A list manager

[Graeme]

Hi

Attached is some code for a list manager I've written.  I renounce all copyright statements in it or any other code I've posted on this forum - you can use it freely.

I don't have time to describe it fully right now but you can figure out most things by trying it and looking at the code  - roughly, it allows you to create named lists of files.  A shortcut key can be assigned to a file.  The lists are stored in an xml file - multiple lists per file.  You can also have multiple xml files - selected by the "switch master" button.  Shortcut keys can be one-key or two-key sequences.  For the two-key sequence, you assign the first of the keys to GFM_two_key_check_shortcut_keys() and the second key you assign using the listman dialog itself.  For a one-key sequence you assign the key (or multiple keys) to GFM_check_shortcut_keys() and also assign it to the particular file you want opened using the listman dialog itself.

The idea is that even though a slick project allows you to have a list of files, you have to have the project active to use the list  - whereas listman is independent of any project and allows you to create a named list of files that you can select from at any time.  You'll need to check the code to see what keys do what  - down-arrow, up-arrow move up down the list of files and ctrl-up, ctrl-down move up down the list of lists.

The code has been working well for me for a while but a couple of things aren't implemented - the 3 check buttons you'll see, and the "projects" radio button, also the combo box labelled F9.

The ListmanConfig code might be useful - it allows you to create your own config dialog.  You can add a new config item in 4 easy steps  - add the struct item (e.g. see Listman_persistent_config_data), add the widget to the dialog, add a MAKE_CONFIG_FUNC line, add a line to call_config_funcs().

I'll try to update this later.

[update] - forgot to mention, you need to create a folder called Listman\ListDataFiles\  in your config folder, to hold the xml list files - it's not auto-created.  Also, you can click on any of the headings in the "file-list" view to sort the list of files - this uses a hidden column zero in the tree-view to get the desired sorting.

Graeme

[Graeme]

Oops,  forgot some bitmaps are needed too.

Attached is a bitmaps folder which should be placed as a sub-folder of a GFileman folder which is in your config folder.

The attached zip file includes the latest GFileman toolbar code - it is slightly better organized now and also includes the ability to show the shortcut key assigned to a file (if any) by Listman.  GFileman also provides multiple GFileman windows - one of which can be used as a temporary popup window that shows you the list of currently active shortcut keys, then disappears when you choose one using the kotkey - in the GFileman config dialog, this is selected by checking "show shortcuts on demand".  The GFilemanForms.e file provided, includes 3 GFileman forms  - GFileman1, GFileman2, GFileman3  - it's not hard to add more.  You need to associate a form with a toolbar (see view->toolbars->customise->new).

In Listman GFM_two_key_check_shortcut_keys() there is a call-list

      call_list('_listman_key2', keyt);

and in GFileman.e there is _listman_key1_GFileman() which pops up a temporary GFileman window to show the list of current shortcuts - if you want the window to stay up instead of dying, click the mouse somewhere on it.

[Edit] - actually there is both    call_list('_listman_key1'); and the one above.  "key1" job is to show the form, "key2" job is to delete it.


The attached GFileman code has some other improvements
- on the config dialog there is an "update now" button that allows changes to fonts etc to be seen immediately
- the "hint" info-window now works correctly - previously a Z-order issue made it appear all purple with no info - now it uses a picture component (I think).
- There's now an _on_load_module_GFileman() function which kills the callback timer whe GFileman is loaded.
- GFileman_timer_callback now checks the global flag _use_timers and exits immediately if it's true.
- code that generates the underlying display data is now all in the one place, starting with generate_display_list_data() and ending with process_listviewx_right_mouse_click()  - a class mechanism would have been nice for this.

Haven't fixed up the funny scrollbar coz I don't use it much  - I usually have the window set to two columns and pop it up using the command GFM_filename_entry_mode.  See also my earlier post from last year for the original GFileman code.  Haven't got round to all of Dennis's suggestions yet, but one day...

Graeme

[Edit] - here's the link to the original GFileman posting
http://community.slickedit.com/index.php?topic=589.msg2575#msg2575

[ehab]

Thanks ... i think i will try it and if mayend up part of my SE : ) thanks

[Graeme]

Here's a version that works with SE2008.  I had to change it because of a change in the tree control.  I plan to do some more work on it soon.  I probably didn't explain how to use it very well.  One thing I should have mentioned was that to bring up the dialog itself, you can assign a key (using slick key bindings dialog) to GFM_two_key_check_shortcut_keys()  - then if you press that key twice, it brings up the listman dialog.  I'll post a better description with the next version.

Graeme