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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Pledge: LogFileParser
« Last post by timns on November 10, 2010, 12:47 PM »
I would really like to try this thing when it's available please.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 10, 2010, 12:13 PM »
Gives me an excuse to create a "version 2" at some point!
         o
Oh Go^d!
-cranioscopical (November 10, 2010, 12:02 PM)

you know you could use an Auspex regex to fix that:

"Oh [G|g]o{1,2}d!" -> "Oooh goody goody the joy is with me!"  :P
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 10, 2010, 11:23 AM »
Build 60
[...]
    * Auspex now cooperates with those naughty apps that use the Windows key as a global hotkey modifier

Well done :up: I'm happy - I couldnt get used to the new key I was using for GridMove ....

You've probably noticed this minor GUI issue (or may be reported already):
if the Auspex window is too small, the word "Replacements" disappears. So does the box for the replacement text.
I got caught that way the first time I used it - I couldnt see any sign of where the replacement text was supposed to go - I was trying to add it to the "Name" and couldnt figure out why it wasnt working... (well, I did figure it out)

Thanks for the update, and the further feedback. I'm not very pleased with the GUI - as soon as I've done the rest of the underlying important stuff, I may well change the layout. Gives me an excuse to create a "version 2" at some point!
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 09, 2010, 12:54 PM »
FWIW I'd still like an option to tack on a trailing space…
-cranioscopical (November 09, 2010, 12:42 PM)

As a sort of global thingy? As it's you...  8) of course. I'll put it in redmine.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 09, 2010, 12:18 PM »
.60 going fine here - and at last the Completion popup window opens near the cursor.

7353 characters saved.

However I'm getting duplicates in the Completion list.... why's that ?

Also I was wondering about an overall option for Completions where you can choose between Tab or Space or Return to accept a proposed word - IMHO Return is the optimal option.


Are the Completions totally identical? i.e. no trailing spaces?

I'll definitely add an option to use other triggers apart from tab/numpad.

Thanks!

7353 saved, and let's say you type at 40wpm... that's...er... about... 35 minutes of your valuable time   :Thmbsup:
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 09, 2010, 09:35 AM »
.60 looking good so far. I can't conufse it as easily as .59!
-cranioscopical (November 08, 2010, 10:38 PM)

Whew! Maybe we're getting somewhere again.

Thanks for spotting that it can't minimize to tray any more. I also just noticed myself that a single-item popup is not very pretty at the moment. About to add custom colours and some general tidying-up there.

 :-[

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 08, 2010, 09:26 PM »
Build 60

New Features

   * Completely threw away and re-wrote the Completion popup. It's much, much faster and will end up looking a lot nicer too (feedback please - is it working ok?)
    * Auspex now cooperates with those naughty apps that use the Windows key as a global hotkey modifier
    * Keypad 0 now selects the most likely Completion item (in addition to KP1 through KP9 as added in the previous build)
    * Dainty little performance gauges on the main screen can now be hidden via the View menu (but why would you want to do that?)
    * Pop-up Character Map available in the main screen for convenience

Bug Fixes

    * Replaced the Clipboard monitoring code with something more stable
    * Backup now also includes all Options and Stats
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 06, 2010, 11:24 AM »
Good spot - I'll have a look at that alt+shift+tab.

... and if it's not too late or annoying, the next build will in fact be able to handle your original Win+G shortcut. Finally cracked that bit.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 05, 2010, 06:54 PM »
it doesnt seem to work with GridMove, no matter which setting I choose under exception...
I only use the keyboard shortcuts for Gridmove - Win+G shows grid, then number key selects 'area'
With Auspex running, and Grdimove in 'Block' / 'Compatability Mode' or 'Allow' mode, the Win+G combo doesnt work (the grid shows, but the start menu pops up and takes focus so I cant resize window).
Oddly it works okay with the Auspex window [edit] i.e. when it has focus [/edit] (no matter which setting in Exceptions), but doesnt work with any other windows.

Fixed in the next build (i.e. 58 or greater) which I shall release later in the week. A good catch, which has helped me further improve the program's compatibility with other applications.

I'm afraid the symptoms are exactly the same here with build #59...

Indeed so, and I fooled myself by not testing very well... unfortunately handling this is a real pain in the rear, since GridMove is a bit naughty in using the Windows key at all. I'll stay on it, but we should remember:

"Don't use the windows key for keyboard shortcuts in your program, the "Windows Vista User Experience Guidelines" says the following under Guidelines - Interaction - Keyboard:

    Don't use the Windows logo modifier key for program shortcut keys. Windows logo key is reserved for Windows use. Even if a Windows logo key combination isn't being used by Windows now, it may be in the future."

 >:(  :'(  :mad:  :-\  :huh:  :o  
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mold?
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 05, 2010, 02:12 PM »
the thing that triggered the comment is my wife
Ah, yes, wives and 'the look' — that's come down on the distaff side from Eve, with some refinement by every generation  ;)

she types 'quid' to get £
I try to keep my own mnemonics as something that can't occur in English. As often as possible they begin with a 'q' which never is followed by 'u'.
You might suggest ukp in place of quid, in order to avoid a £ pro quo.
-cranioscopical (November 05, 2010, 02:03 PM)

I've started using ~ as the first char... it's an easy one to hit. But each to their own. I'm just pleased she's getting some good use out of it: over 35,000 characters saved so far. That's a lot of wear and tear on the ol' manicure  :o

How are other people's stats doing?
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Now if only it had been worth the wait...  :)
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 05, 2010, 10:15 AM »
comakerputeputeputer
-cranioscopical (November 05, 2010, 09:27 AM)

Well, after all, my software does use a keyboard hooker ;)
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 05, 2010, 10:12 AM »
Pop-ups with number keys are a bit wobbly here.

I've been getting this (because I didn't read carefully and so was using the regular number keys, not the numeric keypad. (see attachment in previous post)
but after that, using the keypad '2' to select option 2 in the above produced (don't laugh)  "comakerputeputeputer" 
-cranioscopical (November 04, 2010, 07:42 PM)

Seems there aren't many French-speakers around - otherwise there'd be a lot of funny comments about "comakerputeputeputer" ...

And thanks for .59. I haven't seen many software that benefit from such frequent updates and bug fixes  :Thmbsup:

Thank you! I probably did launch it out there a bit too soon, but the feedback and suggestions coming from you guys means the program is a lot better than it would otherwise have been.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 05, 2010, 10:09 AM »

(but one might imagine more ways to use it than are possible)
-cranioscopical (November 04, 2010, 07:24 PM)

Ok my 'tagline' did sound a bit pretentious  :) - the thing that triggered the comment is my wife. She's a journo and has been helping me do a bit of testing. I discovered that she's set up a whole bunch of replacements to insert special characters into her documents that would normally have to be fetched from charmap. (e.g. she types 'quid' to get £, 'sayo' to get さよなら。 etc.) When I expressed delight at her genius idea, she just looked at me as if I were a bit dim, and suggested I make the tea.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 04, 2010, 08:43 PM »
Okay, got it.
I've had Boxer's autocomplete function enabled, which hasn't clashed previously with Auspex.
The new number choices are being grabbed by Boxer, not Auspex.
Turned off Boxer's autocomplete.
Take another antacid and see me again in a week.
No need for an English/Auspex — Auspex/English dictionary after all.

Sorry about that one  :-[

-cranioscopical (November 04, 2010, 08:34 PM)

Ah ha! Whew. I wish it were possible to detect that sort of thing and back off, but I cannot find anything that will tell Auspex that there's already completion functionality in place. I suppose I could make the numpad a switchable feature. If that's of interest, plonk it in redmine for me and I'll be delighted to take care of it.  :Thmbsup:

Next, I'll try and finish the search thingummy, and also the fuzzy feature.

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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 04, 2010, 08:09 PM »
Pop-ups with number keys are a bit wobbly here.

I've been getting this (because I didn't read carefully and so was using the regular number keys, not the numeric keypad. (see attachment in previous post)
but after that, using the keypad '2' to select option 2 in the above produced (don't laugh)  "comakerputeputeputer" 
-cranioscopical (November 04, 2010, 07:42 PM)

Sounds like a ferpectly reasonable word to me. This is still an experimental feature of course - I just had forogtten that the old build died on the 5th.

Does it recover if you start with a fresh bit of typing in your editor?
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 04, 2010, 06:39 PM »
Hey - .57 has already expired ...!!!
(And the About window says Auspex 1.0.0)

Oh you - you're just doing it to get the latest version aren't you!  :D

Build 59
New Features

    * When the tree list is refreshed, expanded nodes stay expanded
    * Numeric keypad keys 1 through 9 now trigger the appropriate Completion when it's popped-up
    * It's, again, a little faster and smoother
    * Stats will now tell you how many keystrokes you have saved, ever

Bug Fixes

    * About screen shows the correct build information
    * Improved keyboard handling during very fast key action, such as rapid key repeat
    * ESC now only closes the Completion or Paste popup when they are showing, and does not pass the keystroke to the underlying application (which, in some cases such as Skype, closed the app window)
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 03, 2010, 10:03 AM »
No, it would appear the context menu is disabled when Auspex is not minimized. Can probably do something about that.  :-[

You mean minimised to the System Tray? That's true. At the moment it's mimimised to the Task Bar and no menu...

As I said above, .57 quits when I close so I can't get it to minimise to the System Tray.

Ah, that's a setting! Quit = quit, unless you have the 'minimize to tray' option, in which case Quit=er, minimize to tray...
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 02, 2010, 09:46 PM »
I think a pause button would be handy. I was just recording a new AHK script and this is what was grabbed:
Code: Autohotkey [Select]
  1. {SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTDOWN}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}n{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{CTRLDOWN}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}v{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{CTRLUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTDOWN}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}r{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTDOWN}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}s{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTDOWN}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}i{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}o{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTDOWN}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}o{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}{SHIFTUP}{SHIFTUP}{ALTUP}

When in actual fact, with Auspex off I got:
Code: Autohotkey [Select]
  1. Send, {ALTDOWN}n{ALTUP}
  2. Sleep, 100
  3. Send, {CTRLDOWN}v{CTRLUP}{ALTDOWN}r{ALTUP}{ALTDOWN}soo{ALTUP}

I deleted the Window commands, but interestingly with Auspex running AutoScriptWriter misses all those  :huh:  So, it'd be nice to be able to pause Auspex whilst doing such things then kick it off again (rather than quitting and restarting).

One other small thing... does the context menu from the Tray not work when the window is open??

Woof. Are things improved if you set Auspex to ignore AHK? I'm actually not surprised there may be funnies going on there - both programs install a keyboard hook and intercept keystrokes between the keyboard and the screen.

No, it would appear the context menu is disabled when Auspex is not minimized. Can probably do something about that.  :-[
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 02, 2010, 09:42 PM »
@tomos:

it doesnt seem to work with GridMove, no matter which setting I choose under exception...
I only use the keyboard shortcuts for Gridmove - Win+G shows grid, then number key selects 'area'
With Auspex running, and Grdimove in 'Block' / 'Compatability Mode' or 'Allow' mode, the Win+G combo doesnt work (the grid shows, but the start menu pops up and takes focus so I cant resize window).

Fixed in the next build (i.e. 58 or greater) which I shall release later in the week. A good catch, which has helped me further improve the program's compatibility with other applications.
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 02, 2010, 07:38 PM »
It's getting busy! I did set up a little forum to try and split up this massive thread... at some point I'll see if people are willing to participate over there on the auspex.ca website. But at the moment it's still too basic for real people to use.
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Living Room / Re: Head in the Clouds web comic by DC member -- a new favorite
« Last post by timns on November 02, 2010, 02:42 PM »
Ooh, I only just found this thread after reading the newsletter. Thank you very much!  :Thmbsup:
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 Teaser: Auspex - a Windows Productivity App
« Last post by timns on November 01, 2010, 09:27 PM »
Build 57
New Features

    * (Work in progress) Started the 'Create New Item Wizard'
    * (Work in progress) Started adding translation ability (once the program is more settled, I'll be looking for people to translate into other languages)
    * Clean Up page more or less finished. Can also save and re-load filters.
    * All keyboard input now routed through improved handler
    * Auspex should 'feel' a little smoother and faster
    * Can now trigger as many Completions as you like in sequence

Bug Fixes

    * Fixed a crash when renaming items
    * Fixed a crash if the last item in the tree was the only match when using the search box at the top of the main form
    * Fixed a crash when adding a space to the end of a Completion
    * Tree now updates automatically when you add/modify any items
    * 'Mimimize to tray' works when checked in the options
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N.A.N.Y. 2011 / Re: NANY 2011 :: Entry Ideas & Requests
« Last post by timns on November 01, 2010, 01:14 PM »
Here's one I would love to see: something a lot better than "right-click and choose properties" to edit a desktop (or other) shortcut's target and parameters. Stupid little dialog has a tiny edit box and having just spent 20 minutes helping someone set some up, I'm ready for a little app!

Or does someone know of one already extant?
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