FOG needs a little, external "ready!" application
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pipfromslitherine
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OK guys, hopefull this version will be the final beta. If it runs fine for you all then I will do a final build (this one will expire in a week or 2) and a proper announcement.
http://www.slitherine.com/files/SysTray ... eta003.zip
+ fixed a bug where it was re-reporting turns
+ will now save login details once you are logged in successfully
Let me know how it works for you.
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Pip
http://www.slitherine.com/files/SysTray ... eta003.zip
+ fixed a bug where it was re-reporting turns
+ will now save login details once you are logged in successfully
Let me know how it works for you.
Cheers
Pip
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Morbio
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Overall, I like the application
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The biggest problem I have with this is that it often tells me it's my opponents turn within a minute of me completing my turn. It's almost as if it has detected the fact it is my turn, doesn't tell me because I'm busy doing my moves, I alt-tab out of FoG because I've finished making my moves, then it detects I'm available to talk to, so it gives me the message that it has been patiently waiting to give me for the last 20 mins - that it's now my go..... but it's not, because I've already moved!
It's only a minor annoyance because you soon get used to ignoring it, knowing you have just made the move versus that opponent. I guess it could be more annoying if you had several games on the go against an opponent, then you wouldn't know if it was telling you that the game you have just moved in is available, or another game, you'd then have to check, which defeats the object of the prompter.
The biggest problem I have with this is that it often tells me it's my opponents turn within a minute of me completing my turn. It's almost as if it has detected the fact it is my turn, doesn't tell me because I'm busy doing my moves, I alt-tab out of FoG because I've finished making my moves, then it detects I'm available to talk to, so it gives me the message that it has been patiently waiting to give me for the last 20 mins - that it's now my go..... but it's not, because I've already moved!
It's only a minor annoyance because you soon get used to ignoring it, knowing you have just made the move versus that opponent. I guess it could be more annoying if you had several games on the go against an opponent, then you wouldn't know if it was telling you that the game you have just moved in is available, or another game, you'd then have to check, which defeats the object of the prompter.
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Hmmm - that's a pain. Windows is probably caching the message because you are busy doing something else. I guess I could try and see whether FoG is running and not try and post messages if that is the case, although that's a little messy.
I assume this happens when you are in FoG and see that it is your turn without being prompted?
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I assume this happens when you are in FoG and see that it is your turn without being prompted?
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Morbio
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Yes, e.g. you finish a move versus an opponent and return to the 'my turn' list. You see you have a new turn to make and make it. When you have finished and there are no more moves, you alt-tab out and the prompter tells you the move you have just finished is available.pipfromslitherine wrote:Hmmm - that's a pain. Windows is probably caching the message because you are busy doing something else. I guess I could try and see whether FoG is running and not try and post messages if that is the case, although that's a little messy.
I assume this happens when you are in FoG and see that it is your turn without being prompted?
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pipfromslitherine
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That's a little more complex - especially going forward, as some games don't have user-readable titles for games. Having said that, I might have to just code little decoders for different games anyway. But then you run into issues of localisation (e.g. running the app on a machine without the game installed and needing to keep localised names synced etc).
I guess I could just like games by showing the opponent, but that's not ideal.
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I guess I could just like games by showing the opponent, but that's not ideal.
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Pip
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pipfromslitherine
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Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by run directly.pipfromslitherine wrote:It shouldn't. Did you have it running automatically? Perhaps it removed it from your startup? Or perhaps it is being blocked by a virus checker or Windows Defender?
What happens if you run the app directly?
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I downloaded and then it just worked automatically up till now.
It seems to be removed as I can't see it any longer in the line at the bottom (don't know the word in english...taskbar?)
I found the TrayTool directory and it's empty.
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