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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
----> Problem with pocketmelody... Please HELP ME....

I copied all the directory into my memory card...

The program starts correctly, but when I try to see the mp3 list, a black screen appears and if I push the screen again, the first screen of pocket melody comes back.....

Any solution??

Many thanks..

this program is amazing...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
You have to edit the direc.mel file and give it the directory where your mp3s are located. Make sure you keep the syntax the same as it was. This will be eradicated in the next release.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tonyrome6:
I tried but gave up on this, I think it's great with what did work but lost patience. Is it posted here somewhere on how exactly this should be installed guys?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tomazez:
just unzip all the files and copy them somewhere on your device then run the exe file
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
I have just tried it....

I think that I haven't done it correctly, because, after the edit, the same thing happens...

I'm italian so my storage card is called "scheda di memoria", and I have all my mp3 in a folder called "Musica", so when I was editing my direc.mel file I wrote: "scheda di memoria/musica"... Is it correctly???
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
lol, sorry to push this thread on first place ... but im just excited ^^ and even more to watch the updated youtube clip by tomazez then.

thundy, write us a single line : )

laters : )
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
A single line

Wonderful, just...wonderful! :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
i like the first one (from the left)...

is there another thread with the new version - i cant find it??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tomazez:
Hello. No.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
thanks tomazez.

in preparation for the new version, i want to know how to edit the direct.mel file, so PM will find my songs on my Touch's (Vogue) storage card. i thoroughly researched this thread and tried numerous suggestions without any success on the last version :(

please let me know the solution, if you know.

thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
Just edit direc.mel and put the name of your storage folder, for example: if your mp3s are stored in the memory card, you have to edit the direc.mel with Storage Card\\\\ (for english language).. It depends from your folder's name, put it correctly and don't edit anything more, just the name of the folder...

I suggest to put only Storage Card for the folder's name, for me it doesn't work if I put any subdirectories (for example Storage card\\\\Music doesn't work)...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
ok, just so i understand. i must move all of my music files to the main Storage Card directory? then edit direct.mel to be Storage Card\\\\?

thanksa!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
For me, in this way, it works correctly...

I think that you can also make it works using your main memory (check its name throught your file explorer, for me (in italian) it's called "Dispositivo"), if you are able to find its name you can edit direc.mel using the name you have found....

For me, I think that it would work in this way: Dispositivo\\\\

Let's try....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
Have you solved the problem?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
how about a 2nd single line ?? but more detailed :D:D:D:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Calaelen313:
Hey, Thundy.

Just wanted to get a post in and let you know that I'm watching this, too (actually I have been since the flash version, lol) with fond eyes. Also thought it wouldn't hurt to keep it up top a little longer. Excellent work!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
grazzi Flavio,

i am waiting for the new version, and then will try it out!

ciao
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Update:

Lol, one line never does it heheh.

Okay, I've been working everyday, on the painful port to QT/WINCE, and I'm coming along good. Ive recreated PM's main interface with the new theme, but the only challenge now, is to get larna's scrolling to play with qt. See, once I hand over the exe to QT, it runs in the same thread as the win exe, and forgets about the existing regular WIN32 executable messages etc., except for global functions and variables.

So in short, I'm working on the QT/WINCE to Win32 integration, then I just pop the PF code right in the thick of things, and release! (To beta testers first). That's what I'm working towards.

If you're only doing it in preparation for the new version, then don't waste your time, lol. 0.4 won't even HAVE a direc.mel file. You'll have a nice little window to select the directory, or directories you want, and it'll scan them. It's time we broke out of that beta way of selecting your mp3 directory :).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] wyzepro:
I cant remember the last time i was so excited about a piece of mobile software......very cool....plus let's keep this thread on top as much as possible....i'm sure it's encouraging!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thrice3:
I can't seem to get anything to go onto my Mogul. When I download the zip, it has the three files including the Hi.exe. When I drag it over, it says can not be copied and gives me an option to skip....not sure what to do
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aih1977:
i found a issue with the media player when the screen turns off the music stops playing.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sketchy9:
great!

Thundershadow, you've done some amazing work. Really looking forward to this when it's mature. One small feature request (which may not be that small at all, I'm not a programmer). WMA files have an additional tag for "Album Artist". This comes in very handy for compilation-type albums (e.g. movie soundtracks, dance mixes, etc.). Is there any way to include "Album Artist" as one of the fields available in your player? That is, one could sort via artist, album, or "album artist". That would totally rock and, AFAIK, would be the ONLY WM music player to do so. It's cool if you can't, it may be too much to deal with. Can't wait to see what this looks like and THANKS!

-R
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lemeiux1:
I cant get it to work. I put the entire folder into the programs folder on my phone, then I ran the hi.exe, the player comes up but its just a black screen then if I tap it says select media to search and its just a white screen with a back to player button on the bottom, there is no list to search through

am I doing something wrong?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
:) yup yup, remember it was just a test of the core functions. All this will be dealt with in 0.2

That doesn't sound like a PocketMelody problem :S, can you copy anything else??

MAJOR UPDATE!

Migrating to C++ was such a beautiful thing to do. The search for an id3reader for windows mobile is over!! And guess what, I wont be adding another lib. Fmod has full support for id3v2 and id3v1 tags, I just read out all the Artist names for my music collection!

So why you ask, wasn't this implemented in Melody .NET? I was using the exact same fmodce dll right?? Well, for the .NET version I was using a WRAPPER for the dll who's hands didn't extend very far into the abilities of fmodce. Now, there are no limitations, I just look up the function in the API docs, and use it. AAAH C++ what a wonderful thing. Oh, and yes, it has the ability to read Album Art as well.

I'm VERY excited about 0.2!!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
You have a QVGA device, correct?

the direc.mel file reflects somewhere that's actually on your device right??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thrice3:
Hmm I was just testing that, and it won't let me copy any files onto my Mogul. Then when I go to setting/remove programs, nothing is showing up.....anyone have any suggestions...thanks in advance
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mushipkw:
Whew!! I didnt knew our PPC was this fast, It just took fraction of a second to scan entire Storage Card.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Either our PPC's are really fast, or the function is really efficient ;);).
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bishopau:
Your enthusiasm is very infectious.

Good on you man
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] henftling:
Feedback

So copied to my German device, changed the .mel accordingly.

Scan of files is INCREDIBLE fast...

I also can mark one mp3, but it will not play. So also Pause button does not work.

Waiting on the next release...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Luochao522:
Feedback

firstly. I APPRECIATE YOU endeavour for POCKET MELODY

may be the 0.1 version aims at tests of software,so this 0.1 is not able to compatible with VGA DEVICE. generally, this melody is in prospect for us.

I hope you take into consideration the VGA skin of melody.if you have spare time ,can you creat the vga skin

the latest melody that compared with previous melody run in my device perfectly and quickly .l sometimes encountered a few uexpected errors when previous version run in my gear ,but no any glitch exist in melody 0.1 ,which count on you hard working. you are an excellent developer of softwares

l am waiting for melody 0.2 and l expect that my suggestions are accepted by you.

thanks you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Ceetee480:
Great work Chad. Works great on my 6700 with wm6. Keep up the good work :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rorydaredkign:
so many people are pleased.. including myself...

and album art in 0.2... whoa... 2 weeks after 0.81, and were nearly up to the same standard.. just without the scrolling..

well done and thanks

x
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] marco899:
Exact the same problem on my Tytn II. Keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeanbillfr007:
Hi thundershadow14

I just get the 0.1 release and all things are OK :-)

But I just have 2 remarks :

- when I select a MP3 file in the listbox which contains chinease caracters in the filename, Pocket Melody says that it can't find the file. Will PocketMelody support chinease caracters ?

- the pathname of the MP3 file has many "\" caracters. ie : SDMMC\\\\My Music\\blablabla.mp3. It's normal ?

- Where is the exit button ? :-)

Thanks for your response ans I'm impatient to get the next release :-D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gibs:
nice release. keep up the good work!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Paulo Marques:
Hello All,

I get the same thing: can't find file.

(Although mine is in Portuguese: "Cartão de Memória\My Documents\A Minha Música\". is it because of the language or is it something else?)

Cheers!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeanbillfr007:
I have make a test : rename the filename which contaning the chinease caracters to a filename just with alphabet et PocketMelody find the file. So I think it's just because of the language and in your case, you have special caracters in the pathname of the file.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] steb0ne:
I have the Mogul and am getting only a black screen, with the pause button in the middle on the bottom. The appears to work, but I can't see anything else. If I press the middle of the page, it brings up the scan box.

Any suggestions?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cruzzmz:
For this info i give u Cheers ... clap clap clap :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Extra Update:

The trolls have made this REALLY easy. For all of you who read my last post; you would have noticed my main issue was trouble in terms of integrating my QT GUI and my win32 GUI, well...my eyes seemed to have glazed over this class.

http://doc.trolltech.com/solutions/qtwinmigrate/qwinwidget.html#details

Lol, the description speaks for itself. In short, for someone migrating an app from pure win32 to QT, this is HEAVEN!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
im beckon to you :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Another Update!

Turns out, the trolls decided that they wouldn't support this class in QT/WINCE, it can only be found in it's desktop counterpart. Anyway! That didn't phase me, I did some googling, and I landed on a gem. Check it out!

http://nodalpoint.madfire.net/2007/9/8/kinetic-scrolling-in-qt

So I downloaded the source (yes it's open) and re-worked it a bit, for our screen size etc. It's amazing how true a port QT to WINCE really is, since the code just WORKED!

What this means?

It means that larna's trusty scrolling routine is no longer a part of PocketMelody. Not totally by design, but just since it seems near impossible for QT and WIN32 GUI code to work nicely together.

Anyway, this new list is working nicely, and it's a subclass of a regular QListView (for all of you familiar with QT), so I can do nice things with it, like add album covers etc. It seems really smooth; I just fixed the annoying way it kept highlighting items even if you didn't select them, and re-wrote the way it knows if you actually clicked an item or not. I've got to see how I can include the browser theme, into it, and all the GUI stuff should be done with, and I can concentrate on the other meaty things.

Turns out in fact, that 0.4 isn't integration of PF into PM, but it's a REWRITE of PM from the ground up using QT, it's no *port*. Hardly any of the original source is being used, and the code so far just seems cleaner.

I'll try to get a teaser video up ASAP.

-Thundy.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
you seen the modified code from this french guy, who posted in the comments?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UsPer9c5bg

source: http://calaos.fr/pub/tuto_edje06.tar.bz2

:D waiting for it like a monkey for his banana :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Is this for windows mobile??

EDIT: I was obviously VERY tired/stressed when i asked that question. I'll be looking at his implementation, and maybe checking to see what I could learn from it. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Update....Again!

Ok, think i owe you guys a bit of an update:

To be honest, I didnt clock many hours into PM today (due to uni), but I did get to optimizing the new kinetic scrolling list. To be honest, I quite like how it's operating now, it seems very responsive, and much more usable than when I first got it compiled. Just so you know, I run all my tests on it with 500 random text entries, and it's really smooth.

I'm pushing towards getting it themed by tomorrow, since the QListView offers some exciting ways to get that done. Once it's done, the GUI work will officially be finished, and I'd just need to patch them up all together to make them *do their thing* in the real world.

I'm really tired right now, so gonna get some zzz's.

Keep checking this space! :).

-Thundy, Out.

P.S

I've decided to accompany a new youtube video, with every release that I send out to my beta testers; just so everyone has something to at least *see*.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] coheed22:
Could i possibly be a beta tester or is it a public beta?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] wyzepro:
I'd like to be a beta tstr 2 since we're starting a list
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tomazez:
sorry, only six ppl are beta tester,

(I AM:D)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] glenngould@hotmail.fr:
OGG support ?

Hello,

Could you tell me if melody so-upport the superb opensource ogg format ?

thank you
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] coheed22:
Thats ghey just put up the friggin beta cmon...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Happy2cu:
Can you put this on it?

http://labs.blitzagency.com/wp-content/070522/BLITZ_Papervision_UI_DEMO.swf

This would be great!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tomazez:
haha, lol!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] coheed22:
hey i bet youd say the same thing if you wernt one of the lucky ones :P
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Responses

Yes, the lib i'm using has support for ogg, so it will be worked into 0.4.

Lol, no it's not -"ghey", it restores some sort of sanity to the postings here. It's not as if everyone else has to wait weeks until they get the release, it's usually max a day or two until all of the beta testers get back to me, and I fix the small kinks here and there. It saves at the very least, a few pages of bugs on the thread (which is already too large).

Ummm, have a look at the PictureFlow thread. I'm including similar functionality for browsing albums in 0.4. Video playback is something that will come later down the line for PM.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] qball1616:
love the app

Thundy,

I just wanted to say that I absolutely love both of your programs and I have been using all of the versions and I am anxiously awaiting the next release. I just wanted to tell you to take your time even though I am like everyone else who cant wait for the next release.

I will continue to keep checking daily....any idea when we might get the next release?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bratag:
Its good to be a beta tester :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] coheed22:
Could you leak it?

lol j/k
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] flaviopac:
:D:D:D

If only I was a beta tester too.....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
come on testers tell us about this awesome program we are dying here ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] tomazez:
There is still no beta out, should come out soon i suppose..

When D-day arrives ill try to give my feedback asap and maybe a video

:cool:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] lui22:
thnks for your hard work
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pocai:
Any news? No beta yet? Please, tell us something about the progress....:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
anticipation...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] E_Shinobi:
Just read there are 6 beta testers, which is awesome news, because now I know that the wait won't be so long anymore and less people can ***** and moan about "bugs" that are none and things that still have to be worked in.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Hello everyone,

Sorry for not posting anything for such a long time, but the truth is, I'm actually in the middle of a pretty heavy break up with my girlfriend, and I haven't been able to work, or even be in front of the computer in a while.

Although, I am in front of it now, which is a good sign right? :). Anyway, I'm beginning to feel a lot better, and I'll be back on track very soon. There's not that much work to be done anyway, just the final touches on an already solid release. Looking forward to all the great support as usual, and really looking forward to creating the new PM 0.4 thread!!

Call me a sissy, call me soft, I guess it'd be true! :) But work continues....

Thundy.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
no matter what, no matter when, if it comes to women .... TAKE YOUR TIME!!!

wishin you all goes fine with her.. because they can be the dare devil ^^
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bratag:
Women, Cant live with em - can't make em dress up in nurses uniforms.

Take your time Shadow.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cruzzmz:
Chad as Bratag quoted ....

best of luck ... and if it is in d final touch up stage hopefully we d beta tester will get it soon

hang in there ...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Speedyp:
Hey Thundy,

I hope everything is rather OK?

Can you please give us an update?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thundershadow14:
Update:

Working as per normal again.

All of the coding as far as functionality is concerned is DONE. The entire app has been ported over and is now a FULL QT application. Right now, I'm battling with painting all the graphics, and getting the geometry right. I'll have a better update soon, but this is just to let you know I'm working full speed ahead!

Hang in there guys,

Thundy.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pocai:
Thanks for the update Thundy, can´t wait till next release, Pocket Melody will rock all others players.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] E_Shinobi:
Qt? Sweet!

Ok, that was lame, but still! :P
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mushipkw:
Chad, now its 2 months since your last release, cud you just provide us a teaser video of PM.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] coheed22:
I second that.. please put up a t vid of pm.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] agentmikeyd:
teaser video, yes please!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] manaaa:
any new information you can provide, thundershadow ?

i guess this release will rock the boat ^^

respect :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zanger:
Update??

Thundershadow, come on give us an update. I check this site everyday for your updates, and nothing has been said. Can you give us a possible release date?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stpete111:
Can one of the beta testers send him an email and make sure he's at least alive?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TTJB:
No offense but, maybe the brilliant AC stole his Thunder with the release of his music player. Dog eat dog world. And the competition is fierce. Just kidding, everyone should be able to laugh.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeffreynew23:
TTJB lol you are a fool. That was funny. I am amazed with some of the things that developers can do from this site. AC and Tshadow :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zanger:
Release!!

Thundershadow, release, or at least give an update. A_C is not releasing S2P right now, so you could get a lot of attention and give out a great application. Please give an update. PLEASE!!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bluemetalaxe:
Another

bull**** player

. when i open the filelist, just blackscreen and the i need softreset. I have both mp3 and wma. i cant laugh anymore about such ****y software like yours an other beta and alpha versions that dont play anything and show no covers. I dont like to convert my gigabyts of music just because such "good" programmers like you, sorry.

Its sad but true: The Windows mediaplayer ist the only software that plays mp3 and wma und shows every album cover. And this works since years man.

I also tried ACs version. No WMA, no Covers. But i didnt need softresets. That was the only good thing.

I know its freeware and beta, but all this goes too far.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] makaveli86:
so wait are you saying that pocketmelody only reads wma? i couldn't get it to work on mine cause all mine are mp3s, maybe thats why?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] bedoig:
I hope you're kidding, 'cause if not that is the stupidest thing I've heard in some time. If you don't want to troubleshoot and deal with imperfections, don't download beta apps from a developers site. Did you not understand that from the name: XDA-Developers.

Not trying to offend, but your comments were unproductive and, honestly, just plain stupid. Sorry.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] legalmantra:
OK than develop ur own software and I' m sure u need to eat really hard to produce BULL ****;)