Archive - 2007

Silence

Hi,

for long no posts. I guess most of us are all pretty much busy with our settling in UK Universities, not yet talking of the outrageous amount of time we have to spend studying and doing assignments (you wouldn't expect to do that at college, would you? Hmmm...)

Anyways, we are currently pausing most projects, but some great feature suggestions for Menu Inventor have been pushed forward and into the queue, so I will soon decide and draw plans for the next, quick release of Menu Inventor (probably 1.11 or something like that). Again, date is mysterious...

Migration

Migration from version 1.0 alpha

To migrate from Menu Inventor 1.0 alpha, use the Migrator.exe tool which is included in the standard installation pack since version 1.1. Note that the older version of this tool called MIF2MXF.exe is now obsolete and its use is strongly discouraged.

Migration from Windows Start

Currently, there is no explicit tool that will allow you to "copy" the structure of your current Windows Start menu straight to Menu Inventor. However, you can use the Add from folder.. (BatchAdd) method inside Menu Inventor, accessible via right-click on the pane. Select your Windows Start Menu folder, which will typically be located in:

under Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and 2003
C:\Documents And Settings\[your_username]\Start Menu    and
C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Start Menu
under Windows 95, 98 and Me
C:\Windows\Start Menu    or
C:\Windows\Profiles\[your_username]\Start Menu
under Windows Vista
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu    and
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu

Next moves

Current version: 1.1 (Patch version 1.11)

Released!

Menu Inventor Survey

Thank you for trying Menu Inventor out. We are sorry that you had to uninstall it, please fill this anonymous questionnaire to help us improve in future. Thank you.

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Menu Inventor: Skins

Menu Inventor is now capable of changing skins. Look in the Showcase section to see the screenshots, then download the one you want or wait for the Skinning Guide to teach yourself how to create a skin! If you are bold enough, try editing an existing skin on your own - it is not at all difficult!

Installing a skin
Firstly make sure that you got Menu Inventor 1.1 installed (a dumb remark, I know). Download a skin and then unzip its contents into the same folder as you installed Menu Inventor. Do NOT put it into a separate folder, Menu Inventor won't be able to load the skin. Change the skin from the Extended Trigger.

Showcase:

Download

ZIP
zip
Mac OSX 28.8.2007 | 453 kB
A Mac OSX-like skin
ZIP
zip
Orange 9.9.2007 | 432 kB
Modern, tech-looking skin, based on the Blender 3D Orange color scheme.

Mi-1.1: Released!

Hi!

Time is pressing me, so I finished version 1.1 and I am really glad that after such a long time the sharp version of 1.1 si now finally released!

Honestly, I am quite tired - getting the whole thing done 6 days ahead than planned, but I needed to move onto other things. So, ENJOY! Wink.

Menu Inventor 1.1

11.9 Update Sorry about the broken links, especially on the Skins page, they are now fixed. Shame on me!

Thanks!

Thank you for taking the survey, we really appreciate you taking the time. The information you have filled has been submitted and will be processed by our team. As we said, the survey is anonymous and we won't publish any of your responses.

That's all, have a nice day Wink

Input Past End Error

Symptoms

This error is caused by corrupting the internal structuring of the menu file. This can be accidentally brought about by the user e.g.

  • adding stuff from the desktop
  • including commas in the name of a menu item
The user might not actually know, that anything is being broken until the changes are saved and/or the file reloaded.