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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Virtual Window Managers

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 16, 2006, 05:32 PM »

Ever since you mentioned you were making this mini-review, i've been expecting it!
Thanks, and it was exactlly what i was looking for
As I was a bb4win user, i'm adicted to virtual desktops, and still didn't find that perfect one.
I've tried some of the ones you have mentioned, and will try them all eventually in the look out for that perfect one
As for your review, i have two comments:
1) Virtual Dimension does support sticky windows, although it's tricky. You have to drag the icon on the virtual window manager out of vwm, and it will appear in all the desktops. I discovered this by accident
2) Another very complete (actually, too complete for my likings) program, is chimera virtual desktop. I've tried it, and didn't like it that much, because it has too many configurations, uses too much memory, and still misses some features i find to be important. (and it's not freeware).

Anyways, thanks for the great review, i will now look through all those apps
 

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Living Room / Re: I may get a new (used) laptop!

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 16, 2006, 03:03 PM »

That looks like a good buy (depending on the price, of course ).
I am a acer user myself, and have also had a compaq laptop. Both top of the line (at least, in my country ).
Compaq (HP), has the best support i've ever seen, my computer broke down, and they came to my house to get it, and returned it to me 3 days later, as good as new, and i didn't pay anything at all, no problems. So, it's hard for me to not prefer HP.
My acer is noticeably not as good as an HP, it has less than a year and the outer case has cracks, and seems to break at any time. Plus, it has issues with temperature, it keeps turning the cooler on for no reason at all. But the acer support has been very kind to me, i forgot to activate the warranty extension within the limit time, and they let me activate it now (about 7 months after the end of the period for activation).

My computer is not as good as the one you refer, and i thinks that's a great machine. (Isn't it the aspire 1692wlmi? i think it's the version above mine).
One thing i advise you is to try out that definition of possible. A friend of mine uses it, and has to increase windows font size, and has to be always increasing the zoom on the web pages. Personally, i like the fact that it ads much more workspace to the desktop, but i can't use it because it's bad for the eyes.

I hope i've been able to help

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Finished Programs / Re: Request for a simple AutoHotkey script

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 05:41 PM »

Good Karma be upon you.

-ERChambers (February 15, 2006, 05:39 PM)

I hope so!

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Run bat files transparently

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 05:34 PM »

There are two ways of doing this.
I could create a script that can run your bat file and hide the console when it runs the bat file. This is the harder way.
Or in about 3 minutes, you could learn how to use autohotkey and do it yourself

As i'm a nice guy, here you go:
In ahk, the code you're looking is something like this:

[Select]

Run,THENAMEOFYOURBAT.bat > FILETOSAVETHELOG.log,,Hide,
return

This code will solve your problem, and will only display an icon on the bar for less then half a second, hardly noticeable, and no window. 

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Finished Programs / Re: Request for a simple AutoHotkey script

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 05:21 PM »

Actually, i imagined you'd want that.
Check this page: http://www.autohotke...m/docs/Variables.htm
Scroll to "Date and Time". Those are the variables that contain the date and the time. I used A_NowUTC. Just follow my example, and replace for the formating you want.
To have a phrase like the following: 2006/02/15 - JGPaiva, the command line would be:

[Select]

%A_YYYY%/%A_MM%/%A_DD% - %A_UserName%

The '%' characters indicate to use the value of the variable, and the rest of the characters are displayed as literals.
I'm not a "programing god", as many may confirm, I've started using ahk for about one month, and learned almost everything about it in 2 weeks. Try reading the first tuturials. You'll see it's a very easy and straight-forward scripting language, and in no time you'll be able to do almost everything you want to do.
Skrommel's great one-hour software page, might also be a good starting point. It worked for me

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Finished Programs / Re: Request for a simple AutoHotkey script

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 02:29 PM »

This post should be moved to Coding Snacks section

You're looking for something like this:

[Select]

#persistent

^~::
Send,%A_NowUTC% - %A_UserName%
return

A script only containing this, might be not what you're looking for, because it uses 1.2mb of ram.
The thing is, if you add more functionalities to it, it'll use almost the same resources as this one.
So, it's up to you to decide if it fits what you're looking for.

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Finished Programs / Re: Backup My TXT Files Everytime I Save - AKA incremental saves / wiki(-like)

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 07:23 AM »

That looks like a nice solution Pate! Thanks, i think I'll get it myself.
For those intrested in developing something in ahk, the main function to do this is FileGetTime. Not a hard thing to do

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Find And Run Robot / Re: have i misunderstood the alias feature ..?

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 15, 2006, 07:18 AM »

For the first problem, I don't think that's possible, aliases can't switch the search location. AFAIK, this will be a feature in farr v2 (aka mercury runner).

Your second "problem", isn't really a problem, it's more of a feature, farr is designed to act like that. When you press a number, farr is supposed to launch that number's corresponding result.
Just disable the checkbox that i have signed in the attached screenshot, and your problem is solved
BTW, even with that checkbox unchecked, you can still launch results by pressing f# (eg. for the second result, press the key "f2")
Another way, if you want to keep that feature on, is to instead of typing the number (#), type '\' followed by the number (i.e. '\2', to type a literal '2').
Hope I've helped

[edit] i forgot the screenshot [/edit]

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Living Room / Re: Carol's Clothes come off ...

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 14, 2006, 08:15 AM »

Unbelievable... I even give ideas without saying anything... 
I think that avatar is nice, but it could be bigger

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Living Room / Re: Send your friend a CodyCard for Valentines Day!

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 14, 2006, 08:14 AM »

So this was the valentines surprise you had for us!
I love it! Thanks allen!

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Finished Programs / Re: caps\num lock indicator

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 14, 2006, 08:01 AM »

I also can't download it.. Sorry, i didn't try it before.
But this one, i can download, and seems to do what you're looking for: http://home25.inet.tele.dk/bramsing/

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Living Room / Re: Carol's Clothes come off ...

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 14, 2006, 07:51 AM »

Does my egiptian guy running count?

-- I too really like having avatars/sigs on, I have the bandwidth to handle it and find it ads an extra bit of identity to everyone else. 

-allen (February 14, 2006, 06:41 AM)

I agree with you allen, it is a much better way of recognizing who posts.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Dasher

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 05:38 PM »

experienced users can write at 39 words per minute.

Considering that the best result on dc's typing contest (i just named it like that  ) was f0dder's:

439 keys per minute ~ 87 words per minute.

-f0dder (January 30, 2006, 09:21 AM)

Dasher doesn't seem that fast.
But it's quite acceptable, and I've read some of the comments on the site, and there are lots of handicapped people saying thanks!
And for those that are not handicapped, it provides a great deal of fun, because the interface is simply brilliant and seems like a video game, and some rest from the usual keyboard typing.

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General Software Discussion / Dasher

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 03:23 PM »

Afew weeks ago, i found this app. I just remembered i had it, and how curious it is, and thought you guys might like to know it.
Dasher is an app designed for those who don't like (essentially for those who can't) use keyboard.
It allows you to write with your mouse quite fast.
It has a very smart way of working, and a unique interface. Worth looking, if not only for curiosity.

Here's one screenshot of how it works:

(it seems much more confusing than it really is)

Check it there: http://www.inference...hy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/

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Finished Programs / Re: caps\num lock indicator

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 03:01 PM »

guys... programs like this have to exist allready...

-mouser (February 13, 2006, 02:28 PM)

You're right mouser, i got driven by my will to program
Try this one, alexp: http://www.softpedia...neous/KeyState.shtml
It seems to do exactlly what you're looking for!

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General Software Discussion / Re: PlayWave.exe + Timed ScreenSaver

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 02:36 PM »

http://www.jimbug.or...oads/files/PlayWave/

Might come in handy to add sound to batch files/AHK scripts!

-brotherS (February 13, 2006, 09:22 AM)

Come on... You should already know that Ahk has it all 
It can play sounds, check SoundPlay function.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: AllSnap

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 02:29 PM »

Thanks for the nice comments

[it's freeware too in case that's not clear]

-mouser (February 13, 2006, 09:32 AM)

OoOps.. When i finished the review, i thought i missed something.. That's the "something" i forgot Thanks for noting it!

I'm wondering if those of you here also have 'align to grid' enabled for the desktop icons

-nudone (February 13, 2006, 09:51 AM)

I only have one icon on the desktop (recycle bin, so as i don't forget to clean it once in a while), but yes, I've got align to grid on, is just annoys me to not have things somehow organized and symmetrical! (i don't know how someone can have lots of icons with that option disabled)

Yes, very helpful! And if I'd be one of the 'chosen few' here with a 24" TFT I wouldn't know how to live without it! 

-brotherS (February 13, 2006, 02:19 PM)

I know that script, but haven't tried it.. Maybe i should
I wish i had such screen... But that would mean my computer would have to be locked to my desk, and for me that's not an option

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Finished Programs / Re: caps\num lock indicator

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 02:21 PM »

How about like this: if Caps is on, the icon turns red. If Num is on, the icon turns blue. If both of them are on, the icon turns violet?
My idea is based on the mixture of colours, red+blue = violet,  green + red = yellow, green + blue = cyan. If all are on, the icon goes black. If none if on, the icon goes white.
I don't think i can do the f-keys, but if you're happy with a program that works with the other ones, it can be done

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: AllSnap

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 07:58 AM »

This seems to be a PERFECT tool to highly confuse women that aren't using the PC often

-brotherS (February 13, 2006, 07:49 AM)

Try setting the "snapping distance" to 99! It'll even confuse you

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: AllSnap

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 07:37 AM »

I knew you'd love it, Allen, since you're a non-maximized windows lover

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Finished Programs / Re: caps\num lock indicator

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 07:21 AM »

Alexp: such utility can be done without much work, but would you like to have 3 more icons on the taskbar, or only one?
To have 3 of them, i'd have to do 3 scripts, and that would take like 9mb of memory (each script uses 3mb).
As for the f-lock keys, i think that's possible, but i'm not sure.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / AllSnap

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 07:15 AM »

This program had already been mentioned in donationcoder, but i think it didn't quite get the attention it deserves.
I was now using it, and i think it's so usefull that i decided to do a small review for you.

All Snap is a program that runs on the system tray, using about 1.5mb of ram, and 2.4mb of virtual memory.
This program allows every window to have the "snap" feature. This means that when a window gets in some (customizable) distance from another, their borders get attached.
This feature is, in my opinion, very required by those users that tend to not maximize any window, and get the desktop quite cluttered with windows.
Although I'm not one of those users, i like to maximize almost everything, i use allsnap to snap the IM's windows to each other, so as i can see several of them at the same time, without having much work organizing them.

AllSnap is configurable from the right-click menu on the system tray icon:

In this menu, you have access to the about box, the help, the settings dialog and the option to turn window snapping off (which has the same effect as closing allsnap)
By clicking the settings option, you get the following menu:

Under "general", the first two options determine the distance that windows attract each other, and the toggle key is the key that, when pressed, disables the snapping, in case you just want to move a window without completely disabling the snapping in the tray icon's menu.
The "Snap To" section is quite self- explanatory, and the Enable Snapping checkbox does the same that that option on the tray menu does.

On the "sounds" tab, you get:

Here, you can select the sounds to be played when the snapping is done. The default sound are very good, very discrete, and allow you to know when the snapping is being done. Sometimes, you might not be able to put a window at a certain distance of another because of the snapping, it's good to know it's because of that, before you go crazy trying to do it, that's why i keep the sounds enabled.

Under the "advanced" tab, these are the options you get:

These are some options that are mostly for compatibility with some themes, strange windows or OSs other than windows xp (there's another option that only appears in systems other than xp, which allows icons on the desktop to be arranged in grid, like xp does).

As for links, here is the home site of allSnap: http://[email protected]/
and here's the link for fileforum's downloads: http://fileforum.bet...allSnap/1027622040/1 (this link is for the beta version, at the home site of allSnap there is a stable version)
Hope you like it!

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Across-the-room Stability Monitor

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 04:47 AM »

Sweet! I'm always learning something new about ahk
Thanks!

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Across-the-room Stability Monitor

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 04:41 AM »

Well.. I'll just try to learn something from your code.
Tell me, why do you do those dll calls?

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Across-the-room Stability Monitor

« Last post by jgpaiva on February 13, 2006, 04:29 AM »

Welcome LuckMan to the coding snacks coder's group  
SysBeacon looks good!
Congratulations on your first ahk script
Hope to see more of those soon  
Just one proposition: why don't you post the source?