Re: xPL Developers

["rleong1" <rleong1@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_xpl@xxxxxxx, Kevin Hawkins <lists@u...> wrote:
> Ian Lowe wrote:
>
> >
> >>(Frank wrote) Ummm......Must admit i did like the look of the
front end thing that
> >>was done for xAP...
> >>
> >
> >
> >Yeah - the reaction at UKHA was pretty indicative, I think.
Despite the
> >fact that (to the HA purist) the xAP desktop doesn't actually *do*
> >anything, it had no end of admirers.
> >
> >I think my own reaction must have been somewhat akin to giving a
kid a
> >wonderfully intricate and interesting toy to play with, only to
come
> >back to find them sitting in the empty box making car noises. ;)
> >
> >I recall re-installing decomissioned servers and disk packs back
into a
> >rack at a previous employer, so that there would be plenty of
flashing
> >lights for the visit of the top brass... The power of flashy
lights
must
> >never be underestimated!
> >
> >
> >
> I am conscious this is an xPL list so I  try not to 'campaign'  here
> but  I feel  the above is unfair & you may not have discovered the
full
> potential of xAP Desktop
>
>  It is a truly graphic input and output front end that integrates
neatly
> into your Windows desktop. It supports multiple 'widgets' with
realtime
> display of rich textual information and graphic images and can
translate
> co-ordinate or object based clicks into appropriate triggers/events in
> xAP eg an on screen fader for a light. Additionally it supports an
> enhanced VB script language in much the same way as xPL HAL does
(but no
> wizards/determinators).  So it is hardly a disappointment feature
wise,
> in fact most people only use a fraction of its features and are
> continually surprised at all its capabilities. It is  positioned as
the
> UI and not a complete HA control system as it does not include for
> example a scheduler although this could be partially achieved using
> scripts. It is one of the components in your xAP HA setup and may if
> desired be augmented by HomeSeer or HomeVision perhaps as a 
controller
> engine. I am not sure what other features you feel it should have but
> ask away and James may get them on the wishlist ;-)
>
> The  thing of potential interest to everyone on this list is that it
can
> be used with xPL should you so wish :-) by translating xPL to xAP
and vv
> using the scriptable bridge built into xPL HAL. I run a hybrid xAP and

any examples on how to do this?  sample code, etc.  i briefly looked
at this when the desktop came out but didn't have time to do anything
w/ it.