Testers wanted this weekend for new web page picture grabber
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I'm releasing a new product, 1ClickPicGrabber, in a few days, and would like some input (and testing of course!) from my fellow CPians. Grab the pre-release installer here[^]. (Product page here[^]) Purpose of the product: 1ClickPicGrabber installs a toolbar extension in IE. The toolbar has a Grab button, which when clicked, collects the URLs of all pictures on the page, all links to pictures, or links to movies, and sends them to the background downloader app. The downloader then downloads and organizes the grabbed files for you in your My Documents dir. This is far and away better than existing grabbers. Most of them are standalone apps, which require you to copy & paste pages or URLs into them. With 1ClickPicGrabber, it's right there in IE and one click on the Grab button gets you started. Requirements: OS: 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP IE: 5.01+ and the Active Desktop shell (most features should work OK without the AD shell on NT 4, but this is not guaranteed or supported) Incentive to help us out: Free license for the best bug report. :) The demo linked above is a fully functioning version, but is limited to downloading 200 files, and will deactivate after that. Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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I'm releasing a new product, 1ClickPicGrabber, in a few days, and would like some input (and testing of course!) from my fellow CPians. Grab the pre-release installer here[^]. (Product page here[^]) Purpose of the product: 1ClickPicGrabber installs a toolbar extension in IE. The toolbar has a Grab button, which when clicked, collects the URLs of all pictures on the page, all links to pictures, or links to movies, and sends them to the background downloader app. The downloader then downloads and organizes the grabbed files for you in your My Documents dir. This is far and away better than existing grabbers. Most of them are standalone apps, which require you to copy & paste pages or URLs into them. With 1ClickPicGrabber, it's right there in IE and one click on the Grab button gets you started. Requirements: OS: 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP IE: 5.01+ and the Active Desktop shell (most features should work OK without the AD shell on NT 4, but this is not guaranteed or supported) Incentive to help us out: Free license for the best bug report. :) The demo linked above is a fully functioning version, but is limited to downloading 200 files, and will deactivate after that. Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
WOW, just what I have been looking for to download some pr0n :laugh: Will the downloader successfully download from all websites even if the pictures are linked via asp, eg www.web.com/getpic.asp?mypic.jpg ? No, seriously I have had a need for this, although IE 6's save picture as... button is better than having to right click all the time. When do u need a bugreport by? Give them a chance! Do it for the kittens, dear God, the kittens!
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I'm releasing a new product, 1ClickPicGrabber, in a few days, and would like some input (and testing of course!) from my fellow CPians. Grab the pre-release installer here[^]. (Product page here[^]) Purpose of the product: 1ClickPicGrabber installs a toolbar extension in IE. The toolbar has a Grab button, which when clicked, collects the URLs of all pictures on the page, all links to pictures, or links to movies, and sends them to the background downloader app. The downloader then downloads and organizes the grabbed files for you in your My Documents dir. This is far and away better than existing grabbers. Most of them are standalone apps, which require you to copy & paste pages or URLs into them. With 1ClickPicGrabber, it's right there in IE and one click on the Grab button gets you started. Requirements: OS: 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP IE: 5.01+ and the Active Desktop shell (most features should work OK without the AD shell on NT 4, but this is not guaranteed or supported) Incentive to help us out: Free license for the best bug report. :) The demo linked above is a fully functioning version, but is limited to downloading 200 files, and will deactivate after that. Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Hi Mike, Agreed, Excellent idea and approach! Very useful. As asked, when do you need a bug report by:confused: I am running WinXP (SP1) on a 850Mhz, 256 mem Laptop... Regards, Dan
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WOW, just what I have been looking for to download some pr0n :laugh: Will the downloader successfully download from all websites even if the pictures are linked via asp, eg www.web.com/getpic.asp?mypic.jpg ? No, seriously I have had a need for this, although IE 6's save picture as... button is better than having to right click all the time. When do u need a bugreport by? Give them a chance! Do it for the kittens, dear God, the kittens!
leppie wrote: just what I have been looking for to download some pr0n If this is your choice, it will be fully supported. ;) leppie wrote: even if the pictures are linked via asp, The Grabber will not see those pictures, because it looks at extensions and .asp is not a picture file extension. However, if you click Grab->Grab a file from any URL, you can enter the complete URL and a filename to save the file as locally. The only bug I'm aware of in downloading is that the background downlaoder doesn't send a HTTP_REFERER header, so sites that check the referrer will not serve the file. This is on the list of stuff to fix. Bug reports by Sunday night (PDT, GMT -8) would be great. :) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Hi Mike, Agreed, Excellent idea and approach! Very useful. As asked, when do you need a bug report by:confused: I am running WinXP (SP1) on a 850Mhz, 256 mem Laptop... Regards, Dan
Bug reports by Sunday night (PDT, GMT -8) would be great. :) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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I'm releasing a new product, 1ClickPicGrabber, in a few days, and would like some input (and testing of course!) from my fellow CPians. Grab the pre-release installer here[^]. (Product page here[^]) Purpose of the product: 1ClickPicGrabber installs a toolbar extension in IE. The toolbar has a Grab button, which when clicked, collects the URLs of all pictures on the page, all links to pictures, or links to movies, and sends them to the background downloader app. The downloader then downloads and organizes the grabbed files for you in your My Documents dir. This is far and away better than existing grabbers. Most of them are standalone apps, which require you to copy & paste pages or URLs into them. With 1ClickPicGrabber, it's right there in IE and one click on the Grab button gets you started. Requirements: OS: 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP IE: 5.01+ and the Active Desktop shell (most features should work OK without the AD shell on NT 4, but this is not guaranteed or supported) Incentive to help us out: Free license for the best bug report. :) The demo linked above is a fully functioning version, but is limited to downloading 200 files, and will deactivate after that. Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Where can we send a bug/suggestion report? Well here goes my 1st few: - Background downloader stops downloading when close is pressed, it would be better to just hide this window :). - Multiple download threads. - Resume capablitiy. - The ability to follow links (up to x links, like a spider ,ie Teleport Pro) in the same "directory". BTW I use IE 6 , XP SP1. Else it works like a bomb (not a real bomb). Give them a chance! Do it for the kittens, dear God, the kittens!
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Where can we send a bug/suggestion report? Well here goes my 1st few: - Background downloader stops downloading when close is pressed, it would be better to just hide this window :). - Multiple download threads. - Resume capablitiy. - The ability to follow links (up to x links, like a spider ,ie Teleport Pro) in the same "directory". BTW I use IE 6 , XP SP1. Else it works like a bomb (not a real bomb). Give them a chance! Do it for the kittens, dear God, the kittens!
Thanks for your input, leppie. :) Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. leppie wrote: Background downloader stops downloading when close is pressed, it would be better to just hide this window I personally hate programs that don't close when you click the close button (like, say, MSN Messenger). A "minimize to the tray" option is on the list for the next revision, however, which will let you free up the Taskbar real estate and keep the app running. Resume capablitiy This is already present, if you stop in the middle of a file, IE should resume the file using the already-downloaded cached portion. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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I'm releasing a new product, 1ClickPicGrabber, in a few days, and would like some input (and testing of course!) from my fellow CPians. Grab the pre-release installer here[^]. (Product page here[^]) Purpose of the product: 1ClickPicGrabber installs a toolbar extension in IE. The toolbar has a Grab button, which when clicked, collects the URLs of all pictures on the page, all links to pictures, or links to movies, and sends them to the background downloader app. The downloader then downloads and organizes the grabbed files for you in your My Documents dir. This is far and away better than existing grabbers. Most of them are standalone apps, which require you to copy & paste pages or URLs into them. With 1ClickPicGrabber, it's right there in IE and one click on the Grab button gets you started. Requirements: OS: 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP IE: 5.01+ and the Active Desktop shell (most features should work OK without the AD shell on NT 4, but this is not guaranteed or supported) Incentive to help us out: Free license for the best bug report. :) The demo linked above is a fully functioning version, but is limited to downloading 200 files, and will deactivate after that. Please send bug reports to mdunn [at] zabersoft {dot} com. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
About box in download manager doesn't have a close button :( Todd Smith
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leppie wrote: just what I have been looking for to download some pr0n If this is your choice, it will be fully supported. ;) leppie wrote: even if the pictures are linked via asp, The Grabber will not see those pictures, because it looks at extensions and .asp is not a picture file extension. However, if you click Grab->Grab a file from any URL, you can enter the complete URL and a filename to save the file as locally. The only bug I'm aware of in downloading is that the background downlaoder doesn't send a HTTP_REFERER header, so sites that check the referrer will not serve the file. This is on the list of stuff to fix. Bug reports by Sunday night (PDT, GMT -8) would be great. :) --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
Perhaps your downloader should attempt to download the content from .asp extensions also and only keep items that have the proper mime type. Can you analyze the content headers? The other option is to parse the html and find the img tags? Todd Smith
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About box in download manager doesn't have a close button :( Todd Smith
Are you using large fonts? If so, then I just fixed that problem this morning. :) If not, then please mail me with a screen shot and what fonts/theme you're using. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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Perhaps your downloader should attempt to download the content from .asp extensions also and only keep items that have the proper mime type. Can you analyze the content headers? The other option is to parse the html and find the img tags? Todd Smith
Todd Smith wrote: Can you analyze the content headers? Good idea, Todd. :) The downloader is still pretty simple, since it's the first revision. I plan on making it smarter in v2. --Mike-- Just released - RightClick-Encrypt v1.4 - Adds fast & easy file encryption to Explorer My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
