RE: MainLobby Ver 2.0

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

I do quite a lot of Director work (Sales/marketing, training CD's etc).
I did have a look at creating a front end a while ago but then started
a
new business, so it's been on the back burner.



I managed to get Director talking to ACE though. Fairly simple process
but then Dan started talking about XML compatibility which would be
better than the text file interface currently used.



If only I had more time!



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 16 January 2003 17:38
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] MainLobby Ver 2.0



I know that feeling only too well. - I *really* try hard to limit the
amount 
of software that my HA systems utilise to "best of breed", in
the
pursuit of 
(hopfully) better stability, and simplicity of development and support
(for 
me!).

Girder definately falls in to the best of breed category, and is now 
something that I couldn't do without...

So far, the software that I Employ is:

Homeseer (With Ocelot & Comfort plugins)
ACE Server, ACE Client, and ACE32
Girder (supports my Mouseremote and a VIOM)

... And that's it pretty much...

The only other software is specific hardware configuration tools which
do 
not actually *run* my HA, so I'm referring to things like ProntoEdit, 
Comfigurator, CMAX, and so on, and then there's ancillary stuff like
Media 
rippers, media players and so on..

The big gaping hole that I have been wanting to fill for some time, is
a

nice, *really* simple GUI to run on a TV and/or touchscreens. ACE
client

goes some way to filling the touchscreen need, but I definately still
want 
to be able to produce a nice GUI, that's driven entirely by a remote
handset 
that I can deploy onto any TV in the house. Mainlobby has come the
closest 
so far to filling that gap, so I'm hoping that wil a little
perseverance
I 
can make something out of it..

Paul G.






>From: "Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] MainLobby Ver 2.0
>Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:16:58 -0000
>
>I know! Time is always against me and if it looks unfamiliar I shy
away
>:-(
>
>Many thanks
>
>Rob Mouser
>rmouser@xxxxxxx
>rob@xxxxxxx
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 16 January 2003 17:16
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] MainLobby Ver 2.0
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Don't know Paul. I really like it as well, will sit on my
Pro-Gear
> > >Loooovely.
> > >Seems to support Girder and Slinke out of the box but not
much
else.
>I
> > >don't really understand Girder :-(
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You should try!! - in contrast to what I posted earlier about
the
>quality
> > of
> > Mainlobby, Girder is a rock-solid, professional quality piece
of
>software,
> > with excellent ease-of-use, documentation, and support. I
recently
>used it
> > to facilitate the use of my X10 Mouseremote under Windows XP, as
the
> > supplied drivers (much to my annoyance) do not work with XP. It
has
> > enabled
> > me to fully utilise every feature of the Mouseremte, and in
some
ways
> > could
> > even be said to have improved upon the flexibility of the
original
> > software.
> >
> > It has *so many* plugins available, that there's virtually
nothing
>that
> > can't either control Girder, or be controlled by it...
> >
> > Granted, that as a new user, it can be a little tricky to grasp
some
>of
> > its
> > more subtle features and behaviour, but if I can do it, then
anybody
>can!
> >
> > The latest version even has a complete scripting engine built in
for
>even
> > more power and flexibility. I think it's probably fair to say
that
> > whatever
> > you want a PC to do, if it's possible to do it via the
interface,
then
> > it's
> > possible to make Girder do it for you....
> >
> > So if you want Mainlobby to support (for example) Homevision,
then
it
> > *will*
> > be able to do anything that can be done via the Homevision
software,
>or
> > via
> > the serial port connection....
> >
> > Check it out!
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
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