kalons:I still don't get how you actually use them. Can FileSystem be used to quickly browse folders/files? Can Passwords be used to quickly fill several fields on a web form?
Here is how I personally use them each day. I have added a few folders to watch to the default Win-Z slimLAUNCH hotkey, as you can see here. I use Win-Z only for FileSystem sources.
- When I want to run Paint.NET, I press Win-Z, type "pnet", then press Enter.
- When I want to run Outlook, I press Win-Z, type "moo", then press Enter.
- When I want to open the slimKEYS forums in my browser, I press Win-Z, type "scf", then press Enter.
- When I want to open a PayPal guide document located in "My Documents", I press Win-Z, type "ppg", then press Enter.
That's slimLAUNCH in action, using filenames provided by slimLAUNCH.FileSystem sources. As for slimLAUNCH.Passwords, here is how I use it.
- The first time I ran slimKEYS after installation, I was prompted for a main password for the "Default" password store, which I did. This is the only password I'll have to remember by myself.
- When I need to create a new password entry for my newly created DotNetNuke account, I press Ctrl-Win-P to open the Password Stores edition form. If this is the first time I'm accessing this store since I started slimKEYS, I'll be asked to enter the main password. In the edition form, I press the "Add" button, and fill the information, including the URL address. Since I need a web-safe password, I press the "!" button to generate a new password. I close the password entry form by pressing "OK". This first time only, I select the new entry in the password list and press Ctrl-C to copy the password in the clipboard, and complete the DotNetNuke web form.
- A few days later, I press Ctrl-Win-B to invoke the default slimLAUNCH hotkey which is bound to the "Default" password store provided by a slimLAUNCH.Passwords source. I type "dnn" to select my "DotNetNuke" entry and press Ctrl-A to open my browser to the DotNetNuke web address. The slimLAUNCH window does not close. I can Alt-Tab back to it and press Ctrl-U to copy the username in the clipboard and paste it in the web form. I can Alt-Tab again and press Enter to copy the password in the clipboard (which closes the slimLAUNCH window) and paste it in the web form.
I can see two questions coming to your mind: First wouldn't it be cool if pressing Ctrl-A would open the web address and automatically fill in the username and password? Yes, it would be awesome, and I keep juggling about how this can be done. Suggestions are welcomes. Second: Why not use the browser's password saving capabilities? I do use them, but like anything else, I like to have a unique central password repository where all my passwords are available in case I reset my browser's settings, or switch between FireFox, IE7 and Opera for my tests. Better, I have placed my "default.skps" password store file in a folder that is synchronized automatically between all my computers using FolderShare. Passwords I create on one machine are always available on the others.
I hope this sheds some light on how slimLAUNCH.FileSystem and slimLAUNCH.Passwords are used with slimLAUNCH. As always, your suggestions are more than welcomed.