Map Monkey Launchers (Fixes for Frodoplayer, Centrafuse, Mediacar...) - Page 7

Claus_K · 04-29-2005, 12:35 PM

It sounds like it might be the old problem with the regional settings. Try changing the number seperator in the control panel from "," to ".", or vice versa.

Hope it helps
Claus

PS. pardon my english - I'm from Denmark/Scandinavia

DReffects · 04-29-2005, 12:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Claus_K

It sounds like it might be the old problem with the regional settings. Try changing the number seperator in the control panel from "," to ".", or vice versa.

Hope it helps
Claus

PS. pardon my english - I'm from Denmark/Scandinavia

hi thanks for the response. where is the control panel?!

Claus_K · 04-29-2005, 12:55 PM

Ehm, in Windows:
Start => Control Panel
or
Start => Settings => Control Panel
....then Regional Settings, then find the seperator...

Regards
Claus

DReffects · 04-29-2005, 03:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Claus_K

Ehm, in Windows:
Start => Control Panel
or
Start => Settings => Control Panel
....then Regional Settings, then find the seperator...

Regards
Claus

oh THAT control panel

i changed it but it had no effect. the strange thing is that it works in the standalone mapmonkey version but doesnt work embedded in centrafuse.

lez · 08-29-2005, 03:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ninja Monkey

No, choose "Destinator 3 (Ninja)" and then open frodoplayer.ini to change the default DEST3 path to "C:\DestinatorApps\Map Monkey\MapMonkeyLauncher.exe"

And then sit and swear for an hour as it ruins your evening by not working.......

I found the problem, I dont know why thats for you with better knowledge of this than me, but I can cause the frodo-launcher-map monkey combination to fall down by changing one line in the map monkey settings file...

This works fine

[SizeAndPos]
SaveOnClose=No
RestoreOnOpen=Yes
XYWH=0|0|800|600
WindowState=3
// 0=Normal, 1=Minimised, 2=Maximized, 3=Fullscreen

This crashes it...

[SizeAndPos]
SaveOnClose=No
RestoreOnOpen=No
XYWH=0|0|800|600
WindowState=3
// 0=Normal, 1=Minimised, 2=Maximized, 3=Fullscreen

So why should the Restore on open cause a crash when embedded ?

Dont tell me, I prefer to be happy in ignorance, but if anyone else has crashing, check this line, AND ENABLE PLUGINS!

Gredd · 10-09-2005, 08:47 PM

I have a very annoying issue with the launcher. I run MM embedded in Media Engine. After a fresh reboot, I cannot get MM to load with the launcher. It hangs and I have to kill both the launcher process and mediaengine. If I then restart Media Engine it embedds perfecly and works exactly like it should. Shuts down correclty too (that's the reason I got the launcher...to get it to shut down correctly). Then I can start ME again and again until I do a reboot. Then I get the app to hang again! I suspect the launchers config file has something to do with it cus it changes the values. What to do? I really like the way the launcher works, when it works!

cyb0ma · 10-15-2005, 05:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Ninja Monkey

FrodoPlayer/MediaCar Frontend Launcher

This launcher has been mainly created to work with frodoplayer, but can be adapted to work in any environment. You can customise the launchers window title and the frontend application to search for (e.g. Frodoplayer, if frodo is found to be no longer running the launcher will close Map Monkey).

Mediacar users don't have to worry about closing map monkey before closing mediacar, the launcher will sort this all out for you.

When I close Media Car i get an errormessage from MapMonkey;

Error Details:

Number: 390
Description: Can't access hDC outside event sub if HasDC is False or Windowless is True
Source: Render_Speed
Version: 1.1.344
HelpContext: 1000390
HelpFile:
LastDllError: 0

If I hit the "close-button" in the GPS window before i shut down Media Car i all works fine.
Seems as launcher-application does not shot down MapMonkey propperly.
This error message keeps appearing until i manually close "MapMonkey.exe"

Help PLEASE!

vairu · 12-01-2005, 10:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by sivart321

weird problem when using frodoplayer.

whenever I hit the info button or menu button (actually any menu or play/advance button) in map monkey, I see the taskbar in the bottom and have to click on frodoplayer in the taskbar to hide the taskbar or press hide to get it to go away. This happens in either fullscreen or normal modes in map monkey.

I have the same problem, other than that it's all good ... the taskbar thing is really annoying tho, there's got to be an easy fix i hope?

fishy · 01-16-2006, 10:43 PM

hi all,

i have tried all the stuff listed in the previous 7 odd pages of info regarding this problem, and still have the initial problem of MM not embedding correctly in Media-Car.

I still get the title bar (min, max, close) and i cannot switch between MM and my other frontend applications without losing the MM window. All due to it not embedding correctly in MC.

Perhaps i am still missing a step, but has this problem, or will this problem ever be resolved? or is it just because im stupid?

Any help greatly appreciated, before i revert back to an "old" version of MM where this problem did not occur.

Enforcer · 01-17-2006, 04:12 AM

May one direct you to the RoadRunner program, this is the successor to MediaCar (as MediaCar seems to have died) it uses the same skins but has a hell of a lot more features, including MapMonkey support.

fishy · 01-17-2006, 09:44 AM

its partly the extra features that i dont want/need, nor the hassle of an installer and an upgrade, i just found MC easy to install, setup and use, i guess i'll have to go road runner eventually, but i'm not the only one clinging onto the remnants of MC

Frigor · 03-09-2006, 12:55 PM

Sorry guys...
I run MapMonkey with FrodoPlayer... i have read and done everything is reported in this thread, but i still have a problem launching MM in FP.

I installed the latest versions:

MM 1.1.348
MapMonkeyLauncher.exe
FP 1.09 Take 3

I changed in frodoplayer.ini the settings for [GPSDEFAULTPATHS]

Code:

[GPSDEFAULTPATHS]
GENERIC_GPS_PATH=C:\DestinatorApps\Map Monkey\MapMonkeyLauncher.exe
GENERIC_GPS_COMMAND_LINE_OPTIONS=NONE
GENERIC_WINDOWTITLE=*MapMonkey
GENERIC_WAIT_BEFORE_LOOK=10

I did set the plugin flag in MM.
Launched the MapMonkeyLauncher.exe and it has created mml.conf

Code:

Destinator 3 - [Dest3.1]
frodoplayer.exe
0,495,12000,8505

Now... when i launch FP and run GPS it opens for a fiew seconds the embedded gray page and then it closes and return to the player...
I tried launching MapMonkeyLauncher.exe as an external GPS software and it runs well...
Then I tried launching MapMonkeyLauncher.exe manually, when FP was running... it goes well...
If i click on GPS in FP with MapMonkeyLauncher.exe running, it embed it in the gray page!!!!!
Now... what i did wrong?
Please... help!!! I'm going crazy!!!

Mañana · 04-26-2006, 02:10 PM

Seems like frodo cant find the MM launcher. Try setting
GENERIC_GPS_PATH="C:\DestinatorApps\Map Monkey\MapMonkeyLauncher.exe"

tulkas · 05-25-2006, 02:25 AM

Any idea for ICT users.

Fordy_FR · 07-30-2007, 04:16 PM

Hi,

Just started looking to get some GPS software in my car. I'm using FrodoPlayer 1.0.9 and I have the UK Destinator 3 Maps. When I've downloaded MapMonkey from the website it doesn't contain MapMonkeyLauncher.exe which I'm guessing you need to integrate it into Frodo. Could anyone post a live link to this file for me please.

Thanks

Jon