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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder 2.0.1.0 (DC Special)

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 29, 2012, 08:04 PM »

Here is a screencast re on Vista http://screencast.com/t/Y6vdsRcqSw6e odd behavior..

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder 2.0.1.0 (DC Special)

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 29, 2012, 02:24 PM »

Very cool!  Seems to work well.
I agree about making the 'Color My Folder' folder location optional though. 

I use CMF on my work laptop.  My 'My Documents' is on my employer's network, rather than on my local C Drive.
As a result, My Documents is only accessible when I'm plugged in to the network.   (Which is frustrating since I often type reports from home).

fyi: The link on your site still says v2.2.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: 1-action Unzip

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 28, 2012, 11:00 AM »

@RobC:  I'm just curious why you don't like it when an app puts a new folder?  Do you mean at the same level (in the same parent folder) as the ZIP file?

It seems logical to me that it should work this way.  As far as I'm aware, a zip file is just a folder that's been zipped.  If I "unzip" it, then I'd expect it to be a folder again, and be in the same location.  Putting new folder essentially does this--right?

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General Software Discussion / Re: How can I identify without opening the PDF scanned files (image PDF) ?

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 27, 2012, 03:41 PM »

Some file managers will offer previews.  I use xplorer2, but there are freebies out there.  Like Total Commander.  http://www.ghisler.com/  Does anyone know if TC will preview PDFs as native?

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder 2.0.1.0 (DC Special)

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 27, 2012, 02:16 PM »

Other ideas....

1. Make the 'Display Icon Names' feature optional.  I usually don't name my icons. 
2. Reduce margins between the icons (top, bottom, and sides) so more fit in the window.
3. Make it so that--if the window gets resized--the icons get redrawn to take up window (top of image, see empty space in right side of window).

4.  This one might be a bit complicated...  Have it so that the user can put folders (of icos) or DLLs in the C:/Program Files/Color My Folder/Custom folder, and CMF will look there and list those items in the Icons Menu (top of image).  Or even better, make the custom collections available via a toolbar (bottom of image).

Just thots 

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder 2.0.1.0 (DC Special)

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 27, 2012, 01:47 PM »

Hmmm...  No luck accessing folder of ICOs on Win 7


Goto http://starpunch.net
or email [email protected]
 
    Program name:     Color My Folder
    Version number:   1.0.0.0
    Windows name:     What windows, XP? Vista? 7? 2k? 98?
    Windows version:   6.1|7601
    Error number:     16
    Line Number:      602


I then tried making a folder with only a few ICOs and put it right on the desktop...  Got same error code.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: 1-action Unzip

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 27, 2012, 11:34 AM »

Hey, you're famous, Chris http://dottech.org/w...the-day-may-27-2012/

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder 2.0.1.0 (DC Special)

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 25, 2012, 11:40 AM »

Hey the registered version looks awesome.  I like the ability to access DLLs.  I did notice that I occasionally got an error message.
http://i.imgur.com/8bcdR.png
It would be great if I could point CMF to a folder of ICO files as well.  

Thanks.   And thanks again to Skwire  

Edit:  In the image, it's a huge DLL.   255 icons.  Not sure if that matters. 

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 24, 2012, 12:20 PM »

Chris,
The app looks pretty cool.
I'll probably buy a copy eventually...  Just can't right at this moment.
What will your upgrade policy be?

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General Software Discussion / Re: outliner

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 23, 2012, 09:55 PM »

FYI http://www.bitsdujou...llmynotes-organizer/
I've not used the app, but it looks promising...  I expect it will be offered in the next day or two.

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General Software Discussion / Re: make a rectangular selection to a pdf file and copy that text only

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 23, 2012, 06:40 PM »

Cool.  Thanks for checking.   Foxit let's you select a rectangle of text, but not across pages.

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General Software Discussion / Re: make a rectangular selection to a pdf file and copy that text only

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 23, 2012, 12:08 PM »

I'm curious if SumatraPDF will let you select a rectangle that spans across pages?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Write text over the wallpaper

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 22, 2012, 03:43 PM »

Maybe this technique? http://www.howtogeek...top-using-rainmeter/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Write text over the wallpaper

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 22, 2012, 11:22 AM »

Samurize is definitely more powerful than BGInfo.   The thing with BGI running, then shutting down, is an advantage IMHO.  You can use a command line to set the timer to 0, then it will launch and immediately shutdown--thus removing itself from RAM and not using any CPU.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Write text over the wallpaper

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 20, 2012, 10:19 PM »

I think maybe BGInfo lets you display the content of a text file. 
Maybe make an Autohotkey script to open the text file, then update BGInfo when the window is closed...  (?)

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Color My Folder

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 13, 2012, 07:56 PM »

Awesome Chris!  Thanks for posting.   Your CMF works great on Vista.
I especially like the way it stays out of memory until you need it.   
Not sure if this is feasible, but it would be good if it could read the ICO files in a program folder and show those in the popup list.  Also, if it could read-and-display the ICOs in a DLL or ICL file it would be handy. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Change Folder Icon Color from context menu

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 12, 2012, 01:16 PM »

Just saw this on dottech  http://dottech.org/windows/windows-software-of-the-day/31247/windows-software-of-the-day-may-12-2012/#3
(different, but related)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Change Folder Icon Color from context menu

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 09, 2012, 02:28 PM »

See if this is useful
http://netez.com/bbs...viewtopic.php?t=8816

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: OpalCalc 1.42

« Last post by kunkel321 on May 09, 2012, 02:26 PM »

Shift + F1 now opens the last session, even if you didn't save it (providing OpalCalc was previously closed).

-Twinbee (May 09, 2012, 01:24 PM)

Awesome.  Works like a charm.  Thanks for adding this!   

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General Software Discussion / Re: Error message when i restart my pc

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 19, 2012, 02:29 PM »

Also, if your pc came with a recovery cd (i.e. the copy of Windows) you can try running that and see if there is an option to "repair windows."   Be careful though... Sometimes there's not, and it just "reinstalls" Windows, thus erasing all your settings and stuff. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: Error message when i restart my pc

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 19, 2012, 12:18 PM »

One thing to try...  Go to http://technet.micro...m/en-us/sysinternals and get Autoruns.  It will scan your system for any and all startup entries (not just the ones in your startup folder).  Look around for anything that could have been put there by DiskKeeper.  You might also install RevoUninstaller and then RE-install DiskKeeper, and uninstall it with Revo (Revo will check for left over orphaned files and reg data).

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General Software Discussion / Re: quick replace, sort, change columns in EXCEL

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 18, 2012, 02:07 PM »

Other than the 'dragging' part, you're describing things that can be accomplished entirely via keyboard, and therefor could also be recorded as a macro....  Also, be sure to check out the (previously mentioned) ASAP Utilities.  It has some advanced selecting capabilities.  (though I don't know if the ASAP functions can be recorded)

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Living Room / Re: Spoons

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 17, 2012, 09:06 AM »

And from that day forward he was known as "The Silverware Troll."

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Living Room / Re: Spoons

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 16, 2012, 09:33 PM »

I get it.  The spoons represent our brains getting eaten because Cody is a zombie now...

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Living Room / Re: Spoons

« Last post by kunkel321 on April 16, 2012, 09:27 PM »

Spoons.