Thread: Jan 2009 *NEW RoadRunner updates* (coming soon to a pc near you)

IT is coming

the elves where hard at work....

got a bunch of new skin commands
a complete new plugin loader

here is the newest history as of now:


LEGEND:
- = Removed
+ = Added
* = Changed
! = Major code change
# = bug fix
^ = Note

01/05/08
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! Plugin processing additions
Plugins are now loaded via 3 methods, in this order: GLOBAL, SKINDIR, "menu.skin"
[All plugins must meet the required class (.RRExtension) and be registered as com]

-GLOBAL: the "Road Runner/Plugins/" directory is searched for .dlls that qualify (recusively)
when found, they are tested for requirements and loaded. This type of plug in
is ONLY loaded ONCE, and never unloaded (except shutdown). Some good examples would be
"Skintool", "RRExtended", and "MJSGUAS"

-SKINDIR: the "SKINPATH/Plugins/" ("SKINPATH" is the current skin directory)
directory is searched for .dlls that qualify (recusively)
when found, they are tested for requirements and loaded. This type of plug in
is loaded and unloaded as required by skinchange.

- "menu.skin": same as before, loaded based on skin code "X,pluginname"
they are tested for requirements and loaded. This type of plug in
is loaded and unloaded as required by skinchange.

to simply have a skin use a plugin, install it in the skinpath, example "movietimes"
"C:\Program Files\Road Runner\Skins\Carwings_Dynamic\Plugins\MovieTimes"
no more need to edit menu.skin or some skins use "plugins.txt"


12/15/08
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+ "ONSCREENCHANGE" Event called when screen is changed
+ "ONCOMMANDINVALID" Event Called when no matching cmd


12/14/08
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* "RELOADSCREEN" improved, now "RELOADSCREEN;TRUE" will preserve list positions, and custom lists (CL)
* "RELOADSKIN" improved, now if followed by a "load;skin_name.skin" then menu.skin will not display (blink)


12/10/08
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* Improvements to "ACTIVESOURCEID" (now will be a bit more accurate with 5 (Audio))
+ Added "PLAYSOUND" skin command - "PLAYSOUND;wavefile.wav"
* SiriusComm - improvements for new design of SC-C1 interface, also on radios that are NEW and unactivated (free preview channels)
+ "CLOSEWINAMPONEXIT=TRUE/FALSE" - RR.ini setting, its default is true, but if you want to keep it running, when you exit from rr, set to false
+ Added "mediaInfo.dll" to installer


12/08/08
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+ "SETSKIN" skin command, "SETSKIN;skinpath", will set new skinpath, and perform a "RELOADSKIN"
+ "SETVOL;MASTER;xx" special param added, will set master volume control level 0 - 100, ex. "SETVOL;MASTER;50"
+ Weather graphics .png files are now accepted, falls back to .gif files