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PeterVrenken Can i upload to live gallery ...
can i upload to the live gallery my gadget if it has a exe embedded into it or will they reject it Cool cool I think i will upload the Messenger Gadget soon then :P btw, your messenger gadget looks great. any plans on making an AIM one It appears they will allow exe's. I have an exe bundled in my gameserver monitor gadget Good question, wonder if they have issues with DLL's too. In fact, perhaps someone from MS could explain what the approval process actually is - does someone just virus check the Gadget and confirm it does what it says, or is there more to it You can always upload it to AeroXperience ...Show All
Annihil8 Scaling still does not affect the renderer dimensions
Hi I asked about this problem and got an answer that it was fixed here: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=718158&SiteID=1&mode=1 But it still seems to do not work as it should. The problem: I built MFT that performs 2x scaling with input type YV12, NV12 or YUY2. To test it I use a player that based on the PlaybackFX SDK sample. When the output type is YV12, everything is OK and I get the scaled dimensions from the renderer using GetNativeVideoSize(). When the output type is NV12 or YUY2 the GetNativeVideoSize() returns the original dimensions of the video and what I see is a quarter of the frame. I also tried to set it manually with the correct size but it only stretched the quarter and did not display the ...Show All
aaks xml, java reference books
I'm currently programming discs in iHD but could do with a bit more of a understanding of java and xml could anyone recommend any good books to use as a reference I've seen the javascript and xml bibles and they seem to cover most things, but is there anything else somebody has that they think is better Read books about web-technoligies (html, css, ..). The iHD concept is very similar to it: there is a markup file that desribes the body and fires events (like the html on web). The styling is described in a CSS like syntax (style:x, style:y, ...). In the 'backround' a jscript is running that can react events by calling iHD apis (also know from web-browsers technologie). What Amy said ...Show All
Usha Iyer 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. Peter, Is there a difference if end="defaultNode()[state:focused()=false()]" or end="id('BTN01')[state:focused()=false()]" is used It is a whitespace-delimited list of normal url('...') valu ...Show All
Xavier Arnau full file encyption
What's the design consideration of Media Foundation in the case of full file encyption, where the media source cannot get stream description or split stream without the decryptor (to decrypt at least part of a file) An example of what I described is to implement DTCP/IP under MF. The DTCP/IP packets are encypted. The Media Source is unable to demux the packets unless they are decrypted. If the decryption happens in the Media Source, that does not effectively use the PE protection. If the decryption is done within PE, Media Source, which is outside PE, cannot perform demuxing. The assumption in Media Foundation is that the Media Source should be able to describe the presentation, and this description should be acces ...Show All
Shady9399 Question about percents in HDiSim
Hello All, This problem prevents my transfer to HDiSim v0.2. I use percent values in my XMU file. For example: ... <body xml:base=" file:///dvddisc/ADV_OBJ/ "> <div style:position="absolute" style:x="0%" style:y="0%" style:width="100%" style:height="100%" style:display="auto"> ... In HDiSim v0.1 all percents from XMU file are stored as percents in JavaScript DOM objects, but in v0.2 all precent are converting to pixels when I run my application. In specification for style:height (7.6.3.3.2.28) I see link to XSL specification. In this spec I see that I can use percents. But I can't find in HD-DVD spec information about percent valu ...Show All
budbjames How to set and call titleEvent and ChapterEvent?
I followed the spec example (Z.6) and put a titleEndHandler(evt) in my script file. And added EventListener (addEventListener("title_end", titleEndHandler, false) on top of my script file. But after my title play through, the event is not called. I thought the event should automatically fired. Do I need to do anything on the playlist too The event is automatically fired when you leave the title - either by playing through to the end or jumping into a new title. How are you confirming that your titleEndHandler function isn't being triggered Have you added any other event handlers Are they firing Also make sure it is a PlaylistApplication -- if it is a title application it will probably ...Show All
Shocky Unsetting an 'actioned' button
Below is my js and markup. This is a basic button test with three states: normal, focused and selected/actioned. The test works, but I want a slightly different behavior. Right now when a button is pressed/selected, it stays actioned (in appearance) until I focus on another button. What I'd like is for the button to revert back to focused. I've tried setting it to that state in the js, immediately after I jump in the title, but what happens then is I never see the action state. I'd like the button to stay actioned for like a second. To give it that pushed look/animation. markup ##################### < xml version="1.0" > <root xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.dvdforum.org/2005/ihd" xmlns:style=&q ...Show All
Greenwu Sidebar Always on Top after loading
Just an observation, but if you exit Sidebar and then reload it. It goes into "Always On Top" mode until you've clicked on its transparent background! Thanks, I'll set up a repro and file a bug. Sorry, it's a bit more complicated than I first realised. Using the Clock as an example 1. Detach it from Sidebar 2. Set it to "Always on Top" 3. Attach back to Sidebar 4. Exit Sidebar 5. Load Sidebar The Clock now remains "Always on Top" until you click on the Sidebar transparent background. If you want some real quirky behavour: 1. Remove all Gadget from Sidebar 2. Add Clock and my Media Player 3. Detach them both from Sidebar 4. Expand Media Play ...Show All
Hamed_1983 media player 11...no play?
hello all, problems, problems!, wpm11 that installed with vista rc1 will not play anything!, i have checked my soundcard (works with all my other apps), but nothing seems to want to play!. after selecting a file to play it go's cold on me...video is jittering and has no audio....what to do . vista seems to work ok with all my other apps, ive looked around for solutions, but here i am with the rest of the guinea pigs!. any help would be great, thanks... I'm sorry but these forums are for software development only. The best place to ask your question would be here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/community/newsgroups/WindowsMedia/default.mspx dg=microsoft.public.windowsmedia.p ...Show All
staypufd Sidebar and gadgets in XP
Hi Is it possible to create a sidebar and gadgets for previous versions of Windows ie XP and 2000 thanks Never say never ;-) Microsoft originally stated that WPF (or Avalon as it was called then) was only going to be on Vista/Longhorn yet the first public preview only worked on XP in Winter 2004. I'm going to hold my breath for a little while longer. bigbadbubba wrote: It would be nice if they would support gadgets on XP. If not, I'll end up having to use either Google or Yahoo. Personally, I'd prefer Microsoft to be cracking on with Sidebar v2 for Vista, there's so much they can do to improve it. XP SP2 may still be supported by Microsoft but I doubt they will waste the ...Show All
Dan H UW using FSO in my gadget works but can't do relative path...help
I am using: var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var s = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx\\xxx\\Microsoft\\Windows Sidebar\\Gadgets\\xxx\\xxx.xxx", true); s.WriteLine(content); works perfectly.... but I need to use something like: var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var s = fso.CreateTextFile(server.mappath("xxx.xxx"), true); var s.WriteLine(content); Chris_M was correct, but for a small typo: var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); var s = fso.CreateTextFile(System.Gadget.path + "\\xxx.xxx", true); s.WriteLine(content); ...Show All
UnWiNd Gadget Container?
I am trying to develop an application that will enable you to drop gadgets into much like the sidebar, but I am wondering how to setup the window so the gadget will dock to it much like how gadgets dock to the desktop or the sidebar Is this possible ...Show All
drinkwater First gadget nearly complete
Hi, Ive been writting this gadget and getting towards finishing version 1, however while im tidying the last few bits up i thought i would post it here and get some feedback from you guys. It shows xbox 360 gamer tag info from mygamertag.net you need to add your gamertag in the setting page. you can download the gadget from http://www.w3fox.com/360gametag.rar Im running RC1 5600. i have the following items that im working on. 1) Pink fringe around flyout close button ( Jon i will be trying your solution in the next couple of days) 2) sometime the images from mygamercard.net are slow i presume due to traffic i have tried preloading them into tempory int files but they are still slow loading. 3) There are more options like ...Show All
arikve Bad Ratings
Can I suggest that people are prevented from giving ratings without leaving a comment. I want to learn why people are raiting my gadget badly (plus be sure its not just another developer trying to raise there own raitings) Ross Yes, I see this also. I just submitted a gadget and within 3 minutes (I watched), it received 8 bad ratings, which gives it 1 star. The system is quite broken and needs a serious overhaul if this gadget platform is to be taken seriously. Many gadget designers may decide to spend their time elsewhere if you allow this to continue. Ty Hi Ross and ljames28. We definitely understand this is an issue on Windows Live Gallery. Right now we are collecting more informat ...Show All