iMONDisplayPlugin Release

[pBS]

no problem on the vfd natively...i had a feeling it would be alot to do when i saw how they initialized it..
and since smartie supports imon directly, it'd be an alternative for those who like to tweak the display..

cool,that sounds great...don't think we'd need any more data, those are the basics that really enhance viewing..[db lookups for titles etc]

my helper app is a separate tray app that just formats data, and does the lookups in db..
i'll be trying to get it working just like i've had it for years... drive temps,freespace, titles/subtitles, and next rec...
when i get it going, will post a complete setup and info on how to tweak further..
it's just tricky translating the filename into the title/subtitle, but it does make it more informative and smaller for display..

[kindt nick]

pBS,

I've added CurRec and NextRec in update 2 or v0.4
Could you try if this works?

Also, is it possible in Smartie to merge 2 strings? I mean, getting 2 string out of the registry and merging them into one line.

grtz,
nick

[pBS]

oh yea, no problem merging, just putting reg query key1reg query key2 shows 'result 1 result 2'
btw, i couldnt seem to get time working for idle msg...figured it wasn't finished yet..
will try new one here in a few..
oh i also have a nice icon thats really just char so would work anywhere, $Chr(174) is a nice little recording icon..[i think it's 'registered trademark' symbol but it looks like inverted R with filled background on lcd/vfd]

[kindt nick]

Just to be sure,

CurrentRecording: works
NextRecording (Pending record): works

If all this is ok, I'm going to make some of the texts configurable.
Indeed, show time on idle has to be implemented.

grtz,
Nick

[ShiningDragon]

Question, how to you switch from one mp3 to another without stopping?

This is just a setting in the menu under settings -> misc -> misc -> music library, queue new tracks instead of replace. Within the config.xml you can even disable the auto shuffeling (i don't like this if i listen to albums).

What about progress of the current file? Is there enough space on the upper right corner?

I am sorry, but i don't understand this question. English isn't my native language, so please excuse me.

Also, the "Channel.Channel" problem, is it displayed when you start a channel? Or is it displayed earlier?

It will be displayed, if i start to watch tv. Not before.

This one should resolve the issues with the Channelname on iMON VFD displays.

No, now the iMON plugin will just crash if i try to watch live tv (remember: client mode) ^.^ I got this message:

Code:

Beschreibung:
  Stopped working

Problemsignatur:
  Problemereignisname:    CLR20r3
  Problemsignatur 01:    nextpvr.exe
  Problemsignatur 02:    1.0.0.0
  Problemsignatur 03:    4d1cfd4f
  Problemsignatur 04:    nPVR_iMON_API
  Problemsignatur 05:    1.0.0.0
  Problemsignatur 06:    4d229e56
  Problemsignatur 07:    2d
  Problemsignatur 08:    22f
  Problemsignatur 09:    System.NullReferenceException
  Betriebsystemversion:    6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
  Gebietsschema-ID:    66567

Display, in upper right corner, of time progress when playing is added for iMON VFD. (Tryout)

Try, try try... nothing to see. ^^

Sorry for my very late response, but i was very short on time.

[pBS]

i'm not getting anything in reg for channel..[always blank] and nextrecinfo too...
this shows in logs..

2011-01-05 09:23:37.208 [DEBUG][1] iMonDisplayPlugin: Unknown EventType: RELOAD_RECORDINGS
2011-01-05 09:23:37.208 [DEBUG][1] iMonDisplayPlugin: EventText:
2011-01-05 09:23:37.208 [ERROR][1] iMonDisplayPlugin: Error Writing Data to Registry
2011-01-05 09:23:37.208 [ERROR][1] iMonDisplayPlugin: Throwed Exception: System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: value
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value, RegistryValueKind valueKind)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value)
at DisplayAPI.RegistryHandler.EventHandler(String EventType, String EventText) in C:\Dev\NextPVR\Plugins\iMonDisplayPlugin\Registry\RegistryHandler.cs:line 188

[dazzyb2k3]

Just got round to installing this for my generic 2X16 VFD via LCD Smartie. Really nice little plugin and works well so far, the combination of smartie and a good set of reg entries will make this a universal and very configurable solution. Nice work!

Just a quick point....If anyone gets registry reader plugin errors on Win7 then you need to apply the latest LCDSmartie hotfix.

EDIT: Just tried the new keys in update2 and also get no data in reg for anything that requires recording info (next or current)

[pBS]

yea, smartie can be usefull even if you don't have a display, you can run it on second monitor for exact same info as would appear on vfd or lcd..[choose desktop.dll display driver in smartie]
[helpfull for testing Nick ]

i didn't have any problems in win7 w/smartie...
thanx again for your hard work, things moving along nicely now

oh, btw, when you do lookups, return both title and subtitle [maybe on separate keys] so we can use that info[or not] as alot of my shows have useful info in subtitle [like name of teams playing most sports instead of just 'football' etc.] same for livetv if possible..["LiveTV -channel#" on top, and current "title: subtitle" on bottom, or just title for those who don't want extra info]

[kindt nick]

Third time's a charm?

I hope so, if not I'll need access to a htpc with a tunercard or need to ask Sub.

The channelname and recordingstatus should (hopefully) be visible.

Log files can be messy, sinds I really want to know why those function don't work.

grtz,
nick

[dazzyb2k3]

Excellent!!!! Works like a charm. Thanks!