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Finished Programs / Re: ALT-TAB edge of the screen (new)

« Last post by AndyM on February 20, 2008, 04:55 PM »

Here's the line I have to invoke the script by holding the mouse against the right edge of my monitor (it's wide 1920x1200) and only in a large center area:

  If (mx=1919) and (my>200) and (my<800)

I also prefer the Alt-Escape behavior to Alt-Tab, so I changed two lines to:

   Send,{Alt Down}{Esc}

This is cool, I'm keeping it!

Thanks Skrommel!!!

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Finished Programs / Re: ALT-TAB edge of the screen (new)

« Last post by AndyM on February 20, 2008, 03:34 PM »

I've been trying to change the code, could anyone help me do 2 things:

1. Invoke ALT + TAB when at the right edge of the screen
2. Have the program work not on the whole edge, but on a certain part (eg. the middle)

-philip2005 (February 20, 2008, 01:35 PM)

Probably revise the If(mx=0) line to If(mx=whatever your right edge is and my is greater than the top of your middle range but less than the bottom)

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 16, 2008, 11:24 AM »

I haven't had any problem keeping the manual sort order in my Quick Launch flyout menu, which really would be a hassle since it is long and has sub-menus (which cannot be manually sorted).

So I am going to avoid trouble and quietly leave well enough alone 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on February 14, 2008, 12:55 PM »

feature (or bug?):  LeftControl/RightClick anyplace in any window will close the window (but will also trigger any confirmation dialog, as in "are you sure you want to close...").  I kinda like it.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on February 14, 2008, 12:27 PM »

Ok, I plead slowbrain

This works, assigned to LeftControl/RightClick,
good enough for me:

[Select]

#SingleInstance,Force
#Persistent
Menu,Tray,Tip,CloseParent

LControl & RButton::
MouseGetPos,xpos,ypos,ParentWin
MouseClick,Left,%xpos%,%ypos%,2
Sleep, 200
Winclose,ahk_id %ParentWin%
return

It opens any folder, shortcut, file, etc. and closes the parent explorer window.  Don't know yet about any "gotcha's.....

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on February 14, 2008, 11:50 AM »

I've posted this question on the AutoHotkey forum, but in case anyone here knows the answer....

[Select]

#SingleInstance,Force
#Persistent

RButton::
MouseGetPos,xpos,ypos,ParentWin
MouseClick,Left,%xpos%,%ypos%,2
Winclose,ahk_id %ParentWin%
return

This works, but only when assigned to a Right Button single click.

I have no idea how to assign it to an Alt-LeftButtonDoubleClick.

I could live with an Alt-Rightclick, Ctrl-Rightclick, or any combination of Alt/Ctrl/Shift-Rightclick/Middleclick. but when I try any of these:

^RButton,#RButton,!RButton, ^!RButton,#^RButton,!#RButton

either the new window doesn't open, or nothing works.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Andy

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 13, 2008, 08:51 AM »

i may be wrong but i think this is another broken feature in WinXP just like the ToolTip bug.

-lanux128 (February 13, 2008, 08:43 AM)

You're probably right, and I've gotten fast at rearranging the icons in my C:\ toolbar.
Oh well....

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 13, 2008, 07:59 AM »

Try always unlocking the taskbar prior to making any changes, and then lock it immediately after making the changes.

-J-Mac (February 12, 2008, 11:05 PM)

Didn't work Jim, but thanks for the suggestion.

Andy

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 12, 2008, 11:55 PM »

Do you normally keep your taskbar unlocked?  Try always unlocking the taskbar prior to making any changes, and then lock it immediately after making the changes.  Then keep it locked normally and only unlock it to make specific changes.

-J-Mac (February 12, 2008, 11:05 PM)

Definitely worth a try Jim.

I'll report back.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Organize your Quick Launch menu

« Last post by AndyM on February 12, 2008, 09:17 AM »

No all the shortcuts in the folders are sorted alphabetical anyway from when they are added

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 08:25 AM)

Thanks

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General Software Discussion / Re: Organize your Quick Launch menu

« Last post by AndyM on February 12, 2008, 08:07 AM »

folders using alt codes as names which are added as toolbars

-a_lunatic (February 12, 2008, 07:59 AM)

Two questions:  Do you manually change the sort order in your toolbars?  If so, does the sort revert to alphabetical after a reboot or explorer restart?

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 11, 2008, 09:57 PM »

I increased both BagMru Size settings to 5000 a couple of years ago, so that's probably not it.

Free Launchbar looks interesting, but I like having those three folders separate from the items in my Quicklaunch bar.

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 11, 2008, 04:13 PM »

it appears that you are talking about menus such as the Quick Launch menu.

-J-Mac (February 11, 2008, 03:40 PM)

Yes

Yours are auto-sorting to alphabetical?

Yes and no.  The part of my QuickLaunch bar that doesn't show as icons on the Taskbar (most of it), stays sorted how I left it, dragging the icons.  Most of the time nowadays two folders ("A" and "X") keep their sort including recent changes, sometimes they don't remember recent changes but don't revert all the way to alphabetical.  My fourth toolbar, C:\ (root directory), never remembers it's manually changed order - it always reverts to alphabetical after a reboot or explorer restart.  That's the one that irritates me since it used to remember it's customized sort order.

None of this is really a big deal, but I would like to understand it and would like to fix it.

Thanks Jim,

Andy

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on February 11, 2008, 02:59 PM »

That is what you wanted isn't it?

-Ampa (February 11, 2008, 11:29 AM)

Not exactly.  I could also just click on a subfolder in the left pane to open a new folder in the same window and therefore vanish the old one.  But the reason I generally don't do that is that I usually want the new folder to open with the same size and placement as the last time I opened it.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on February 11, 2008, 11:18 AM »

Well I guess I'm the only one who would find this handy, but I really do think it would be nice to be able to Alt-doubleclick a folder icon and not only have the folder open but also automagically close the parent folder.

I can do simple stuff with Autohotkey, but this is way beyond me.

Anyone? Anyone?  Bueller?  (Skrommel?)

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General Software Discussion / Re: XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 11, 2008, 11:13 AM »

just grab mouser's LaunchBar Commander

-wreckedcarzz (February 11, 2008, 12:40 AM)

Thanks, but as cool as LaunchBar Commander looks, it's not at the moment what I'm looking for.

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General Software Discussion / XP Toolbar menu sort order

« Last post by AndyM on February 09, 2008, 04:25 PM »

Does anyone know how XP remembers (when it does) the sort order of
taskbar toolbars when the toolbar is made narrow so the whole thing is
a flyout menu (has the bar with the tiny >> next to the folder name)?

I have three folders set up like that (C:, A, and X).  Once upon a
time I could drag icons in the flyout menu and the order would be
retained through reboots and explorer restarts.  Then one day, after a
Windows Update last year, the sort order would revert to alphabetical
after a restart.  Then sometime after that, the manual sort order for
A and X at the time was retained, but never the root directory C:.
Now A and X revert to that retained sort order (better than nothing),
but any changes are not retained.

I've looked through the registry but can't find anything that looks
like a sort order.  The sort order of the opened folders themselves
has no affect on the sort order of the flyout menu.

I'd like to understand how this works, and I'd especially like to
figure out a way to either retain or restore a manually sorted menu.

Any thoughts?

Andy

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Alt-DoubleClick folder icon also closes original folder (a la OS/2)

« Last post by AndyM on January 19, 2008, 04:12 PM »

Umm, I guess the subject line tells it all, but here's what I intended to paste here:

Right after I stumbled across DonationCoder some time ago, I asked
about a utility to duplicate a feature I had liked in OS/2 (Alt-drag
any part of a window and move it without taking focus so you can move
one window underneath another).  I didn't really think anything would
come of it, but sure enough Skrommel came right back with a perfect
autohotkey script (if it wasn't in less than an hour, and I think it
might have been, it sure seemed pretty instant). I was hooked.

So... another feature I liked from OS/2 was Alt-DoubleLeftClick on a
folder in an explorer main window, and not only did you open your
folder (I have my system set to open folders in a new window), but the
original folder was automatically closed.

Anybody interested?  I have DonationCredits lonely for a new home...

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General Software Discussion / Re: post your 5 most used applications in 2007 here!

« Last post by AndyM on December 31, 2007, 06:36 PM »

actually it's a good sign when a developer uses their own software 

-mouser (December 31, 2007, 04:47 PM)

which explains why his software is truly excellent!

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General Software Discussion / Re: post your 5 most used applications in 2007 here!

« Last post by AndyM on December 31, 2007, 04:11 PM »

Boxer Text Editor

-Boxer Software (December 31, 2007, 02:41 PM)

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General Software Discussion / Re: post your 5 most used applications in 2007 here!

« Last post by AndyM on December 31, 2007, 12:10 PM »

- Excel
- Word
- Outlook Express
- Boxer Text Editor
- Firefox

(AutoHotkey and Macro Express used all the time, but I consider those indispensable Utilities, not Applications.  Applications are where the actual work gets done, Utilities make it all workable and civilized.)

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Program to print 4 small text files as one page, 4-up

« Last post by AndyM on December 30, 2007, 08:54 PM »

Yes, you are right!

-FreewareFan (December 30, 2007, 07:28 PM)

Cool, it happens rarely...

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Program to print 4 small text files as one page, 4-up

« Last post by AndyM on December 30, 2007, 03:38 PM »

FinePrint, in that it only comes into play when one text file is more than one page, then it kicks in and combines all those pages onto just one sheet of paper

-FreewareFan (December 30, 2007, 03:00 PM)

I just opened four small text files in my text editor (Boxer), "printed" each one to FinePrint by selecting "Print All" in the text editor (I could have "printed" one at a time), and then selected "4 up" in FinePrint, which it did.  None of the text files was more than one page, so I'm not sure what you mean here.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Idea: File note

« Last post by AndyM on December 07, 2007, 05:26 PM »

Write a batch file to do what you want (if origname.txt doesn't exist, create it, open it up in the editor of your choice) and then put an entry in the context menu pointing to the batch file. 

This just came up in another discussion:

https://www.donation...08.msg89524#msg89524

also see:

https://www.donation...57.msg69966#msg69966

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General Software Discussion / Re: Simplest way to add a command to Explorer's shell menu?

« Last post by AndyM on December 06, 2007, 09:40 PM »

Does this help:?

https://www.donation...57.msg69966#msg69966