Standby.Watcher plugin, prevents Standby til the recording has finished and goes...

[MoPhat]

Hi my new plugin Standby.Watcher does just a simple thing:

It checks if a recording is on going.
If anyone presses the power button to go in to standy, the display goes off and MP waits til the recording its done.
after that the pc goes in to the standby mode...

But if anyone presses in the meantime the space or enter key the display goes on and MP will stay

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15.06.2008 - Sources attached - had problem that any code in MP itself resets the away mode (!?)

P.S.
It works only for Vista, XP has no away mode

MoPhat

[pnyberg]

good work!

Just hopes your wife is approving your solution asap!

thanks.

[MoPhat]

Yes, if she says - yes i works... then i think it will be ok

MoPhat

[Paranoid Delusion]

Really wish you success with this, a Vista user, missing xp feature.

Thanks

[MoPhat]

I have now for the moment 2 faults which are not good:

1. After the standby attempt was canceled the pc its going in to standby (i must make a global keyboard/mouse hook for that)
2. external USB devices like iMon or IR receiver for the MS remote shut downs the usb drivers in front of beginning the "away mode"... ergo i can not cancel the standby timer with the remote... just with the keyboard or mouse


I must first fix this 2 issues, after that i will post a test version in the plugin thread



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* Knows anyone a event from TVS where i can subscribe that the app receives a message if a recording has started / ended? *
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MoPhat

[pnyberg]

hi Mophat - any progress on this?

Waiting eagerly for this...

[MoPhat]

The progress is nearly done...

i still having problem to get a notification from the tvs if a recording is started(!?)

i'm now trying to use a file system watcher to get a notification, it watches the recording folder of tvs and if a rec is started s.w checks the schedule table for the end time of the recording for standby time. => not the best solution but should work...

::and if meanwhile anyone has pressed the power button, mp will go in to standby after the recording has finished.

any idea how to get the notification (without a timer)?
MoPhat

[iosub]

Hi

Are you checking TV3 recordings right?
I think there is a methond on utils that say if there is a recording in place..

I have to check ...
Iosu

[pnyberg]

MoPhat,

Just a question regarding my scenario:

I usually record childrens program every day at 18.00-19.30.
After the recording have started I decide I want to watch the still ongoing recording or watch live TV.
Then I would use my Harmony 525 to start my TV, PC and Receiver. According to your description this plugin will prevent the PC from going in to standby and set a timer to got to standby after the recording right?

BUT in my case I would want to continue to watch TV or watch the recording even after the recording have stopped, will that work?

So what I'm trying to say is that when a press ANY button on the Remote I would want to cancel the standby timer. Since the "normal" PowerScheduler would set it to standby after the recording have finished (if you have configured it that way)...


Does that make sense?

[MoPhat]

@pnyberg

It goes only in standby if you press the power button when something is recordings

if you want back to MP while recording is on, then press just the power button again - that all!


Thats the trick!

MoPhat