Developer Notes - Page 22

Dale · 02-21-2009, 08:01 PM

Nice UI for the clock/logo stuff.

One minor thing: for "Show this logo for", the up-arrow DECREASES the time, and the down-arrow INCREASES it.

Jim Sachs · 02-21-2009, 08:54 PM

I need to try and reset my machine to see what you guys are seeing. For several days, there have been music and logo playlists and a bunch of related Registry entries on my computer. I've got to try to remove all that stuff and return it to a pre-Beta9c state.

The way it's SUPPOSED to work is: If you have entered no logos into the list, then the L key has nothing to switch to, so the default logo remains. But the C key should display the clock for a few seconds, regardless of any logos. If you press the C key again, it should cycle through the Analog, Digital, and Calendar modes.

I know about the up-down arrow thing. That's the default behavior for that MFC button. I figured out how to trick it into doing the right thing for the Fishpicker interface, and I need to find that section of code to refresh my memory on how I did it.

Jim Sachs · 02-22-2009, 10:47 AM

OK, I think I've sorted out most of the interface bugs. Here's Beta 9D:
http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

The proper filenames should remain highlighted now.
When you press C to bring up a clock, it will remain on the screen for 10 seconds, instead of just for the remainder of the previous logo's time.
The up-down arrows now go the right direction, and the top limit is 240 instead of 100.

Jim Sachs · 02-22-2009, 12:25 PM

Beta9e: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

This one addresses the "empty-playlist" bug.

Jim Sachs · 02-24-2009, 03:28 PM

Beta9f: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

The Random Play button is now connected in the Music Playlist. It does not have an option for running through the entire list before repeating. It picks a song from the list at random, makes sure it isn't the same as the last song, and plays it.

As before, the C key switches from the current logo to the clock for 10 seconds, but now SHIFT-C switches to the clock permanently (well, 1,000,000 seconds). The L key goes back to the normal logo rotation.

If the play-time for a logo is set to zero, it will be skipped (not loaded and played for zero seconds as before).

If a logo is repeated twice in a row (if there is only one logo on the list, for example), it will play continuously, and not reload each time the timer runs out.

Except for fixing any bugs that show up, I'm done with these two interfaces for a while. Back to the clams!

jdtoomb · 02-24-2009, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Back to the clams!

Yea!

ESHIREY · 02-24-2009, 04:28 PM

I got it and everything is ok but one. After the clock is running if I click on L there is no logo. But in the logo settings there it is.

But if it's just me, don't worry about it. I won't be using it anyway.

Jim Sachs · 02-24-2009, 04:56 PM

I think I fixed Ed's "no logo after clock" bug.

Here's Beta9G: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

patscarr · 02-24-2009, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

The Random Play button is now connected in the Music Playlist. It does not have an option for running through the entire list before repeating.

Oh! That would be a good thing to implement in the future.

Dale · 02-24-2009, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by patscarr:

Oh! That would be a good thing to implement in the future.

Why?

Jim Sachs · 02-24-2009, 10:28 PM

A lot of people like to listen to all their selections in random order before any of them repeat. I kind of like it that way myself, but don't want to spend the time to implement it right now.

feldon34 · 02-24-2009, 10:42 PM

Random vs. Random Once would be awesome but I realize you have to keep a text file of the files as you play them and delete/recreate the file when you have played all the files.

You might also get into an endless loop if somehow you get down to 1 song which has not been played and the file cannot be found or will not play.

Jim Sachs · 02-24-2009, 10:54 PM

It's not extremely hard, but I doubt if it would make the difference between someone purchasing or not, and I'd rather spend the 3 hours on the clams.

Jim Sachs · 02-25-2009, 02:14 AM

I just uploaded Beta9H, which should fix the "single logo" problem.

http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

Overlord · 02-25-2009, 02:32 AM

The clams, the clams, my kingdom for the clams!

Wizwad · 02-25-2009, 07:29 AM

What he ^ said!

Jim Sachs · 02-25-2009, 11:38 AM

Been clamming all night.

Meanwhile, Beta 9i is up: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

Fixes the "wrong button assignments" problem. This was not a problem in the code, but was introduced by the compiler. Re-compiling the program from ground-zero fixed it.

Jim Sachs · 02-25-2009, 01:22 PM

Beta9j fixes the momentary flash of previous logo when switching from clock.
http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip

ESHIREY · 02-25-2009, 02:52 PM

WOW. Your really knocking them out. And thanks for the fix. So far everything is working on mine.

rps · 02-25-2009, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

It's not extremely hard, but I doubt if it would make the difference between someone purchasing or not, and I'd rather spend the 3 hours on the clams.

Do you need an algorithm for sorting a list? (I've done this before, and it's fairly simple; only about 5 or 6 lines long.)

~Ralph S.

02-21-2009, 08:54 PM	#422
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I need to try and reset my machine to see what you guys are seeing. For several days, there have been music and logo playlists and a bunch of related Registry entries on my computer. I've got to try to remove all that stuff and return it to a pre-Beta9c state. The way it's SUPPOSED to work is: If you have entered no logos into the list, then the L key has nothing to switch to, so the default logo remains. But the C key should display the clock for a few seconds, regardless of any logos. If you press the C key again, it should cycle through the Analog, Digital, and Calendar modes. I know about the up-down arrow thing. That's the default behavior for that MFC button. I figured out how to trick it into doing the right thing for the Fishpicker interface, and I need to find that section of code to refresh my memory on how I did it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-22-2009, 10:47 AM	#423
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	OK, I think I've sorted out most of the interface bugs. Here's Beta 9D: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip The proper filenames should remain highlighted now. When you press C to bring up a clock, it will remain on the screen for 10 seconds, instead of just for the remainder of the previous logo's time. The up-down arrows now go the right direction, and the top limit is 240 instead of 100. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-22-2009, 12:25 PM	#424
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Beta9e: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip This one addresses the "empty-playlist" bug. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-24-2009, 03:28 PM	#425
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Beta9f: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip The Random Play button is now connected in the Music Playlist. It does not have an option for running through the entire list before repeating. It picks a song from the list at random, makes sure it isn't the same as the last song, and plays it. As before, the C key switches from the current logo to the clock for 10 seconds, but now SHIFT-C switches to the clock permanently (well, 1,000,000 seconds). The L key goes back to the normal logo rotation. If the play-time for a logo is set to zero, it will be skipped (not loaded and played for zero seconds as before). If a logo is repeated twice in a row (if there is only one logo on the list, for example), it will play continuously, and not reload each time the timer runs out. Except for fixing any bugs that show up, I'm done with these two interfaces for a while. Back to the clams! Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-24-2009, 04:56 PM	#428
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I think I fixed Ed's "no logo after clock" bug. Here's Beta9G: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-21-2009, 08:01 PM	#421
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Nice UI for the clock/logo stuff. One minor thing: for "Show this logo for", the up-arrow DECREASES the time, and the down-arrow INCREASES it.

02-24-2009, 03:44 PM	#426
jdtoomb Registered Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Back to the clams! Yea!

02-24-2009, 04:28 PM	#427
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	I got it and everything is ok but one. After the clock is running if I click on L there is no logo. But in the logo settings there it is. But if it's just me, don't worry about it. I won't be using it anyway.

02-24-2009, 05:12 PM	#429
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: The Random Play button is now connected in the Music Playlist. It does not have an option for running through the entire list before repeating. Oh! That would be a good thing to implement in the future. Patrick

02-24-2009, 10:10 PM	#430
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Originally posted by patscarr: Oh! That would be a good thing to implement in the future. Why?

02-24-2009, 10:28 PM	#431
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	A lot of people like to listen to all their selections in random order before any of them repeat. I kind of like it that way myself, but don't want to spend the time to implement it right now. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-24-2009, 10:42 PM	#432
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Random vs. Random Once would be awesome but I realize you have to keep a text file of the files as you play them and delete/recreate the file when you have played all the files. You might also get into an endless loop if somehow you get down to 1 song which has not been played and the file cannot be found or will not play. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

02-24-2009, 10:54 PM	#433
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	It's not extremely hard, but I doubt if it would make the difference between someone purchasing or not, and I'd rather spend the 3 hours on the clams. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-25-2009, 02:14 AM	#434
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	I just uploaded Beta9H, which should fix the "single logo" problem. http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-25-2009, 02:32 AM	#435
Overlord Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 72	The clams, the clams, my kingdom for the clams!

02-25-2009, 07:29 AM	#436
Wizwad Only me... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 2,584	What he ^ said! Mark ----------- Intel i7 12700K \| Aorus Z690 Pro \| Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB \| Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC \| Corsair RM850 Gold PSU \| 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 \| 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD \| Corsair Airflow 5000D Case \| HP 32QHD 4K Monitor \| Windows 11 x64 Professional

02-25-2009, 11:38 AM	#437
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Been clamming all night. Meanwhile, Beta 9i is up: http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Fixes the "wrong button assignments" problem. This was not a problem in the code, but was introduced by the compiler. Re-compiling the program from ground-zero fixed it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-25-2009, 01:22 PM	#438
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Beta9j fixes the momentary flash of previous logo when switching from clock. http://www.fish-byte.com/MA3Beta.zip Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-25-2009, 02:52 PM	#439
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	WOW. Your really knocking them out. And thanks for the fix. So far everything is working on mine.

02-25-2009, 04:43 PM	#440
rps Registered Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 57	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: It's not extremely hard, but I doubt if it would make the difference between someone purchasing or not, and I'd rather spend the 3 hours on the clams. Do you need an algorithm for sorting a list? (I've done this before, and it's fairly simple; only about 5 or 6 lines long.) ~Ralph S.