WA2L/WinTools

Some end user utilities for the Windows operating system.

The utilities can be called thru the "Send To" context menu when right-clicking on a file or directory in the explorer or thru the Windows "Start Menu".

The package can be 'installed' portable and does not need admin rights.

◆ 𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/wa2l-wintools/files/ → README

◆ 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦
- https://wa2l-wintools.sourceforge.net/man1/wintools.1.html
- https://wa2l-wintools.sourceforge.net/man1/wintoolsintro.1.html

◆ 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
- http://wa2l-wintools.sourceforge.net/

◆ 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗢 🚩
- https://sourceforge.net/p/wa2l-wintools/wiki/Home/

◆ 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧
The package is distributed in the following format:
- WA2LWinTools-<VERSION>-<DATE>.exe (self extracting zip file)

◆ 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗦
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/wa2l-simplebackup/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/wa2l-edrc/

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Features

⬛ 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 ⬛
daily use tools
file format conversion
file versioning
dynamic wallpaper
file editing
file viewing
handling of file meta data for references
portable
no admin rights needed
automated package update
⬛ 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖 ⬛
1by1 [ options ] - start 1by1 - the directory music player
BES - start BES - Limit CPU usage
bib2xml < i.bib > o.xml - print BibTeX as Word Sources.xml
MoveToScreen - move off-screen apps to primary monitor
caffeine [ options ] - prevent system from sleep/hibernate/lock
Calculator - RPN calculator
copyaslink file... - copy filelink to clipboard
copyaspath file... - copy filepath to clipboard
DesktopOK [ options ] - start DesktopOK - Save/Restore Your Icons
dsubst drive dir - mount dir to drive and start explorer
EDSzip file... - zip files to file.TODAY.zip
epub2mobi file... - convert eBooks from ePUB to MOBI format
fileindex dir... - create file index of directory
iyf - start iyf - Index Your Files
metadata file... - save 'file.ext' meta data to 'file.ext.meta'
mtail file - tail -f GUI for Windows
MycView [ options ] - start MycView - fast image viewer
notepad2 [file... ] - enhanced Windows Notepad
office2pdf file... - convert Office files to PDF document format
PDF-Copy-Paster [ options ] - type spanish accents using the Cap Lock Key
pdfrotate file.pdf - rotate page(s) of a PDF file
PMeter - start Monitor Pixel Meter
ppt2png file... - export PowerPoint slides to png images
pstart - start PStart, the portable start menu
redirect2web -f filename - redirect filename to web server located file
sav file... - save file to file.TODAY.ext
savnow file... - save file to file.NOW.ext
SimpleRecorder - start SimpleRecorder
SpanishAccents [ options ] - type spanish accents using the Caps Lock Key
svg2png file... - convert SVG vector images to PNG image
todayprefix file... - rename 'file.ext' to 'TODAY - file.ext'
typertask [ options ] - start typertask - automate keyboard typing
vcp file... - create new version copy of file
vi file... - edit file in vi editor GUI
vim file... - edit file in vim editor in console
wallpaper - create and set dynamic desktop wallpaper
WinFontsForAll - start Win Fonts for all
xps2pdf file... - convert XPS documents to PDF document format
xps2png file... - convert XPS documents to PNG image format

Project Samples

WA2L/WinTools Windows Start Menu entries (depending on selections during setup)

WA2L/WinTools invocation: start Windows Explorer → select file(s) → right click → Send to → select menu entry

FileConversion: single entry configuration and usage

New revision notification configuration/usage and immediate WA2L/WinTools package download

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Additional Project Details

Languages

English

User Interface

Command-line, Win32 (MS Windows)

Registered

2014-09-06

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