Comics

[C-moi]

i am trying to add a new module (reading comics)
i use cdisplay to read the pages of my albums (scanned in jpg format and compressed in .rar)
So i made a database : here is an example :

- <item>
<parameter>G:\BDXlobby\Asterix - T02 - La Serpe D'or\Asterix - T02 - La Serpe D'or.rar</parameter>
<coverart>G:\BDXlobby\Asterix - T02 - La Serpe D'or\001.jpg</coverart>
</item>

I can view all the thumbnails on my screen : when i choose an album cdisplay run but i can't see the pages !
Here is how i configure my module
Setup / Event manager, i add a Group with an Event : Command execute file
File : C:\Program Files\Cdisplay\CDisplay.exe
Arguments :
if i put "G:\BDXlobby\Asterix - T02 - La Serpe D'or\Asterix - T02 - La Serpe D'or.rar"
all works fine but i allways run the same album : so i don't know what i must add in Arguments ? if i write %parameter% or "%parameter%" cdisplay run but no album is loaded !
Please help and excuse my english !
I have a solution : to rename all my archives .rar in .cbr and associate cbr extensions with cdisplay running but i don't want to rename all my albums.

[mattdisaster]

Hrrmmm Sounds liek you're doing everything that should be done. It could be that the .rar extention is linked to winrar or another program still through file extentions and that's causing a problem. Why not try renaming the extentions for 1 comic and see if that works. I did that actually to all mine (like 1500 or so) using dos and the ren command, worked pretty easily. When I get the htpc set up in its new case and such I'll test this out on my own if it hasnt been solved yet. Good luck!

-matt

[C-moi]

Thanks
i'll use Ant Renamer (freeware)
http://www.antp.be/software/renamer
i succeed but i must rename all the extensions .rar in .cbr !

[dalanik]

Did anyone implement this? Is cdisplay working? Or is there a better solution for comics?

What is the best vies in cdisplay to display comics on TV? Fit width?

Thanx,

Dalibor

[dalanik]

This one is killing me Anyone using CDisplay?

The problem seems to be in cooperation of CDisplay with Girder. I can control CDisplay from Girder, but I need Girder to enable CDisplay "group" of commands. This is implemented via switchtask and works fine for ZoomPlayer, MAME emulator and various other programs. When Girder senses that one of these apps opens (gets focus?), it enables it's group, when the app exists and focus returns to xlobby, it disables this group, and enables xlobby group again. So, works ok for i.e. Zoom.

But in case of CDisplay, it just refuses to sense that the CDisplay is run.

What I noticed is that it behaves differently when CDisplay is run from i.e. commandline with parameter to open a file (i.e. "c:\program files\cd\cd.exe" "d:\cb1.cbr") then when run w/o params (i.e. from desktop icon).

Also, it's awfully hard to "catch" the switchtask from girder, because, when I click "learn event" and then go to i.e. desktop icon or run command to lounch CDisplay.exe, it already "catches" explorer!

Any tips, clues?

Help!

D.

[dgemily]

maybe try PixelComic.zip

I think is integrate in the last version of xmedia : http://www.france.xlobby.com/forum/sagi ... a2TEN2.exe

din't try but should works and I think the skin use "send message" commands instead of using girder....

later

[dalanik]

Thanx for yr help, I'll try it out.

[dalanik]

Not a bad program, but I still like CDisplay better.

BTW, I managed to make it work with Girder, dunno what was the cause. Usualy when I clicked "learn event" in the name field (the one in dotmatrix font) i got "cdisplay.exe" or "CDisplay.exe", well - now i got "CDISPLAY.EXE" and guess what? It works! I'm not changing it anymore!

D.