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Screenshot Captor / Re: Assign hot keys

« Last post by mouser on February 09, 2015, 06:31 PM »

Sorry I didn't reply to this earlier.

If you go to the "Quick Bar and Post Cap" options page, you will see some options for controlling that pop-capture dialog that you are asking about:



In particular, you can change how the copy button behaves.

And remember you can use keyboard shortcutes to trigger most of the actions in that post capture dialog.

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Android Apps / Re: WhenLast (Android app) - v2.01 Beta - Sep 30, 2016

« Last post by mouser on February 07, 2015, 06:34 AM »

New beta version uploaded (v1.51) with the ability to enable or disable autosync, plus better and more efficient auto-saving of changes (when in autosync mode, all changes will be automatically saved after a few second delay).
I'd appreciate any testing of these two modes -- I'd like to upload a production version this weekend but with all the rapid changes to these two modes, i would not be surprised if there are some issues to resolve.

Some notes on autosync vs non-autosync modes:

• When autosync checkbox is enabled, changes to your data file are automatically pushed out to dropbox soon after you make them (not immediately so that if you make multiple changes it wont try to push many times); and dropbox api monitors remote changes so they are detected quickly.
• When autosync checkbox is not enabled, nothing will be pushed to dropbox, and no remote dropbox scanning will occur until you use the "Scan Now" menu item.  Only then will changes be pushed and pulled.  One consequence of this *may* be that changes on a remote device might be "discovered" on your first check, but that you will get a message that a download is in progress, and to rescan later.  As of now, this means you have to manually scan again in a few seconds/minutes; I will probably automate that later, but right now i'm erring on the side of leaving things manual in this mode.
• In a future version I might make it possible to switch between auto and manual sync mode based on battery life and/or network connection type (wifi vs cellular).
• Even in autosync mode, if the app is minimized, it will NOT check for sync updates. In general the app tries to use as little resources as possible when not being actively used, shutting off timers, etc.
• Widgets will not be auto-updated with sync changes if the main app is not running; they will update only when main app gets a sync update.  I may try to fix this in the future.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 07, 2015, 06:27 AM »

Future discussion of WhenLast should be done in this forum section: https://www.donation...ndex.php?board=321.0

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Android Apps / WhenLast (Android app) - v2.20 Beta - Aug 20, 2018

« Last post by mouser on February 07, 2015, 04:07 AM »

"WhenLast" is a simple app that helps you keep track of the last time you performed some activity (like changed the batteries on your smoke detectors).

• Download the most recent stable version at the Google Play store here: https://play.google....nationcoder.whenlast
• Or contact me to be added to the beta testing list for early access to alpha/beta versions.
• Or download unofficial latest apk from: https://www.donation...whenlast-release.apk

Features include:

• The ability to sync data across multiple devices.
• Timed reminders and overdue notifications.
• Configurable homescreen widgets.

Version 2.20 beta - Aug 20, 2018

• Font scaling option
• Improved view menus
• Better font layouts

Version 2.14 beta - Dec 31, 2016

• New Feature: Search function

Version 2.12 beta - Dec 8, 2016

• Feature: Lastitem widget now has option to display item and date on separate lines.
• BugFix: ALL Section was not always being displayed when it should be.
• Improvement: Widget timer update improvements (and new option)
• BugFix: Long-click drag-and-drop was not working on some items (thanks ewemoa!)
• Improvement: Notices (reminders, etc., shown on bottom of window) are now persistant until acknowledged.
• Bugfixes: fixed some import bugs (thanks ewemoa!)
• Fixed timer bugs, especially effecting the case where user has multiple widgets from same app.
• Improvement: Widgets now default to ALL category if visible, or fallback to a sensible one.
• Improvement: Widgets now have options for showing hidden items, empty sections, etc.
• Improvement: Widgets now have independent option for sortmode.
• Bugfixes: Lots of miscelaneous bugfixes.
• Improvement: If current section becomes empty and should be hidden, it was being left onscreen after a chance in view options.

Version 2.01 beta - Sep 30, 2016

• NewFeature: You can now sort on various fields.
• Improvement: New view submenu (no more ViewAll button)
• Miscelaneous fixes

Version 1.96 beta - Sep 26, 2016

• Tons of improvements, list coming soon.

Version 1.82 - Feb 10, 2015

• Manual sync working well
• Thanks to DC members cyberdiva and cranioscopical for all the help testing!

Version 1.71beta - Feb 9, 2015

• Another manual sync bugfix try (manual sync is harder than one would think)

Version 1.56 - Feb 8, 2015

• More autosync options (disable on battery power, disable on non-wifi connection)
• Sync bugfixes

Screenshots:



WhenLast was originally created for the NANY 2015 Event -- you can see the original post about it here: https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=39626.0

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Screenshot Captor / Re: corrupt pdf file

« Last post by mouser on February 07, 2015, 01:47 AM »

export to PDF when you need

if you enable the scanner toolbar, there is even a one-click save-to-pdf button on it.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 07, 2015, 01:19 AM »

In a subsequent release editing or clicking now will always perform a save (and sync) soon after.
That'll be an option, right?

good idea.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 09:43 AM »

Some more notes on sync:

• If you EDIT an item, it is saved immediately and sync will begin automatically.
• If you just click NOW on an item, the data file is not saved yet.  It will be if you switch away from the app, or when you click the Sync Now menu item.
• In a subsequent release editing or clicking now will always perform a save (and sync) soon after.
• If you delete an item, it will be deleted from all synchronized devices.
• Clicking the "sync now" menu item will give you a status report of the dropbox sync connection.
• Widgets will not sync by themselves -- a widget's data will not update via sync and won't reflect new values until the app itself is launched by you.
• The app synchronizes by creating files in your dropbox account, off a subfolder of the Apps directory of your account; you can view, backup, delete, etc. these files just like your normal dropbox files.  Each device uses a unique filename.

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General Software Discussion / MOVED: corrupt pdf file

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:55 AM »

This topic has been moved to Screenshot Captor.

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=40176.0

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Screenshot Captor / Re: corrupt pdf file

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:55 AM »

Ok I'm going to assume we are talking about my Screenshot Captor tool.  Screenshot Captor knows how to save PDF files, but it has some trouble showing them in its window since they aren't normal images.  They aren't a great format to save in for many reasons.  My suggestion is to take screenshots in PNG format, which is efficient and lossless, and export to PDF when you need (you can even combine multiple images to one pdf).

I will try to add pdf previewing inside Screenshot Captor, but again it's a poor choice for saving screenshots because you can't really edit the files.

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General Software Discussion / MOVED: Save files with same extension

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:53 AM »

This topic has been moved to Screenshot Captor.

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=40177.0

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Save files with same extension

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:53 AM »

Ok so I think you are talking about my Screenshot Captor program -- we sometimes talk on the forum about all kinds of software, so it wasn't completely clear.  I'm going to move this post to the Screenshot Captor section, where it will be easier to talk.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:32 AM »

 

Glad to hear it's working and thanks for your patience!
I guess I need to add some code to push the data file the first time it syncs instead of waiting for a change.

Let me know how it continues to behave -- and if you get a crash please submit it so I can see what went wrong.

ps.
In the sync options page you can set a custom name for each device so that it shows nicer messages about where a change came from when it syncs.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: corrupt pdf file

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:12 AM »

What program are you trying to view it in?

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 08:02 AM »

The message "Status report: Dropbox sync is active and idle." should mean that everything is working.
Try making a change to something (edit an item or just click now on one), and then click the sync now iten from menu.  See what it says. See if a file appears in your dropbox then.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 12:58 AM »

Ok, when you see Playstore Beta release of version 1.49, give that one a try and see if it helps.
If you get a crash, please submit report to play store -- it really helps.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 12:04 AM »

Dropbox says the app still isn't approved for public so that may be the problem -- but it shouldnt be crashing so i need those reports to help track down the issue.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 06, 2015, 12:03 AM »

I don't see any crash reports -- if you have the option to let it report the crashes please do, and generate some more of them -- it will help me figure out what's going on.

Never mind, i see the crash report, and it tells me what went wrong.  Looks like a dropbox related error.  Let me try to fix and upload a new version.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Program to open groups of programs.

« Last post by mouser on February 05, 2015, 02:40 PM »

I was just about to recommend Splat, but Ath beat me to it.

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DC Gamer Club / Sniper Elite 3 is 70% off on steam this weekend

« Last post by mouser on February 05, 2015, 01:53 PM »

Sniper Elite 3 is a no frills game built on a last generation engine, and it's wonderful.
It's on sale this weekend for 70% off.

Steam page here: http://store.steampo...ered.com/app/238090/

DC member skwire and I have been playing through the co-op campaign, as we did with Sniper Elite 2, and it's a unique experience: slow, methodical, tense, fun as hell.

Highly recommended, especially if you have a friend to play co-op with.



Nice reviews here:

• http://www.rockpaper...iper-elite-3-review/
• http://www.ign.com/a...per-elite-iii-review

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 05, 2015, 12:22 AM »

Looks like I need to apply to dropbox for permission to allow others to use it; I have now applied -- hopefully it will be approved quickly.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2015, 05:06 PM »

Beta version is up with sync-support.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: "Insert a child group here" - where exactly and what is the recommended size?

« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2015, 05:59 AM »

Ok so, the way the quick search filter works is it filters over all clips you would normally see -- that is, all clips in the current group AND ALL OF ITS CHILDREN.
What it searches depends on what group you have SELECTED.

So put the new group someplace where you dont normally want to search, and not as a child of someplace you normally search.

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Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: Could Not Convert Variant of Type string into type Boolea

« Last post by mouser on February 04, 2015, 05:56 AM »

what the heck happened..
first things first, go to your database directory and back it up someplace safe, along with your backups of your database files.

assuming you can run the app and get to the option, use the REPAIR database function.

if not, email me and let's see if we can figure out how to solve this and figure out what happened to cause it ([email protected]).

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2015, 03:13 PM »

The dropbox sync stuff is working pretty darn well.. And when it's working well it's quite wonderful to watch.  Run the app on multiple devices at once and watch as one change migrates to the other device(s) within seconds..
And the process of actually enabling the sync option from the program, assuming you have a dropbox account, seems quite painless.

I'm still working out some of the kinks and the rough edges, but I'd say this should work quite nicely.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Release: WhenLast (Android app)

« Last post by mouser on February 03, 2015, 09:16 AM »

Preliminary sync support is now working (!)

I will (soon) be supporting a more user friendly option for syncing using dropbox api, but right now the method employed requires that you have some 3rd party tool that will sync directories on multiple devices.  For example the free Dropsync tool will let you keep a folder on your device sync'd with a dropbox folder, and that's what you need.

Note that this is NOT the same as just using a folder sync tool to synchronizing the main whenlast data file -- that could result in data loss and overwriting changes.  The sync procedure now in place is smart enough to keep the most recent changes on any device.  You could even use the app simultaneously on multiple devices without any problem.

I will upload new version to BETA testing soon.