VoxCommando version 0.794 beta

[jitterjames]

get it while it's hot...

It's close enough.  I've decided to put it on the downloads page now so that new users will be up to date.

http://www.voxcommando.com/downloads.asp

[Siutsch]

OK.

I wait for the complete package.

Soon we'll have to go toa birthday coffee, but tonight is again time to test. 

Siutsch.

[jitterjames]

Here it is.  There is a lot of sample stuff in here.

Please extract this to a clean directory and test it before trying to modify or replace the xml files...

fingers crossed!

http://www.voxcommando.com/downloads.asp

[Siutsch]

VC Is started without error.

Must go now, could not test more, tonight's going on again ...

Siutsch.

[jitterjames]

VC Is started without error.

Must go now, could not test more, tonight's going on again ...

Siutsch.

Great.  Thanks for letting me know.  I am eager to put this on the download page and I wanted to make sure the language problem was solved!

[painy]

Cheers
My problem is fixed as well, although i keep getting the message: error loading xml payload file C:\voxcommandodebug\payloads\XBMC.xml when i start or restart voxcommando.

[jitterjames]

easily fixed.  edit the tree.  If you are not using XBMC then you can just delete the entire group.

You should also delete anything else you are not using, such as WMC.

If you want to use XBMC , edit the tree open the XBMC group, open "actions from payload" and then change the path of the payload to "payloads\XBMC.xml" (in other words make the path relative)

or you can right-click the payload and choose XML > Load ...
and then locate the file.

[painy]

Thank you, this has fixed it

[Siutsch]

Hi JJ,

I tried a little bit ...


Copied my old voicecommands.xml, after restart everything works fine.

Enabling/Disabling a group works too.
But you can't see anywhere that a group is disabled, right?


How about to do that with a red / green folder icon in the tab "groups"?

And how about a button for clearing the history?

And does it make sense to integrate TelVoxCommando into the VC main window as an additional tab?

How about an additional security check (question yes/no) for major commands (like disabling VC or so)?

Is it perhaps possible that the window position and size (for VC and TreeEditor) can be saved?

More is not occurred to me now, but I collect more ideas, if I may ... 


Siutsch.

[jitterjames]

Enabling/Disabling a group works too.
But you can't see anywhere that a group is disabled, right?


How about to do that with a red / green folder icon in the tab "groups"?

And how about a button for clearing the history?

And does it make sense to integrate TelVoxCommando into the VC main window as an additional tab?

How about an additional security check (question yes/no) for major commands (like disabling VC or so)?

Is it perhaps possible that the window position and size (for VC and TreeEditor) can be saved?

More is not occurred to me now, but I collect more ideas, if I may ... 


Siutsch.

That's right, that is why they are green!  I have my red icon all set to go, I just need to find the time to write some code.  You will be able to toggle them on/off by clicking them as well.

A button to clear the history is a good idea, but it automatically keeps only the last 20 (or 30?) commands and then starts deleting the older ones.  But clear could still be useful.  And its EASY, which I like.

I like TellVox to be separate for a few reasons.  One is that you can leave it open while you do restarts etc. and the other is that you can run it from another machine if you want for some reason, so for example you could use it to run vox on and off.  It still needs to be developped a bit.  You can also use EG to send emulation text the way tellvox does.

the yes no verification will be done.  That is what the "confirm" button is for.  I just have so many things to do and a lot of "real" work as well !  Part of the reason the yes no is taking  a while is that I also want to allow some kind of menu choices (bascally the same thing but with more than two options) and I want to be able to make it customizable to work in different languages etc. so I'm just trying to figure out the best way and I think it will be a lot of work...

size and position is a good idea.  I'll put it on the list.

priority #1 groups on/off
priority #2 xbmc data to xml files
priority #3 xbmc movies

[jitterjames]

What? 0.795 ?!

Use at your own risk 

I think I've got the groups on / off thing working.

-  The groups in the main window can be toggled on and off by clicking or by voice commands.
-  The state of the groups in the Tree editor window determine the default state that groups have when VoxCommando starts.

note that all groups are "loaded" at startup, and then either "enabled" or "disabled", so they will still affect startup time, but then when you switch them to "enabled" it should be instant.

And remember, the stuff you do in the editor window doesn't affect the main window until you "restart".

[Siutsch]

Hey JJ,

fantastic! 

Works like a charm!

Siutsch.

[jitterjames]

Wow, that's impressive, I finally earned a "kiss" emoticon !! 

[jitterjames]

as usual use this at your own risk (back up your old one).

This one should let you select a TTS voice (if you have others installed) other than Anna, in the options.

The built-in Artist and Album for XBMC (selected in the options) should scan and load faster now.

[jitterjames]

Hi everyone.

I am trying to force myself to work hard on my real life projects (i.e. paid jobs and other household duties) so you won't be seeing too much of me for a while.  Never fear, development will continue after I catch up a bit!

I am still here to answer questions, and feel free to keep posting suggestions, bugs reports etc.

James