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General Software Discussion / Re: Overlap Wallpaper

« Last post by anandcoral on June 17, 2011, 05:05 AM »

Thanks @siouxdax and @steeladept for appreciation. 

Regards,

Anand

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General Software Discussion / Re: Overlap Wallpaper

« Last post by anandcoral on June 14, 2011, 11:45 AM »

Thanks a lot, Mouser.

I also like to thank here, Martin Brinkmann (gHacks) for such complete writeup. 

Regards,

Anand

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Developer's Corner / Re: Buy & Sell Source Code

« Last post by anandcoral on June 02, 2011, 12:04 PM »

@40hz you did it. 

I just planned today to visit Binpress for faq etc. and put points here, you did it for me.

@Eran thanks and I am glad that my comments could bring the positive enthusiasm. I will like to see both sides (Binpress and programmers) to benefit from this new venture.

I will suggest developers here to put forward any queries and get it clarified, before imparting on the new territory.

Regards,

Anand

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Developer's Corner / Re: Buy & Sell Source Code

« Last post by anandcoral on May 31, 2011, 12:40 PM »

Dear All,

Allow me to put some points on the subject.

First, did anyone noticed that we are all programmers arguing on sale of program codes? In most cases we are not going to purchase any code from there. Take for instance myself. Instead of purchasing 'Cursor Hider', I made 'Park Cursor Aside' which functions similarly. But most users are not programmer and they will happily pay if a program fulfills his/her need.

Second, look at Apple IPad. Initial reviews in all forums, blogs etc. were full of negatives. Starting from very difficult to type holding the IPad with one hand, to neck pain due to too much bending when IPad is put on ones lap. Again all the
comments were from the programmers who were trying to do, what they do best, and failing. The user do not and did not cared what us programmers said and lapped up the IPad in such a a way that now it has become a cult.

Now come to binpress.com. Do you think I will purchase a 5$ code for converting number to word? No. But the user will. Who is user here, the developer who just got a 100$ project and sees that investing 10$ is going to save him another month or so. The company manager, who after been told that the required logic will take 3/4 months time to built, will buy the code and give it to his/her programmer to use it.

All the above I am telling from my work experience as a professional developer for last 15 years. I am not alone, as other developers here may have similar work experience.

To think that 'open source' will get affected due to 'selling of code' is wrong. Programmers who put there code for all are not inclined to sell it, as they already have earned from it, but now want some fame from it. So this will continue to happen. Selling a compiled code or source code does not makes any difference to a user. A non-programmer will happily use the compiled code whereas a programmer will like the source to make further changes, if required.

Users criticized but waited for Apple to release iOS with 'copy-cut-paste' option and paid for it.

Hope I was able to put forth the correct perspective.

Regards,

Anand

Disclaimer: I do not have any apple product and I earn my livelihood from developing Windows and DOS Apps. Though now I am getting pressure to make IPad Apps as many of my loyal clients have one.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Certificate

« Last post by anandcoral on May 27, 2011, 02:00 AM »

@mouser, NANY 2012 mug is still 1 year to go (I may get that mug in Apr'12)

@cranioscopical, you just post yours here and we will adjust it, if required, and then Mouser and Perry will approve it. It will not be a fake but official certificate for NANY 2011.

You see, DC is community work and we need the Coral Draw / Photoshop guys here to make it. I myself will try my hand on image editors, though I do not use or know CD/PS, and upload the same for approval. If we all try, we may make one sooner than later.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / NANY 2011 Certificate

« Last post by anandcoral on May 26, 2011, 03:17 AM »

Hi All,

You see most of my friends and relatives are not in computers. For them I am just a person who works in computers. Now when they see the NANY 2011 MUG on my table, they pleasantly ask about it. No matter how I try to boost or convince them that I WON it, they look suspiciously at me. Since there is no mention of my name or my contribution, they do not take my words for it. Showing them the websites and my photos on them is easier said than done. Since they are not in computers, they understand nothing, forget about specify programming.

I was just wondering what can be done so that to make it legitimate. One thought came was to have a 'certificate' beside the mug.

I think if we can make a certificate of the sort "This to certify that Mr/Ms [Name] has participated in NANY 2011 by contributing [1. Apps], [2. Apps] etc. and so on". This certificate we can make as pdf downloadable with NANY logo, ribbon etc., which the members can download and print.

Well hope you got my point. Any other idea is also welcome.

Regards,

Anand

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General Software Discussion / Overlap Wallpaper

« Last post by anandcoral on May 15, 2011, 12:55 PM »

I promised to make an App as a thank you to DC members, so here it is.

Latest version is 2.6.0 (03 Feb 2015)

Description (of the application) :

Displays a photo on the desktop wallpaper in overlap manner, so that one can have the photo of loved ones on different wallpaper images on desktop. The overlapped photo can be sized, and positioned on desktop as required; and also can be made semi transparent.


Benefits (of using it) :

I like to have my family photo on my desktop (who don't). Now sometime I come across a good nature image as desktop wallpaper (I like nature, abstract etc.). To have my loved ones photo over the nature's wallpaper, I open up image editor, adjust the two images, save and set as wallpaper, done. In another few months, I find a breath taking image of water fall and want it as my wallpaper. Open image editor, and ... done. When I need to change the family photo with the latest naughty one of my son, I look for the image editor, and ... done.

Well as a developer, somewhere inside me I was not feeling good. I wanted the benefit of both worlds and in automated manner.

Googling gave me many freeware wallpaper changers and some with collage facility. All these does the job but not as I required. I wanted the wallpaper to change the main background image but keep my family photo overlapped on it.

I made one, which does as required. It shows the given image overlapped on the existing desktop wallpaper. Further one can use a wallpaper changer and have the loved ones photo always overlapped on different wallpaper images.

My colleagues, who wanted the same but could not use image editor properly, love it. We all have our religious photo (looks like we all turn religious as the pay day nears), overlapped on different wallpapers on all our desktop now.

Download:

https://sites.google...verlapwallpaper/home

(sites.google.com/site/overlapwallpaper/home in case the above link does not show fully)

Hope you will find this software useful.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs

« Last post by anandcoral on March 18, 2011, 02:48 AM »

Counting the participants, we still have 20 or so MUGs pic due.
I am thinking of making an App which will show a nag message on their screen for the MUG photo 

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs

« Last post by anandcoral on March 15, 2011, 09:07 PM »

All eight year old and least interested in programming, at least now. Thank GOD!
But, he does helps me in making Apps, by giving me big hugs, whenever I feel down in my work pressure

Btw, he did lift the DC Mug, see he is shaking it in joy. It is much lighter than the love and affection I get from the DC members.



Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs

« Last post by anandcoral on March 15, 2011, 11:01 AM »

I got mine too. Hooray !

My son is more than happy to pose with the DC mug.



Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY MUGs

« Last post by anandcoral on January 28, 2011, 08:58 AM »

Thanks Mouser, ordered mine too. Hope to get it by Feb'11 end here.

Will cherish the mug, my first from DC. Obviously will send the photo with it. 

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: Itching to code apps

« Last post by anandcoral on January 24, 2011, 10:18 AM »

It was difficult to go from link to link to find any idea, which I can fulfill or can try, but managed to make a small list, as below,

bzeng, User-Editable Help Menu
IDEA: Allow input commands to be sent to background windows.
IDEA: Copy and Paste from a txt file to a directory
IDEA: Detect and warn when any key is stuck
IDEA: Gracefully close Firefox on PC exit
IDEA: HTML Mail Merge
IDEA: Insert Anywhere Date and Time utility
IDEA: Make window transparent when moving it.
IDEA: Movie Mode
IDEA: On Screen Button That Sends Keyboard Commands
IDEA: Replacement Power Options applet
IDEA: Shell extension to show total play time of media clips
IDEA: Show App CPU/MEMORY Usage on taskbar button
IDEA: Wireless sensor
IDEA: consolidate multiple IE Windows' tabs to single IE Window
IDEA: drag window to edge automatically resizes it
IDEA: slideshow for toddlers
IDEA: tile open windows for given task in task bar
Idea: Utility to allow user to set delay for AutoHide toolbar activation

Though "User-Editable Help Menu" is also one of my priority, I am hoping Mouser will add similar feature in FARR, very soon, if possible.

It is difficult for me to find out which idea is pending, half done, abandoned or finished (why do you think I made Park Cursor Aside, if I could lift my hand so often ?)

Can we (the coders) have  a better way than this ? JavaJones and wraith808 suggestion may solve to some extent.

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Itching to code apps

« Last post by anandcoral on January 21, 2011, 03:25 AM »

Hi Guys,

NANY 2011 is over and next one is after 9 months (to code for). But.. what if I am itching to code new apps before that ?
Is there a way where I can post for new apps and get suggestions ?

Please guide.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 20, 2011, 12:18 AM »

yksyks, please give some feedback on PCA 2.0.1 useful in using with X-mouse behavior or not ?
Mouser, please ?

Now I myself am finding the park relative to window, better than relative to screen. You see, now the mouse cursor does not block my view of the document or field, but still is near by, specially on large monitor. Planning to make this as default for next version. But some more feedback on it will be appreciated.

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 18, 2011, 05:12 AM »

Ath, have faith. There is some reason why I could not give more than 10 keystrokes.

I still have some steps to take, and need feedback to below queries,

1. Is the 'park relative to window' option working correctly ?
2. Is this option works perfectly with x-mouse behavior enabled ?
3. Is this option keeps the mouse cursor in the secondary monitor where it was originally, instead of moving to the primary monitor ?

Feedback on the above will help me fixing the logic for next version.

"I may give a smaller tomato but will never give a rotten one, as it is not the tomato people will remember but my name".

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 16, 2011, 10:38 AM »

Hi friends,

Released Version 2.0.1

# New: Park relative to screen or active window. Useful in using with X-mouse behaviour. (requested by yksyks from USA and Mouser from USA)

# New: Park at middle of screen or active window. Useful in big monitor screen with four tiled windows. (requested by Peter Baum from Germany)

# New: Park after 9 keystrokes. Useful in delaying parking for some short text. (requested by Ath from NL)

These are the few which I managed, as of now, from my hectic schedules. Next priority is multi-monitor, which I feel is most important.

It is due to your feedback, I can make such a useful application, so keep sending them. I also added our donationcoder 2011 ribbon and the links of some review websites, in the PCA website.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Partial Download

« Last post by anandcoral on January 13, 2011, 12:09 PM »

Thanks Mouser, will make required changes in the website and add the image.

One small request to all, if possible, please try to add the required feature suggestion in the feedback form, at the Feedback page of the website ( direct link https://sites.google...wnload/home/feedback ). This will help me to gather all points at one place and also to make the FAQ list.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 13, 2011, 12:07 PM »

Thanks Perry. Will make required addition in the website soon.

yksyks, I know PCA do not work with x-mouse option, as the focus gets removed. But am thankful to you and Mouser, for the very good suggestion. Will definitely try to implement the same.

Hope to get some free time this weekend.

One request, if possible, please try to add the required feature suggestion in the feedback form, at the Feedback page of the website ( direct link https://sites.google...raside/home/feedback ). This will help me to gather all points at one place and also to make the FAQ list.

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Partial Download

« Last post by anandcoral on January 11, 2011, 09:40 AM »

Can I put the link of this "Donationcoder" page on the PD web page ?

If yes, what image I can use of "Donationcoder" ? Also I request to put link of the main "donationcoder.com"

if no, well, thanks.

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 11, 2011, 09:37 AM »

Can I put the link of this "Donationcoder" page on the PCA web page ?

If yes, what image I can use of "Donationcoder" ? Also I request to put link of the main "donationcoder.com"

if no, no problem.

BTW, found in Google search, PCA got reviewed in "http://www.worthytip...ernative-cursor.html" and "http://www.worthytip...ernative-cursor.html"

Thanks guys. 

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Wrap Up

« Last post by anandcoral on January 10, 2011, 01:29 AM »

Thanks to all, specially Perry and Mouser, for making NANY 2011 such a big success 

They are the pillar whose encouragement brings out the best from the developers. I am the one who had doubt in my ability of the application, if they were even worth mentioning here. Now see what I got in return, praise and recognition 

Thanks a lot. Hope to do something more in next NANY too

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 10, 2011, 01:12 AM »

wraith808, 

Ath, I am bit busy with my commercial project right now. Hope to get free time in a week or so, to take care of PCA and others.

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Park Cursor Aside

« Last post by anandcoral on January 09, 2011, 05:43 AM »

@wraith808, PCA moves the mouse cursor only and does not effect focus. Set "Slide mouse.." to 0 (zero) if it is higher, for quicker parking. Also you may try "Park at..screen edge' different values for different screen position and check. The "Park pixel..inward..", I made to not activate some toolbox which are normally at the screen edge, which get activated if mouse cursor comes near it. Let me know if it helped.

@mouser, to use the Windows option to "Hide pointer while typing", go to "Control Panel \ Printer and other.. \ Mouse \ Pointer option (tab) \ Hide pointer while typing (checkbox)" enable this check box. But this works only in MS Word, Excel etc. properly. Other applications either do not see it or do not use it.

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Partial Download

« Last post by anandcoral on January 04, 2011, 12:06 PM »

Thanks kyrathaba.

Cyeb, yes, cURL can download partial in various range. Looks like "partial download" was destiny that Google did not show me the page, else I may not have made it.

"partial download" uses different logic so hopefully will work on all type of http connection, old or new, and I will try to add features missing but wanted in it, like Youtube.

No, I did not get offended, but was clarifying that I did not found in my search.

Praise and criticism are like day and night in programming life, and similarly both are needed for a healthy application. I just need to light some candles (add useful features) to reduce the darkness. If we had not critisised Vista, we had not got Win7 so soon. So keep posting the feedback 

Regards,

Anand

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Release: Partial Download

« Last post by anandcoral on January 03, 2011, 11:18 AM »

Thanks mouser for the gHacks link and thank you all for the encouragement. I feel honored. 

@Cyeb, yes I have mentioned about wget on the web site, as similar but not with the partial option. I checked the curl web site but it also do not have this intentional partial download option. Please correct me if I am wrong. I did googled before developing "partial download" application, but could not find one.

@Stephen66515 thanks for feedback. I will try to implement youtube option.

I have the gui, download from file (having urls listed on separate lines) etc. option on drawing board, but I want NANY 2011 to complete first.

Anand