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DC Gamer Club / Re: $10 Orange Box on Steam

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 25, 2009, 06:02 PM »

Portal is indeed a great game worth more than 10$. For me it was more enjoyable than HL2 but it has one, very big bug: it is too short. It should have (at least) the same number of levels as KulaWorld had.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Start Panicking! ... and polishing those tin foil hats.

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 25, 2009, 05:22 PM »

Being sarcastic, I wonder how many wakoopa users signed their petition 

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General Software Discussion / Re: managing file permissions under windows (madness?)

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 25, 2009, 12:38 PM »

2urlwolf

a - archive
r - read only
h - hidden

-Shades (April 25, 2009, 12:21 PM)

One more: s - system

You can also try few plugins like:
- Security Info - http://www.totalcmd....lugring/SecInfo.html
- Attributes: http://www.lefteous....butes/attributes.zip

I think it shouldn't be hard for someone skilled to write better plugin which could display the same info as Properties dialog

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DC Gamer Club / Re: $10 Orange Box on Steam

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 24, 2009, 10:15 PM »

"Bought separately, the games would cost you around $85."

Heh, it's always made me laugh to read something like that

I bought my copy for about 25-30$ two years ago and I don't see anything special about "this weekend" offer. I remember "HL2 The Lost Coast" crashing like hell but despite that "Portal" makes this deal great.

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Sort images into folders based on resolution

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 24, 2009, 07:38 PM »

however the Multi-Rename Script that fenix pointed out definitely has some power (just overkill for something like this). I'll keep both handy for specific tasks

-wreckedcarzz (April 24, 2009, 07:28 PM)

I agree that its power is far beyond this task. Although I know that almost 100 TC plugins are "out there" so it can be used for grouping many file types according to their properties (i.e. mp3 files by artists).

Damn, it has just gave me idea for mini-review

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Sort images into folders based on resolution

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 24, 2009, 06:18 PM »

2wreckedcarzz
If you take a look on linked thread you'll be done
http://ghisler.ch/bo...ewtopic.php?p=163528

Patched version:
http://fenixproducti...com/tmp/MRTpatch.zip

Just drag'n'drop your pictures into it and use similar settings to these on screenshot:



After Start you're done

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 23, 2009, 11:51 AM »

2all
Thx.

2superboyac
IMHO right person on the right place

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 23, 2009, 07:33 AM »

2all interested

I've contacted an author about discount and he couldn't agree for that but... he offered 10 free licences for DC members instead.

I think some kind of contest will start with the beginning of May

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: BBCeditor 1.0.12

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 23, 2009, 06:27 AM »

2steeladept
Your problem can't be solved in BBCeditor easily because it's framework issue and MS security policy.

There are two ways for "fixing" it but they either are troublesome or are something I don't want to do:
- making installer which will change security policies on PC;
- make non-.NET loader which will do the same dynamically;

Both ways require same things: you have to store them on local PC and run each time you want to use BBCeditor.

How does it differ from current situation? You have to copy something to local machine and you will loose it after restart.

The only way (but not secure) is to have valid network policy set in backup system's image. If your administrator allows to run other executables from network than it should be no difference for him to add a rule for .NET.

That link should explain how to do that:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832742

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Living Room / Re: How many furries here at DC?

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 22, 2009, 03:14 PM »

Wake me up when moe* badge will be available

PS. Kemonomimi - being honest...

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General Software Discussion / Re: What's the dfference between using portable installaions vs PortableApps?

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 22, 2009, 08:52 AM »

Sorry for my ignorance for this thread BUT if someone wants to get some info about making applications portable, he will find nice DB here:
http://portablefreeware.com/

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General Software Discussion / Re: Total Commander v7.50 Public Beta 1

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 20, 2009, 03:26 PM »

2Innuendo
Thank you for your kind words but these are unearned because I was beta tester so it was not "half hour of work".

I must admit: I am addicted to TC so it's not hard to participate in official board and help other people. I've always thought this file manager suits me the best and put a lot of effort to learn it. Well, I've even implemented few plugins

About "TC for dummies". I was thinking about it few times but it always ended up with abandoning it. I have simply too much ideas to keep with one only.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: BBCeditor 1.0.12

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 20, 2009, 09:04 AM »

1.0.12 is out

When I was writing TC 7.5 post I found few thing for improvement so...

I've added splitter menu for easier position changing and Recent files menu. Additionally Export MHT feature has been implemented (under Tools menu). I hope it works well because that part was tricky for me.

I have also fixed few bugs:
- links to images were sometimes generated incorrectly when picture was in the same folder as BBC file;
- opening or saving files was freezing refresh panel; now refreshing is stopped until complete text reload;
- when user saved Settings (clicked on OK button), titlebar was informing that text itself has been changed;

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General Software Discussion / Re: Total Commander v7.50 Public Beta 1

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 20, 2009, 07:07 AM »

2tomos
I've sent an e-mail to author few days ago and still waiting for reply but we have to be patient. New TC has been announced and he surely is overloaded because of that.

2Innuendo
No wonder you've missed it. I posted this review about half hour after official announcement. No one could expect to have it so quick

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General Software Discussion / Re: Total Commander v7.50 Public Beta 1

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 19, 2009, 03:28 PM »

2Innuendo
https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=17925.0

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General Software Discussion / Re: Xenon Portable File Manager - Portable Associations!

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 18, 2009, 07:27 PM »

2MilesAhead
In many cases those installers are just SFX archives with additional launchers inside.

More frightening for me is complete lack of knowledge about included software from people who download such packages.
Many creators offers "super new portable software" but simply they mislead users. For example: I saw few times "Miranda Portable" branded versions of Miranda and no one knows that Miranda was portable from the day it had been born. "Portable" is fancy word which works like magnet and people allow themselves to be blinded.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 18, 2009, 06:50 AM »

Should I post it to the main TC forum?

-urlwolf (April 18, 2009, 06:27 AM)

Yes and I see you've done it already

Still I can't rerpoduce that but official board is better place for bug reports.

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Living Room / Re: I'm bored, what to do?

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 12:17 PM »

But you might want to play that with a thick stack of newspaper under your battlefield or you will ruin the finish on your furniture.

-app103 (April 17, 2009, 11:17 AM)

Newspaper? I was playing it with paper in hands or lying down on soft bed.

2Coeluh
Premium Version proposed better single player with small plastic soldiers and elastic wrap (mostly created with scissors and broken inner tubes). Unfortunately, it was not so popular as Standard.

BTW Sometimes we had small variations like using pencil with eraser. Each few rounds soldiers were moving

But the best of all (lot of cannon fodder) was playing with both armies on one paper sheet. Combined with moving forces and covered eyes, of course.

Ehh… Who wants to be a kid again, hands up 

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Living Room / Re: I'm bored, what to do?

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 11:11 AM »

Improved BattleShips RTS

Requirements: pen, 2 pins, 2 paper sheets, 2 people (not needed so much but it's less fun)

Rules:

• each person has an army of 50 stick soldiers, so he/she has to draw them on his paper;
• each turn one of these people takes foe's sheet and pins it through 10 times (paper should be reversed, there are no radars or fog is too thick);
• after two turns you take your army and estimate damages; according to rules you can assume that soldier is killed on hit or give a chance to the wicked and agree that with leg thrown away he can still fight
• repeat until victory;

Notes:

• You should discuss rules before game!
• You can have red pencil to maximize graphics for bleeding out army.
• With bigger plates of paper you can even draw big guns and use nails for them.

Following numbers have been estimated: 50, 10.

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Living Room / Re: I'm bored, what to do?

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 10:55 AM »

2Coeluh
I can always recall few self-created games from my childhood if you want it but they might be little disturbing

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 10:33 AM »

2urlwolf
Delete in foreground or background?

IIRC there was some discussion about it. I will take a look for it.

Edited.
Hm. Can't find it. Also it does not happen here and I've tried many files different in size and locations.

Can you provide more info? It would be nice to give step by step instructions including what applications are in foreground. Some movie would be the best.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 09:06 AM »

I've added "beta warning" due to new bugs discovery. None of them are super dangerous yet  but it always good to be aware

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 17, 2009, 04:38 AM »

2urlwolf
You might want to take a look on this:
http://www.totalcmd....g/TcMenu_en_750.html

Edited:
LOL Ellipsis in URL above replaced just one letter.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 16, 2009, 09:14 PM »

2widgewunner
I understand being addicted

You might check TC's options to:
- have vertical panels,
- with tree in one of them and files list in second.

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Total Commander 7.50 public beta 1 - mini-review

« Last post by fenixproductions on April 16, 2009, 04:43 PM »

Nice post! Was maybe going to skip beta 1 but now I've read your post some of those new features are too tempting to miss!!!

-Fedorov (April 16, 2009, 04:26 PM)

Why skip? Because it might be unstable?

7.5 had eighteen private betas and was tested really hard. One of the testers did superior work finding very extreme bugs out. "Extreme" because it was even very difficult to reproduce them (many strange steps to take).

TC 7 was in public beta for long too but there were only few (if any) serious bugs within IIRC.