http://forums.numbera.com/ Discussion of <a href="http://benhollis.net">BenHollis.net</a> software. en-US Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:18:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.numbera.com/search.php http://forums.numbera.com/topic/767#post-1478 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:05:01 +0000 Dr. Pariolo 1478@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Yeah, it something it always does. I bet it has something to do with the notification preferences. Mines are:<br /> when a friend comes online; offline and friend request. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/767#post-1477 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:45:32 +0000 brh 1477@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Interesting. I've had "Away" players frequently, and XBList never repeatedly notifies about them. Maybe Xbox.com was having a bad day? Is it still happening? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/767#post-1476 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:37:48 +0000 Dr. Pariolo 1476@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Hey,<br /> love this app, use it everyday. And so far theres only one thing that buggs. When a player is playing something (the game doesnt not matter) but hes away, xblist pop up will say hes on the dashboard, every minute or so. When the main window clearly says hes been away playing X game for Y minutes. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/766#post-1475 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:59:15 +0000 JK0815 1475@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I wrote an AutoIt script using ImageMagicks convert and Inkscape for SVGs and pngout or optipng for optimizing the produced PNGs.<br /> I will try to reach PNGGauntlets GUI Clarity together with independence from .NET and very fast GUI reaction times.</p> <p>Could you tell me, for what do you need Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll, Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll and why the GUI is starting so slowly ? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/766#post-1474 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:06:56 +0000 brh 1474@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Interesting. I'm just using the JPEG-to-PNG capabilities of PNGOUT - your best bet is to convert your JPEGs to PNG using ImageMagick or something else, and *then* run it through PNGGauntlet to compress it. PNGGauntlet is really for compressing PNGs - the JPEG-to-PNG conversion is just a convenience. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/766#post-1473 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:18:10 +0000 JK0815 1473@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>JPG:<br /> <a href="http://www.xup.in/dl,14027431/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet.jpg/" rel="nofollow">http://www.xup.in/dl,14027431/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet.jpg/</a></p> <p>PNG after PNGGauntlet:<br /> <a href="http://www.xup.in/dl,61332236/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet.png/" rel="nofollow">http://www.xup.in/dl,61332236/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet.png/</a></p> <p>PNG created with 'convert' from ImageMagick:<br /> <a href="http://www.xup.in/dl,40351924/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet..png/" rel="nofollow">http://www.xup.in/dl,40351924/Yarlong_Tsangpo_spaeter_Brahmaputra_Tibet..png/</a></p> <p>TweakPNG for detecting presence of PNG Metadata<br /> <a href="http://entropymine.com/jason/tweakpng/" rel="nofollow">http://entropymine.com/jason/tweakpng/</a></p> <p>Please help me, how to get the iCCP chunk not ignored by PNGGauntlet !<br /> Please excuse, that english is not my mother tongue. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/58/page/8#post-1472 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:35:23 +0000 nutzo 1472@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>No particular reason that I can't. I just feel XBList would provide a better, smoother experience with the feature to send/receive messages. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/58/page/8#post-1471 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:57:41 +0000 brh 1471@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Is there any particular reason you can't use the site for messaging? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/58/page/8#post-1470 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 02:11:09 +0000 nutzo 1470@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Any updates regarding messaging through the program rather than having the browser open up a new window/tab? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/747#post-1469 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:14:03 +0000 brh 1469@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I forgot to update this thread, but I've released a version of TopProcess that fixes this issue. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1466 Sat, 29 May 2010 23:39:55 +0000 brh 1466@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I suppose it would help for me to actually deploy the new version of the site. Give it a shot now. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1465 Sat, 29 May 2010 19:45:06 +0000 thebackup 1465@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Apparently the DL link still points to 2.1.2, not 2.1.3; can't find it. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1464 Sat, 29 May 2010 00:28:29 +0000 brh 1464@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>It looks like somehow the old version got packaged into the installer. Weird. I've uploaded a new version 2.1.3 that should be correct. Please give it a try. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1463 Fri, 28 May 2010 08:57:34 +0000 stu 1463@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I've just downloaded and installed the new version which is labelled as 2.1.2 on the installer but the about box when installed is saying its version 2.1.1.0, I'm also getting the output.txt message too. </p> <p>Do you have a link to the updated version as the following link</p> <p><a href="http://benhollis.net/software/pnggauntlet/upgrade/" rel="nofollow">http://benhollis.net/software/pnggauntlet/upgrade/</a></p> <p>Is a link the old version.</p> <p>Thanks Stu :) </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1462 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:49:19 +0000 brh 1462@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Sorry about that. I accidentally left some debugging stuff in. PNGGauntlet 2.1.2 has been uploaded that doesn't have that in. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/765#post-1461 Thu, 27 May 2010 09:08:14 +0000 jgsacris 1461@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>When I try to run PNGGauntlet on Windows 7 I get the following error message:<br /> Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\PNGGauntlet\output.txt' is denied<br /> ...</p> <p>Which is actually the default on Windows 7, no application should be writing anything on that folder, which I find is a sensible setting. Is there a way to set it so that it writes the output.txt under the users AppData/Local folder instead. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1460 Sun, 23 May 2010 06:12:13 +0000 DJJoeJoe 1460@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Alright, it's in the air now. Also, I do not use a window manager of any sorts. What would one want with a window manager, especially in windows 7? I'm a fairly advanced user of windows and I can't see what I'd need an app for, I can handle my windows easily with no app :S Crazy. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1459 Wed, 19 May 2010 01:44:59 +0000 brh 1459@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>That's very odd - XBList is actually designed to work well on multiple monitors. You wouldn't happen to be using a custom window manager or something? If you could email me your settings file from C:\Users\&lt;your username&gt;\AppData\Roaming\XBList\settings.xml after closing XBList, I might be able to figure it out. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1458 Tue, 18 May 2010 06:30:58 +0000 DJJoeJoe 1458@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>For sure, the beta ends on the 18th or something. I do have some small issue I guess I could talk about, it's startup window position that gets reset every time possibly due to dual display.</p> <p>I have some screens here:<br /> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/DJJoeJoe/Screencaps#5472492412740711906" rel="nofollow">http://picasaweb.google.com/DJJoeJoe/Screencaps#5472492412740711906</a><br /> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/DJJoeJoe/Screencaps#5472492362303064850" rel="nofollow">http://picasaweb.google.com/DJJoeJoe/Screencaps#5472492362303064850</a> </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1457 Tue, 18 May 2010 05:45:37 +0000 brh 1457@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I'll definitely keep that in mind as the Reach stuff on Bungie.net matures. I wouldn't want to build anything on it now with less than a week of Beta left :-) </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/763#post-1456 Tue, 18 May 2010 05:43:37 +0000 brh 1456@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Just as a note, I've uploaded PNGGauntlet 2.1.1, which will work on either .NET 3.5 or .NET 4.0, which should help avoid some of the confusion. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1455 Tue, 18 May 2010 03:28:13 +0000 DJJoeJoe 1455@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I can't really think of anything I'd like specifically linked to Reach, since I really just want a friends list on my pc and not much game specific integration. That said... I guess it would be totally rad if you could make the app look as rad as Reach's in-game 'active roster', that would be awesome but I assume a ton of work just mostly for visual appeal.</p> <p>Maybe it actually wouldn't be that hard, considering you can pull the color data for each friends 'tab' or whatever right from Bungie.net just like their little emblems and such.</p> <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6VLNEpbN3I/AAAAAAAAAMk/FDitYMAHUtI/s1600/image-o-matic.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6VLNEpbN3I/AAAAAAAAAMk/FDitYMAHUtI/s1600/image-o-matic.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6UwIILgxpI/AAAAAAAAALs/lToTFd5Pakc/s1600-h/6.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6UwIILgxpI/AAAAAAAAALs/lToTFd5Pakc/s1600-h/6.jpg</a><br /> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6UwJJB7f_I/AAAAAAAAAL0/1wAsrJFo3So/s1600-h/8.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QHKUWAE7PA/S6UwJJB7f_I/AAAAAAAAAL0/1wAsrJFo3So/s1600-h/8.jpg</a> </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1454 Sat, 15 May 2010 05:22:26 +0000 brh 1454@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Thanks. XBList is in fact still under development - it's just already pretty much the way I want it, so I haven't accumulated enough changes to justify a full release. Be assured that fixing the login process is a high priority though.</p> <p>I'm not going to open up XBList for a number of reasons, but I do listen to feature requests. What would you expect for Reach integration? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/764#post-1453 Sat, 15 May 2010 01:14:06 +0000 DJJoeJoe 1453@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I'd just like to say that I've used XBList for at least 3-4 solid years of the 5 years it's been around and it's always been really great. Almost every time that I've reformatted my pc or built a new one I've searched around for a different Xbox Friends List application and without fail it seems XBList is literally the only existing app for the job.</p> <p>Lately I've been assuming that there will be 'some' activity on the app's development for the upcoming Halo Reach game since Ben Hollis seems to be a big Halo fan, at least judging from the halo specific features, and the few other halo things he's done. All that said it saddens me that the app isn't really in any active development.</p> <p>I realize that there really isn't much to do either way, and maybe this is because I'm used to using applications that are both new and in beta form thus they are extremely active. Most of my lust for a more active focus on this app is due to it being the only one of it's kind and seeing the potential for it to really be great, heck it could even become extremely popular if it hits the right buttons and gets featured on a tech/gaming blog :)</p> <p>Just some very quick and small thoughts on actual features and such:<br /> -Is there anyway to internalize the sign in process so it doesn't need a separate browser to open up and sign in?<br /> -Have you considered opening the project up to the community and allowing open source individuals to maintain it rather then it being basically a side project for yourself?</p> <p>Anyways I just thought I'd finally contribute something (check your paypal, from Joey Johansen) to you seeing as XBList is a great little app that's one of it's kind even over 5 years time, I hope you continue to at least keep track of it and keep it alive in some capacity.</p> <p>Thanks. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/763#post-1452 Thu, 06 May 2010 11:17:34 +0000 Liz 1452@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Yeah, it finally works after I installed .NET 3.5 . </p> <p>This program is great! Thank you very much for it! </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/763#post-1451 Thu, 06 May 2010 03:14:56 +0000 brh 1451@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Liz, you need .NET Framework 3.5, not 4.0. Can you install that and try it out? It's pretty confusing, but having just the newest .NET Framework isn't enough. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/763#post-1450 Wed, 05 May 2010 11:35:45 +0000 Liz 1450@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Well, somehow, PNGGauntlet does not start on my computer. Windows just keeps poping up the error message. And I have .NET Framework 4.0, so I guess my OS must be the problem. I'm using XP SP3, and I wonder if this version of PNGGauntlet is compatible with it? </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/759#post-1449 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:37:07 +0000 brh 1449@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>The column sorting has been fixed in PNGGauntlet 2.1. Thanks for the suggestion! </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/762#post-1448 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:36:32 +0000 brh 1448@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Give it another shot. I had a typo in the filename when I updated the site. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/762#post-1447 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:48:16 +0000 Zarggg 1447@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Issue is in topic. Unable to download this software, as the download link leads to a "page not found" error. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/759#post-1444 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:21 +0000 brh 1444@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I'll definitely take a look at that. Don't worry about files that grow, though - PNGGauntlet will never overwrite a file with a larger "compressed" version. That's why they're colored red. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/759#post-1443 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:21:41 +0000 stimpy 1443@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Great application! I have only had a few opportunities to make use of it, but I already know that this one's a keeper.</p> <p>Some files that don't compress, however, actually *grow* in size. I thought I'd simply review these files by sorting on the "% Original size" column. No dice; it resorts the list, but I can't tell what it's actually sorting on. All I know is that it doesn't sort on any column correctly but the "Filename" column. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/747#post-1440 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:27:31 +0000 brh 1440@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Yep, I'm completely aware of it - the gadget is pretty broken. It's some bug in Sidebar though that I'm hitting - I don't think I'm doing anything weird. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/756#post-1439 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:21:57 +0000 terrigan 1439@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>Just got my xbox and looked for an app to manage my xbox live stuff on my PC. Founds yours, it's really great however, I don't stay connected with the app if i close IE8. It loses the connection. Is this a known problem, if not, what information do you need to trace it?</p> <p>Edit: Nevermind. I was automatically deleting cookies and passwords using a setting in IE8 on exit, which caused the problem. </p> http://forums.numbera.com/topic/747#post-1438 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:26:04 +0000 jbohmtiny 1438@http://forums.numbera.com/ <p>I have the same problem but I use 3 instances to show all 3 categories. Each time I reboot Vista (build 6002), one instance becomes a blank space in the sidebar (gadgets below don't flow up to fill the gap, and the instance is still listed in the remove gadget dialog). If I reboot again without fixing the problem another instance becomes blank too (2 blank gadgets, one survivor).</p> <p>Right clicking in the blank space where the gadget should be brings me the right click menu for the sidebar itself, not the Top Processes right click menu, and moving the pointer to the edge where the options button should appear doesn't either, so there is no obvious way to reconfigure the half-dead gadget instance.</p> <p>Since this happens in both Vista and Windows 7 (according to Antonio and Raul), I suspect it may be something related to how this gadget does the "multiple instances" chores in its code. I have not read the gadget authoring documentation from MS, so I cannot check the code myself, sorry. </p>