Uberbox
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(Note: The following information is from the UberBox ReadMe file.)
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[edit] Description
UberBox is a simple extension of BroamBox that is designed to work very much like BBZCmdEx, but supports tab completion (not shift!), auto-hiding, aliases and a very long history.
[edit] Usage
- You can create a file called "aliases.rc" in the plugin directory, and use those aliases in UberBox. Just separate the alias from the command with a space. For example:
vi gvim.exe ie "c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"
- You can search google by using a ? (this is builtin).
- You can define further search aliases by including lines beginning with a '?' in the aliases. If you include the string "<args>" this will be expanded to a plus separated version of the arguments, as in:
?dict http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=<args>
Then using ?dict will look up the dictionary.
- Ctrl-right clicking on the box will bring up the list of current aliases (handy!).
- Putting a "*" in front of a command will execute it, redirect std. out to a file and open it with the blackbox editor. Example: "*dir c:\"
- Up, down and mousewheel will scroll through the history, or through auto-completes if there is text in the box already.
- Pressing Tab will auto-complete the current entry if something matches in the history.
- Pressing Ctrl-L will pop up a dialog to enter a create alias for the current text in the window.
[edit] Bro@ms
@BBBroamBoxHide -- Hides it @BBBroamBoxShow -- Shows it @BBBroamBoxToggle -- Toggles it @BBBroamBoxFocus -- Focuses it (very useful if you map a key to it!) @BBBroamBoxRelay -- relays the command (with alias substitution etc.) Example: "@BBBroamBoxRelay ? blackbox"
broambox.rc entry example: broambox.autohide: false broambox.x: 500 broambox.y: 500 broambox.width: 100 broambox.borderWidth: 3 broambox.bevelWidth: 3 broambox.style: sets the style (e.g broambox.style toolbar) broambox.bevelStyle: sets the border style (e.g broambox.style toolbar.clock) broambox.borderStyle: can include any combination of noborder, nobevel, raised, sunken, edge
[edit] Additional Info from BroamBox Documentation
[edit] What is broambox?
Broambox is a simple dialog box that gives you an easy way to execute any command in BB4Win, be it a bro@m, or shell command. Broambox helps give you full control over BB4Win with easy access to broams that could previously only be accessed through a menu or hotkey.
[edit] Sample broambox.rc (or broamboxrc)
broambox.x: 0 broambox.y: 0 broambox.width: 100 broambox.inslit: false
[edit] What commands does broambox support?
Broambox will attempt to process anything you enter as a command.
- Anything entered that begins with an "@" is posted as a bro@m to BB4Win.
- Anything that is encapsulated in "[" and "]" is processed as an internal command (see next question).
- Everything else is processed as a shell command (ie, executing a program)
[edit] What internal commands does broambox support?
The syntax of the internal commands is (nearly) identical to the syntax used in menus.
[exit] Quit BB4Win [quit] Quit BB4Win [shutdown] Shutdown Computer [reboot] Reboot computer [logoff] Logoff Computer [hibernate] Hibernate [suspend] Suspend [lock] Lock Workstation [run] Show run dialog [reconfig] Reconfigure BB4Win [restart] Restart BB4Win [editstyle] Edit current style [editmenu] Edit menu.rc [editplugins] Edit plugins.rc [editextensions] Edit extensions.rc
[edit] Why can't I set the height?
Height of broambox is determined by the style. It uses the style file directive of "toolbar.fontHeight:" with a default height of 12. NOTE: if you can't see the box on startup, try removing and reloading the plugin.
[edit] What style directives does broambox use?
Broambox uses "toolbar:" and "toolbar.label:". It also correctly applies parentRelative.
