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Re: Questions and suggestions

  •  01-29-2007, 14:38

    Re: Questions and suggestions

    Thank you for the great comments!

    slimSIZE:

    Minimize/maximize/restore operations aren't supported, but could easily be implemented. I personally use Alt-Space, then either N, X or R. I try to avoid creating "yet another shortcut". The minimum I should add to slimSIZE is a "Maximize" checkbox that overrides the width and height. Currently, if you move a window that is maximized without changing its size, it stays maximized.

    slimSEARCH:

    1) Hehe. I knew this was coming soon or later, I'd need more than 3 myself. How would you like this to work? Adding Ctrl-Alt-Enter and Win-Enter to the supported keys? How do you feel about other similar tools that require you to type a word before the search, like "g slimkeys" for searching on Google? I personally don't like those.

    2) Noted! But I'm always configuring my browser to open a new tab by default. Do you want a new tab or really a new window?

    3) Dogh! Noted!

    slimLAUNCH:

    1) Noted, but lower in my priorities. Makes sense with the "Context menu" key, but not with the mouse. slimLAUNCH is, after all, a tool to avoid using the mouse.

    2) You're right. Noted, but it may not be feasible with the plug-in design.

    3) Hmmm, tricky one, but I'll juggle with this a little.

     

    As for slimLAUNCH.Passwords and slimLAUNCH.FileSystems, they are plug-ins for the slimLAUNCH plug-in (confusing isn't it?). In short, slimKEYS exposes a public interface for other plug-ins to register hotkeys and perform actions when those hotkeys are pressed. Then, the slimLAUNCH plug-in exposes a public interface of its own for other plug-ins to expose a list of named items to browse. That's what slimLAUNCH.Passwords and slimLAUNCH.FileSystem do. They are both a slimKEYS and slimLAUNCH plug-in, though only the first one also allows a hotkey to be assigned to it. When adding or editing a slimLAUNCH hotkey, you can add a new item source with the Add button. This will prompt you for the type of source (FileSystem or Passwords) you wish to add to this slimLAUNCH hotkey. You can mix both. You could use a single Win-Z hotkey to browse files and passwords at the same time. I personally prefer distinct hotkeys. That's why Win-Z is mapped to files and Ctrl-Win-B is mapped to passwords by default. Until I complete the help section and make a screencast, the screenshots can help demystify the whole story.

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