2005-04-23, 10:31
alright, i would like to start by saying i am not a programmer, credit for the work leading to the following screenshot should be given to ysbox! it should also be known that this is still in very early stages. the browser will start up, no input support yet, and it leaks about 1mb each time you start it. ysbox is trying to clear this issue up currently. he has also said:
<ysbox> and i could use some support to keep the motivation up
<ysbox> if you find someone to work on the xbmc part while i'm on the links part
<ysbox> it should be ok
the reason i am posting is because of ysbox request that i help him find someone to work on the xbmc side of things while he works on linksboks. i have asked that he put together a todo list of what needs to be done, he is considering this and if he does it, i will post it here as soon as i get it.
when he originally tried linking the libs, it produced 3 errors. the screenshot you see was accomplished with a quick and dirty fix by editing the header files to make it work, for the integration we really want it to be done the clean way. here is what ysbox said about what needs to happen with xbmc:
<ysbox> there's work on xbmc to integrate it better
<ysbox> what i made is just a quick test
<ysbox> but if we want things to get done the "clean" way we have to make it "control" in their gui lib
<ysbox> +a
<ysbox> that is, like a textbox, button or file list control
<ysbox> then we could include it in every single window we want, just be filling some values in the skin's xml
if that means anything to you and you are able to help out, we have an irc channel setup at irc.rizon.net #xbmcmeetslinks ysbox is *usually* in the channel around 2:00pm est, if you catch him there, he will be able to tell you more specifically what he needs at this time.
that said, it is realized that this is not a heavily supported task we are trying to accomplish, this is not meant to be pushed on anyone in any way, it is a test, ysbox had said to me already that he is doing this because he wants to prove to himself that his library idea is good and will work. we are hoping this evolves, but currently the goal is to get it stable and work from there. he has also said he does not want to work against the official developers so if you guys are opposed, this will not be submitted as a patch. the only thing i ask is that you give us a chance to make this work and see what comes out of it. you can see we are not begging anyone to do all of the work, we are doing our best to get as much done as we can and as you all know, it takes time. also, i realize that the developers have other priorities and other things on their list, if you can/want to help out in any way though, please get in touch either through a reply here, pm, visit to the channel, however you want, we would welcome any help.
<ysbox> and i could use some support to keep the motivation up
<ysbox> if you find someone to work on the xbmc part while i'm on the links part
<ysbox> it should be ok
the reason i am posting is because of ysbox request that i help him find someone to work on the xbmc side of things while he works on linksboks. i have asked that he put together a todo list of what needs to be done, he is considering this and if he does it, i will post it here as soon as i get it.
when he originally tried linking the libs, it produced 3 errors. the screenshot you see was accomplished with a quick and dirty fix by editing the header files to make it work, for the integration we really want it to be done the clean way. here is what ysbox said about what needs to happen with xbmc:
<ysbox> there's work on xbmc to integrate it better
<ysbox> what i made is just a quick test
<ysbox> but if we want things to get done the "clean" way we have to make it "control" in their gui lib
<ysbox> +a
<ysbox> that is, like a textbox, button or file list control
<ysbox> then we could include it in every single window we want, just be filling some values in the skin's xml
if that means anything to you and you are able to help out, we have an irc channel setup at irc.rizon.net #xbmcmeetslinks ysbox is *usually* in the channel around 2:00pm est, if you catch him there, he will be able to tell you more specifically what he needs at this time.
that said, it is realized that this is not a heavily supported task we are trying to accomplish, this is not meant to be pushed on anyone in any way, it is a test, ysbox had said to me already that he is doing this because he wants to prove to himself that his library idea is good and will work. we are hoping this evolves, but currently the goal is to get it stable and work from there. he has also said he does not want to work against the official developers so if you guys are opposed, this will not be submitted as a patch. the only thing i ask is that you give us a chance to make this work and see what comes out of it. you can see we are not begging anyone to do all of the work, we are doing our best to get as much done as we can and as you all know, it takes time. also, i realize that the developers have other priorities and other things on their list, if you can/want to help out in any way though, please get in touch either through a reply here, pm, visit to the channel, however you want, we would welcome any help.