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Virtual Console v0.1 alpha

It's finally ready, my first desklet is now available for download! :)

As many of you already know, this desklet reproduces the Windows console on your desktop. You can configure it to change the number of columns and rows, text colors and font, etc.

Please read the included README.txt file for further details, and keep in mind this is just an alpha version!

Screenshot:

http://www.webalice.it/marco.jez/images/web/vc-preview-8.jpg

Other screenshots are available here: http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showpost.ph...74&postcount=25

Waiting for feedback!

VirtualConsole.zip

Attachment: VirtualConsole.zip

#262316

This is really really neat!

I've got it on my desktop right now! Looks really sweet.

For a first bit of feedback, the ability to scroll back up the console would be useful. Sometimes you are looking up usage on functions and the list of flags overruns the entire console screen.

Other than that, further review is needed (and will definately be done!).

Keep up the great work!

Cheers!

#262322

This is really really neat!

Thanks!

For a first bit of feedback, the ability to scroll back up the console would be useful. Sometimes you are looking up usage on functions and the list of flags overruns the entire console screen.

It's already possible, as stated in README.txt, just use the mouse wheel! ;)

#262324

Yummy! It's awesome! Too bad only fixed-width fonts are available -- other than that I love it :)

#262328

dude, this is freakin' sweet!

okay, my first feature request: copy/paste to/from. piece o' cake, right?

seriously, this is great!

#262329

Nice....as i said before great Idea !

/me say´s thankU :)

#262333

It's already possible, as stated in README.txt, just use the mouse wheel! ;)

Hey Polo78,

The sad thing is that I'm using a laptop right now... the scrolling section works a little bit differently than a true mouse wheel.

I'll see if I can dig through the Synaptics website to get the touchpad scroll to work with this. I'll let you know how things go.

Cheers!

#262347

NICE! thank you so much!

#262372

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST LOVE IT

Seriously, this makes my desktop so much more usefull, because I always use the start->run box.. Now I just type it in directly on the desktop :D

You could make an installable .aveinst package btw of your zip file by adding the following as avedesk_installer.xml in the root of the zip file (you will nee to replace all the {YADA} and read the ). Then rename it to .aveinst :)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<AveInstaller>



	<About>

		<!-- tell us about yourself :) -->

		<Author>{YOURNAME}</Author>

		<Email>{YOUREMAIL}</Email>

		<HomePage>{YOURHOMEPAGE}</HomePage>



		<Name>{YOURDESKLETNAME}</Name>

		<Version>{YOURVERSION}</Version>

		<Description>{DESCRIPTION}</Description>

		<URL>{THEURLWHERETHISPACKAGECANBEFOUND}</URL>

		<!-- you could use gen_guid.vbs for this in AveDesk/Documentation -->

		<!-- btw, you can copy the text of a messagebox by just pressing CTRL+C when it has the focus -->

		<GUID>{NEWGUIDHERE}</GUID>

	</About>



	<!-- no dependencies -->

	<Dependencies/>



	<Requirements>

		<!-- avedesk 1.2 is required -->

		<Item Type="RequiredAveDeskVersion">1.2</Item>

		<!-- avedesk installer 1.2 is required -->

		<Item Type="RequiredInstallerVersion">1.2</Item>

	</Requirements>



	<BeforeCopy>

		<!-- in case this will be an update, temporarily suspend any running virtual console desklets -->

		<Item Type="SuspendDesklet">

			<Directory BaseFolder="Desklets">

				<Directory Name="VirtualConsole">

					<File>VirtualConsole.dll</File>

				</Directory>

			</Directory>

		</Item>

	</BeforeCopy>



	<CopyInformation>

		<!-- which files to copy whereto -->



		<!-- all goes into the desklets folder, since it's a desklet :) -->

		<Directory BaseFolder="Desklets">

			<!-- make a new folder for this desklet -->

			<Directory Name="VirtualConsole">

				<!-- copy the dll and assign it an alias -->

				<File Alias="DLL">VirtualConsole.dll</File>

				<!-- copy any other files left -->

				<CopyAll Recursively="true"/>

			</Directory>

		</Directory>

	</CopyInformation>



	<AfterCopySucceeded>

		<!-- if you want a splashscreen to show, include it in the root of the zip as splashscreen.png -->

		<Item Type="ShowBitmap">splashscreen.png</Item>

		<Item Type="LoadDesklet">

			<!-- 

				 1) Select the desklet instance that has your config in the AveDesk control panel

				 2) Go to: Desklet->Export and save it as myconfig.avedesklet

				 3) Open the file you have just saved

				 4) Copy the entire Desklet-node (so, not the AveDesk-node!)

				 5) Paste it here

				 6) Remove these comments.

			-->

		</Item>

	</AfterCopySucceeded>



	<AfterCopyFailed>

		<Item Type="ShowMessage">

			<Caption>Failed</Caption>

			<Text>The installation failed.</Text>

		</Item>

	</AfterCopyFailed>



</AveInstaller>

BTW: Updated documentation will hopefully come this weekend.

#262420

Thanks all, I'm glad you like it! :)

@Andreas: thanks for the tips on how to make an installer, I'll include that in the next alpha release (next week or so).

#262443

Very nice desklet...works perfectly here. My only suggestion is to somehow figure out a scroll box...

-NC

#262447

Perfect !!! This makes windows desktop just a little more bearable. Thanks

#262453

Very nice desklet...works perfectly here. My only suggestion is to somehow figure out a scroll box...

-NC

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#262461

^^^Gasp

***I've been n3wbinatored!!!***

-NC

P.S: Thanks, Mr. Women-hating Women-Lover.

#262485

yw. i do what i can ;)

#262487

o_O;;; wtf?! yesh!! >_

Neeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaat!~

I second the "okay, my first feature request: copy/paste to/from. piece o' cake, right?" from Mr. Shmengie

Thnx!

#262518

looks nice, i wish there would be an IRC client with that style.. Are there any? i havent been able to find any :(

#262519

This puppy is GREAT! I will get a lifetime use from it, this puppy will come to quick use for my C++ class and other computer related courses where I have to compile files.

Thanks a mucho!:P

#262524

weeeeha! This is so great! I love it.

y0u r0x! ;)

#262588

looks nice, i wish there would be an IRC client with that style.. Are there any? i havent been able to find any :(

all we need is an irc client that runs under the console...I know some on linux, but on windows...

#262622

OMG, that's incredible, i wait for this so long....yay!! =3

#262630

I'm trying to use Virtual Console with the just released Slide-effect, so that the console window will slide out of the top of the screen when I need it. Only problem is, the virtual console desklet seems to reset its position to -19 pix when I move it higher (for example, -100 pix). Is there a guard in your code or is it a limitation of the windows console?

#262774

This is so neat! All I keep thinking about is putting it in a frame.

I'm sure most themes would like to have this desklet. :)

#262820

first, this is awesome. works great...at work. at home, i'm having a problem. i get this:

console.jpg

my home pc has my profile on d: and windows on c:. so i figured %comspec% wasn't enough so i changed it to %systemroot%%comspec%. that didn't work so i tried c:windowssystem32cmd.exe. no go there either.

can someone advise on what would be the correct path for the command line?

thx!

#262840

Damn damn damn. While I don't really have too much use for it personally, its still one of the coolest desklets ever.

And shmengie... I got that error too. Try just "command.com ", it worked for me.

#262844