Id like a module that would give me bangs to shutdown, restart etc without popping up dialog boxes etc.

there are progs to do this but when run from a popup.dll menu or hotkey they always flash up a command prompt.

All I need is a module to provide this functionality transparently so you cant see anything happening.

how easy is it to write your own module? is there a SDK or API for litestep anywhere? what language are modules written in?

cheers!

win32 platforms handle this natively, with commands that can be bound to hotkeys and popups, without flashing a console. see the other thread.

there is a litestep sdk, though i have no idea how active it is: LINK.

modules can be written in almost anything, i think (c, c++, delphi, java, vb, etc.). there's a module coding tutorial at shell-shocked.

http://users.pandora.be/jbosman/poweroff/poweroff.htm

The above program is great - a single executable, will power down remote computers etc. I just have a line in my popup.rc that says

*Popup "Oblivion" !execute ["c:\program files\poweroff\poweroff.exe" poweroff -force -warn -warntime 4 -msg "Au revoir Biatch!"]

which pops up a box I can cancel with a four second timer - you can just have it shut down instantly if you want. Very useful proggie.