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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 25, 2010, 01:35 AM »

i see. could you please try the default "open with" dialog then. anything over the current context menu click, click, click method will be more than enough. (but it would be greatly appreciated if you could go further with the idea one day.)

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 06:18 PM »

my personal preference is to make it as universal as possible. so, it's not tied down to any file manager - i mean, i'd like it to be a global system wide "open with" menu as i'll be using Dopus and the desktop (maybe other file managers too one day).

if that means using the clipboard that's okay by me.

one thing i'd like to add that i think is important: i don't actually trust the built in system "Open With" menu. i think it's too temperamental as i'm sure i've had to tell my system on several occasions which extensions open with what after it's forgotten - again.

so, you could say, i think the default "open with" menu just isn't worth investigating (unless it really is simple to implement).

but, as i'm not the one with the headache of trying to make it work, i'm happy to use whatever can be created.

if i could i'd make it...
1. global, i.e. just works regardless of where and which file manager
2. work with a hotkey
3. work with mouse click (and key hold)
4. have quick key numbers for each program in the list
5. menu only appears when called specifically - otherwise default associated program is run as normal

extras...
6. would be nice to have an easy way to link another program to an extension (even if this just means an .ini file opens up that you manually edit)
7. would be nice if program icons were in the list

thanks for picking this up, skwire.

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 02:41 PM »

ah right, sorry. but yes. definitely something that is long overdue - fingers crossed someone takes up the challenge.

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 01:54 PM »

okay, that doesn't work well enough anyway.

Directory Opus decides that the "h" is used for selecting something else in the context menu - so i'm thinking that trying to use the systems "Open With" menu isn't going to work in the long run. there's the possibility of even more "h" shortcuts being used in the context menu.

looks like a more intelligent version of "Choices Editor" would be very nice. i'd try to get that to work with a hotkey trigger (so my default program would open if the trigger wasn't used). but Choices Editor didn't appear to want to work with the .url extension. maybe that's not a great problem really.

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 01:31 PM »

i had this in the back of my mind all along and you've prompted me to do it, daddydave

Code: AutoIt [Select]

CapsLock & /::Send {AppsKey} h {Enter}
Ctrl & LButton::Send {AppsKey} h {Enter}

so, if a file is highlighted:
capslock and ? will display "open with"
Ctrl + left mouse click will display "open with"

not brilliant, you'll get the idea. would be nice if it was just the "open with" menu that appeared all on it's own.

edit:
forgot to say, this is just something i've taken out of a bigger script so the capslock key is always off unless i hold down capslock + shift to turn it on.

ps.
can't really think of any extra features at the moment. i was probably jumping the gun there; i forgat that there's an add more programs at the bottom of the "open with" menu. maybe if each item was prefixes with a number so you could just hit that to open the program would be good.

pps.
when using the ctrl + left mouse to open the menu, it would probably be good to use the scroll wheel to select a program from the list. i might be able to do that - if my autohotkey skills hold out.

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 11:32 AM »

From your response I take it that adding an extra item on the right button menu like "Edit with such and such" would not fill the bill either.
-daddydave (May 24, 2010, 11:19 AM)

i agree, it ought to be fine, but the problem is that my context menu is so full of other things it takes too much trying to look through it - which is one reason i don't use the normal "Open With" menu. it simple takes too long to identify where it is in the menu.

perhaps if "Open With" was always stuck at the top of the context menu (right click menu) then i'd use it. well, i would use it.

@tomos
sorry, not using XYplorer (i'm a dopus man). but really, this would be more something i'd want to be universal throughout the system and not tied down to any file manager - i use the desktop a lot for working on files.

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Finished Programs / Re: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 11:12 AM »

thanks both for the suggestions.

unfortunately neither methods are enough as i really want the "open with" feature to be an extra feature - and immediately accessible, i.e. no right clicking and then having to select something from a submenu.

Choice Editor would be okay, but it means associating to the extensions as the default program.

i know i'm being picky, but i'm sure this is do-able with autohotkey - i just haven't the ability to write the script myself.

edit:
i'm going to try using "Choice Editor" for a while (until the perfect solution comes along). anyone else wishing to try it will require "msvbvm50.dll" in their \windows\system directory.

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Finished Programs / DONE: Space + click on file reveals "Open With" list of programs

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 09:16 AM »

i'd like to have immediate access to the "Open With" menu (found in the context menu) when opening a file - BUT, i don't want it to open every time i select a file as many times i'll just want the default associated program to open instead.

i'd like to be able to bring this "open with" menu up by just using the keyboard - maybe using a hotkey like "space + enter". AND, it would be useful to be also make the menu appear by using the mouse, so a combo of something like "Ctrl + Left button click" would be nice.

(the "Open With" menu is pretty basic - so, maybe it would be nice to add extra features.)

i know this has been done years ago because i used a program that did it. but, i can't remember the name of it (does anyone know it) and, i believe, i stopped using it because it didn't work perfectly. i also vaguely remember a autohotkey script doing it - possibly by a DC forum member (if so, i must have stopped using that also because it didn't work correctly).

thanks

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "PazzPort Helper"

« Last post by nudone on May 24, 2010, 05:45 AM »

i think i'll have to just keep my eye on your development and progress with the script as i really can't get to grips with typing with the iPazzPort keyboard. i only use mine for for controlling a few functions with KMPLayer (and navigating around the desktop and windows explorer), so i haven't the patience to use the tiny keys beyond that. you must be a very determined soul to try and keep typing with the device - i think i'd just grab a full size keyboard.

i don't like admitting defeat so soon, though, so i'll try and give things another go when i can.

the only thoughts i have at the moment is that i'd maybe try to add a popup menu to a hotkey. the menu would then just list the keys and functions you don't require all the time, e.g. the function keys. but, if trying to remember lots of hotkey combinations isn't a problem then there's little point using a menu instead.

beyond that, i like the idea of the rapid keys, i just wonder if there's another way. if so, maybe i'll try to write a script and upload it.

edit:
i've been messing about using the script a bit more. i think the rapid key idea works very well as it's so difficult to try and hit two key combinations - which you had, obviously, already realised. maybe i'll try and use that with the KMPLayer controls - if so, i'll say how things go.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 22, 2010, 03:46 PM »

that's a relief. i thought i was missing out on some kind of special hotkey combination.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "PazzPort Helper"

« Last post by nudone on May 22, 2010, 01:33 PM »

okay, i'm now testing the script out - could you upload the correct version, please.

i'll then try to come up with some recommendations - if there are any. might just be my own personal preferences though.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 21, 2010, 10:16 PM »

? you've lost me on that one, sorry.

or it is just meant to be an impossible hotkey combination - i could, of course, create another hotkey or macro to make it work.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 21, 2010, 04:59 PM »

found this whilst looking for more WordStart inspired scripts: http://touchcursor.sourceforge.net/ not tried it yet but it might be more welcoming for anyone that doesn't like scripts.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 21, 2010, 09:28 AM »

I've heard of taking it on the chin but that might be going a little too farr!
-cranioscopical (May 21, 2010, 09:25 AM)

heheh, excellent.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 21, 2010, 02:40 AM »

I think it's time you stopped faffing about with mice and keys and began to master mind control.
-cranioscopical (May 20, 2010, 08:29 PM)

That's an excellent idea but for the moment i could try a modification of the Remote Wrangler, it's what wireless keyboards (and mice) were made for...

inventorspot.com__RemoteControlWrangler.jpg

http://inventorspot.com/lost_remotes

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 20, 2010, 07:03 PM »

okay, still not tried Macro Express - i think i'm beginning to drown under the number of hotkeys and macros available...

a couple of days ago i read about WordStar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordstar and how it had a clever method of navigating around documents. after a few attempts to find a decent WordStar key emulator i found this at lifehacker: http://www.lifehacke...dly-text-navigation/

i've not used it for long but it instantly feels better than using the standard arror/cursor keys, etc. and it has plenty of scope for modification (as it's an AHK script). maybe even just including the standard WordStar hotkeys would be a nice place to start - assuming it's better to do things one handed rather than two handed (not sure myself).

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 20, 2010, 02:43 AM »

i feel like i'm playing catch-up. and i wonder how i've missed most of the previous discussions (i'm assuming) there must have been on the forum about "auto" helper utils.

i've read through your ME review, Chris. sorry i missed it before. thanks. i'll check ME out later. i may have used it years ago (can't remember which macro program it was), yet i seem to be approaching these utils like i've never seen (or thought of) them before. i guess once i started using a programmable keyboard i forgot about the alternatives with macro/hotkey programs.

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Found Deals and Discounts / Re: ATNSOFT Key Manager, Key Remapper, Text Paster - 30% Discount Coupon Code

« Last post by nudone on May 19, 2010, 04:34 AM »

hmm, i didn't really consider that but it would be very useful to have a (working) lean-by-example macro feature.

all of this examination makes me think there needs to be a DC software shootout on all of these (and more to come i'm sure) hotkey managers.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "PazzPort Helper"

« Last post by nudone on May 19, 2010, 04:30 AM »

(still not had chance to use your script.)

perhaps the only way you can improve any of this is to make it easy to remember how to use. or make it very intuitive. not sure what that could mean, or if it's necessary.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: "PazzPort Helper"

« Last post by nudone on May 17, 2010, 03:24 AM »

i've got one of these keypads. i never expected it to have the keys missing that it has - but, i don't use it for much more than navigating around a media player pc.

i'd not thought of using autohotkey to fill in the gaps so i'll try out your script and see if there is anything that comes to mind for improvements.

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