LCD Smartie

Hi there!

Well, I tried the dvdplug.zip but never got it to work. So, as I really wanted to have the information on my VFD I decided to develop a plugin which is fully open source.

Some disclaimers:

1. I haven't programmed for some years so, apart from the cruel flashbacks and awkward coding style, please bear in mind this might not be bug free. It was my best shot, for now!
2. I only tested in Windows XP Pro SP2
3. I used VS2008 so you will need the VS2008 x86 redistributable runtime libraries to run - if someone finds out how to include them statically in order to avoid this, please mail me
4. If you find comments in portuguese that might be natural - I'm portuguese! But tell me so and I'll change it.

I think the readme file is self explanatory but in case you have any doubts contact me.

The zip file attached contains the source code, the DLL and .ini files required to run. The plugin simply connects to Zoom Player and a worker thread keeps reading the information continuosly. The main thread is used by LCD Smartie to retrieve the information.

I also have made a setup .exe with VS2008 but it is too large to post here and I really don't have a website. So if the admins think it is ok it might be worth it to post for non tech users to simply run the setup.

Hope it works for you, it works in my setup.

Thanks a lot for your efforts,
This will be useful for many,

I actually cant get either plugin to work in smartie,
"dll can not load plugin" on both,

Maybe Im doing something wrong,
no idea what.

Hi zipi!
Please assure first that you covered all the steps described here: http://forums.lcdsmartie.org/viewtopic.php?t=245

Thanks for the reply

yep did notice that,
but still no go I saw the plugin needs mfc90u & msvcr90

Should just putting them in WINDIR\system32 dir be enough ?
or additional dlls/registration is needed ?

Hi there! Sorry for not replying but I'm not getting the alerts for new replies on this topic...

For this plugin you'll need to install the VC redistributable from Microsoft. I don't know if the forum owners can post it in a sticky message in order to be easier for everyone to install them. Nevertheless, I'm putting the redistributable here, if there is any problem with this please let me know and I'll remove it.

I've created a page on Google Code in order to follow change requests as needed. My work load is a bit harsh and I'll try to change it as possible... But as this is GPL everyone can contribute if you want.

Here is the link : http://code.google.com/p/lcdsmartiepluginzoomplayer/

Regards,
Bruno