myPrograms 0.2 beta is here! (2 Viewers)

[waeberd]

chain="Game",""C:\Girder32\girder.exe" -eventstring EVENT1"

instead of

chain="Game",""C:\Program Files\Girder32\girder.exe" -eventstring EVENT1"

how about using:

chain="Game","C:\Girder32\girder.exe -eventstring EVENT1"

This should work.

But I improved quote-handling anyway and uploaded the fix:

Tested with the following two entries:

chain="Game","E:\media\emu\Mame32\Mame32.exe -skip_gameinfo -skip_disclaimer E:\media\emu\Mame32\roms\1941.zip"
chain="Game",""E:\media\emu\Mame32\Mame32.exe" -skip_gameinfo -skip_disclaimer E:\media\emu\Mame32\roms\1941.zip"

both versions work now!

can you confirm this?

Cheers,

Daniel

 

[Molokoids]

This should work.

Works.

both versions work now!

can you confirm this?

Yes.

Impressive indeed
Great job as always. much appreciated

 

[Anonymous]

I know I am missing something here, but I still can't get an external program to launch...

I have tried both 0.1 and 0.2 of the plugins, but to no avail. Basically I want to launch a program like streamsicle that has no inputs etc... and just let it run. I have tried through the "Launching application" option, but simply get a directory listing, I have tried putting the EXE into a .my file (as molokoids did for thief 3) but still nothing, I have tried most permitations and combinations and have hit a brick wall.

Yeah, I figured it'd be able to do at least that, no fuss, no muss. But it seems My Programs isnt about that.....is it?


EDIT: Didnt notice this wasnt the last page of this thread.........I've got to make up a .my file just to launch an app??? Oh well, if that's what I've got to go through, so be it. But I'm ONLY tolerating this becasue its such a great MAME frontend and such. This is NO WAY to handle the issue for common users.........it just isnt.

 

[waeberd]

EDIT: Didnt notice this wasnt the last page of this thread.........I've got to make up a .my file just to launch an app??? Oh well, if that's what I've got to go through, so be it. But I'm ONLY tolerating this becasue its such a great MAME frontend and such. This is NO WAY to handle the issue for common users.........it just isnt.

ok, ok, cool down:

This plugin will be extended and there are many things that can / should be added. It's not finished! Please see myPrograms0.2 as a "domi_fan myProg0.1" PLUS extended emulator support. This is what I had in mind first and this is what I've really done until now.

:arrow: It's not the idea that users have to write *.my files by themselves. No way, you're right!
*.my files and *.mlf files importers are here just to be able to import data from myGames. But if any user gets the format and uses this importer for his own thing => great! Now Molokoids did that, it worked and that's just cool!
But normally users won't go this way!


So the following things would be great addings IMHO:
* Do a directory CACHE mode where the directories are scanned on refresh-button-click and hits are stored in the DB
:arrow: For those items it will be possible to add addional data to each file entry. Browsing will also be much faster.
* Write a editor for found items so that users can manually add information about their stuff in the plugin configuration.

What do you think about that?
Other important things that are missing?
(to make you TOLERATE this?? :wink: )

Thanks,

Daniel

 

[waeberd]

I've got to make up a .my file just to launch an app???

and yes, to come back to the basic problem:

did you try the following?

* make a directory with shortcuts to every program you'd like to launch
* make a new application entry with:
SOURCE "Directory (Browse-Mode)" 
VALID EXTENSIONS ".lnk" 
LAUNCHING APPLICATION: <empty>
FILE DIRECTORY: <dir created above>
STARTUP USING SHELLEXECUTE: <on>

Please tell me if this works...
Cheers,

Daniel

 

[Anonymous]

I tried adding the project64 emulator like it said in the docs but
if i use this in extensions:
.zip, .v64

It doesnt see the v64 roms ?
Also tried .v64 only but that didnt work either.
.zip works.

Anyway project64 doesnt work very well with mediaportal.
When done playing and hitting esc it will switch to windowed mode
in the background.
Media portal has focus so you can only hear it.

But this has nothing todo with Myprograms, but project64.
Starting roms from commandline shouldnt have a gui.
And exiting a game should be done by a configurable key.

Dst

 

[waeberd]

I tried adding the project64 emulator like it said in the docs but
if i use this in extensions:
.zip, .v64

It doesnt see the v64 roms ?
Also tried .v64 only but that didnt work either.
.zip works.

Make sure you have NO SPACE between the extensions:
.zip,.v64
(this could be improved)

Can you check this out? This must work!

And you're right that Project64 is picky (GENS too btw).
Needs to be exited pressing <ALT>-<F4>, I have mapped this to a remote control button!

Starting roms from commandline shouldnt have a gui.
And exiting a game should be done by a configurable key.

yep... and this is nothing I can influence in myPrograms...

Regards,

Daniel

 

[Anonymous]

I've got to make up a .my file just to launch an app???

and yes, to come back to the basic problem:

did you try the following?

* make a directory with shortcuts to every program you'd like to launch
* make a new application entry with:
SOURCE "Directory (Browse-Mode)" 
VALID EXTENSIONS ".lnk" 
LAUNCHING APPLICATION: <empty>
FILE DIRECTORY: <dir created above>
STARTUP USING SHELLEXECUTE: <on>

Please tell me if this works...
Cheers,

Daniel

Yes, that's exactly what I've done.

I didnt mean to sound demanding or anything, trust me, I've seen enough posts on forums for emus and other such apps where people _demand_ certain features they think should be added. I had trouble posting, for fear it'd come out like that. It's just that I feel that everything about MediaPortal should be about ease of use first and foremost, if not, its just not worth it. The advanced features are there, and with the amount of features planned for in the todo list, far more coming in the future.

 

[waeberd]

It's just that I feel that everything about MediaPortal should be about ease of use first and foremost, if not, its just not worth it.

Agreed!
And nobody will ever be forced to write *.my files by themselves!

Do you think the plugin setup form is too complicated?
Any hints of how to simplify are welcome!

 

[Anonymous]

Make sure you have NO SPACE between the extensions:
.zip,.v64
(this could be improved)

Can you check this out? This must work!

Yes removing the space helped, trim it in the next version

Dst