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[stevep]

r . m o t h @ D e v i a n t A r t. It's in your signature. No comments.

You couldn't tell any provocation from my side, but you are trying to provoke here and there by telling tales, things that I've never said and even think of, hoping that this would strengthen oneself. Don't trouble yourself, drink water, be happy.

btw. there's a File Manager by kiu. Maybe you should start thinking about AHK-Commander. Keep drinking, it was a joke.
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[majkinetor]

[EJ12N]

majkinetor,
Thank you so very much for all the time and effort you have put into this script, I appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it with us!

I am eagerly waiting for 16x16 icon support or larger...that would be great! BUT

Here are some features I would love to see on this script
Reference: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14641

-ctrl+click = subfolders of current menu item if it's a dir that is...
This one is very nice cuz sometimes you just want to access a folder that is mydocuments but you dont access it alot to add it to the menu or you just dont feel like browsing to it because my documents is full of stuff,etc... very useful.

-Support for more applications (such as 7zfm, winrar, filezilla...etc.).
so you can add your own classnames...very useful again for FTP applications, winrar, and lots of other applications which uses their own "explorer"

Hehe I rather have the 2 features above than the icons, that can wait... but you are the boss here! so you decide I really hope you add them

Bless you and Thank you again!

[majkinetor]

Thanks for the blessings
I really appricate your feedback

16x16 icons
I already created this, not 16x16 but arbitrary icon size per item and menu configuration. The problem here is that there is a problem with message handling in AHK so I can't release my work yet as menu is bugy when opening submenus with right arrow (randomly). Chris confirmed this is AHK issue and did some testing to help me. Maybe we will have something in the future. In the meantime I proposed alternative solution for standard icons in menus witch is easy to implement but this time, Chris doesn't think it is prioroity. It can be done in single day. I posted him working AHK version.

The screenshot presents original work, higly flexibile and conifgurable. I created it as a replacement for internal Menu command, so if smb helps me, entire commuinity will benefit. This funny menu is just presentation of features. One power user here told me "is it the menu for the games ?" but the truth is that it can look as simple as current AHK menus, or as advanced as screenshot where every item is configurable per se with extremely simple syntax:





-ctrl+click = subfolders of current menu item
I already did this to. Submenus can be open as menu items. This is also implemented in my Menu replacement command witch doesn't block the script (contrary to AHK Menu witch pauses script until you select something). Solution like the one used by rexx in his script is not good for me. I created it so the submenu ACTS like submenu on single click and like menu item on ctrl click.
Other then that, rexx's script is not the same type of the proram as this, as it is simple launcher. Favmenu's launcher is secundary functionality. The first is that it allows you to switch to your folders in any system supported dialogs you find yourself. The true benefit is when using with Total Commander as currently open folders there will be shown as first 2 items (notice 1 & 2 on screenshots at first page) and u can use its plugins to jump to clipboard, registry or whatsoever. There is also important thing of PseudoVariables that you can use to create portable menus that you can put on the stick and cary with you, and your menus will work on every computer.


-Support for more applications (such as 7zfm, winrar, filezilla...etc.).
Favmenu is modular in design. Adding new appliactions is peace of a cake.


New menu also brings smart refreshing (instant menus, not rebuilded every time). So you can have extremely large menus and still have 0 time response, unlike now. And ofc, menu breaks, menu monitoring (for innstance to set toolitps while mouse is over), item right click handlers, named separators and much more, far more advanced then simple Menu command currently in AHK. I am also investigating how to pin it to desktop so menu is not closed when you select something. I am examing if this is possible in Win SDK menu architecthure. Currently examing beautiful menus of bbLean open source shell replacement for WIndows based on Linux BlackBox shell witch has just that option.

So, the only thing that has to be done is ither someone helps me for workarounds of AHK limitations with message handling (I already asked some power users from the forum, by they refused ), or Chris rising priority for new Menu command.


Thank you.


PS: I am thinking more or less to abandon the project in AHK and rewrite it in C. Don't know if I will find time for this. AHK proved not capable for advanced things such as this, and without support from the author I can't do much. I also hesistate as the new Menu has only that small bug and otherwise is entirely over.
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[EJ12N]

majkinetor,
that is just awesome. I can't wait for you to release it! I loved the smart refresh feature you mentioned.
and if you do it with C/C++ make sure you inform it where you going to release it,
I will follow this program to another galaxy if necessary lol.

If you need anything let me know I'll be more than happy to help you...
I do a lil bit of everything but web development and design are my strongest points. That's my work/career/life

I hope chris does that message handling stuff for next AHK release. I know he must be hella busy as we all are in our real life,
but chris here's another person begging you to fix that please,
and thanks alot for all the time you have put into AHK too without it none of this would be possible right now.
Thank you

[dash]

love it!
Thanls for sharing majkinetor!

[majkinetor]

Thank you for feedback.

[Barney9]

Hi! I have a request: Make Submenus executable, too. I want to assign a command to a submenu but after restarting editor it is lost.

eg. My dir structure is: D:\Downloads\music
So I make a submenu named "Downloads". Then I add an item named "music" into it with the command "cd D:\Downloads\music". Now I want to have a command "cd D:\Downloads", too. I would have to create an extra item somewhere. That suxx because it unnescessarily blows up the Menu.

Maybe you know it from windows start menu: if you double click on a submenu a folder is opened in explorer.

Regards

[majkinetor]

This is outdated version. You can be alpha tester of FM3 here (go to last pages)
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[Guest+]

Nice

How about including support for Virtual folders ??
You can use CLSID like-
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[majkinetor]

Its already there.
If you downloaded FM3 alpha, check out the news.txt for new stuff. There are more then 20 new features.

You can use CLSID even as env var, like

cmd = ::{my documents}\myapp\app.exe

You can latter open the folder in which app.exe resides if you do shift click.

All features requested by many FM users are implemented.
Next great thing will be FM4 which will probably be plugin oriented.
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[drmurdoch]

I don't have TotalCMD.exe but it keeps asking for it. I don't want TotalCMD.exe .. any workarounds ?

[drmurdoch]

--> missing readme.doc.

[drmurdoch]

I just made a .txt file into Totalcmd.exe and set FavMenu to that .exe file. I then disabled TotalCMD integration.

For AHK users that want to use your program, but don't want total commander, please make it optional.

BTW, this is a *GREAT PROGRAM*. I am making my own menu.ini and just love it. I am using it on my LAN and I am using urls like \\computer1\C_DRIVE\Downloads and \\computer4\D_DRIVE\Spreadsheets\ so that I can duplicate the menu.ini to all my computers !

Is it possible that all 9 of my computers on the LAN could share 1 menu.ini file ?


from news.txt ---> see below

[drmurdoch]

Looks like i can access any folder on my VPN as FavMenu 3 alpha supports Hamachi urls.

ie.

\\5.68.182.33\Server_C_drive\dl

Nice !