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General Software Discussion / Re: What Android Apps Do You Use?

« Last post by rjbull on July 28, 2021, 03:30 PM »

That'll teach me to update apps at 00:20, didn't notice that K-9 Mail was in the list and now I've got it's new crappy interface.
-4wd (July 28, 2021, 01:53 AM)

Thanks for the heads-up. I usually use my old tablet, which is Android 4.2.2, so that's not affected (minimum for current K-9 Mail is Android 5). But I also saw it on a newer smartphone - and held off, because of the comments earlier in the thread. Is this the 'interface' where backing out of one account to review the others exits the program completely?

General Software Discussion / Re: What are some good free CSV editor programs?

« Last post by rjbull on July 27, 2021, 03:15 PM »

Review this DonationCoder thread: Looking for Standalone CSV Editor like CSVPad

Some editors can deal with CSV files, e.g. EmuraSoft's EmEditor, but only the payware version of EmEditor, not the free one.

Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by rjbull on July 27, 2021, 03:07 PM »

What do you call two monkeys who share an Amazon account?

Spoiler

Prime mates.

General Software Discussion / Re: Windows 11 Announced

« Last post by rjbull on June 25, 2021, 04:34 PM »

From what I understood, Windows 11 Home versions now require an internet connection and Microsoft account. Local accounts not allowed anymore.
-Shades (June 24, 2021, 11:17 PM)

Do you know if that is also true of Win11 Pro and Enterprise, assuming they keep those versions?

This is a big no no for me.
-Shades (June 24, 2021, 11:17 PM)

Me too, though I'm not sure I'm brave enough to leave familiar applications programs behind and start over again with Linux. On the other hand, I'm increasingly tired of Microsoft's behaviour. I find a Windows 10 PC is laden with lots of Microsoft's lame applications that I don't use and didn't ask for. My rule of thumb is that third-party software is always better, and if I want extra features, I'll go and look for them myself. The latest bugbear was Microsoft News appearing on the task bar. I thought it was a program in itself and couldn't find a way to remove it, eventually realising you had to turn it off. But I didn't want it there in the first place.
I want a lean fast OS that doesn't get in the way or engage in surveillance.

General Software Discussion / Re: Shortcuts software

« Last post by rjbull on June 19, 2021, 05:17 PM »

Not quite what you asked for, but both FileSeek (Binary Fortress) and SearchMyFiles (Nir Sofer) are file finders that can display their results as HTML files, with the results being clickable links that will open in your default DOCX program. SearchMyFiles is free; FileSeek has both free and payware versions. You need the payware one to export as HTML, but it's only $15 for a lifetime (all future releases) license, there's a discount if you already own a license for another Binary Fortress software, and it's sometimes been on Bits du Jour.

Living Room / Re: swf to gif (or other usable format)

« Last post by rjbull on June 02, 2021, 02:37 PM »

Another thing you could do, is if you had any kind of swf player, you could record your screen as it played.
https://www.majorgee...ils/screentogif.html
-BGM (June 02, 2021, 08:56 AM)

ScreenToGif's own home page is https://www.screentogif.com/ but it's the same version as MajorGeeks have. There's also LICEcap. Don't know about quality; it certainly has less features.

Or you could use any other screen recorder, e.g. mouser's Easy Screencast Recorder? It doesn't appear to offer animated GIF as a target format, but other formats are available.

Living Room / Re: swf to gif (or other usable format)

« Last post by rjbull on June 01, 2021, 03:40 PM »

Sanity check - I have not tried this.

Movavi Video Converter seems to say it can convert SWF to a few other formats, and they also have an online video converter.

Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: MyInfo - Information / Note Manager

« Last post by rjbull on May 26, 2021, 03:23 PM »

This was a major update - there's currently a 50% discount for anyone owning a license for the previous version. Being retired now, I'm not sure I'll even spring for that, especially as there's no cooperating with mobile apps.

One thing, though - they say they've much improved the web clipping system. If you've tried that, what do you think of it?

Living Room / Re: silly humor - post 'em here! [warning some NSFW and adult content]

« Last post by rjbull on May 21, 2021, 04:28 PM »

From Private Eye^w, No. 1547, 14 May - 27 May 2021:

Found Deals and Discounts / Re: Aba search

« Last post by rjbull on May 08, 2021, 01:46 PM »

Unicode, too.

Post New Requests Here / Re: Start Menu mod

« Last post by rjbull on May 01, 2021, 04:51 PM »

Horst Schaeffer's other launcher, the menu-based PopSel, ships with a ready-made System submenu, see screenshot. Qsel doesn't seem to have one, other than shutdown options (though it should be possible to add more).

Having mentioned it, I thought I'd better try out Start Menu X

It replaces the Windows Start Menu, though it lets you revert to that if you want to. It's a lot nicer and more powerful than the Windows default, but it's, well, what did I expect, a Start Menu. That means it points to the c:\Program Files\ and c:\Program Files (x86)\ subdirectory trees. Some of my programs are installed in their own directories off c:, e.g. something like "c:\Programs\NoteTab 7\", and Start Menu X is not as happy finding such as those. I also have quite a few programs "installed" as if they were portable in subdirectories beneath "c:\NoInst\", and it can't find those at all (unless there's a way to add them I haven't found yet). So, for a slightly different reason, I'm like you in needing more than one launcher.

In the course of testing, I found something I thought slightly odd, though it's Windows' fault, not Start Menu X's. You know the Win+I Settings screen. Start Menu X lists it as just that, Settings. I was looking for it under the Windows Administrative Tools, Windows System, etc. menus.

In practice, I generally use PopSel for the programs I use most. I have a few programs in Qsel menus, where I particularly want to group several programs together, though DC member skwire's Splat might be better for that. Most other things I launch using Listary's "find and run" feature (I'm a big fan of Listary for other reasons too, mainly its ability to "steer" dialog boxes to where a file manager is pointing). It also has keyword capability, so I can bring up the Listary box and type "blbi" to run BleachBit, for example, without further search. It's a different way of working from menus, but one I like. Mouser's "live search" program Find and Run Robot (FARR) with similar functionality is practically a religion on DonationCoder.

General Software Discussion / Re: Copy files to another folder when they appear

« Last post by rjbull on April 29, 2021, 03:30 PM »

I've tested a few now and settled with "FolderChangesView"
-highend01 (April 25, 2021, 12:31 AM)

I'm impressed you found that, because with that name, I'd have assumed it was a changes tracker, not a program for actually copying.

What other ones did you try? I would have suggested NewFileGo by joejoesoft, but haven't actually tried it out.

Post New Requests Here / Re: Start Menu mod

« Last post by rjbull on April 29, 2021, 03:23 PM »

If it does have to be Start Menu modification, are you aware of these?

Welcome to the Open-Shell-Menu Open-Shell

Originally Classic Shell by Ivo Beltchev

GitHub Release GitHub Pre-Release Build status GitQ Gitter chat
Features

Classic style Start Menu for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Toolbar for Windows Explorer
Classic copy UI (Windows 7 only)
Show file size in Explorer status bar
Title bar and status bar for Internet Explorer

Ordinarysoft's family of Start Menu replacements
Start Menu X with Start Button

Start Menu X is a replacement of the system menu for professionals. Compatible with Windows 10.
Power users know how inconvenient and time-consuming it is to launch programs from the system menu.
We have created a solution for you!

Virtual Groups
Group programs by purpose (office applications, graphics, etc) without changing their location on the hard drive.

One-click start
The PRO version allows you to assign a primary program to any folder and start it simply by clicking this folder.

Flexible configuration
Customize the menu to your taste! Change the structure and add tabs.

From Windows XP up to Windows 10 (32 and 64 bit)
Freeware!

The Pro version is under $10. The above is the blurb for Start Menu X, their latest version, but they also offer:

Start Button 8
Start Menu XP
Start Menu 7
Classic Start Menu

("Are you missing the Windows 7 Menu Classic?")

Vista Start Menu
Tidy Start Menu

General Software Discussion / Re: Idea: 'Enfolder'- Select a group of files, right click, select 'Enfolder', Windo

« Last post by rjbull on April 29, 2021, 02:55 PM »

I don't want to have to run a whole program just to grab a few files off my desktop and put them into a folder once in a while.
-Jasong222 (April 07, 2021, 04:22 PM)

Which is exactly what you will be doing. I don't understand why you're resistant to using a good general-purpose file manager, especially as there are plenty of good free ones.

Meanwhile, it took days for the name "Piky Basket" to bubble up. Copywhiz, which is the new name for it, is the closest ready-made thing I can think of to what you want. Viz.:

Automatically organize files based on their properties

Copywhiz for Windows lets you automatically copy files to an organized folder structure.

It can create the folder structure based on the file attributes such as file name, date, size, extension, type and also mp3 metadata (Album, Artist, Genre etc).

See their short video on that page. It's payware, and not dirt cheap either, though it's been on discount at Bits du Jour a few times. Also, I wonder if there's too much assembly required for ad hoc jobs.

Thank you for telling me you're not interested in participating in this.
-Jasong222 (April 07, 2021, 04:22 PM)

Sarcasm and rudeness have no place on DonationCoder. This isn't social media or Usenet.

Post New Requests Here / Re: Start Menu mod

« Last post by rjbull on April 28, 2021, 03:39 PM »

Does it have to be the Start Menu as such? I ask because I see you use Horst Schaeffer's MemPad. If you're open to alternative launchers, have you tried his Qsel?

Android Apps / Re: Checklist DC (Android app) - v1.23 Aug 20, 2018

« Last post by rjbull on April 13, 2021, 03:54 PM »

@mouser, please will you consider adding a new dynamic sort, so that unchecked items are at the top, and as soon as you check one, it goes to the bottom of the list? That way, if you're using it as a To-Do or shopping list, the outstanding items would show up very clearly. Having different coloured backgrounds for checked/unchecked would help that too.

General Software Discussion / Re: Idea: 'Enfolder'- Select a group of files, right click, select 'Enfolder', Windo

« Last post by rjbull on April 07, 2021, 04:13 PM »

What KodeZwerg said...

Or, try a third-party file manager. I use the excellent Total Commander, payware, or start with one of the many free ones, e.g. FreeCommander, Double Commander, Multi Commander, Altap Salamander, Explorer++, Q-Dir, etc.

General Software Discussion / Re: List And Print Folders And Subfolders

« Last post by rjbull on March 29, 2021, 03:14 PM »

Try this search: DuckDuckGo: directory file lister. Note that the hits include a "10 Free Tools..." page and a "27 Best Free..." page

There's also DirList

If none of those, nor the FileListCreator that you mentioned, do an adequate job, then you may have to consider payware, e.g. Directory Lister by KRKsoft.

Living Room / Re: Gizmo's is saying farewell - leaving behind a huge legacy!

« Last post by rjbull on March 28, 2021, 04:27 PM »

If they go on as is, they'll undermine the credibility of the site. Who's going to believe anything said by a site that pushes spammy clickbait, full screen at that?

Mousers Media Browser / Re: Mouser's Media Browser v2 - Dec 30, 2019

« Last post by rjbull on March 07, 2021, 03:41 PM »

you should use this opportunity to blow away acdsee.
-superboyac (March 05, 2021, 09:23 PM)

As I read the OP, it isn't intended for that, but as a fast convenient helper for other programs. I really like the virtual folders by date, and it's commendably fast. Mouser's Media Browser has some useful features, but I find it odd that you access them from the thumbnail, rather than the larger image. Also it calls Windows File Explorer, which is never going to be my favourite file manager. It would be nice if it could pass the file name+path to whatever file manager (FM) you specified. Failing that, a very useful feature in Faststone Image Viewer is the ability to press [C] for [Copy an image], and have it pop up a dialog of target directories, see screenshot. That cuts out a lot of the need for an FM.

Acdsee is slow though. Everything is just kind of sluggish.
-superboyac (March 05, 2021, 09:23 PM)

Don't overlook that WinCatalog can catalogue image files and store thumbnails. It's pretty quick at indexing and very fast at displaying and browsing, though again it calls Windows File Manager for file management functions. The database can be quite large.

General Software Discussion / Re: USH-II SD Card compatible with my HP?

« Last post by rjbull on March 01, 2021, 03:37 PM »

laptop has a couple of USB 3.0 slots and I do have a fast thumb drive that I've been using. Of course it sticks out of the side, daring me to break it off.
-kunkel321 (February 27, 2021, 08:13 PM)

Been there, made that mistake

Slots at the back of the laptop especially invite destruction. Two possible palliatives; a right-angle-bend USB adaptor, and/or an extension cable, both cheap on eBay.

Low-profile USB sticks: the Lexar JumpDrive S47 USB 3.1 flash drive - 128GB costs £25.99 from 7DayShop in the UK. YMMV.

Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: [Feature Request] ClipBar function in CHS

« Last post by rjbull on February 26, 2021, 04:46 PM »

with the bump feature, a user would have to move their mouse over to the bump zone while with the clipbar a glance is all it takes to see what is in the clipboard currently.
-saumu (February 25, 2021, 05:39 PM)

True, but it may depend on your circumstances. E.g., if you're using a big monitor with plenty of space, permanent visibility would work well. OTOH, if you're on an ultraportable with a sub-13 inch screen, maybe a clipbar would obscure too much of the underlying program. In the latter case, it might help if the clipbar could have adjustable transparency.

If you're transferring a lot of data in one go, do you have a case where CHS' stack system that

will let you easily copy multiple clips into a stack (queue), and then paste them back out individually (or as a block) in a First-In-First-Out (FIFO) order

would help?

Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: [Feature Request] ClipBar function in CHS

« Last post by rjbull on February 23, 2021, 02:56 PM »

rjbull's suggestion would be a solution to the issue of the stay on top clipboard window being always visible but there is also a chance of accidentally showing the window when going about your business around the desktop.
-saumu (February 22, 2021, 01:52 PM)

So there is, but it's usually minimised by making the "bump zone" small. See attached image, which is a narrow slice of my screen with the bump zone for PowerPro

Clipboard Help+Spell / Re: [Feature Request] ClipBar function in CHS

« Last post by rjbull on February 19, 2021, 04:27 PM »

For a while now I've been considering making a small stay-on-top window that shows your most recent clips. Do you feel strongly this needs to be in the taskbar? What if it just floated somewhere on your screen, would that be good enough?
-mouser (February 19, 2021, 05:01 AM)

Maybe you could optionally make it "hide" at a screen edge, with a narrow line to show where it is, and "bump" the line to show full size?

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by rjbull on February 19, 2021, 04:21 PM »

Mort by Terry Pratchett. A nice (and not too big) hardback.

about 70 pages in -- a very easy and entertaining read so far. My first book by Pratchett.
-tomos (January 26, 2021, 04:47 PM)
enjoyed that to the end and went for the second in the series -- "Reaper Man". It's a bit all over the shop (almost halfway through). Definitely not as good as the first
-tomos (February 18, 2021, 04:34 AM)

Don't overlook that there are sub-series within the series. The ones I enjoyed most are the ones featuring the Guards (Vimes, Carrot, Nobby, Colon et al.) , and the ones featuring the Witches (mostly Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Magrat, and later on, Tiffany Aching).

Discworld Monthly is a great source for all things Pratchett. You can sign up for their monthly email newsletter. It's such a shame that there won't be any more Discworld novels...

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