Helpful scripts - Suggestions

[highend]

Some scripts don't fit well in their current category, I know.

But e.g. Contextual Help is neither a tutorial, nor a how-to it enhances the output of some dialogs. It's still questionable if it belongs to "Visual appearance" or if a new (and better) category is necessary to reflect it's purpose. The same goes for a few entries in "Under the Hood" (I was too lazy to create another category named "Uncategorized").

What I won't do: put scripts in multiple categories. A nightmare (Don would say: can of worms) to maintain

If you want to see a script moved to a different existing (or a completely) new category, this is the place to argue about.

[Stef123]

Contextual Help is neither a tutorial, nor a how-to it enhances the output of some dialogs.

I know. And I disagree. Been a happy user of this script, right from the start. No way I could have coped with the syntax of Selection Filter without this "How-To" addition, until something even better came around: Your Better File/Folder Selector

But it illustrates my point: You and me - we're coming from different directions - a lucky encounter for the mind unburdened by tech-reasoning (that would be me )

"What does this script do" vs "What does it do for ME, the user, not the program". Sure, it "enhances the output of some dialogs". No arguing that point, though I would have never dreamt of putting it that way. To me, it's a script to get help. Contextual help, as the name implies.

You're definitely right about the can of worms. I forgot about the links being hardwired. They won't auto-update if a category "tag" changes, they do actually sit in these categories. Well, no other solution I guess, than to discuss the most appropriate category, or rather, the most likely place where users would expect to find it.

[Filehero]

Why not simply adding an unclassified category at the end of the list? Everthing not clearly caught by any category filter will end up at the bottom of the list.

[klownboy]

Why not simply adding an unclassified category at the end of the list? Everthing not clearly caught by any category filter will end up at the bottom of the list.

...often called "Miscellaneous"

[Filehero]

..often called "Miscellaneous"

Darn, that what I had typed first, but the I thought it doesn't sound pro-ish enough.

[Enternal]

Title: Restore Closed Tabs
Description: Restore recently closed tabs.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8633
Author: highend
Labels: utility

Title: Restart Elevated
Description: A CTB that allows you to restart XYplorer with elevated rights.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php? ... 53#p115779
Author: SammaySarkar
Labels: utility, windows

Title: Bit Flag Helper
Description: Utility to help with the use of bit flags in programming XYplorer's script.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12999
Author: TheQwerty
Labels: utility, programming, help

Title: Create Shortcut Utility
Description: Utility script file that can be used to create shortcuts via VBScript.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12998
Author: TheQwerty
Labels: utility, windows

Title: Youtube.com GUI
Description: Dowload Youtube videos
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9396
Author: 40k
Labels: integration, youtube, videos, download, 3rd party

Title: SendToPasteBin
Description: Allow sending text to http://www.pastebin.com all through XYplorer
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12879
Author: SammarySarkar
Labels: utility, text

Title: TimeSync 1.0 - December 16, 2014
Description: Sync file dates to another date.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12980
Author: Enternal
Labels: utility, windows

Title: HashTools 1.0 Beta - December 23, 2014
Description: Various hashing tools for verification of files integrity using checksums.
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13052
Author: Enternal
Labels: checksum, hash, utility

Title: Identify File Types Using TrID - July 11, 2014
Description: Allow identification of unknown files (files with wrong extension, no extension, or changed extension).
Link: http://xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=12134
Author: Enternal
Labels: 3rd party, utility, windows

[highend]

Added all of your suggestions, Enternal!

[binocular222]

Title: Watch XY Forum for new posts
Description: AHK tool that display a taskbar notification on Poster/Topic of new post
Link:
SammaySarkar version: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... on#p106597
binocular222 version: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 15#p107041
Author: SammaySarkar, binocular222
Labels: Miscellaneous

[Filehero]

I suggest

Title: Show All Properties (actually, that's your turn, Peter)
section: Sort, Select, Filter, Search (not sure here)
Description: Show all known properties of a selected file or folder
Link: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13397
Author: PeterH
Labels: property, properties, file, folder

... to be added to the Overview of existing scripts.

FH

[highend]

Both suggestions added...

[binocular222]

Title: ItemUnderMouse
Description: Get item under mouse
Link: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12624#p113307
Author: TheQwerty
Labels: MISC

I think that there should be a similar thread for undocumented features such as cell(), makecoffee, Send...

[highend]

I think that there should be a similar thread for undocumented features such as cell(), makecoffee, Send...

Added and yes, I think so, too.

Overview (locked) thread: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13581
Suggestion thread: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13582

[Stef123]

Title: FavFolder GUI dialog
Description: Create (dual) favorites with custom caption
Link: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 93#p120127 | http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 15#p120219
Author: SammaySarkar
Labels: Navigation, Custom Menu Additions

[bdeshi]

Title: HTMLImagePreview
Description: Creates an HTML page for previewing and selecting images. Animated images can be previewed here.
Link: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13690
Author: TheQwerty
Labels: file, selection, image

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Title: vTB or Vertical Toolbars
Description: display any number of toolbar buttons in a menu. Menus can be saved/restored
Link: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13494
Author: klownboy
Labels: utility, button, commands

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Title: LipsumGen
Description: generate random (customizable) filler text.
Link: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13644
Author: SammaySarkar
Labels: misc, utility, text

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[Stef123]

Title: TimeStampingSuite
Description: add or sync timestamps of multiple items
Link: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 777#p53777
Author: SkyFrontier
Labels: File & Folder Manipulation