Hi Rod,
The existing list uses 1 to 0 but lacks definition. I was thinking along
the other line to say if you want your email window you just hit the E key.
That was what I was thinking of.
The rotor for a small list is OK since you only have to go over a few items
in the list.
If you were to look at chip's HotWin you would find the array with 1 to 0
in it which keeps a rotor list in sequence. I was just thinking of expanding it
and making it a little faster.
In terms of program it would not be too much more but does bring into it
that decision making headache of what you alphabetize in such a list. If the
letter was not used it would just state not assigned and be skipped silently
inside the rotor movement.
But is 10 enough? If so, it is just a thought but would be a nice fast
hotkey feature. Something like you state to first get into the rotor, but
having a letter to jump to instead or as an added feature with all others still
in place.
Just a thought for future enhancements.
I was hoping to get to game modifications for all my games but came down
with a cold and that is being delayed. Including having volume control for the
Cuckoo Clock program and a new feature of just using the Windoweyes voices
instead of files; allowing for easy volume adjustment set in the .ini file.
So lots of things to do and ambition as well, too much sleeping to recover.
Bruce
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Focusing Open Windows
Hi Bruce,
I'm a little unsure about exactly what you mean by "goes into a
dictionary. list" First, the rotor key I wanted would be simply an
addition to the two which insert an entry into the current list and
display the list. So, if the original keys were Control-Alt-Windows-I
and Control-Alt-Windows-L, then, say, Control-Alt-Windows-R would be the
default rotor key which would rotate through the list of entries as it
was presently constituted. Of course, you can always redefine any or all
of them. I guess I'm not sure which dictionary you want to add the hot
key to. For me, the fact that I can create a list of windows I can flip
between is the main goal for me. I can see your point about having too
big a list of windows which the rotor key would force you to cycle
through to find the one you want. Well, to eliminate this problem, we
could always add a button to the dialog to remove entries which we no
longer wanted in the rotation. This is possible. Is it worth the
programming? It's a good project, though. smile
Cheers,
Rod
On 12/26/13 2:32 PM, LB wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> Also I was wondering if it is a hassle to have one hotkey that goes into
> a dictionary list so the second keystroke can be "A" to "Z" and stuff like
> that?
> I was not sure if Rod just wants one key stroke for all of this. This
> would eliminate any duplicate key issues.
> All Chip would have to do is add to the "1" to "0" dictionary keys the
> extra entries.
>
> Just a thought, knowing so many windows opened can end up a confusing
> nightmare.
>
> Bruce
>
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Focusing Open Windows
>
>
> Hi Chip,
>
> Thanks, Chip. The rotor is probably the most important enhancement. As
> for the ability to save commonly-used app windows, this just seemed to
> me a common-sense time-saver, but I see your point that, being based
> upon window handles, the state of affairs would be fluid, and therefore
> its not castable in stone. Smile You can see whether you think it's
> worth it. I'd really simply be tickled pink by a rotor.
>
> Thanks, and Merry Christmas from us as well,
>
> Rod
>
> On 12/25/13 7:05 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
>> Thanks Rod.
>>
>> The rotor I can easily do; the other request, well ... there's a problem.
>>
>> I don't use window titles because titles can change in a lot of programs
>> depending on what you have open, or some other status info. I use instead
>> their window handles, which aren't permanent.
>>
>> Window Manager has this same problem, and GW uses a combination of title or
>> class or both (letting the user choose). I'll have another look at it,
>> since it's trying to do what you are requesting; maybe I can do it their
>> way.
>>
>> Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
>>
>> Chip
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rod Hutton [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 12:58 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Focusing Open Windows
>>
>> Hi Chip,
>>
>> Yes, thank you. I have installed it, and I like it. It's a nice piece
>> of work.
>>
>> In terms of additional features I would like to see, the ability to
>> permanently save hot keys for commonly-used applications, like my email
>> client, would be great; also, it would be nice to have a rotor hot key,
>> to be able to cycle through the windows in the app's list of saved
>> windows. However, as the app stands now, it is very useful to me, and
>> I'm using it daily.
>>
>> Many thanks, and Merry Christmas, from everyone in the Great White
>> North, Canada,
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> On 12/24/13 5:01 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
>>> Hi again Rod,
>>>
>>> I've written such an app, and it's available on App Central. Its name is
>>> HotWind. It allows you to assign your numeric row (working from either
>> the
>>> left or the right) to the currently open window, so that a press of the
>>> capslock or insert key plus one of these assigned numeric keys will
>> activate
>>> the assigned window.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you need any enhancements to the app.
>>>
>>> Hth,
>>>
>>> Chip
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rod Hutton [mailto:[email protected]]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2013 12:15 PM
>>> To: gws >> gw-scripting
>>> Subject: Focusing Open Windows
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a program or easy way to bring focus to one or more
>>> open windows using hot keys. I could write an app to do it, but there's
>>> no point reinventing the wheel.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Rod
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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