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Idro

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Hello,

I set up this plugin on my MP 1.15, but with StreamedMP skin installed.
I followed the guide but in home there isn't any buttons for shortcut.
Maybe is it not compatible with this skin?
 

jmvaughn

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    Framug,

    Thank you very much for updating this extremely useful plugin. I have found some very cool things that I can do with it, and plan to share some tips with others.

    However, I have run into a problem that I hope you can help with. I am running the latest version of MP 1.22 under a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro.

    The MultiShortcut 2.6 works perfectly with MP 1.22, but only if you have one instance.

    When I attempt to run the DLLFix.exe program, it shows this:
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    *******************************************************
    **                                                   **
    **    MultiShortcut DLL fix (.net metadata changer)  **
    **                                                   **
    *******************************************************
    
    1.) Patching files...
    
    
    2.) Done.
    
    3.) Press Enter to close...

    However, I don't think the DLLs are modified at all. When I open MP Configuration and go to the Plugins section, all four the copies of MultiShortcut00.dll that I renamed (e.g., Houston.dll, Galveston.dll, etc) are all named the same thing. In my case, the first one alphabetically (so all the plugins were called "Galveston").

    I thought it might be a Windows permissions issue, so I opened up permissions on the plugins\Windows folder and the individual DLLs, but no luck. I also tried re-installing a few times, disabling my firewall/antivirus, running DLLFix.exe as admin, running in compatibility mode, and a bunch of other things.

    Can you help? If it is not possible to update the DLLFix.exe, could you provide a few copies of the MultiShortcut00.dll files (e.g., *01.dll, *02.dll, etc.) so at least we have a few multishortcut dlls with different IDs? I could use at least five :)

    Again, this is an awesome plugin that is very useful. I would greatly appreciate any help you or anyone else can give.

    Please let me know if you'd like copies of log files or need any other information.

    John
     
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    framug

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    Hello John,

    I made many changes in the past in this plugin (ie : patch xxxx file with nn value) but never comittied it.
    And, with a crash on my side, then, the work is lost.
    Therefore, I record your demand.
    You are true, with Win10, you have to run dllfix as adminstrator.
    Please, be patient (holidays, etc...) and, if I can fix, I will do it.
    Stay tuned.
     

    jmvaughn

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    Hi Framug,

    Thank you for getting back to me so quickly.

    It is certainly not urgent. I shall wait patiently and look forward to hearing from you :)

    John
     

    framug

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    Hello John,
    Can you try with this DllFix and report, please ?
    If it's ok, I will upload V2.7 plugin in first post.

    B.R.
     

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    jmvaughn

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    Hi Framug,

    Works perfectly. Thank you!

    It said "First Method Ended", then "Press a Key to continue". When I pressed enter, it processed the four copies of MultiShortcutXX.DLL in the folder.

    I was able to successfully set up four shortcuts after that, and they all worked.

    Thank you again :)

    John
     

    framug

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    Hello John, thank you for your test.
    Yes, the first method is the old one.
    I would like to keep it for backward compatibility, if some users use an old MultiShortcut plugin version, it's needed.
    Then, I will upload v2.7 on the first post and commit changes in svn plugin trunk tomorrow
     

    Berns

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    Hi Framug,
    I'm using v1.27 at the moment and wanted to run notepad (as a test case), however this is what the log says every time I try to start it:

    [MPMain ] [INFO ] - GUIWindowManager: Could not find window 7000

    Am I doing something wrong?

    The ID was 1266 before. I changed it to 7000 and also changed the XML accordingly
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="true"?>
    -<window>
    <id>7000</id>
    -<controls>
    <!-- Dummy skin file for plugin Notepad -->
    </controls>
    </window>

    I'm using titan skin, and I wonder how the system finds the correct xml file (even when the ID in the file is correct.)

    Kind regards,
    Berns
     

    framug

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    Hi Framug,
    Hello,
    I'm using v1.27 at the moment and wanted to run notepad (as a test case), however this is what the log says every time I try to start it:

    [MPMain ] [INFO ] - GUIWindowManager: Could not find window 7000

    Am I doing something wrong?

    The ID was 1266 before. I changed it to 7000 and also changed the XML accordingly
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="true"?>
    -<window>
    <id>7000</id>
    -<controls>
    <!-- Dummy skin file for plugin Notepad -->
    </controls>
    </window>
    Normally, you should not modify the .xml file by hand please, use MultiShortcut plugin(s) configuration for that.

    I'm using titan skin, and I wonder how the system finds the correct xml file (even when the ID in the file is correct.)
    May be the problem is here, I tried with Titan (don't know if this skin is maintained), I can't even not see MultiShortcut plugins.
    Also with this skin, I can see error in log that infoservice skin is missing, problem for extension plugin, etc...

    zze1.png

    At least, I'm sure it works without log error in PureVsionHD skin. ;)
     

    atlantic

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    Hello Framug,
    I'm just discovering this plugin.
    Is it possible to use it for launching Spotify ?
    Thanks
     

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