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« Reply #40 on: 6 Jun '06 - 15:19 » |
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I like the option, but the effect depends on the skin. Not every skin works well (but that's a matter of taste ofcourse  ). Yep, that's why it's primarily a skinning option, with the "AutoMini" INI setting just to play around with  (For some reason XMPlay decided to ditch my complete configuration an roll it back to default when I put this new .exe in the dir it always works in. Not so funny.) That's strange. What did you use to add the "AutoMini=1" line in XMPLAY.INI? I guess it's possible that the program saved the file as a Unicode (UTF-16) file, instead of UTF-8 or ANSI. Did your search string, title format, or file/write paths include funky characters? There seems to be a problem when editing xmplay.ini to add the secret options: when the file is saved, at the beginning of the file (right before [XMPLAY]) appear some strange chars, so when XMPlay is opened, it "thinks" that there are no options saved, and it restaures the default settings. I guess that's similar to what happened to Dotpitch (you have a funky character in the "FilePath" setting). Try using another file editor, eg. Win32Pad... http://www.gena01.com/win32pad/Anyway, here's an update, in which the right-click menu thing should be sorted... www.un4seen.com/stuff/xmplay.exe |
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Cris
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« Reply #41 on: 6 Jun '06 - 15:36 » |
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OK, it seems to be working fine now. Nice job I used the TotalCommander Lister to delete the extra chars in front of [XMPLAY]. In Notepad, those chars are invisible. |
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Tsorovan
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« Reply #42 on: 6 Jun '06 - 16:18 » |
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the new pos_automini is a nice addition.
i think it will be better if you add a predefined or a configurable delay for both :the hovering time until the mini mode makes the change to normal mode and the time until normal mode changes back to mini after moving the mouse from the normal skin.
this will help preventing accidental changes in skin modes.
If so, please make it configurable, because personally I want the delay kept to zero. |
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Dotpitch
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« Reply #43 on: 6 Jun '06 - 16:48 » |
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That's strange. What did you use to add the "AutoMini=1" line in XMPLAY.INI? I guess it's possible that the program saved the file as a Unicode (UTF-16) file, instead of UTF-8 or ANSI. Did your search string, title format, or file/write paths include funky characters?
Notepad. I've never had problems with editing the ini before, maybe it was just a one-time-experience . Guess <, >, / and | aren't counted as funky? |
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« Reply #44 on: 6 Jun '06 - 16:51 » |
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Hey great job... this has great possibilities. I too would like a configurable delay on mouse over. Now I'm just waiting on some clever person to put together a funky new skin for me...... |
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Rah'Dick
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« Reply #45 on: 6 Jun '06 - 16:55 » |
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Now that is a really sweet feature! Works really well on the Silk series. Btw, I'm still dreaming of a scriptable skinning system  Using the Windows-Built-in Alpha blending would be a really nice thing to have, too. Not for everything, but just for things that otherwise could also go without the alpha blending effect, such as opening or closing a window etc. (fade-in/out) |
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Ian @ un4seen
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« Reply #46 on: 7 Jun '06 - 15:45 » |
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Guess <, >, / and | aren't counted as funky? Nope, they're fine. It's the non-ASCII characters that count as "funky", eg. umlauts. Using the Windows-Built-in Alpha blending would be a really nice thing to have, too. Not for everything, but just for things that otherwise could also go without the alpha blending effect, such as opening or closing a window etc. (fade-in/out) Not sure about fading the windows, but here's an update with fading bubbles www.un4seen.com/stuff/xmplay.exe |
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Cris
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« Reply #47 on: 7 Jun '06 - 16:09 » |
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Very nice those fading bubbles  |
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Rah'Dick
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« Reply #48 on: 7 Jun '06 - 16:37 » |
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I agree. Looks smooth. I played around with Windows' Alpha settings today using VVVV (which allows the Alpha of any known window to be modified). The problem with XMPlay is, that the side panels are visible once the main window becomes transparent. So unless the invisible parts of the panels are "clipped", general transparency is not that promising. Actually I meant support for transparent PNGs as skin bitmaps That'd allow for pretty amazing effects. I'm not too sure how Windows supports drawing per-pixel transparency for a custom window. [Edit] I think I want something like this: http://www.vgdotnet.com/articles/translucent_calculator.shtml It's done with the VG.net framework, but I guess similar things (without the vector scalability) could be done without using a "foreign" framework. Get their Translucent Vector Calc sample app, it's awesome! |
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Tsorovan
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« Reply #49 on: 7 Jun '06 - 17:51 » |
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Can the fading be an option? Or somehow tied to the Windows settings. I don't care how as long as I can turn it off, hehe.
Edit: Or are these tray bubbles and not tooltips? I just care about tooltips, so if we're talking about tray bubbles, ignore me!
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« Reply #50 on: 7 Jun '06 - 20:28 » |
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Rah'Dick - Do you do private commissions, please? I have an ideal skin in mind, which after several years of using XMPlay shows no sign of emerging spontaneously. Many thanks.
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Ian @ un4seen
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« Reply #51 on: 7 Jun '06 - 22:08 » |
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Actually I meant support for transparent PNGs as skin bitmaps That'd allow for pretty amazing effects. I'm not too sure how Windows supports drawing per-pixel transparency for a custom window. I've not played around with that stuff, but it looks like it should be possible. Of course, this stuff (inc. the fading bubbles) isn't available before Win2k. Can the fading be an option? Or somehow tied to the Windows settings. Yep, it'll now check the Windows "tooltip animation" setting... www.un4seen.com/stuff/xmplay.exe |
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« Reply #53 on: 8 Jun '06 - 07:29 » |
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i mentioned z-order before in case I didnt make sense, what I was interested in is if a skin could have a button to toggle the pos_rightoverleft between 0 and 2. If that was possible I could use the same space for the playlist and output panel, and it would enable more minimalist skins as well Just a thought, not sure if its practical. [edit] also is there a way to disable the play/pause button from flashing when paused? |
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« Reply #54 on: 8 Jun '06 - 09:55 » |
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@Jan About mouseover: is there a way (as an option) to have Xmplay window(s) to become active on mouseover? Thanks! |
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« Reply #55 on: 8 Jun '06 - 10:27 » |
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You can enable this behavior for all windows with TweakUI. But or course you'd only want it for XMPlay..
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« Reply #56 on: 8 Jun '06 - 10:31 » |
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@raina Yes, I want this only for XMPlay. For me there is no point on enabling this on all windows... |
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Rah'Dick
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« Reply #57 on: 8 Jun '06 - 15:19 » |
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also is there a way to disable the play/pause button from flashing when paused? Hahaha, I requested that months ago while working on iXMPlay. Back then, I asked whether it could be an optional skin config setting, as the real iTunes doesn't flash the Pause button either. |
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« Reply #58 on: 8 Jun '06 - 15:20 » |
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Yep, it'll now check the Windows "tooltip animation" setting...
Hmm...I did not read this sentence carefully and I downloaded the "stuff" version. The problem is I also turn Windows' "tooltip animations" off...does anyone have the previous "stuff" version, the one with always fading bubbles?  |
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Rah'Dick
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« Reply #59 on: 8 Jun '06 - 15:28 » |
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