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COMPATIBILITY: AutoHotkey 1.0.48.05 (AHK Basic)

I really didn't want to release this one so early, especially in this form, but the changes that AHK is undergoing made me realise it might lose its value (if any) if I withheld it for too long.

It's a simple diary, with no tags other than date and time (creation+save). It's based on the Unicode version of RichEdit so it should accept any language, except maybe for LTR languages; but it's never been tested in such conditions, so I'd be more than glad to hear from LTR users if it works or not, even if I might not be able to fix it (properly or at all).

Date and time is displayed according to regional settings of the system.
Translations are not yet available, but I plan on implementing this feature when I get back to working on this script.

One major issue in v0.0.5.1 is working with multiple databases after a password change: this will not be possible. So until I fix the code, please do not change the password if you created and plan on using more than one database per user.
This one has been fixed (hopefully) in v0.0.5.3.

Other minor bugs include:
- loss of selected text formatting in certain cases (loses Italic when selecting Bold, etc.)
- spellchecker may be slow and inaccurate, its window may remain visible when minimizing the main window
- not all fonts "stick" when selected from the dropdown; it may be necessary to first type the text, select it and then select desired font face
- russian dictionary is not recognized by the Hunspell engine
- the entry list doesn't get focused so it can't be scrolled through mouse wheel (I needed an auto-focus on the RichEdit for some feature)

There may be other bugs too and you're encouraged to notify me of any quirky behavior.

For the more knowledgeable out there, I'd have a few questions:
• how to add/move/delete COM objects to/from a RichEdit control? I'd like to add pictures and tags, even audio clips if possible
• how to interface the machine code used in encryption/decryption with a progressbar, to display progress of the operation (even though it doesn't take more than a couple of seconds)?

Finally: for most users I'm releasing the compiled version of MyDiary, the exact same I'm using myself daily. As is the case with my other script WASP (see here), I'd prefer not to release the code officially for the time being, since it makes use of many unfinished libraries, which may (and some most certainly will) be changed in the near future. For knowledgeable people, the code can be made available (run with 'source' parameter), but regular users should not rely on these libraries as they'll break their code at some point. More so, none of the libraries (nor the main code itself) has been tested under the Unicode AHK version(s) or on x64 machines. If you do get the code before I release it officially - you're on your own.

MyDiary has been built under Windows 98SE using AHK Basic 1.0.48.05 and has been tested under Win98SE and XP-SP3. May also work with other versions of Windows, according to (hopefully) future user reports.

Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD MyDiary v0.0.5.3 (executable)
MyDiary homepage

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)

I haven't the moment now to investigate, but might just have a need that this will nicely fill.

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SoggyDog
Dwarf Fortress:
"The most intriguing game I've ever played."

I'd be glad if it did.

My greatest wish would be to find a way to enable the installed IMEs for this application, but so far I just couldn't find even a starting point. Besides, there's two versions of IMEs (at least for Win9x): for users of MS Office and for non-Office users. I think I have botched my Japanese IME by installing both, but still, the Japanese keyboard layout becomes available as soon as I open an Office document and I'd very much like for this to happen with MyDiary too. Therefore, any help on this matter would be appreciated.

In the mean time, CJK text should be easily copied/pasted from/to MyDiary's RichEdit window. Please let me know if it works or not.

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)

As I've mentioned in other posts, my time is hugely limited as of late, but I'll let you know how it goes as soon as I can.

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SoggyDog
Dwarf Fortress:
"The most intriguing game I've ever played."

Ah, don't worry, it was a general appeal to anyone "daring" to use this script, so take your time.

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)

So much feedback on this one... v0.0.5.2 is up as of now.

Anyway, if anyone cares, I've attempted to fix the "multiple DB with unique password" issue and also performed a few other minor adjustments, including the ability to use RichEdit 4.1 (msftedit.dll) on systems that have it installed (yes, it does work on Win98SE too, albeit not perfectly). Any and all feedback is welcome.

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)

I'm glad you bumped with the new version;
I had entirely forgotten about this.

Thanks.

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SoggyDog
Dwarf Fortress:
"The most intriguing game I've ever played."

You're welcome. Hope it's gonna be useful somehow. I do use it almost daily but someone else signaled me a few issues and had to resume working on it. It's still far from perfect, I know.

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)

From just looking at the screenshot on your website - if the insert picture is not functional yet would it not be better to just not show that button yet? add it back when you get it working.

You're right, somehow. I always hoped somebody would help with this, but no one so far offered to shed some light on the matter.
However, it might look odd without those buttons; I might put some text there or a picture... Thanks for the feedback!

EDIT:
v0.0.5.3
-The Image buttons have been replaced with a character counter, for now.
-Password issues have hopefully been fixed.
-A couple of bitmaps have been moved to being loaded from the .bin.
-A few minor menu issues have been fixed.

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AHK tools by Drugwash (AHK 1.0.48.05 and Win98SE)