TFT TouchScreen Interface Improvement for HTPC user

[Muschi]

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http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/tf...4.html?t=31944


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Started on: 2007-10-27
last update: 2007-11-29

Summary: To use MP with a Touch Screen we need an extra Interface for the TouchScreen Display

Description: HTPC TouchScreen User have many problems with display resolutions and the touch funktion ...

The most want to control MP with the TouchScreen for listen music and other things, but not for TV or Video.
The desktop clone mode is not useable because we have 4:3 for the TouchScreen and 16:9 for the TV screen.
... and i cannot watch tv on 2 displays at same time... it confuse a little bit... ;-)

1. Display 7" TFT TouchScreen 800x600 (HD160XT)
- extended desktop display
# special TouchScreen Interface for all MP functions except TV / Video and Music Visualisation
# on / off Button for the 2. LCD display
# start TV / Video or Music auto enable the 2. Display

2. Display 24" LCD 1920x1200
- set to primary display
# MP Display for all sections ("clone from TouchScreen with more functions like directX")

sort of problems:
different display resolutions
- are only in extended desktop mode possible, directX is only on the primary display available!
- MP runs on XP only on the directX enabled primary display, but this is not the problem...
- set the second display to primary and extend the desktop to the first display
=> we have MP on the second Display

? what we need is the possibility of a special second TouchScreen Interface on the first Display

touchscreen
- is not useable with the default skin
- the touch express allways the left mouse button and activates all now
- the touch do not release and the menu will scroll...

?=> TouchScreen Interface skin
- we need all the time scroll buttons, no mouse scrolling and big buttons ;-)

ZalmanHD160XT User improvements...
We have no software support from zalman for the remote control, fan control and case buttons.
The MPlay Zini software for this functions is crap.

The HTPC is in most cases only for Mediaportal and we like to control the vl-systems hardware for the remote control, case buttons and i think it would fantastic for the fan control with Mediaportal.

The API for all is a serial <=> usb interface...
I have tried the remote control learn function and it works a little
The commands from the vl-system hardware are to strange for mediaportal.
I think it needs a little customizing to bring the remote control and buttons to work.

(PS: personaly i do not need the fan control in MP, have the bad software fan control changed with hardware fan control T-BalancerNG)

thanks in advance

SOLUTIONS (HD160XT)

disable HD160XT Zini GUI (Remote, Buttons and Fans use the MZHC.exe)
- go to Taskmanager
- end task Zini.exe
- rename C:\Programs\MPlay\Zini.exe to DisabledZini.exe

standby issues
- try the MCE Standby Tool (http://www.xs4all.nl/~hveijk/mst/indexe.htm)

remote control plugin for MP
- ~~~open~~~

alternative HD160XT Remote/Button/Fan Software from Daniel Rolf...
- (http://www.danielrolf.com/D-HD160XT-...r_Version.html)

map Remote Control with MZHC.exe (...plz help... )

1=?.............2=?...........3=?
4=?.............5=?...........6=?

7.1=1........7.2=2........7.3=3
7.4=4........7.5=5........7.6=6
7.7=7........7.8=8........7.9=9
.................7.0=0

8=+.............................10=F8
9=-...............................11=F7

..................12=ESC
13=?...........................14=?

...............15.1=up
15.2=left..16=Enter..15.3=right
...............15.4=down

17=?...........................18=?
..................19=?

20.1=F5..20.2=P.......20.3=F6
20.4=F7..20.5=B ......20.6=F8

21=Space.22=M..........23=?
24=R.........25=?..........26=F9

[Muschi]

HTPC / TouchScreen user no comments ? no need ?

[Futter73]

That´s exactly what I was looking for.
I want my 7" TFT for music and radio and the 42" LCD for video and TV.
At the moment I have to decide in MP-Setup whether to use 42" or 7" Display.
Maybe it is possible to add a prefix to the MP.exe to let it start on the desired display.
So you could skip the way over MP-Setup.

[D.K]

Yeah it would be a great idea to enable some sort of dualscreen mode.
Just a EQ or album-art on the 7inch screen would make happy.
Just so i can have some sort of use of my Cooltek 3000 case

Is this possible for me to do myself?

[crimz]

This would be great, im waiting for my HD160XT Plus, so i think your solution is probably the best..

There is a demand for a skin for touchscreen, have tried scrolling with mouse in vnc, almost inpossible...

One of my big conserns when i ordered this new case is actualy video on 2 places... My intention with a lcd screen was for music and radio... (No need to use a big lcd screen for listening to music and radio...)

[thematrixz]

Me too, I've been searching for a solution to this dual monitor issue. I also have the crappy Zalman software.

Crimz, once you received the HD160XT plus, can you find a way to share the Revo software that came with it, I really want to try it with the non Plus case, see if it improves anything.

[crimz]

I could, but i have waited for this case almost 1.5month, and the delivery date is between 22.11.07 and 22.12.07, and increasing everyday....

btw: i doesent need fanspeed or such either, my system is watercooled.....

[bitbucket]

I would love to see a feature like that too!

Thanks,
bitbucket

[Goersch]

Yes, that's exactly what I need as well. It would be great to have this feature ...

Thanks,
Georg

[Tazman]

Me also... :-)