RR 04-11-07 .. GDI+, Silabs & More...

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Originally Posted by Enforcer

Quick question.

Is it possible to change the background from screen to screen?

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yes.. use setvar to define the path of the background image RIGHT BEFORE loading it with the LOAD command... "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;C:\1.jpg||AUDIO" .. "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;C:\2.jpg||VIDEO" etc... of course the path could also be in some other variable set in skin.ini for instance.. "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;$AUDIOBACKGROUND$||AUDIO" then have it like "audiobackground=c:\2.jpg" in skin.ini. However, CHANGING a already loaded background on the fly would require the skin reload.

Guino, So what exactly does the new GDI+ stuff do for us? Is it just added picture formats like PNG and Tiff? Or are there other commands or ini settings that can be used with GDI+ stuff.

Just making sure what i need to add to RRSkinEditor to keep up with you ;)

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Originally Posted by guino

yes.. use setvar to define the path of the background image RIGHT BEFORE loading it with the LOAD command... "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;C:\1.jpg||AUDIO" .. "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;C:\2.jpg||VIDEO" etc... of course the path could also be in some other variable set in skin.ini for instance.. "SETVAR;BACKGROUND;$AUDIOBACKGROUND$||AUDIO" then have it like "audiobackground=c:\2.jpg" in skin.ini. However, CHANGING a already loaded background on the fly would require the skin reload.

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Ok, let me just clarify, I can have different backgrounds for individual screens by changing the background variable in skin.ini on first load of that screen?

However once a screen has been loaded up and a background assigned it cannot have the background changed unless a reloadskin is done.

Correct?



Thought, what if a screen is discarded can it not have a new background on next load (not that this is what I want to do but I thought I'd just ask)?

Ummm...the latest version off RR won't change paths to a removeable media.

Here's my button code:

SETPATH;$flashdrivepath$

skin.ini
flashdrivepath=G:\

and can be changed on-the-fly via SETVAR.

The good news is that RR won't lock up if the flashdrive is not connected. Howver, even if connected, RR won't change directory paths.

Is there anything additional I need to be doing to enable RR to recognize that the drive exists?

Also, confirmed not working on my carPC and two of my test machines.

Last version that it was working on: 2-6-2007
Version where it stopped working: 3-26-2007

Am I missing something?

download the very latest.. there was an issue with it, but only if it didn't have a "\" at the end of the path.. so your example above should still work .. :|

http://guino.home.insightbb.com/download.html seems to be down Gunio......

Terran

agreed was just going to download it but no page and the mirror doesnt look up to date

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Originally Posted by guino

download the very latest.. there was an issue with it, but only if it didn't have a "\" at the end of the path.. so your example above should still work .. :|

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Okay, DL'ed v4-11-2007.

It changes to other drives now, but it doesn't switch back to the default directory. :/

Code:
SETPATH;$musicpath$

The funny thing is that if I assign another button to the default directory, it doesn't want to go to that directory either.

i.e.

rr.ini
musicpath=D:\Shared Music\
SETPATH;$musicpath$

skin.ini
flashdrive=D:\Shared Music
SETPATH;$flashdrive$

Neither button will take me to the specified directory.

But if I assign "flashdrive" like this:
flashdrive=E:\Shared Music

or

flashdrive=E:\Shared Music\

it will go to the specified directory.

Doesn't work with the "\" or without "\" when at the end using the default directory.

It won't even take to D:\

As far as I know the mirror is up to date, unless Guino has done an update since the mirror was up dated to 11th April 2007 release.

If Guino has done an update and someone has the updates, please send them me and I will update the mirror.

Thanks

hmm maybe the mirror has he wrong data then, i says april 11 2006 above the links!