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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 05:55 PM »
skwire: I recommend adding a "donate" button on the about box ;)
-jgpaiva (September 14, 2009, 02:06 PM)

You know...this is something I've always struggled with.  To this point, I've never once a) asked for donations or b) put a donation link on any of my software or my website.
4977
Coding Snacks / Re: IDEA: Double-click makes a new folder
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 05:53 PM »
Do you happen to recall the password you used when compiling?  We can deompile it easily if so.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 12:11 PM »
v1.0.4 - 2009-09-14
    + Added current day display to the status bar.  (Thanks, mouser)
    + Column widths and order are now saved.
    + Columns are now hideable via Menu > View > Choose columns.  (Thanks, mouser)
    * Fixed 'Food item' column not resizing when adding a new item.  (Thanks, mouser)

Website|Download

Bedtime for me.  I'll pick this up later tonight.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 12:03 PM »
Maybe you should expand this idea into a simple website.  This way you can 'check the list' while shopping to make sure you don't buy something that is on your friends list that may be expiring.
I think the idea is perfect for a web app so its not tied to a single desktop.
-Veign (September 14, 2009, 11:50 AM)
yep, would make a fun website idea too, in case any other coder wants to tackle this coding snack.
-mouser (September 14, 2009, 11:53 AM)

Aye, somebody else feel free.  I know next to nothing about web coding.
4980
Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Use AHK GUI to make translucent overlay over apps that are not skinnab
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 11:58 AM »
Turns out the safest bet is to have no overlayed boxes at all, and just one positionable, semi-transparent text overlay.
Problem is, I can't seem to separate the code for the text from the code for the boxes. When I try, I get no text...
-dwilbank (September 14, 2009, 11:48 AM)

Code for which text?  The 'CAP#' stuff?  Are you able to take a screenshot and just draw what you want where on it for me (using Paint, etc.)?

Without the boxes, I'll also have to figure out how to space the buttons around using just XY coordinates.
-dwilbank (September 14, 2009, 11:48 AM)

If they're going to be all over your screen, you'd be better off putting each one in its own Gui, # block.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 11:47 AM »
how about show expiration data as # days (before or after expiration) when you get under 7 day timeframe?
and maybe show the current date in titlebar or somewhere else clear.
-mouser (September 14, 2009, 11:04 AM)

In the next build, the current date now shows in the statusbar.  Were you thinking another column for the # days data?

maybe it would be nice to have an option somewhere to turn off these columns that most users of the software probably wont use (Owner and Share) and remember that if others are going to use it, they probably wont want to be distracted by such features.  just a thought.  also maybe the left hand Food Item column should auto expand its size to fit area?
-mouser (September 14, 2009, 11:09 AM)

Column width and order saving is in the next build as is column selection.  The Food Item resize issue is fixed, too.  I must've broken that at some point.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 11:35 AM »
I see you bought new whips and chains, eh, boss?  Bahahaha.   :P :P :P :P
4983
General Software Discussion / Re: Do you touch-type or hunt-and-peck?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 10:10 AM »
skwire: true, but see this: the more they type, the better people get at touch-typing.
-jgpaiva (September 14, 2009, 09:52 AM)

Agreed.  However, I think one class to get them some basics is a good thing.  You know...trying to head off bad habits before they start.

I think people learn more from the other classes they have now, than on a class of touch-typing. That's why I mentioned it might be an optional extra class, but never a class to replace one of the current classes.
-jgpaiva (September 14, 2009, 09:52 AM)

Sure, I don't condone, say, a whole series of keyboarding classes in lieu of more important ones.  I think one class should be sufficient to get the basics down.  The rest, as you say, will come with practice.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 10:05 AM »
v1.0.3 - 2009-09-14
    + Added "In the freezer?" option.  This will put an asterisk in the new Freezer
      column and keep the line coloured blue.  You can toggle this switch using the
      appropriate entries in the right click (or Edit) menu.  If you toggle it so
      it's out of the freezer, it will take on the normal colouring rules.

  • If you don't like that solution, by all means, say so.  =]
  • Regarding the colour rule ranges, I can set them however you like.
  • As for your other idea(s), just flesh them out and I'll see what I can do.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you touch-type or hunt-and-peck?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 09:06 AM »
For people that specialize in something unrelated to computers, it's just a waste of school resources and of their own time.
-jgpaiva (September 14, 2009, 09:02 AM)
I would disagree.  Even if a person is in a field unrelated to computers, they are still going to have to write/type reports all the way through their schooling.
4986
Coding Snacks / Re: IDEA: Double-click makes a new folder
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 09:04 AM »
Conquer, would you mind recompiling this without UPX compression?  That would solve the issue for all the folks that are getting the false positive.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 08:47 AM »
v1.0.2 - 2009-09-14
    + Added ability to set owner names.  Menu > Settings > Edit owner list.
    + Added ability to read from a food.txt file.  Menu > Settings > Edit food list.

Website|Download
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General Software Discussion / Re: Do you touch-type or hunt-and-peck?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 08:11 AM »
I touch-type but have never taken formal classes or anything.  However, if a child has the opportunity to take a formal class, by all means, they should.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 07:32 AM »
v1.0.1 - 2009-09-14
    + Added row colouring based on proximity to expiration date.

Website|Download

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Obviously, the colours are modifiable if you don't like them.  Alternately, you could go with coloured icons for each row (or both).  Let me know.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 05:39 AM »
Misspelling on my name in about ;)
-abent professor (September 14, 2009, 05:28 AM)

Copied from the forum...but I'll change it as per your other post.   ;)

Do we get pie charts for share?
-abent professor (September 14, 2009, 05:28 AM)

No pie charts.  :-[

"Wastenot" is such an awesome name, better than 'whats in the fridge'.
I'm so impressed, and grateful !
-abent professor (September 14, 2009, 05:28 AM)

I'll get the colours in.  What sort of breakdown would you like?  Something like this:

1) Two or fewer days to expiration equals red.
2) Between three and five (?) days equals yellow.
3) Six or greater days to expiration equals green.

Your thoughts?
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Invert Volume
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 05:25 AM »
Does it really make sense to you, how does the computer know how to interpret one code differently?
-abent professor (September 14, 2009, 05:22 AM)

Yes, it does, since it's handled by the HID API.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Invert Volume
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 05:04 AM »
It looks like this is going to have to be solved this via the Windows HID API as demonstrated here: http://www.autohotke...net/~TheGood/AHKHID/

As I don't have access to your laptop, you're going to have to do the bulk of the legwork.  First of all you will need to install AutoHotkey and then download all four files linked at the top of that page.  If you can use examples 1 and 2 on that page to get me the information I need, I can write this for you.  I will assume your device will show on the "Other" tab of example 1 since it's neither a mouse nor a keyboard.  Once you have that TLC info (The UsagePage and Usage numbers), you will need to enter that information into example 2, click Add and then Call, and get me the data that it spits out when you rotate that volume knob.  I hope all this made sense.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Invert Volume
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 04:28 AM »
Actually, now that I think about it...a knob would only have one VK code.  Let me see what I can come up with.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 04:20 AM »
Proof-of-concept: about.png"Waste Not" download

Saving and loading are implemented.  More to come...

2009-09-14_041840.png
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Invert Volume
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 02:42 AM »
I ran the program and twiddled the wheel and the code 'VKAF' came up for both clockwise and anti. Any help?
-abent professor (September 14, 2009, 02:31 AM)
Ugh, are you sure it was VKAF for both?  VKAF is VK_VOLUME_UP...VKAE is VK_VOLUME_DOWN.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 02:39 AM »
Hehe...those are the four I have already.  Cool.  Working on it as we chat...
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Invert Volume
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 02:12 AM »
I should be able to do this one.  Would you please run the attached executable, rotate your volume knob both ways, and report back which VK codes it's using?  You may have to disable any sort of hotkey app that it uses to see the code properly.  Thanks.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 01:21 AM »
Please list the names of the columns you would like to see, please.
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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea - Whats in my fridge?
« Last post by skwire on September 14, 2009, 01:01 AM »
I can smell a listview-centric app a mile away...
5000
General Software Discussion / Re: Cyclic Redundancy Error on CD/DVD
« Last post by skwire on September 13, 2009, 09:47 PM »
No more suggestions but I have two thoughts:

1) Data recovery takes time and, sometimes, a lot of it.  Days, even weeks, are not out of the question.
2) A lot of the time, data cannot be recovered....period.
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