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goebish#
upload problem

I've got a probluem...I'd like to send playlister on winamp.com but umy installation is 2Mb...It can't upload it with my u56k modem coz it crash before the upload endu...Can someone tell me what to do ?
mucks#
split it with winrar

well you can ry to use a compressor (like winrar) that makes an exe file and .r01 .r02 .....so then peoples won't need to own winrar but win32..héhé

then send it in 2 or 4 posts (i don't know the maount of bytes allowed)

i hope it will help
goebish#
1.3.3

No mucks, I can't do that because winamp.com just accept .exe uploads...I'll try to go at a friend who have adsl 🙂 .... Version 1.3.3 of playlister is out... look my previous posts for the url...It has a better interface and some bugfixes
goebish#
1.3.4

I just finished v1.3.4, new features and bugfixes:
- minor bugfixes
- fixed bug that caused playlister to crash when clicking the new “send all to playlist” button…(oops…)
- better time management (but still not 100% accurate…)
- interface modifications
- prev/next buttons now 100% functional, no more depending of the current playing mode
- added buttons in settings window to quickly change AVS display window size to “standard” sizes when playlister runs: 160x120, 320x240, 352x288 and 640x480 or to a custom size-> I had this idea while looking into the AVS Wishlist forum

You can find the URL to get it in my previous posts...Please send reports...Thanks
goebish#
v1.3.5

here it is 🙂 new in this version:

- added “delete from hard drive” button (ask for confirmation option in settings)
- reshaped thumbnail view to 4/3 aspect ratio
- snapshots are now saved in JPEG at thumbnail size(103x76) instead of BMP at current AVS window size to save space on your HD (files are about 30 times smaller), but your old snapshots are still compatibles 🙂
- disable screen saver while playlister is running

There's also a new URL to get it:

http://vfxsoftwares.fr.st (there's an english version now)
Please send reports...thanks
Gieckboy1#
playlister is loading the wrong presets

Whenever I try to play my list of presets the playlist program loads the wrong one! I've got multiple subfolder of presets and it keeps loading files from the wrong subfolders.

The program seems like exactly what I need to run visuals - except for this one glitch. Any ideas what's wrong?

BTW - Thanks for all your work on the program to date. Its a great idea.

Gieck
goebish#
hi!

Hi guy! Did you read the doc ? The folder in presets/hotkeys in AVS must be AVSPL and randomly switch presets must be off...And in playlister you need to go to file/settings to set your AVS dir location....

I just think you have a setting problem...Try what's above and I think it should work 🙂 If not send me private message and I will try to help you since you're the only one to have this problem.

I had a problem with my website yesterday: I reached maximum bandwith on Tripod and the page has been unavaillable for 1 or 2 hours...I'll try to change the location of the files today so the problem won't occur anymore...sorry

I'm actually finishing v1.4, now it include a keyboard manager (for hotkeys) and a few more things...I'll post here when it's finished...
goebish#
version 1.4 with hotkeys manager

version 1.4 is ready, to save download time, I just put an update on my website, so version 1.3.5 must be installed on your PC before upgrading... Get it here: http://vfxsoftwares.fr.st ...Please read the doc and if you still have problem then mail me (e-mail in the app) .....
goebish#
keyboard layout

I need help from one UK and one US people to include correct keycodes for these keyboards in playlister(actually, only french and german(thanks Magic.X)keyboards are fully supported)...please contact me in private and I'll tell you how you can help me...
Thanks🙂
UnConeD#
Surely you don't hardcode every possible layout in code??? Why not use Win32 API functions to do the conversion? Don't re-invent the wheel... You can use ToAscii()/ToUnicode() to convert scancodes into the correct character, and it even handles 'dead' keys (keys that combine with the next one you press).
goebish#
vb problem

the problem is that I can't access keycode with VB(or only with win9x)....hey! unconed do french or deutch keyboard works for you in belgium ????
UnConeD#
The Belgian keyboard layout is similar but still different from the french layout (only the letter layout is the same: AZERTY). In any case, I think you should really find another way other than storing all the known keyboard maps. Not only is it a lot of work, it's also a bad programming practice to do these kinds of things yourself.

Have you tried sending WM_CHAR messages by the way? That way you only need the character value, not the scancode. Normally these are generated by the receiving application's TranslateMessage() (when it receives a WM_KEYDOWN/WM_KEYUP pair), but maybe you could send them directly?

I guess the alternative is to use a 'real' programming language 🙂 😛.
goebish#
lol

Yes, I know I should use a 'real' language...But programming this app in C++ isn't possible for me for now...But it isn't a lot of work to do like I'm doing...I'll send you a little prog by email so you can help me include the good keycodes for belgian keyboard...Hey! what do you think of my app now it has a hotkeys manager ?
Magic.X#
Re: playlister is loading the wrong presets

Originally posted by Gieckboy1
Whenever I try to play my list of presets the playlist program loads the wrong one! I've got multiple subfolder of presets and it keeps loading files from the wrong subfolders.
heya, Gieckboy! i got exactly the same bug and i dunno what's wrong.
Just wait a bit until i'm through my final testings of Hotlist 2, it doesnt has this anoying bug (maybe others? :P) i'll post a link here if everything is done.

Good luck to Goebish, writing down all keyboard codes of the world 😁
mucks#
am i right or does i looks stupid like always

did you try to take the preset/hotkeys's subdirectory to the folder avspl?
Magic.X#
The problem i'snt caused by file handling. I tryed out something: i added only one Preset switched to manual mode and clicked on it on and on. Every time i clicked on it, a diffrent preset was loaded, but never that one that i added (maybe i stopped clicking too early?). It was like pressing the space bar. I guess this has got something to do with the hotkey posting stuff.
goebish#
avs config

your problem is that you haven't set avs corectly:
in avs, go to presets/hotkeys and set AVSPL as dir...and the problem is gone....In the next version i'll handle presets loading in another way so you won't have to set up avs this way anymore...
UnConeD#
Goebish, I think I may have found a solution to your keyboard-layout problem. I've been poking around with keyboard functions 🙂. I don't know if this will work in VB though...


The VkKeyScan function translates a character to the corresponding virtual-key code and shift state for the current keyboard.

SHORT VkKeyScan(
TCHAR ch // character to translate
);

Parameters
ch
Specifies the character to be translated into a virtual-key code.
Return Values

Return Value
If the function succeeds, the low-order byte of the return value contains the virtual-key code and the high-order byte contains the shift state, which can be a combination of the following flag bits.

Bit Meaning
1 Either shift key is pressed.
2 Either CTRL key is pressed.
4 Either ALT key is pressed.
8 The Hankaku key is pressed
16 Reserved (defined by the keyboard layout driver).
32 Reserved (defined by the keyboard layout driver).


If the function finds no key that translates to the passed character code, both the low-order and high-order bytes contain –1.

Remarks
For keyboard layouts that use the right-hand alt key as a shift key (for example, the French keyboard layout), the shift state is represented by the value 6, because the right-hand alt key is converted internally into ctrl+alt.

Translations for the numeric keypad (VK_NUMPAD0 through VK_DIVIDE) are ignored. This function is intended to translate characters into keystrokes from the main keyboard section only. For example, the character "7" is translated into VK_7, not VK_NUMPAD7.

VkKeyScan is used by applications that send characters by using the WM_KEYUP and WM_KEYDOWN messages.

QuickInfo
...
Import Library: Use user32.lib



By using this function, you can convert character back into key codes. This means you don't need to store keyboard layouts, right?

From what I know about VB, you should be able to import this function from user32.dll/lib from this definition.



Here are some corrections on the documentation btw:

...This tool allows you to choose... (beginning)
...but your old snapshots are still compatible (adjectives don't change in English 🙂)
...prev/next buttons now 100% functional, no more depending on the...
...to write after I'd seen/heard many peoples saying that one of the most wanted features in AVS was that...
...AVS presets! You can get some at http://www.winamp.com/plugins/...
...I recommend a minimum of a 400 MHz processor (but a high-end machine is really the only way to)...

I know French too by the way (though I suck at speaking/writing, I can understand it well), so if you need some help with translations, just ask 🙂.
goebish#
v1.4.1

v1.4.1 is on my website: http://vfxsoftwares.fr.st

-now compatible with EVERY keyboard of the world 😉 (excepted some japanese keyboards maybe)
-fixed lot of minor and not so minor bugs
-reduced preset loading lag time a lot

This version need at least directX 7 to work (I now use Direct Input for keyboard handling🙂)

note for unconed: I'll re-write the doc in french so you can translate it to 'good' english 🙂 thanks

please send reports... goebish at hotmail.com
mucks#
Whish the project is still alive!

Goebish!? Still around? I got a few ideas about the project.. and also i found a buf:P
it starts logitech's setup when i gets to run it....:P
Mayby a Windows Vista version would be da wroxx?
Nanakiwurkz#
Re: well....

Originally posted by goebish
Ok, so the problem seems to come from my installation program...Grrr Micro$oft wizard suxxxx.But the problem seems to happen only on your PC...I'll try to make a NSIS installer instead of this uggly one..I've never used it yet so let me time to learn about NSIS scripting and I'll publish another version (I hope this afternoon or this evening...), and I just did version 1.3.1, please download it and tell me if you still have the same problem...thanks again 🙂 dl it at http://vfx10.**********/softs.htm
I think peoples start to know this url know 😞
Ok goebish i'm going to save your life right here.
TRASH the installer you made with microsoft wizard and learn to use the Nsis Programming language for making very powerful Installers.
Nsis is much easier to learn and use and also provides more features then microsoft Install provides.
goebish#
Hmmm .. This little proggy is like 5 or 6 years old and I'm not planning to update it (this was one of my first app for WIN32)

I suggest you to use hotlist from Magic.X, I think it's still updated and it provide more functionalities than Playlister.

To Nanakiwurkz: I don't use M$ Wizard anymore for my installers, I now use Inno Setup, which I think is more powerfull than NSIS.