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Don Yang My first gadget is done!
I just created my first gadget. It is really silly, but neat. It has a pink border and the words "Hi! I'm a Gadget!" It's really nothing, but it's a start! ;-) So, if you're new to making gadgets, don't fret. It'll happen sooner or later! wow~ good job~! "first Gadget" is very exited to me. ;-) Well done, at least you made the effort to learn how to do it. I posted my first Gadget up on Live, apart from the settings page which I added later it's original. Rubbish Gadget, but it's useful if you've never written a Gadget before as there's nothing to it. congratulations! Sounds like my first gadget... ...Show All
Kamen HD DVD video Authoring software
Hi: I am the thech responsible in an Authoring Studio that makes dvd-video for the major movie distributors in Portugal. We are ready to start making HD-DVD titles. My question right now is: We tested the sonic scenarist ACA software, but it was not very illucidating and the price was huge. All the titles already released are made with what software What kind of chance do we have of not buying any authoring software, and make everything just in plain language (in .NET for instance) Are there any other authoring softwares avaiable that we can test Thank you Unfortunately I'm not aware of any offerings in the market right now, but I believe that the current DVD authoring tools vendors will update their pro ...Show All
Milzit IMFPresentationDescriptor::Clone
Hi, According to http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/medfound/html/82db6f32-ad94-4563-b8bd-8a5072c5b221.asp , "To create the copy, call IMFPresentationDescriptor::Clone". Could anyone tell me why we need to call the member function Clone instead of AddRef Yes and yes. Do you mean that the IMFStreamDescriptors might still get affected randomly Could this issue be solved if you add Clone() function to IMFStreamDescriptor interface Say you're implementing IMFMediaSource::CreatePresentationDescriptor. You may not want to give the application a pointer to the same instance of the Presentation Descriptor that you are using ...Show All
Fluxtah Focused Buttons and State not working.
Code sample below. My buttons are acting kinda screwy. I can activate them by clicking, but they exhibit the focus and active states only when I click. Focus is not happening when I mouse over. Also the buttons quickly get out of sync or something. I wonder if I am not dealing with state properly. < xml version="1.0" > <root xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd" xmlns:style="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#style" xmlns:state="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd#state"> <head> <styling> <style id="BTNSTYLE" style:position="absolute" style:backgroundFrame="0" style:width="137px" style:height=" ...Show All
Zubair Masoodi backgroundImage parameters
The CSS used in iHD seems to be a bit different than CSS2.0. First question: Does the HD specification cover style syntax and definitions Second question (and example of my confusion): One of the samples posted to these forums includes a backgroundImage assignment with multiple items. I'm guessing this is to define different images per state. style:backgroundImage="url('BUTTON_T1_0.PNG') url('BUTTON_T1_1.PNG')" What is the signature for this style declaration Thanks. The sample references an animation by name, and the animation toggles the backgroundFrame . The code is not as efficient as it could be (see below): The button has two background images, BUTTON_T1_0.PNG and BUTTON_T1_1.PNG : <butto ...Show All
Paul Tew please help. how can you clear files from windows media player 10
hey I have Windows media player 10 and I need to know how to clear out the things I have played with WMP. When I click on file, about halfway down the menu are all the things I have played. I looked for a way to clear them but I couldnt find it. I need to know how to clear these. please help Thank you it worked. Great instructions Tools->Options->Privacy->Clear History Sumedh ...Show All
Johanvh popup menu default item
I have a popup with 5 buttons on it...how and where do i define the 1st button to be active when it pops up Just add> state:focused="true" A note regarding this suggestion: setting state:focused="true" in the base XML isn't guaranteed to override the existing focus when the new popup is displayed. In order to assure correct focus management, don't set state:focused in the base XML. Instead, use <set state:focused="true"/> in a <cue> that is triggered by the appearance of your popup (if you rely on markup for focus management) or use the Animated Property API: document.yourPopup.state.focused="true"; document.yourPopup.state.unsetProperty( ...Show All
Urip Error Code: C00D1197 How do I fix it?
It seems everytime I must remove and download the Window Media Player all the time and when I try to go to AOL and watch the TV site I keep getting this Error Code: C00D1197 Could someone explain this to me and how I might go about fixing it. Do I need to put on a patch Are there a site I can go to that can fix it Thank youall for your time and help with this. Take care and GOD bless. just download divx code it will solve him. if not try to get another movie code http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0082.mspx Here is the text for that error code: "Windows Media Player cannot find the file. If you are trying to play, burn, or sync an item that is in your lib ...Show All
enric vives Does gadget support Netscape and Opera now?
I heard Live.com have supported Opera and Firefox. But there some problems happen when I add gadget by Opera and Netscape without signing in Live.com. Why the gadget could not be added correctly without signing in Live.com Thanks I agree with you. I also think this problem depends on browser's security setting. So, is there any solution Thanks I think that your browser (opera or netscape ) do not identify your Microsoft PASSPORT NET or WINDOWS LIVE ID and the security is not good for live com ; Use IE 6 or 7 and it is runing ! Good day to you The same gadget worked fine in IE6/IE7 Are you hosting on localhost Only IE can break cross-domain secur ...Show All
Werner Clausen WMP11 & ASX Files
I apologize if this is the wrong forum but I was hoping for some help regarding Windows Media Player 11 and ASX files. Currently I am using the StartMarker and Duration attributes to set the starting and ending points but this does not seem to work using WMP11. I was hoping that someone would have some insight into how to resolve this issue, this needs to be compatible with older versions of WMP as well as 11. Any help would be appreciated and I have pasted a sample ASX file below. Thanks, Tom <ASX version="3.0"> <title> Windows Media Player </title> <Entry> <StartMarker Name="Begin" /> <StartTime Value="00:00:00.4" /><Ref href="mms://yourip/sa ...Show All
jeffrycalhoun Bug #25: Flyout will only show if Sidebar has focus.
Bug #25: Flyout will only show if Sidebar has focus. If you show the Flyout via "System.Gadget.Flyout.show = true" and Sidebar doesn't have focus, the "System.Gadget.Flyout.onHide" event immediately fires. Added to the known bugs list with a Repro. I expect it's by design, but there's no mention of it in the MSDN documentation so I'm classing it as a bug. Firing the onHide event immediately could cause code issues, as any code relying on the Flyout body would fail. To catch onHide event misfires, check if the Flyout body is null: function onHideEvent() { //did the Flyout actually open if (System.Gadget.Flyout.document.parentWindow.body == null) return; //the Flyout was open. } ...Show All
Brennon Maximum number of output nodes
Is there an undocumented maximum number of output nodes supported in Vista because I am having issues using more than 8 devices. I have developed an application using a tee node where I am creating a topology that contain sseveral output nodes. I have a total of 16 usb audio devices (Turtle Beach) using the standard usbaudio driver that I am testing with. Now, with up to 8 output nodes, everything works fine but as soon as I want to use a 9th device as output node, the application crashes. What is even more weird is that I can reuse the same first 8 devices as output node in other streams. But if I add a stream with a 9th device as output node and or create a new stream with the 9th device as the only output node, it crashes. ...Show All
eldiener Gadget Piracy
Vista hasnt been out for long but we are already seeing a big issue relating to gadgets which is piracy. I have already seen probably 5 examples of people taking someone elses gadget, making a few changes and re-releasing it. I have been developing widgets/gadgets for Mac OS X and Yahoo Widget Engine for 2 years now and i dont think i can even think of 5 similar cases in that time. As far as im concerned unless a gadget specifically states that you may modify and re-release it then those people are breaking copyrights. Just because you can view the source of a gadget that does not mean it should be considered open source in a typical sense. I've released more then 25 widgets/gadgets over the past 2 years and ive never had a proble ...Show All
wls1973 Please post your experiences burning discs for testing content
As a community service, can you please reply to this thread with your successful combinations for burning DVD discs for testing Just trying to get a list of options for folks who are trying to get content onto the players. In particular: Which type of disc did you use (+R, -R, etc.) Which software did you use to burn it What options did you have turned on etc. Not so interested in hearing about failed attempts :-) Thanks! For testing content I've been using Imation DVD-RW and Verbatim DVD+RWs. Using RW's cuts down on wasted discs. I've found that I get the best compatibility with all players if I burn out of Sonic's Formatter software. Previously I've burned out of Sonic's RecordNow and Nero but have run into ...Show All
HariAdu More complex samples from Microsoft, any ETA?
Hi Microsoft, I (and I'm sure everybody in this forum) am waiting for the more complex (and close to real iHD apps) samples from you. Do you have any ETA Thanks, -k We apologise for the delay in getting these out; we are aiming to get better samples released soon. Yes this is basically what I was fishing for too in my request for more resources. c00b means that one of the resources in the playlist is listed with a size that is too small or missing all together. Run the validator on your project - it should tell you what the problem is setting style.display to none will remove the image from the pixel buffer. When you set display to auto, there is some decode time, especially with a f ...Show All