Request for input regarding XaReg

[Seagull]

Hi Bill

Remember the good old days when hitting the shift key selected the selector tool. It would be great if you could get this feature back.

By the way, congrats on the retirement if you permit me to say so. In plain english I am really just congratulating you on getting old if the truth must be know, but I am there also, will start collecting the old age pension sometime in May. Unfortunatly, I do not have the option of retiring at this stage but I always said that I have two options open to me, keep working or die and for some strange reason known only to me I prefer to choose work. Each to his own I guess............

[Soquili]

Thanks Frank. To be honest I did not think I would live this long. I'm hoping this old dog is not too old to learn a new programming language.

[angelize]

Congratulations Bill

Is there currently a registry setting that would allow me to re name folders that I have added to the galleries and elimination the full path name, and have my new names stick so that they would revert back?

I remember that renaming was possible but If my memory isn't too addled I think the names reverted back one the program was closed down.

[Soquili]

Thanks Frances.

At one time the Gallery names were written to the registry but that is no longer the case. If your renaming of folders did not 'stick' , it appears you may not have remembered to write the information back to the registry

If my memory is correct there is a way to name your own folders so they show in the Gallery with your chosen name. It requires a catindex.txt file within the folder if I recall correctly. This would be part of that subfolders tutorial I mentioned to you in another thread some time ago.

[masque]

I must admit that the only real task I used XaReg for was to remove that pointless little menu that pops up when you right click on the colour line that made applying a line colour a two click task and I used to use it to help make the galleries harder to dock but that is now redundant as well. I do like to change the colour of guide lines sometimes and usually keep the as a pale blue.
If it is possible then changing the grid type to a solid line, or continuous dotted line would sometimes be useful depending on what I'm doing as the present grid display often disappears in the general confusion. Changing its colour would also help.

Enjoy your retirement that's the main thing.
Derek

[Soquili]

Thanks Derek.

I don't recall there being a registry entry for the grid style or colour. Hopefully one of the Developers will correct me if I am wrong.

[angelize]

Ok my memory is now kicking into gear I think I remember now that I needed to do that extra step.

Did you see this Dear Xara Thread?

[Soquili]

Yes Frances I saw that thread. I thought I had thanked Luke for the information but seems I did not. I have his information in my notes.

[gwpriester]

Derek - Try the attached.

I think you already have the spacebar - last tool used toggle option.

The galleries naming thing, which you said cannot be changed.

And my current version shows an error message when I start it up. Not seeing that would be nice.

I'm sorry to hear about your day job unless you tell me you have a better job and were able to tell your previous employer to shove it.

And I am glad to hear you are updating XaReg.

Maybe Frances can do a real ad campaign to squeeze a few dollars out of the Xara users.

[Soquili]

Thanks Gary.

I'm retired now so I did tell my last employer to shove it. My retirement went into effect the 24th of February and my health has improved immensely, well truthfully it has improved some in only a week.

Gary you are still running version 1.4 of XaReg. Update to the version in the link in my signature and the error message will go away.