Shortcut launcher question revisited.

[Simon]

I dunno, Simon. It's pretty Big out there.

(I apologise up front, but feel obliged to make a quip about small fish in
bigponds here....)

nothing ventured, nothing gained!!

can't spend your whole life looking out the 'windows'....

 

[Blinky the Shark]

(I apologise up front, but feel obliged to make a quip about small fish in
bigponds here....)

I've never used bigpond.

nothing ventured, nothing gained!!

can't spend your whole life looking out the 'windows'....

Do you see anything about Windows in my headers?

 

[Simon]

Do you see anything about Windows in my headers?

what this, more subtlety??

 

[Blinky the Shark]

what this, more subtlety??

Do you actually have some kind of point, Simon? I tire of this,
and I believe it's time for a plonk.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Simon wrote:

Do you actually have some kind of point, Simon? I tire of this,
and I believe it's time for a plonk.

Alternate answer (I haven't plonked myself, so I saw my reply): I
was making a friggin' wordplay on your mention of something like
looking out of the window -- not trying to be suble or not subtle.
Guess you missed the joke *and* the winkie.

 

[fitwell]

On 23 Sep 2003 09:07:54 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:

fitwell wrote:
On 23 Sep 2003 06:47:16 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:
fitwell wrote:
John, just need a system that lists the 12 shortcuts to launch.

[snip]

Also, with 12 options to choose from, there are an infinite number
of combinations to be made, therefore, way more than 12 batch files
to be created. Which brings us right back to square one.
...so I thought there were just a dozen ways you were trying to start.

No, think about it for a second. If you have a menu with 12 buttons
to choose from, how many combinations of those 12 can you make?? I'm

I didn't know this was that kind of issue. As I explained, I thought
you were just trying to efficiently select between 12 options. Not
combinations of them. Like I said. See?

not a statistician or mathematician, or whatever branch of mathematics
is involved when making a calculation like that, but the choice is
limitless. I could ask for 1 and 2 one session, 1 and 5 another; 1,

No, it's not limitless. It's huge, but the choices aren't actually
infinite in number, because 12 isn't infinite, and that's the number of
options you're combining.

Oh pooh, you know what I meant though. Of course it's not limitless,
but the combinations would still be too high to start writing bat

But, as I think I've said, I didn't realize that that's what you were
trying to do.

Well, have to admit, it was rather obvious since I explained, but it
would mean stopping to think for a bit to visualize. And admittedly,
unless you're doing the same type of thing and running into the same
type of problem, not that easy to visualize.

D

 

[fitwell]

I think you can probably consolidate some of those "instances" wrt
multiple servers by using Hamster Classic. That way, you can have
specialized instances according to purpose without regard to servers.
I realize this answers only part of your question, but hopefully this
suggestion is helpful to you.

Hi, yes. Tried Hamster several times over a two or more year period
and it's one of those that I can't seem to wrap my brain around. So I
have to do this the long way. Hey, what can I say? What seems simple
to me, seems difficult to other people and vice versa. That seems to
be the way life goes.

 

[fitwell]

I suppose this is too easy, but did you try putting them as shortcuts
into a folder in your start menu? You can name them whatever will help
you to remember them.

Yup, too easy. That's what I have to begin with <smirk> Thanks,
though. Your heart's definitely intghe right place and I appreciate
that. D

 

[fitwell]

what this, more subtlety??

You guys crack me up <vbg>

 

[fitwell]

In

Hi Fitwell.

Maybe one of these will help:
(I've only tried multiapp and found it kinda handy)

Multiapp Version 2 opens up to 60 programs (up to 6 programs on each
button). Multiapp helps keep your Desk Top cleaned up. Put Multiapp as a
link on the left side of the Task Bar so it is handy with the applications
you want to open in a hurry. The Multiapp exe file is 1.03 MB, the zip file
is only 669 KB so it downloads fast. Multiapp is FREEWARE not SHAREWARE. You
can make the color of Multiapp any color you want. Multiapp has a Sleep
feature that puts a program to sleep until you tell it when to wake-up.
Multiapp opens exe, com, bat, html, lnk, URL's, Mailto:, avi, wav, mp3, doc,
tex files and more. Multiapp is Drag & Drop, just drag a program or file
onto a button and drop it to setup the button. Multiapp has a lot of
features built into it.
You can rename Multiapp and run as many applications of it you want, each
application can have different programs on the buttons. And you can set it
up so all the Multiapp's open at the same time. Multiapp should work fine in
Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
http://www.kissysoftware.com/asp/multiapp.asp

Limitation: only 6 programs per button. Also, no way to choose, even
if 6 were enough, which of those 6 one can open at any given time.
All or nothing.

Open My Apps Version 9 opens up to 100 programs. Helps keep your Desk Top
cleaned up. Put Open My Apps as a link on the left side of the Task Bar so
it is handy with the applications you want to open in a hurry.
The Open My Apps exe file is 2.08 MB, the zip file is only 1.00 MB so it
downloads fast.
Open My Apps is FREEWARE not SHAREWARE.
You can make the color of Open My Apps any color you want.
Open My Apps has an Extract Icons utility built into it, which extracts
icons out of exe and dll files.
Open My Apps opens exe, com, bat, html, lnk, URL's, Mailto:, avi, wav, doc
and tex files.
Open My Apps should work fine in Windows 95/98/2000 and XP.
http://www.kissysoftware.com/asp/openmyapps.asp

This one came the closest to doing what I need. It'll save a bit of
time, it doesn't do what I need but it comes a little closer than what
I can do now with a bit of fiddling.

It takes shortcuts (yeay!) so it doesn't limit one to just EXE files.

Have you used it? The really annoying thing it does is to disappear
to the left of the screen after launching just _one_ item. So after
each launch, have to drag the mouse to the left. At least it leaves
the interface easily available, so it will save a small amount of time
and some aggravation. If only it would just stay put! Even selecting
to always be on top doesn't fix this. Also, will have to create some
icons because there seems no way to just name the buttons or make long
buttons across. Fortunately, that is mitigated somewhat by having the
name at the bottom of the box so you have to look in 2 spots, but
perhaps creating custom icons for this will help.

Still the closest to a solution of sorts. Great app, though. See it
being handy for other uses, too.

Open Thousands of Apps is a drag and drop application launcher, just drag a
file onto Open Thousands of Apps and drop it.
Open Thousands of Apps is the world's largest capacity application launcher
Open Thousands of Apps exe file is 793 KB, the zip file is only 696 KB so it
downloads fast.
Open Thousands of Apps is FREEWARE not SHAREWARE.
Open Thousands of Apps should work fine in Windows 95/98/2000 and XP.
http://www.kissysoftware.com/asp/opentapp.asp

This one is okay but the one above worked much better. Also, could
resize the above one to 50 icons, which helped.

Thanks very, very much for the info. It gives me hope that a
"perfect" solution is out there, I just musn't give up. The
application that will do what I need is one that others will benefit
from.

Cheers and thanks once again.

****************
They seem to have some great little apps on that site. Here's they
are all listed:
http://www.kissysoftware.com/asp/sitemap.asp

 

[Blinky the Shark]

On 23 Sep 2003 22:36:41 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:

On 23 Sep 2003 09:07:54 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:
fitwell wrote:
On 23 Sep 2003 06:47:16 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:
fitwell wrote:
John, just need a system that lists the 12 shortcuts to launch.
[snip]
Also, with 12 options to choose from, there are an infinite number
of combinations to be made, therefore, way more than 12 batch files
to be created. Which brings us right back to square one.
...so I thought there were just a dozen ways you were trying to start.
No, think about it for a second. If you have a menu with 12 buttons
to choose from, how many combinations of those 12 can you make?? I'm

I didn't know this was that kind of issue. As I explained, I thought
you were just trying to efficiently select between 12 options. Not
combinations of them. Like I said. See?

not a statistician or mathematician, or whatever branch of mathematics
is involved when making a calculation like that, but the choice is
limitless. I could ask for 1 and 2 one session, 1 and 5 another; 1,

No, it's not limitless. It's huge, but the choices aren't actually
infinite in number, because 12 isn't infinite, and that's the number of
options you're combining.

Oh pooh, you know what I meant though. Of course it's not limitless,
but the combinations would still be too high to start writing bat
files for. I know, because I tried. <g>

Well, have to admit, it was rather obvious since I explained, but it
would mean stopping to think for a bit to visualize. And admittedly,

Yes, I'm capable of that. Thanks for asking.

Speaking of thinking -- I guess you've forgotten that *I* explained, at
the top, that I was coming into the thread late, and might have missed
something.

 

[Bob Adams]

In

Limitation: only 6 programs per button. Also, no way to choose, even
if 6 were enough, which of those 6 one can open at any given time.
All or nothing.

You can copy and rename the executable, then use 1 button to open multiple
instances of the program so you get.....ready John?.....60 to the power of
60 combinations(?).

This one came the closest to doing what I need. It'll save a bit of
time, it doesn't do what I need but it comes a little closer than what
I can do now with a bit of fiddling.

It takes shortcuts (yeay!) so it doesn't limit one to just EXE files.

Have you used it? The really annoying thing it does is to disappear
to the left of the screen after launching just _one_ item.

Yes, I found that a bit annoying also.
Try the renaming trick with this one (it works) and maybe you're closer to a
solution.
I think I saw a program somewhere to pin something to the desktop a few days
ago.
I'll see if I can find it again.

So after each launch, have to drag the mouse to the left. At least it leaves
the interface easily available, so it will save a small amount of time
and some aggravation. If only it would just stay put! Even selecting
to always be on top doesn't fix this. Also, will have to create some
icons because there seems no way to just name the buttons or make long
buttons across. Fortunately, that is mitigated somewhat by having the
name at the bottom of the box so you have to look in 2 spots, but
perhaps creating custom icons for this will help.

Still the closest to a solution of sorts. Great app, though. See it
being handy for other uses, too.


This one is okay but the one above worked much better. Also, could
resize the above one to 50 icons, which helped.

Thanks very, very much for the info. It gives me hope that a
"perfect" solution is out there, I just musn't give up. The
application that will do what I need is one that others will benefit
from.

Cheers and thanks once again.

****************
They seem to have some great little apps on that site. Here's they
are all listed:
http://www.kissysoftware.com/asp/sitemap.asp

Glad you're a little closer to what you're after.
Yes, I suppose I should have posted the link to the entire list of apps.
Some of them are quite handy. Can't say I like their design though.

This program comes in handy for sites like theirs:
Clarify Button
This is an Internet Explorer toolbar button implementing a Clarify command.
The Clarify command renders hard-to-read web pages more visually accessible.
Note: ClarifyButton requires Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher.
Earlier versions do not support adding buttons to the Standard toolbar.
http://www.cheztabor.com/ClarifyButton/
--

regards,
bob

Worry: The interest you pay on trouble before it comes.

 

[Simon]

Alternate answer (I haven't plonked myself, so I saw my reply): I
was making a friggin' wordplay on your mention of something like
looking out of the window -- not trying to be suble or not subtle.
Guess you missed the joke *and* the winkie.

apologies if I offended - not trying to make any particular point, just
enjoying a bit of wordplay (I must admit, you did get me with your last
response - perhaps I'm a bit dim but that just went straight past me).

I understand that this is probably not the forum for this, but based on the
number of threads that deteriorate into vitriolic rubbish certainly not
grounds for a plonk (otherwise your killfile must be VERY large...)

 

[Blinky the Shark]

apologies if I offended - not trying to make any particular point, just
enjoying a bit of wordplay (I must admit, you did get me with your last

That's what I was doing: windows/Windows. Okay, call it "context play"
or "capitilization". Whatever.

response - perhaps I'm a bit dim but that just went straight past me).

You mean where you said something about looking out the windows, and I
said something about seeing if I *had* any Windows, from my headers?

I admit that that seemed clear enough (only one capitalized letter
difference) that I didn't attribute your response to *misunderstanding*.
And whatever I figured you must, therefore, be driving at, I didn't want
to play.

I understand that this is probably not the forum for this, but based on the
number of threads that deteriorate into vitriolic rubbish certainly not
grounds for a plonk (otherwise your killfile must be VERY large...)

It's not that huge[1]. And I have fast drives, a new CPU and plenty of DDR
RAM, so even if it was, it wouldn't slow me down.

[1]And it's by group, so bozos from other venues don't effect the acf
bin, anyway.

 

[Simon]

<big snip>

this goes nowhere fast...

I think we've both misunderstood the other

regardless, it was never my intention to provoke, offend, or upset anyone
in any way.

If I have, I most humbly apologise, and I'll keep my head down in future

 

[John Fitzsimons]

On 23 Sep 2003 09:07:54 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email protected]>
wrote:

No, think about it for a second. If you have a menu with 12 buttons
to choose from, how many combinations of those 12 can you make?? I'm
not a statistician or mathematician, or whatever branch of mathematics
is involved when making a calculation like that, but the choice is
limitless. I could ask for 1 and 2 one session, 1 and 5 another; 1,
3, 6 and 7; then 1, 2, 4, and 5; 1 by itself; 2, 7, 9; 10, 12; it's
almost limitless. You get the drift? I tried by making a batch file
for the most common combinations but that got old really fast.

Much, much easier to just have a menu with 12 buttons or choices that
I can choose so that I launch what is pertinent to update at any given
time.

Easier still is a choice to do everything above at once.

Regards, John.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

news:[email protected]:

<big snip>

this goes nowhere fast...

What? My post was essentially saying that I misunderstood you. And
that you're not plonked. If that's not progress, I really don't know
what you're looking for.

I think we've both misunderstood the other

Great idea. Why didn't I think of that? :-/

regardless, it was never my intention to provoke, offend, or upset anyone
in any way.

If I have, I most humbly apologise, and I'll keep my head down in future

It's not like there's a laser dot on your forehead.

Well, I can't say that -- I can only say that if there is, it's not
mine.