Frodoplayer and Mouse Gestures by StrokeIt

**execute** · 02-06-2005, 04:26 PM

I've been using strokeIt now for some months on my home computer and i really like it. I use it to control winamp next, previous, play/pause by doing mouse gestures anywhere on my desktop.

Basically the program allows you to incorporate mouse gestures with pretty much any program. There's an option to toggle which mouse button to use (right or left) so you can actually use your LCD touchscreen with this

What i need to know is how i can integrate frodoplayer with strokeIt. i wanted to be able to control frodoplayer even while im on the desktop of my carputer so it means that frodoplayer should support winmsg or something. The option of sending keystrokes or hotkeys only works if frodoplayer is the active application, what i'd like is to just minimize frodoplayer and wave my fingers through my desktop to control the music

any of you know how to go about this?

**frodobaggins** · 02-06-2005, 04:32 PM

FP 1.09 Girder Sample File Release

The sendmessages are in that girder file.

**execute** · 02-06-2005, 04:40 PM

alright, thanks man! was looking for a documentation on it

don't really use girder that's why i never thought it would have them. Thanks frodo

**execute** · 02-06-2005, 05:06 PM

frodobaggins, actually, i can't tell which line on the girder file is for which on the strokeIt configuration...

strokeit asks for these:

Winmsg - post message or send message?
Send message to window by class name: ThunderRT6FormDC - correct?
message parameters:
message ID: ?
WParam: ?
LParam: ?

**frodobaggins** · 02-06-2005, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by execute

frodobaggins, actually, i can't tell which line on the girder file is for which on the strokeIt configuration...

strokeit asks for these:

Winmsg - post message or send message?
Send message to window by class name: ThunderRT6FormDC - correct?
message parameters:
message ID: ?
WParam: ?
LParam: ?

Explanation:

Code:

        <Command Name="Next" Identifier="8" Enabled="TRUE">
            <StateCount>1</StateCount>
            <StateBegin>1</StateBegin>
            <StateCurrent>1</StateCurrent>
            <StateInvert>FALSE</StateInvert>
            <OSD>FALSE</OSD>
            <Target_name>FPPLUG-REMOTE</Target_name>
            <Target_class>ThunderRT6FormDC</Target_class>
            <Submatch>FALSE</Submatch>
            <Topmost>FALSE</Topmost>
            <MatchBy>3</MatchBy>
            <OneMatch>FALSE</OneMatch>
            <UseVar>FALSE</UseVar>
            <MatchHidden>TRUE</MatchHidden>
            <MatchNum>1</MatchNum>
            <ActionType>112</ActionType>
            <ActionSubType>1</ActionSubType>
            <sValue1>2054	0	0	</sValue1>
            <sValue2>0</sValue2>
            <bValue1>FALSE</bValue1>
            <bValue2>TRUE</bValue2>
            <bValue3>FALSE</bValue3>
        </Command>

Code:

Command Name = "Next"

Window Name    = <Target_name>  = FPPLUG-REMOTE
Window Class   = <Target_class> = ThunderRT6FormDC
Message Number = <sValue1>      = 2054
Lparam = 0
Wparam = 0

Where :
	 uMsg   lparam  wparam
<sValue1>2054	0	0	</sValue1>

**execute** · 02-06-2005, 06:31 PM

can't get it to work, i've downloaded girder and used its capturing function but still won't work.

frodobaggins, if you can check out strokeIt in your free time, hope you can help me with configuring it, thanks.

**frodobaggins** · 02-06-2005, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by execute

can't get it to work, i've downloaded girder and used its capturing function but still won't work.

frodobaggins, if you can check out strokeIt in your free time, hope you can help me with configuring it, thanks.

what do you mean it won't work.

Its standard windows messages.
Send it to the window name "FPPLUG-REMOTE"
with the class name "ThunderRT6FormDC"
the message "2054" (for "Next")
with lparam = "0"
and wparam = "0"

**frodobaggins** · 02-06-2005, 07:34 PM

What a piece of **** program. It can't even tell if frodoplayer is running.
Put the commands in the global section.

**execute** · 02-06-2005, 10:26 PM

I can get it to work if i send the gestures directly to frodoplayer and i program strokeIt to send hotkeys while frodo's active but that's just it. i'll try putting the codes in the global section when i get home, i'm in the office now. were you able to make it work on the global sections?

don't blame me, i didn't write the program

but i honestly think it implemented a good idea, maybe just not correctly. Is there a chance you can incorporate mouse gestures with frodoplayer? then maybe you can alot a certain small space on the frontend for the gestures to be done.

anyway thanks for the help!

**frodobaggins** · 02-06-2005, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by execute

I can get it to work if i send the gestures directly to frodoplayer and i program strokeIt to send hotkeys while frodo's active but that's just it. i'll try putting the codes in the global section when i get home, i'm in the office now. were you able to make it work on the global sections?

don't blame me, i didn't write the program

but i honestly think it implemented a good idea, maybe just not correctly. Is there a chance you can incorporate mouse gestures with frodoplayer? then maybe you can alot a certain small space on the frontend for the gestures to be done.

anyway thanks for the help!

Haha, you have NO idea how hard gesture recognition is.