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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,737 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
It really was just a quick and sloppy mock-up... but what I would like to see is something like this...
Maybe have it so the preview media player window be able to collapse into the current edit window for when it is not needed... like when we are just updating overviews, SRP and such. Pete, I don't know how to tell you this, but the side-by-side you show is exactly how I do my profiles and is reasonably easy to set as the default. | | | | Marty - Registered July 10, 2004, User since 2002. |
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| Registered: December 27, 2009 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 5,131 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think Ken should shelve all projects (Android) (Mac) and whatever else is in the works.
And jump on this. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
And once again... just have to be a smart ass and continue on with the Keyboard shortcuts... even after how clearly I made it that I am in no way what so ever interested in any of them. If you just for a second stop being so superbly selfish, you get that maybe there are other people who like to learn windows basics. I didn't for a second think that you would get the joke even there was a emoticon at the end to make sure nobody misses it. Quote:
And wonder why I get upset!   Yes, I really don't get why you get upset when you are the only one with a problem and people are trying to help you. What makes this pure comedy is that the answer was given to you in first page and still you keep crying like a baby. Quote:
I swear I about had it with all this non-sense! LOL Quote:
I honestly don't see how anyone should be frustrated on how I decide to use my personal home computer Because it seems that you don't know how to use it and refuse to take any advice? Instead you  and This thread is  | | | | Last edited: by Kulju |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
Yupp, Yupp, that awfull Windows key was added to keyboard just for decoration. And Alt and Ctrl keys only exist that Windows users can type Ctrl+Alt+ Del  Quote:
but dragging the windows with the mouse will work too. Sure, but its actually much more difficult to get even split screen with a mouse. | | | | Last edited: by Kulju |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | I said from day one that I knew about keyboard shortcuts... but that I had no interest in using them. So no... were teaching me anything new. Just telling me more and more about a solution I had zero interest in using.
Ever think I am not the only one with the problem... but with the way it was continually hammered in that no one else wanted to agree with me out in the open in this thread? I can see how others would be worried about getting the same type of treatment and ridicule. I can say I got green arrows for the original post in this thread. So I can only think that there is others that think some sort of change would be helpful. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've never used any of those keyboard shortcuts - I don't know what they are or how to use them.
Of course I've heard them mentioned but they never registered because I didn't know what people meant when they discussed them.
I'll never forget going into Best Buy and overhearing a conversation between an elderly gentleman and the young customer service people.
The problem? The old man couldn't figure out how to open the computer.
The service people kept asking question after question about different programs, keyboard shortcuts and the like.
The old man couldn't get them to understand what he needed - he wanted to know how to open it.
They asked him for his receipt, warranty etc and were becoming quite frustrated with the old man's inability to let them know exactly what he wanted.
He just kept asking them to show him how to open it.
Finally, I couldn't take it any more and I walked over to help.
The problem? The computer had a button on the side that needed to be pushed so the laptop opened up allowing one access to the screen and the keyboard.
Whenever people offer suggestions about keyboard shortcuts or other things computers do, it's helpful to remember that many people are like that elderly man. They can't even figure out how to open the laptop. | | | | Last edited: by Kathy |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,455 |
| | Posted: | | | | Here is another alternative the mreeder50 and shortcut solutions. This uses an AutoIT script to automatically hide / show and set the position and size of PowerDVD and the Edit Profile screens to create Addicted2DVD's mockup. This background script runs in a loop, as long as DVD Profiler is running, and will automatically snap the PowerDVD and Edit Profile windows into the correct positions: - When you click Edit Profile, then PowerDVD and Edit Profile will snap into place. DVDP minimizes. - When Edit Profile closes, automatically PowerDVD minimizes and DVDP pops back up. Quote:
While (WinGetTitle("Invelos Software DVD Profiler"))
If (WinGetTitle("Edit Profile")) Then
WinSetState ( "CyberLink PowerDVD", "", @SW_RESTORE )
WinSetState ( "Invelos Software DVD Profiler", "", @SW_MINIMIZE )
If (WinGetTitle("CyberLink PowerDVD")) Then
WinMove("CyberLink PowerDVD","",0,0)
$winparms = WinGetPos("CyberLink PowerDVD")
Sleep(5000)
WinMove("Edit Profile","", $winparms[2], 0, @DesktopWidth-$winparms[2], 100)
EndIf
Else
WinSetState ( "CyberLink PowerDVD", "", @SW_MINIMIZE )
WinSetState ( "Invelos Software DVD Profiler", "", @SW_SHOW )
EndIf
WEnd
This is a simple, almost elegant solution that you can tweak in many ways. - you could substitute any other player such as VLC player or WMP - you can change or eliminate the delay. It is only needed if your screen resolution cuts off the Edit Profile OK/Cancel buttons. The delay gives you a couple of seconds to slide the window over and click before the window snaps back into place. - You could change the WinSetState of Edit Profile to "@SW_RESTORE") and it should remember where you last put the window - etc. I got this to work even on a low res laptop by setting the PowerDVD skin to Cinema mode, and adjusting the Edit Profile Names window. | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks... I will check it out.  | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,455 |
| | Posted: | | | | Changed the two @SW_HIDE to @SW_MINIMIZE - works better. | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kulju: Quote:
Quoting Lewis_Prothero:
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but dragging the windows with the mouse will work too.
Sure, but its actually much more difficult to get even split screen with a mouse. With Win7 it isn't, you simply draw one window to the left border of the screen, the other to the right ... et voilá. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 2,337 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
With Win7 it isn't, you simply draw one window to the left border of the screen, the other to the right ... et voilá. Didn't know that one. Thanks a lot.  |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,455 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Thanks... I will check it out. I assume you know that you can compile the script into an .exe file for convenience, so you can start it up when Profiler is started, either manually or automatically. I just left in script form in case somebody out there had some nice ideas for tweaks. | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kulju: Quote:
Quoting Lewis_Prothero:
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Strangely this is quite exactly what I meant when in my first post I said "Side-By-Side".
And a really fast and easy method to achieve this is:
- Open Media Player then Win key + Arrow left
- Open DVDP Edit windows Win key + Arrow right
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With Win7 it isn't, you simply draw one window to the left border of the screen, the other to the right ... et voilá. Didn't know about these! Greens all around! | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I said from day one that I knew about keyboard shortcuts... but that I had no interest in using them. So no... were teaching me anything new. Just telling me more and more about a solution I had zero interest in using. I can't speak for everyone else here, but in my case, I'm way more familiar with the keyboard shortcuts than how to do the same thing with the mouse. It's not that I'm deliberately hiding the solution you want in favor of the solution I prefer. I honestly couldn't care less how you accomplish your tasks. It's just that I, quite literally, can tell you how to do things with the keyboard that I don't know how to do with the mouse or don't know how to do quickly / easily with a mouse. Don't mistake people doing their best to help with them trying to force a solution on you. Perhaps the keyboard shortcut is the only way they know how to do it. These are just people doing their best to help, even if it's not an "ideal" solution. And finally Pete, suck it up. No offense, but I'm sure if I spent 5 minutes looking, I'd probably have no problem finding examples of you offering up alternate solutions to people. Not the solution they were seeking, but a "better" way, a "quicker" way, a workflow that bypasses deficiencies in the program, or whatever. That's what we do. We try to help people out. Even when it's not 100% exactly what they wanted, we do our best to get them as close as possible. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,330 |
| | Posted: | | | | The difference is they continued the same exact thing over and over again even AFTER I said that particular solution don't work for me. And that is all the difference in the world. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,455 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
The difference is they continued the same exact thing over and over again even AFTER I said that particular solution don't work for me. And that is all the difference in the world. Have you had time to try the solution I gave you? It takes all of about 5 minutes to implement and works like magic. Then all this other discussion would be moot ... If you need me to compile the script for you, or if you prefer not to use it, let me know, and I will move on ... | | | Thanks for your support.
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