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shinyford

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:05 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

Update 10/5/2010:

There's a new beta of iGuide 2 (2.5a - Sid: Mr Vicious's birthday) available to download from the website, or directly from here.

See the post here, or the readme file in the zip, for more information.

Cheers

Nic

Change List:
2.5a (Sid):
* Fixed bug with ticking of recordings
* Fixed spaceline bug for large (1.5TB) disks
* Simplified event/nonevent loading routines
* Made offair events not inherit crid or genre information
* Simplified recording refresh; made it a daily event

2.0z (Britney):
* Added birthday support (ask in this thread or via PM if you want iGuide to give you a birthday surprise!)
* Moved images out of cglogos and into the TAP - no need for cglogo.dat any more
* Increased speed of loading
* Fixed recycling emptying to clear old recordings at 10% space remaining
* Restricted folders and recordings showing in rec/tim mode to those from the current EPG view.
* Made playing a recording default to jumping to the first bookmark (as created by the Accurate Bookmarks patch) if the current playing minute of the recording is 0 at the point of play
* Fixed bug whereby the realendpad of recording becomes set to include the time at which the toppy was next switched on after a timer recording
* Fixed bug in paragraph printing, whereby if a single word was longer than the line iGuide would hang
* Made new recordings enter the folder of existing recordings from the same series, if no genre forced the recording into a particular folder first

2.0y (Cliff):
* Fixed interaction with [Cp] patch which caused multiple notification of key presses
* Added help on the [WHITE] key, on all pages
* Improved predictive text - now full predictive when in search mode

2.0x (Alice):
* Improved thumbnail generation - better images
* Restored and improved MEI compatibility
* Fixed incompatibility with [Te] TAPCurrEv patch
* Fixed bug when deleting recordings during initial processing
* Fixed bugs in 'improved' date/time routines
* Added recycle bin
* Added razing of recyle bin until greater than 20% free every minute
* Fixed bugs in 'improved' file scanning function

2.0w (T-Bone):
* Introduced slim grid: more epg rows, less information; uses standard logo.dat
* Added genres to folders (press left or right in the rec/tim view to change). If a folder is given a genre, any recording created for an event with that genre will automagically be put into the folder.

2.0v BETA (Olivia):
* Fixed volume muting bug when playing back last played recording
* Added more sophisticated recording rescheduling when there's a clash
* Fixed jumping-folder bug
* Changed duration representation
* Re-enabled recording whole programme from the buffer
* Made EPG loading from disk a background task

2.0u BETA (Gwladys):
* Fixed credit-page Easter Egg
* Added get-out-of-jail key sequence for when key mapping completely screws up (press [4][0][1][EXIT] to reset and resave key mappings)
* Fixed way that selected recording was identified after stopping playback
* Fixed bug with showing standard graphics when coming back into normal mode
* Fixed certain transparency bugs
* Fixed bug when rendering recordings in results screen
* Fixed linked-recordings bug
* Fixed deleted series link timers bug
* Fixed predictive text bugs
* Fixed search results display bug
* Changed algorithm used by predictive text, to allow reversing down the list
* Improved manual recordings
* Added scanning of non-TF5800 files from the file names
* Moved date format closer to internal MJD format for performance
* Changed iGuideSMS connectivity
* Fixed bug causing Config pages to crash if iGuideSMS had not registered
* Added extra information as a config option

2.0t BETA (Sam):
* Fixed bug with timers not starting when recording the
current broadcast on non-viewed channels
* Fixed bug with not noticing when recording stops
* Added acts - improved key mapping
* Added per-epgview folders - epgviews can be assigned folders
so that timers set while that view is active default to the
view's folder (no UI - enabled by editing iguide.igc)
* Predictive text - when editing, type the first couple of character
of a word, then [RIGHT] will find matching words from the
current set of events
* Made TSRCommander compatible

2.0s (Elton)
* Bug fixes from previous beta

2.0r (Michelangelo)
* Fix for disappearing recordings bug
* Added a 'jump to bookmark' key ([SLOW]) in playback, for use with e.g. the AccurateBM TAP
* Added search feature (press [TEXT] while in the EPG, type in a comma-delimited list of phrases to search. [BLUE] changes search mode, [FFW] and [REW] add genre searching.)
* Moved iguide settings into /ProgramFiles/Settings/iguide

2.0q (Charles):
* 16/01/08 Finnish language pack courtesy of Antti Lagus (incomplete)
* 16/01/08 Fixed bug in selected event display
* 28/01/08 Configurable [YELLOW]/[BLUE] EPG jump size
* 28/01/08 Fixed bug in EPG view editing
* 29/01/08 Allowed recording edit page to be entered from EPG via [PAUSE]
* 29/01/08 Moved EPG window size functionality from [PAUSE] to [PIP]
* 29/01/08 Made single-channel mode channel change keep current time
* 31/01/08 Got subtitles working from a single keypress at last
* 31/01/08 Fixed bug in sms so that newer phones' texts also work
* 07/02/08 Fixed bug with matching early-morning events
* 07/02/08 Added option to create all timers if necessary

2.0p (Verity):
* 6/09/07 Added expiry date feature to patterns and recordings
* 7/09/07 Added moveable wake up timer
* 24/09/07 Added option to make [REC] default to watch timers
* 24/09/07 Added option to make initial IntuiLeap jump period configurable
* 24/09/07 Changed way total space is calculated
* 25/09/07 Fixed bug with the setting of event modes
* 8/10/07 Moved keys that control editing of recordings and patterns in rectim view
* 8/10/07 Added a nightly memory reset
* 15/10/07 Made events and recordings into a single, coherent model
* 15/10/07 Fixed button redraw when cancelling rectim delete
* 16/10/07 Fixed programme info bug
* 16/10/07 Made pattern deletable if cancelled from edit screen when created by mistake
* 17/10/07 Fixed bug in archive recordings
* 17/10/07 Made current recording in rectim view (more) persistent
* 20/10/07 Fixed bug where unmatched series do not show up as a series in the rectim pages DURING THE RUGBY!!! (See what I do for you people?)
* 21/10/07 Made [SLOW] key just toggle between alpha and chrono rectim modes
* 29/10/07 Added create series option
* 29/10/07 Added [SWAP] to stop and delete a playing recording
* 30/10/07 Improved ability to find events that match a pattern but do not conflict with other recordings
* 02/11/07 Added keymapping (at last)
* 12/11/07 Made deletion of a contiguous recording more intelligent
* 20/11/07 Integrated support for series link with 14xx firmware
* 21/11/07 Fixed NaN stop playback bug
* 07/12/07 Added [EXIT] to kill TAP during load
* 07/12/07 Introduced a badly-named Easter Egg
* 15/01/08 Added single-channel EPG mode

2.0m (Cristina):
* 14/8/07 Fixed bug whereby [LEFT] made channel change when bringing up NaN banner in normal mode
* 15/8/07 Fixed bug to make EPG pages go back to the start rather than roll after the last channel is displayed
* 15/8/07 Fixed bug whereby playback of a child recording would report itself as its parent in NaN if the banner was
brought up a second time within the first minute or so.
* 18/8/07 Fixed bug in recording clash algorithm
* 19/8/07 Added flat view
* 20/8/07 Fixed bug whereby crashes occur when trying to record a programme in normal view before having entered NaN
* 20/8/07 Added [PIP] back in to thumbnail generation (never satisfied, some people)
* 22/8/07 Fixed listings redraw on minute change bug
* 22/8/07 Fixed transparent background clear view bug
* 22/8/07 Added boot check that timer channel is the same as expected channel from recording, to cope with channel moves
e.g. the sort of thing C4 did a couple of days ago.
* 24/8/07 Fixed a bug with thumbnail generation
* 25/8/07 Fixed bug on [INFO] for NaN banner while playing a recording
* 28/8/07 Bug fix for recordings from channels now deleted
* 29/8/07 Made playout of real and non-real recordings stop at their ends
* 29/8/07 Fix muting problem on overnight thumbnail generation
* 30/8/07 Added option names to config file
* 30/8/07 Fixed bug whereby archived parent files became reinstated on reboot
* 30/8/07 Fixed bug whereby the wrong recording's playback time was updated when playback moved from one to t'other
* 30/8/07 Added home-in algorithm option
* 31/8/07 Fixed bug whereby editing a pattern caused patterns after it in a channel's list
to be lost

2.0L BETA (Fidel):
* Made [YELLOW] in rec/tim pages go to top before going up a directory
* Allowed recordings to continue playing while in iGuide screens
* Added refresh recordings option
* Bug fixes around filename and playback
* Fixed bug in recording edit screen re: starttime
* Fixed bug whereby the wake up timer was 60 days away if SMS not enabled (don't ask)
* Added ellipses to 'Next' event display in now-and-next banner
* Removed [PIP] from thumbnail generation, for (future) use in extracting recordings

2.0j BETA (Norman):
* Added thumbnails to recorded programmes (press [SWAP] in the recordings page on a recording to
generate its thumbnails; thumbnails are automatically generated overnight
for new recordings, if enabled in the config pages).
* Added create manual recording option in config
* Added edit recording option in recordings page (press [PAUSE] on a recording)
* Added playout of an entire folder (press [PLAY] on the folder in recordings page)
* Added clash message to folders in recordings view, if clashing recordings are contained
* Stopped allowing All Channels view to be ordered; renamed it 'Freeview lineup'
* Bugs fixed: reload crash; re-recording programme failure;

2.0i BETA (Lucretia):
2.0h BETA (Erica):
* Added subtitle toggle on [OPT] key
* Improved SMS support
* Limited EPG size to three days for minor channels
* Made MIS do Tivo default action* in absence of any ticked recordings (* record Simpsons episodes)
* improved (but not perfected) multiple file in single recording playback (it still reverts to previous
programme occasionally)
* Added playout functionality - play multiple recordings in a defined order, one after the other

2.0g BETA (Billy):
* Fixed a bug that stopped language packs whose names were a
different length to that of the default language being loaded

2.0e (Brian), f (Lionel) BETA:
* Added 'Slow' key function of restart last played recording
* Fixed playback volume bug

2.0 BETA:
* Improved handling of multiple programmes in a single recording
* Explicit background image/sound option in config
* Explicit exit option in config
* GMT offset settings
* "May I Suggest" feature
* configurable enabling/disabling of OK key to set recordings and series

Last edited by shinyford on Mon May 10, 2010 10:18 pm; edited 28 times in total
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shinyford

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:50 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

Hi all

I missed a support request for iGuide 2 beta last week cos the request was made in the iGuide 1.1 thread (which I monitor less often now).

So I'm just bumping this message to the top again, to remind people it's here in case of problems.

Any issues with iGuide 2 beta, please leave a note here, or PM me.

Cheers

Nic

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shinyford

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:15 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

I have now uploaded a new beta - v2.0c - to the same URL: http://www.shinyford.co.uk/toppy/iguide20beta.zip.

This fixes a number of bugs from the earlier betas.

If you have the chance to try it, I'd appreciate any feedback. Please note:

* it is still beta, there may still be bugs and untested scenarios
* it is designed to be standalone, and to take over most of the remote's keys. There shouldn't be any interactions with other TAPs running concurrently, but I'm not in a position to test such situations.

Thanks for any and all feedback.

Cheers

Nic

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ces

Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:43 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 67

Hi

I've been running iguide beta 2.0 (probably 2.0b?) for a while now and think it is great.

One thing that irks me:
when you change volume and then change channel straight away, the info box 'reverts' to standard toppy. Has this been changed in 2.0c?

Also when changing channel, the info box pops up on the first press and only on the next press does it change channel. Can this be set as an option?

Thanks again, I shall try 2.0c soon. Are there any special instructions for upgrading to 2.0c from 2.0b?

ces

shinyford

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:34 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

No special instructions, but be aware that some of the file formats have changed slightly, so you may lose a small amount of recording information. Unless you've set the 'keep contiguous recordings' option to 'together', this shouldn't be noticable.

I wasn't aware of the volume problem - I'll have a look at it.

And I think the default action should be for P+/P- to change channel first press, but it isn't at the moment. Again, I'll change and make a new release - look out for 2.0d beta.

Thanks for the comments

Nic

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ces

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:53 am

Regular contributor Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 67

Thanks for the response, I'll have a go tonight!

Is there a changelog so I can look out for what is new or changed?

Craig

Eddie Thornton

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 1:54 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hi Nick
Been trying iguide 2.00c for 2 days with no trouble
but for one thing I can not change the skins,I do not
know if I have downloaded skins or not, also it would
great if you could I.D the symbols ie record/watch/series
and" tick ".
thanks Eddie

P.S Do I load mystuff skin files in iguide folder

shinyford

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:49 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

Hi Eddie - thanks for the post.

Yes, if you put the MyStuff skins into the iguide directory, they should be available to iGuide: press [MENU] to go to the config screen, then choose the second option and you'll be taken into a skin-edit screen. The third option on this page allows you to choose one of the skin files you've loaded into the iguide directory.

Use [LEFT] and [RIGHT] to move through the files, and [OK] to preview what it looks like. If you're happy, press [YELLOW] (I think) to save.

Warning: there is a bug in this piece of code which I've not tracked down yet, which sometimes causes a crash a few minutes after the skin has been changed. If this happens, all will be well again after the reboot. (I'll try to get that bug fixed before a full release Smile

)

There aren't any skins with the default download, but if you want some try http://www.shinyford.co.uk/toppy/iguide_skins.zip for some samples. Also there's a manual (a little out of date now) at http://www.shinyford.co.uk/toppy/iguide20beta.pdf

What do you mean by 'ID' the symbols? (The tick, by the way, is a debug image that won't be in the full release - it means that the programme is being recorded as part of a block, the block being 'owned' by a 'normal' recording at the beginning. This only shows up if you have the 'Show contiguous recordings' settings set to 'together'. The block-recording idea is new to this beta, and not as well tested as recording programmes individually, so I would suggest changing that setting to 'apart' for better reliability. It's on the second config page - press [MENU] once to get into config, and then again to get to the second page.)

Hope that's useful.

Cheers

Nic

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Eddie Thornton

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:08 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hi Nick

Thanks for your promt reply, sorry to say I have hit my first snag, I have deleted about 7 watched recordings on 3 the toppy
rebooted why!
thanks again
Eddie

shinyford

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 6:43 am

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

I'm not sure why that would happen without a little more information, but like I said above, try setting 'Keep contiguous recordings' to 'apart' - if it is something to do with that setting, then future recordings (at least) should be safe.

Cheers

Nic

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Eddie Thornton

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:15 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hi Nick
I have deleted 2 recordings today, everthing worked
fine, used series link for "House" /"Shark" great so easy
it seems a fab Tap. the more I read manual the clearer things
become, one thing I am not sure about is "May I Suggest"
how does it work.
thanks again
Eddie

Eddie Thornton

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:17 am

Regular contributor Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hi Nick
I had a play last night I hope this will help you,

set Keep Contiguous Recordings back to "together"
recorded "emmerdale" which you could see on LCD as
"record" after the end went to iguide recording file
but it was not thier, but it was in toppys own recording
file, the same when I was recording "House" but this time
I reset to "apart" half way into the recording, everthing was
back to normal i.e. recording in iguide file "recorded".
I hope this Helps.
Eddie

shinyford

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:53 pm

Frequent contributor Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 724 Location: London

Eddie Thornton wrote:

Hi Eddie

Glad it's working (relatively) okay. There are issues with the 'together' recording thing which means sometimes it fails to store a recording: I'm hoping to fix that and put another beta up this weekend. Till then, I'd advise setting the option to 'apart'

'May I suggest': all I can say is 'Argh!' This is more alpha than beta, and I thought I'd disabled it when I created the latest beta for upload - apparently, I hadn't. So it's out there.

What it is, is this: I've had a number of people now ask me for something like the Tivo's predictive recording ability - record things that it thinks you might like. So 'May I Suggest' is a first stab at that.

To use it:

Find a (small) number of things you really like in your recordings and timers list. You can tick these by pressing P+ (and untick them by pressing P-) in the recordings and timers view - a little heart graphic shows up when a recording's ticked. (I can't remember if the 'May I suggest' option needs to be set to something other than 'no' for this ticking process to work - if you don't see anything, set the option and try again.)

Once you've ticked one or more recordings, and set the MIS option to 5, 10 or 15, the Toppy should create a folder called 'May I Suggest' and fill it with 5, 10 or 15 timers it thinks you might like.

There's a limited amount of information available in the Freeview EPG, so it's a somewhat loose algorithm - less fuzzy logic, more downright floppy. But it comes up with some interesting suggestions.

Let me know if this feature is fun or rubbish.

Cheers

Nic

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DeBugger

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:28 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 61

OK, I gave this a try again with the new beta.

After a few days the main issues I have seen are still with general stability - I leave my Toppy on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 2 issues I've experienced twice each are as follows:

1. Come back and the Toppy is switched off.

2. Come back and the picture is frozen, have to press the on/off button to get it working again. The latest instance of this was tonight, this time I know it froze at 09:10 as there was a clock on the frozen screen picture.

Any ideas?

Eddie Thornton

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:33 pm

Regular contributor Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 36

Hi De,
I have been trying iguide 2.0c for 4/5 days with only the
problems you can see in my posts, at the moment it is
running well even "May I Suggest" I to run the toppy 7
days a week x24 hours, I cleared all my other Taps
before I downloaded iguide I know it is early days yet,
what I would like would be a search file, then the Tap
would be complete.
Eddie

P.S. Maybe thers a fault with your toppy.

All times are GMT

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