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belgariontheking replied on November 20, 2009 12:52 to the problem "Runtime Error!" in BumpTop:

Last night, I downloaded the latest from http://bumptop.com/download.php and I did not get this error anymore.

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belgariontheking replied on October 16, 2009 21:27 to the problem "Bumptop shows as an icon on the taskbar in windows 7." in BumpTop:

Thanks Justin!

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belgariontheking reported a problem in BumpTop on October 15, 2009 12:10:

Bumptop shows as an icon on the taskbar in windows 7.

I installed Windows 7 a couple of days ago. I chose the upgrade path so all of my settings and programs migrated just fine.

When Bumptop starts on startup, there is no icon on the taskbar. However, if I restart bumptop later, it shows up as an icon on my taskbar.

belgariontheking asked a question in BumpTop on September 17, 2009 20:19:

How can I right-click drag with bumptop?

For years, I've right-click dragged shortcuts from my desktop onto the quick launch toolbar. With bumptop, I can only left-click drag. How can I accomplish this?

I know I could copy the shortcut from one to the other using explorer, but I want to right-click drag like I have for years.

belgariontheking replied on May 18, 2009 21:29 to the problem "new bumptop constantly crashing, resetting to default TERRIBLE" in BumpTop:

I haven't had any crashing problems, but this morning after I rebooted my computer, all my icons were laid out in a grid, rather than the haphazard piles I had created. I downloaded the new version and haven't had any problems in at least 3 minutes since installing it.

belgariontheking replied on May 18, 2009 20:56 to the idea "BumpTop for Linux" in BumpTop:

I would like a Linux port as well, but it would almost definitely be in the non-free portion. AFAIK, Bumptop is not FOSS and has no plans to become FOSS (ala the $30 for the full product).

belgariontheking replied on May 18, 2009 20:51 to the question "incompatibility with VLC-Player?" in BumpTop:

I have not noticed this issue at all. I use VLC just about every day. I'm running on Vista with 6 GB RAM and a GeForce 9800 GTX+ Video card.

(I'm not just showing off ... I think that information may be important to resolving the issue).

belgariontheking replied on April 17, 2009 03:17 to the problem "BumpTop locking up." in BumpTop:

I am a VIP beta tester, running pro trial (I guess -- it keeps telling my trial is ending in 15 days). I'm running 2646 like the OP.

I am experiencing the same issue as SunSparc, but on Windows Vista. Ever since the last update, whenever I want to use my desktop, it takes bumptop a long time (5 minutes+) for bumptop to react to my click. It's quicker to forcefully quit via Task Manager and restart BumpTop.

This is a new machine with a quad core processor, Nvidia 9800 GTX+ video card, and 6 GB RAM.

Is there some kind of log I can send you so you can see what's happening?

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belgariontheking replied on March 27, 2009 11:35 to the update "I signed up on your website - Now where's my invite code?!?" in BumpTop:

@Hawkeye|Puppy: It took me a month or two to get my beta invite. Have patience.

belgariontheking replied on March 27, 2009 01:41 to the idea "Make new folder/pile functionality in 2318 optional" in BumpTop:

Just got the new beta and I flipped the setting to grid small folders. Now it works as expected. Thanks for making this suggested change, BumpTop team!

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 04:10 to the question "Cleaning up after yourself: refiling a spread-out pile!" in BumpTop:

The best thing I can suggest is to create a pile of the files you want to throw back into the folder (via the Lasso N Cross) and then drag that pile onto the folder you want the files to go to. Bumptop will confirm that you want to move the files into that folder. Click yes and *poof* you're good to go!

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 04:08 to the idea "name piles without putting them in folders" in BumpTop:

@Kentor: I see a functional difference between a pile and a folder.

I put folders on my desktop to organize data that I might not access that often, but I don't want to dig through my documents to find it. It's all in a folder on my desktop.

I put things I will access often into pile based on functionality, for instance, I put all of my (shortcuts to) programs that connect to the internet in one pile, games in another (separate games pile for my wife's games), and assorted (shortcuts to) programs in a third. In another pile, I have a bunch of folders for work related things. If those folders are accessed often enough, I'll de-pile them and let the folder sit on my desktop so I don't have to scroll through the pile every time I want to open the folder. If they're accessed really often, I'll hang the folder on my wall.

Given that, I like the ability to scroll through piles I create, without having to scroll through folders I have that may contain 100 subfolders or files.

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 04:00 to the idea "Save/Name Piles without altering file structure" in BumpTop:

@little blue: I'm going to bet that you downloaded a webpage as "complete page." This creates a folder called payment_aspx_htm_files (or something such). This folder contains all of the objects referenced in that .htm file (images, css, javascript files). You recognized this and put the file and folder into a pile to reduce clutter on your desktop. What you may not realize is that Windows moves the folder whenever you move the .htm file.

Bumptop tried to move this folder into a folder only to discover that Windows had already moved it! The further confusion was likely caused by a disconnect between what bumptop thinks is there and what Windows says is there.

But that's just one man's opinion.

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 03:47 to the idea "Save/Name Piles without altering file structure" in BumpTop:

@rory ok: This is the exact reason why I don't use the "name pile" functionality

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 03:42 to the idea "A better integration of the opening folder feature" in BumpTop:

I could agree with this if bumptop created an explorer-like interface that:
a) was uniform across all OSes
b) gave me the rich functionality that explorer/whatever gives me, namely
1) whatever sort order I like
2) display with details, list, large icons, small icons, or as its own bumpable area.

See http://getsatisfaction.com/bumptop/to... for my rant.

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 03:36 to the idea "Get rid of folders" in BumpTop:

I dislike this idea, since it was implemented (horribly IMO) in the latest beta (2318). When I double click on a folder, I want that folder to pop up in an explorer window, not be displayed as a pile. If I wanted those files to be in a pile, I would put them into a pile.

I love bumptop, and I think it's great, but I haven't drank the bumptop koolaid fully enough to think that piles > folders.

see http://getsatisfaction.com/bumptop/to... for my rant

belgariontheking replied on March 07, 2009 03:30 to the idea "Explore contents of Piles folders with one click." in BumpTop:

I'm not sure I understand what you're suggesting here. Can you repost this and actually read it before you click "post?" I am hopeful that that will cause you to edit it to be better understood by your audience.