Re: OSD ALERT

[armagh_elect]

> Just that when you send a exclusive command it doesn't by default
clear the
> display. I'm happy with the current approach of no clear.

The OSD Specs state that exclusive / Release must perform a clear
command .....

Frank



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steve.cooper@u... wrote:
>
> >> Even a message with alert=Y must be _ignored_ if the display
> >> device is in exclusive mode (and the alert= message isn't
> >> from the locking source).
>
> > This would concern me a little ??.....What happens if the
Locking Source
> for what ever reason decides not to send the release command...???
> >
> Nothing else has access to the OSD Device ?
>
> Would in make sense for Alert=Y to temporarily override the
exclusive and
> then return control afterwards, it would seem to make sense. Or
> alternatively make it optionally by either sending a Alert=Y with
the
> exclusive command indicating that I will give up exclusive for an
alert
> message or is that getting too complicated.
>
> Also I think it is possible for individual devices to put an alert
at the
> top of the message queue I don't think this needs to be mandatory
as it
> wouldn't be easy on a tivo or pic to do but it is easily possible
if you
> have 3 or 4 messages queued up in pc app.
>
> >>Obviously a device doesn't have to support
>exclusive/release
> >>(Though it might be nice if it assumed 'clear' for
>'exclusive')
>
> > Not sure what you mean by this???
>
> Just that when you send a exclusive command it doesn't by default
clear the
> display. I'm happy with the current approach of no clear.
>
> S.
>
>
>
>
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