bästa

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Shell extension to show total play time of media clips

« Last post by skwire on December 28, 2010, 05:53 PM »

so I ask: If I add some files (to the new version), will the total playtime be shown after each file, or must I first click something / save the file, before it will display the total playtime?

-Curt (December 28, 2010, 05:42 PM)

Yes.  The change only really comes in play when you drop a huge list of files or if you choose a folder that has a lot of subfolders to recurse through.  I suppose this needs some code explanation.  In previous version, PlayTime would compute the total time EVERY time a file was added to the list.  So, if you had chosen a folder that contained thousands of media files, the total time computation would run thousands of times and this would slow things down as the list got larger and larger.  What PlayTime does now is finish adding files to the list and THEN runs the total time computation.  This results in a HUGE increase in speed when loading a large list.  There is no need to save or do anything.  The only thing you miss is watching the total time increase WHILE it's loading files.  Does that make sense?

Just give the new version a try, I don't think you'll notice much of a difference.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB

« Last post by skwire on December 28, 2010, 11:57 AM »

Website | Download
v1.0.1 - 2010-12-28
        ! Fixed toolbar glyph issue under Windows 7.  (Thanks, mouser)

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Shell extension to show total play time of media clips

« Last post by skwire on December 28, 2010, 11:54 AM »

Website | Download
v1.2.2 - 2010-12-28
    ! Fixed toolbar glyph issue under Windows 7.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB

« Last post by skwire on December 28, 2010, 11:45 AM »

Any printing I add will be very simple text output...maybe a simple HTML output, too.  However, the file format is such that anybody and any language can parse it and come up with their own exports.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB

« Last post by skwire on December 27, 2010, 11:05 PM »

@Ath: Thanks for the feedback; basic printing is on the roadmap.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB

« Last post by skwire on December 26, 2010, 10:28 PM »

Nice screenshot, Skwire.  I like apps with a clean interface, that are simple to use, yet useful.  Might be able to put this to work.  I notice the file extension is .snp.  Is it in essence a text file, or non-text but flat in the sense that there is no internal hierarchy of tables, etc., such as in a structured database?  In other words, could the files created/used by the program be opened in a text editor?

-kyrathaba (December 26, 2010, 10:18 PM)

Yes, the format is pretty simple to figure out.  The app was inspired by a couple of apps.  One is called List² and the other was called Table Tool which, sadly, no longer exists though you can still download the app from web.archive.org.  The format is very similar to what those apps use(d).

• 1) on first use, in help file, and maybe even at bottom statusbar on startup it should explain "right-click on column titles to rename them"
• 2) have it auto-reload the last database file, OR the database file in the current directory if no config file entry for last database file exists; one reason this would be SO useful is because it would let users SHARE the exe+database with someone by sending it to them, and all they would have to do is run the exe to have the data loaded and ready.

-mouser (December 26, 2010, 10:18 PM)

Can do.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / NANY 2011 Release: Snap DB

« Last post by skwire on December 26, 2010, 10:07 PM »

NANY 2011 Entry Information

Application Name	Snap DB
Short Description	Simple, flat-file database/list app
Supported OSes	Windows 7.  Probably works, but not tested, on Windows XP/Vista/8.
Web Page	Website
Download Link	Download
Author	Jody Holmes - Skwire Empire

Description
Simple, flat-file database app.

Screenshots




Usage
Installation
Download the zip file and extract its contents into a new folder.  Run SnapDB.exe to start the application.

Using the Application
Pretty self-explanatory; right-click things and use the menu and toolbar buttons.  

Uninstallation
Delete the folder you unzipped it to.  The application doesn't write to the registry.

Known Issues
This is an app I wrote a while back and use for lists of almost everything (games I own, books to read, etc.).  I decided to pretty it up for a NANY 2011 release.  The feature-set is hardly finished and I plan to further develop this.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: DoCo Quick Links (Tray Utility): Alpha Release

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2010, 11:21 PM »

It's a tray menu....   

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: DoCo Quick Links (Tray Utility): Alpha Release

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2010, 10:53 PM »

a screenie please.. 

-lanux128 (December 25, 2010, 10:42 PM)

Of the error dialog?  It's not going to be much help...

Click here for the exception text

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot start process because a file name has not been provided.
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(String fileName)
   at DoCo_Quick_Links.Form1.jazpersSoftwareToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
DoCo Quick Links
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/skwire/Desktop/New%20Folder/DoCo%20Quick%20Links/Application%20Files/DoCo%20Quick%20Links_1_0_0_0/DoCo%20Quick%20Links.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
----------------------------------------
System
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 4.0.30319.1 built by: RTMRel
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

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DC Member Programs and Projects / Re: DoCo Quick Links (Tray Utility): Alpha Release

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2010, 10:33 PM »

I gave it a go and it seems to work fine except when I pick anything from this section:

Donationcoder.com Software > Other Programs > *anything*

Then it crashes to the typical .NET unhandled exception dialog...I can paste the exception text if you like.

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Official Announcements / Re: DonationCoder.com NEW SERVER ACTIVATED Dec 17, 2010

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2010, 03:23 PM »

Am i the only one experiencing DC forum as being very fast to browse, but as having gotten verrrrrry sloooooooooooowwwwwww shen you submit a new post (or post modication).

-mouser (December 25, 2010, 08:49 AM)

I experience this as well.  Sometimes, they don't post at all so I have to go back, refresh, and click the post button again.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 25, 2010, 01:38 PM »

An interesting bug showed up today... I can't reproduce it at will, but it happened twice within a few hours.

-brotherS (December 25, 2010, 11:01 AM)

This happens to me occasionally as well.  However, like you said, it's not reproducible at will so I've had a hard time fixing it.  I added some checks a long while back that mitigated it a bit but not totally.  I'll try to find some time to work on it a bit further.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 24, 2010, 10:25 AM »

But it wasn't doing it before. . .

-Deozaan (December 23, 2010, 10:15 PM)

Hmmm...I have no idea, then since I didn't change any of that code.  Does it work in a non-UAC folder?

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 09:59 PM »

Move your Trout folder out of the Program Files directory to some non-UAC protected folder.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 04:38 PM »

Try v1.0.5 build 2, please.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Clipboard Help+Spell - Top Priority Requests for 2011

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 03:55 PM »

Might be asking a bit much, but I'd love to see Unicode support in this app.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Pledge: SpeedTracker

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 02:50 PM »

Lovely looking interface.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Beta Release: Speed Monitor

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 02:50 PM »

Agreed.  The GUI looks great.  No more and no less than what is necessary.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 01:46 PM »

*in a way that it would just randomly play the files in a given directory, and would update its list if I add files to the directory after Trout had been closed before

-brotherS (December 23, 2010, 12:55 PM)

No, but it does have a "Remove duplicates" feature so you can load the directory again (after adding new files to it), run the "Remove duplicates" command, and then just play it in Random mode.  There is also a "Remove dead entries" command to quickly glean out tracks that you have deleted but are still in Trout's playlist.  You'll find both commands in the Edit menu and you can hotkey them as well in Trout's Options dialog.

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N.A.N.Y. 2009 / Re: NANY 2009 Release: Trout (audio player)

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 12:31 PM »

Website | Installer | Portable
v1.0.5 build 1 - 2010-12-23
    + Added a /clearlist parameter that will clear Trout's playlist if
      Trout is already running.  (Thanks, lanux128)
    ! CR/LF in tags would screw things up.  (Thanks, Rhys)

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Living Room / Re: Contact information in one's profile

« Last post by skwire on December 23, 2010, 12:03 AM »

adding Twitter would be nice.. btw, isn't GTalk based on Jabber?

-lanux128 (December 22, 2010, 08:12 PM)

Yes, but it's a different service.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Pledge: Duplicate Photo Deleter

« Last post by skwire on December 22, 2010, 12:20 PM »

Compute them, build a list, report duplicates.   

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Pledge: Duplicate Photo Deleter

« Last post by skwire on December 22, 2010, 12:02 PM »

Is there any way this app can find duplicates if they don't have exactly the same name?  e.g. PIC-1028.jpg & PIC-1028_2.jpg.

-Deozaan (December 22, 2010, 12:31 AM)

You can easily do this using file checksums.

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DC Gamer Club / Re: SteamPrices - a better way to shop for bargains on Steam?

« Last post by skwire on December 21, 2010, 11:51 PM »

As I did with timns, I'm happy to gift games over Steam to you.  You can either Paypal me the money directly or use the DC credit system.  PM me the Steam game URL and your email address and BAM!, you'll get your games at the U.S. prices.