16/06/2010
Topic:
Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop
PoWi
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One problem I see is that if you start ALL programs in a sequence from a portable device there will be some performance problems depending on the speed of the usb port.
Maybe use a sequence and wait till the app is ready and than start the next from the sequence. |
16/06/2010
Topic:
Feature Request - sequence the items at start/stop
PoWi
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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.
<em>edited by PoWi on 6/16/2010</em> |
21/06/2010
Topic:
Any news or ETA?
PoWi
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Hi,
any news about the next version? |
22/06/2010
Topic:
Any news or ETA?
PoWi
|
Thank you very much for your info-update.
SyMenu is really great. I use it every day!!!!! |
28/10/2010
Topic:
Any development news?
PoWi
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Great!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm looking forward to read the news... |
16/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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Is it possible to see what's on the development list?
I think it would be nice to see what will be implemented - some day.
So the users can discuss future features and also can help to specify them.
What do you think? |
16/02/2011
Topic:
different autoexec-programs for different clients
PoWi
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I'm using SyMenu on different client-pcs.
I start different programs on each client.
Therefore I can't use the feature "autoexec" of SyMenu - unfortunately.
For now I'm using different batch files for each client-pc which I'm executing manually.
That's not nice....
Suggestion:
Let specify the autoexec with the client-pc-name. Maybe you only need an edit field to write the client-names inside. If there is maybe a * inside, so this is executed on each pc. |
20/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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That's great. 
I would prio:
1) shows all running application on SyMenu current drive (check executable file path from currently active process);
1,5) let close/send close command to all programs running from portable drive (maybe on exit of SyMenu - with message if no success)
2) specify the autoexec with the client-pc-name. If it is not specified the autoexec is executed on every pcs.
What I have seen:
The search doesn't work accurate. Not all items are found. |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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1) Search inside SyMenu
I have one program "portablefirefox.exe" and some other "versions" of firefox like "PrivacyDongle Firefox" and also "FreedomStick Firefox".
If I type "firefox" only the last two are found. If I type "portablefire..." only the first is found.
That's what I meant.
The search engine should work like "*firefox*". So every entry with "firefox" inside is found - for all programs inside SyMenu.
2) I like your idea with the "system programs".
3) Please make the search engine available with hotkey. That would be a great quick-starter. |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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to 1)
OK I understand I have to write "portable Firefox" (SyMenu name) so all is fine ;-)
How can I enable "*fi" search?
to 3)
Maybe bug: I open SyMenu with hotkey "WIN+w". Now if I focus on search field the "w" is inside the search field. Why? |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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to 1) Could you ALWAYS make a wildcard search? Maybe add to the todo-list....
to 3) Maybe you could add this (Win-key and search field) also to the todo list - maybe with a lower prio. For now I use Ctrl+alt+w
Suggestion for search:
Make a counter for the starts of a program. So the search could list the most often started programs first. What do you think? |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
|
Suggestion for the todo-list:
Make a separate "website" with the todo-list with a counter for each todo-item. So each user could refer to a todo-item for further suggestions or also questions.
....please....
The thread here is now really big.... |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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No. ;-)
I only suggested a "counted list". Maybe also a thread where the first post is the todo-list - like you suggested.
Why are you disappointed? What do you need?
Maybe you could also get help if you open the source code.
Edit: User only post in forums if they see bugs or wanted a new feature.
So if no one posts here:
1) nearly no bugs -> great work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2) no new features wanted -> your app is really mighty!!!
So see it positive! ;-) You have done good work in the past.
BTW, people don't make donations at all...... I know this, I also worked on a really big non-profit project....
<em>edited by PoWi on 2/21/2011</em> |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
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- translators:
You have great translators and nearly everybody could English. So I think there is no more need.
- graphics designer:
At my project there is the same problem - and there are really many people using the app. No graphics designer. That's really pity. This is a great problem that I think could not be solved.
- beta testers: Do you have some? I also would test. So if you have a beta - send it to me and also write what feature should be tested.
- team coordinator:
At my project we are 2-3 developers (depending by the time), 5 special members for testing and specifiying new features, about 7 beta testers. All members (excluding beta testers) are mods in 2 forums (German and English). We communicate through a special forum area, mail, Skype, ICQ and also by phone - we also have met in real life. There is NO special team coordinator. There is no need. We all discuss via forum and then decide what to do. All are same.
We have team members in Germany, Netherlands, Austria, England, USA ans Brasilia.
You see bigger project have also problems (graphics designer, no donations - and we have a server) - but we have no need of a coordinator. |
21/02/2011
Topic:
see development and the future of SyMenu
PoWi
|
Sorry about my words. |
29/09/2011
Topic:
New 1.13 version is finally out
PoWi
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Hi Gianluca,
first: I'm very happy that you publish a new versi0on! SyMenu is still my favorit app-starter!!! It's really really great. Good job - I love you on every use of SyMenu. :-)
Now one question: I mentioned an ad at the bottom of the menu of that new version. Can you tell the user something about that?
<em>edited by PoWi on 9/29/2011</em> |
06/10/2011
Topic:
New 1.13 version is finally out
PoWi
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I found no option to remove the add.
I agree with coastie - a starter menu should be a starter menu - simple and fast without any elements that make the menu "bigger".
I switched back to 1.12 |
06/10/2011
Topic:
New 1.13 version is finally out
PoWi
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Many many many thanks to you Gianluca!!!!!!
SyMenu is the best starter menu I ever had!
<em>edited by PoWi on 10/6/2011</em> |
11/10/2011
Topic:
Why my Extension Manager doesn't work?
PoWi
|
Thanks for explaining the ExM.
I don't know how the PortableFileAssociatorreally works.
Does this program generates registry files where the old associations are stored?
If yes so it would be possible to restore all the associations in the system registry.
Maybe SyMenu can do it....
Before changing the associations store them. Then add the new ones to the system registry.
After exiting SyMenu restore the old association.
That's the normal way... :-)
If SyMenu crashed and couldn't restore the old associations there could be a simple mechanism to add the old stored file associationsto the registry.
What do you think?
<em>edited by PoWi on 10/11/2011</em> |
12/02/2012
Topic:
version 1.15
PoWi
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Thanks a lot for the new version. I like to see that this project is going on. |