Anime Library - Support Thread

[Gedanken]

I can certainly create something that will create a list of files that failed the lookup, although I think I would prefer to keep it outside the plugin proper. At least, I think I would prefer to. I could add (yet another) button to list the files on the screen, but it seems to me that it would be more useful in a format that can be readily manipulated. I'm thinking it would be more appropriate to have the scanner output failed files to a file.

This would work for me. Having an in-plugin list would allow you to provide a way to assign the unmatched files so you could play them, however. If you ripped your own DVD, for instance.

I agree something needs to be done here as well. I find myself going back to the button list and reselecting my desired list in preference to scrolling back up. An up-a-level button would be handy. LEFT is already reserved to move the focus to the buttons, and ESC will exit the plugin, so I can't use those. What other keys do we have? Hm.

I actually like ESC to move up one level. In your case, hitting ESC 2 or 3 times would exit the plugin from the deepest level.

In a related question, I don't understand the purpose of the "Select" button. Wouldn't you expext users to hit Enter/OK (or double click) to select rather than scrolling over to the <SELECT> button?

One kinda-workaround: pretting "1" will move the selection to the top of the list, (the up-a-level line) for easy selection. But I agree it would still be nice for a separate key to move right up the level.

Ah. I didn't realize the number keys worked like that. That helps even if it is a bit uninuitive.

Here I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve... the AniDB info can certainly be exported with comparative ease, but I'm lost on the second part. Blame it on lack of coffee on my part.

This may be an XRecord specific thing but when you export and archive a recorded file, it can have all of its recording/episode information preserved. It does this by storing the information in a .DAT file in the directory with the video.

[JavaWiz]

When I try to run ALP with the 1.0.16.0 DLL installed, the plugin background loads but nothing else (no buttons, etc) requiring me to crash out to recover. No error messages that I can see.

Ommina, can you try running with the newest DLL and see if you experience this problem as well?

[Ommina]

Ommina, can you try running with the newest DLL and see if you experience this problem as well?

Hmmm. Well, I compiled against the new version (16.8) and left the older version on the playback machine, and got the same problem as described as Gedanken. I'm going to try it the other way around next to see how it behaves with a newer version installed on the playback than the compiled version.

Edit:

All is well the other way around. 16.7 on development, 16.8 on playback (the direction I would expect to go as you release updates more frequently than I do). I need to go back and re-test the other one, as there might have been a skin problems in there as well. (I knew there was a reason I hadn't copied those files over yet.)

[Ommina]

This would work for me. Having an in-plugin list would allow you to provide a way to assign the unmatched files so you could play them, however. If you ripped your own DVD, for instance.

Hm, I kinda like that actually. It would also be effective for viewing very new files that have yet to find their way onto AniDB, without having to go through the whole "Folder View" thing. Indeed, it would give me some justification toward removing the plain folder view entirely. (But probably not, it isn't as if it takes up that much memory.)

It would add another button to the left button column, which bothers me, but providing a quick way to target and play "lookup failed" files really makes sense.

(I'd also like to have a "Newest Files" list, but meh, I think I'm going to have to do without. Or come up with some way to shorten that list down.)

I actually like ESC to move up one level. In your case, hitting ESC 2 or 3 times would exit the plugin from the deepest level.

In a related question, I don't understand the purpose of the "Select" button. Wouldn't you expext users to hit Enter/OK (or double click) to select rather than scrolling over to the <SELECT> button?

Hm, the ESC thing to move up seems reasonable, and isn't too dissimilar from the photo viewer, if I recall correctly. (Though I think there you ESC'd to exit viewing a picture.) I'll poke around with that one a bit.

Of course, you realize that in doing so I'm going against my promise to myself not to make any more feature changes to 1.7...

The SELECT button is there for no more interesting reason than "because Video Library has a select button there", and I wanted to be consistent. Goodness knows I never use it, but I wanted to present a familiar-looking screen to new users.

Ah. I didn't realize the number keys worked like that. That helps even if it is a bit uninuitive.

You can use the number keys as on the list as a SMS text entry kind of thing. Not especially useful for episode lists, since they are all numbers, but it's amazingly handy on the alphabetic title lists, as it lets you jump directly to the letter in question instead of scrolling through. (Not a feature provided by me, incidentally, that's entirely powered by JavaWiz's UI library.)

This may be an XRecord specific thing but when you export and archive a recorded file, it can have all of its recording/episode information preserved. It does this by storing the information in a .DAT file in the directory with the video.

Yeah, must be unique to XRecord. I'll have to take a closer look at it to see what it it does and if it is appropriate for inclusion.

Thanks again for your comment!

[Gedanken]

Hmmm. Well, I compiled against the new version (16.8) and left the older version on the playback machine, and got the same problem as described as Gedanken. I'm going to try it the other way around next to see how it behaves with a newer version installed on the playback than the compiled version.

Edit:

All is well the other way around. 16.7 on development, 16.8 on playback (the direction I would expect to go as you release updates more frequently than I do). I need to go back and re-test the other one, as there might have been a skin problems in there as well. (I knew there was a reason I hadn't copied those files over yet.)

I have just reconfirmed on a clean install of GBPVR that this problem occurs.

1. Install the AnimeLibrary plugin (using 1.0.15.3 WizUIHelper.dll)
   
2. Scan anime to add items to DB
   
3. Confirm proper ALP function in PVRX2 and exit.
   
4. Install MovieWIz plugin (using 1.0.16.0 WizUIHelper.dll)
   
5. Scan files to add movies to DB
   
6. Confirm proper MovieWiz plugin in PVRX2
   
7. Try ALP <--- Fail with background display only. Crash out of PVRX2 to recover.
   
8. Save ALP and MovieWiz DBs.
   
9. Uninstall MovieWiz plugin
   
10. Stop Recording Service.
    
11. Delete common plugins folder
    
12. Reinstall ALP and replace ALP database.
    
13. Confirm peoper ALP function in PVR2.
    

[JavaWiz]

I have just reconfirmed on a clean install of GBPVR that this problem occurs.

1. Install the AnimeLibrary plugin (using 1.0.15.3 WizUIHelper.dll)
   
2. Scan anime to add items to DB
   
3. Confirm proper ALP function in PVRX2 and exit.
   
4. Install MovieWIz plugin (using 1.0.16.0 WizUIHelper.dll)
   
5. Scan files to add movies to DB
   
6. Confirm proper MovieWiz plugin in PVRX2
   
7. Try ALP <--- Fail with background display only. Crash out of PVRX2 to recover.
   
8. Save ALP and MovieWiz DBs.
   
9. Uninstall MovieWiz plugin
   
10. Stop Recording Service.
    
11. Delete common plugins folder
    
12. Reinstall ALP and replace ALP database.
    
13. Confirm peoper ALP function in PVR2.
    

Can you try using the version of WizUiHelper.DLL (and WizWebHelper.DLL) found here? If it fails, could you zip the log files and post. This version has some enhancements, and additional logging.

[Gedanken]

I re-installed MovieWiz, stopped the recording service, copied all 4 binaries to the common directory, restarted the service, and tried both MovieWiz and AnimeLibrary.

It failed the same as before but I did get an error in the PVRX2.exe.log

Code:

2008-05-28 16:12:38.437 VERBOSE [1] System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void WizUtilities.WizUiHelper.WizUiList.setSelectedItemWithText(System.String)'.
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.ShowTitleList(TitleListEnum TitleList, ListViewPage ListPage)
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.CreateListview()
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.Activate()
   at GBPVRX2.MenuTask.x9006c1ed9ccb79de.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.xdae9991ab918b397(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, KeyEventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.WndProc(Message& m)

I don't remember seeing this before but I might have just missed it. Complete logs attached.

[JavaWiz]

I re-installed MovieWiz, stopped the recording service, copied all 4 binaries to the common directory, restarted the service, and tried both MovieWiz and AnimeLibrary.

It failed the same as before but I did get an error in the PVRX2.exe.log

Code:

2008-05-28 16:12:38.437 VERBOSE [1] System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void WizUtilities.WizUiHelper.WizUiList.setSelectedItemWithText(System.String)'.
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.ShowTitleList(TitleListEnum TitleList, ListViewPage ListPage)
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.CreateListview()
   at AniLibrary.GbPRVAniLibrary.Activate()
   at GBPVRX2.MenuTask.x9006c1ed9ccb79de.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.xdae9991ab918b397(Object xdf2e3583f942db7b, KeyEventArgs xc4f45905cb1fc7ba)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at GBPVRX2.x0061b801bdf12d35.WndProc(Message& m)

I don't remember seeing this before but I might have just missed it. Complete logs attached.

Perfect. Just what I needed to know.
Thanks.

[Ommina]

Are there any changes that I need to make to help out here JavaWiz?

[JavaWiz]

Are there any changes that I need to make to help out here JavaWiz?

The old compiled version will not work with the new DLL. The signature of that method changed, it now returns a boolean, in old SearchWiz and old AnimeLibrary compiles, a void was expected. Newly compiled plugine versions that reference v1.0.16.1+ of WizUiHelper.DLL should work fine.

BTW: in the WizTools thread, there is a new version that should fix your Watched eyecatcher issue with the list element.