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[capr]

wow this would be great!! I would love this and have been trying to find something like it for weeks. I just didn't know how to word it. a lot of apps let you open your most recent files but that's useless cause for example in vlc if i just watched something i am not going to want to see it again so it's pointless to have it there..


hope you are making good progress on this.

[DigiM29]

Thanks for the kind words

I'M ALMOST DONE! I hope to release something by Sunday. Have a screenshot:



Jumplist Extender, an easy-to-use utility, lets you add custom jumplists to any of your programs on Windows 7! You can:

Add Program Tasks
For every action on your program that has a keyboard shortcut, you can replicate it on the jumplist! Make easy-to-access jumplist items for your everyday tasks! (Works with command line switches, too!)

Pin Any Type of File
Add ANY file and ANY folder to your jumplist -- and even rename them on the list! Windows only allows you to add files assigned to (or "openable by") the program -- Extender bypasses that limitation.

Create Extensions to your Programs
Use AutoHotKey scripting to create infinite extensions to your programs, easily accessible from your own jumplist! Add a "Save to Desktop Notes" function to Notepad, or add "Snip and upload to ImageShack" to Snipping Tool!

Share your Jumplists with Others
Export and import your jumplists into "Jumplist Packs"! Upload your Jumplist Pack to the web, and enable others to download and enjoy your work!

[macf13nd]

It's Sunday it's Sunday!

[DigiM29]

Give me time to learn how Nullsoft Install works! Promise, give me five hours...

[DigiM29]

It's a little rusty, but it'll do: Jumplist Extender v0.1 Alpha is released! See the first post for more info.

It's an alpha, so expect bugs! I'd appreciate any notifications sent my way.

DOWNLOAD:
JumplistExtender_v0.1.exe (1.19MB)
GPLv3 Source: hg clone -b "Version0.1" http://mercurial.robotnik.ws/JumpList

[DigiM29]

NOTE: If you haven't already, update Jumplist Extender to Version 0.1-C, to fix the problems of missing start menu shortcuts and overexcessive message boxes. That should be the last rev for 0.1!
The only known issue remaining is, when uninstalling as a regular (non-admin) user, the start menu shortcuts won't be deleted. Should be fixed by 0.2. Admin users already have these shortcuts removed. Also, background/tray process behavior is a result of Windows limitations, not mine -- and I can't fix that under my control. Everything else works as intended.

Check out these Jumplist Packs to help you get started! You can open them using Extender and import into your programs:

Firefox Pack


Download

Adds New Tab, New Window, and a list of sites. You can configure the sites by editing their command line actions.

Universal Actions -- File, Open, Save, Save As


Download

Adds File, Open, Save, and Save As for common programs. All done using keyboard shortcuts! Add a task that performs "Ctrl+P" for printing

Notepad -- Desktop Notes


Download

A small widget that copies text from the current Notepad window and pastes it into "{User}\Desktop\00_Notes.txt". Can also work with Wordpad and other text editors by adjusting the AHK scripts!

Calculator


Download

Adds tasks for Standard, Scientific, Programmer, and Statistics Modes, all using keyboard shortcuts.

Snipping Tool


Download

Adds tasks for each snipping mode, PLUS widgets to automatically copy them to the clipboard, open them in MSPaint, or upload them to ImageShack!

[th3rEsa]

Exactly what I was looking for! Didn't want to install Winfox. Thank you a lot!

[goji]

Nifty. I'll give this one a try.

[DigiM29]

Thanks New Version 0.2, a BUG FIX release, will be incoming. Changelog:

ADDED/CHANGED:
* Additional options for keyboard tasks:
** Ignore if program is not running
** Ignore if program is currently running


FIXED:
* Command line task will sometimes crash. (#41)
* When saving a jumplist, taskbar icons will sometimes change position (#37)
* [Crit] "Access denied" when selecting a UAC/administrative main window. (#47)
* [Crit] "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component." (#42)
* [Crit] "Cannot find central directory" when importing a jumplist pack (#45)
* [Crit] "The process cannot access the file 'AppSettings.xml'
because it is being used by another process." when importing a jumplist pack and canceling (#46)


KNOWN ISSUES:
* UAC/administrative windows cannot accept jumplist tasks (#49) Working on this one right now...

[Angel Blue01]

Wow, what an amazing-looking program. With programs that already have jumplists, doe this program override them?

[th3rEsa]

Does it support applications with variable titles? mIRC, for example does not have an actual "window title".

[DigiM29]

@Angel Blue01: Thanks Technically, Extender can overwrite existing jumplists, but the target program can change it back at any time, so it won't work. E.g. If your program has a "recently used" section, it'll be changing the jumplist a lot so your custom one won't show. Haven't figured out how to stop that yet, but try and see!

@th3rEsa: Yeah, you can just put "mIRC" as the title, without quotes.

[DigiM29]

Jumplist Extender v0.2 is released! Upgrading is STRONGLY recommended, since this fixes some major bugs.

DOWNLOAD:
JumplistExtender_v0.2.exe (1.21MB)
GPLv3 Source: hg clone -b "Version0.2" http://mercurial.robotnik.ws/JumpList


CHANGELOG: (pretty much the same as above)

Version 0.2 is a BUG FIX release.

ADDED/CHANGED:
* Upgrade timelock removed. v0.1 is timelocked after May 31, whereas v0.2 is not timelocked at any date!
* Additional options for keyboard tasks: Ignore if program is not running, or if it is.
* UAC windows can now receive jumplists! (#49)

FIXED:
* Command line task creation will sometimes crash. (#41)
* When saving, taskbar icons will sometimes shift position (#37)
* UAC/administrative windows cannot accept jumplists or their tasks (#49)
* [Critical] "Access denied" when selecting a UAC/administrative main window. (#47)
* [Crit][T7EBg] "Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component." (#42)
* [Crit] "Cannot find central directory" when importing a broken jumplist pack (#45)
* [Crit] "The process cannot access the file 'AppSettings.xml' because it is being used by another process." when importing a jumplist pack and canceling (#46)

KNOWN ISSUES:
* Installer does not place correctly or delete shortcuts for regular, non-administrative users (#12)
* [Critical][T7EBg] "An item with the same key has already been added" (#51)
* [Crit][T7EBg] "The path is not of legal form." (#52)

For more information on bugs, visit:

http://code.google.c...extender/issues

[th3rEsa]

Great job. Thank you also for the explanation.

[DigiM29]

64-BIT USERS: If some of your jumplist tasks stopped working for built-in Windows applications (e.g. Calculator, Snipping Tool,) download this replacement script to fix the problem:

http://jumplist.gsdn.../JLE_Common.ahk (Right click, "Save Target As")

Save it to "%appdata%\JumplistExtender\AHK\JLE_Common.ahk" , and that should fix the problem. I'm including this fix with a minor v0.2-B release, upcoming during the week...