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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:56 pm 
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@romulous: I'm going to check the issue of the message behind the dialog box


Thanks.

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.. anyway note that from Options you can select the method to automatic manage duplicates..


Yes, but I want some associations to always overwrite and others to not (to prompt me). The option dialog is a 'will always do this for every association' sort of deal, which doesn't work for me.


I've noticed another problem too - I had check for updates on start enabled, but no internet connection. I sent three files to DropIt (highlighted them all in the file manager and used the right click menu, DropIt was not running when I did this) - when DropIt opened up, it popped up the 'cannot connect to internet' error (as it went looking for an update), which I just clicked ok to (as I knew I didn't have an internet connection). It then processed the first file. Before it processed the second file, it again popped up the 'cannot connect to internet' error. I clicked ok, and it then processed the second file. Before it processed the third file, it again popped up the 'cannot connect to internet' error, which I had to click ok to. It then processed the third file. In other words, it looks to me like the update check is performed each time DropIt runs an association and it doesn't remember that it has already checked in that session (it should only show an error the first time - remember, DropIt was processing all 3 files at the same time as I had sent multiple files to it).

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:28 am 
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Thanks dragonmage for tests, I'm going to check this issue now..

@romulous: I'm checking also the message issue.. I added your feature request of manage duplicates in my ToDo list.. Instead the problem with the automatic check for updates is by design, because files sent with SendTo are received by different DropIt instances and then resent to the first instance, so I'll keep it in mind but I'm not sure it can be fixed..

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:36 am 
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Ah, that explains why the multiple messages appeared. If it can be easily fixed, it would be desirable to have it done so IMHO.

The hidden message box is an odd one - send one file to DropIt and all is ok. Send two files to DropIt, there is no problem. Sending three files to DropIt is when the problem occurs. Very strange.

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:50 am 
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so I'll keep it in mind but I'm not sure it can be fixed..
I didn't quite understand what can't be fixed? About DropIt checking for updates a date could be added to the INI file and then using _DateDiff if the date is one day older then check it and then set to todays date, this would solve the issue of duplicate popups when the Internet isn't connected etc.

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:01 am 
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Safely Erase issue is fixed!

About the support to differently manage duplicates for each association, maybe I'll implement it in future, but note that both messages to manage duplicates and to select the action have a checkbox to apply the selection to all the other files of the drop.

About the message issue, does it happen only if files are sent with SendTo or Command-Line?

About the update messages, I may have found a solution, but it will needs to be tested with the beta release.

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
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Lupo73 wrote:
Safely Erase issue is fixed!
About the message issue, does it happen only if files are sent with SendTo or Command-Line?


I only use the Send To command with DropIt.

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:25 am 
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Thanks to tproli, the new DropIt website is online!

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:41 am 
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How about this that it's possible to make crazy associations,
if i make association Move *.txt destination: notepad.exe, the software accepts it. and when dropping a .txt the file is moved to the program folder for dropit, a new folder with the name notepad.exe .. there should be some kind of check to prevent the destination of not beeing a folder.

If i create a association for a filetype, i choose action "open with" and in the destination box i type something, like "c:\" im no longer able to use the destination search button, nothing happens when its clicked.

Also when setting upp associations, if i Choose Action: Rename, the label says "destination" that should be changed to fit better with the action, like New filename?, Action: Open with destination? better of with Program..

Setting up association *.txt, Acton: extract Destinaton Desktop, when dropping a .txt the software asks for "Password for decryption"... well it's a text file..

Creating association *.txt action: Compress, setting uses ZIP, 256 bits AES, and password set, when dropping a file into dropit no archive is created.


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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:59 am 
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Thanks for your tests.. note that some of them are already fixed in the next version I'm developing.. I'll work on the others and a first beta could be available this weekend :wink:

About "notepad.exe" destination, I'm considering to add a message to alert it, but I prefer to not prevent it at all because an user could desires to set destinations like this..

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:49 am 
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Lupo73, thanks, but all this things i tested and found out is in the "DropIt_v4.0_Portable_Test3" version, is that not the one that is most up to date? :)

About notepad.exe as destination, i can't see why people would like that Move a file to a exe file, it's not possible to do, so why make it possible, the check sholuld be to see of desination = path then OK, if destination = filename, not OK


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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
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About the destination, I can add a check to verify it, but an user could wants to create destinations like "Test.example" or something else with dots and I prefer to keep this support.. I'll add the alert anyway..

I made few other changes since that unofficial test version, like a partial Edit window restyling (it is 20 pixels wider and the title of destination field now is changed with actions)..

I'm going to fix the "Open With" issue, the "Extract" issue and the "Compress" issue..

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
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Also the 7zip/exe with 256 bit encryption has the same issue as the zip one, no file created, guess it can be realted.


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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
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Yes, Compress with AES-256 fixed for both formats.. and I fixed also the Open With issue..

I'm also searching a solution for the Extract issue of not-archive files..

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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:15 am 
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The beta you sent me is working great. I have DropIt following a Rainmeter skin around but there is a bit of a delay. I was wondering if it might be possible and less noticeable to have the DropIt window move itself on screen rather than reload from settings... I was thinking maybe send it coords through commandline (DropIt.exe /965,525) Would something like that be possible? Would it be faster and not cause a "busy" cursor to appear?

I also think it would be nice to be able to drop text onto DropIt. In conjunction with other tools it could be used for many things.
  • A multi-search engine profile could be made, drop a chunk of text and have it open the query in multiple engines at once.
  • Add quotes to a quotes file.
  • Drop a chunk of text, have values parsed from it with RegExp and the results sent to the clipboard.

If you don't want to build in all of AutoIt's text handling abilities and UI's for setting them up it might be a good idea to create a subfolder in DropIt's folder where users can drop in little exe's that you can use the "Open With..." option for. Maybe you can host a little library of user created addons, and people can download only the ones they need.


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 Post subject: Re: DropIt
PostPosted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:45 am 
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Would it be faster and not cause a "busy" cursor to appear?
What do you mean? To change the DropIt position I recommend you to modify the INI file (PosX, PosY) and then refresh it..

Can you explain me a little more your idea of "drop text" support? I could consider to add it..

And about addons, it could be a good idea.. and each addon could be distributed together with a pre-configured profile. You can already propose them (for example I think could be used several NirSoft apps).. "Open With" action is flexible, so it may doesn't need to be modified..

Instead I have a problem with the Extract issue: the Insert Password message is shown because each file is tested to know if it is encrypted, but the test method reports only if the file cannot be opened without a password.. I can't find a solution to simply check (with 7zip) if a file is encrypted, can you help me?
The alternative is to previously check file format and allow extraction only of a list of supported formats, but the problem is to find a correct complete list for 7zip..

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