[ChristianS]

StandaloneStack 2.0.7 is released !

StandaloneStack 2 ( i've just modify my old page )


New :

- Base on new stack library from Matonga
- Better customization dialog.
- Special folder ( for now, no control panel for windows XP, sorry )
- Video preview with "animation" (.AVI )
- Folder navigation in stack ( hold CTRL key to enter in folder - but no go back)
- Image loading in background

New 2.0.1 :

- Go back button when navigate in folder
- you can choose how enter in folder ( single click or click+CTRL )
- choose to keep standalonestack in memory or not
- show or not hidden files

( old version 2.0 can be found here :old 2.0 )


New 2.0.2 :

- option : don't close stack on focus lost.
( run shortcut again to close the stack )

( old version 2.0.1 can be found here :old 2.0.1 )


New : 2.0.3 - fix release

- fix the bug reported by Smaky : stack doesn't open.
- you can now open many stack at same time ( check "don't close stack on focus lost" )

( old version 2.0.2 can be found here :old 2.0.2 )


New : 2.0.4

- better folder browsing. you can now explore drive, drive shortcut, directory shortcut and zip fles in stack.
- new "go back" icon - and the text is now "Go Back <previous folder>"
- go back to first folder : hold CTRL key while clicking on "Go Back"


( old version 2.0.3 can be found here :old 2.0.3 )


New : 2.0.5 - fix release

- fix the bug with shortcuts, "office" like shortcut works now, i hope the others too...
- fix the bug with files without extension ( explorer option : "hide file extension for know file types" ) and custom icons
- Control panel shortcuts work now in windows XP

( old version 2.0.4 can be found here :old 2.0.4 )


New : 2.0.6 - small release before my holidays

- Stacks can now overides default options
- Add X,Y offset to set open position with mouse

( old version 2.0.5 can be found here :old 2.0.5 )


New : 2.0.7

- Open speed improvment. Check "keep in memory when stack is closed" to activate cache. The file list is not reloaded from filesystem.
- Custom icon name is now like "_.doc" with underscore (XP can't create file without prefix like .doc )
- Fix location of stack if you force the position and then change screen resolution.
- Right click context menu.
- "click thru" on transparent part of the icon (for stack mode) now open the shortcut.
- Keep mouse button settings if button is swapped ( for lefty )
- you can force stack position on screen
- numerical sorting for filename. when filename begin with a number, it is used to sort the file.
- don't run shortcut if you hold down mouse button more than 2 seconds
- video shorcut preview and animation
- you can turn off video preview
- "A stack/folder in the stack can not be opened if it contains the shortcut of deleted application" should work ?
- stack shortcut creation can be made in any folder ( instead of desktop folder only)


sorry for 64bit application, i can't compile standalone stack in 64bit because stack lib dll from Matonga is 32bit so i can't load it.
i will try another thing later...

( old version 2.0.6 can be found here :old 2.0.6 )

This post has been edited by ChristianS: 26 November 2009 - 08:32 AM

[Ghostwalker]

Nice, I would like to see some of this in Matonga's stack docklet.

[handofra]

Whoa, this is certainly useful for me as I don't use any dock. Thanks for the program!

Also, it seems like the direction option isn't working.

[scissorhands7]

handofra, on May 31st 2009, 09:10 PM, said:

Whoa, this is certainly useful for me as I don't use any dock. Thanks for the program!

Also, it seems like the direction option isn't working.

That's because the direction option of the stackslib.dll that its based on has a problem with the direction of the stack. Don't worry, when Matonga updates the stacklib.dll, this problem will be fixed, its not an error in the standalone stack coding.

[technosinner]

The direction works for me...

Here is a little bug report for you Christian: if you click on the stack shortcut and there is already a standalonestack2.exe process running, it will still start a second one. It will kill the second process if you click out of the stack, but the first one stays there. FYI.

Très bien comme petit programme mon ami, bravo!

[vhanla]

I copied some shortcuts inside a directory and created a Stack to access them, when clicked, it shows perfectly their icons, but it doesn't launch the application, instead it shows "move items" and "copy items" dialog.

[ChristianS]

@technosinner : yes, in fact, for a faster open, one standalonestack.exe keep running.
i can put an option to keep or not a process running.

[technosinner]

ChristianS, on Jun 1st 2009, 05:06 AM, said:

@technosinner : yes, in fact, for a faster open, one standalonestack.exe keep running.
i can put an option to keep or not a process running.

No actually that's fine; I was just wondering if that was intended or not. The option to have running or not would be nice however.

[scissorhands7]

Things in my mind that would take this standalone app to the next level.

1. Backward button
2. Instead of control+Clicking on a folder to keep it in stack mode, change the Control + Click to open the folder in explorer and the regular click to open the folder in Stack mode.
3. It shows my hidden folders and files even though I don't want it to show them. Is there a way so that it doesn't display my hidden folders?
4. .Avi preview is really choppy

This post has been edited by scissorhands7: 01 June 2009 - 11:23 PM

[Skrell]

i am in love with you!

edit: arg!! it wont stay open? this is the same problem i had with standalone stack 1 is there anyway you can make it so that you have to click on teh desktop in order for the popup to close?

This post has been edited by Skrell: 01 June 2009 - 11:47 PM

[ChristianS]

that's what it suppose to do...
it close when it lost focus, so when you click anywhere out the stack.

[Skrell]

I guess i wasn't clear, the popup closes IMMEDIATELY leaving no time to even click on an icon. It won't stay open at all.

ChristianS, on Jun 2nd 2009, 07:15 AM, said:

that's what it suppose to do...
it close when it lost focus, so when you click anywhere out the stack.

[pedobear]

This implementation is the first time that Stack Docklet 2.0 has worked for me. Thanks a lot to you and Motonga! Now I'm just waiting for his C++ version that hopefully will not crash every dock program I try it with on Vista.

[Skrell]

can anyone help me? i'm dying to use this

[Smaky]

Christian,

I have noticed that under some cicrumstances (I have not been able to reproduce it all the time) more than one fan or grid is shown. The best way to do it is to rapidly click multiple times on the shortcut.

[ChristianS]

New 2.0.1 : (download with first link)

- Go back button when navigate in folder
- you can choose how enter in folder ( single click or click+CTRL )
- choose to keep standalonestack in memory or not
- show or not hidden files

( old version 2.0 can be found here :old 2.0 )

[ChristianS]

@Smaky :

yes, if you click many times, you can have many stack.
i can prevent this.


@Skrell :

it's hard to understand, have you unzip all files in a simple folder, like "c:\standalonestack2" ?
if you just select the shortcut and press enter to run it , does the stack stay open ?
which config ? xp, vista ?

[Skrell]

Thank you for your response ChristianS. I have standalonestack extracted to the C:\ as you showed. If i hit enter to execute the shortcut it still closes immediately. It's as if the stack is fighting with another window that is trying to always be on top. That is why i asked if you could make an option to force it to stay open. I use WinXP SP3.

edit: also, it stays in memory after i execute the shortcut. Shouldn't it stop running once the stack goes away?

This post has been edited by Skrell: 04 June 2009 - 02:36 AM

[ChristianS]

Skrell, on Jun 4th 2009, 02:29 AM, said:

Thank you for your response ChristianS. I have standalonestack extracted to the C:\ as you showed. If i hit enter to execute the shortcut it still closes immediately. It's as if the stack is fighting with another window that is trying to always be on top. That is why i asked if you could make an option to force it to stay open. I use WinXP SP3.

edit: also, it stays in memory after i execute the shortcut. Shouldn't it stop running once the stack goes away?

ok, i will think about an option to stay the stack open. i just need to find an idea how close the stack !?

[Skrell]

any idea what could be causing this problem?