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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: is the chatroom borked?

« Last post by skwire on January 14, 2010, 11:33 PM »

BTW, you're free to use any IRC client you want to...it doesn't need to be one bundled in with an IM client.  I suppose what I'm trying to say is that IRC is different than IM.  However, some IM clients such as Miranda and Pidgin do have IRC plugins (which blurs the lines a little between IRC and IM).  Does that make sense?

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: is the chatroom borked?

« Last post by skwire on January 14, 2010, 11:27 PM »

FWIW, I've used Miranda for nearly ten years now (ever since it was just an ICQ clone).

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by skwire on January 14, 2010, 09:56 PM »

The value gets into the registry fine, about five times I think.  I did a search before running the .exe, and there were none, so the unregister is working perfect, I'd assume.

-mateek (January 14, 2010, 09:27 PM)

I really don't have any idea why it's not working.  Do you have any other machines you can test it on?

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 14, 2010, 11:49 AM »

Website | Download
v1.0.19 - 2010-01-14
    + Added "Go to pause mode after startup" option to the General tab.  (Thanks, M. Gumm)

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by skwire on January 14, 2010, 03:31 AM »

You mentioned in your other post that you run a couple of apps that modify the context menu.  Perhaps they're interfering with Files2Folders context menu entry in some way?  If you want to see if the entry has even made it into your registry, search for this string:

{a951a7c0-97b1-11de-b5f4-0002a5d5c51b}

1) Fire up Windows Registry Editor.
2) Highlight the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder near the top.
3) Choose Edit, Find from the menu.
4) Paste the above string in the "Find what" field and click the "Find next" button.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 11:39 PM »

I could turn it on but the problem is that I wouldn't have any idea how to fix the issue.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: ClipTrap

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 11:04 PM »

Nice!  Sounds like a good idea for a separate tool/script -- does it work for multi-display situations too?

-ewemoa (January 13, 2010, 07:25 PM)

It will center the window to the main display.  Here's the code snippet:

Code: AutoIt [Select]

1. WinGetPos, , , Width, Height, A
2. WinMove, A, , ( A_ScreenWidth / 2 ) - ( Width / 2 ), ( A_ScreenHeight / 2 ) - ( Height / 2 )

Nothing to it, really.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 06:12 PM »

Anuvu has started crashing on me:
The thread 'Win32 Thread' (0x3fc) has exited with code 0 (0x0).
Unhandled exception at 0x7732cdc9 in AnuVu.exe: 0xC000041D: An unhandled exception was encountered during a user callback.

-boo_radley (January 13, 2010, 11:55 AM)

This is the first report I've had of this but it's rather strange since I haven't touched the AnuVu code since 2009-11-18.  I googled "0xC000041D" and there are tons of hits regarding Windows 7 and this error code.  Are you running Windows 7?  If so, maybe one of those Google entries holds a solution for you.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 11:20 AM »

I downloaded the newest version last night.  I got a total blank in all my context menus, including after reboot.  I unregistered np. Nothing in the task manager this time, although I didn't look until I unregistered.  Any hope for me to get this going, or is my working computer just too old and bloated?

-mateek (January 11, 2010, 01:30 AM)

When you say total blank, you don't mean that your context menu is totally blank, do you?  I assume you mean that just the Files2Folder entry doesn't show up, right?  Also, you shouldn't see anything in the task manager after you register the extension.  Files2Folder doesn't stay running; it only launches when called from the menu.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: ClipTrap

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 10:49 AM »

That's why I keep a "center window" hotkey in my main AHK script...for those windows that get stuck off-screen.  Or, you can use this procedure to bring off-screen windows back.

1) Focus the window by clicking its taskbar button.
2) Press alt-space, m, down-arrow.
3) Now, without clicking your mouse at all, move the mouse around.  Your window should be stuck to the pointer and easy to retrieve.

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: is the chatroom borked?

« Last post by skwire on January 13, 2010, 02:06 AM »

/nick Target

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 12, 2010, 08:54 AM »

I assume you would like it changed so that if an entry is blank it still uses the last known good entry?

-skwire (January 12, 2010, 07:28 AM)

I thought (and liked) that the spec was that if an entry is blank then no log entry is made.

-jdmarch (January 12, 2010, 08:47 AM)

Sorry, I should have been more clear.  What I meant was that, if the entry was blank, it would re-use the previously known good entry to populate the next popup.  Does that make more sense?

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 12, 2010, 07:28 AM »

Also if I don't want to write anything (i.e. I blank the window and press enter) the next entry is blank. This sort of makes sense, but I was wondering if that was the design or not.

-mediaguycouk (January 12, 2010, 06:41 AM)

Well...technically...it was the last entry, right?     I assume you would like it changed so that if an entry is blank it still uses the last known good entry?

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 12, 2010, 06:04 AM »

I like this release!

-mediaguycouk (January 12, 2010, 06:00 AM)

Thanks.  This project has turned out to be more popular than I initially thought it might.

I like the remember last comment but have disabled it as I have to grab the mouse to delete the last entry if it isn't the same. Is there a way for the text to be pre-highlighted? That way if I start typing then it is replaced but if I hit enter it is saved. And is only a delete enter away from being left blank.

-mediaguycouk (January 12, 2010, 06:00 AM)

It should already be pre-selected.  However, if you activate the window by clicking within the edit field, it will deselect it.  Try activating the popup by clicking the titlebar...the text should remain pre-selected.  Let me know...

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 11:46 PM »

Tags: not an issue for me, so my comments may not be relevant, but why not just suggest that anyone who wants to use tags, can add the relevant shortcuts into their default AHK script?

-jdmarch (January 11, 2010, 11:37 PM)

Well, not everyone uses a default AHK script.

BTW, speaking of clean text files, Anuran has quite a few superfluous LF (^J) characters in the file, at the end of entries. Seems that maybe they are an artifact of the "default to previous text" feature. Doesn't seem to affect Anuview, but can be a small nuisance when editing the file. How about removing leading and trailing white space before appending to the log file?

-jdmarch (January 11, 2010, 11:37 PM)

Yes, I can do this.  However, it will remove the ability for the user to add in extra linefeeds of their own at the end of a note.  I don't see this being a huge issue, though.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 11:13 PM »

Suggestion for tagging (which I won't be using, myself. I like this as a freeform mental catchall app.):
Feature requirement: Keep the popup exactly the same if possible, with no new widgets. This keeps things simple for folks that won't be using tags, and (I believe) keeps the popup streamlined for those who will be using tags by keeping all user input in a single box. Dropdowns are speedbumps!
Feature requirement: Retain the dead simple, human-readable format for the logfiles.

With the above in mind: Use a text syntax for tags. Example possibility:

Surround tags in single or double colons, with no spaces (underscores ok). Separate multiple tags with a single colon. Colons are on the home row and easily tappable, which aids quick input.

-doctorfrog (January 11, 2010, 07:57 PM)

Any tagging I implement will be a very simple free-form type of tagging so the user can come up with the types of tags that fit for their workflow.  Some people like @tags, others like ::tags, etc.  The tags themselves will simply be part of the note.  Basically, all it's going to do is save some typing when entering a note.  Does that make sense?  Again, I'm trying to keep it simple for myself and the user.  If somebody wants a note-taker that deals heavily with tags, I urge them to check out the fantastic CintaNotes.  I doubt I'd ever implement tagging in Anuran to the level that CintaNotes has. 

Feature requirement: Retain the dead simple, human-readable format for the logfiles.

-doctorfrog (January 11, 2010, 07:57 PM)

I've no desire to change up the current .anu file format.

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

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 11:18 AM »

Forgive another question, but I didn't find anything with a search: any chance of cue sheet support?

-jeirich (January 11, 2010, 09:47 AM)

At some point, I hope to.  It's been on my ToDo for a long long time.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 08:09 AM »

Website | Download
v1.0.18 - 2010-01-11
    + Added popup statusbar back as an option.
    + Added a second archive method.  You can now set a specific time each day for archiving.  (Thanks, jdmarch)

With the addition of the new archiving method, I hope I didn't break anything with the old one though I'm sure you all will let me know if I did.  

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General Software Discussion / Re: "Renaming" a list of names (not files)

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 03:22 AM »

Here's some AHK code to do what you want.  Simply copy your text to the clipboard and run this script.  The modified output will be copied back out to your clipboard.  Alternately, this snippet could easily be modified into a hotkey.

Code: AutoIt [Select]

1. Text := Clipboard
2.  
3. Block := ""
4. Loop, Parse, Text, `n, `r
5. {
6.     RegExMatch( A_LoopField, "^(.+) (.+)$", SubPat )
7.     Block .= SubPat2 . " " . SubPat1 . "`n"    
8. }
9.  
10. Clipboard := Block

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General Software Discussion / Re: Keyword Generator/Manager

« Last post by skwire on January 11, 2010, 02:39 AM »

So my question to the masses, does anyone know of a free/cheap tool that will parse through a list of keywords and a document, and generate a list of matches?

-Rocketboy (January 07, 2010, 03:28 PM)

Something like this might be easily done but it depends on the type of documents.  Also, what sort of output, exactly, are you looking for?

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Piggy Banks

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2010, 01:14 PM »

Website | Download
v1.0.3 - 2010-01-10
    * Made the "Added Date" an adjustable value.  (Thanks, Ath)

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General Software Discussion / Re: Autobahn

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2010, 07:55 AM »

In my own experience using this with the MLB.TV package, it's a memory intensive and CPU-hogging pig and doesn't really work all that well.  I actually uninstalled it and lived with the non Hi-Def broadcasts last baseball season.  A quick visit the MLB support forums will bear this out.  I've no idea of its performance regarding iTunes, however.  That's another app I steer clear of.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 10, 2010, 07:23 AM »

I was expecting this to become an option, not be eliminated altogether!

-jdmarch (January 08, 2010, 09:11 AM)

I'll be making the statusbar an option; I just didn't have time to test it as such before the last version.  We had to do emergency upgrades at work this weekend so I've not been able to do any coding.  I should have some spare time today/tonight to get that in as well as your archive time request.

it wouldn't surprise or dismay me if it turned into more of a taskmaster app.

-doctorfrog (January 09, 2010, 06:04 PM)

Hehehe...not from me, it won't.    I really have no desire to make it into something like that since there are so many more capable and complete applications out that do exactly this.  Right now, it's unique...and I like unique.

Would be great if you can build a feature where you can assign hotkeys for different "tags" - when the popup opens - more like the tags feature on google picassa. Is this possible ?

-ceebu (January 10, 2010, 07:10 AM)

I've had the tags idea in the back of my mind ever since I wrote in the search field portion of AnuVu.  I think it's a natural extension of something like that and it's been on my ToDo for a while now.  What I need to do is just sit down and think of an elegant way to implement it that keeps within the spirit of this app.  Thanks for the feedback.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 08, 2010, 04:10 AM »

Website | Download
v1.0.17 - 2010-01-08
    + Added a "Show previous entry" option.  (Thanks, jdmarch)
    + Configured sound now plays if user pauses popup timer.  (Thanks, doctorfrog)
    * Made titlebar timestamp updating an option.  (Thanks, doctorfrog)
    - Took out the status bar on the popup.
    ! Hotkeys were not re-enabled if user cancelled out of the Options dialog.  (Thanks, jdmarch)

I'll work on the set-time-archival feature next.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: Anuran

« Last post by skwire on January 08, 2010, 04:07 AM »

I just became a DC member to appreciate this REALLY REALLY wonderful program - Some credits coming your way :-)

-ceebu (January 08, 2010, 03:23 AM)

Thanks for the kind words and the credits.  I appreciate both of them.  =]