[Release] FrodoSatelliteRadioX Alpha 1

**Prindle19** · 01-24-2005, 09:48 AM

*BUMP*

Awesome work man, i'll have to test it on my car pc tonight after work.

Hopefully i can figure out my com2 problem, or maybe this will even work with my timetrax connector if your programs hibernate aware functions make a difference.

Cant wait for it to be embedable into centrafuse!

**frodobaggins** · 01-24-2005, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by GizmoQ

Please dont take this as complaining, but if you would expand the favorites buttons on the bottom of the two main skins the text could easily be put on three lines:
FAVORITE01=%NUMBER - %CHANNEL%LF%ARTIST%LF%TITLE

Of my 8 favorite channels there are almost always three or more that bleed over to the third line anyway.

There's also room on the favorites page to expand the columns to see all 16 characters of the station , artist, and title. Not to mention a little more room for 3-digit channel numbers which currently are illegible. Or maybe I just need to change the font to something a little smaller.

Also the scroll bar on the front page acts eratically - almost as if the frame is bigger than whats shown, i.e., if I click on the scroll bar instead of using the arrows it jumps to the end of the current list and the next time I do it it jumps two past the next screenful. It acts as if its working with three more rows that I can't see given your border.

That's all skin related. Fix it or wait till someone makes a skin.

**Bugbyte** · 01-24-2005, 04:32 PM

Please ignore my stupidity since everyone else seems to have figured this out but exactly how do I program a button to be my favorite channel? Is it in the .ini file?

**tj!2k4** · 01-24-2005, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

Please ignore my stupidity since everyone else seems to have figured this out but exactly how do I program a button to be my favorite channel? Is it in the .ini file?

Yes, in the PrimaryFavorites.ini

**n8scstm** · 01-24-2005, 04:51 PM

Is there a way to make it mute without muting the line in or master? I want to mute it and switch to radiator which also uses line in and visa versa. But i dont wanna shut it down and reload it everytime I switch.

**frodobaggins** · 01-24-2005, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by n8scstm

Is there a way to make it mute without muting the line in or master? I want to mute it and switch to radiator which also uses line in and visa versa. But i dont wanna shut it down and reload it everytime I switch.

Look in frodosatradx.ini

**frodobaggins** · 01-24-2005, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

Please ignore my stupidity since everyone else seems to have figured this out but exactly how do I program a button to be my favorite channel? Is it in the .ini file?

Follow the directions in the post below yours.
I have a new version tonight, which will allow you
to set the favorites by holding the button for 3 seconds
like a radio.

**wysocki** · 01-24-2005, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

...will allow you to set the favorites by holding the button for 3 seconds
like a radio.

The Take 3 version also allows you to set the PRESETS by holding them down for 3 secs but this version doesn't seem to do that.

BTW: Will a skin I make for this alpha work on the Take4 and later versions?

**frodobaggins** · 01-24-2005, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by wysocki

The Take 3 version also allows you to set the PRESETS by holding them down for 3 secs but this version doesn't seem to do that.

Read the thread.

BTW: Will a skin I make for this alpha work on the Take4 and later versions?

With minor alterations.
There may be some tweaks.

**Prindle19** · 01-24-2005, 10:20 PM

Frodo, excellent work, figured out all my com problems, and the alpha is fantastic.

Few notes

A) skin looks very nice...but it is ugly. My dad will like it, he likes brown, but thats just a minor jab @ ya.

B) Hibernation aware ability is marvelous! tested it 3 times, worked flawlessly.

C) Flawleslly, as designed i imagine, but on resume it tunes to channel 1. It would be killer if it did not do this, but rather tuned back to the last channel you were listening too.

D) I'll test the centrafuseability once it has a window name, and let you know how that works out, i imagine some button work might be needed to accomodate the size, but we'll see.

E) may i suggest a pop-up keypad? I've had xm for a long time, i know most of the channels, it would be nice to have some sort of button to push to bring up a numeric keypad for tuning.

F) finally, if your really feeling adventurous, this would be awesome: You know how the Delphi tuners work (the good skyfi's not the crummy roady's?) thay have that slick dial for scrolling, works much better than scroll bars. i dunno how hard it would be to make a virtual one of those, but it would be so awesome to have one if you could figure it out. For those that don't know, its kinda like the dial on an ipod.

Ok, well, just my testing experience and suggestions, continue to amaze me, man!