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  • Emaroo 1.4.0 Released

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    Emaroo is a free utility for browsing most recently used (MRU) lists of various applications. Quickly open files, jump to their folder in Windows Explorer, copy their path - all with just a few keystrokes or mouse clicks.

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    tl;dr: Emaroo 1.4.0 is out, go download it on www.roland-weigelt.de/emaroo

    Why Emaroo?

    Let me give you a few examples. Let’s assume you have pinned Emaroo to the first spot on the task bar so you can start it by hitting Win+1.

    To start one of the most recently used Visual Studio solutions you type

    Win+1, [maybe arrow key down a few times], Enter

    This means that you can start the most recent solution simply by

    Win+1, Enter

    What else?

    • If you want to open an Explorer window at the file location of the solution, you type Ctrl+E instead of Enter.
    • If you know that the solution contains “foo” in its name, you can type “foo” to filter the list. Because this is not a general purpose search like e.g. the Search charm, but instead operates only on the MRU list of a single application, you usually have to type only a few characters until you can press Enter or Ctrl+E.
    • Ctrl+C copies the file path of the selected MRU item, Ctrl+Shift+C copies the directory

    • If you have several versions of Visual Studio installed, the context menu lets you open a solution in a higher version.

    • Using the context menu, you can open a Visual Studio solution in Blend.

    So far I have only mentioned Visual Studio, but Emaroo knows about other applications, too. It remembers the last application you used, you can change between applications with the left/right arrow or accelerator keys.

    Press F1 or click the Emaroo icon (the tab to the right) for a quick reference.

    Which applications does Emaroo know about?

    Emaroo knows the MRU lists of

    • Visual Studio 2008/2010/2012/2013
    • Expression Blend 4, Blend for Visual Studio 2012, Blend for Visual Studio 2013
    • Microsoft Word 2007/2010/2013
    • Microsoft Excel 2007/2010/2013
    • Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010/2013
    • Photoshop CS6
    • IrfanView (most recently used directories)
    • Windows Explorer (directories most recently typed into the address bar)

    Applications that are not installed aren’t shown, of course.

    Where can I download it?

    On the Emaroo website: www.roland-weigelt.de/emaroo

    Have fun!