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by pj
2010 Dec 28, 17:23
Forum: Especially Useful xplorer² Topics:
Topic: xplorer2 Resource Updating and Management for Dummies
Replies: 55
Views: 89748

Re: xplorer2 Resource Updating and Management for Dummies

And thanks to the user pj in (not so always sunny) Florida for suggesting better error trapping, it inspired me to go completely overboard and overhaul the whole script from a mere 160 lines to 400+.  May hurricanes constantly knock at his windows.  And if he doesn't at least try this script, I'll ...
by pj
2010 Dec 28, 16:26
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Manual refresh/Autorefresh cause jerky display - how to fix?
Replies: 47
Views: 12224

[Edited again after testing on Vista, running classic theme. Tweaked the script because of ... well, just had to. <sigh> Multiple OS's, browsers, users - oh how does a real software developer EVER get something completed?] [Edited 12/29/10 to correct script problems from leading zeros, add robustnes...
by pj
2010 Dec 21, 23:29
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: website big bang
Replies: 26
Views: 5570

Readable, after I zoomed up to 144% in Chrome. Must the navigation breadcrumbs be in 4 point font?
by pj
2010 Dec 18, 15:20
Forum: General
Topic: happiness is ...
Replies: 7
Views: 6160

:D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  :D Congratulations, Fred, and best wishes and health to your daughter-in-law and granddaughter! You think you're happy now, just wait until your granddaughter says "I love you, Grandpa." Hearts were made for melting, and this does the trick! ====...
by pj
2010 Dec 13, 19:24
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: large fonts
Replies: 15
Views: 3770

Oh, and here's the bottom banner ...

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7652/c ... ttomba.jpg

Image

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PJ in FL
by pj
2010 Dec 13, 19:14
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: large fonts
Replies: 15
Views: 3770

by pj
2010 Dec 13, 12:16
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: large fonts
Replies: 15
Views: 3770

Using Large Fonts on a 21" LCD at 1920 x 1080.

No problem viewing site in Chrome 8.0, Firefox 3.6.12 or IE 8.0

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PJ in (it's COLD - for Florida) FL
by pj
2010 Dec 12, 21:52
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: clarifications for v1.81
Replies: 42
Views: 14285

... usually I just navigated to the folder it was in using x2 and ran it from there (given that it's bright enough to know to kill x2 processes first... Sorry for my ignorance. I guess I read too many Greek tragedies where the child dies or suffers horribly after killing the parent. I didn't expect...
by pj
2010 Dec 12, 17:34
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: clarifications for v1.81
Replies: 42
Views: 14285

... the script uses the X2DIR environmental variable to get the install folder... This environment variable only exists in command environments spawned from within X2. It isn't defined from system level cmd environments (e.g. running cmd from Start > Run). At least that is the case for my system ru...
by pj
2010 Dec 10, 21:46
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: clarifications for v1.81
Replies: 42
Views: 14285

Kilmatead wrote:... as x2t_Nikos_is_stubborn.DLL and ...
Thanks for a very good laugh today!

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PJ in (chilly) FL
by pj
2010 Oct 23, 20:51
Forum: xplorer² Lite
Topic: The hide function doesn't work in Xplorer2 Lite?
Replies: 2
Views: 3226

"Hiding" files by setting the HIDDEN attribute is not going to keep anyone from seeing or copying the files and, if the files are not themselves encrypted, reading the contents. You need to use an encryption system like TrueCrypt to create an encrypted volume or to encrypt your entire hard...
by pj
2010 Sep 12, 05:30
Forum: xplorer² Lite
Topic: xplorer2 has encountered a problem and needs to close
Replies: 4
Views: 2913

Nearly certain that this is caused by an incompatible shell extension.

See the blog by Nikos on troubleshooting these problems http://forum.zabkat.com/viewtopic.php?t=5778

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PJ in FL
by pj
2010 Sep 08, 02:01
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Button to Compress-extract Zip Rar
Replies: 1
Views: 803

I've created the following User Commands" Extract to the folder in the opposite pane using 7-Zip: >> "c:\!Mystuff\7za.exe" x "$F" -o"$I" Extract to the current folder using 7-Zip: >> "c:\!Mystuff\7za.exe" x "$F" -o"$P" I then created t...
by pj
2010 Aug 05, 13:23
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: new website brewing
Replies: 37
Views: 9002

Sorry for the OT post, but I just can't resist.... This could devolve into a something similar to first car discussions like ... "I recall my first version of x2, way back in '0<something>. Had no color coding or tabs, but it sure rocked. And real users had to dig into the registry to change se...
by pj
2010 Aug 05, 13:13
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: new website brewing
Replies: 37
Views: 9002

1. Better layout and navigation options than today's site. 2. Sick colors 3. Like the mouse-over effects on the nav buttons, but the text is difficult to read 4. Agree with the comment about disliking the tagline "Are you fed up with windows explorer?" Like the other poster's suggestion fo...