Alexey, et al.; Before I begin, let me just say that you have once again provided an incredible product that solves many issues that I have wished solved for a long time. Kudos to you! Some minor suggestions about the Configuration Manager. These are just ideas that I'm coming across while using your product, and thought I would share with you. One small feature request for the forums themselves - please implement a Preview Post function that allows a user to look at a post before submitting it. Thank you! I will tackle any suggestions / feature requests regarding the default rules, property pages, and additional options in a future post if needed. Thank you. [b]01) Configuration Files[/b] - I think it would be an interesting feature to incorporate an easier method to switch between configuration files, instead of the implemented Import / Export. I envision a modification that would allow a user to create a New Configuration File, Open an Existing Configuration File, Save to the Current Configuration File, and Save As a Configuration File. Similiar to what you might see on a standard text editor, this would allow a user to easier create, edit, save, etc. multiple configuration files, for instances where the user wants a different configuration depending on a particular circumstance, or just wants to create a new configuration to test something out. Have these file(s) saved to a default directory inside of My Documents named Actual Window Manager Configurations. This would also further ease the process of having multiple versions installed (regular version vs. beta version) and such. [b]02) Mistakes[/b] - I make mistakes while using just about any application in the world. Like many, the Undo feature of many applications has saved me a lot of pain. I think an Undo feature would be a good addition, so you can easily revert a rule to the state it was before you made your error. [b]03) Tool Bar[/b] - Add the ability to show a small description on each button, move buttons around, add new buttons, remove buttons, etc. Think of what newer Windows applications allow, such as Microsoft Office 2003 and Mozilla Firefox. [b]04) Status Bar[/b] - Add a status bar to the program. The status bar would offer a brief description of the current option / rule / etc. For instance, when selecting the Startup property screen of a rule, the Status Bar would read "Modify Window Startup Options" or whatever. [b]05) Menu Bar[/b] - The standard menu for essentially any Windows application usually starts with File, Edit, View, a number of application specific menus, and ends with Window and Help. I think mimicking this with AWM Configuration would make the product easier to use and more intuitive, as most users are familiar with this layout. - Proposed menu layout: (Note: 3 Dashes (-) indicates where I would place a divisor line in the menu. * File ** New Configuration (Ctrl - N) - Create a new configuration file, either using an existing configuration file as a template, or a blank configuration file, similiar to what I would see after I install AWM. See #01 above. ** Open Configuration... (Ctrl - O) - Open an existing configuration file. See #01 above. ** Close Configuration (Ctrl - W) - Close the current configuration file. See #01 above. ** --- ** Save Configuration (Ctrl - S) - Save the current configuration file. See #01 above. ** Save Configuration As... (Ctrl - Shift - S) - Save the current configuration file, while prompting for the location / file name. See #01 above. ** --- ** Exit Configuration Manager (Alt - F4) - Exit the Configuration Manager without exiting AWM. * Edit ** Undo Rule Change (Ctrl - Z) - Undo the most recent change made to the current rule. See #02 above. ** Redo Rule Change (Ctrl - Y) - Redo the most recent change that was undone by the Undo command made to the current rule. See #02 above. ** --- ** Cut Rule (Ctrl - X) - Copy the contents of the current rule to the clipboard and remove the rule from the configuration. ** Copy Rule (Ctrl - C) - Copy the contents of the current rule to the clipboard and leave the rule in the configuration. ** Paste Rule (Ctrl - V) - Paste the contents of the current rule in the clipboard to the configuration. ** Clear Rule - Clear all elements from the current rule, exluding the options under Target Window. Sets all options equal to that of All Windows. Replaces Retore to Defaults. ** Delete Rule (Ctrl - D) - Remove the current rule from the configuration. ** --- ** Options... - Open the Options window. * View ** Toolbars *** General Toolbar - Ability to show / hide the general toolbar. See #03 above. ** Status Bar - Ability to show / hide the status bar. See #04 above. ** --- ** Text Size - Similiar to what you would find on a web browser. Scales the text / object size of all elements, allowing to see more on a screen or making things easier to read. * Actual Window Manager ** Load / Unload Actual Windows Manager. - One option instead of two, as is current. Toggles between the two, depending on the current state. ** Enable / Disable Actual Windows Manager. - One option instead of two, as is current (instead of Start / Stop). Toggles between the two, depending on the current state. ** --- ** Enable All Rules (Ctrl - =) - Enable all rules in the current configuration. ** Disable All Rules (Ctrl - -) - Disable all rules in the current configuration. * Rule Order ** Move Up (Alt - Up Arrow) - Move the current rule up one. Same functionality as is current. ** Move Down (Alt - Down Arrow) - Move the current rule down one. Same functionality as is current. ** --- ** Sort Ascending - Sort all rules in ascending alphabetic order. ** Sort Descending - Sort all rules in descending alphabetic order. * Window - I see no reason to have this menu option, unless you intend to build functionality that allows a user to see multiples rules at the same time. * Help ** Contents (F1) - Context help. Same functionality as is current. ** --- ** Actual Tools Website - Open browser to www.actualtools.com. Same functionality as is current. ** Actual Tools Manager Website - Open browser to www.actualtools.com/windowmanager. Same functionality as is current. ** Actual Tools Manager Website Forums - Open browser to www.actualtools.com/forum. ** --- ** Check for Updates - Add functionality that checks the current version against the latest version on the website. Direct to download if neccesary. This is prefered over a newsletter. ** --- ** Tell a Friend - Write an email to a friend. Same functionality as is current, but I would not include the first paragraph as is. ** Submit Configuration to Tech Support - Submit the current configuration file to tech support, and possibly direct the user directly to the Technical Support forum on the website. ** --- ** About... - Display current program, version number, date updated, copywrite, etc. Same functionality as is current.
