iWitness

[smellmuth]

what are u guys using for the second part of this operation? the thing mentioned in the deleted thread? i would greatly appreciate a PM if its something we dont care to mention here.

[Mogobu The Fool]

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Running smoothly

[/ QUOTE ]Well, there are a couple bugs.

I have 2 clients up now that. . .

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Running smoothly on 1 client, that is. Slow on the draw, I am. I only now installed AutoHotKey.

[Mogobu The Fool]

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[ QUOTE ][*]iWitness

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I like it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Upon actual consideration, I vote for iWitness.

If it's cool with you, Sam, I'll set up the name change on the Wiki. Fun experiment to see if I can preserve the current version history despite the name change. . .

[Mogobu The Fool]

Choose or come up with a folder which is visible via network from all the systems in question. Could be any folder; it's up to you.

Point this tool to that target folder. Do the same on each system.

Tada! Now they all read and write their "this is what I'M doing" information to the same location.

[Mogobu The Fool]

More comments on this:

1. I think 30 seconds is too quick; I set mine to five minutes.
2. Jackpot tables offer a unique challenge. Firstly, the player counts are in column 4, not 3. Secondly, there are mixed limits, and it doesn't actually filter limits yet. Third, there are mixed games, and it doesn't even look for game type.
3. It might be better to keep the tables minimized (lower system load), but keep the lobby UP at all times. Lobby refresh is definitely faster when the lobby stays up. 30 seconds is not enough time for it to refresh when there are many tables up and the lobby is not up.

I'm delving deeper into AHK and will try to contribute to this project as my ability/time allows.

[SamIAm]

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If it's cool with you, Sam, I'll set up the name change on the Wiki.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, go for it. I want to make a nifty graphic for the program, too. Both for the icon and in the app. Ooh, and maybe a snazy splash screen! (Obviously these are way more important than current bugs.)

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Fun experiment to see if I can preserve the current version history despite the name change.

[/ QUOTE ] You could always just download all the versions, make the new project, and then upload them one at a time, right? (I actually don't think this is necessary. Maybe include Roland's INITIAL release on 2+2 and then the current version.)

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I think 30 seconds is too quick; I set mine to five minutes.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, fine. The trade-off is obtrusiveness and load vs. accuracy of filtering. I don't think it matters much. It does mean that your networking time-out should be like 11 minutes (at the minimum).

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Jackpot tables offer a royal pain in the butt that we're nowhere near tackling yet.

[/ QUOTE ]FYP.
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It might be better to keep the tables minimized (lower system load), but keep the lobby UP at all times.

[/ QUOTE ]Yeah, good call. My minimize code sucks right now anyway.

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I'm delving deeper into AHK and will try to contribute to this project as my ability/time allows.

[/ QUOTE ]Awesome. We'll take all the help we can get.
-Sam

[SamIAm]

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Point this tool to that target folder. Do the same on each system.

[/ QUOTE ]Note that, if they're all running the same version of the script, they'll all have the same .ini file, and therefore you only have to set this once.

This is a great feature for the networking location. It's not so hot for "Am I logged in or out?". [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I think currently you'll have trouble with one user observing 4 and another observing 10.

I'm thinking about having each client write this pref with their UserName, so they can all stay distinct. Ditto for Limit. (If we ever code this part [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )
-Sam

[Azalin]

WOW. That project grew very fast. It would be best if you could write a newbie guide (if it does no exist somewhere already that is) about using this (starting with a link to AHK and how to import it / use it etc). Did i say thank you? Thank you

[Mogobu The Fool]

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WOW. That project grew very fast. It would be best if you could write a newbie guide (if it does no exist somewhere already that is) about using this (starting with a link to AHK and how to import it / use it etc). Did i say thank you? Thank you

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I'd like to ask that one of the folks using the script but not working on the code take the time write a basic/noob guide to using this script and put it on the Wiki page.

A noob guide to AHK scripts would also be handy, which can go on the AutoHotKey page.

Keep the coders on the code!