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Updated "Bye"
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:33 pm
by DevilDog
Hey everyone,
I while back I wrote a small utility called Bye that will let you close the topmost window by pressing the "Esc" key.
I've since updated it and added the ability to minimize/maximize the current window by pressing "Shift+Esc" as well as the ability to lock the workstation by pressing "Alt+Esc".
You can get it at
http://utils.isengardtech.com
You will also find my other PB utility "Capture" to make easy Screen captures.
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:08 am
by rsts
Since I sometimes press escape for other reasons, bye scars me a little, but I'll give it a shot.
Capture looks like something I can really use.
Thanks for sharing.
Whahaha
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 2:38 pm
by Waussie
So you made a program that does exactly the same as alt+F4
So usefull that is
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:05 pm
by DevilDog
Sure, you and how many other know that?
What it tries to emulate is the way apps used to work before windows, which was often that if you pressed escape, it would close.
Besides, it's one less key!
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:28 pm
by dracflamloc
Make it so the key could be changed, and I'd say pretty cool
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:38 pm
by DevilDog
cool, I'll see what that will take.
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:55 am
by PB
> you and how many other know that?
Millions?
It's one of the first hotkeys that any Windows user learns.
Personally, I wouldn't use it, as it's too easy to hit Esc by mistake. That's
why it's ALT+F4 -- such a combo isn't able to be typed "accidentally". Also,
it would interfere with games and such -- how can I press Esc to go back to
the Main Menu in Quake 2 now? And what happens if I press Esc to get rid
of a MessageBox in an app -- will it cause the app to quit instead?
But if it works for you -- great!
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:34 am
by dagcrack
Totally Agreed with PB...
An appl with a messagebox listing all the useful windows hotkeys would be more useful than this
Hey hey press win+m ! press win+l ! press win+d! and favourite for annoying a friend win+u .. "foregound window.. ho.. foreground window.."
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:45 am
by PB
And I just remembered something else: last week a bit of glass on the light
above my PC cracked and fell onto my keyboard last week. Now, imagine
if I had done a lot of coding and not yet saved, and the glass hit Esc...
All I'm saying is I don't think your app would have many supporters, even
if you love it. Apps that create unnecessary PC risks aren't that popular.