Touchscreen LCD display Plugin (1 Viewer)
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Seems tis plugin is just to outdated , time to start from scratch
My thoughts is a window plugin a blank GUIwindow that is visible on secondary display.
that will give us freedom to use any Buttons, Labels , Controls Via visible tags
Is that sutible for what you all are looking for?
My thoughts is a window plugin a blank GUIwindow that is visible on secondary display.
that will give us freedom to use any Buttons, Labels , Controls Via visible tags
Is that sutible for what you all are looking for?
Totally agree, plugin is out of date and I don't think it's a very efficient program as it stands. The other problem is that everyone wants something a little different from they're touchscreen. So I think your approach is the best way to go. I think (in a similar way to mp2) that it needs a core program that we can attach scripts to. I don't know if that's possible, but I think it would be amazing if it is.
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Yeah I was thinking of an external app. insead of a Internal mediaportal plugin , To save Mediaportal Rendering two screens at once , gonna have a look at the code for "IR Server Suite" as a start.
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So we are all agree, it's time to start a brand new one. Users are generally surprised by the source code, it's bigger that they think 
I think that there is 2 point of view
A/- A display plugin (it's what I need) without use of the touch screen part.
B/- A touch screen mediaportal commander
To make happy everyone, the plugin I see is a display plugin with commute to commander as soon you touch screen and return to display informations after x seconds. Start as external application is a good way for part A, perhaps not for part B. My actual idea is to start from a blank windows as a process plugin and write the part A. After all graphic part written, it will be "easy" to draw buttons and make the part B. For instance I read openGL documentation, it more 3D oriented that 2D but the graphic possibilities are very big and the % used of processor is low (but is it a good idea to use the graphic processor...).
Question : Who need a C part ?
I think that there is 2 point of view
A/- A display plugin (it's what I need) without use of the touch screen part.
B/- A touch screen mediaportal commander
To make happy everyone, the plugin I see is a display plugin with commute to commander as soon you touch screen and return to display informations after x seconds. Start as external application is a good way for part A, perhaps not for part B. My actual idea is to start from a blank windows as a process plugin and write the part A. After all graphic part written, it will be "easy" to draw buttons and make the part B. For instance I read openGL documentation, it more 3D oriented that 2D but the graphic possibilities are very big and the % used of processor is low (but is it a good idea to use the graphic processor...).
Question : Who need a C part ?
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Using The GPU for processing the touch screen may not be sutible for all systems , as all my tv, Videos are in HD the GPU is doing all the work and my CPU is usually at 10-20% load so still have plenty of CPU resorces availble,
As im not much of a Coder (from scratch) i was thinking of stripping down Mediaportal Ver.0.2.0.3 to a few GUI windows so we have the ability to use all propertys and we can set it to whatever display we want it to be on (screenselector) then all buttons can use the GUIlibary to set <action>, <hyperlink>, <script> and <program> That way the Main Mediaportal Progam does not have to do any work rendering the second display.
However a lot of you fellow members may be a lot better a C# than me and if i have a source to play with i can usally get it to do what i want.
Just my thoughts, may be overkill
Cheers Sa_ddam213
As im not much of a Coder (from scratch) i was thinking of stripping down Mediaportal Ver.0.2.0.3 to a few GUI windows so we have the ability to use all propertys and we can set it to whatever display we want it to be on (screenselector) then all buttons can use the GUIlibary to set <action>, <hyperlink>, <script> and <program> That way the Main Mediaportal Progam does not have to do any work rendering the second display.
However a lot of you fellow members may be a lot better a C# than me and if i have a source to play with i can usally get it to do what i want.
Just my thoughts, may be overkill
Cheers Sa_ddam213
Not sure, I think using some thing custom written may be better. The graphics side of it I think is the easiest. I like your idea of using irss.
I wonder if it's possible to build a front end for IRSS, it would certainly be an easy way to to control mediaportal and a way of making the application independent of mediaportal which should be better for system reliability.
technick-
A/ I'd really like a display to be default on the touchscreen (it's on the front of my case) something that as standard doesn't draw the eye with only a little system information (maybe).
B/ Definately, with the ability to tune into either radio or select music tracks, so there is no need to switch on main display. The options here are many and I think it will be easy to get carried away with details here.
I'm really more worried about getting a nicely working touch interface, I'm not sure of the best way of doing this, is there a better way of doing this within windows 7? Or is there new sdk released by microsoft that helps with touchscreen development?
As a side note, I have seen a "multipoint" sdk from ms, means you can have 2 pointers and maybe not have to worry about stealing the focus away from mediaportal. Maybe this will be usefull
I wonder if it's possible to build a front end for IRSS, it would certainly be an easy way to to control mediaportal and a way of making the application independent of mediaportal which should be better for system reliability.
technick-
A/ I'd really like a display to be default on the touchscreen (it's on the front of my case) something that as standard doesn't draw the eye with only a little system information (maybe).
B/ Definately, with the ability to tune into either radio or select music tracks, so there is no need to switch on main display. The options here are many and I think it will be easy to get carried away with details here.
I'm really more worried about getting a nicely working touch interface, I'm not sure of the best way of doing this, is there a better way of doing this within windows 7? Or is there new sdk released by microsoft that helps with touchscreen development?
As a side note, I have seen a "multipoint" sdk from ms, means you can have 2 pointers and maybe not have to worry about stealing the focus away from mediaportal. Maybe this will be usefull
Dear all,
I am happy to see that there are people developing again this plug-in!
Unfortunately I have no coding capabilities so I can only make the the spectator (and the tester).
Since you are talking about features, I was wondering if there are others beyond me that are interested in the clone mode. I know that it could be CPU consuming but it could be a perfect way to be able to control Mediaportal in every part without having to power on the TV.
Thank you for your efforts.
I am happy to see that there are people developing again this plug-in!
Unfortunately I have no coding capabilities so I can only make the the spectator (and the tester).
Since you are talking about features, I was wondering if there are others beyond me that are interested in the clone mode. I know that it could be CPU consuming but it could be a perfect way to be able to control Mediaportal in every part without having to power on the TV.
Thank you for your efforts.
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Hi everybody!
I am trying to develop a new skin for mediaportal that would be made for TouchScreens, look here: Touch Screen users look here
But in my way of doing the skinning work, Im having some problems that I do need some patch/plugin help with to make the navigating with TouchScreen more easier!
Please read about it here and PM me if anyone could be able to help: Touch Screen Improvements
Best regards
/Thomas
I am trying to develop a new skin for mediaportal that would be made for TouchScreens, look here: Touch Screen users look here
But in my way of doing the skinning work, Im having some problems that I do need some patch/plugin help with to make the navigating with TouchScreen more easier!
Please read about it here and PM me if anyone could be able to help: Touch Screen Improvements
Best regards
/Thomas
Greetings,
I am quiet new in building htpc, and it turned out that to setup hardware and a pc is more easy than to find appropriate GUI to a rather low end case (mce701) with 7" touchscreen.The case has a 7" TS with native resolution 640*480 and the TS plugin does appear as if the front end was too large and displaced...it does react on the up arrow however (front end is only wisible to that point, de navigation text does appear above).
Font size is 90 and I do not have an option to reduce it. I have set the TS to 1024*768 and same appearence. Cloning is not a proper option, as for me due to hd ready TV.
Oh and TS is not Imon compatible, but d-sub + usb driven.
Any kind of help is most welcome.
I am quiet new in building htpc, and it turned out that to setup hardware and a pc is more easy than to find appropriate GUI to a rather low end case (mce701) with 7" touchscreen.The case has a 7" TS with native resolution 640*480 and the TS plugin does appear as if the front end was too large and displaced...it does react on the up arrow however (front end is only wisible to that point, de navigation text does appear above).
Font size is 90 and I do not have an option to reduce it. I have set the TS to 1024*768 and same appearence. Cloning is not a proper option, as for me due to hd ready TV.
Oh and TS is not Imon compatible, but d-sub + usb driven.
Any kind of help is most welcome.