Sylladex::Captchalogue Deck

[gumptiousCreator]

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DOWNLOAD HERE! See page 16 for the fix!
or download the very latest version from github.

WHAT IS IT?

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This program is designed to be used as a kind of short-cut bar in the style of the Homestuck sylladex. Drag and drop files, images and text to the sylladex for easy (or not-so-easy) access later.
In the future, you will be able to put the program onto a USB stick and then use it to access your files on the move.
Oh, and did I mention that you can make your own fetch modi? Well, you can.

HOW DO I USE IT?

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Captchaloguing
Simply drag and drop files, images or text to your sylladex.

Captchaloguing Widgets
Drag a .sdw file to the dock. The program will search through the widgets/ directory for a matching widget.

Retrieving items
Left-click to retrieve an item. If it's a file, this opens the file. Otherwise, the data gets copied to your clipboard.
Right-click to retrieve the item without removing it from the deck.
Some modi might require that you left-click on the dock to retrieve an item.

Changing options
Right-click on the dock or the system tray icon to access the preferences window. From there, you can also change modus and add cards to the deck.
The "Fetch Modus" tab is equivalent to looking at the back of the modus in Homestuck.

Closing the application
The system tray icon can be used to quit the sylladex program.

WHAT'S IN THE DOWNLOAD?

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• Five fetch modi: Encryption, Hashmap, Queue, Stack and Tree
• The Sylladex program (a runnable .jar file)
• Some captchalogue-able .sdw files
• A reference guide for fetch modus and widget developers

HOW DO I INSTALL IT?

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General:
Download SDECK.zip. Unzip it to the folder where you want to run it, and double-click SDECK.jar.
Windows/Mac:
So I have a folder My Documents/My Programs/SDECK and in there is SDECK.jar.
Winrar (why do you use Winrar, seriously...) sometimes likes to extract .jar files instead of executing them, apparently? So you might have to right-click on the file to run it, rather than double-clicking.
Linux:
You may have to chmod the .jar file so it's executable. Possibly. I don't know.

FAQ/TROUBLESHOOTING/GENERAL STUFF

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Make sure you have Java 6.

It keeps crashing/it slows down my computer
I think that the Pesterchum widget and the Update Checker widget might have problems in this version. I'm really sorry about this. For now, enable notifications from within Pesterchum and use a different update notifier. If you have any other stability issues, report as a bug (with as much detail as possible) on github (link below).

Why no Mac/Linux support?
It works on Mac but the program has to have focus to respond to mouse events. There's pretty much nothing I can do about this. Sorry.
It works on Linux but there's an annoying graphical bug.

The Hashmap modus is all wrong!
Yes, I changed it because it was really annoying to have the cards taking up half the screen. Oh, and you can't add cards to it, but that'll change.

How do I add a mapping to the Hashmap modus?
Look at the .txt files in the modus' folder. You can give a mapping for any character, but bear in mind that the string's converted to upper-case before the mapping is applied. You can also assign a colour to each value mapped. Use c<value>:<dec> where <dec> is the base 10 version of the colour (so, white = ffffff = 16777215).

How will USB mode actually work?
I don't know. I mean, I have some things worked out, but if you have a great idea, I'd love to hear about it!

I've found a bug/I have a feature request/The API needs changing
Fork the project, or submit an issue on github! If you want to discuss something, my chumhandle is gumptiousCreator.

What are widgets?
They're basically little Java sub-programs that run inside sylladex cards. Two are bundled with the program, and developers can make their own.
One of the widgets represents an arbitrary object for RPers, the other notifies the user of MSPA updates.

I installed a modus, but now I can't switch between modi!
That means there's a problem with the modus you just installed. Sorry!

Where's the old thread?
Here.

MODUS DEVELOPMENT

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Here are some tutorials. I'm really sorry about the shocking video quality. They should be just about bearable, though.
Tutorial 1:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

PROGRAMMERS/ARTISTS

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The project is open-source! Fork! Send pull requests! Talk to me! Talk to each other! Let your creative juices flow!

USER-MADE STUFF

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Modi (Copy .class and folder to /modi). Most of these are now out of date.
Array by GiovanH: Download (a lot of people have had issues with this)
Password by Ziddia: Download
InvertedVoid has made a whole lot of cool stuff: Download

Modi for previous versions:
Alternative hashmap (uses Java's toHashCode()) by lizard-socks: Download
Scrabble (themed hashmap) [BETA] by MasterBlade and sillyRacoon: Download

Widgets
Magic 8-ball by InvertedVoid: Download
PokerStuck by WillyDeWulfe: Download
Pumpkin by InvertedVoid: ?
Wisdom of the Sufferer by WillyDeWulfe: Download

Hash functions
Scrabble values (canon) by lizard-socks:

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A:1
B:3
C:3
D:2
E:1
F:4
G:2
H:4
I:1
J:8
K:5
L:1
M:3
N:1
O:1
P:3
Q:10
R:1
S:1
T:1
U:1
V:4
W:4
X:8
Y:4
Z:10
c1:380928
c2:380928
c3:380928
c4:380928
c5:380928
c6:380928
c7:380928
c8:380928
c9:380928
c10:380928
c11:380928
c12:380928
c13:380928
c14:380928
c15:380928
c16:380928
c17:380928
c18:380928
c19:380928
c20:380928
c21:380928
c22:380928
c23:380928
c24:380928
c25:380928
c26:380928

Scrabble values (using The Felt colours) by The Cool:

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E:1
A:1
I:1
O:1
N:1
R:1
T:1
L:1
S:1
U:1
D:2
G:2
B:3
C:3
M:3
P:3
F:4
H:4
V:4
W:4
Y:4
K:5
J:8
X:8
Q:10
Z:10
c1:13873664
c2:1850295
c3:11206656
c4:7491215
c5:13782784
c8:22811
c10:6291470

Alphakirby has made a cool image thing! You should definitely put it at the bottom of every message you write:

[The Cool]

This is Trace from pesterchum.

Signing up to help out.

[JoeyJo0]

This is solenoidSynthesizer, also from PesterChum. I could help you out, too.

(I also just noticed this is my first post. Damn, I'm such a lurker...)

[Tren]

Okay playing with Hash Map is way too much fun.

[Gunge]

Sorry if this is obvious, but how do I get the options window up? The first version was just double-clicking the very bottom (for me at least). I'm clicking everywhere pulling all these weird click-moves to try persuade it up to see the different modi, but... :L

[Tren]

Right click the top bar. An options window should show up.

[snickeringSurrogate]

This is the best thing. Seriously the best thing that has ever graced my desktop since Pesterchum. My god I love you.

Any chance you could make an option to not eject things from the sylladex once you use them? This is too cool to not be useful.

[demosthenes2k8]

You just have to right click it in the card to use without ejecting.
Hashmap is fun, as is this program.
Have my code babies.
One thought - you should explicitly state that, for things like text and (maybe) images, it gets sent to your clipboard when you use it from the card.

[snickeringSurrogate]

Much appreciated. This thing is made of magic.

[gumptiousCreator]

Thank you for your lovely comments. You've made my week :)

I've re-done the "How do I use it?" section above, to make it clearer.

[MultiversalInk]

This is really nifty.

Although, when I drag and drop a picture from a website to the hashmap, it's always named "IMAGE" and ends up in card 7. Would it be possible to use the file name from the website instead?

[SirPwnington]

ASDF HASHMAP FUCK YEAH. :O YOU ROCK.

[cyberneticAbomination]

Okay playing with Hash Map is way too much fun.

Agreed.

Just how AWESOME do you even have to BE just to MAKE something like this I won't ever knew.

[Nimz]

Alternate hashmap-based ide - use the filesize as the basis for picking a card to captchalogue to in lieu of filename. This would prevent the same card necessarily being used for all files named IMAGE at the expense of making it harder to predict where it will go. A reasonable tradeoff, imho. I'm thinking switching to that modus would be similar to switching from Dave's usual mode to scrabble value.

[Thedude3445]

Okay this is great. completely silly but too great.

[Brass Key]

I feel really stupid right now, but I have the .zip file open and all I see is folders for files and modi, the .jar file, and the text document. I keep thinking there should be something more to get this to work. I'm probably doing something wrong and I'm sorry if this inconveniences you at all if that's the case.

*edit* could it be that I haven't updated java in ages? I'll try that and see what happens.
*another edit* I updated java and I'm still not getting what I'm supposed to do with the files.

[Spudboy]

... Have you unzipped it?
If so, just run the .jar file...

[digitalSpectacles]

Now we're talking. This is just the sort of needless complexity you have come to expect from your SHORTCUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

You are incredible for making this.

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Also, using filenames for hashmap has its perks.

[Zak TH]

This is awesome and you should feel awesome.

Almost feels like a mix between a multi-clipboard system and a short cut manager, and it's very convenient. I can see myself using this a lot in the future.

Tried to code a modus, but I'm only [a few weeks into java, so I think I'll push that off for later on. Still, I'll keep this in mind if I need a project for Comp. Sci.

And ass the above suggest, It'd be cool if Hash Map organized images by file name, only being able to hold 1 image is kinda lame. :/ An Eject button for the other two modi would be cool too.

I look forward to where this project goes. Very nice work.

[Rainbowfingrz]

it isnt working for me! i have windows 7

[Nicomon]

Only the clipboard part has worked in either version for me. If I click anything else, the program simply removes it from the card, or does nothing if I right-click. Other than that, this is awesome.

[Rainbowfingrz]

@______@ all this computer stuck is making my brain hurt. i think i will have to live without it until it gets easier to use xD

[gumptiousCreator]

Yay, looks like most people are happy :)

Unfortunately, if you drag and drop data as an "image", you only get the image, not the file details. I could perhaps get a box to open where you can type in a name?

it isnt working for me! :( i have windows 7

Could you perhaps be a little more specific? I have Windows 7 too. Can you start the program? What works, and what doesn't? If you know how to view the Java console, are there any exceptions there?

I feel really stupid right now, but I have the .zip file open and all I see is folders for files and modi, the .jar file, and the text document. I keep thinking there should be something more to get this to work. I'm probably doing something wrong and I'm sorry if this inconveniences you at all if that's the case.

*edit* could it be that I haven't updated java in ages? I'll try that and see what happens.
*another edit* I updated java and I'm still not getting what I'm supposed to do with the files.

You should be able to run the .jar file (double-clicking works for me).

If either of you (or anyone else) are trying to launch it using a shortcut, make sure that the "start in" field is set to the folder the .jar is in.

Only the clipboard part has worked in either version for me. If I click anything else, the program simply removes it from the card, or does nothing if I right-click. Other than that, this is awesome.

Strange. Haven't a clue what is wrong here. I will investigate.

[blindstrided]

This is amazing! Thank you for making and sharing such an awesome program. I'm using the hash map modus, and it's working beautifully on my Vista. I'll definitely have to try building a modus or two of my own, once I really get into java programming. xD

[Rainbowfingrz]

it just isnt working at all. i click it inside my downloads and it doesnt even start loading. it just clicks the link and doesnt do anything..