SyMenu - Recent Posts http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/recent.aspx SyMenu - Recent Posts en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:26:55 GMT Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:26:55 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=45 Topic "Feature Request - Change Skin" a message from Gianluca
Icons are easily customizable from Configuration - Options - Startup. Click on native Application icons and choose your new icons. SyMenu will replace default icons with yours.

Regarding SyItem icons you can freely change the proposed ones from the main configuration form.

Gianluca]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:26:55 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=45 Topic "Feature Request - Change Skin" a message from verzase ]]> Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:07:50 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=45 Topic "Feature Request - Change Skin" a message from Gianluca
SyMenu contextual popup is fully customizable in its graphical aspect too. So if you like a particular skin, you can implement by yourself.

By the way, I would like to see the best graphical customizations of SyMenu.
If someone has customized SyMenu in a very pretty way and let me know the used parameters, I can implement that skin as one of the default SyMenu schemas.
No prizes for winners!

Gianluca]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:46:32 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=45 Topic "Feature Request - Change Skin" a message from verzase this project and I think it would be nice to change skin that match with my visual style.
edited by verzase on 7/27/2010
edited by verzase on 7/27/2010]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:27:49 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=44 Topic "Thanks for adding features to v1.11" a message from Gianluca
What is the Windows start menu???

Gianluca]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:13:50 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=44 Topic "Thanks for adding features to v1.11" a message from nicedreams Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:29:59 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=43 Topic "Opening a Truecrypt Volume" a message from Coastie

T was available and I used the correct password.

No luck getting it to mount from SyMenu.]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:57:46 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=43 Topic "Opening a Truecrypt Volume" a message from Gianluca
The example I posted in SyMenu manual was only to make understand how to use command parameters and not how to use Truecrypt with extension manager.
But, naturally, the trick works the same.

If you have to manually select the drive it means that the drive specified in command line is already mounted or used by the system (I means T: could be use only once. In the example /l T tell to Truecrypt to mount the file on drive T).

You have to manually enter the password because of two reasons:
- the password in command line is not correct;
- you manually have specified the unit so the password must be retyped.

So try to check the availability of T drive before making double click on your .tc file.

And please tell me if these advises solve your issue.

Gianluca]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:25:24 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=43 Topic "Opening a Truecrypt Volume" a message from Coastie Create a Truecrypt volume named test.tc Configure Truecrypt with extension manager to manage extension .tc
In parameters add this line: /v %1 /l T /a /p abcdefg /q background
Enable extension manager.


I have done this and the file does not automatically mount and open. The main truecrypt window opens, where I need to manually select the drive letter, and then manually enter the password.

Win7 x86
SyMenu 1.11
Truecrypt 6.3a

Does something specific need to be done other than using the parameters line, and enabling extensions?
What specifically does this reference? Configure Truecrypt with extension manager to manage extension .tc
I have Truecrype in the symenu, checked the Extension Manager box and added .tc in the window below the check mark.]]> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:32:54 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from Coastie
In a future version it would be nice if we could configure the menu delay when mousing over options or opening containers. I'd like to speed it up just a bit. Perhaps in the SyMenuConfig XML file.
edited by Coastie on 7/17/2010]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:10:13 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from Sir_X
The new version with the "new feature for expert ??? users" works nice.

Regards from BCN,

Sir_X]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:42:14 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from Gianluca
The new SyMenu 1.11 version is ready.
As promised I've included several bug fixes and a new feature that allows to order the execution of the Autoexec items during SyMenu startup.

This new feature is for expert users only because it requires to manual edit SyMenu item configuration file.

This is the procedure:
- download and execute at least one time new SyMenu version;
- now close SyMenu if it's running;
- open with a simple text editor (notepad) the file SyMenuItem.xml (make a backup of it too, to avoid loosing your configuration);
- search all SyProgram that have autoexecOnStart="True" attribute. Yuo'll find that a new attribute autoexecOnStartOrder="0" has been created;
- when autoexecOnStartOrder attributes are set to "0" the starting order of the programs is the natural order (the first one in list is the first one to be executed). But if you change these values creating a series (1, 2, 3...) you can define in which order your programs have to be executed.

That's all.

Gianluca]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:17:08 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from PoWi
SyMenu is really great. I use it every day!!!!!]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:13:14 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from Gianluca
Next version is quite ready.

It's essentially a bug-fix version with no new feature but I haven't tested it in depth yet.

I solved a lot of errors such as the difficulties on getting focus on XP machines, problems on elevation feature in Vista and Win7, the wrong behavior when you add a shortcut to SyMenu (currently it points to shortcut instead of the shortcut target) and many more.
The only new feature is a minor feature that allows expert users to configure the order of program autoxecution during startup.

I think that I could release 1.11 within the end of July.

Bye.

Gianluca]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:02:45 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=42 Topic "Any news or ETA?" a message from PoWi any news about the next version?]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:48:12 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=41 Topic "Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop" a message from Gianluca
Thank you for you suggestion.
It seems to me that Autohotkey uses RunWait to run something, enter in a wait mode and only when launched program is closed, following with other tasks.
But it's not our need.
We need something that launches a program, waits until program is completely loaded (not until it's closed) and then launches another program.
My difficult is to understand when a program is completely loaded not when it is closed.

Regarding the delay you are right. Even in my system Firefox and Thunderbird startup is very slow. I could implement a more flexible delay from every program start (0 to 30 sec.).

Gianluca]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:31:01 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=41 Topic "Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop" a message from PoWi Gianluca wrote:

PoWi suggestion instead is not implementable because there is no way to monitoring an external program and being notified when it finished loading from disk.
For example when Thunderbird process appears in task manager it doesn't mean that the program is completely loaded.
I should monitor the activity on USB but I won't be sure that the last loading program is responsible for USB activity.

Gianluca


please look here .
I know that's Autohotkey...But maybe you can get some ideas...

"...Unlike Run, RunWait will wait until Target is closed or exits, at which time ErrorLevel will be set to the program's exit code (as a signed 32-bit integer). Some programs will appear to return immediately even though they are still running; these programs spawn another process...."

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Edit: My Firefox needs up to 15-20 seconds. My Thunderbird even more.
edited by PoWi on 6/16/2010]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:11:49 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=41 Topic "Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop" a message from Gianluca
Even today SyMenu allows to specify a delay between the start of every program at startup.
This interval could be set from 0 seconds (every program is started immediately) to 10 seconds.
This solution could be a good workaround for you. Try different settings and write here your reports if you like.

Anyway I think that is possible to implement an ordering flag in startup but since it's a very hard work I'll firstly implement it only via direct editing of configuration file for expert users only ;-)

PoWi suggestion instead is not implementable because there is no way to monitoring an external program and being notified when it finished loading from disk.
For example when Thunderbird process appears in task manager it doesn't mean that the program is completely loaded.
I should monitor the activity on USB but I won't be sure that the last loading program is responsible for USB activity.

Gianluca]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:55:37 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=41 Topic "Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop" a message from PoWi Maybe use a sequence and wait till the app is ready and than start the next from the sequence.]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:47:44 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=41 Topic "Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop" a message from Sir_X
Could be possible to add a new parameter: the sequence/order number for the items (programs, commands, etc) that will be started when the SyMenu starts or closes, e.g.:

start thunderbid seq = 1st
start firefox seq = 2nd
.....

This will allow to put long/heavy starts (e.g. Thunderbird) at the beginnning or at the end of the SyMenu starts.

Many thanks as usual for your great tool.

Regards from Barcelona (Spain),

Sir_X]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:26:41 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from Gianluca
Finally I reproduced the issue on an XP machine and I solved it.
Resolution will be available from next SyMenu version (1.11).

Thank you for your report.

Gianluca]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:34:59 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from Jay My hotkey was set to "Alt + Q"

Btw, I'm on Windows XP Home Edition (SP3).

I hope this bug can be fixed or that we can at least find out what is causing this strange problem with the search box. I'd sure like to use SyMenu again as it's such a great program, but that problem is just too much of an inconvenience for my work flow.]]> Sun, 30 May 2010 20:59:08 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from nicedreams
I've already tried the difference between using only the hotkey or the mouse and it's the same.

I will try another hotkey combo and let you know.]]> Wed, 19 May 2010 05:12:33 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=40 Topic "Feature Request - Using Arrows in Search" a message from nicedreams Wed, 19 May 2010 05:09:36 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from Gianluca
What is your shortcut?
If you use Windows key maybe it can cause some problems because it's used by start menu too.
The same problem could be caused by some other applications that use the same shortcut.
Anyway try some other shortcuts to check if that solve your issue.

Gianluca]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 08:40:24 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=40 Topic "Feature Request - Using Arrows in Search" a message from Gianluca
Unfortunately I already tried to solve this issue without success.
The component I use to create SyMenu seems not to support this feature.
I'll promise you that I try to workaround it but I'm not so trust in that.

Gianluca]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 08:34:55 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=38 Topic "Feature Request - Drag shortcut to add program." a message from Gianluca
I think you are right. If the shortcut links to a program, why have I to add to SyMenu the shortcut? It's more correct to add the program. In that way SyMenu will be able to add its icon too.
Well I have to test this feature (to understand if it's possible to implement it) and in case, you'll find it in next version.

Thanks

Gianluca]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 08:30:42 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=40 Topic "Feature Request - Using Arrows in Search" a message from nicedreams
When searching it pulls up a list of everything it can find, but you can't down or up arrow through the list if it needs to scroll. I can press the arrows, but when I'm trying to not use my mouse and keep my fingers on the keyboard to be more productive, I can't scroll with the arrow keys past what it shows and have to use my mouse.

Even though it's a little thing, it would be nice to have this feature. Still love the program without it. ]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 03:58:02 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from nicedreams
It seems to just be random, but most of the time it doesn't work. Great feature, but be nice to press my hotkey and not have to click on the search box to start searching.]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 03:53:44 GMT http://www.ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=39 Topic "Set Focus on Search Bar Not Working" a message from nicedreams
Maybe it already works that way, but not for me so far. I'm on Windows 7 Pro.]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 03:45:18 GMT