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Hi guys.. A bit frutstrated with the existing web-control options for MP I decided to do something...

I mainly wanted to be able to control MP from a pocketpc...

I also tested XLobby before I settled on MP, and they have a pretty nifty (even if innovative/strange) approach to webcontrol: a sort of "screenshot" page, clickable like an imagemap.

With this in mind, and the builtin ability (in MPW) to capture screenshots, I adapted the MPW slightly to include an additional page that brings up a screenshot, which you can click on to be able to use MP as if you were looking at the display.

Ideally one would probably want a "secondary" skin set to be able to get better readability on a PPC, also probably one would want to be able to have say a "control-only" screen when a vide is playing. None of this is currently supported, as all that I have is an exact screenshot of whatever is running on screen, on my webbrowser/ppc. This can then be clicked (it is an html imagemap) and the click is translated into an onscreen click.

One thing that I have put in so far is the ability to scale down the image for a smaller screen (and then re-scale the click location, so it clicks the appropriate location on screen - this is done by entering the "server" resolution, and the "client" resolution so that scaling can be done).

It isnt very cleanly coded at all, especially since I have no experience with webservices, even though I am a php programmer professionally...

I wouldnt mind, however, helping out with creating a webserver plugin similar to what is on the XBox. If someone can provide a clear and easy to follow tutorial on the webservices part (how to control/poll MP from a PHP script) I can probably help out.

Sorry for the long post. If anyone is interested I can post the small script and changes I made so you can try it out, other than that I just wanted to post it here to give/get ideas.

Thanks for all the developers of MP and MPW!

<blockquote data-quote="RoyN" data-source="post: 43375" data-attributes="member: 19028">Hi guys.. A bit frutstrated with the existing web-control options for MP I decided to do something...I mainly wanted to be able to control MP from a pocketpc...I also tested XLobby before I settled on MP, and they have a pretty nifty (even if innovative/strange) approach to webcontrol: a sort of &quot;screenshot&quot; page, clickable like an imagemap.With this in mind, and the builtin ability (in MPW) to capture screenshots, I adapted the MPW slightly to include an additional page that brings up a screenshot, which you can click on to be able to use MP as if you were looking at the display.Ideally one would probably want a &quot;secondary&quot; skin set to be able to get better readability on a PPC, also probably one would want to be able to have say a &quot;control-only&quot; screen when a vide is playing.&nbsp; None of this is currently supported, as all that I have is an exact screenshot of whatever is running on screen, on my webbrowser/ppc.&nbsp; This can then be clicked (it is an html imagemap) and the click is translated into an onscreen click.One thing that I have put in so far is the ability to scale down the image for a smaller screen (and then re-scale the click location, so it clicks the appropriate location on screen - this is done by entering the &quot;server&quot; resolution, and the &quot;client&quot; resolution so that scaling can be done).It isnt very cleanly coded at all, especially since I have no experience with webservices, even though I am a php programmer professionally...I wouldnt mind, however, helping out with creating a webserver plugin similar to what is on the XBox.&nbsp; If someone can provide a clear and easy to follow tutorial on the webservices part (how to control/poll MP from a PHP script) I can probably help out.Sorry for the long post.&nbsp; If anyone is interested I can post the small script and changes I made so you can try it out, other than that I just wanted to post it here to give/get ideas.Thanks for all the developers of MP and MPW!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RoyN, post: 43375, member: 19028"] Hi guys.. A bit frutstrated with the existing web-control options for MP I decided to do something... I mainly wanted to be able to control MP from a pocketpc... I also tested XLobby before I settled on MP, and they have a pretty nifty (even if innovative/strange) approach to webcontrol: a sort of "screenshot" page, clickable like an imagemap. With this in mind, and the builtin ability (in MPW) to capture screenshots, I adapted the MPW slightly to include an additional page that brings up a screenshot, which you can click on to be able to use MP as if you were looking at the display. Ideally one would probably want a "secondary" skin set to be able to get better readability on a PPC, also probably one would want to be able to have say a "control-only" screen when a vide is playing. None of this is currently supported, as all that I have is an exact screenshot of whatever is running on screen, on my webbrowser/ppc. This can then be clicked (it is an html imagemap) and the click is translated into an onscreen click. One thing that I have put in so far is the ability to scale down the image for a smaller screen (and then re-scale the click location, so it clicks the appropriate location on screen - this is done by entering the "server" resolution, and the "client" resolution so that scaling can be done). It isnt very cleanly coded at all, especially since I have no experience with webservices, even though I am a php programmer professionally... I wouldnt mind, however, helping out with creating a webserver plugin similar to what is on the XBox. If someone can provide a clear and easy to follow tutorial on the webservices part (how to control/poll MP from a PHP script) I can probably help out. Sorry for the long post. If anyone is interested I can post the small script and changes I made so you can try it out, other than that I just wanted to post it here to give/get ideas. Thanks for all the developers of MP and MPW! [/QUOTE]