[release] Buttonpulser

[Vjay]

Hi, 30 minutes ago i decided to spend the next 1/2 hour not relaxing, but doing something usefull.

And heres the result, dunno if it runs on your system and dunno if it runs on another skin than Iceman's Jaguar.

Although you need win XP (Jaguar) and 32bit color (not tested anything else).

The color is important, because the button-picture is captured from the live-screen. As transparency the topleft pixel is used (with some tolerance).

What the program does: It pulses the dialogs default-button like OSX does (i liked that).

Configuration: None, just start the program, to quit use your task-manager or logoff .

I was to lazy to add config-options, because i like it the way it works and bevor i spend any time to make this program beta/final i wanted to know if somebody likes it.

So long

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[kmccormi]

oh ... my ... god. what we have all been waiting for ... too bad it has to be run as a separate app, but no biggie. iceman's jaguar is my favorite theme and this works BEAUTIFULLY with it ... i have no real mac to compare it with, but my eye tells me that the darker shades are a little too dark, a little too grey-blue instead of aqua blue, but i may be completely wrong.

THANK YOU!

[AndreasV]

:woot: YAY! Amazing work and a great idea. :rock:

One little thing tho: If I change the focused button, the originally focused one keeps pulsing.

BTW, Vjay is a hindu name, not?

PS: No systemwide hooks, impressing

[kmccormi]

p.s. i noticed the same thing Ave noticed - when you switch the focused button, only the originally focused one keeps pulsing and the newly highlilghted one doesn't pulse at all.

regardless, i'm loving this!

[Ken]

Great idea!

When I run it, the default button flashes. If it loses focus, it stops flashing until it's focused again. All other buttons are not affected at all. Is that how it should be?

[Vjay]

first thx for the credits

Thanks for the error-reporting, but i will wait until there are more responses.

This is really a 08/15 app (using timers and consuming to much memory and cpu), i only posted it to publish the idea of making maclike animations and wait for the responses.

When the people (you) like it, i throw it away and make a new one using hooks or code injection and add configs + corrections

So post your opinions and bugreports, when there are enough i will do, otherwise not :-P

Have phun, i will go to bed now good n8

ps vjay -> no its a real nick name for my real one

Edit @ Ken: J..No it also flashes, but u must look very close, cause it uses the live-image from the button it fades the unfocused-button-image

@ bed now

[Ghostwalker]

Works in panther TD4 also this is a great idea :rock:

[grim53]

pritty dope little app. works well with kol's tiger vs

[wookietv]

working also in panther snow

[dk[DAnCE]]

Nice little Thing...goes straight into my Autostart Folder

P.S.

I think the pulsing goes a way too dark.

[pst9er]

Er.... am I the only one who gets a 16 bit Dos error running this?

Plus apparently it's still running, but it's not showing up in my processes, so I can't kill it/delete it.

[Nobski]

Originally posted by kmccormi@Jul 6 2004, 09:12 AM

p.s. i noticed the same thing Ave noticed - when you switch the focused button, only the originally focused one keeps pulsing and the newly highlilghted one doesn't pulse at all.

regardless, i'm loving this!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've noticed it too.

Awesome lil' app!!!

[TheBigB]

Originally posted by Ken@Jul 5 2004, 06:20 PM

Great idea!

When I run it, the default button flashes. If it loses focus, it stops flashing until it's focused again. All other buttons are not affected at all. Is that how it should be?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

on a mac the button doesn't flash nor is it even blue when the window isn't active.

[bh2]

It's working with Hills Aqua Extreme...pulsing a little to quick methinks. Great though!

[siddharth]

@AndreasV: No, the Hindu name is Vijay.

oh yeah good app....but it becomes too dark blah blah...been said before..I'll shut up.

[NilColor]

It's working with Recurve... niiice

But damned dotted frame is affecting the Idea... maybe you can destroy that frame? :cry:

[Null8Fuffzehn]

[Hobbes]

Beatifull ! So cool How much mem does this use ? Also I think

the button should go from the default color to lighter and back

again instead of growing darker But I like it like this verry much.

Thans man. Cool app :naughty:

[pst9er]

Originally posted by NilColor@Jul 6 2004, 03:55 PM

It's working with Recurve... niiice

But damned dotted frame is affecting the Idea... maybe you can destroy that frame?  :cry:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There's a hex edit, that a kind person managed to locate, that lets you get rid of the dotted selection border. Search for it, the thread is from a few days ago. Just involves replacing a few codes in user32.dll.

[AoW777]

wOOt, its working w/ Jetblack WB version.. this is exactly what i've been looking for for agesss.. *was just about to sit down and try to figure out how to import shinobi WB's pulsing buttons tonight* lol

edit: btw, to get rid of the dotted boader for most things, go into your display properties, then appearance, then effects, and uncheck the "hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation" etc etc lol that will turn off the boarder... stupid sounding i know, but it works lol

[bh2]

Working just great after a reboot...I started on the fly with lots of apps running...now it's perfect...great job! :woot:

[NilColor]

Originally posted by AoW777@Jul 7 2004, 01:20 AM

edit: btw, to get rid of the dotted boader for most things, go into your display properties, then appearance, then effects, and uncheck the "hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation" etc etc lol that will turn off the boarder... stupid sounding i know, but it works lol

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Doesn't work for me.... even after reboot.

[bh2]

I'm loving this one...great job! :rock:

[theunknown]

very very impressive . needs a little work before ill use it 100% of the time but since its was just to test an idea i reakon you've done a splendid job

keep it up, hope to see a more complete release in the near future.

oh ive noticed a number of buttons that dont pulse, the shutdown dialog for instance.

-The Unknown

[megabit]

awesome :woot:

great program. Nobody have think to buil it. great idea