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• [TOOLS] Some QAP "Companion Tools" by SoftwareOK and others

  joeNOR > 2021-06-04 02:47

  This post is about some tools I, for different reasons, use as "companions" to QAP.
  It may be extended with more tools in the future.
  
  Background
  I use QAP across several machines (latest count is 16), with an unknown number of favorites, and around 50 user vars, and the layout/config is kept very similar on all of them.
  Shortcuts/hotkeys are the same/does the same, the menu layout is the same (Shared Menus), the User Variables are the same (adjusted for differences on each machine) and so on.
  But, sometimes I need to have some function or software on speed dial for a short or short-ish period.
  Don't wanna mess up my QAP-structure, so, enter: QuickTextPaste (& Run Commands) by SoftwareOK.
  
  QuickTextPaste by SoftwareOK
  https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/QuickTextPaste
  
  QTP is a kind of clipboard manager on steroids.
  It can group entries together, so one shortcut displays a simple menu.
  It has some nice features, like the ability to paste plaintext (stripping away formatting) from the clipboard, it supports a couple of "slots" on the clipboard and it can run programs.
  I use a couple of shortcuts for this, LeftWindow+1 and LeftWindow+X, in those menus I put all the stuff I don't want to have in QAP.
  (Note! LeftWindow+X overrides the default Win+X menu in Windows.)
  QTP is very clipboard centric.
  QTP also runs on Server Core.
  
  Imho, QTP is not a competitor to QAP, it has less features and a different approach.
  
  
  Other tools:
  Run-Command by SoftwareOK
  https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/Run-Command
  
  Run-Command is an extended version of the standard Run-dialog in Windows.
  It has a simple favorites menu and some other bells and whistles.
  You can of course use the favorites menu to launch QAPmessenger!
  Run-Command also runs on Server Core, and I find it especially useful there.
  
  HotKeysList by NirSoft
  https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hot_keys_list.html
  
  HotKeysList lists all hotkeys/shortcuts active on your system.
  It won't show what program or function a hotkey is assigned to, but I find it useful when troubleshooting conflicts.
  HKL also runs on Server Core.
  
  Disclaimer!
  I have no affiliation with SoftwareOK or NirSoft.
  All use of these tools are at your own risk, if your PC explodes, don't complain to me!
  
  Kind Regards,
  joeNOR

• RE: [TOOLS] Some QAP "Companion Tools" by SoftwareOK and others

  Jean Lalonde > 2021-06-04 18:09

  Thanks Joe for making us benefit again from your vast software library!
  
  I don't know QuickTextPaste but use Ditto (https://ditto-cp.sourceforge.io/) that seems to have similar features.
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