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FARR Plugins and Aliases / Re: Use locate32 with Farr

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 11:54 PM »

i modified justice's alias a bit but now i seem to have a problem but lack the know-how to correct it. the alias' syntax is "loc <keyword>" but now if i want to search for something that's say "local" then it's broken into "loc al".. so i'm posting here in the hope that some regex expert can help me out..

here is the alias:

[Select]

1000>>>locate32>->locate $$1 |C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -r $$1>n>locate $$1 with filetype $$2 |C:\Program Files\Locate\Locate32.exe -t $$2 -r $$1>+>^loc(?:\s|)([^\s]*)(?:\s|)([^\s]*)(?:\s|)([^\s]*)(?:\s|)([^\s]*)

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Official Announcements / Re: ZillaRank: An improved search for smf forum

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 11:46 PM »

I remember Google, when it first came out used to return a page full of "hits" and provided a direct link and a secondary one that was labelled something like: "Open link in new window".

Don't know how easy/hard that would be to code. For me, I just use mouse gestures under Maxthon if I want to open a link in a new tab.

-Darwin (August 27, 2007, 11:36 PM)

i didn't mean opening links from the hits returned.. i myself use middle-click to open them in a new tab.. i'm not sure of the terms so i'll use a scenario: let's say, i'm reading a post and i want to to use the search feature. normally i'd go to the top of the page & type-in the keyword and click on the Search button. then a page is generated with the search results, i want this page to be in a new tab/window so that i can continue reading the post..

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Official Announcements / Re: ZillaRank: An improved search for smf forum

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 11:38 PM »

maybe a setting in the user's profile and/or a check-box next to the search button?

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Living Room / Re: A joyful addition..

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 11:31 PM »

Young Jack is going into French immersion so not only will they be plotting against me, they'll be able to do it right in front of me!

-Darwin (August 27, 2007, 11:18 PM)

  i almost forgot that you're from Canada.. i am also trying to enrol my son into a 2nd language class but haven't decided yet..

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Official Announcements / Re: ZillaRank: An improved search for smf forum

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 11:05 PM »

another idea, how about an option to open search results in a new tab/window?

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Coding Snacks / Re: taskbar at top annoyance - autohotkey to the rescue?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 10:50 PM »

on 2nd thought, i think Desktop Coral is a better choice..

DesktopCoral is an unusual program designed to "reserve" some portion of your desktop which is shielded from maximized applications..

Essentially, it acts like an invisible resizeable docking bar, which can be docked to any side of your desktop. This invisible dock acts as a barrier to maximized applications and essentially shields this area of your desktop from other applications.

• https://www.donation...ktopcoral/index.html

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Coding Snacks / Re: taskbar at top annoyance - autohotkey to the rescue?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 10:28 PM »

i can understand your problem because i have launchbar commander docked at the top and the same thing happens to me.. but there is already a cure for that - Skrommel's WinWarden.


• https://www.donation.../Skrommel/#WinWarden
• https://www.donation...ndex.php?topic=757.0

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Living Room / Re: A joyful addition..

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 09:54 PM »

that is true, they will get all the ideas and tips when in discussion with their peers..

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Living Room / Re: Where'd my video memory go?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 09:52 PM »

yes, shared memory is a lousy way to market the product.. the same thing happened when i bought an all-integrated PC (vga, sound, etc..) many years ago.. since then, i always insisted on a separate graphics cards.. and just for comparison, check this desktop system (512MB) with integrated graphics memory (32MB) but in this case, the graphics does not change on-demand, it has to be set in the BIOS..

Systems Memory - shows only 480Mb instead of 512Mb


Integrated Graphics Memory

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General Software Discussion / Re: screen saver file association messed up

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 09:10 PM »

glad to be of help..

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General Software Discussion / Re: screen saver file association messed up

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 08:24 PM »

the 1st question would be: did you installed anything? from the screenshot it looks like the parameter has been changed from "%1 /S %3" to "%1 /S". /S is probably stands for setup as when you right-click on a .SCR file & choose "configure"..

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DcUpdater / Re: Installed programs not recognized

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 08:16 PM »

Also, DcUpdater is spelt wrongly in the taskbar (it says DcUppdater with two p:S).

-jzippo (August 27, 2007, 04:34 AM)

yes, that is on purpose.. check here for the rationale behind it..

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Living Room / Re: PC Upgrade - still possible to reuse old components?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 08:07 PM »

yes, on a quick check i found the mainboard's price is quite forbidding so i'm thinking of rather hanging on to what i have, for the moment..

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General Software Discussion / Re: Mouse software

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 07:51 PM »

also, programs such as AHK has eased of the work of adding features & being creative with the mouse.. just check these examples..

• MediaMouse - à la Volumouse
• Send mouse scrolls to window under mouse - à la KatMouse
• Mouse Gestures

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Living Room / Re: A joyful addition..

« Last post by lanux128 on August 27, 2007, 07:45 PM »

yes, my 4 year old throws up a big ruckus every morning claiming he is too sleepy to go to the nursery/kindergarten.. but when back at home, he's all excited to tell about his day at school..

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Living Room / Re: PC Upgrade - still possible to reuse old components?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 26, 2007, 08:30 AM »

the Symantec thingy caused some concerns for me too but normally i'll ignore bundled software.. and from the website you linked, i googled and found this: P5VDC-X.

- LGA775 socket for Intel® 65nm Pentium D/Pentium 4/Celeron CPU - VIA PT880 Ultra+VIA VT8237A - 1066/800/ 533 MHz - Dual-channel DDR2 + DDR - 1 x AGP 8X - 1 x PCI-E X16 (max. X4 mode) - 2 *ATA133 ,2 x SATA - 10/100 LAN - 6-Channel HD audio

this board does have 2 IDE slots and looks quite good, as it checks most of the boxes for me but i'm confused by AGP/PCI-E slots. does the mainboard have both, or there are two different models?

• http://uk.asus.com/p...1126&modelmenu=1

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Living Room / Re: Life without XP SP2 - is it possible?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 26, 2007, 06:55 AM »

Lanux,

Will be on the lookout for that eventual discount for sure!

The posts here have been quite informative and much appreciated, thank you!
I already had Diskeeper to defrag and TuneUp Utilities to keep me in touch with various things but it's always good to learn about valid alternatives and to discover useful tips.

BTW, did i read elsewhere that a newborn has become a special member of your family?
Best wishes to the proud parents!
 

-Daniel

-dantheman (August 26, 2007, 06:19 AM)

yes, you did.. thanks for the wishes, Daniel..

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Living Room / Re: PC Upgrade - still possible to reuse old components?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 26, 2007, 01:51 AM »

all my searches for contemporary mainboards with 2 PATA have returned nothing. so i'm considering this Gigabyte mainboard, apparently for the reason it provides SATA to PATA cable and also that the vendor is reputable (in case of repairs and warranty). somehow, i have to shoe-horn two optical drives and two hard-disks into this motherboard.. has anyone had any experiences with this model?

• http://www.gigabyte.....aspx?ProductID=1874

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Living Room / Re: Life without XP SP2 - is it possible?

« Last post by lanux128 on August 25, 2007, 09:27 PM »

Now i have another problem!
 
Will i find the money to purchase CPUidle which seems to be effectively doing whatever it's doing...   

-dantheman (August 25, 2007, 07:05 AM)

cthorpe - the official DC discount co-ordinator has sent an email to the author.. let's see how things turn out

btw, glad to see things working out for you.. Carol and Darwin have already listed out some useful tools and for my part, i'd like to suggest that you use the forum search to find more about the freeware alternative used by DC members.

as an example, i use Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel to control start-up programs more effectively.

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Living Room / Re: A joyful addition..

« Last post by lanux128 on August 25, 2007, 09:04 PM »

thanks everyone.. my wife and i would like to express our most heart-felt appreciation. btw, i haven't mentioned earlier but this is our 3rd baby and with age catching up, we will be concentrating our energies on raising them..

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Graphics

« Last post by lanux128 on August 25, 2007, 04:21 AM »

exactly, as usual early adopters of DX10 will be unofficial beta testers..

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Official Announcements / Re: ZillaRank: An improved search for smf forum

« Last post by lanux128 on August 24, 2007, 11:34 PM »

coming back from reading the ZillaRank thread at SMF, i'm really happy for WordZilla and DC in general that things have taken off well..

btw, a nice "Proud member of DonationCoder.com" banner would come in handy when frequenting other forums as well as help spread the word..

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Living Room / A joyful addition..

« Last post by lanux128 on August 24, 2007, 11:05 PM »

Hi,

i mentioned this on the IRC channel and now i making a parallel announcement in the forums. i haven't done this before so this might sound off-key a bit.. anyway, here goes..

We are delighted to announce the birth of our little princess. She was born on Wednesday (22nd August 2007) at about 12.45am, weighing at 3.31kg. The mother and baby are safely at home and we are going through our shortlist to pick a name.

I planned to include a photo of the baby with this announcement but decided to wait until she's a bit older.

Thank you.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Feature Request: hide SC's tray icon

« Last post by lanux128 on August 24, 2007, 10:16 PM »

reading this post reminded me of my request some time back regarding SC's tray icon. a nice set of options for the tray icon would be nice..

• https://www.donation...dex.php?topic=3363.0

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DC Website Help and Extras / Re: Graphics

« Last post by lanux128 on August 24, 2007, 09:22 PM »

i bought a GF7600GT earlier this year only to see the price of GF8800 plummet.. btw, IIRC http://Crysis uses DX10.