Digital FX 2.0 Transparent Released

**Wiredwrx** · 08-26-2007, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by meisner

How is this file different from the last one I posted? I had filtered out what I thougth was all the errors. Did I miss something?

Not sure, I never really looked at your file. I had too many of my own to deal with. They might be exactly the same.

Michael

**Wiredwrx** · 08-26-2007, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by dukevader

ok, clueless question of the day...what is the purpose of this zips.dat file? What exactly can it be used for? Am I correct in assuming that this is a list of american locations only? Is there one for postal codes for Canada as well? I guess once I know what this file is used for I will consider downloading it and see if I need to make one for Canada.

Zips.dat is a databse of zips codes, with thier corresponding latitude and longitudes, state, county, and city name. It is used in RR for various things as explained by John up above, such as gasprice finder, weather, and perhaps other things. The zips I have been working on does not include Canada, and I am not sure it can/there is a purpose. Is there a website to grab gas prices and/or weather for Canada that RR can access based on zip codes.

PS. I just checked, and Canada uses 6 character zips codes. I then tested using 6 character zip codes, and those entries (as apposed to 5 character US zip codes) are ignored.

Sorry.

Michael

**Sonicxtacy02** · 08-26-2007, 07:41 AM

if there's more encouragement needed with zips.dat.. soon you will also be able to check movietimes.. local news headings, and local sports scores. Its in the works

**kbreeden** · 08-26-2007, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

Here is a rar file that has all the states seperated into 'state.dat' files, from the file posted in post#1946(a couple of posts up).

All you have to do is open the states that you want only and copy/paste them into one zips.dat file(prob want to rename old zips.dat file first) and save.

Just trying to help...

I did this with an autoit script. Aside form the couple of pausing, it took it ~3.5hrs to complete. But didn't require any user actions.

Nice, Blue. Thanks.

**Blue ZX3** · 08-26-2007, 11:56 AM

If anyone wants, until there is an app that will extract the states for you, I could post the script that I used. Just incase there are some more "bugs" found in the zips.dat file and you don't want to go through it again.

**kbreeden** · 08-26-2007, 12:32 PM

Does anyone know if when running RR minimized there's a way to keep it from automatically maximizing each time the song changes?

**Blue ZX3** · 08-26-2007, 12:55 PM

There are a couple of things it could be, as I at one time narrowed it down to what it was using another skin ( as it drove me crazy too...) I wish that I could remember what is ended up being...

1. Highlight playlist on songchange option.
2. Album art being updated per song.
3. The song rating suff.

**kbreeden** · 08-26-2007, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

There are a couple of things it could be, as I at one time narrowed it down to what it was using another skin ( as it drove me crazy too...) I wish that I could remember what is ended up being...

1. Highlight playlist on songchange option.
2. Album art being updated per song.
3. The song rating suff.

Thanks for the reply, Blue. I'll mess around with those and hopefully I'll stumble upon the solution.

**Blue ZX3** · 08-26-2007, 02:45 PM

If this is something thats part of RR's code, then it need to be changed, but I believe that it might be the song rating. RR's code is set to pretty much do nothing while minimized, so thats why I think is a plug-in.

**kbreeden** · 08-26-2007, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

If this is something thats part of RR's code, then it need to be changed, but I believe that it might be the song rating. RR's code is set to pretty much do nothing while minimized, so thats why I think is a plug-in.

I unchecked the highlight playlist on songchange option and deleted the ratings folder from the RoadRunner folder and still no joy. Maybe John can shed some light on this.