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#91
Help and Support / Possible suggestion -- word co...
Last post by oblivion - August 31, 2026, 12:18:07 AMMy wife just asked me if there was an easy way for her to get a word count for a piece of coursework she's working on.
My first thought was one of the baby wp programs I keep lying around -- Atlantis just puts a current word count in the status bar, for instance.
Then I couldn't remember if the computer she's using has Atlantis on it. (It does, but that started a rabbit hole off...)
Would it be useful if Toolbox did something similar -- just added a word count to the status bar for the current clipboard entry? So you could do ^A^C then look at the clipboard to see?
Then I thought "maybe there's an action that would do this?" (If so, I couldn't find one.)
Then I thought "well, I could probably write an action..." and then I thought "maybe I should just paste the text into Atlantis and have done with it!"
But I wondered if this might be a useful thing to do, one way or another. So, Paul, what do you think? Would this be a useful thing to add? Or should I just stop being lazy and do some string slicing and write my own?
My first thought was one of the baby wp programs I keep lying around -- Atlantis just puts a current word count in the status bar, for instance.
Then I couldn't remember if the computer she's using has Atlantis on it. (It does, but that started a rabbit hole off...)
Would it be useful if Toolbox did something similar -- just added a word count to the status bar for the current clipboard entry? So you could do ^A^C then look at the clipboard to see?
Then I thought "maybe there's an action that would do this?" (If so, I couldn't find one.)
Then I thought "well, I could probably write an action..." and then I thought "maybe I should just paste the text into Atlantis and have done with it!"
But I wondered if this might be a useful thing to do, one way or another. So, Paul, what do you think? Would this be a useful thing to add? Or should I just stop being lazy and do some string slicing and write my own?
#92
General Discussion / Re: Why so many updates?
Last post by Paul (Lead Developer) - August 30, 2026, 06:28:20 PM@GrahamB: Email sent. 
Make sure to test it with your PC in airplane mode at launch, and in normal mode.
Make sure to test it with your PC in airplane mode at launch, and in normal mode. #93
Solutions / Auto Minimize
Last post by Paul (Lead Developer) - August 30, 2026, 12:28:01 PMQuestion: Auto Minimize
"I want to know if there is a software that automatically minimizes my applications after x amount of time and auto reopens them the moment I move my mouse/press a key on my keyboard."
Aside from the obvious answer of using a screen saver, you can do this with AlomWare Toolbox with the following action:
In this action, AlomWare Toolbox waits until the user hasn't used the PC for 1 minute (step 1 in "HH:MM:SS" format), and when they do it minimizes all windows to show the desktop (step 2). The action then waits for the user to operate the PC again (step 3) and when they, all minimized windows are restored (step 4). The action then goes back to step 1 again to repeat the process (step 5).
Unlike a screen saver, you can modify this action to do additional things, such as muting the system sound when all windows are minimized:
To stop the action, select it in the "Running actions" list and press the Delete key.
"I want to know if there is a software that automatically minimizes my applications after x amount of time and auto reopens them the moment I move my mouse/press a key on my keyboard."
Aside from the obvious answer of using a screen saver, you can do this with AlomWare Toolbox with the following action:
Code Select
(Start)
HOW TO USE: Copy from Start to End, and then paste into an action.
REFERENCE : See an example of pasting at alomware.com/paste.png
0001 Wait: For user to ignore the PC "00:01:00"
0002 Computer: Show the desktop ""
0003 Wait: For user to operate the PC ""
0004 Computer: Restore minimized windows ""
0005 Action: Go to start ""
(End)In this action, AlomWare Toolbox waits until the user hasn't used the PC for 1 minute (step 1 in "HH:MM:SS" format), and when they do it minimizes all windows to show the desktop (step 2). The action then waits for the user to operate the PC again (step 3) and when they, all minimized windows are restored (step 4). The action then goes back to step 1 again to repeat the process (step 5).
Unlike a screen saver, you can modify this action to do additional things, such as muting the system sound when all windows are minimized:
Code Select
(Start)
HOW TO USE: Copy from Start to End, and then paste into an action.
REFERENCE : See an example of pasting at alomware.com/paste.png
0001 Wait: For user to ignore the PC "00:01:00"
0002 Computer: Show the desktop ""
0003 Computer: Volume mute "1"
0004 Wait: For user to operate the PC ""
0005 Computer: Restore minimized windows ""
0006 Computer: Volume mute "0"
0007 Action: Go to start ""
(End)To stop the action, select it in the "Running actions" list and press the Delete key.
#94
General Discussion / Re: Why so many updates?
Last post by Paul (Lead Developer) - August 30, 2026, 09:02:20 AMThe app's free mode has been changed to an hour per launch now (for the next release), for indefinite relaunches. So if the user's internet is down, they can still use it in the free hourly blocks until it comes back. I will never totally lock paid users out of the app at any time. The check is only done at launch, so if their PC is running 24/7 then the app will never do another activation check after it first launches.
It's time that Toolbox took this proper online activation stance like other paid apps. I'm losing sales by not doing it, and tired of people disputing with PayPal to get refunded after they get their permanent unlock code. The dishonesty in the world disgusts me.
The check is only done at launch, so if their PC is running 24/7 then the app will never do another activation check after it first launches.It's time that Toolbox took this proper online activation stance like other paid apps. I'm losing sales by not doing it, and tired of people disputing with PayPal to get refunded after they get their permanent unlock code. The dishonesty in the world disgusts me.
#95
General Discussion / Re: Why so many updates?
Last post by rjbull - August 30, 2026, 06:19:07 AMQuote from: Paul (Lead Developer) on August 29, 2026, 10:53:46 AMI've decided it's going to do an online activation check at every app launch, instead of every month. So it the check passes at launch, the app won't check again until it's relaunched, which could be quite a while if the user never quits it. I'm fine with that because I tried a monthly check but there's false-positive checking issues if the PC is in standby mode or is shut down when the month changes. I've determined it's better just to check at launch.Only problem I can see is if the user's Internet is down, or flaky. I suppose they'll just have to live without Toolbox for the duration.
#96
General Discussion / Re: Why so many updates?
Last post by GrahamB - August 29, 2026, 10:10:51 PMSounds great to me, Paul. I'm willing to beta-test that if you like (you have my email).
#97
General Discussion / Re: Why so many updates?
Last post by Paul (Lead Developer) - August 29, 2026, 10:53:46 AMI've decided it's going to do an online activation check at every app launch, instead of every month. So it the check passes at launch, the app won't check again until it's relaunched, which could be quite a while if the user never quits it. I'm fine with that because I tried a monthly check but there's false-positive checking issues if the PC is in standby mode or is shut down when the month changes. I've determined it's better just to check at launch.
#98
Feature Requests / Re: Saved Window Manager reque...
Last post by oblivion - August 26, 2026, 05:07:51 PMThanks!
#99
Feature Requests / Re: Saved Window Manager reque...
Last post by Paul (Lead Developer) - August 26, 2026, 03:33:23 PMFor the next release: the tooltip has been removed, as it wasn't really needed.
I've added checkboxes next to each saved window state that you can toggle to enable/disable the state when the window opens.
I've added checkboxes next to each saved window state that you can toggle to enable/disable the state when the window opens.
#100
Feature Requests / Saved Window Manager request
Last post by oblivion - August 15, 2026, 08:05:12 PMSlightly two-pronged, this.
First, a cosmetic issue -- the tooltip that appears when you select an entry also pops up in odd places when the mouse hovers over empty space in the lower part of the window.
The request part of this -- it'd sometimes be useful if an entry could be deactivated or suspended instead of just deleted.
First, a cosmetic issue -- the tooltip that appears when you select an entry also pops up in odd places when the mouse hovers over empty space in the lower part of the window.
The request part of this -- it'd sometimes be useful if an entry could be deactivated or suspended instead of just deleted.