Re: [DQSD-Devel] Signing off

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You will be missed, Kim!

I'm surprised we haven't rolled a new version to get around the 8+ and x64 issues. I use a bunch of different OSes now but my main machine is still Win10.

I wrote a VBS that effectively replaces DQSD for the searches I required the most, and use a variety of batch files as stubs to the VBS to provide the functionality I require (switching engines, mostly). Each batch sets default search engine characteristics and the batch file name (such as gg for Google or bb for Bing) emulates the behavior of DQSD. The only problem with this method is the CLI special characters limitations (&, <, >) which sometimes cause problems and definitely pose a security risk. Otherwise it's just a matter of tapping the win key, then "gg search phrase" to Google the search phrase or "rr" to visit the gateway/router page in a browser. I also created a link gateway on one of my servers that provides keyword redirection, so if you use "ra firefox" or "ra mysql" it will download the current version of that specific application (with the correct bit-type for the OS that's requesting it, or append 32 or 64 to get a predetermined version, such as "ra firefoxesr64").

I even framed my entire PC maintenance business around this software to minimize the labor required to do pretty much anything I have to do in that aspect of the job.

Those scripts and Roboform have replaced the functionality I relied on with DQSD, though I so miss the ability to have active status reports right in the taskbar instead of having to open the browser to get the output. My next step forward is to add desktop notifications to it, but that hasn't been a priority.

-Shawn

On May 14, 2018 13:48, MLL <we...@gm...> wrote:
>
> Thank you Kim for your dedication to the project. 
>
> I myself do not use DQSD anymore. But this is a constrained stance : I'm 
> still on Windows, and if not for compatibility issues with recent Windows, 
> I'd still use it (and actually I still miss it). 
>
> I think DQSD is still a genius tool that didn't get the popularity it 
> deserves, and I long for an easy installer for a DQSD version that would be 
> compatible with recent versions of Windows. 
>
> Take care 
>
> MLL 
>
> -----Message d'origine----- 
> De : Kim Gräsman [mailto:kim...@gm...] 
> Envoyé : jeudi 10 mai 2018 10:28 
> À : DQSD development discussions; DQSD users mailing list 
> Objet : [DQSD-Devel] Signing off 
>
> Hi all, 
>
> I've decided to unsubscribe from the DQSD mailing lists. I haven't 
> used DQSD at all for almost 10 years, and I no longer even use 
> Windows. 
>
> If someone is interested in picking up stewarding or development, let 
> me know, and I can see if I can find any details on permissions for 
> mailing list moderation, SourceForge project, etc. 
>
> Thanks for all the good quick-searching over the years! 
>
> - Kim 
>
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