ExamWritePad

[ass17]

I will see if I can disable the insert key, or something simlar, leave it with me

[james.howell]

Feature request: A command line switch to pass a file to open, and then print to the default printer or a specified printer.

 

Reason: I have a laptop and a printer hooked up outside the room where all the laptops are used, and currently using Wordpad I have a script that runs on that laptop at login that sits there waiting for USB sticks to arrive, and each time they do it prints off the file automatically. This means that all that needs to be done to print is rock up with the USB, plug it in, wait a few seconds for the job to print, and the remove the USB again. Wash rinse and repeat. It works really well, and is the only reason I am not using this software.

 

Wordpad Example: WORDPAD.exe /pt FileName.rtf PrinterName

[ass17]

Feature request: A command line switch to pass a file to open, and then print to the default printer or a specified printer.

 

Reason: I have a laptop and a printer hooked up outside the room where all the laptops are used, and currently using Wordpad I have a script that runs on that laptop at login that sits there waiting for USB sticks to arrive, and each time they do it prints off the file automatically. This means that all that needs to be done to print is rock up with the USB, plug it in, wait a few seconds for the job to print, and the remove the USB again. Wash rinse and repeat. It works really well, and is the only reason I am not using this software.

 

Wordpad Example: WORDPAD.exe /pt FileName.rtf PrinterName

 

I'm sure I can do what you require

[ass17]

I'm sure I can do what you require

 

I'm not far away from finishing off your request. I will need it testing before I go live with it if you can help?

 

I've gone one step further in that you don't even need to specify a printer, as it will use the default one if you wish...

[swmenzies]

Brilliant work just moved from a locked down MS Word to this.

 

Feature request: JCQ Cover Page

 

Reason: Some of the examination boards require the JCQ Word Processor Sheet and as your candidate prompt contains all the details required for the cover sheet it would save some scruffy/unintelligible handwriting.

[ColinP]

Can you have custom exam boards? we would like to use this for in house tests/exams

[Boredguy]

Can you have custom exam boards? we would like to use this for in house tests/exams

You can add additional exam boards into the config file so you can pick them from the drop down list

[ColinP]

You can add additional exam boards into the config file so you can pick them from the drop down list

 

Ah yes spotted it now

[ass17]

I don't know how easy/possible it would be, but can there be some sort of on-screen indicator that the "Insert" key has been pressed.

I have created a test version for you to try for me in relation to the use of the INSERT key. Please try it out with your current config file and DLLs and try pressing the insert key. Without hooking the keyboard at a very low level its the best I can come up with but should do.

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Rz5d6Ck6CCZ3NVZDFEcE4wajQ

[ass17]

Feature request: A command line switch to pass a file to open, and then print to the default printer or a specified printer.

 

Reason: I have a laptop and a printer hooked up outside the room where all the laptops are used, and currently using Wordpad I have a script that runs on that laptop at login that sits there waiting for USB sticks to arrive, and each time they do it prints off the file automatically. This means that all that needs to be done to print is rock up with the USB, plug it in, wait a few seconds for the job to print, and the remove the USB again. Wash rinse and repeat. It works really well, and is the only reason I am not using this software.

 

Wordpad Example: WORDPAD.exe /pt FileName.rtf PrinterName

 

Hi James,

 

Please can you try the test EXE below with your current environment, config files etc...

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Rz5d6Ck6CCZ3NVZDFEcE4wajQ

 

The Command line usage in your script is now as follows:

ExamWritePad.exe PRINT "{Path to File}" "{Printer Name}"

 

This will print the specified file to the specified printer.

 

or

 

ExamWritePad.exe PRINT "{Path to File}"

 

This will print the specified file to the default printer.

 

Please Note: Use the double quote if you file path or printer name has spaces in it..

[mukz]

@ass17 you have my life so much easier! Exam departments across our consortium are now using your software too!

Do you take donations? If so can you pm me please?

[ass17]

@ass17 you have my life so much easier! Exam departments across our consortium are now using your software too!

Do you take donations? If so can you pm me please?

 

PM sent

[Rob_D]

I have created a test version for you to try for me in relation to the use of the INSERT key. Please try it out with your current config file and DLLs and try pressing the insert key. Without hooking the keyboard at a very low level its the best I can come up with but should do. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Rz5d6Ck6CCZ3NVZDFEcE4wajQ

 

Thanks, this works great! No problems so far.

[ass17]

Thanks, this works great! No problems so far.

 

Good news thanks

[vitalstatistix]

Afternoon. Hope all is well?

 

We have had a couple of students insist that sometimes during exam the shift key doesn't allow capital letters, or some saying that the caps lock 'sticks' on and won't change back to lowercase. Any other reports of this or ideas what might cause?

 

Jake

[Boredguy]

Not had that reported by our 2 exam students so far. Could it be a keyboard issue more than software?

[RLR]

Afternoon. Hope all is well?

 

We have had a couple of students insist that sometimes during exam the shift key doesn't allow capital letters, or some saying that the caps lock 'sticks' on and won't change back to lowercase. Any other reports of this or ideas what might cause?

 

Jake

We've got about 15 word processing students and none have reported this.

[Danp]

Nice work. We have used Jarte for the past couple of years the header and footer sometimes causes a problem.

 

Suggestion, more options for page size? At the moment it's page width or height

Edited June 6, 2017 by Danp

[ass17]

Nothing reported here either, using it across 9 laptops.

[ass17]

Nice work. We have used Jarte for the past couple of years the header and footer sometimes causes a problem.

 

Suggestion, more options for page size? At the moment it's page width or height

 

Can you explain in more detail please? Are you talking Letter size, A3 size etc...?

[james.howell]

Hi James,

 

Please can you try the test EXE below with your current environment, config files etc...

 

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2Rz5d6Ck6CCZ3NVZDFEcE4wajQ

 

The Command line usage in your script is now as follows:

ExamWritePad.exe PRINT "{Path to File}" "{Printer Name}"

 

This will print the specified file to the specified printer.

 

or

 

ExamWritePad.exe PRINT "{Path to File}"

 

This will print the specified file to the default printer.

 

Please Note: Use the double quote if you file path or printer name has spaces in it..

 

 

I'll give this a go and get back to you Many thanks for the implementation!

[RLR]

Had a student using a maths symbol today. He noticed that once he inserted the symbol it would change the font to a different format and get rid of line spacing. I've tested it with a few symbols and it seems to be the case but only when you're inserting a symbol at the end of a document (so no white space below - not sure how to explain this) . Also, pasting the symbol puts the writing cursor onto the next line.

 

When highlighting text to try and convert it all to the same font I get this error:

See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.************** Exception Text **************System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at ExamWritePad.RichTextEditor.Form2.rtbDoc_SelectionChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.OnSelectionChanged(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WmSelectionChange(SELCHANGE selChange) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WmReflectNotify(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

[ass17]

Had a student using a maths symbol today. He noticed that once he inserted the symbol it would change the font to a different format and get rid of line spacing. I've tested it with a few symbols and it seems to be the case but only when you're inserting a symbol at the end of a document (so no white space below - not sure how to explain this) . Also, pasting the symbol puts the writing cursor onto the next line.

 

When highlighting text to try and convert it all to the same font I get this error:

See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.************** Exception Text **************System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at ExamWritePad.RichTextEditor.Form2.rtbDoc_SelectionChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.OnSelectionChanged(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WmSelectionChange(SELCHANGE selChange) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WmReflectNotify(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

 

Can you screen shot me the symbols in question so I can check them against how rtf handles them.

 

Thanks

[RLR]

Can you screen shot me the symbols in question so I can check them against how rtf handles them.

 

Thanks

 

As I was screenshotting I've just seen what is causing it. When they go into the character map area, there is a font selection box at the top which seems to default Arial which is different to the font being used on their WordPad.

 

I still get the highlighting error issue with any symbol.

 

Edit: It seems the character map screen defaults to the last selected type face and not Arial.

Edited June 13, 2017 by RLR

[ass17]

Are we talking any symbol or specific ones? What happen if you change the ExamWritePad config font family to Arial what happen then? I'm just building up a picture when I'm back in office to sort this out.... he says stuck on a deck chair in Malta, 30 degree sun, not that I'm trying to make anyone jealous :-)