[scissorhands7]

This is seriously now some of the best coding i've seen in a long time.

Browsing is fast and light
the go back icon is great
the amount of options you can do is just great


I really am impressed Chris between you and matonga, you really have something here.

I can see this becoming a complete replacement for explorer.

Things that would make this a replacement for explorer

- Ability to drag and move files into folders
- Ability to create folders/files/shortcuts
- Ability to rename folders/files
- Ability to Delete folders/files
- Ability to cut/paste folders/files

I just have to say congratulations on a job well done. This is such a good application, you have my thanks.

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One feature that I think should be improved upon is scroll bars for folders where there are many files (for exploring).

Right now when there are too many files, only the go back option is shown (show in explorer is missing when there are too many files to show) and the files in alphabetical order that come last arent shown.

An easier solution may be to just halve the size of the icons when there are too many files in a folder and then just revert back to the user setting when they leave the folder?

Or another solution could be to have the icons appear in the largest size possible (with maximum pixel and minimum pixel limits) and code it so that all the files show?

So some solutions that i can think of are:

1. Scrollbars
2. Halve the size of the icons for folders that have too many files and revert back to user settings on the rest of folders
3. User set Maximum and minimum pixel limits displaying largest size possible.

This post has been edited by scissorhands7: 13 June 2009 - 02:15 AM

[Smaky]

V2.0.4 runs even better... quite fast actually.

The icon issue is still present though. I have configured it to show 128px icos and found that some apps would not yield the hi-res icon (like .zip files - with winzip installed) and when the app does not has a hi-res icon, the low-res one gets enlaged (thus getting pixelated). Again, it might help to have the largest icon available to show inside a square (as explorer does).

[Ghostwalker]

This gets better and better, and is vary handy in FindeXer.

[Ghostwalker]

Sorry for the double post please delete

This post has been edited by Ghostwalker: 13 June 2009 - 01:55 AM

[biznotcher]

Have the latest version. Running on WinXP SP2. My problem is if my stack contains a shortcut, I cannot launch it from the stack. Usually I click and nothing happens. Other times I get a "parameter not correct" dialog. If I have EXE files or other programs within the stack directly, they launch fine.

Is there a way to launch shortcuts from within a stack?

This post has been edited by biznotcher: 13 June 2009 - 03:17 PM

[iluvcitebeur]

id love to see this refined design and scrollbar feature






thx for this app...its awesome!

[Smaky]

For that, we'd need matonmga to update his superb stacklib (I'll keep my fingers crossed).

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id love to see this refined design and scrollbar feature

[chatpristi]

I really love standalone stacks. Thank you so much for sharing Christian.
I'm using it with y'zdock at the moment.
Just a question though, would it be possible to completely unload the program from memory once the stack has been closed. In Y'z dock, after the first use a running indicator remains under the icon.

[Ghostwalker]

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Y'z dock, after the first use a running indicator remains under the icon.

If you look in Task Manager you will see that StandaloneStack2.exe is always running. Use a shortcut to it in the dock with arguments that should remove the running indicator.

This post has been edited by Ghostwalker: 15 June 2009 - 12:01 PM

[Elevati0n]

Hi again. nice update..but i cannot "view" scrolls in...

[chatpristi]

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If you look in Task Manager you will see that StandaloneStack2.exe is always running.

Yes, I know it is always running, that's what I'm asking : Could it work like kkmenu : load on clik and unload once the stack is folded back. that would save ressource.

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Use a shortcut to it in the dock with arguments that should remove the running indicator.

What do you mean? What arguments can I use ?

[BurntAsafoetida]

Elevati0n, on Jun 15th 2009, 04:15 PM, said:

Hi again. nice update..but i cannot "view" scrolls in...

These screen shots are from "SnowLeopard" I think. There is not available scroll feature in standalone stack 2. He imply that "we are waiting for this, if you add this feature I'm gonna be happy"

[ChristianS]

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Please, will it be possible to quickly edit a few words of the program? (thanks to the AjaxTrans web)

La nouvelle version marche très très bien. Merci beaucoup, Christian.
J'ai, en tout cas, un petit désir: lorsqu'on n'est pas angloparlant on veut éditer quelques mots du programme (tels que l'accès au explorer, très necessaire pour ajouter plus d'accès directs). Avec la première version c'était possible de traduire quelque chose, mais pas avec la v.2. (merci mes professeurs de français)

OK, next release ( or next ) will be multilingual.



@biznotcher

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Have the latest version. Running on WinXP SP2. My problem is if my stack contains a shortcut, I cannot launch it from the stack. Usually I click and nothing happens. Other times I get a "parameter not correct" dialog. If I have EXE files or other programs within the stack directly, they launch fine.

Is there a way to launch shortcuts from within a stack?

have you disabled the arrow icon of the shortcut ? or done some hack with shortcuts ?
i don't understand this bug, for so few users...

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These screen shots are from "SnowLeopard" I think. There is not available scroll feature in standalone stack 2. He imply that "we are waiting for this, if you add this feature I'm gonna be happy"

Yes, it's from Snow Leopard, so beautifull , we need an update from Matonga to have this

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Just a question though, would it be possible to completely unload the program from memory once the stack has been closed. In Y'z dock, after the first use a running indicator remains under the icon.

in the options, uncheck "keep in memory when stack is closed" to unload standalonestack.exe. Kill this process and try again if it doesn't work the first time.

[chatpristi]

Merci Christian. Je n'avais pas vu que l'option était déjà intégrée.

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Après test

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J'ai deux raccourcis dans mon y'z dock, après avoir validé l'option, un seul des deux arrive à se décharger de la mémoire.

This post has been edited by chatpristi: 15 June 2009 - 04:45 PM

[jake2467]

Thank you for this terrific app! I hope someone is clapping you on the back because you definitely deserve it!

One quick question about using the custom .png icons. I've been able to get the "folder" icon to appear, but not the file extension icons. (.avi, .pdf, etc.) However, I've noticed that they will work if I rename the file to include the extension at the end. In other words to have the custom ".avi" icon appear for the .avi file "Movie" I would need to change the name to "Movie.avi".

Now, am I wrong in thinking that these icons are supposed to work like the "folder" icon and appear for every matching file type? Or is it the case of where an icon needs to be created for each individual file?

Not entirely sure how to go about resolving the matter, but thanks again and best of luck with any future releases!

[ChristianS]

Thanks,

i think, it's a bug.
By default windows doesn't show the extension, but i always turn off this option to show all extensions, so i haven't seen this bug.
You can disable this option in the explorer->folder option->uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".

however, i will try to fix this bug.

[CitizenOne]

I'm having a problem:

I've installed Standalone Stack 2, or rather extracted the program to a "C:\Programs\Standalone Stack 2" folder. I rearranged all the folders/shortcuts in my "All Programs" list on the Start Menu (via manipulation of the folders and shortcuts within the "Start Menu" folder in the "Documents and Settings" folder for "All Users." Once having everything arranged neatly, where, for example, all multimedia program links appear in a folder named "Multimedia," I proceded to use Standalone Stack 2 to create stacks for these subfolders of the Start Menu folder. The first one seemed to work; I created a stack for the general "Programs" folder within the Start Menu, tested it but not thoroughly, and was satisfied with the results. I then proceded to make stacks for each additional folder that I wanted to have a stack for, all being folders within the Start Menu directory. Next, I proceded to change the icon for each short cut that Standalone Stack 2 had added to my desktop, so as to more easily distinguish the stacks from each other. Next, I copied and/or moved each of these stack shortcuts into the "Quick Lauch" bar on the Windows task bar, so that I could access each stack with a single click of the mouse. Next, I deleted each remaining copy of the original shortcuts that Standalone Stack 2 had created on my desktop, so as to maintain my icon-free desktop. Upon testing each new "Quick Launch" stack link, the stacks (arranged in the grid-pattern) appeared and worked perfectly in terms of my being able to navigate through the stack whether from the root directory forward or backward from subsequent sub-directories (folders). Further, when holding "Control" or by clicking the "Show in Explorer" icon, the stack opened that folder/directory in an Explorer window as perfectly as it should. However, a problem arises whenever I click an icon in the stack to open an actual program. Upon doing so, instead of opening the program immediately, Windows instead displays a "Move Items" window that asks me to "select the location of the place where you want to move "program name here." If I close this window via the X or cancel button, the appropriate program does indeed open after. The bug presents itself for each of the 7 stacks I've created for each ".exe" program link in each stack. However, I've discovered that for programs that are launched through the Windows shell, "Control Panel" being one example, the "Move Items" window does not appear and the program opens as normal. Thinking that the copying/moving of the original Standalone Stack 2 created shortcuts could be the culprit, I created a new stack and shorcut on my desktop using one of the same Start Menu folders as before and didn't move it or change the icon. Upon testing it, I discovered that the same thing happens. If I use the stack to lauch an executable program, the "Move Items" window appears without fail. Here are some system specs in case such information is needed to troubleshoot my problem:

Windows XP Home SP3 with all current updates
Athlon XP 3200+ Processor
1 Gb DDR2 RAM
Soyo KT600 Mainboard (Via KT600 chipset)

Any ideas on how to resolve this issue? Thank you in advance for your help, and thanks for creating such a nifty utility!

[dieter1]

Hello,
I have still the problem that no shortcut will start a program whether a direct link to a program or a document Link. I already reported this problem on your homepage, for the earlier versions. There is still no change in version 2.0.4 in this behavior.

[ChristianS]

@dieter1
have you disabled the arrow icon of the shortcut ? or done some hack with shortcuts ?

[CitizenOne]

ChristianS, on Jun 16th 2009, 01:26 PM, said:

@dieter1
have you disabled the arrow icon of the shortcut ? or done some hack with shortcuts ?

ChristianS,

Firstly, sorry for the long, drawn-out report I gave previously, detailing a bug that had already been reported. (I had read through the entire thread, but somehow missed the most recent report of what I am calling the "Shortcut to" bug.) In answer to the question you asked @dieter1, you could say that I had "done some hack with shortcuts." On the offending system, I used the TweakUI utility to eliminate the "Shortcut to" prefix from all shortcuts. However, I did NOT disable the arrow on the shortcut icons. I've tried re-enabling the "Shortcut to" prefix and afterwards creating new stacks, but it still doesn't work and always gives the "Move items" window that must be closed before the programs will open. This problems presents itself on a fresh install of XP Home SP3. Interestingly enough, I've just tested the program on another system, this one being an older install of XP Professional SP3. It too had the "Shortcut to" prefix disabled via TweakUI, and like the problem system, did not have the arrow disabled. Yet, even though the XP Pro system's shortcut settings were identicle to my other system, Standalone Stack 2 works with folders containing shorcuts! It works whether the "Shortcut to" is disabled or not. So, its not working on my XP Home SP3 system but working on my XP Pro SP3 system, even though they're setup up essentially the same way (same system tweaks), except that I'm using different themes on each system. Do you think this bug could have something to do with the errant system being XP Home instead of Pro?

Thanks.