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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 27, 2009, 03:49 PM »
Small update for those who can't wait: first alpha version on Redmine :)

2superboyac
If you have time and an urge to help I'd like to ask you for few generic icons for:
  • FenixContacts application,
  • Fields editing,
  • Contact editing,
  • open/save/new file,
  • "Choose link" dialogue,
  • other places you feel it might be good to add something.
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What's the Best? / Re: PDF Cataloger - Any Suggestions
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 27, 2009, 08:54 AM »
240hz
IIRC last time I was testing it I did not use their servers functionality at all. But it would be better for you to check it by yourself.
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What's the Best? / Re: PDF Cataloger - Any Suggestions
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 27, 2009, 06:12 AM »
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 26, 2009, 03:17 PM »
…and another teaser.

screen_05.png

Shortly:
- LiveFilter - added,
- custom controls per fields types - added.

And now I am working on linked fields :)
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 23, 2009, 06:20 PM »
Another teasing image…

screen_04.png

I hope I will manage to fill Redmine a little bit tomorrow.
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 22, 2009, 02:50 PM »
2J-Mac
Online services support and printing is something I could get with plugins when their time will come.

As for portability: all of the tools I ever wrote were portable. Opposite way (full Windows accounts support with installer) would be more bothersome for me. Perhaps I will add this too, some day.

2SKA
I had my time to get to know about this tool. Full version was close to my needs but I really wanted to have something free and extended impor/export functionality (which I hope to provide with plugins).

BTW The end of the year is pretty close and there is still a lot of work to do with basic version. Although I am trying to throw away other things to do and keep my mind focused on this application.

I have Redmine page now, so I would really appreciate to have ideas written down on project page too. It would be better for me to manage them using this page:
http://redmine.dcmem...ojects/fenixcontacts
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 20, 2009, 09:50 AM »
Another small change…

screen_03.png
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Instructions
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 19, 2009, 05:17 PM »
2mouser
How to get RedMine for N.A.N.Y. entries?
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 19, 2009, 05:10 PM »
Small update :)

screen_02.png
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 17, 2009, 04:04 PM »
2Perry Mowbray
Tagging? Categories? What for?

The way I see my idea of LiveFilter working is:
  • contacts list contains two line items:
    • static field with values set in Options (like nicknames)
    • dynamic fields - dependable on fields selected in dropdown list (already shown on screenshot, below filter TextBox)
  • when you select field to have list filtered by, it will get refreshed and you can see needed values only,

So how would your idea differ from defining "Tags" field as string, choosing it in list's filter dropdown and typing wanted phrase in TextBox?
How would it differ from extended mode where an option to "treat spaces as separators" exists?

It is still just an idea but this is how I want it to be in the future.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Alt-tab replacement ?
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 16, 2009, 06:43 PM »
2sajman99
I think that issues with ATT are different for each PC.

I can't work with it at home due to problems described by you, but it is perfect on my work PC  :tellme:.
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General Software Discussion / Re: Alt-tab replacement ?
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 15, 2009, 11:26 PM »
Working on Windows XP and multiple monitors recently and I can say that Alt-Tab Thingy appeared to be the best. And that is thanks to the possibility to limit shown applications to current desktop only (determined my mouse cursor position).

P.S. Mouser, please, make Spell Check window a little bit higher to be not cut off in Opera.
Spoiler
sp_cutoff.PNG

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 15, 2009, 04:36 PM »
Well, that would fit in with some of the other dreadful teases that have been posted  ;D  But seriously, I think that would be great fun and well within the fun loving spirit of NANY!  :Thmbsup:
OK then.

Current version looks like this (I am still working on fields form):

current_01.png

But I started with this (and hope it will be future look) before realizing that I will not make in time if I go such way since the beginning:

future_01.png
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 15, 2009, 04:08 PM »
2superboyac
Thank you for your offer and I am sorry because there is currently no need for any assistance yet. I will definitely sk for help when Help file will be needed or some graphics.

If you can do icons it would be nice to have the following ones (instead of taking overused famfamfam icons) for field types:
text string, number (integer), number (float), file link (for filex executing or URLs), date/time and image. In the future "field / fields group link" may be used too.

I may have other requests as soon as I start playing with GUI instead of backend.

--Be able to insert email addresses (or other info...telephone #, street address, etc.) wherever the cursor is in whatever program.  This is similar to one of those clipboard managers that can insert text to wherever the cursor, except in this case, it only applies to addresses.  But the program should be called up and used in a similar manner
-superboyac

That one may be tricky but added to ToDo list of course.

--The address details for each entry should be fully customizable as far as what fields go in.  (first name, last name, street address, etc., as well as the ability for custom fields of course).
-superboyac

I think that per contact fields would confuse too much. There will be some customization for fields types but each contact will have the same fields available. Although I am planning to give an option to hide empty fields in view mode. In edit - all will be shown.

--Should be allowed to attach pictures to entries.
-superboyac

That's what image field type will be for.

--There should be a live search-as-you-type filter to quickly select the address you want.  And you should be able to search ALL fields, not just the name or something.  This is almost identical to the program PowerMarks, which is a bookmark manager that does exactly what I'm saying here.  In fact, it's so similar that I asked the author of that program to consider making this software, but I don't think he was interested.
-superboyac

That was one of the very first requirements which crossed my mind.

--The program should be very lightweight, fast, and SIMPLE!  I can't stress that enough.  Nothing bulky.
-superboyac

It is always hard to have something highly customizable and simple at the same time ;) I am not sure about "lightweight" requirement because I am using .NET after all.

--There should be a fairly complex way to share fields of information between different entries.  For example, let's say you have an entry for a husband and a wife.  They have different first names, but same last names, same address, different email addresses, different cell phone numbers.  So there should be some way to link the common information together and keep the other information separate.  And by "link" I really mean link, not just copy the same field.
-superboyac

Perry already mentioned linking. The way I see it working is to have the possibility to link fields / fields groups to other entries. Changing original entry will change the rest of contacts which rely on some properties of that one. Other idea was too have "static contacts/fields" which would not be normally visible on contacts list but could be referenced to.

I also did big mini-review of several of the programs, you can find that here:
https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=2292.0
-superboyac

I'll take a look for ideas for sure.
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 14, 2009, 02:49 PM »
I can't wait to see what you come up with... where are the screen shots??  ;)
No screen shots yet* but do not expect revolution with first release.
*) Or do you want to see empty forms?
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 11, 2009, 05:51 PM »
2Perry Mowbray

I have no intention in writing full Open Contacts replacement. I don't want to get everything so complicated as OC is. For me this is an example of excellent application taken down as much as it possible due to unfriendliness of the user interface. I've always found it too bothersome to use and I tried many times.

I'd like to write something easier to handle by me and other people too. I know that my ideas might overcome my skills but I hope that if I start implementing them with a little steps… I can do it. So I will start with limited functionality and simple interface just to get things done before N.A.N.Y 2010 ends. After that I will focus on extending of what I did.

I had to decide to follow this way because new job takes almost every precious minute from me and I also tent to be workaholic ;)

On the other hand, I will always be few years after OC because I have just started coding my own tool and they've got couple of years of experience. But I know one thing for sure: I will definitely use my application when it comes.

Last thing which still makes me wonder, which is Contacts Express project.

Its author (probable the same guy/people)Someone spent a lot of time to write .NET version of OC (from C++ to C#) to get an application which works and looks the same. In my eyes this is lost effort.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Teaser: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 08, 2009, 01:25 PM »
2Perry Mowbray
Sound like a nice thing to be implemented but... I have no idea about it yet.

Although I will add it to my ToDo list.
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2superboyac
Just wondering:
did you try to use command line version of mplayer.hu?
The engine is the same as for SMPlayer but getting rid off GUI made it the quickest one on my PC. Original version also had dhahelper.sys driver which increased its speed a lot. Even though there are a lot of good players I am still using it as default one (sorry KMPlayer).

Oh! And there is also Total Commander plugin to use this application through lister interface. I don't dare to dream for more ;)
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / NANY 2010 Pre-release: FenixContacts
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 07, 2009, 04:23 PM »
NANY 2010 Entry Information

Application Name FenixContacts
Version 0.9pre3
Short Description Customisable contacts book
Supported OSes Windows
Web Page Redmine
Download Link Redmine download
System Requirements
  • .NET framework 2.0
Version History
  • 0.9 - first "big & public" release
Author fenixproductions
Credits superboyac
Screencasthttps://www.donation...s/fenixcontacts.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=kQUbTRfA0cs

Description
FenixContacts is customizable contacts book with extended set of useful features ;)

 The main idea is to have free and good contacts book application which will be focused on Contacts only. It means: no full PIM application with rarely used crap like emailing or scheduling (leave them to real professionals like: TheBat!, Thunderbird and so on).

The main reason of FenixContacts existence is the lack of some specific feature in other applications: customisable details fields.

As I consider this as the most important thing to have (some users do not want to have their books showing dozen of empty fields they never use), FenixContacts provides that.

Features

  • fields of different types - set any field type you want (i.e. string, integer, fie link),
  • LiveFilter - filter your Contacts view as you type,
  • linked fields - define one field as reference to another,
  • Preview panel with CSS styling,

Planned Features
There are too many to write them all and I'd rather like not to tease too much, so I will only give a few:
  • improved LiveFilter - with extended (for wildcards) and advanced (RegExp, arithmetic filter) modes
  • tree structure for fields - fields groups for better view modes,
  • plugins system - must have for extensibility
    • database - XML or SQ-Lite handling,
    • import - vCards, most popular email clients databases, maybe even importing from IM protocols (I've played few times in the past with ICQ and Jabber handling using C#)
    • export - similar to the above,
    • list views - there is nothing against giving the possibility to use different listbox controls,
  • other - I am opened for suggestions,

Screencast


Screenshots

Contacts list with preview:

01_main.png

Customizing fields:

02_fields.png

Editing Contact details:

03_edit.png

Linking fields:

04_link.png



Usage
Installation
Just unpack and run.

Using the Application
After starting an application, please, open included test.fci file and play a little bit with Configure and Contacts menus :)

Please remember that adding Contacts is not possible if there are no fields set!

Uninstallation
Simple delete?

Known Issues
Please be aware that due to time constraints some things may not work perfect (rush is not helpful ;). In such situation report them on Redmine page (link at the top of the page) and I will try to fix them ASAP.

Please remember to threat this application as introduction to something more powerful I am willing to write. All ideas are welcome and I will consider them for next versions. I also want to start working on v.2 pretty soon with more and more features. before that: I need to rewrite some of my spaghetti code though.

Thank you for all supporters and Happy New Year 2010!
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Living Room / Re: What annoys you to no end?
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 07, 2009, 12:11 AM »
fenix, while your English is normally outstanding, I think the word you were looking for was colleagues. :)
Fixed. Thanks.

But to address your post, I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!
Not really "used".

I have another mug which I like and DC one was a gift, so I didn't want to use it too often: 2-3 times filled with something but staying on shelf for the most of the rest of the time. The only way to change it - I was thinking - is to bring it to work. And that was a failure.

P.S. "for the most of the rest of the time" <- is it still English or articles overdose?
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Living Room / Re: What annoys you to no end?
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 06, 2009, 07:37 PM »
Office thieves.

I've lost my DC mug not so long ago and I wonder what is the main cause of people behaving such way.

In many cases, stolen things are not expensive at all but it still wonders me: is it some kind of very strange cleptomania to take office equipment (like paper clips, notebooks, …, mugs) or food from refrigerators, or what?

I think I will never understand that not so many people seem to care about. My colleagues just accepted scenario that their goods may disappear someday.
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Prize Graphics
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 06, 2009, 06:52 PM »
2mouser
Thx. I'll do it as soon as I get new valid shipping address.
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 - Prize Graphics
« Last post by fenixproductions on December 06, 2009, 05:21 PM »
Since my previous mug was stolen* I hope I will get enough time to get the new one this time.

*) Yep… stolen. I took it to my job few weeks ago and left in the kitchen (on second day of being there). No one has seen it afterwards
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Program Idea Suggestion Thread
« Last post by fenixproductions on November 30, 2009, 03:11 PM »
Idea: Zen Coding plugin for Notepad++.
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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Pledge to Participate Here
« Last post by fenixproductions on November 22, 2009, 05:08 AM »
I'd like to participate this year too but I will not make a promise ;)
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