http://www.webxpace.net/ en-us webxpace's blog - software, freeware, design, IT & linux. Post your questions, ideas and suggestions - let's talk ! Copyright webxpace.com CuteNews http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1329672698&archive=&ucat=3 File renamer' freeware continues being updated all the time, and is now at version 1.2.2.3

Version 1.2.2.2 introduced the Win 64 bit Explorer's context menu, long due, but difficult to accomplish with free tools, as Delphi is still only 32bit. I had to use the Free Pascal Lazarus Pascal 64 bit version to compile a brand new DLL to make it work.

As you all know, File renamer always had the possibility to add a new context menu to Windows file explorer, to ease the sending of all files/folders to it's application window for easier renaming. Now it works on both 32 and 64 bit. There is also the possibility of only creating a SendTo extension if you prefer.



On version 1.2.2.3 a correction to a bug was also done.. In fact, the new modification to the 'script creator' left all older scripts non-usable because a conversion routine was not added to the freeware Sorry for that, but again thanks to our long user Kraus that brought it to my attention, this new version now dully corrects this omission.

And, as always, all new versions can be freely downloaded from the freeware webpage. It's FREE, folks! Just go there and use it.]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:31:38 -0500 1329672698 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1329155949&archive=&ucat=3 freeware webpage has always been free and it will be kept like this. Nevertheless, downloads are now well above 200 Mb per day,
and it is costing a bit to maintain it...

So if you want to help support this freeware page and if you like using the freeware available and want to see it get improved, as it has been often, just go to the donations page and.. well, you know what it is for...

There is a very nice article, by the way, that you can check regarding FREE software and what most people usually think - not correctly - it is...

And, of course, keep sending me feedback on all the programs, your suggestions and opinions, what you would like to see modified or improved - and a few donations to help keep all this going - as hearing from you is what really helps me keep motivated to further develop those utility programs making them better to everyone.


.]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:59:09 -0500 1329155949 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1329154734&archive=&ucat=3 ToDo Reminder' freeware continues being updated all the time, and is now at version 1.1.7.1

Appart from the bug corrected (see notice bellow), a lot of changes were also made to this freeware utility and it is now a couple versions above the last information here on this blog. Goes to show that development never stops, although information here might be skiped once in a while... Time is scarce, you know...

Some of the changes made to ToDo Reminder where to allow input forms to be resizable - requested by some users. Also, main form now has an option to be semi-transparent if you, like me, want it to show what's behind it when being loaded all the time on your desktop. And a few more smaller things were introduced.

New download available at the freeware page as always...]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:54 -0500 1329154734 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1329154311&archive=&ucat=3 Image Downloader' freeware continues being updated all the time, and is now at version 1.0.2.0

Appart from the bug corrected (see notice bellow), the search method for Image Downloader (and searcher) has been changed again, making it work well again, as the search engines are always changing and it is sometimes hard to keep up with all the modifications.

Anyway, it is running as intended again.

New downloads available at the freeware page as always...]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:31:51 -0500 1329154311 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1329153978&archive=&ucat=3 File renamer' freeware continues being updated all the time, and is now at version 1.2.2.0

Appart from the bug corrected (see notice bellow), a lot of changes were also made to the File Renamer freeware, keeping it evolving well after 12 years of development already:

- Remembers last used renaming options between uses.

- Preferences window as been rearranged as it really was too small.

- A new main Menu has been added to the application, as well as a new option to hide or show it, for users that preffer not to have it - always caring for all options

- Time change options were not using the user's computer date and time format, now it is.

- The 'script creator' has been slightly improved too, and now evry option can be used with it too.

And a few other minor corrections. And if you want some change or improvemento to it, don't hesitate in leting me know. As always, I will introduce it as soon as I can, improving this freeware for all of us

Downloads available at the freeware page as always...]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:26:18 -0500 1329153978 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=1&subaction=showfull&id=1329146332&archive=&ucat=1 FREEwareAll the freeware has been updated again, to correct an odd bug that is present when it was run under Vista or Win7.

Whenever pressing the 'alt' or 'tab' key, some controls would just go invisible, namely the Check boxes, Radio buttons and Buttons, due to a bug pressent in all software compiled with older versions of Borland's Delphi and run in Windows Vista or Windows 7.


Together with this update, some other changes were made to some of the freeware, and those will be described on the further news after and above this one.

If you are still using any older version of any of the software - you shouldn't be, but.. anyway - here is the list of everything new and updated:

• File Renamer - ver 1.2.2.0
  
• Image Downloader - version 1.0.2.0
  
• Web Downloader - ver 1.1.2.0 - see more info above..
  
• Wv Player - ver 1.1.4.0
  
• Pic Viewer - version 1.0.2.2
  
• ToDo Reminder - version 1.1.7.1
  
• Mini Calculator - version 1.0.4.8
  
• Porta'Menu - version 1.0.4.1
  
• My Agenda - ver 1.0.4.0
  
• File Spliter - version 1.0.2.8
  
• Favorite Tree - version 1.0.3.0
  
• Date Reminder- version 1.1.2.8
  
• Calendar - version 1.0.4.2
  
• Watch timer - version 1.1.4.6
  
  
• Stock Control - version 1.1.0.6
  

And, as always, you can download everything - free - from the freeware webpage, so go there now and check everything out, ok? Well.. it's free anyway! ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:18:52 -0500 1329146332 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1328463414&archive=&ucat=3 Pic Viewer on 4 Feb 2012 with 4 of the best antivirus engines available today. We have found it to be clean of any form of badware (viruses, spyware, adware, etc.) - the full reports are available below.


]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:36:54 -0500 1328463414 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1328460286&archive=&ucat=3 Pic Viewer' (and editor) freeware is here, with a few more improvements and corrections:

The 'fit image to window' now works also with the viewer in normal window mode (and not only with full screen one).

Command line now accepts either a path with a filename to show or a path by itself to open the viewer on that path folder and wait. Also, if a file name is in the command line, it will only show it on opening if the 'hide file on starting' option is not set, otherwise it'll open the software and select the filename and stop there.

And the top edit/combobox that shows current path - or lets the user input a new one to move to - and saves used paths history is now working. Yes, it was supposed to, but it wasn't... I wonder how I missed this... Thanks go to Michael Bayley again, for pointing this to me and for the other suggestions also present on this update.

So.. go and download this new version from the freeware page and just replace the old executable with this new one.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:44:46 -0500 1328460286 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1328366942&archive=&ucat=3 Wav player', has been updated a few times since last post here, and is now up to version 1.1.4.0.

WvPlayer now has a regular menu on top of the window, like all Window's applications have. This menu can be hidden from the options, though, if you preffer to maintain the old style. The full dropdown menu will always be present from the dropdown buttom right next to 'exit' button, as it was before, and will be kept there.

Some menu shortcuts have been defined too, as well as a few more options to help you work the way you want the software to. One of the new options is 'Click''n''play', and this one allows 'Wv player' to imediately play a file on selecting it from the file browser, without needing to double-click or press the play button.

There is also a 'select all' menu to select all files and play them one after the other, and multiselect is also present already, so it's easy to play as many files as you want in a row.

And, as always, all new versions can be freely downloaded from the freeware webpage. It's FREE, folks! So send me your suggestions, ideas and... donations ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:49:02 -0500 1328366942 http://www.webxpace.net/index.php?do=3&subaction=showfull&id=1328295925&archive=&ucat=3
First, we have the command line - that already existed but was not yet announced to the users and that allows you to supply a folder and a file name for the software to start up with, like:
"path to application\Viewer.exe" "path to file\file name"
Or as in this example (note: don't forget the "commas" if any path has spaces in it, or Windows itself won't recognize it):
"C:\Viewer path\Viewer.exe" "C:\Windows\filename.bmp"
This will open the PicViewer on the folder and show the picture you want it to.

Another thing that was done in this version is the option to show the 'file browser' on top of the application window - as it used to stand all the time - or on the left side of the window, if you so preffer, just by changing the option in preferences. So we now have 2 designs for you, the happy user, to choose from:

top   or   left
And some other enhancements have been introduced, like a 'close' toolbar button, the toolbar now resizing properly, an option to show or hide all drives or only the hard drives in your computer, and a few other minor corrections to the source.

So, as always, download this latest version from our freeware page, together with all other freeware of mine.]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:25 -0500 1328295925