LCD plugin supporting more than 70 display types (now with full graphics support!!!) (1 Viewer)

[gommer]

@gommer
What you want to do is not possible. The reason is that the moment you press a key, the status changes from "PlayingMusic" (for example) to "Action".

What you can do is add a message with status "Action" for each window in the My Music plugin that has the same content as the message with status "PlayingMusic".

Then, as long as you stay inside the "My Music" menus, the display will keep showing the music info...

To get the window ids of the My Music windows, you'll have to dive into the MP code. Specifically the Core\guilib\GUIWindow.cs file...

Joe

Thank you very much, that's probably enough info to sort it out.

 

[JoeDalton]

jayrock

I noticed that my display isn't cleared sometimes too. I haven't figured out exactly why and when, but it is exactly these kinds of problems that lead me to dive into the MP internals, and fix it there.

For example: it shouldn't be my responsibility to detect that the system is hibernating. It should be MP that informs the plugins to shutdown because the system is hibernating.

We are all working hard to make MP better but this takes a lot of time which I, unfortunately, don't have. So forgive me for not fixing these kinds of problems in my plugin anymore... But no one keeps you from doing it yourself

I like it that people (like CHli, thanks!) try to solve the problems themselves and send me the solution. That allows me to focus on the more important stuff...

Now, I know that not everybody is a programmer, but that shouldn't keep you from helping. There is lots of stuff to do that don't need programming skills like helping other users or writing documentation for example. But I don't seem to get much help with that last one either

Joe

 

[JoeDalton]

CHli

Of course I'm interested in your modifications. Everything that makes the plugin better is welcome. You have done excellent work so far and I appreciate your help a lot!

Joe

 

[CHli]

just 8 lines of code added so you can select the font you want to use :

(should use the font select dialog but this will be for later)

 

[rtv]

The Debug Form doesn't work for me trying to show a 2x16 lines display. What's the top 3 user is stupid reasons?

In fact I guess it is working but it only opens a small toolbox window (therefore not resizeable) which just has enough space to display the close button...

 

[DonBogo]

Silverstone LC20M

I want just to thank you !
My Silverstone LC20M display works great !
I will look later if I can modify directly the LCD Hall Of Fame.
iMon USB.. so nothing new but I'm very happy

Regards
Daniele

 

[dm15644]

I want just to thank you !
My Silverstone LC20M display works great !
I will look later if I can modify directly the LCD Hall Of Fame.
iMon USB.. so nothing new but I'm very happy

Regards
Daniele

DonBogo,

does your display go off when MP goes to hibernation?

Cheers

jayrock

 

[swifty]

Jayrock: My display doesn't shut down properly either, this is using SVN from about a week ago..

Joe: If the problem with sleeping does get solved it would be cool to be able to write something to the screen before sleeping (mine stays on because my system doesn't properly go to S3) it would be neat to just change it to "MP is sleeping..." or something.

Here are some logos and a sample external display.xml for a 3 line display (works ok on my 128x64..) I have redone the same layout as used in the larger images posted earlier (by Chli i think?) but I have made them at 128x64 - If there is a problem let me know and i'll remove the archive, don't want to step on any toes

Cheers!

 

[DonBogo]

hibernation OK

DonBogo,

does your display go off when MP goes to hibernation?

Cheers

jayrock

Yes it goes.
MP switch it OFF on time before my system goes in hibernation and also if I put the system in standby (S1&S3).
Last time that I've update MP was on Sunday (SVN).
Of course isn't switched off if MP crash.

I have seen some trouble or just some delay testing the new TV server but I'm not really yet investigated on them.

Cheers,
Daniele

 

[dm15644]

Daniele,

can you post your log file showing when you go to hibernation? Maybe I can find a difference to my log file.

Thanks

jayrock