New My Programs Plugin - Page 4

stormbringer · 2006-07-22, 01:37

I use myProgramms for Emulators and PC-Games.
I would like to test , too

TNDAri · 2006-07-22, 04:01

I started to test the embedded stuff.....and i got it

Ok, its not allready in mp but i got the main function

Now it would be easy to get this to the plugin

GN8....

EMKO · 2006-07-22, 09:22

Will there be a way to send commands after lunch. some games/apps
need keyboard buttons to be pushed befor working.
i use a gamepad so when i lunch some games i have to go to the keyboard and press some buttons then i can start to use the controler. Example some Emulators dont go fullscreen unless you press alt+enter

NLS · 2006-07-22, 11:45

EMKO the plan is to make it SIMPLER than existing plugins, not more complex.

TNDAri · 2006-07-22, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by EMKO

Will there be a way to send commands after lunch. some games/apps
need keyboard buttons to be pushed befor working.
i use a gamepad so when i lunch some games i have to go to the keyboard and press some buttons then i can start to use the controler. Example some Emulators dont go fullscreen unless you press alt+enter

Maybe you get this work with an embedded app...because you could use send keys for it.
But with normal App staret it doe not work....just look at your emu documentation, there is almost a argument switch to start fullscreen

EMKO · 2006-07-23, 00:31

this game i have it loads up a video configuration window befor the game starts so you have to press ok to start the game. the problem is i dont have a keyboard on my htpc. but i see you are trying to make a simple my programs so i will just try some othere way to get it to work.

yea the emulator was talking about is chankast doesnt have those commands.

waeberd · 2006-07-23, 09:27

Hey folks!
Good to see somebody is working in the "launch stuff out of MP"-part again! :-)

Like DMAN said, myPrograms should in fact be called myEmulatorFrontEnd! Cause I had in mind to write a frontend that wraps all the complexity for calling emulators. I also had in mind to be able to handle LARGE lists of games correctly (rom-collections etc. you know what I mean). I also wanted to support the fantastic screenshot collections around etc etc etc (meanwhile there are even more fantastic movie-previews for almost every game around).

So this resulted in a database-oriented approach, which is IMHO still a good decision today (*for emulator games*).

THEN people came and wanted me to add "simple PC game launching" etc and well I just added it. I agree at 100% that for "easy app launching" the myPrograms thing is overkill. So if you find an easier way, great!

There's one thing I never had the time to code in myPrograms:
* allow exiting apps with ONE SINGLE key-combo. I would love to quit any application with the same key. This can be done with keyboard-hooks etc and is solved for example in many arcade emulator frontends.

Things to consider when launching stuff out of MP (and not using myPrograms):
* watch out when launching another DirectX application out of MP. The launched app most probably will "steal" DirectX ressources and restoring MP at the right position after exiting the launched app has to be coded...

etc etc etc..

Hope this is helpful, good luck for the coders!

Daniel

NLS · 2006-07-23, 10:03

this is the MP spirit I like

EMKO · 2006-07-23, 10:42

I got most of those nice video previews for all my games

works great in Gameex. Maybe someone could continue on your Myprograms and add some nice featuers anyways good work on My Programs so far. and i cant wait to see what TNDAri will do

scott443187 · 2006-07-27, 15:00

Can you use Easy apps to launch WebEPG.exe allowing you to update the guide manually from within Media Portal? I have tried it and it doesn't seem to work

Scott

2006-07-22, 04:01	#32 (permalink)
TNDAri Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: GER - Bremen Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I started to test the embedded stuff.....and i got it Ok, its not allready in mp but i got the main function Now it would be easy to get this to the plugin GN8.... __________________ Greatz Ari Error! Reality.sys is corrupt. Smash head on keyboard to restart universe.

2006-07-22, 11:45	#34 (permalink)
NLS Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 879 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	EMKO the plan is to make it SIMPLER than existing plugins, not more complex. __________________ NLS ...never thought I would advertise MP around that much, so soon... (and when some dev adds better menu handling, multiple calls to modules and plugins with different options and much better dbase handling, it will be love... ah and a nice 3D front end and inter-module messaging system and...) Don't argue with the founder of Greek Off-Topic Community about taking a thread off-topic. I cannot help it! My webshots album (contains the old version of my HTPC setup too)

2006-07-23, 09:27	#37 (permalink)
waeberd Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fribourg (CH) Posts: 314 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hey folks! Good to see somebody is working in the "launch stuff out of MP"-part again! :-) Like DMAN said, myPrograms should in fact be called myEmulatorFrontEnd! Cause I had in mind to write a frontend that wraps all the complexity for calling emulators. I also had in mind to be able to handle LARGE lists of games correctly (rom-collections etc. you know what I mean). I also wanted to support the fantastic screenshot collections around etc etc etc (meanwhile there are even more fantastic movie-previews for almost every game around). So this resulted in a database-oriented approach, which is IMHO still a good decision today (for emulator games). THEN people came and wanted me to add "simple PC game launching" etc and well I just added it. I agree at 100% that for "easy app launching" the myPrograms thing is overkill. So if you find an easier way, great! There's one thing I never had the time to code in myPrograms: * allow exiting apps with ONE SINGLE key-combo. I would love to quit any application with the same key. This can be done with keyboard-hooks etc and is solved for example in many arcade emulator frontends. Things to consider when launching stuff out of MP (and not using myPrograms): * watch out when launching another DirectX application out of MP. The launched app most probably will "steal" DirectX ressources and restoring MP at the right position after exiting the launched app has to be coded... etc etc etc.. Hope this is helpful, good luck for the coders! Daniel __________________

2006-07-23, 10:03	#38 (permalink)
NLS Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 879 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	this is the MP spirit I like __________________ NLS ...never thought I would advertise MP around that much, so soon... (and when some dev adds better menu handling, multiple calls to modules and plugins with different options and much better dbase handling, it will be love... ah and a nice 3D front end and inter-module messaging system and...) Don't argue with the founder of Greek Off-Topic Community about taking a thread off-topic. I cannot help it! My webshots album (contains the old version of my HTPC setup too)

2006-07-27, 15:00	#40 (permalink)
scott443187 Portal User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	EasyApps and Web EPG? Can you use Easy apps to launch WebEPG.exe allowing you to update the guide manually from within Media Portal? I have tried it and it doesn't seem to work Scott

2006-07-22, 01:37	#31 (permalink)
stormbringer Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 252 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I use myProgramms for Emulators and PC-Games. I would like to test , too

2006-07-22, 09:22	#33 (permalink)
EMKO Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Will there be a way to send commands after lunch. some games/apps need keyboard buttons to be pushed befor working. i use a gamepad so when i lunch some games i have to go to the keyboard and press some buttons then i can start to use the controler. Example some Emulators dont go fullscreen unless you press alt+enter

2006-07-23, 00:31	#36 (permalink)
EMKO Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	this game i have it loads up a video configuration window befor the game starts so you have to press ok to start the game. the problem is i dont have a keyboard on my htpc. but i see you are trying to make a simple my programs so i will just try some othere way to get it to work. yea the emulator was talking about is chankast doesnt have those commands.

2006-07-23, 10:42	#39 (permalink)
EMKO Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 175 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got most of those nice video previews for all my games works great in Gameex. Maybe someone could continue on your Myprograms and add some nice featuers anyways good work on My Programs so far. and i cant wait to see what TNDAri will do

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