New Plugin: Pocket PC Remote for MP

[ccMatrix]

This plugin sounds great. I wish I had a PocketPC to try it. Do you have any screenshots? Or should I try to run it in an emulator?

[CodeShack]

Well the UI is very basic at this stage, so there's not much to see!





Now you see why I keep asking for someone to make a nice GUI for it

[BoelShit]

I tried working on a GUI. I'm not a pro coder so it's hard. Especially when the CF .NET framework doesnt let you do all the stuff you would want.

I've got a background and the OK button now, but its not working as should cause when pushing OK button I want it to change the image. Oh well I'll give it another go

[CodeShack]

Hrmm.. maybe there's a control in the OpenNetCF that can solve your problem?

[ZetaVu]

For videos and pictures, I think it would work as an alternate view, behind the scenes, so say we are watching a video on the tv, I could use the remote to scroll through shows and add videos to the playlist, so when this was over it jumps to the next one without interrupting playback on the tv. Or while sitting outside I could scroll through the guide and add shows to be recorded just from my ppc screen. Basically make it a text database where we can make selections and execute them on the tv screen without having to show off all the detail or interupt what is playing.

Granted, not nearly as effective as controlling the music library, but still a cool feature.

[ccMatrix]

Originally Posted by CodeShack

Well the UI is very basic at this stage, so there's not much to see!

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Now you see why I keep asking for someone to make a nice GUI for it

Ok, looking at the current GUI I can see why you are asking for a nice GUI and I got some ideas what could look cool. How would you need the GUI ? I though about resizing your pictures to 480x640 so it could match a larger display and then drawing the new GUI on top of yours. Would that help you ? I can't promise it will be a super GUI since I am more of a code person but in my head it looks good

[eagle]

Hi CodeShake,

Thx for this plugin, really well done. It works like a charm on O2-XDA-Orbit.

I would like to see one feature if possible:

I'm running three HTPCs at home and so it would be nice to store more than one IP-Adresse (maybe a Selectionlist?) in the Plugin.

Keep up the good work

eagle

[CodeShack]

Originally Posted by ZetaVu

For videos and pictures, I think it would work as an alternate view, behind the scenes, so say we are watching a video on the tv, I could use the remote to scroll through shows and add videos to the playlist, so when this was over it jumps to the next one without interrupting playback on the tv. Or while sitting outside I could scroll through the guide and add shows to be recorded just from my ppc screen. Basically make it a text database where we can make selections and execute them on the tv screen without having to show off all the detail or interupt what is playing.

Granted, not nearly as effective as controlling the music library, but still a cool feature.

OK, I see your point

The first step with the feedback will be to let the remote know what "mode" MP is in, so it can automatically select the appropriate button layout - let me wrap my head around what's needed to do that and I'll have a better idea of what's needed to implement more interactive lists/control.

Thanks for the feedback!

[CodeShack]

Originally Posted by ccMatrix

Ok, looking at the current GUI I can see why you are asking for a nice GUI and I got some ideas what could look cool. How would you need the GUI ? I though about resizing your pictures to 480x640 so it could match a larger display and then drawing the new GUI on top of yours. Would that help you ? I can't promise it will be a super GUI since I am more of a code person but in my head it looks good

I could work with straight bitmaps if that's easy - one with the buttons in a normal state, and another with them in a pushed state. From there I can crop them up and integrate them into a working UI.

I often have ideas that look good in my head, by rarely posses the skills in Photoshop to make them happen

[CodeShack]

Originally Posted by eagle

Hi CodeShake,

Thx for this plugin, really well done. It works like a charm on O2-XDA-Orbit.

I would like to see one feature if possible:

I'm running three HTPCs at home and so it would be nice to store more than one IP-Adresse (maybe a Selectionlist?) in the Plugin.

Keep up the good work

eagle

Thanks for the feedback eagle!

Consider it done for the next release (this weekend)