KwikStrip rewrite
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Nope. I'm really busy with other stuff. I'll finish it eventually...
I'm going to rewrite the config handlers again now that I know how pointers to pointers work (from ZDL) so it will be a lot more stable. I should also be able to get it to come out from the other side and position it anywhere with a click combo. (from CS2)
I expect at least another alpha in a couple months.
I'm going to rewrite the config handlers again now that I know how pointers to pointers work (from ZDL) so it will be a lot more stable. I should also be able to get it to come out from the other side and position it anywhere with a click combo. (from CS2)
I expect at least another alpha in a couple months.
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Since my laptop died a couple of days ago, I don't have VC set up enough to compile any of my software. I should have it done soon.
I'm going to go around and update all my software with little things I forgot/missed or have been pointed out and those will all be compressed with UPX.
Actually, this might be a good time to talk about my future plans for KwikStrip. I don't like how it's limited to 1 row. I'm going to make it resizable. My question is: How will items be put on it? I would like to make the strip itself sensitive to files dropped on it ad create buttons as nessicary, you would be able to open your strip and move around the icons freely. The other option is using a tree control in the config menu with entries corresponding to rows and columns. Sounds great on paper, but I have a couple problems:
Another question is: Would anybody be interested in a program that reads the KwikStrip INI and just pops up a simple menu at the cursor location? It could come in the package with KwikStrip. PopStrip or something...
I'm going to go around and update all my software with little things I forgot/missed or have been pointed out and those will all be compressed with UPX.
Actually, this might be a good time to talk about my future plans for KwikStrip. I don't like how it's limited to 1 row. I'm going to make it resizable. My question is: How will items be put on it? I would like to make the strip itself sensitive to files dropped on it ad create buttons as nessicary, you would be able to open your strip and move around the icons freely. The other option is using a tree control in the config menu with entries corresponding to rows and columns. Sounds great on paper, but I have a couple problems:
- I still need a way to test wether or not the cursor is on the window. I'm sure there is a way as I have seen it done in other programs. Can someone please look into this? I have searched for hours to no avail.
- I have no idea how to implement the icon dragging.
- I need beta testers on-hand who are willing to try to break it. Too many testers just say "ooh cool" and just keep it. I fon't need that, I need real help.
Another question is: Would anybody be interested in a program that reads the KwikStrip INI and just pops up a simple menu at the cursor location? It could come in the package with KwikStrip. PopStrip or something...
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If you were to put together PopStrip, I'd like to request that you have a user-definable hotkey to pop it up - because as it stands, I have to minimize all my windows (since as far as I can tell, Win95 lacks the "Show Desktop" feature that 98 onwards has) to get at the KwikStrip.
Regarding drag and drop functionality: I don't see that as important as just being able to add/configure programs within KwikStrip's options menu. As far as I can see, that feature is still not implemented - and even if I have to open a configuration dialog to do such, it'd still be much easier than having to open an INI file and then quit and restart KwikStrip.
Regarding drag and drop functionality: I don't see that as important as just being able to add/configure programs within KwikStrip's options menu. As far as I can see, that feature is still not implemented - and even if I have to open a configuration dialog to do such, it'd still be much easier than having to open an INI file and then quit and restart KwikStrip.
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What Weasel said. One feature at a time... implement the config menu first and we'll try to break it. I ALWAYS try to break stuff- that's how I learned programming in the first place. Then you can add the hotkey functionality (which should also bring it into focus, and give us the option to be global if you can implement that).
Weasel: did you try to right-click on the menubar to see if there was a Minimize all windows option? I forget if it was there myself but yeah. If not, does alt-tab swing around to it?
Weasel: did you try to right-click on the menubar to see if there was a Minimize all windows option? I forget if it was there myself but yeah. If not, does alt-tab swing around to it?
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