Comments on: Start++ 0.3 released! http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/ Seattle Geek with lots to say. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 4sysops -- Start++ add-on for Vista lets you starts applications faster http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-24365 4sysops -- Start++ add-on for Vista lets you starts applications faster Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:20:16 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-24365 [...] Paddock, a Microsoft developer, offers a nifty add-on for Vista in his blog. Start++ extends the functionality of Vista’s Start Search Prompt. It allows you to use command [...] [...] Paddock, a Microsoft developer, offers a nifty add-on for Vista in his blog. Start++ extends the functionality of Vista’s Start Search Prompt. It allows you to use command [...]

]]> By: Ken McCarthy http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-23465 Ken McCarthy Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:18:59 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-23465 Hi, Fantastic search tool and really really fast, absolutely love it. One problem, I can't get the media seraches etc. to work when I type play whatever, media player opens and gives an error message saying that it can't open that type of file. I think the problem is that I have a space in my username as it seems to be looking for a file in c:\users\ken instead of c:\users\ken mccarthy. cheers Ken Hi,

Fantastic search tool and really really fast, absolutely love it.

One problem, I can’t get the media seraches etc. to work when I type play whatever, media player opens and gives an error message saying that it can’t open that type of file. I think the problem is that I have a space in my username as it seems to be looking for a file in c:\users\ken instead of c:\users\ken mccarthy.

cheers

Ken

]]> By: Derek Reiff http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22869 Derek Reiff Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:18:05 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22869 Hey! Thanks for the [accessory!] It goes along nicely with my somewhat expiring version of Ultimate. (I just haven't had the time to get my educational serial from school.) Again, thanks! I love the music /m3u feature... It rocks. Hey!
Thanks for the [accessory!] It goes along nicely with my somewhat expiring version of Ultimate. (I just haven’t had the time to get my educational serial from school.)
Again, thanks! I love the music /m3u feature… It rocks.

]]> By: Ryan Wagner http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22829 Ryan Wagner Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:23:56 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22829 Do you happen to know of anyway that I can use these with a Control Panel item. I want to tie the Programs and Features to the word "remove" but I can't seem to find how I can link to Control Panel items. In previous versions of Windows Control Panel items had a filetype of *.cpl but it looks like Vista ditched that formatting. If you happen to know how this might work I would be very happy to know. :) Do you happen to know of anyway that I can use these with a Control Panel item. I want to tie the Programs and Features to the word “remove” but I can’t seem to find how I can link to Control Panel items. In previous versions of Windows Control Panel items had a filetype of *.cpl but it looks like Vista ditched that formatting.

If you happen to know how this might work I would be very happy to know. :)

]]> By: Brandon http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22805 Brandon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:49:52 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22805 Hi Tran - One problem you might be hitting is that the shortcuts are case-sensitive. So if you’re typing “A” instead of “a” for your Answer.com shortcut, it won’t work. What you type in the start menu has to match what’s in the config UI. I’ll have that fixed in the next update. Let me know if you still have problems with that one. As for the other, if the parameters aren’t in the URL, you won’t be able to replace them. At least not in the current version. Hi Tran –

One problem you might be hitting is that the shortcuts are case-sensitive. So if you’re typing “A” instead of “a” for your Answer.com shortcut, it won’t work. What you type in the start menu has to match what’s in the config UI. I’ll have that fixed in the next update. Let me know if you still have problems with that one.

As for the other, if the parameters aren’t in the URL, you won’t be able to replace them. At least not in the current version.

]]> By: Tran Binh Nguyen http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22776 Tran Binh Nguyen Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:50:54 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22776 Hi Brandon...Great job you did with Start++...I'm having some problems with the dictionary look-up : http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8727/desktopqp0.jpg I tried to copy the example syntax for www.Answer.com but when I start searching it does nothing but open Start++. Another problem : how can I write the syntax for such online dictionary as http://dcs.lacviet.com.vn/WebMtd/webmtd.aspx as it doesn't show the search string as others... Hope you get what I mean...Please excuse my English...^_^ Hi Brandon…Great job you did with Start++…I’m having some problems with the dictionary look-up :

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/8727/desktopqp0.jpg

I tried to copy the example syntax for http://www.Answer.com but when I start searching it does nothing but open Start++.

Another problem : how can I write the syntax for such online dictionary as http://dcs.lacviet.com.vn/WebMtd/webmtd.aspx
as it doesn’t show the search string as others…

Hope you get what I mean…Please excuse my English…^_^

]]> By: Janson http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22568 Janson Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:49:37 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22568 Hi Brandon thanks for sorting that out. Now works a champ. Regarding the spearate tool bar issue being discussed, one problem I have with the start search area is the lack of history, particulary as this was present in the deskbar. Other than being on the taskbar, another way to go would be to have this as a sidebar gadget, therefore always available. Hi Brandon thanks for sorting that out. Now works a champ.
Regarding the spearate tool bar issue being discussed, one problem I have with the start search area is the lack of history, particulary as this was present in the deskbar. Other than being on the taskbar, another way to go would be to have this as a sidebar gadget, therefore always available.

]]> By: Michael Williams http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22561 Michael Williams Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:11:33 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22561 Brandon - it's great to have some of the WDS shortcut functionality back in Vista. WDS was a real killer app for me before starting up in the Vista beta and losing it. The best use I got out of it was with indexing the media files on my server - I could hit my Ctrl-Alt-M and type in "Heart of" and almost instantly - I have a few different versions of the Neil Young song ready to click and play. I got a lot of people on WDS with that. I just started working with Windows Home Server this past week and with WDS installed on there indexing the content - I realized that Vista will use that index and the results come back just as fast as with XP WDS. So my question is - can I easily do a network search through the Vista Start Menu? I dream of the day when once again, I can get my music search results returned with a few keystrokes. And great job with Start++, I have used shortcuts like this in IE for years and had them setup in WDS, now to have them back in Vista is awesome! Brandon – it’s great to have some of the WDS shortcut functionality back in Vista. WDS was a real killer app for me before starting up in the Vista beta and losing it. The best use I got out of it was with indexing the media files on my server – I could hit my Ctrl-Alt-M and type in “Heart of” and almost instantly – I have a few different versions of the Neil Young song ready to click and play. I got a lot of people on WDS with that.

I just started working with Windows Home Server this past week and with WDS installed on there indexing the content – I realized that Vista will use that index and the results come back just as fast as with XP WDS. So my question is – can I easily do a network search through the Vista Start Menu?

I dream of the day when once again, I can get my music search results returned with a few keystrokes.

And great job with Start++, I have used shortcuts like this in IE for years and had them setup in WDS, now to have them back in Vista is awesome!

]]> By: Ivan Raide http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22534 Ivan Raide Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:39:15 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22534 Brandon said: "...WDS Deskbar has a lot of the same functionality..." That is kinda what I meant above. At home I have a bunch of XPs, a 2003, and an MCE-2K5 and they all have the WDS toolbar, so there is a certain familiarity with using it for all searches, but in Vista you don't have that as an option, so have to goto start first.... just seems a little dis-jointed. With things like tabbed browsers, toolbar grouping, there is usually lots of space on the bar, (I have a double-decker bar anyways)... but anyways its not a big deal... just would prefer one, is there anyway to make one? Brandon said: “…WDS Deskbar has a lot of the same functionality…”

That is kinda what I meant above. At home I have a bunch of XPs, a 2003, and an MCE-2K5 and they all have the WDS toolbar, so there is a certain familiarity with using it for all searches, but in Vista you don’t have that as an option, so have to goto start first…. just seems a little dis-jointed. With things like tabbed browsers, toolbar grouping, there is usually lots of space on the bar, (I have a double-decker bar anyways)… but anyways its not a big deal… just would prefer one, is there anyway to make one?

]]> By: Brandon http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22531 Brandon Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:22:40 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22531 I was referring to the fact that you only need to press the Windows key and then start typing. I'm just not sure what's gained by having a seperate toolbar other than wasting space on the taskbar (unless it does something the Start Menu itself cannot do). On XP / 2003 machines, the WDS Deskbar has a lot of the same functionality. I was referring to the fact that you only need to press the Windows key and then start typing. I’m just not sure what’s gained by having a seperate toolbar other than wasting space on the taskbar (unless it does something the Start Menu itself cannot do). On XP / 2003 machines, the WDS Deskbar has a lot of the same functionality.

]]> By: Ivan Raide http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22529 Ivan Raide Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:15:03 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22529 Mainly for a consistent place to search between all Windows machines, (XP, Server, MCE, etc... and Vista) plus clicking and then typing is more cumbersome (not by a lot of anything :-P ), usually I just do a Ctrl-Esc and start typing to get to the search bar.... what hotkey do you mean, do you mean? I really 'hope' someone adds a toolbar but if not, oh well :-( Mainly for a consistent place to search between all Windows machines, (XP, Server, MCE, etc… and Vista) plus clicking and then typing is more cumbersome (not by a lot of anything :-P ), usually I just do a Ctrl-Esc and start typing to get to the search bar…. what hotkey do you mean, do you mean?

I really ‘hope’ someone adds a toolbar but if not, oh well :-(

]]> By: Brandon http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22517 Brandon Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:11:02 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22517 Ivan, Just curious - but what advantage would that provide? Either way, it's one-click then you start typing. And the Start Menu should always be visible. Plus you can't beat the hotkey for the Start Menu! Ivan,

Just curious – but what advantage would that provide? Either way, it’s one-click then you start typing. And the Start Menu should always be visible. Plus you can’t beat the hotkey for the Start Menu!

]]> By: Ivan Raide http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22516 Ivan Raide Sat, 24 Feb 2007 21:02:51 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22516 Or to add a taskbar-toolbar that had Start\Search and Start++ abilities, (so that you can have access to it from the desktop all the time?) Similar to "Windows Desktop Searches" Toolbar? (If this functionality already exists, when I just don't know where it is??) Or to add a taskbar-toolbar that had Start\Search and Start++ abilities, (so that you can have access to it from the desktop all the time?) Similar to “Windows Desktop Searches” Toolbar? (If this functionality already exists, when I just don’t know where it is??)

]]> By: Petar Smilajkov http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22498 Petar Smilajkov Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:59:28 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22498 Do you think there is a nice way to make Start++ connect to the search field in every explorer window? This way, when I am browsing the computer folders, at any time even without going to the start menu - I could run any startlet. Maybe we just need to type "s: g searchTerms" so we would not search the computer for the "g searchTerms" but rather little s: would tell it to run the Start++? Just a thought ... P. www.VistaJuice.com Do you think there is a nice way to make Start++ connect to the search field in every explorer window?

This way, when I am browsing the computer folders, at any time even without going to the start menu – I could run any startlet. Maybe we just need to type “s: g searchTerms” so we would not search the computer for the “g searchTerms” but rather little s: would tell it to run the Start++?

Just a thought …

P.
http://www.VistaJuice.com

]]> By: Brandon http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/comment-page-1/#comment-22477 Brandon Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:42:35 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2007/02/24/start-03-released/#comment-22477 Thanks Janson, I updated the installer with a fix for that problem =) Thanks Janson,

I updated the installer with a fix for that problem =)

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