MPTouch - Mediaportal TouchScreen Plugin (1 Viewer)

[Muschi]

Hi sa_ddam213,

nice plugin, i ever wanted...

I have the same problem (TV Guide slow) with the version Alpha4 as described from rich76.
But additional comment: i see a many times (like 10) redraw of MPTouch Plugin GUI when the screen hide to left side.

The screen moving goes not full close to the left side and repeats many times...

good spotting:
SetStyle(ControlStyle.ResizeRedraw, true)

I didn't notice on mine, But had a look anyway and seems I missed this (3am coding is you enemy, LOL)

You plan to use DX for GUI acceleration ? I think this is not a good option for XP - Extended Desktop Users, because the Secondary Extended Desktop can not be rendered with DX only with CPU...

Thanks will fix for MPTouch_Beta
Sa_ddam213

Hi Sa_ddam213,

the redraw bug is a bit better but not gone...
i think it is only when change with fullscreen video.
for deeper undestanding watch the video clip.

is it possible to have an option to disable scrolling (like fullscreen refresh, think is also good option for slow grafic cards) ?

give me a punch if i can help with logs or trace, but at the moment i see no errors...

You plan to use DX for GUI acceleration ? I think this is not a good option for XP - Extended Desktop Users, because the Secondary Extended Desktop can not be rendered with DX only with CPU...

 

[neelex]

Hi Sa_ddam213,

the redraw bug is a bit better but not gone...
i think it is only when change with fullscreen video.
for deeper undestanding watch the video clip.

That's exact what I tried to explain. Same behaviour for my system when now playing screen of music or television is shown.

BTW: No more freezes of the plugin till now - don't ask me why

Cheers,
Neelex

 

[RandyAndy]

Hello sa_ddam,

congratulations to this plugin. Can only repeat what ojessi posted. First time that the build in touchscreen of my HTPC case makes sense.
One more issue I would like to adress. Changing the Channel group in TV-Mode a windows of all channels appears on the touchscreen. This consumes a lot of time, while the system can`t be used. Can you have a look on that please, since this is quity nasty.

Randy Andy

 

[xppx]

Hi Sa_ddam213,

Thanks for this great plug-in. Your initiative is very much appreciated.
Normally I do not install pre-rc's, but I was so intrigued with what it would be, I gave it anyway a try. I have a Zalman case and it adapted itself beautifully to the touchscreen (in another resolution and Hz).

Just as a suggestion, you could perhaps take contact with Daniel Rolf (His Homepage). I've been using his plug-in for over 2 years now and it works perfectly on my case and I noticed that his solution is complementary to yours.
His solution has a truely nice feature, namely fan control & tempature monitoring through SpeedFan, which would bring added value to yours. I know he stopped development, and he has given his sourcecode out to be cleaned and posted as open source.

nb. Just one thing of improvement on the uninstal of the plugin: it currently leaves the DLL behind, which has as effect that it automatically is being picked up by MP again at next start.

 

[sa_ddam213]

Hi Sa_ddam213,

the redraw bug is a bit better but not gone...
i think it is only when change with fullscreen video.
for deeper undestanding watch the video clip.



give me a punch if i can help with logs or trace, but at the moment i see no errors...

You plan to use DX for GUI acceleration ? I think this is not a good option for XP - Extended Desktop Users, because the Secondary Extended Desktop can not be rendered with DX only with CPU...

I'm switching to DX for general performance not DVXA, as this plugin will only consume 5%-20% CPU max.
The problem is I have pretty much met the limit of the System.Windows.Forms class and DX will give a lot more smoother appearance.
And if you use two graphics cards like some MPTouch users DVXA will work if BIOS is set to surround mode (ATI only i think)
Also I really want to learn DX

is it possible to have an option to disable scrolling (like fullscreen refresh, think is also good option for slow grafic cards) ?

Its not really a good idea to remove the animations, the animations give MP time to load its windows and info.
Unless you want a blank touchscreen for a few seconds while MP loads its window


PS: Is there any good option for XP (9 years old now, thats like 150 human years)

Sa

Hi Sa_ddam213,

Thanks for this great plug-in. Your initiative is very much appreciated.
Normally I do not install pre-rc's, but I was so intrigued with what it would be, I gave it anyway a try. I have a Zalman case and it adapted itself beautifully to the touchscreen (in another resolution and Hz).

Just as a suggestion, you could perhaps take contact with Daniel Rolf (His Homepage). I've been using his plug-in for over 2 years now and it works perfectly on my case and I noticed that his solution is complementary to yours.
His solution has a truely nice feature, namely fan control & tempature monitoring through SpeedFan, which would bring added value to yours. I know he stopped development, and he has given his sourcecode out to be cleaned and posted as open source.

nb. Just one thing of improvement on the uninstal of the plugin: it currently leaves the DLL behind, which has as effect that it automatically is being picked up by MP again at next start.

A few people are keen for "Speedfan" info so I will add this to the system info window, But this is low priority so don't expect it in rev1 but will be before final

Had a look at the plugin you suggested but it seem's to be only for one type of hardware, So I'll implement this my own way so all can enjoy

Hello sa_ddam,

congratulations to this plugin. Can only repeat what ojessi posted. First time that the build in touchscreen of my HTPC case makes sense.
One more issue I would like to adress. Changing the Channel group in TV-Mode a windows of all channels appears on the touchscreen. This consumes a lot of time, while the system can`t be used. Can you have a look on that please, since this is quity nasty.

Randy Andy

Hi,

Pulling info from MP dialogs is a headache as MP dialogs are "Modal" (separate thread) that why it lags.
I'm gonna rebuild the dialog part of MPTouch and hopefully will all be good.

 

[Muschi]

is it possible to have an option to disable scrolling (like fullscreen refresh, think is also good option for slow grafic cards) ?

Its not really a good idea to remove the animations, the animations give MP time to load its windows and info.
Unless you want a blank touchscreen for a few seconds while MP loads its window


PS: Is there any good option for XP (9 years old now, thats like 150 human years)

Sa

=> Yes, hardware / driver issue with Vista and W7.

Ok, and if you implement a option to change the scrolling to the mp default wait animation. (like common.waiting.x.png)

 

[mironicus]

AW: MPTouch - Mediaportal TouchScreen Plugin

Does this plugin work with any touchscreen? There are some USB-powered Touchscreens available now on the market, that works like normal external screens under Windows (FingerVU...).

 

[xppx]

A few people are keen for "Speedfan" info so I will add this to the system info window, But this is low priority so don't expect it in rev1 but will be before final

No problem, it would be very nice if this could be incorporated.

I use that other plug-in to monitor the system resources (HD, CPU, GPU) and let it automatically adapt the fanspeed depending on the boundaries set for those resources. This enables me to have a completely silent HPTC (really!) when I use CUDA to play my movies & series. If this functionallity is present in your excellent plug-in, I can kick the other one while having a fully integrated MP solution.
This would be in one word just fantastic

 

[brab]

sa_ddam213 - How can I change time format on the plugin to 24 hour time?

 

[sa_ddam213]

sa_ddam213 - How can I change time format on the plugin to 24 hour time?

After lunchtime add 12 hours to the time , and presto 24 hour clock
Just kidding , I will add this option in MPTouch_Beta_rev1

Sa

Does this plugin work with any touchscreen? There are some USB-powered Touchscreens available now on the market, that works like normal external screens under Windows (FingerVU...).

Yes it sure does, As long as windows detects it as a display this plugin will work
Sa