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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of Fineprint (Virtual Printer)

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 29, 2006, 09:19 PM »

Virtual printers for the same printer, but with different settings.  I want a Printer named "LaserJet - 2 up" and another simply named "LaserJet" that does 1 up printing.  That way I don't have to go into Printer Properties all the time; I just need to select the virtual printer that does what I want.  Again - why can't I do this in Windows natively???
You may mean something different but, have you tried this which works nicely for home use...?
Say you have a printer now, called HPLP711.  In your printers folder use the 'add printer' icon. Choose the printer type that you want to add (HPLP711) and, at the end of the process, you'll have a duplicate of HPLP711, probably named HPLP711 (2).  Go into the Printer Properties of this new 'printer' and set whatever you want.  Save, and then rename the new 'printer' with something useful,  e.g. "HPLaser-2UP".  Now "HPLaser-2UP" will appear as a choice in whatever print requester your software displays at print time.
I have 4 such 'printers' based on one physical printer and select what I want depending on the appropriate parameter at print time, such as paper quality, scaling...whatever.
Of course, you need access to relevant drivers and that's probably a problem in a corporate setting, depending on who sets what policies etc.

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Living Room / Re: Merry x-mas 2006

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 24, 2006, 10:49 PM »

Season's Greetings to all.
Let's try to give someone a helping hand in '07 and also do one extra thing to help the planet.

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Living Room / Re: Learn How to create No-CD Cracks.

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 21, 2006, 03:39 PM »

I'm just one of many, many members here, and DonationCoder is a valuable resource for me. That said, may I offer a personal comment about this thread?
It seems to me that this kind of (theoretical) discussion could reflect badly on DonationCoder. So, with respect, I ask if DonationCoder is an appropriate forum for this topic and hope that you will not take offense when I suggest that the conversation would be better conducted elsewhere.

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Living Room / Re: I wish there was some way to Encrypt my bike so it won't be stolen

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 19, 2006, 10:36 AM »

"You can be its spokesman and peddle it!"

app103:  pun intended?

Yes, both of them -- I can hear the groans from here!

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Living Room / Re: I wish there was some way to Encrypt my bike so it won't be stolen

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 19, 2006, 08:42 AM »

mouser: if we ask, what would it look like to "encrypt" a bike, a novel idea comes to mind

You can be its spokesman and peddle it!

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Living Room / Re: I wish there was some way to Encrypt my bike so it won't be stolen

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 17, 2006, 04:57 PM »

f0dder: I once turned in a wallet with money in. The police officer asked me if I was stupid since I hadn't grabbed the money myself... I'm pretty sure the owner of the purse got his purse and credit cards etc. back, but I'm also pretty sure mister cop had a 'bonus' that month.

Good on you for your honesty. Nowadays, too many are willing to debase their personal integrity for a handful of dollars!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of Fineprint (Virtual Printer)

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 16, 2006, 07:00 PM »

Carol:I haven't noticed any fading when I user "Canon Photo Paper Pro".
I have a Canon EOS 300D...  I have just started using an IXUS i7 for convenience

Thanks for the responses. I really appreciate the feedback. It's good to hear about what hardware others use and like.
When I first bought a digital camera I found its relatively small size liberating after using a lifetime collection of 35mm equipment. Then I began wanting more flexibility, so I bought another camera, larger and more versatile and--presto--I was back to lugging around too much stuff
I'm interested in your reference to the IXUS i7. It's certainly small enough, and the radio remote appeals to me; I had a similar thing on my main 35mm and it was great for catching the local wildlife.
I guess this is getting well away from the topic of Fineprint so we should desist. Thanks again for the answers!

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of Fineprint (Virtual Printer)

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 16, 2006, 02:14 PM »

Carol:My Canon ip5000 has a cartidge tray feed but it also also a straight through feed - it is great to have the choice. Plus it includes automatic duplex, automatic 4-up booklet printing (which is really neat), mulitple page reduction to a single sheet and CD/DVD printing and produces really great photos. Add to that PictBridge (no computer) printing from cameras, auto on/off and self-cleaning and I can't think of much that is missing.

Sounds good to me. What's the print life like? Do you notice fading of material that's under glass? Do you use a Canon camera? (My H-P 2420 is a laser, which I need for when I want to generate a high-quality 100+ page report in a hurry.)

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of Fineprint (Virtual Printer)

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 15, 2006, 09:22 PM »

Carol: Personally I have moved to Canon printers which are excellent. OK their ink is still expensive but not nearly as ridiculous as Lexmark and some other manufacturers (partly because they don't see you a print head with every cartridge, plus you can replace individual colours).

I agree about Canon. I'd been using Epson Pro printers for colour (still do for some stuff). One day my sheet-feed scanner died and I needed a replacement in a big hurry. I live in a rural area, so there's not a lot of choice locally and I wound up with a Canon all-in-one. I've never been a fan of all-in-one machines, but the Canon's printing has been excellent and much more cost effective than that of the Epson machines. Canon's fade-resistance rating isn't good, so I use Epson for anything I think might be around for a few years.

mrainey:I bought a Samsung laser on sale for fifty bucks

One of the 2010's? Aren't they a great buy!? For text that matters I use an H-P 2420 because it's one of the few machines with the option of a straight-through paper path, but I bought a Samsung 2010 for my wife for a tenth of the cost and it's just great... nice small footprint, too.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Mini-Review of Fineprint (Virtual Printer)

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 15, 2006, 07:34 PM »

patteo: I guess it is no different from why the printer manufacturers literally sell their snazzy looking printers dirt cheap which are gas ink guzzlers

Printer manufacturers have me hooked.
I know it's cheaper to do the following than to buy replacement ink:
buy a low-end printer on special, use it until the ink runs out, then toss it and buy another.
I just can't make myself do that. It's bad for the planet and it just plain offends my sense of what is right and wrong.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 15, 2006, 07:24 PM »

mimiihu: cranioscopical, i think this is still not it but it has a lot of features. maybe you can find some useful. it's shareware, tho.
http://www.idesksoft.com/
i couldn't find any other solution without installing and testing.
another half-solution you have is to increase vertical spacing and keep horizontal spacing, for example, so you can have separated horizontal groups of icons. (or the other way around).

Hi, it's very nice of you to offer those suggestions. I appreciate your input.
I've tried Desktop Icon Toy and it's getting there. Given a few more iterations it may be the answer I'm seeking.
Also, thanks for the suggestion about differential vertical/horizontal icon spacing.
Meanwhile I've posted a request in the coding snacks section, so we'll see if anyone there can help.

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General Software Discussion / Re: VERY Useful Firefox Extension - Cooliris Previews

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 13, 2006, 08:48 PM »

mrainey: I upgraded when 2.0 first appeared, but it broke Tabbrowser Extensions

FWIW, as a long-time fan of TBE, I found that the latest Tab Mix Plus lets me do most of what I want while preserving the integrity of FF 2.0
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 12, 2006, 06:32 AM »

btw, why don't you put in a coding snack for this desktop icon align tool?

Good idea!
https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=6497.msg45550#msg45550

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Tool to distribute (and possibly align) selected icons.

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 12, 2006, 06:28 AM »

I would very much like a tool to do the following:
I wish to select a range of icons and have these distributed, with equal spacing, based on the positions of the first and last in the selected range (similar to dtp/graphics applications' align/distribute tools). 
The object is to achieve differential spacing for different groups of icons.
I'd like this to work for vertical and horizontal spacing.

Thus, one group of, say, 5 icons on the desktop could be equally spaced, based on the positions of 1 and 5 in that range. Call this range A.
Another group of, say, 3 icons could be equally spaced based on the positions of 1 and 3 in that range. Call this range B.
The spacing in range A could be different from the spacing in range B.

I don't mean the 'align to grid' feature built into Windows.
I use a utility called Align Icons 2.0 (see https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=6491.0). That will align selected items by Top/Bottom/Left/Right. While it does a nice job on 'align', it won't 'distribute'.   

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 12, 2006, 06:10 AM »

It is good.  (On my system it conflicts with other shell extensions, so I have to enable-disable it for every use.)

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 11, 2006, 10:18 PM »

there are some desktop tools mentioned in this thread that you might want to have a look.. especially, Hawkeye ShellInit & Worktop.

Thanks, these seem more to control desktop areas than individual spacing of icons.  I'll look closer

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 11, 2006, 06:03 PM »

lanux128: oh, i see.. 3200x1600 is quite a size..

Until last year I was using big CRTs but, boy, did they take up some space, plus I could cook my breakfast on top of them!
Changing to decent LCDs was one of the better moves I've made.

btw, for such a tool, you can try the modding sites.. i'll let you know if i find anything..

Thanks for being so helpful, I appreciate your interest.

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Developer's Corner / Re: What Programming Language have you USED THE MOST over the past 12 months?

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 11, 2006, 05:35 PM »

Rexx

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Site/Forum Features / Re: Upgrading the site to SMF 1.1 final soon, so expect minor downtime

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 10, 2006, 09:47 PM »

mouser: Expect minor downtime of forum as we upgrade the forum software from simplemachines.org.. hopefully it will go so smoothly you won't notice but you never know..

Things seem to be going very smo o      y

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 10, 2006, 09:43 PM »

lanux128: cranioscopical: didn't understand you earlier.. now, i'm curious to have a look at your desktop with the unique icon spacings..

Thanks for your interest. They come and go, which is why I want some quick tool to align and distribute them. When I'm working for money (which is as seldom as I can manage ) it's always to deadlines, and I generate quite a number of files that I must cross-reference and update. I find that the fastest way to track and access these is to dump shortcuts on the desktop. My habit is to place these along screen edges. When I do so, I want to 'group' icons for the same project, and that's best done by spacing between groups. Fortunately I have 3200x1600 pixels to play with. There probably are better ways to work, but habit and routine mean that this system does the job for me nicely.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 09, 2006, 02:50 PM »

mimiihu: cranioscopical, try typing "align icons" at google. there's a couple programs called "align icons"

Thanks for the response, it was helpful of you.  I do have 'Align Icons' and it's useful, but it won't distribute icons on equal spacing between 2 points.

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Accessibility Game Contest / Re: Prize list posted for the Accessibility Game Contest - WOW $15,000+

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 09, 2006, 08:35 AM »

I'm impressed by the amount  of time and effort you put into this!

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Official Announcements / Re: Winner of Veign's Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Announced

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 08, 2006, 03:57 PM »

Storm in a tea cup.

Had Mouser not been concerned with open communication he need never have posted here at all.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 08, 2006, 09:04 AM »

lanux128: correct me, if i'm wrong, but isn't this already can be done by right-clicking on the desktop?

Thanks for the reply. I didn't mean 'align to grid'.  I might have one group of icons whose spacing I want to be different from another. This I can achieve by placing them individually but I'd like a utility to do it quickly and accurately. Align to grid is going to affect everything. I appreciate the response, though--I should have been more specific when posting.

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LaunchBar Commander / Re: Aligning the icons - center

« Last post by cranioscopical on December 07, 2006, 11:31 PM »

Off topic, I know, but this talk of aligning icons leads me to ask...

Does anyone know of a utility that will align and (more useful to me) distribute icons on the desktop?  OS/2 used to have a great tool to do this.  I want to select a range of icons and have the inter-icon spacing evenly distributed between the first and last. I'm seeking a utility that can do this horizontally and vertically.