OTHER PAGES
ABOUT CODING SNACKS
These are programs that have been requested on the Coding Snacks section of our forum.
Some may be written by official DonationCoder.com authors, and some by friendly visiting programmers.
These programs are all freeware, and are available to the public. All rights for these programs are retained by their original authors.
SUPPORT CODING SNACKS!
Help support future coding snacks by joining the site and making a donation now.
 |
|
|
|
|
Take a Deep Breath
J.R. says:  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Translate
|
| ||||||||
| view older items |
 |
|
|
||
|
Hide menu in Start MenuHello. I have a long list of start menu and i want to hide some of them to make it shorter. i could just use 'tidy start menu' but it doesnt hide menu instead it just sort the menus into group. that's not what i want. can someone write a program that will hide main entries by changing their folder attrib. a simple program with listbox (with checkboxes) Click here to read about and download the utility written by DC member skrommel to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
tv_out: a shortcut for quickly turning extended desktop on/offtv_out creates a shortcut for quickly turning extended desktop on/off. the shortcut icon changes to reflects the on/off state of the extended desktop. download from this page: http://nod5.dcmembers.com/tv_out.html I have tested tv_out on several different systems without any problems. Post some feedback if you encounter a bug.
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 Re: Window TagsHere's KeySwitch - Use hotkeys to switch windows! 1: Press Ctrl-T to start assigning a hotkey. 2: Press Ctrl and 0 through 9 to assign that hotkey to the active window. 3: To swith to a window, press the assigned hotkey. To change modifiers and hotkeys, edit the modifier= and addkey= lines below. -Skrommel Click here to download the utility written by DC Member Skrommel to solve this request..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 IDEA: Vista integrity levels shell extensionHi! A really useful little app would be a shell-extension that lets you view and change Vista's new integrity levels feature on files and folders. Here's a command line version: http://www.minasi.com/vista/chml.htm A GUI shell-extension would be so useful! I'm afraid I've no idea whether this would be a coding snack or a coding banquet to do though... Even just the ability to view them through a shell-extension would be useful. Best wishes, Andrew Click here to download the utility written by DC Member Skrommel to solve this request..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 SOLVED: Taskbar Displayed Only On <Win> KeypressI would like the Taskbar to autohide and not popup when the mouse cursor goes to the bottom of the screen. I would like the Taskbar to popup when I hold down the <Win> key. IOW, I don't want <Win> to activate the Start Menu like it does by default. Summary:
Click here to download the program written by forum member Skrommel to solve this request..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 DetachVideo - Give embedded videos their own window!Detach embedded videos from your tabbed browser and show them in a window of their own. Usage: Hold your mouse over a video and press F12. Skrommel
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Re: H E L P !!! I lost a spreadsheet!Do you ever click NO by accident on the dialog asking if you want to save your changes? I once made an AHK script for a friend as he kept running into situations like this. Assuming you use Microsoft Excel, maybe you'll find it useful too.. this script monitors and disables the "No" button in the dialog box that prompts up when trying to close an unsaved file. (see pic). P.S. in case you really need to close a file without saving, there is a hotkey (Win+p) that will turn off the monitoring for 10 seconds.
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|||
|
Coding Snack: IconAnyFolder - Autopick custom icons for folders based on resources in folderIconAnyFolder v0.1 - First Release (written in C#) Features - a user prompt for specifying directory - an option loop recursively into subdirectories - a cleanup option that runs through and deletes all desktop.ini files, or removes the icon entries in them - If the first icon resource (exe) the script encounters does not have an icon present, move to the next resource.
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
||
|
 Coding Snack: MiniMe (aka MaxiMe)I needed this quickly so whipped up this AHK script to quickly minimize or maximize windows using right shift and control. I got really frustrated with the fact there is no windows shortcut to minimize the active window. If you're like me and have many window open then consider using minimIZE to minimize windows to a small desktop thumbnail (and out of your taskbar). In combination with that, this script can make windows management a lot less painless.
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Coding Snack: Drive to open on Dated folderHi Coders I have a partioned drive which I download programs, web pages, etc.to . almost on a daily basis. This is done mostly through a program downloader (called DOWNLOADER) it automatically archives the programs etc into a dated folder ie 20/01/ 2008. I leave these in the folders there in which they are archived in until they are needed. What I want to be able to is to open the today’s dated archived folder when I access the drive which there are on. This hopefully would be be done from a shortcut from the desktop. The coded program would have to locate the (today’s)dated folder if it exists and if a today's dated folder doesn’t exist open the drive as normal . The date format is dd/mm/yyyy Continue reading and download the utility written to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Monitor Dimmer ScriptI guess this program could be a little more flexible, and its not that amazing, but I wanted to share it as it fulfilled a need I had. Also, I wanted to share the technique I used as it took me a while to get it to work the way I wanted. Background: I have two monitors. Often, I'll watch a movie or play a game on the left one, while I will also be browsing web pages and chatting with people on the right one. If the movie or game is dark, and I'm looking a mostly white webpage, there is too much light. Solution: This program creates a window. A variable-alpha-transparency, black, always-on-top window, with no titlebar, etc. It covers my entire right monitor. BUT, by setting WS_EX_TRANSPARENT, its made transparent to events, and thus mouse clicks, keystrokes, etc. are passed on through to the windows below it. Win Numpad+ darkens the screen, Win Numpad- lightens the screen, Win Numpad* toggles the overlay on/off. So, without further ado, I present -- MonitorDimmer. In both AHK and EXE. Enjoy! --matt
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
WinManagement Snap!Ok, so here's a modified version of jgpaiva's WinManagement AHK script (my first try at a "real" AHK script). Here 'a description of the hotkeys/features (these are mere suggestions : to modify the hotkeys, just modify the script) : Snap window's borders to edge of the screen : -------------------------------------------------- WinKey + Up : snap top window border to screen edge WinKey + Down : snap bottom window border to screen edge WinKey + Left : snap left window border to screen edge WinKey + Right : snap right window border to screen edge Move window to screen corners : ---------------------------------- WinKey + Home : move window to upper left corner WinKey + End : move window to bottom left corner WinKey + PgUP : move window to upper right corner WinKey + PgDn : move window to bottom right corner Maximize vertically or horizontally : --------------------------------------- Ctrl + WinKey + Left or Right : Maximize horizontally Ctrl + WinKey + Up or Down : Maximize vertically Other common window management : ------------------------------------------ Ctrl + WinKey + PgUP : Maximize/Restore window Ctrl + WinKey + PgDn : Minimize window Ctrl + WinKey + Home : Toggle On Top/Not On Top
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
File Propagator: File Search and ReplaceI am trying to find a program that allows me search for and replace files with a source file. Example: I have a large directory structure that has numerous folders and subfolders. There are many scripts that execute from this structure, and some rely on psexec.exe. Since many people access this structure, a copy of psexec.exe is stored in each of the script directories instead of one central location. The problem comes in when I want to update psexec.exe to the newest version. Finding and replacing each old one with a new one is a tedious task. So, I would like a program that can search for every instance of a specific file name and replace it with a source file that I specify. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Read more and download the created program, File Propagator
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
CLIPSTEP from Skrommel; Script MODFurther to last post, I have now completed CLIPSTEP mods that improve usability and add functions: Ctrl-Alt-V added to Toggle Current (%A_WorkingDir%) & Permanent dir: .\Perm This option only available after SHOWCLIP initiated. Ctrl-Alt-C added to COPY current clip(%A_WorkingDir%) TO: Permanent Dir .\Perm This option only available after SHOWCLIP initiated, if current dir is default SHOWCLIP (^V) uses Progress for readability and shows Previous & Next clip as well as showing current clip filename, "No." of "Total clips", and if clip is "FILE" / "Address" Also corrected fault in version sent before with filecopy If you think this of any interest, perhaps you can suggest improvements? Excuse the errors if there are any. I think these MODS make it more user friendly. Would welcome any comments!
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 DONE: Drive space monitorI went around to my friends house last weekend to fix his computer. One of the problems was that he had about 4mb of free space on C. After deleting a temp CD image file he nearly had 1gb free and things had improved. I do alot of tech support for friends and family. I think it would be useful to have a little program that I could give out (a single small exe) that can sit in the startup folder. To configure the program I state how much disk space I would ideally like to be free or state a percentage. On bootup of Windows it does a little check to see if this amount of space is indeed free. If not a message pops up (we should be able to insert whatever we want) with a warning. e.g "Hey Dan, Windows is running low on diskspace. Give me a call and we will sort it out - Deano". Read about and download the coding snack program written by DC member Edvard to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Coding Snack: Autofocus utilityThe other day I was playing the excellent Dwarf Fortress in a window on one monitor, whilst browsing the internet on another. I found myself constantly having to switch back and forth between windows as the focus was switched whenever I used the browser window. What I'd love to have is something where you could designate a particular window as the primary one, so that if I were to click on another window (say a link in my browser), it would automatically shift focus back to the primary window, saving me from having to play tennis with my mouse or pressing alt-tab all the time. I hope this is something that is doable! Read and download the utility written in response to this request..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|||
|
Coding Snack: AltTab FingertipsI made a small AHK script I thought you might want to use: AltTab Fingertips. Many thanks to ak_ for creating "menu at cursor" idea with FileDraft, which inspired this. It's like alt-tab but quicker. A lot of code comes from my PutAside script. -DC Member Justice Press a configurable hotkey (F10 by default), and get a menu at the mouse with all the current windows on it. You can exclude processes using the tray menu.
Continue reading and download..
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
||
|
Windows Install Date Thingie: I made it!Ever wonder when your copy of Windows was installed? Me neither. But, today I was poking around in the registry and stumbled across this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\InstallDate Which is a dword value holding the number of seconds since that fateful day you reinstalled windows last. So naturally I had to write a little applet to pull the value and display it in an easy-to-read format. As a bonus, you get a real-time update, for those of us with compulsive disorders. Please download your copy today, and report back the oldest living Windows installation. The winner will get a hearty thumbs-up and a stern reminder to knock-on-wood. Thanks, Ralf
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Secure automated backup on *nixAfter having lost months of work on various projects(ironically one of them was a backup tool) due to HD crashes and such, I wrote a little Bash shell script that will automatically archive a directory (and all it's sub-folders) and upload it via secure copy (scp) to a remote shell account. I figured I would share this with my dc buddies in case any one can use it. It reads a simple configuration file in which you can configure a few things, including files to EXCLUDE from the backup. (for example: object files and other garbage files generated while compiling a program). I will post step-by-step instructions on how to use this, but first, here is the script: Continue reading and download..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 CODING SNACK: Use scroll lock LED as hard drive indicatorYears ago I found a program that allowed you to use the scroll lock LED as a hard drive light indicator. I have not been able to find it again after numurous pcs and HD crashes. I tried searching the net and have not found a replacement either. This was WAY before motherboards had integrated hard drive controllers. I think they were intercepting hardware int15. There is a software version that sits in the task tray but I find that one annoying. Continue to download the coding snack..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
Coding Snack: Run on unhibernationHey guys, I was wondering if one of you would know a way or know of a program or would like to create a program that would run or do something upon the machine unhibernating. Read about and download the coding snack written by jgpaiva to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
IDEA: Virtual FlashlightI would like to have a software which would create a virtual spotlight or flashlight, wherever mouse pointer moves Similar tools which work only with MAC: omniDazzle (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnidazzle/) Mousepose (http://boinx.com/mousepose/) Would like to have more features like 'hiding the mouse pointer' etc.. Thanks, Cheers! Download the coding snack written to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
 Silly Idea? A program that counts out loudI had a funny idea today, and although i can't for the life of me think of a real use for this, it might be a fun project for someone looking to mess around with speech synthesis libraries. Idea is a small program that just starts counting out loud like: one, two, three, ..., five thousand and fifty four, ... and so on until you stop it. Might be interesting to put it on while you are trying to get to sleep. I think for something like this it would be nice to use a quality voice library or maybe even custom recordings of the numbers (such a limited vocabulary so it should be possible). Download the programs members wrote to do this..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
SubDude, a subtitle renaming programHere's a little program i made for myself to automatically rename subtitles files to match video files because i was tired of doing it by hand. I guess this program will not be very useful to english-speaking people but it might be to the others. Here's the situation : you have a folder containing a few episodes or a whole season of a (100% free to download  ) tv show. You download subtitles files for it and you realize the names of the of the video files and the names of the subtitles files don't match (ie Serie.s01e12.avi & Serie1x12.srt). If you want your media player to automatically load subtitles, you have to rename every subtitles files by hand.Continue reading more about this tool and download now..
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|||
|
IDEA: Show number of characters as I type in emailSometimes I need to send an email which comes to my phone as an SMS. It would be handy to know when I have reached the 160 character limit as I type in real-time or even if I paste. Does anyone have an idea how this can be done and only show when I use Outlook Express (or Outlook) or when I use IE or FF for example. I don't need it when I am typing in Notepad.
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
||
|
Re: IDEA: Show number of characters as I type in emaili seem to have too much time on hand so i came up with this AHK script.. there is a list of changes below.  Count-as-you-type v1.36 • display number of characters typed. • needs Autohotkey for the AHK script. there is a compiled EXE as well. Changes:  • added tray-balloon notification when exceeding max character. • auto-appear when OE compose window is active. • launch GUI by double-clicking tray-icon. • 'Close to Tray' button closes with text kept in memory (no re-typing). • Added gui for configuration. • Changed window detection from AHK Class to WinTitle (see note below). • Added Nod's code for GUI changes. (Thanks, dude!) • GUI closes when existing compose window is closed. • Escape key now works the same as 'Send to Tray'. • Minor fix: Settings for email app wasn't being saved. Note: After recognizing the difficulties in supporting more than the three pre-defined email apps, i've added the 'Quick-Send' feature where you can use this script as a stand-alone tool. Basically, type your message then click on the 'Send' button and your default email app will be opened with the message in its compose window. To use this, check the 'Quick-Send' and your 'Copy' button will morph into 'Send' button. Main Config  Count-as-you-type-v136.ahk (7.93 KB - downloaded 427 times.) Count-as-you-type-v136.exe (237.26 KB - downloaded 295 times.)
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
 FileDraft - display newest files in a menuThis is a small ahk script i made for myself because i was looking for a way to easily access my latest downloads. Today i thought that maybe it could be useful to other people so i made little modifications and improvements and here it is. Here's how fileDraft works : put fileDraft.exe anywhere and create a shortcut to this exe with two parameters. First one is the folder you want to browse, second one is the number of files you want to display. Example :
FileDraft accepts a few keywords : - <desktop> : desktop folder - <user> : your "user folder" (i.e c:\documents and settings\username) - <mydocs> : "My documents" folder - <windir> : Windows folder Examples :
The best way to use fileDraft is to place the shortcut on a toolbar or in the quicklaunch bar. Hope it could be useful to someone fileDraft.exe (292.56 KB - downloaded 377 times.)
| ||