Iguidance 2.0 font size is killing me - Page 26

Zebelkhan · 07-22-2005, 11:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sonicxtacy02

thanks for that. I found a better way to manage it thru my front end and an app written specifically to close the gzoom.

Do you mind sharing?

Sonicxtacy02 · 07-22-2005, 12:10 PM

sure...

My front end is RR with the ZOTS skin.

using the road runner skin editor i changed the "zoom in" button to execute the zoom program. then i changed the "zoom out" button to execute the program that member blue zx3 created specifically to close the zoom program. Close Zoom. I changed the buttons to read "Zoom On" and "Zoom Off" to reflect the different use. Might not be the best solution for everyone but its the best for me.

In order to use that close zoom program you must have AutoIt installed. you then right click the .au3 file and hit compile. It changes it to an .exe

Cheekz185 · 07-22-2005, 12:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Hlavac

Yes, I think a lot of similar applications could create a keyboard shortcut for you. I created one hotkey for you, if you want to try it. This hotkey not just turns On/Off gZoom by 0l33l, it also brings iGuidance to focus after gZoom starts, so you can control iGuidance with your keyboard to e.g. change zoom level, etc. It works fine when you run iGuidance without any front end, but I have no idea how it will behave if you use a front end, because I don’t use any.

Download: gZoomHotKey.exe

There is no installation necessary. Just download (right-click & select Save...)the small file to any location on your computer, e.g. Desktop, and run it. I set F12 key to be the hotkey, but if you wish a different key for that function, let me know.

* * * use at own risk * * *

EDIT: I forgot to mention that for the hotkey to work gZoom has to be placed in the Program Files folder, and the Zoom1 folder should be renamed to gZoom.

Program Files\gZoom

Marvin,

You said the this tool also brings iGuidanceto focus. It does not work for me. all it does is open up the gZoom tool. Anyway you can have it load iGuidance with the gZoom?

Marvin Hlavac · 07-22-2005, 12:51 PM

Yes, I can do that, too, if that's what you want. I originally did the hotkey just for the one function because that's what Sonicxtacy02 asked for. It was designed to start only gZoom, but it would also bring iGuidance to focus right after gZoom starts (provided iGuidance was running already).

Marvin Hlavac · 07-22-2005, 04:21 PM

Cheekz185 - now try to download the hotkey file again from the same link above. Try it if it does what you need.

RPM_VR4 · 07-22-2005, 04:47 PM

I'm still looking for a tool that can magnify something that is hidden. For example, place the zoomed ETA over the non-zoomed ETA. Has anyone ever seen anything like that? I could sware I've seen a magnifier that you can drag around and it will magnify what ever it is covering, but maybe I'm crazy and it is not possible!?! Damn Windows API

tj!2k4 · 07-22-2005, 04:51 PM

do you mean like this one? http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/

RPM_VR4 · 07-22-2005, 05:58 PM

Awesome. With source code too. This is exacly what I needed. Hopfully it will be able to "magnify" a window that is behind another window too.

Ol33l: Check it out man! This will add a lot of power to SKINbedder.

justintime · 07-22-2005, 06:00 PM

Why not just use the other 'memory' utility, and grab the value from the memory registry, and render it within a window with large true-tyoe fonts? This way it will not look all blocky and pixelated...

RPM_VR4 · 07-22-2005, 06:17 PM

It's not just for things like ETA, and I don't even need magnification, just a direct copy. Say you want to display the GPS Info windows Speed/Alt/Sats AND the GPS Info windows compass/sat. radar. Right now SKINbedder can only crop a window, so unless you want to see the whole huge-*** GPS Info window, there is no way to see the compass/radar in the lower left AND the speed/alt/sats in the mid right. Plus memory look ups would be way too hard to make universal. More and more people are starting to use SKINbedder on many programs, not just iG.

0l33l · 07-23-2005, 03:15 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

I'm still looking for a tool that can magnify something that is hidden. For example, place the zoomed ETA over the non-zoomed ETA. Has anyone ever seen anything like that? I could sware I've seen a magnifier that you can drag around and it will magnify what ever it is covering, but maybe I'm crazy and it is not possible!?! Damn Windows API

Yeh, I also thought I saw something like this a while ago. I looked at some source for screencapturing a handle, but it just does a printscreen, and cuts out the area that the window takes up. So it doesn't capture that window.

Quote: Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

Awesome. With source code too. This is exacly what I needed. Hopfully it will be able to "magnify" a window that is behind another window too.

Ol33l: Check it out man! This will add a lot of power to SKINbedder.

Nope... its just whats on top.

Marvin Hlavac · 07-25-2005, 05:26 PM

0|33|, please completely disregard what I asked for on the previous page regarding the possibility to "lock" the position of gZoom on the screen. I have used your gZoom for the past few days and I realize that the "lock" feature is absolutely not needed. The main thing is that gZoom remembers its last position on the screen, and that is really all that is needed. Keep it simple ;-)

The other suggestion to perhaps eliminate the presence of gZoom in the Windows Task Bar would be nice, if implemented, but I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.

I'll play with your gZoom a few more days and I'm thinking of discontinuing iGkeys support of the expensive Magnifier in the favor of your (

free

) gZoom.

(Anyone beside me wasted money on Magnifier? LOL)

Cheekz185 · 07-25-2005, 05:37 PM

Marvin, ANy way you can post the 1st gZoomHotKey. I like the 1st one better. I cant seem to do what i want when it loads iguidance. Just the one that opens/closes gzoom thanks

Marvin Hlavac · 07-25-2005, 05:47 PM

okay, no problem, I'll redo it tomorrow (remind me if I forget)

0l33l · 07-25-2005, 06:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Hlavac

0|33|, please completely disregard what I asked for on the previous page regarding the possibility to "lock" the position of gZoom on the screen. I have used your gZoom for the past few days and I realize that the "lock" feature is absolutely not needed. The main thing is that gZoom remembers its last position on the screen, and that is really all that is needed. Keep it simple ;-)

The other suggestion to perhaps eliminate the presence of gZoom in the Windows Task Bar would be nice, if implemented, but I wouldn't loose any sleep over it.

I'll play with your gZoom a few more days and I'm thinking of discontinuing iGkeys support of the expensive Magnifier in the favor of your (

free

) gZoom.

(Anyone beside me wasted money on Magnifier? LOL)

Glad you like it. We are going to integrate it into SKINbedder, so when you resize iG in the frontend the zoom area doesn't stay static. I'll add option to remove its window from the taskbar

Oh, and it will stay free