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TopBar
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TOP BAR is a Windows program-launcher whose functionality
lies somewhere between Program Manager and Task Bar.
TOP BAR is
1) a drop-down menu system for running your choice of
programs
2) a window control system for limiting/resizing
application windows.
TOPBAR started life as the limiting/resizing functions,
but was extended to provide the user with a simple
drop-down menu system for running applications.
The whole program was designed to occupy the least amount
of screen space possible, and if necessary to auto-hide
just like the Win95 TaskBar.
The piece de resistance of my private
programming.
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DeskPad
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"Oh, no, not another Notepad clone!!!"
"THERE WILL BE DRAWERS, AND IN EACH DRAWER THERE WILL BE
FILES!"
In my desk at home I have DRAWERS, and in each drawer I
have a set of FILES. These files are grouped together in
each drawer for a very good reason. Usually because of
Topic, Category, or Creditor.
I wanted a text-editor that worked the same way, and
no-one seemed to make one, so I wrote this little
program.
DeskPad - IS - essentially a Notepad clone, but with a
few useful extras.
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QwikPad
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A Notepad
replacement.
My major frustrations with Notepad are :
1) that it should have Word Wrap ON when it opens, as
standard, but also save the user's setting
2) that it should keep a list of previously opened files,
for quick access
3) that it should be able to Find and Replace text
4) that it should have a button bar showing the most
useful functions
5) that it should have a ruler when using a fixed
font
QwikPad has all these.
In fact, on my machine, in C:\WINDOWS I have renamed
NOTEPAD.EXE as NOTEPAD.EXX and have renamed QWIKPAD.EXE as
NOTEPAD.EXE.
Job done.
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Speaking Clock
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SPEAKING CLOCK is
- a bitmap-backed clock
- a speaking clock
- a system information display
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Jcalc
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"Oh, no, not another calculator!!!"
Just written, as before, to suit me. It might suit
you.
Contains a upwards scrolling list as each calculation is
made.
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Microscope
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A
Microscope
Good for seeing detail in pictures or programs.
Very useful in my work, it might be in
yours.
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MidiGrid
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Do you remember the scene at the end of Close Encounters
of the Third Kind where they had a huge billboard of
lights in sync with the music?
Well, if you look very carefully, there is almost NO
correlation between the notes playing and the lights,
except for timing.
In contrast, MidiGrid does the job accurately (not
contacting aliens, but displaying MIDI as graphics.)
Using a driver such as
MidiYoke
you may send the output from
your sequencer, or Media Player, through MidiGrid, then on
to your soundcard.
Normal : (sequencer) > SoundCard
Try this : (sequencer) > MidiYoke > MidiGrid >
SoundCard
MidiGrid passes through ALL Midi messages, including
System Exclusive.
You can examine the activity on all 16 Midi channels.
And it's also very pretty (not that this is a
consideration, of course).
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Viewer
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A Viewer for .BMP, .WAV, .AVI, .MPG, .JPG, .MID, .RMI
files
In my job (multimedia programmer) I often have to scan
through huge directories looking for a particular
file.
This simple program makes that job easier.
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Odyssey
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ODYSSEY is an immensely serious piece of
software.
No. Only kidding.
Odyssey is a fun kaleidoscope which you can reconfigure
to suit youself. Odyssey also automatically generates MIDI
output based on the position of the shapes - a nice way to
relax if you have a good sound card like the Yamaha
XG.
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Midi Play
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Midi Player is a Midi music 'jukebox'.
It can :
1) Search a chosen drive (including CDs) for all Midi
files.
2) Copy single names from the Search List to the Custom
List.
3) Save the Custom List so that files can be saved in
different categories.
4) Play continuously from either the Search List or the
Custom List.
The author has 3 or 4 CDs full of Midi files. One of them
has 18,600 midi files on it! Half of them are utter
rubbish, but a small percentage border on genius, and I
wanted to be able to group these together in categories,
without having to burn a fresh CD.
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