Empty Chrome + Support for non-english characters

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Hi,

I've just started using Groupy and already having two issues:

First Issue:

Saved group with chrome window opens with an empty tab without the website.
Here's the content of the groupy file with a saved group of one explorer window and one chrome window:

[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
RunElevated=0
Target=@FAAfUOBP0CDqOmkQotgIACswMJ0=
MatchingClass=CabinetWClass

[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=
WorkingDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
Target=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1

[Group]
GroupCount=2
GroupLeft=671
GroupTop=49
GroupRight=2517
GroupBottom=1467
GroupMax=1

 

Second Issue:

Could it be that Groupy doesn't support non-english characters in window titles?
Saving a group with a Word file which title is not english and then trying to open the group, results in an error in Microsoft Word regarding trying to open a non-existent file. The name of the file in the error displays as question marks.

Looking at the groupy file again, it's immediately clear that the correct non-english title is not saved for the file and instead the characters are replaced with question marks:

[GroupyEntry2]
StoreApp=1
OwnerProcess=Microsoft.Office.Desktop_8wekyb3d8bbwe!Word
RunElevated=0
Target="https://d.docs.live.net/dcf494b639e6a603/Documents/?????-???-?????.docx"
NoPatternMatching=1
OneDriveFile=1
MatchingClass=OpusApp

I'm really surprised by this as it seems like only a matter of supporting Unicode characters, why would such a simple thing not be supported?

Appreciate a reply,
Shen.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your problem to Stardock Support team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

 

Basj

Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting shen2, reply 2

Any news?
End of shen2's quote

For the Chrome issue, you need to edit the command line.  For example:

CommandLine=http://www.google.com

For you second issue, Groupy 1.18 resolves that issue:
https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/Groupy1.18_setup_beta_sd.exe

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

I've installed the 1.18 beta but unfortunately the same issue with non-english characters persists.
And for Chrome it still doesn't save the website address of the site I'm grouping. Editing it by hand is a hassle workaround...

 

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting shen2, reply 4

I've installed the 1.18 beta but unfortunately the same issue with non-english characters persists.
End of shen2's quote

If you go to 'About' in the config, does it indeed read 1.18?

Quoting shen2, reply 4

Editing it by hand is a hassle workaround...
End of shen2's quote

Does it work if you manually edit the Groupy files as detailed?

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

That's 1.18.

Editing the command line doesn't open the browser on the website entered.
Also, just grouped Explorer with Chrome, saved group, opened it and both windows opened separately, before and after editing the CommandLine.

[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
RunElevated=0
Target="C:\"
MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=http://www.google.com
WorkingDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
Target=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1
[Group]
GroupCount=2
GroupLeft=252
GroupTop=156
GroupRight=2293
GroupBottom=1636
GroupMax=0

 

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Shen, it does work:

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2018-11-08_14-10-18.mp4

[GroupyEntry1]
OwnerProcess=C:\Windows\explorer.exe
RunElevated=0
Target=@FAAfgMuFn2cgAoBAsptVQMwFqrY=

MatchingClass=CabinetWClass
[GroupyEntry2]
OwnerProcess=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
RunElevated=0
NoPatternMatching=0
CommandLine=http://espn.com
WorkingDirectory=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application
Target=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
MatchingClass=Chrome_WidgetWin_1
[Group]
GroupCount=2
GroupLeft=316
GroupTop=107
GroupRight=1573
GroupBottom=961
GroupMax=0

Make sure you are not editing an old Groupy file and you are testing from a newly created one.

To ensure success with Chrome, when opening the Groupy file, you need to ensure (in task manager) that there are NO running Google processes.  Because of the way Chrome works (and different from any other browser), Groupy cannot effectively open in a group if there are other Chrome processes running.

To make sure when you close Chrome, that it indeed closes all other processes, turn off:

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager