Comments on V4

[Mr_P]

Hello -
Few comments after using latest version today and further comments to the above comments....

HUD restore positions
All HUD issues, as mentioned, on output 2 seem to work correctly now.

However, if you overlap 2 mix windows slightly, it doesnt restore correctly in the following scenario:
Place mix 2 overlaping on top of mix 1, lock all - do a restart - and mix 1 will apear on top of mix 2 - not as when left.
(I had to fit 2 x 640x480 mix windows on a 1280x1024 desktop - and had to overlap mix 2 on top of the layer select buttons on the RHS of mix 1)

Sync ID's
In certain cases where it is not always obvious, when setting up, which layers might be used as 'masters' - therefore it is necessary to assign sync ID's to most layers (if not all of them). If you then consider multiple servers, more sync ID's would be usefull.... either that or we have to plan our setups with more pre-thought!!

Scan files
if you scan files using 'Menu - Window/library/' 'scan files' button - the dialog is visible. However if you use the 'scan files' button on the 'library' HUD view - it isnt....
(so that answers my request.... kind-of!?!)

HUD Library files views -
On output 1, after slow scan files, icons are visible - but are kind of pixilated and blury.
If you open the same HUD view on output 2, even after a slow scan files, the icons are simply 'white'... no images seen.
Any chance of sharper images?

Cat Settings:
Figured out that 'CatPPC_settings.xml ' is the one to look at for v4.05m45
'Cat_settings' not relevant for V4 - only for V3.

Remote commands
Any comments about the 'accept remote commands' not actioning on 'local' mac when commands are selected? - still doesnt seem to work on 'local' Mac - but does do the selected command on remote macs.

thanks for the reply earlier

Simon

[samsc]

However, if you overlap 2 mix windows slightly, it doesnt restore correctly in the following scenario:
Place mix 2 overlaping on top of mix 1, lock all - do a restart - and mix 1 will apear on top of mix 2 - not as when left.
(I had to fit 2 x 640x480 mix windows on a 1280x1024 desktop - and had to overlap mix 2 on top of the layer select buttons on the RHS of mix 1)

mix order is not saved - it is fixed on run to mix1-mix2-mix3-mix4.
i actually think this is safer.
if you want overlapping you need to take this into account. which will work. change the mix position, and the mix number

more sync ID's would be usefull

i added a few more - but this really isnt the way it should or needs to be used.

scan files' button on the 'library' HUD view

i think its going to come back...

On output 1, after slow scan files, icons are visible - but are kind of pixilated and blury.

computer graphics resources are not infinite.
it is kept low resolution to make sure there is enough ooomph in graphics system on low end machines.

accept remote commands' not actioning on 'local' mac

i think the way it works is the way it should work.
you can still run the command on the local mac - if you need to.

[Mr_P]

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accept remote commands' not actioning on 'local' mac

i think the way it works is the way it should work.
you can still run the command on the local mac - if you need to.

In V3 it used to action on the local Mac too (so long as 'acept remote commands' was enabled) If you dont want the commands to action on the 'local' mac - (ie the one where you use the mouse to select the command) then you would simply disable 'accept remote commands'

ie if you want to send full screens to all - then the command would action on ALL macs where 'acept remote commands' was enabled - including the 'local' mac - same with quick scan files, shutdown, restart etc..... all of these would need to operate on the local Mac too - unless 'acept remote commands' is disabled on the 'local' mac...

[samsc]

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accept remote commands' not actioning on 'local' mac
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this is working for me on this mac- maybe its just a hidden endian remnant issue.
this mac is an intel iMac.

[Mr_P]

I'll check it out again on a couple of different servers on monday, and let you know. Not a big issue for now - until I get another big show come along.....

S

[samsc]

please try the fc2 build.

it has more serial strings and other things