JP1 Remotes

[mathdon]

I have posted a first beta version of IRScope 2.01. This gives several substantial enhancements beyond IRScope 2.00:

* Notes can be added to entries in the Decode panel and these entries can be re-ordered and deleted.

* Waveform windows that have been closed can be re-opened by double-clicking a Decode entry.

* Any single or multiple selection of Decode entries can be saved as a single .ict file or exported in any of three formats: UEI Learned, Pronto or Lintronic (this latter being a format used by the Beoworld community).

The ability to save an arbitrary selection of decodes as a single .ict file gives a sort of "virtual capture". If a signal contains more than one decode, you do not need to include all the decodes in the selection and you can select decodes from more than one capture. Since the saved file will be at the top of the Recent Files list in the Files menu, you can check that is has worked just by opening this file.

The "ordinary" Save and Save As still function as before. They save the most recent capture, regardless of any selections in the Decode panel. They have been renamed Save Last and Save Last As, to give a greater distinction between them and the new forms of Save Selected and Save Selected As. Notes are saved by the Save Selection operations but not by the Save Last ones.

Because of the greater use of Decode selections, selecting a decode no longer automatically red-lines the corresponding part of the waveform if the waveform window is open. You now need to double-click a decode to get the red-lining, but this now works even if the waveform window has been closed - the window will be re-opened.

The actions that can be performed on a selection of decodes have been grouped into a new panel of buttons for easy use.

Exports all appear in a single file, successive export operations just appending to this file. It is called ExportFromIRScope.txt. By default this is created in the folder containing IRScope.exe but this can be changed with the Set Export Output Folder entry on the File menu.

The package contains the latest Beta version of DecodeIR.dll and a new DLL, ExchangeIR.dll, that is used for the export operations.

This is a work in progress. More features are planned before release. Suggestions and comments are welcome. As usual, USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Edit: I forgot to say that you choose the export format with the Export/Export Mode menu item. The choice is preserved between invocations.
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Graham

[garyb.ncc]

I've been checking out the new beta and everything looks great. Thanks for the hard work. I do have a couple of comments/suggestions which you can use or ignore, and you may have changes planned anyway.

1. It would be nice if the focus to the selected item in the decode list control is set to the added item with the OnCapture event. As is, before I can add a note I have to select the newly added item with the mouse or arrow button before I can click "Add Note."
2. I would like accelerator keys for the new buttons.
3. I would like to be able to select the export filename rather than always exporting to ExportFromIRScope.txt. Maybe an "Export As" option similar to the "Save As" option. This would give me the option to choose a file and export as UEI Learned and then choose a new filename and export as Pronto Learned without mixing the two.
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Gary

[mathdon]

Thanks for the comments, Gary. I'll answer them later. This is just to say that you were right, it was easier for me to produce a DLL to make Pronto code from the decode than it would have been to explain to you what I needed. I have a first version working, but need more testing before posting it.
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Graham

[mathdon]

[garyb.ncc]

[vickyg2003]

Yikes this sounds scary. I don't have the latest and greatest downloaded, and I don't have the band width to download any files until early morning or late night, but please tell me this isn't anything to do with the autosave of my ICT files! I'm in a panic as I'm reading this. Tell me this has to do with the exporting function only.
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[garyb.ncc]

[vickyg2003]

Thanks for setting me at ease. I've written down a to-do note, to download this tonight. I use IRScope all the time, and I need it to keep its current functionality. I think with the new enhancements it will be even more of an aid. I absolutely LOVE my Widget!
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[mathdon]

[vickyg2003]

[mathdon]

[garyb.ncc]

[vickyg2003]

Hi Graham, I was able to download IRScope in the middle of the night (apparently this huge windows patch is going to be slowing down my internet connectivity for some time!)

As noted, all the functions that I use are intact, thank you very much!

I think the export function is going to be very useful, BUT I found it to be confusing enough to actually go back to the zip file to read the documentation. Only there wasn't any documentation to read,

So you are keeping 2 different save folders?

You probably seperated them because someone asked for the feature, but it would be much more intuitive if you only had to set your project folder once instead of two times.

I think of it more as a Project folder. I switch folders, depending on which project I'm working on. If I'm working on Barf's Nokia project, I switch to his folder. If I'm working on TildaJones Apple project, I switch to that folder. If I wanted to provide a set of pronto hex or UEI learns for either of these user's, I'd want there export file stored in their folder with only their learns.
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[mathdon]

[vickyg2003]