Re: [DQSD-Users] Uncomplete msk article
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop) I've always found this a curious bug. Win98 does not actually minimize full screen (F11) IE windows when using Win-M. All other apps will minimize. Stranger yet, when using Win-D, Win98 will minimize all apps and seemingly minimizefull screen IE windows but that is not the case. For those that use Win98, full screen IE and an auto-hidden secondary taskbar, Win-D minimizes apps, displays the desktop, but makes the secondary taskbar inaccessible. Normally the 'hidden edge' of this taskbar is visible, but with Win-D and full screen IE it is not. So while Win-D minimizes apps, it somehow only brings the desktop forward, leaving full screen IE windows in place but behind the desktop (I believe this is called z-order). Checking the system menu for each app on the main taskbar reveals that indeed all the apps are minimized (that option is grayed out) but accessing any IE system menu from the main taskbar will automatically bring the IE window to the forefront (not it's proper function) but indicates that minimization is an available option. Only when full screen IE windows are individually minimized will the secondary taskbar be accessible. To try it, create a secondary taskbar, right-click it to set auto-hide, open IE full screen, hit Win-D, no secondary taskbar. Press Win-D again, access the IE system menu, select 'Minimize', secondary taskbar is accessible. I am not sure if there is similar behavior across the Windows product line, but because of this bug, accessing DQSD with the Win-S function is very desirable. Unfortunately, there are a lot of problems with Win-S whether DQSD is on the primary or secondary taskbar. Any ideas on improving it? Is there something different or new that DQSD users on Win98 can do? I'll make my address available if anyone wants to send me a new computer preloaded with WinXP.
Re: [DQSD-Users] Crazy windows
Oddly it works now since my machine cratered and I had to install the OS from scratch... Somewhere along the way - in the OS updates etc. the function was broken... My machine is setup the same way now that it was before the crash.. I am running the same apps etc.. Monty FWIW, few would consider reinstalling the OS a solution to this problem, it seems you had an unrelated reason for doing so. Also, what you've described isn't really the problem we're experiencing. Evoking Win-S is causing keyboard problems requiring a reboot in most cases. It's not just one or two errant 'keystrokes', but a flash of 10 to 30 OS-evoked key commands causing window closures, taskbar property changes and other desktop casualties (most may not think to check their trash folders afterwards). Hopefully these Win98-specific problems can be fixed. IANAP, but it seems the gran mal starts in the keyboard hook. The OS must be getting these key commands from somewhere, and I'm curious to know where the data is coming from for these 'keystrokes'. --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ DQSD-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
[DQSD-Users] Google API Webservice: FreshStuff
I wonder if someone could modify the gg search to include a /fresh switch (or some such) that would divert to FreshStuff to do a Google search. Right now it's set up for only four options (today, yesterday, seven days, one month) so that would have to be passed. Maybe it would be best to take the user's command line time parameter and convert it to the proper Google date format. In general, seems that these XML-RPC APIs could become a very interesting aspect of DQSD. --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ Dqsd-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
Re: [DQSD-Users] 'DQSDTools.KeyboardHook - Can't Install Hook' and DEL/UP/DOWN keys
Same situation here as well. I got the 'Can't Install Hook' error dialog immediately after installing the newest version. I did not uninstall 2.5.7 before installing 3.0, I only closed it and rebooted before installing. I'm using Win98 with IE6. Win-S does not bring focus to DSDQ. I have not altered search.htm in anyway. - Original Message - From: Fu Xuen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 4:48 AM Subject: [DQSD-Users] 'DQSDTools.KeyboardHook - Can't Install Hook' and DEL/UP/DOWN keys Hi, I have this error at startup, even if I register manually the 'DQSDTools.dll' as I have read on this mailing list. This error was happening with v2.5.8 b8 (I had then put comments on the Hook section in the 'postStartup()' function in 'search.htm' to avoid the error message), but the DEL key and UP/DOWN arrows were working (never tried the hotkey feature though). I upgraded to v3.0 yesterday (close toolbar - uninstall 2.5.8 b8 - reboot - install 3.0) and still got this error ; so I put comments as I had donne before, but neither the DEL key nor UP/DOWN arrows are working now. --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Caffeinated soap. No kidding. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ Dqsd-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601
