Hey, Alex, I finally figured out that "PowerProConf" is how you access configuration! (Duh!). For some reason I thought it meant "conference."
I was able to use hotkeys for my macros. What's so confusing to me about the configuration process is the terminology used. It seems with every program, different words are used to explain processes. In particular "GUI control" confused me - I had no idea what was meant. Took me a while to figure out that "Command list" meant macros, and I also wondered if I am supposed to type in the backtick (if that is what I choose) myself in beginning a macro. As an editor of online content, I often think there ought to be some way to explain these things in plain English, using popular terminology. It would take more space, admittedly, but I think most people would be daunted (as you were) upon opening "configuration." I think your ideas are great and would help a lot. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Peters<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: rowdymama2002<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:02 PM Subject: [power-pro] Initial default configuration [was Re: Accessing Config] -- Rowdy wrote: > Alex, thanks to your clear, easy-to-follow instructions, I have DONE > IT! I HAVE MADE MACROS! > Celebrate with me - buy yourself a beer and charge it to my tab! Thanks Rowdy! Done and done! :-) > ...how do I access the Config Wiz? I know you're supposed to click > on the bar, then choose from 3 choices from the menu that comes down > - the first choice is Config Wiz, but as soon as I move my cursor > off the bar to click on it the menu vanishes!... Admittedly the PowerPro configuration that's included with the initial installation can indeed be confusing - both to the new user and to the more experienced user that's used to their own way of doing things! I remember the first time I installed PowerPro and was faced with the example configuration and I must admit that I uninstalled PowerPro entirely the first time round. Does anyone else feel that perhaps it's a good idea to consider revamping this included configuration? I haven't opened this configuration in a very long time and I don't have it on my computer even, but here are some things that I think would quite suit it: * A lot of people expect to be able to right-click a tray icon and select things like Configure and Exit from it. This would reduce new users' initial confusion as to how to start configuring things for themselves. And of course we could have a different left-click menu which would demonstrate some of PowerPro's *Desktop, *Exec and *ScreenSaver functionality. * Obviously we need a bar, but how about a few textless icons at the beginning that launch your typical Windows accessories like Notepad and Calculator, and then have some buttons with text that do other things like present submenus (including of course the tray icon's menus to demonstrate that these menus aren't built exclusively into that particular icon, or PowerPro itself). We could have some small submenus of other Windows accessories that we didn't include before, a submenu of some Internet sites, etc. My initial impression when I opened this configuration was that most of it was hard-coded into PowerPro, e.g. the menus. Placing useless placeholders in some of the menus could be one way of showing otherwise. Hotkeys would be an excellent addition to the configuration but preferably not ones that already have some sort of use. Win+A, Win+C etc. are nice ones because they're bound not to be used by anything else. How about Win+Up to maximise the current window, Win+Down to minimise it and Win+Left to restore it? I also use Win+Right to tray-minimise windows. That's all I can really think of at the moment - the effects of last night's celebrations are to blame! Happy New Year to all that are yet to experience it! -- Alex Peters / Melbourne, Australia PowerPro v4.1.04 / Windows XP Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org<http://www.ppro.org/> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129s6ogvj/M=298184.5639630.6699735.3001176/D=groups/S=1706030409:HM/EXP=1104627725/A=2495202/R=0/SIG=11evjk50a/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60188913> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/> b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
