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BBInterface 0.9.89 - psyci
BBInterface 0.9.89 is done! Here's what's new: BBI CORE IMPROVEMENTS: Architecture Improvements: [psyci] Agents themselves cannot have agents attached to them (allows Compound Text Agent, Switched State Agent, and Graph agent to exist, and has lots of potential) Styles: [pkt-zer0] Style literals Extra color format: rgb10:r/g/b - r, g, and b are decimal values 0-255 Modules (improved) [pkt-zer0] No more limitations on naming and control count. Use commented lines to set the different properties: "!Module: " is necessary, can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Other properties are "!Author:" and "!Comments:" "Interface operations > Assign to module..." option added. "Set Active Module": New controls will automatically be assigned to this module. OnLoad and OnUnload actions - for the main config file, too. Message preprocessing [pkt-zer0] Quoted broams are no longer exempt from preprocessing, use $$VarName$$ in such places, if that's the desired behaviour. Variable indirection: The value of a variable is used to access a control or another variable. ($VarName$) $Slider.Value$ and $Switch.Value$ added. Variables saved to file: Use the "Static" keyword after the "Set" command, and optionally a module name to specify where it should be saved. (@BBInterface Set Static [Module] Variable Value) Expression evaluation for the "Set" command Menu Improvements* [psyci] Menu layout slightly easier to navigate (Options are on top, assigned agent type is displayed in menu) CONTROLS: Slider Control (Improved) [psyci] Slider control now has OnGrab, OnRelease, and OnChange agent slots that can be assigned to any action Added MinimumBroadcastValue and MaximumBroadcastValue property (use with Bro@ms) Button/SwitchButton Control (Improved) [psyci] Buttons now have ImageWhenPressed agent slot (when this isn't set, the Image property is used) AGENTS: Winamp Agent (Improved) [psyci] Track time elapsed now available to assign to any text field Track time remaining now available to assign to any text field Track time remaining now available to assign to any text field Is Playing now available as a boolean value System Monitor Agent (Improved) [psyci] All system monitor agents (CPU, Memory, Battery) can now be attached in text form to any text field Fixed bug with battery meter when plugged in Compound Text Agent (NEW) [psyci] New agent can string together multiple pieces of text from any text source (for example, "CPU: 25% Memory: 30% Winamp Title: Your Song Here" can be the title of a button) Switched State Agent (NEW) [psyci] Values linked to any boolean value can have two state images/text/triggers (for example, a button could have a different image and a different piece of text depending on if the volume is muted or not). Graph Agent (NEW) [psyci] Attach as an image to any control that can contain an image (button, label, frame) Graphs any scale value over time (CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Battery Power, Volume, etc) Slider Control (Improved) [psyci] Added OnChange, OnGrab, and OnRelease agents to Slider control Added Minimum & Maximum Broadcast Value property Bitmap/Icon Agent (Improved) [psyci] Added "Change Source..." item to options menu that allows you to change source of icon without losing alignment/sizing properties Bro@m Agent (Improved) [psyci] Removed ability to assign broams to sliders (did not fit in to architecture) Added ability to replace "$BroadcastValue$" in a broam message with the assigned control's value (0 or 1 for switch buttons, customizable range for sliders) Download BBInterface 0.9.89 here Discuss in the Lost In The Box Forums. A compatibility note: Just about everything should be compatible with the previous versions. However, there is one change that script-makers should be aware of. Previously, you could assign a broam to a slider. This was kind of strange; a broam is not really a value. I changed the implementation of this, which might break a few scripts, but it is for the better. Changes are: Sliders now have "OnGrab", "OnChange", and "OnRelease" agents that can be assigned to any action, including broams. Sliders have "Minimum Broadcast Value" and "Maximum Broadcast Value" properties now (replacing the MinValue and MaxValue properties of broams) Broams now have the ability to replace "$BroadcastValue$" with the value of the control they are attached to. Combine those three changes together, and you can get the same functionality but with a better architecture.

BBInterface 0.9.89 - psyci

BBInterface 0.9.89 is done! Here's what's new:

BBI CORE IMPROVEMENTS:
Architecture Improvements: [psyci]

Agents themselves cannot have agents attached to them (allows Compound Text Agent, Switched State Agent, and Graph agent to exist, and has lots of potential)

Styles: [pkt-zer0]

Style literals

Extra color format: rgb10:r/g/b - r, g, and b are decimal values 0-255

Modules (improved) [pkt-zer0]

No more limitations on naming and control count.

Use commented lines to set the different properties: "!Module: " is necessary, can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Other properties are "!Author:" and "!Comments:"

"Interface operations > Assign to module..." option added.

"Set Active Module": New controls will automatically be assigned to this module.

OnLoad and OnUnload actions - for the main config file, too.

Message preprocessing [pkt-zer0]

Quoted broams are no longer exempt from preprocessing, use $$VarName$$ in such places, if that's the desired behaviour.

Variable indirection: The value of a variable is used to access a control or another variable. ($*VarName$)

$Slider.Value$ and $Switch.Value$ added.

Variables saved to file: Use the "Static" keyword after the "Set" command, and optionally a module name to specify where it should be saved. (@BBInterface Set Static [Module] Variable Value)

Expression evaluation for the "Set" command

Menu Improvements [psyci]

Menu layout slightly easier to navigate (Options are on top, assigned agent type is displayed in menu)

CONTROLS:
Slider Control (Improved) [psyci]

Slider control now has OnGrab, OnRelease, and OnChange agent slots that can be assigned to any action

Added MinimumBroadcastValue and MaximumBroadcastValue property (use with Bro@ms)

Button/SwitchButton Control (Improved) [psyci]

Buttons now have ImageWhenPressed agent slot (when this isn't set, the Image property is used)

AGENTS:
Winamp Agent (Improved) [psyci]

Track time elapsed now available to assign to any text field

Track time remaining now available to assign to any text field

Is Playing now available as a boolean value

System Monitor Agent (Improved) [psyci]

All system monitor agents (CPU, Memory, Battery) can now be attached in text form to any text field

Fixed bug with battery meter when plugged in

Compound Text Agent (NEW) [psyci]

New agent can string together multiple pieces of text from any text source (for example, "CPU: 25% Memory: 30% Winamp Title: Your Song Here" can be the title of a button)

Switched State Agent (NEW) [psyci]

Values linked to any boolean value can have two state images/text/triggers (for example, a button could have a different image and a different piece of text depending on if the volume is muted or not).

Graph Agent (NEW) [psyci]

Attach as an image to any control that can contain an image (button, label, frame)

Graphs any scale value over time (CPU Usage, Memory Usage, Battery Power, Volume, etc)

Slider Control (Improved) [psyci]

Added OnChange, OnGrab, and OnRelease agents to Slider control

Added Minimum & Maximum Broadcast Value property

Bitmap/Icon Agent (Improved) [psyci]

Added "Change Source..." item to options menu that allows you to change source of icon without losing alignment/sizing properties

Bro@m Agent (Improved) [psyci]

Removed ability to assign broams to sliders (did not fit in to architecture)

Added ability to replace "$BroadcastValue$" in a broam message with the assigned control's value (0 or 1 for switch buttons, customizable range for sliders)

Download BBInterface 0.9.89 here

Discuss in the Lost In The Box Forums.

A compatibility note: Just about everything should be compatible with the previous versions. However, there is one change that script-makers should be aware of. Previously, you could assign a broam to a slider. This was kind of strange; a broam is not really a value. I changed the implementation of this, which might break a few scripts, but it is for the better. Changes are:

Sliders now have "OnGrab", "OnChange", and "OnRelease" agents that can be assigned to *any* action, including broams.

Sliders have "Minimum Broadcast Value" and "Maximum Broadcast Value" properties now (replacing the MinValue and MaxValue properties of broams)

Broams now have the ability to replace "$BroadcastValue$" with the value of the control they are attached to.

Combine those three changes together, and you can get the same functionality but with a better architecture.

BBInterface 0.9.85 - psyci
BBInterface 0.9.85 is out. Here's what's new since 0.9.71: Winamp Agent Attach track position to any slider control [psyci] Attach current track title to any text field (button caption, label caption, etc) [psyci] System Monitor Agent (NEW!) Attach CPU usage to to any slider control [psyci] Attach physical memory, virtual memory, and page file usage any slider control [psyci] Attach battery usage any slider control [psyci] BBInterface Control Agent (NEW!) Make controls visible or invisible with any event (like a button click) [psyci] (Yes, this could be done before with scripting, but is now easily accessible in the menu) Window Properties Custom-defined styles for buttons & labels [pkt-zer0] Make window invisible after control or blackbox loses focus [psyci] Download BBInterface 0.9.85 here Discuss in the Lost In The Box Forums. Here's a neat trick you can do with the new version: Make a frame. Make a button on that frame. Make a second frame. Make a button on that frame. Make the button on the first frame make the second frame visible (Control Options -> MouseUp -> BBInterface Control -> Make Control Visible -> second frame) Make the button on the second frame launch a program. Set the second frame to disappear on losing focus (Window Options -> Make Invisible -> When control loses focus) And you've got a no-scripting-required wharf. Neat, huh?

BBInterface 0.9.85 - psyci

BBInterface 0.9.85 is out. Here's what's new since 0.9.71:

Winamp Agent

Attach track position to any slider control [psyci]
Attach current track title to any text field (button caption, label caption, etc) [psyci]

System Monitor Agent (NEW!)

Attach CPU usage to to any slider control [psyci]
Attach physical memory, virtual memory, and page file usage any slider control [psyci]
Attach battery usage any slider control [psyci]

BBInterface Control Agent (NEW!)

Make controls visible or invisible with any event (like a button click) [psyci]
(Yes, this could be done before with scripting, but is now easily accessible in the menu)

Window Properties

Custom-defined styles for buttons & labels [pkt-zer0]
Make window invisible after control or blackbox loses focus [psyci]

Download BBInterface 0.9.85 here

Discuss in the Lost In The Box Forums.

Here's a neat trick you can do with the new version:

Make a frame. Make a button on that frame.
Make a second frame. Make a button on that frame.
Make the button on the first frame make the second frame visible (Control Options -> MouseUp -> BBInterface Control -> Make Control Visible -> second frame)
Make the button on the second frame launch a program.
Set the second frame to disappear on losing focus (Window Options -> Make Invisible -> When control loses focus)

And you've got a no-scripting-required wharf. Neat, huh?

I'm back - psyci
It's been quite a while, but I'm back, and back into blackbox. I'm glad to see that BBInterface has become so popular in the last few years - I remember when I first released it nobody knew what do with it. The other contributors (grischka, kana, ysuke, pkt-zero0) have done a lot of great work on it over the years, too. This release, 0.9.85, is hopefully a sign of things to come. I'm still working on getting everything set up. pkt-zer0 and I will be hopefully working together on the project. We both have a lot of cool stuff we're thinking of adding, so there's a lot to look forward to.

I'm back - psyci

It's been quite a while, but I'm back, and back into blackbox.

I'm glad to see that BBInterface has become so popular in the last few years - I remember when I first released it nobody knew what do with it. The other contributors (grischka, kana, ysuke, pkt-zero0) have done a lot of great work on it over the years, too.

This release, 0.9.85, is hopefully a sign of things to come. I'm still working on getting everything set up. pkt-zer0 and I will be hopefully working together on the project. We both have a lot of cool stuff we're thinking of adding, so there's a lot to look forward to.