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i just had the silly idea to add dreamweaver to the
powerpro context command list.

and you know what ?

it is very nice to use dreamweaver for editing .reg files.

...

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i ever wanted to have an own windows-explorer toolbar.
codeguru.com has it :
Drop Bar - An Explorer Toolbar

Drop Bar is a Windows Explorer / Internet Explorer toolbar that allows the drag and drop of files onto its buttons. User defined actions can then be performed with the files being dropped. A button's actions can be programmed in your preferred scripting language such as javascript or vbscript.

some solutions need a little bit more explanation,
so i opened a forum for shell scripting.

shell scripting

yihaa, i have two new windows explorer contextmenu entries :

webserver preview
copy path as http

both entries only appear in my local htdocs directory and the mapped
drive X (ftp -> my blog -> http://www.flash2be.com/xpi/)

webserver means : open this local file as http
and
copy http path : transform the local path to http

so
X:\ex\red.htm
becomes
http://www.flash2be.com/xpi/ex/red.htm

read more about it
you can do stuff like that with powerpro.

no more words now ...

here is my qm.dll for powerpro

powerpro call will start macro 'test'

powerpro call will start macro 'test' with string 'huhu'

quick macros code

this tool is amazing, very helpful for own commands in the windows context menu.
WAssociate introduction

i just managed to open myIE group files (*.cgp)
with a quick macros function.
and while i allow only one instance of myIE there is no problem to fire many urls to it :)

a group file is simply a text file with all the stored urls, just open a a file and check.

strokeit + quick macros.
here is some code for a mouse gesture and key triggers (qm) :

i use the [up] gesture in [Global Actions],
these lines are in the default.cfg:

the name of the qm function is -> stroke_it_key :

you have to press the key directly after drawing the gesture.
key B sends a backspace to delete the typed trigger key.

while checking the new browsers my favorite is myIE

i like the option of making site sets (they call it groups).
so i have a group named 'piblog', where all relevant links,
like new entry, power edit, the blog himself and rebuild,
are stuffed in one file.

but !
while you can save a group to file, there is no way to start that .grp
in a way that myIE opens the tabs.

well, so here i go again with tweaking ...

i am so deep in love with strokeit,
their forum got me back.

<*|*>

strokeit forum

i made a small dialog with quick macros.
on mouse left/right on middle bottom <*g*> i have
quick access to all my command lists.

whenever pproconfig is starting my qm function reads the content of the command list combobox and saves it to a file (could be the registry too).
you can read more about the function in the qm forum

to make a long story short

you need :

quick macros
powerpro
strokeit
katmouse

with right mouse pressed and a short drag left the main launcher opens.

on right mouse press drag down a menu with all open tasks shows up

duh ?
well with strokeit i draw a mouse gesture and send the relevant command with the commandline to powerpro.
... powerpro makes these beautiful menus and bars.

another cool function is when right press + draw F -> my IE favorites menu opens and with F reversed the clicked url will be pasted in a editor or
where-ever it should go :)
and now quick macros is involved, it reads the .url file and makes some some small string work.

and whats about katmouse ?
well as i wrote some weeks ago i use it for enable non-scrollable areas.

read before you leave, it affects you as normal windows user too :

Revenger inc. CMenuExtender

CMenuExtender is a shell extension that lets the user add items to the Explorer contextmenu. Using any registry-editor or the supplied GUI, the user can add submenus and items such as shortcuts to programs, documents, folders, webpages and scripts. CMExt also has some predefined commands for copying, moving and retrieving information on files and directories.

well, i am the first one for qm :)
you can put icons in the explorer menu too.
for qm i play only with one entry.
the file/folder path is passed to qm and then
different menus show up.
for example on filter array web[] one of the first entries would be ''upload file''.
and then another menu opens -> to registered sites ....

example script from the qm forum:

Quick Macros 2 :: View topic - Web lookup

i just wonder if i could write some tags into a webpage
and let qm parse the page code for some tag
like
<--QMweb(save to drive.folder)-->
of
<--QMweb(blog edit)-->

great, no error in IE.

i added a qm string iinto this site
-> qm parse_piblog

mmh, will this be the qm tag rendered to rdf (xml blog feed)
http://www.flash2be.com/xpi/index.rdf

here is a list of done/will do

system wide search with selecting any words,
on mouse mddle one time click,
a popup menu offers several options.

so far there are :
google
ransack
> help files
qm
powerpro
<

today i compiled ginteras (quick macros) dll for powerpro.

it works better then my first version !

i'll upload an extended version (him & mine) later on.

while diggin' deeper in win api :
read this :
Quick Macros 2 - Features

to be prepared for the pi.dll

when using a dial by dial provider here in germany i ever had one problem :

the provider add site loaded as first.
my first approach was to use proxomitron to
simply block the whole provider url.

my newest attempt is much more elegant :

local connected

C:\Programme\PowerPro\dundial.exe acount data

wait modem
if (modem == 1) do
net.fetch_webpage("http://www.alancampbell.ukfsn.org/powerPro/test.html", "", 0, "")
wait 1
$(clicked_url_want_to_see)
endif

paste this:

site:flash2be.com xpi

into the the google search field and type after
that your query.

another example:

site: macromedia.com downloads

i posted that link times ago :

Voice Flux .NET

i love that tool and its very easy to set up voice commands.

i'll write a tutorial for voiceflux in combination with powerpro.
feel free to send me comments and suggestions.

gmane again,
this time with a link to the beginning of one of my threads :
Gmane -- vbs variable to powerpro and more

and here is the result

just klick the link and learn :
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again

check the navigation on gname.org for more details ...

tired of spam ?
check Spam Links

The Proxomitron - Universal Web Filter :
i love the log window.

i ever wanted to open sized ie windows, but not from the browser
(thats easy -> javascript).

so here it is.

the scripts

browser_window.powerpro

local target
target = "http://www.windowspowerpro.com"
;*** spath is my scripts path
;*** target width height top left toolbar statusbar
$(spath)www\brower.vbs "$(target)" 100 100 10 10 0 1

browser.vbs

Set ie = createobject("internetexplorer.application")

target = WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
w = WScript.Arguments.Item(1)
h = WScript.Arguments.Item(2)
t = WScript.Arguments.Item(3)
l = WScript.Arguments.Item(4)
tb = WScript.Arguments.Item(5)
stb = WScript.Arguments.Item(6)
with ie
.navigate target
.width = w
.height = h
.top = t
.left = l
.toolbar = tb
.statusbar = stb
.visible = 1
End with

do you want to wheel any window ?

only for the NT family, no win 95/98/me :

KatMouse - mouse wheel utility for Windows

i have this tip from the powerpro community

i asked ginteras (the maker of quick macros 2) for
a way to pass variables from qm to ppro:

qm forum thread : passing a variable to qm

initialize the qm path as variable at ppro start (scheduler) :
qm = "'"C:\Programme\PowerPro\Quick Macros 2\qmcl.exe'" M"

the name of the qm macro in this example is 'tester' :

$(qm) "tester" A "first string" 1 "second string"

and this is the way how to deal with the passed (ppro - you can send integers too) variables:

function $string1 i $string2
mes m

i luv that :)

this small script helps to get window titles :

local range fh
range = inputdialog("v1=from number, v2=to number", "window text")
if (range == 0)
quit
fh = File.Open("$(scriptpath)win_text.txt", "w")
for (i=v1;i<=v2;i=i+1)
wtxt= i ++ " " ++win.childtextbyindex("$(caption)",i)
File.WriteLine(fh, wtxt)
;debug nummer $(i) $(a);
endfor
file.close(fh)
notepad.exe "$(scriptpath)window\win_text.txt"

i start it with F5
.window\info

(that means the script is saved in the scripts subfolder 'window' as info.powerpro)

i made today a small message dialog which offers to copy class, exefilename or path to the clipboard.

local mpDlgCaption mpIcon mpDlgText sOutput han class exe
exe = exefilename++".exe"
han = win.handleatpoint(xmouse,ymouse)
class = win.class(han)
mpDlgCaption = "window info"
mpIcon = "INFORMATION"
mpDlgText = "class = $(class) \nexefilename= $(exefilename)\nexe=$(exe)\npath = $(exefullpath) "
sOutput = MiscPlugin.messagebox(5,"c&lass","&exefilename","e&xe","exe&fullpath","&close","intaskbar=1")
sOutput = replacechars(sOutput,"&","")
if (sOutput=="close")
quit
endif
result = "'$("++sOutput++")"
clip text $(result)
win.debug(clip)

this one comes on mouse double click :

and when flash mx is in front, flash help is enabled

i'll add ultraedit and dreamweaver to that context too, because there i also sometimes edit actionscript.

and as documented before -> the scripting menu is really cool, i save screenshots to the local folder
and when i decide to add pictures to my website, all code and upload (in case the file doesn't exists)
happens with any further action (click).

yammi

here are some screenshots of my scripting menu.
it either starts with a keyboard macro -> ^1 or with mouse middle click.

right now i use this menu to paste html code into wbloggar (my offline blog writer) and to auto-upload
the images on the webserver.

main:

variables:

functions:

script folder (is pasting new syntax -> .folder\script):

screenshots:

manipulate strings:

nice, isn't it ? all files were auto-uploaded ...

today i had the idea to use a note as preview window for script and text files (html, actionscript, php, etc. too). this works fine from the context menu :

in the context commandlist:
title: preview
command:
ppro\as_note_preview.powerpro

the script file saved in scripts\ppro as as_note_preview.powerpro :

local preview
preview = pprofolder ++ "notes\preview\preview.PProNote"
file.copy(_file_, preview)
note open top pos center text 0 back 14933984 size 800 600 file "$(preview)"

you can see the script in action:

flash 6 preview movie (please press the start button *)

* i'll fix that later on

a long dream of mine was a general drop target where i can drag anything on it.
well so it looks like :

its a floating bar where i can drag any file from the windows explorer (or powerdesk and eq) on it.
a menu then shows up with all the relevant programs for the file.

nice, eh ?

to be honest, its still in development, i'll post the code when the drop target is finished.

it also allows file tracking, which can be usefull for bigger projects.
my first approach was a little harder, i changed the file handlers in the registry to powerpro, but unfortunally some programs write their keys on start in the registry (what i don't like ...)
it is really cool to start a flash document (.fla) and to write it to log file, that makes it easier to track work sessions. flash itself has only a list of the last 4 opened files and the open/save MRU in the registry tracks only files handled by the open/save dialog.
maybe i'll dig deeper in it, its easy to overwrite the flash->registry behaivor ...

this is really a cool tool, it extends edit fields with a history dropdown.

see the discription on his site:

EditHistory

this is my main toolbar:

and here is the launchhelper for the program categories:

this is a typical recent files menu that i scripted (fireworks example):

and to end this post ...
on left/right click my main context menu appears:

this one is optimized with icons - the panelset options are now in the dropdown 'panel'. the button 'blog' is opening my blog edit page in the live preview (server debug).

btw. while live preview the snippet and site windows are active, which is really helpful. i have some snippets in my blog folder -> one has the php code for thumbnails i use for this site. so i only have to change the filename and the image size.

watch the short flashvideo

i made a toolbar and a startup script with qm for dreamweaver:

the cool thing is, that i can switch workspaces - panelsets.
the load/save pane drodown menus are for saving or loading a panelset.

save script for the entry 'panel 1':

clo "Macromedia Dreamweaver MX"
run "E:\floaterset1.reg" "" "" "" 6
1
but id(6 "Registrierungs-Editor")
0.5
but id(2 "Registrierungs-Editor")
run "C:\Programme\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Dreamweaver.exe"

ey, what happens ?

close dreamweaver
save the registry key for the panels as a .reg file
and start dreamweaver again

the load script is similar:

clo "Macromedia Dreamweaver MX"
run "E:\floaterset1.reg" "" "" "" 6
1
but id(6 "Registrierungs-Editor")
0.5
but id(2 "Registrierungs-Editor")
run "C:\Programme\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Dreamweaver.exe"

close dw, load the regkey, click two ok buttons and restart.

write me a comment for more.

atartup script:

but id(20410)
mov -10000 109 "DW"

dreamweaver opens site window with remote and local view.

!...

talking about quick macros 2, this program is definitely my favorite program these days.

i ever had to resize search field dropdowns in forms,
which is really annoying.

so i made me a little macro which starts on mouse middleclick. it resizes the dropdown menu to 400*600 px.

cool ey ?

in case you want to take a tool webtour:

Activate Webtour

this is meant not really serious, i don't like the idea, that a user has to install an addon for the browser. this can be done with flash and a frameset too.

this one is really nice (with quick macros 2):

i highlight a word or more in any program and move the mouse fast from the center of the screen to the right.

result:

systemwide google search. a browser window opens with the results.

the code:

'Cc
run "iexplore.exe"
1
act id(1001)
'CvY

that means:

control c (copy)
open internet explorer
wait 1 second
activate the inputfield of the googlebar
control v (paste) enter

what microsoft says about speech technology:
Microsoft Speech - Technology Overview

this is the second free tool i found for voice commands:
About ACE

seems to be a little more developed, they use the newest ms speech api.

i'll test that ...

thats a nifty small tool :
stereopsis : browser bumpers
simply knock with your mouse on the left screen edge to go back in the internet explorer and on the right for forward. its only 40 kb.

nitrous voice flux is a free voice recognition and system control utility :
Voice Flux

its pretty cool to say 'dreamweaver' to start dreamweaver :) you can assign keystrokes to words. so i made at first basic things like yes, no and cancel.

e.g. for yes its $type$y .

this is a nice helpful tool for searching:
Google©SearchTool - SearchTool for searching with google© power

and it can stay on top. no need to open a browser to type in a search word or phrase. it has forums search too.

extend your file open/save dialogs :
File-Ex File Dialog Extensions

on the screenshot below you see filex-ex is combined with XFilesDialog

you can mark and drag a link on a website and drag it into the google toolbar.
this will open the link in the same browser window.

try it: http://www.klickklickklick.com/

'Dawn will convert your address book from one program's format to another.'
its free :)
Dawn

thats a nice small windows extension for viewing images:
Image Viewing Windows Shell Extension

i guess i begin to understand how the dreamweaver toolbars works.
instead of a panel i have now my own toolbar with some actions.

do you want to download the usernet ?
you can do that with Kapere.

i love the drop target. its like the one gozilla has, but kapere's is mighty :)

while tweaking* with strokeit (remember - mouse gestures) my bannerkiller 'advertising killer', i found 'Kapere'.
kapere seems to be like a nice help for browsing.

* i tried to fire [alt][shift][insert] for the kill window dialog, but akiller is a tray program. so the way i do it now, is to use a 'macro magic' trial version which fires the keystrokes.

you ask: why the fuzz ?
because i like easy movements as a lazy guy.
don't waste your time with clicking.

step one:
NQL Browser Recorder

step two:
no trial available, must find something else.

how to save ie history steps ?

Macromedia - Dreamweaver TechNotes: Changing and adding file extensions recognized by Dreamweaver MX

two really helpful tools:
WeedSoft - Folder Express
XFilesDialog - improve your file dialogs!

We made a small tool for compressing flash2/3/4/5/mx swf . these files can only be played in the flashplayer 6. you can access the tool via the windows contextmenu too.
its freeware and for windows:
SWF Compressor
windows 95/98 users may need the msvbvm60.dll

start -> run > GPEDIT.MSC
have fun :)

SHELL EXTENSION CITY

i found IEBooster there, a nice enhencement for the internet explorer 6
IE Booster

dreamweaver is a cool tool for managing offline development too,
i do a lot of tweaking, so my testserver is for example the program folder
and a zipped backup is in my local folder on one another harddisk.
i'll post some screenshots later on,

maybe. hehe.

thats pretty cool (video in flash):
macromedia executive presentation

apple has it : quicktime 6 preview (win and mac)

The Weblog Tool Roundup:
webmonkey article

this is a good list of blog tools :
overview

good feedback in the strokeit forums, you should ask and suggest there,
see my thread

a picture (swf .900kb)says more in 1600*1200,
i script actions and commands in dreamweaver, the strokeit program folder is my local strokeit sitefolder.
click hehe to see the screenshot hehe

my recent flmx action file - you simply have to import it into strokeit 0.99
(or put it in the actions folder)
flmx actions

panelset + 100% is a little tricky - you may have to add or delete one of the [down] tags before the [alt][right], i made a panelset 'a' - its the first after default, so add your own [down]'s :)

flash mx and vector batch :
ever wanted to trace more than one picture ?
tired of pressing ever and ever the same keys ?

i wrote that small action for strokeit, i'll put the file later on the server.
see: 2.5 mb swf demonstration

code snip:

gesture = Left-Right
1frame forwrd + trace = keys, keys
[win_down].[win_up][CTRL_DOWN]a[CTRL_UP][CTRL_DOWN]
[ALT_DOWN]T[ALT_UP][CTRL_UP]50[Enter_down][enter_up]
pause = utilities, Delay "2000"
optimize = keys, keys [CTRL_DOWN][ALT_DOWN][SHIFT_DOWN]c[SHIFT_UP][ALT_UP][CTRL_UP][Execute][Execute]

openwire - mtsearch
How do you make a website skinnable?

the title says it :)
i have a local projector which tells me that you are here (ring).
it works with one php and one txt file.

and now this:

http://www.livehelper.com/

:
strokeit for rightclick mouse gestures http://www.tcbnetworks.com/strokeit/
here some pictures on how to draw the gestures:
http://www.x-allstars.com/ip/gestures.html

mick from the mm dreamweaver forum helped me:
[a-z]{3,4}_[a-z]{3,}="\d{1,}"
this removes the add tags in bookmark.htm export files.

i'll post details later on.