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Hello world,

First, a tip :
In a previous post, el Salvador says :

In ASuite 1.5.2, you can launch the remove safe hardware window from Classic Menu, but it can't close all portable apps running. Unfortunately this function require a lot of time and I haven't it.

I use EjectUSB http://www.pocketappreview.com/main/item/17  and it works quite well. But it's recommended to close ASuite *Before* because closing apps could be quite harsh and AsuiteTemp.xml may remained open.

Some features requests :
1- could be great if "safely remove hardware" could be an option
2- could be VERY great if an option may warn user when he click on the bottom right cross of non-classic "menu" (Theme menus). It's the main reason I still use the classic menu : it's too easy to click on exit on advanced menu
3- could be great if, on themed menu, we could hide everything on the right ("options", "Asuite", "search" and "About" and let user define them by shortcuts.
4- could be great if the file scan could accept some regex (e.g: "portable*.exe")

That's all for the moment

By the way, I've made 2 small apps to easy working with Asuite.

The first one update absolute paths with relative ones in asuite.xml (= massively convert "$Drive\foo\bar\Apps\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe" to "$Asuite\..\..\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe"

The second one is a solution to point 4 mentioned above : it parse a target dir looking for every dir containing "portable" in his name and add applications not found in asuite.xml to this file.

So when I download some apps from http://www.framakey.org/Portables/Index and place them into /Apps directory, my application add them to Asuite menu...

Eveything is under GPL, so if someone is interested...

1- could be great if "safely remove hardware" could be an option

In classic menu (and default menu, too), you have two menu items to exit:
1 Eject pen drive (remove safe hardware window) and exit from ASuite
2 Exit from ASuite

You can choose which to use.

3- could be great if, on themed menu, we could hide everything on the right ("options", "Asuite", "search" and "About" and let user define them by shortcuts.

Mmm...maybe I can integrate "menu item" ASuite, Options, Search and About with menu folders (custom "menu item") and add a graphic button to hide this part of menu.

4- could be great if the file scan could accept some regex (e.g: "portable*.exe")

Yeah, good idea. I will add it in ASuite 1.5.2 stable (or Beta 2). 

The first one update absolute paths with relative ones in asuite.xml (= massively convert "$Drive\foo\bar\Apps\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe" to "$Asuite\..\..\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe"

Interesting, but (IMHO) I prefers "$Asuite\..\..\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe" paths.

The second one is a solution to point 4 mentioned above : it parse a target dir looking for every dir containing "portable" in his name and add applications not found in asuite.xml to this file.

Very interesting.

Eveything is under GPL, so if someone is interested...

Can I see them? I'm curious. 

In classic menu (and default menu, too), you have two menu items to exit:
1 Eject pen drive (remove safe hardware window) and exit from ASuite
2 Exit from ASuite

You can choose which to use.

I saw that, but, as I use EjectUSB, this is redundant and this is why I want to hide the "Eject pen drive" included by default. (Of course, when I emty the translation string, the option is blank, but still active)

Mmm...maybe I can integrate "menu item" ASuite, Options, Search and About with menu folders (custom "menu item") and add a graphic button to hide this part of menu.

It could be great for customisation.

Yeah, good idea. I will add it in ASuite 1.5.2 stable (or Beta 2). 

Great !

Interesting, but (IMHO) I prefers "$Asuite\..\..\PortableOpenOffice\PortableOpenOffice.exe" paths.

So do I. That's why I made this tool : when you drag and drop an exe from windows explorer to asuite menu, it's recorded with the "$Drive" path and that's not the most pertinent solution to me. My tool just convert them to "$Asuite" style paths.

Very interesting.

Can I see them? I'm curious. 

Of course ! Give me a couple of hours to clean my mess up and I'll publish a link to an alpha (but functionnal) release.
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Of course ! Give me a couple of hours to clean my mess up and I'll publish a link to an alpha (but functionnal) release.

Done : http://www.framakey.org/Pack/Pack20

Yes the page is in french, but download app, and see content.txt into root dir.

* Then launch Framakey.exe,
* Quit the tuto (french again, but will be translated)
* Click on "Ajouter une application" ("Add software")
* Choose some apps (some - like audacity - make appsnap crach, don't know why. Try some small games) and click on upper left button ("Telecharger et installer").
* Wait until process complete (that's here : sometimes Appsnap hang on installation)
* Quit Appsnap (top red cross)
* My tool will detect new apps and propose to add them to Asuite. Click ok.
* Asuite quit and restart with brand new software in the menu.

That's all, folks !

hello. using the beta right now and want to add my 2 cents..

1. if i turn on mouse sensor - app creates a white line on the border of the screen. i prefer how pstart handles it - no line, just icon when i hover to the needed side.
2. speaking about that icon... any chance to make it use "options - various - left click - choose icon" ?
3. add feature so that the menu would appear in the bottom/top right/left corner (since i use on different computers with different resolutions it would be a nifty option)
4. a possible bug? if the menu is in bottom right corner and i open options the window should appear at the center of the screen (right now it does this - pic )

I'll only answer to this, because I'm just an Asuite User

i prefer how pstart handles it - no line, just icon when i hover to the needed side.

1- I like that borderline ("tastes & colors, etc." as we said in france)
2- I also like Pstart, but it's not "free software"  (free as in freedom, not free beer : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software - It's not a critic, but for me it's a good reason to not use it and to prefer Asuite. I have access to Asuite source code, and his developer give me the rights to adapt it to my needs (if I respect his intellectual property). Pstart - by the way a great piece of software - *may* become non-free, full of spywares or an abandonned project. Asuite can't. Asuite RoX

I like that borderline ("tastes & colors, etc." as we said in france)

In truth, it is a sensor's bug (the sensors are simple forms, like in PStart, I believe) and I just fix it, but I can add an option to add a borderline.   

Asuite RoX

Yeah.   

4. a possible bug? if the menu is in bottom right corner and i open options the window should appear at the center of the screen

No, it isn't a bug: Options opens at the center of frmMain (main asuite window).

3. add feature so that the menu would appear in the bottom/top right/left corner (since i use on different computers with different resolutions it would be a nifty option)

Ok, I will add it.

2. speaking about that icon... any chance to make it use "options - various - left click - choose icon" ?

You can change asuite.cur with your custom cursor (set its hotspot in its center, else you can't use it properly in ASuite) in ASuite_folder\Icons.

I saw that, but, as I use EjectUSB, this is redundant and this is why I want to hide the "Eject pen drive" included by default.

Ahhhh...I will add it in stable version (or beta 2).

I'll publish a link to an alpha (but functionnal) release.

Nice, very nice. Did you use AutoIt for ASuite tools?

In truth, it is a sensor's bug (the sensors are simple forms, like in PStart, I believe) and I just fix it, but I can add an option to add a borderline.   

if i understood correctly you will add the option to leave the line or not?

No, it isn't a bug: Options opens at the center of frmMain (main asuite window).

will you leave it like that? or change to center?

you will add the option to leave the line or not?

Right. 

will you leave it like that? or change to center?

Yes, I will not change. Sorry. 

Nice, very nice. Did you use AutoIt for ASuite tools?

Yes, I'm mostly a webdevelopper, not an app developper. Asuite is a great tool to create small specialized executables. (and I'm a nut in Delphi, C++ and Python)

Always to help customisation (is it christmas ? you answer "ok" 95% of time ) I'll appreciate that the personalized icon and defined title would appear when asuite is minimized to taskbar (= When reduced in taskbar, it's still original Asuite icon and "Asuite" title, wich is not coherent whith customised icon and title when Asuite window is opened)

Yes, I will not change. Sorry. 

maybe create another option for this? Since you are willing to add an option to stick the menu to borders keeping options open in center of frmMain is kinda not good

is it christmas ? you answer "ok" 95% of time

I'll appreciate that the personalized icon and defined title would appear when asuite is minimized to taskbar (= When reduced in taskbar, it's still original Asuite icon and "Asuite" title, wich is not coherent whith customised icon and title when Asuite window is opened)

I can change title's icon (I just added the code) and text, but I can't change taskbar. Maybe I can use a windows api for this, but I need to see msdn.

maybe create another option for this?

I don't want it (for me, it is an useless option), but if you and other users wants it, I can add it in ASuite.

so where do you keep your menu? i think most users keep it near border and keeping it as it is now is kinda not good anyway... when will you release updates for asuite?

Yes, I will not change.

Good news: I changed of mind. Options window will open at the center of desktop.

when will you release updates for asuite?

Bad news: I don't know. I haven't time to develop and to release next version (1.5.2 beta 2 or stable version) in short time. And I don't want give you false hopes.   

 

btw is there an option to auto expand folder in asiute? if not - would be another great feature for future releases