Announcing New Software : PokerTableScan - Page 15

ptssupport · #**141** 04-11-2006, 06:09 PM

Right now i cannot add PokerStars, because the method i use to retrieve the table and player names does not work with it. However, with some time to work at it, i think i could come up with a solution. I can't say when though, sorry...

bhudson · #**142** 04-11-2006, 06:41 PM

ptssupport, one last request (I think this would be number 6 [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] - a menu item to open the first 10 green tables on the list would be great.

jukofyork · #**143** 04-12-2006, 12:45 PM

Would it be possible to just steal focus away to Party for a fraction of a second (using GetForegroundWindow() to remember the window which had focus before it was stolen)?

This would mean we could leave PTS running permanently on auto-scan mode while playing and the focus steals would probably not even be noticeable if they only lasted for a fraction of a second.

Also, would it be possible to join a waiting list from inside of PTS aswell as being able to open a table.

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

TheProdigy · #**144** 04-12-2006, 02:48 PM

He has said that he doesn't want the program to become a "bot" and open tables/join wait lists automatically for you and stuff...dunno if you guys' requests fall under that, but I just remember him talkin about that...

jukofyork · #**145** 04-12-2006, 03:49 PM

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He has said that he doesn't want the program to become a "bot" and open tables/join wait lists automatically for you and stuff...dunno if you guys' requests fall under that, but I just remember him talkin about that...

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Yes, I agree adding too much automation to it could jeopardise it. The focus re-stealing thing should still be ok I guess though? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

bhudson · #**146** 04-12-2006, 11:55 PM

juk, if implemented would that also give focus back to the bet amount field if I was using that at the time? Or would the function return the handle to the beat amount window in the first place?

BTW, there seems to be a bug. Even after I stop automatic scan, it keeps switching focus back to party.

jukofyork · #**147** 04-13-2006, 12:44 AM

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juk, if implemented would that also give focus back to the bet amount field if I was using that at the time? Or would the function return the handle to the beat amount window in the first place?

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I can't be 100% sure without writing some test code, but in windows a widget is just treated like any other window, so in theory it should be possible to switch back to the bet amount window. If the focus steal was not very quick though, u may get strange stuff happening like missed keys, but again in theory you could setup global hotkey hooks to catch these, buffer them and then send to the re-focused widget (would be pretty messy to do though...).

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

lilsewon · #**148** 04-13-2006, 02:02 AM

How come it takes forever for the tables to be "updated"? Does it only update if it recognizes players in the PT database?

On the website, it showed a screenn with like 10 tables updated within 2 minutes. Mine are like 5-10 minutes apart.

ptssupport · #**149** 04-13-2006, 02:13 AM

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He has said that he doesn't want the program to become a "bot" and open tables/join wait lists automatically for you and stuff...dunno if you guys' requests fall under that, but I just remember him talkin about that...

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Right, I won't add anything else in terms of "automated" tasks. I understand some of you guys like these kind of things and i respect that, but that's not what i want to do with PTS.

ptssupport · #**150** 04-13-2006, 02:19 AM

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Would it be possible to just steal focus away to Party for a fraction of a second (using GetForegroundWindow() to remember the window which had focus before it was stolen)?

This would mean we could leave PTS running permanently on auto-scan mode while playing and the focus steals would probably not even be noticeable if they only lasted for a fraction of a second.

Also, would it be possible to join a waiting list from inside of PTS aswell as being able to open a table.

Juk [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Hi,
The issue with "focus stealing" thing is this : when the PartyPoker lobby window does not have the focus, it doesn't refresh the player list. That's why PTS keep giving the Focus to the lobby window, and so you'll understand that giving the focus for a fraction of seconds will not do it. PartyPoker just has to have the focus.

I don't how you guys are using PTS, but as far as i'm concerned, i am not doing an automatic scan permanently. What i do is : automatic scan of the tables at my level of play ( about 3-4 min ), choose my tables, play for 30 min, rescan the lobby, switch table if there is a more interesting table, play 30 min, etc... So this focus stealing is not much of an issue if you do that... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Anyway, i'll add a "hotkey" to quickly pause/resume the automatic scan in the next release. This should help.