i made some small portable windows apps and put them up for free.
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@lashman Yepp, now I can at least see the app inside a frame.
@menelion woohoo! :) sorry about that, glad at least it works now! :D
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i made some small portable windows apps and put them up for free. CC0 - public domain, do whatever you want with them. No accounts, no telemetry, no installers.
- Core Cooldown - break timer
- Whisper Voice - local speech-to-text
- TypoGenie - Markdown to Word docs
- TutorialVault - video tutorial organizer
- OpenPylon - local Kanban board
- Vesper - distraction-free Markdown readerSource on my self-hosted Gitea.
Core Cooldown v0.2.0 is out - and it's still completely free. This update brings the whole UI up to WCAG 2.2 Level AAA accessibility.
7:1 contrast, 44px hit areas, full keyboard nav, WAI-ARIA 1.2 screen reader support, Windows High Contrast, and reduced-motion support. 42 fixes across 18 components.
A break timer meant to prevent RSI should work for everyone. Portable, no installer, CC0 public domain.
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@lashman
I used Aldus Photostyle, Adobe Photoshop and PaintShop Pro (versions 4 to 8). Also lesser packages.
I used GIMP on Windows. You need to change default theme, dock, tool settings. Now The GIMP on Linux. A bit of a learning curve, but GIMP is actually easier to use than Photoshop or PSP7 and more powerful than PSP. Had to convert PSP7 images to Photoshop in PSP7 to import to The GIMP.
I do have a no longer used XP & 10 laptops & 7 PC. Also all 3 on VMs, not used. Cloned XP laptop to VM.@raymaccarthy @lashman Hi! GIMP does have PSP support, so I'm curious what you needed to convert to get it to work in GIMP?
For instance, are there missing features when you straight imported the file into GIMP? If so, we can look into adding support for them.
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@raymaccarthy @lashman Hi! GIMP does have PSP support, so I'm curious what you needed to convert to get it to work in GIMP?
For instance, are there missing features when you straight imported the file into GIMP? If so, we can look into adding support for them.
@CmykStudent @lashman
There seems to be different PSP formats. Earlier The Gimp had a plug-in and later maybe built in. Certainly my PSP7 files from XP wouldn't import at all, on Windows XP or on Linux Mint.
No issue saving in PS format from PSP7 on XP and opening that in The Gimp. Nothing was lost.
Text editing and layers is SO much better on The Gimp.
I imagine the last time I had to go back and convert was maybe 2018 or so for some files missed in 2016.
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@CmykStudent @lashman
There seems to be different PSP formats. Earlier The Gimp had a plug-in and later maybe built in. Certainly my PSP7 files from XP wouldn't import at all, on Windows XP or on Linux Mint.
No issue saving in PS format from PSP7 on XP and opening that in The Gimp. Nothing was lost.
Text editing and layers is SO much better on The Gimp.
I imagine the last time I had to go back and convert was maybe 2018 or so for some files missed in 2016.
No PSP7 on Win7 or Win10.@raymaccarthy @lashman Hmm. If you have a file you're willing to share, I'd be happy to work on it and try to improve our support. If not, no worries!
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Core Cooldown v0.2.0 is out - and it's still completely free. This update brings the whole UI up to WCAG 2.2 Level AAA accessibility.
7:1 contrast, 44px hit areas, full keyboard nav, WAI-ARIA 1.2 screen reader support, Windows High Contrast, and reduced-motion support. 42 fixes across 18 components.
A break timer meant to prevent RSI should work for everyone. Portable, no installer, CC0 public domain.
Whisper Voice also got a big accessibility update! The whole UI now meets WCAG 2.2 Level AAA - 7:1+ contrast, full keyboard nav, screen reader roles on every component, reduced motion support, and I/O marks on toggles so nothing relies on color alone.
Still free, still portable, still completely local. Your voice never leaves your machine.
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Whisper Voice also got a big accessibility update! The whole UI now meets WCAG 2.2 Level AAA - 7:1+ contrast, full keyboard nav, screen reader roles on every component, reduced motion support, and I/O marks on toggles so nothing relies on color alone.
Still free, still portable, still completely local. Your voice never leaves your machine.
TypoGenie v1.1.0 is out. The app and its document output now target WCAG 2.2 Level AAA.
Full keyboard nav, screen reader support, native dialog modals, high contrast and reduced motion support. All color pairs across 165+ templates auto-validated for AAA contrast.
The Word docs it generates are also more accessible - tagged table headers, heading structure, document metadata.
Free, portable, CC0.
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Whisper Voice also got a big accessibility update! The whole UI now meets WCAG 2.2 Level AAA - 7:1+ contrast, full keyboard nav, screen reader roles on every component, reduced motion support, and I/O marks on toggles so nothing relies on color alone.
Still free, still portable, still completely local. Your voice never leaves your machine.
@lashman Oh thanks, I was about to feedback that accessibility was kinda problematic when I tested it. Will try again.
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@lashman Oh thanks, I was about to feedback that accessibility was kinda problematic when I tested it. Will try again.
@jonathan859 beat you to it, haha! :P but yes, it should be much better now, hopefully :)
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@TheZeldaZone awww, thank you! :)
@lashman @TheZeldaZone Inspirational!
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@deejayy @TheZeldaZone nice!!! :D
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TypoGenie v1.1.0 is out. The app and its document output now target WCAG 2.2 Level AAA.
Full keyboard nav, screen reader support, native dialog modals, high contrast and reduced motion support. All color pairs across 165+ templates auto-validated for AAA contrast.
The Word docs it generates are also more accessible - tagged table headers, heading structure, document metadata.
Free, portable, CC0.
TutorialVault v1.1.0 - completely rewritten from Python to Rust + TypeScript on Tauri v2. Now targets WCAG 2.2 AAA - full keyboard nav, screen reader support, 44px touch targets, 7:1 contrast, reduced motion, and Windows High Contrast support.
It's a local video tutorial library manager with progress tracking, subtitle support, per-video notes, and drag-and-drop playlists. Free, portable, CC0.
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TutorialVault v1.1.0 - completely rewritten from Python to Rust + TypeScript on Tauri v2. Now targets WCAG 2.2 AAA - full keyboard nav, screen reader support, 44px touch targets, 7:1 contrast, reduced motion, and Windows High Contrast support.
It's a local video tutorial library manager with progress tracking, subtitle support, per-video notes, and drag-and-drop playlists. Free, portable, CC0.
OpenPylon v1.1.0 - accessibility update. The whole UI now targets WCAG 2.2 AAA. 7:1 contrast, 3px dual-ring focus indicators, ARIA live regions, dialog focus trapping, skip nav, keyboard-accessible context menus, high contrast mode, and 8-second toasts with pause and dismiss.
It's a local-first Kanban board for Windows with markdown cards, version history, and a command palette. Free, portable, CC0.
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OpenPylon v1.1.0 - accessibility update. The whole UI now targets WCAG 2.2 AAA. 7:1 contrast, 3px dual-ring focus indicators, ARIA live regions, dialog focus trapping, skip nav, keyboard-accessible context menus, high contrast mode, and 8-second toasts with pause and dismiss.
It's a local-first Kanban board for Windows with markdown cards, version history, and a command palette. Free, portable, CC0.
Vesper v1.1.0 - accessibility and light theme update. Full keyboard nav, ARIA landmarks, focus traps in modals, skip link, aria-live status messages, reduced motion support, and AAA contrast across both the new light and dark themes.
Also added content zoom and width spinners as non-gesture alternatives to scroll shortcuts.
It's a distraction-free Markdown reader for Windows. Free, portable, CC0.
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i made some small portable windows apps and put them up for free. CC0 - public domain, do whatever you want with them. No accounts, no telemetry, no installers.
- Core Cooldown - break timer
- Whisper Voice - local speech-to-text
- TypoGenie - Markdown to Word docs
- TutorialVault - video tutorial organizer
- OpenPylon - local Kanban board
- Vesper - distraction-free Markdown readerSource on my self-hosted Gitea.
@lashman the site won't load for me.
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@lashman the site won't load for me.
@malin i know, unfortunately my SSD died 2 days ago, apologies
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@malin i know, unfortunately my SSD died 2 days ago, apologies
@lashman
Sorry to hear that. My first experimental gitea died 8 years ago, so the current git server's defined by ansible.Good luck with the restoration!
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@lashman
Sorry to hear that. My first experimental gitea died 8 years ago, so the current git server's defined by ansible.Good luck with the restoration!
@malin well, it's only really a matter of getting a new drive really, i didn't lose any data, but my PC is basically dead until i get a replacement (which with the current prices of ... everything might take a whiiiiiiiiiile). thank you, though! :)
and if you still would like to give it a go, i do have a backup download link in my nextcloud: https://nc.robotbrush.com/s/XnRNAMJtjz8GjDX
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@malin well, it's only really a matter of getting a new drive really, i didn't lose any data, but my PC is basically dead until i get a replacement (which with the current prices of ... everything might take a whiiiiiiiiiile). thank you, though! :)
and if you still would like to give it a go, i do have a backup download link in my nextcloud: https://nc.robotbrush.com/s/XnRNAMJtjz8GjDX
@lashman Is this the right link? It's an .exe file which contains .txt files which aren't actually text files.
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@lashman Is this the right link? It's an .exe file which contains .txt files which aren't actually text files.
@malin it should be, yeah, that's the same one that is in my gitea. i can't check right now since my laptop is running linux, but it should work just fine on windows
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@beandreams here it is 😉
It's actually hard to evaluate if it's easy to see, since I know where it is already...
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@endecasillabo un server tutto tuo con @yunohost
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> Happy 95th, Captain
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@InsiderTreat Also planes flying on sufficiently low altitude.
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@bentsukun enjoy the relax!
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@paulrickards it does look very similar mechanically to the EB-50 penwriter, although the Gracia ER-20 doesn't have the mode switch to make the computer and typewriter be friends. The seller didn't have the gebruiksaanwijzing for it, so I'm trying all the key-combos to see if it is maybe a soft function.
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@InsiderTreat In another life, I would have definitely worked in aviation. Being high up in the sky is truly a magical place.
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Like a few of you pointed out, NetBSD* became 33 years old yesterday.
In unrelated news, ow, my back...
* As in, our version control repository. The first commit was made on 21 March 1993.
