https://portableapps.com/node/8569
Finally it’s working (I won’t say done as there are lots of things to be done to it yet) but it seems to be stable with the following additions:
Categories, group Apps by Category, even supports nested categories
Sorting - You can move application buttons up/down or between categories.
Internal Storage Update - The biggest change and facilitates the other changes.
DB Storage Format Changed - ALL info is now saved in DB file
Still To Do:
* Changing popup hint for an individual app or submenu
* Custom ExecOnClose program and parameters for individual applications (the storage and execute code is in there I just haven’t got the edit dialog in yet)
* Disallow Dragging Option
* Fix scrollup/scrolldown button strangeness.
* Explore Here Option in Right Click Menu
* Different Icons for Open and Closed submenus
* Custom Icons for individual submenus
* Specify a different icon for an app.
* Help dialog update to credit the translators (I just keep forgetting to add it)
* Machine specific startup items.
* Shift display to show as many submenu items as possible when a submenu is opened (most noticeable then the submenu is the bottom item in the list)
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OK, I know there will be bugs, please be patient when you post here or add a comment on the Info Page I finished this release and posted this during a bit of down time between events, and will be away from any computer most of the next few days. I'm taking a VERY long (and much needed) weekend.
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The button/arrow to scroll down in the list of apps doesn't appear on my machine unless I change themes. That's what it takes to go past "M" alphabetically (since there's no down arrow).
The test button theme totally screws up the GUI. Is that by design?
I'm a PAM noob so I don't really know how PAM is "supposed" to work. I read about "dragable this and that" and nothing is dragable at all. I guess I missed the point.
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the scroll arrow appears one mine without a problem. but for the test button theme, it's like that, the background of the application list has another picture on the pam theme =/ i hav no idea why but u can change it in the theme settings file
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I have yet to figure out why this is happening, the code to show the up down on load is identical to the code when you scroll (try using the mouse wheel if you have one, and the buttons will appear)
I noticed this AFTER I had it packaged and uploaded, (you'll notice it is in my todo list) I loaded it back up but didn't see any obvious reason (there is probably one of those typos that 'looks' good but is just plain dumb.)
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whao this version is great. love the category. great work!!
but how come i still see the menu creating .pafdata files. and saving it into the db file.
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PAF Files are created whenever something (other than sort order) changes for an exe, I thought about not writing it if save to DB was turned on, but if you then turn off save to DB I'd have to go through every app and write the paffile then, the paffiles get written when you change something so it doesn't take very long, and writing all at once could take a while on a huge drive.
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As usual I set a mirror for this fine project
http://thibeaz.com/portableappsmod/portableappsmenur22.zip
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Yay!!! Categories!!
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Changing font color and style in [AppButtons] only effects the first category, changing font color and style in [MenuButtons] has no effect at all.
ZAP
As always, sorry about my bad English ...
PS@xrxca: Have a nice weekend.
PS2: Also changing of SubOffset, OffsetX/Y and stuff is without any effect.
ZAP
That was in my notes to check (I knew the themes were an issue), but I forgot
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This is SO AWESOME. The categories are AMAZING!
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It's kinda scary when my desktop is messier than my room...
You did a great job so far.
I found a tiny bug. When the windows-taskbar has not the default location at the bottom but at the top and the "snap to screen" option is enabled, the menu is not snapped to the taskbar but to the top of the screen. Nevertheless it works for the bottom.
Now my wishes for the new version:
- Drag and Drop for categories
- Plz put a scrollbar in! The buttons look nicer, that's for sure, but klicking 20 times to find a program in a list of over 100 isn't nice.
Maybe auto-scrolling when the left mousebutton is pressed would be a first step to make it easier for people with a lot of apps (I know that the the down and up keys on keyboard work, but still I would prefer a scrollbar)
- No more wishes at all because I love it.
Keep up the great work!!!
Works great, like all the other versions! I've set up another mirror:
R21a
R21b
R22
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hmmm.. can you also make an optio to turn the shodow of the menu off? cause i'm using my vista theme (https://portableapps.com/node/8086) and if i use PAM on windows xp it shows the shodow and it looks wierd. usually i don't see the shadow if i use it on my vista comp, sumhow.lolz or maybe you can add the opion the adjust the hight of the shadow in the theme settings file.
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Is there a way to change the category's icon?
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Still To Do:
* Changing popup hint for an individual app or submenu
* Custom ExecOnClose program and parameters for individual applications (the storage and execute code is in there I just haven’t got the edit dialog in yet)
* Disallow Dragging Option
* Fix scrollup/scrolldown button strangeness.
* Explore Here Option in Right Click Menu
* Different Icons for Open and Closed submenus
* Custom Icons for individual submenus
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It's kinda scary when my desktop is messier than my room...
Sorry for my momentary stupidity.
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That categories thing are AMAZING!!!
little bug on my "Neon" Theme but it is ok.
Disallow Dragging Option and then its perfect
You are GREAT
Greetz
NeoRame
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@NeoRame: Your Neon theme looks strange in the new R22 version, because the OffsetX & OffsetY do not work. Where to disable the dragging function?
ZAP
i now the OffsetX & OffsetY bug. i think in the r22b would be fixed.
sorry, i mean when in the next version the "disable the dragging" function is included, then is this mod perfect.
greetz
NeoRame
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Sorry for my lousy English!!!
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Sorry for my lousy English!!!
Puh ... and I thought, I would somewhat not have seen (checked the *.ini files forwards and backwards, up and down).
Thanx,
ZAP