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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 04:34 PM »

> you can also combine both in one thing, by making like
> frame.png and frame.png.mask
> and putting it in the fames directory.
> RaggedBR2.png.mask

Ah, i tested this with two completly different pictures for frame and mask 

What is this thing good for?
 i understand it's a frame for a mask <?>    (the frame following the contur of the mask)
Funny  I'll try this too.

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Finished Programs / Re: IDEA: Titlebar Clock

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 03:50 PM »

I finally got to test StartClock on W2000, too, and the Start button remains unchanged. So it looks like you'll have to upgrade to XP.

Skrommel

-skrommel (September 09, 2005, 09:18 AM)

Thank you.
But i would first ask chris,.... but better you do. (I don't want to post your code there)

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Living Room / Re: Answer in another area?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 11:51 AM »

Thanks very much 

Note-Its alarms / reminders are located under Special Notes.

-Veign (September 09, 2005, 11:26 AM)

OK, i try.

Additional Special Notes:
- Clipboard viewer - Actively hooks into the clipboard stream to automatically watch for and display changes to the clipboard
- Clipboard log - Keeps a log of all clipboard activity

Nice, i will try.

Download is 2.5Meg because it has some dependancies. (i.e it uses a safe-subclass component).

2,5 MB is bad  (i collect my tools on CD and/or USB-Stick to carry them with me, so size is a matter{IMHO} )

Application wide settings (since there is not alot of them) is stored in the registry.

On some PCs i don't wanna leave tracks if i start my tools from the USB-Stick, but that's my behaviour 
But M$ attempt to create something like the registry was no good thing for end users, i love the UN1X way most.
We could carry all settings with us (special in this USB-Stick time)
and modify this INI even by starting from an  floppy disk (or such) in case of emergency.
(OK OK, with Bart's PE CD this is no matter anyway  )

  Note specific settings are stored in the Note's file

Good to hear.

Help file is something that I need to develop but hard to find time for a freeware application.

Yes, i understand you.

Any other questions ask away...

Thank you.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 11:38 AM »

> You mean:
> The Frame is e.g. "xyz.png" and
> the coressponting Mask would be than "xyz.png.mask" ?
> and puting both in the Frames folder, hmmm didn't work ?   (2.00.06)

OK, i see there are two "layers" if i use this combination
and i must "clear Frame" AND "clear Mask" to get original pic.
But the mask lay in front of the pic and "blur" the pic with the white color of the mask
(and i see no tears, maybe an issue of frame/mask size ?)


> Hmm, got an Access violetion too during croping.
> Snaping still works.

Restart of SC no solve.
I delete the INI, no solve.
I delete the Screenshots folder (5 MB in 46 files), (SC create no new one) and Access Violation is gone
I copy all shots back in the Screenshots folder and SC works again with all 46 files.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 11:11 AM »

remember there are masks and also picture frames.

-mouser (September 09, 2005, 10:51 AM)

I have also a few frames.
But while frames work ATM only inside a picture, i played more with masks 

you can also combine both in one thing, by making like
frame.png and frame.png.mask
and putting it in the fames directory.

You mean:
The Frame is e.g. "xyz.png" and
the coressponting Mask would be than "xyz.png.mask" ?
and puting both in the Frames folder, hmmm didn't work ?   (2.00.06)

Hmm, got an Access violetion too during croping.
Snaping still works.


here are some frames:

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Living Room / Re: Answer in another area?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:52 AM »

Yes i checked out the side of Note-It.

But Note-It have no timer/alarm, isn't it.

Would you explain more about Note-It please ?

- why it this a dl of 2,5Meg ??? (so it has no change to be dl by me, Stickie f.ex. have 600kB)
- does your tool use the registry or store it all setting in an INI in program folder ?
- what is the advantage of your tool over Stickies ? I don't see any reading your feature list:

[Select]

Features:
Append multiple notes to a single file
All text formating is now saved with the note file
Drag and drop text from most applications
Control the transparency of a note - let notes fade to the background
Store images inside a note - simply paste into the note
Show Special View notes and display information like computer memory, live clipboard viewer, and hard drive space
Minimize option lets you shrink a note to icon size

> live clipboard viewer
does Note-It capture the text from clipboard ?

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:32 AM »

Also i will integrate into the collection an link to About.com
They have 11 sides with each 12 mask, but only for personal use
so i can't  integrate those mask into the collection on my self, you must do that on your own.

If you want more mask go to

About.com's
Free Grayscale Masks for Photo Edges
http://graphicssoft....s/l/blframes_t01.htm






Terms of Use:
You are free to use any of the files here for personal or commercial designs,
either in print or on the Web, excluding items for resale.
You may not give away, sell, or redistribute the files in any way.
Do not post these files on any another Web site, electronically distribute them,
or include them in any package for distribution.
If you find these files useful, please include a credit line or
a link back to this site [http://graphicssoft.about.com/].
If you have questions about these terms, see my usage FAQs.
Terms of use last modified 8/14/03.

Also on the PhotoFiltre download side you will find some packege with mask (Masks for the PhotoMasque module)

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:23 AM »

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:20 AM »

.

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:18 AM »

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Screenshot Captor / Preview of mask to come

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 10:16 AM »

I try to make some mask during the week in my spare time.
It's not finishing yet (and will never)
I try to post the collection here on sunday.


It's fun to play around, and you could do that on your own, too.
Just open your grafic program (i used PhotoFiltre free)
and create a new *gif in any size you want (e.g. 200x200 pix) with white back ground.
Than use black color to colorize an region you wanna make lucent
or use a grey color to bleach the picture.
Play with mask size and different colors.

Here are a few exaples, mask and result:

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - License file

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 08:13 AM »

Also two things i want to annotating too:

1.) i sophisticated that someone how attendance in the forum
and maybe helps to found bugs or make suggestions
could also get a lifetime licence with out donating.

2.) and f.ex. seen in the post above,
if you want an another name and/or email address in your about box
just send an email to mouser to get an another key.
'cus e.g. "Bill Gates" looks nicer than The_Suggestinator there in


 isn't it mouser ?

.

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General Software Discussion / LAST Freeware versions of good programs

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 06:08 AM »

Collection thread

found by rjbull,

== "Freeware programs that either went commercial after these versions
or were discontinued, or are hard to find or just plain good: "
http://www.woundedmo.../win32_freeware.html


== "321Download.com's Last Free Version page
for freeware that later went shareware/payware.
http://www.321download.com/index.html

Includes, e.g., ClipCache, PrintKey, Total Uninstall, etc.


== The Freeware Graveyard
http://fwg.raum108.de/

== NeverExpires.com: Software Orphans
http://www.neverexpires.com/orphans/      the side is now a spam-page

== The Mole Zone: Rareware
http://htmole.alterv...sta.org/rareware.htm

warning, haven't tried these yet.



found by KenR (here=>https://www.donation...pic=6903.0;topicseen)
== 2000+ Freeware Links
http://dubber6.tripo.../id18.html/id22.html


found by Curt <here>
* A+ Freeware - - - more precisely: http://www.aplusfree...eeware_versions.html
* pbwiki also links to fosswiki which has many many free programs:


(Older versions, but some are NOT freeware, you must know before what you search for)
found by mouser:
== http://www.oldversion.com/
found by high voltage
== http://www.oldapps.com/



Thank you all!
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-::====::-    Please post your links below   -::====::-

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General Software Discussion / Re: Clipboard manager

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 05:52 AM »

Love your Last-Freeware-Links 
Danke schön.

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Edit:
I started to collect those links all > here <

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General Software Discussion / An Unofficial Guide to the URL File Format

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 05:42 AM »

An Unofficial Guide to the URL File Format


THE URL FORMAT
The classic URL file format is pretty simple;
it has a format similar to an INI file: Read more...

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Edit:
Uupps, found by mouser, too.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Streamripper v1.1

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 05:23 AM »

Thanks BoR0,

and there's a winAmp plugin too, wich i used some times.

BTW, last time i used Screamer. for to catch web radio streams.

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Living Room / Re: Answer in another area?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 03:18 AM »

well you can just copy and paste, or i could move his post here, but i think he'll see it here and answer, so i dont think you need to do anything more.

-mouser (September 08, 2005, 01:18 PM)

YES, i got you 

would be nice to hear what everyone uses for alarms and cron stuff.

same here, therefore => https://www.donation...ex.php?topic=874.new


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rjbull wrote:
> Stefan uses both cron and Stickies, I wondered how the two fit together, when he would use one rather than the other.

What do you mean, rjbull ?
I playing around always and test several tools all the way.
If i had to do a work and must start an tool or batch i like to use cron.
If i want to be remember on an given time or in several minutes (or store an notice) i use stickies. (or ATNotes, or UK's Kalender or EPIM)

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Living Room / Re: Lifehacker asks what are your favorite utilities..

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 03:05 AM »

I had the same idea for our community, an UFU-forum for "Users favorite utilities"
There are a lot good app&tools ITW,
but to download, install, test, understand all of them could be a pain.

So users could post in UFU there lovely allday tools
and show tips and tricks how they work
and maybe make a little "support".

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Screenshot Captor / Re: Screenshot Captor - License file

« Last post by AbteriX on September 09, 2005, 02:46 AM »

Hi,
[...]
why do I need a license file for Screenshot Captor?
What's that? Why do I have to register to this forum? Why should I provid my email?
Only to become a license file which is changing my freeware license into a demo license???

-uwe (September 09, 2005, 01:37 AM)

Hi Uwe,
welcome to the forum.
Why you have to register ?
Well, you get an (or even a few) great application
 what is still in improvement with an zero time response from the author for free
and all what the author want is that you join the community,
say hallo, maybe look around how's here,
perhaps tell us what is good and what could be better with the applications,
get you licence key and maybe make a small donation to keep the project online.

Less things in live are free, but mostly not as cheap as here 

I hope you come back ?

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General Software Discussion / Re: For Developers: Do Donations Make a Difference?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 07, 2005, 04:16 PM »

...
Stickies is a PC utility I wrote

-rjbull (September 07, 2005, 10:25 AM)

What ? 

YOU wrote Stickies ? May i take the change to thank you for that great tool?
I'd uses ATNotes but i discovered Stickies the last weeks and like it because his quick alarm settings.
I looked all around for a nice lean alarm clock (to allert me to change the ISP)
 and found stickies really nifty at the end.
So i will wrote you and improvement wish soon

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Screenshot Captor / Request: flip and rotade

« Last post by AbteriX on September 05, 2005, 12:00 PM »

May i suggest an flip option for the cliparts ?

In modul Clipart object i need the possibility to flip objects h or v.

So our garfield could look to the left side too.


Is this possible to integrade at easy ?


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And why can i rotade "only" in 90° degrees ?
Is this to difficult to implement ?
I need to rotade at least in 45° steps, better of course would be 22,5° or 11,25° steps.
So i need less cliparts e.g. arrows.
At the moment i need one arrow for left, right, top, down.
And another arrow for the 45° steps between (see below) and than two more for the steps between between.

Is this possible to integrade at easy too ?   Or took that to much time ?

Or will you do that later, or never? Just a statement pls.

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Living Room / Re: File associations screwed - anyone help?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 05, 2005, 06:34 AM »

NirSoft, yeah, good point mouser.

Here's Ramesh's Windows XP Troubleshooting site with an ShellExView report:
http://windowsxp.mvp...g/slowrightclick.htm

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Living Room / Re: File associations screwed - anyone help?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 05, 2005, 06:30 AM »

Sala use his own code (salopen.exe if checkt), it's diff from WinExplorer

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Living Room / Re: File associations screwed - anyone help?

« Last post by AbteriX on September 05, 2005, 06:22 AM »

That looks like an wrong or damadged context-menu handler.

That's something like:

[Select]

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * \ shellex \ ContextMenuHandlers \ something here
@="{3FBCD0B0-EB63-4737-9101-615610E83DF6}"

Are you aware with the registry ?
Could you save the hole HKCR\* sub-key
and than delete one by one item to see whats wrong ?
Need  you an step by step howto ?


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If you search for "your" GUID you see by "Open With"
you should find an "InProcServer32"-Key with   "%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll" as Standard.

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Living Room / Recent Blog Columns - Comments count

« Last post by AbteriX on September 05, 2005, 03:15 AM »

To see on the start page from "Today's Blog Column"
  if new comments are available
it would be nifty to see the count of this comments

i.e.
DonationCoder - Recent Blog Columns
View Comments (4)

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we don't need another sub-forum.... but where should one post "intern board requests" ???