Re: xAP Desktop Beta 2

[Ake Hedman <akhe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

James wrote:

> I have just uploaded an updated version of xAP Desktop to mi4.biz
>
> for those not familiar with the app it's best to have a look here to
> see what it is
> (pictures speaks a thousand words and all that):
> http://www.mi4.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=45
>
> New Features
> --------------------
> Proxy support for all internet access
> Much faster xAP processor
> The Display library is now web enabled. So as well as loading displays
> from the local library that ships with Desktop, you get them from the
> web. Sounds complicated but very simple to use, in fact other than a
> (Web) in the display name you wouldn't know you were getting them from
> the web at all. The tray icon now features a web menu that as well as
> being the place to set up your proxy server also has an update option.
> This downloads a small text file that contains the latest list of
> available displays.
>
> and finally the big new feature
>
> A script engine.
> In the previous Desktops all the displays basically took info straight
> from a xAP message and displayed it. You could tweak it a bit but that
> was all. Now you can pretty much do anything you want with it using
> standard vbscript. Scripts are part of a display and are loaded along
> with all the other display files. They are stored as simple .txt files
> and you can have as many as you want. Scripts are run be three means.
> By button push as part of an event, when a xAPVar is updated and when
> a xAPVar changes. What the script does is up to you but you can use
> all standard vbscript commands along with a load of extra ones to
> control any aspect of any display, not just the display that triggered
> the script.
> What does this all mean?
> Using the two example displays that use scripts
> News Display
> Normally scrolls through news headlines from 5 sources. It has a
> button that when clicked expands the display and now shows more info
> for each news sources and has back and forward buttons to cycle
> through the news sources. Each story has a button that when clicked
> causes a web page to be displayed, the page being the full story. Each
> of these buttons is a script that moves labels, changes the background
> and updates the labels and tooltips.
> Audio controller
> When a new track gets played this display listens for the path of the
> song. Using an on change script it goes to where the mp3 came from and
> looks for cover art. If it finds some it displays it inside the
> display. All thats on top of the original display and transport
controls.
>
> The guides section on mi4.biz has more info on the script interface
> and more guides on it will follow
>
> Enjoy
>
> James
>
>
Really good work!!! Congrats!

Regards
/Ake

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