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[WakDooD]

cpchan,
After installing your latest build (January), whenever the backlight turns off, nothing seems to turn it back on. However, the sansa is still running and key presses still have the desired effect. Was FS#8400 added to the build, and if so, which key will turn on the backlight? I have tried all of them, and so far the only way to turn on the backlight again is to restart the sansa.

edit. also, i've noticed that the Backlight during plugin option has disappeared

ps. thanks for finally releasing a new build

pps. woot first post xD

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[Songokuu]

Yey it's here...a new biuld. Thanks Charles.

Small questions:
Is it posible to change any old WPS into Viewport by only cfg file?
Can you (If you have time ) make a version of your build without Viewport, because there is lot of cool old WPS (and lot of people use them). This Viewport just started and I think it will be some time before new Viewport WPS will come out.

[isanggon]

Hi, cpchan.

I tested your build shortly, and I found a few problem.
Multifont didn't applied to recording screen. And Histogram in recording menu, it didn't work now.

Thanks for a new build

[disorganizer]

Originally Posted by Songokuu

and I think it will be some time before new Viewport WPS will come out.

well, there are already wps's with viewport, and all new wps's will be viewport anyways.

also, feel free to convert and post any old wps.

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by WakDooD

After installing your latest build (January), whenever the backlight turns off, nothing seems to turn it back on. However, the sansa is still running and key presses still have the desired effect.

Strange, it works fine here. Can you try a clean insatllation?

Was FS#8400 added to the build, and if so, which key will turn on the backlight? I have tried all of them, and so far the only way to turn on the backlight again is to restart the sansa.

No, I haven't added that one yet. I am still deciding.

edit. also, i've noticed that the Backlight during plugin option has disappeared

I don't have my e280 with me right now. I might have forgotten to apply that patch . I will look into it tonight.

Charles

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by isanggon

I tested your build shortly, and I found a few problem.
Multifont didn't applied to recording screen.

Yes, I forgot to change the font. It will be in the next build.

And Histogram in recording menu, it didn't work now.

I will look into that. I might have done something wrong with I resynced REP (recording enhancement pack).

Charles

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by Songokuu

Is it posible to change any old WPS into Viewport by only cfg file?

Depending on the patches the old theme depends on, it might be a stright forward job to convert the theme to viewports or impossible at the moment.

Can you (If you have time ) make a version of your build without Viewport, because there is lot of cool old WPS (and lot of people use them).

It will be a nightmare to resync those patches since they are no longer in development (their tracker pages on flyspray have actually been closed) with the changes in Rockbox. However, I will upload the old builds tonight and keep them around for a while.

This Viewport just started and I think it will be some time before new Viewport WPS will come out.

Actually you are wrong on this. Most of Viewports have been committed to SVN and any new themes can use it, where as the old complex themes relies on unofficial and out of date patches that will never be committed.

Charles

[WakDooD]

Originally Posted by cpchan

Strange, it works fine here. Can you try a clean insatllation?

Yes, even after a clean installation the backlight still has the same problem.

It appears that when I set the brightness of the LCD to 1, the backlight will not turn on after fading. However, any setting higher than that will allow the backlight to function normally.

Also, I've noticed that when i turn Hold on then off, the backlight seems to periodically flash (btw, i've set backlight to turn off completely when hold is on. before the update, turning hold off would automatically turn on the backlight).

Again, if the brightness is set to anything higher than 1, the backlight functions normally

Perhaps there is something wrong with my config? I'm going to try resetting my config. (I have to hold rec while i'm booting RB right?)

Yes, there was something wrong with my config, although this still poses a problem for the people who like to keep their brightness settings at 1 (namely, me). Please look into this if possible...

Thanks,
WakDooD

ps. please look into the Backlight during plugin problem, thanks

pps. i've already done a clean installation twice, so please don't reply with "try a clean installation" xD

[AimLXJ]

Yea I have the same problem with the back light too, I had my brightness set to 1 but now I guess 2 will work for me.

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by WakDooD

It appears that when I set the brightness of the LCD to 1, the backlight will not turn on after fading. However, anything setting higher than that will allow the backlight to function normally.

Ah, thanks for the info- I have mine set higher. I believe the problem is with the LCD Dimmer patch. I had problems with timeout setting to a really low value before.

ps. please look into the Backlight during plugin problem, thanks

I will readd the patch tonight.

Charles

P.S.: For future reference. What we mean by a clean/fresh installation is to delete the ".rockbox" directory first and then reinstalling.

[WakDooD]

Originally Posted by cpchan

P.S.: For future reference. What we mean by a clean/fresh installation is to delete the ".rockbox" directory first and then reinstalling.

Ahhhhh, my bad... thanks for elaborating
Also, thanks for readding the Backlight during Plugin patch

[Songokuu]

When I was saying:
"This Viewport just started and I think it will be some time before new Viewport WPS will come out."
I was thinking about Viewports that will be popular and satisfy most of people (I dont know how to tell you what I was really ment my english vocabulary is still missing some words (grammar too!)
I know there are already some cool looking Viewports...I like "Cleaner" look.
It would be great if someone can make somekind of tutorial about how to change old WPS into Viewport. I know it's sometimes not that simple...or is it?

Anyway I will put your newest build on to my sansa and just wait for Viewport that will replece "sector" or "cowon" WPS

Thanks again Charles it was worth waiting...

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by Songokuu

It would be great if someone can make somekind of tutorial about how to change old WPS into Viewport. I know it's sometimes not that simple...or is it?

Maybe the wps authors on this site can look into this.

Anyway I will put your newest build on to my sansa and just wait for Viewport that will replece "sector" or "cowon" WPS

Don't know about sector, but Cowon works fine- I am using it:

cowon.jpg

Thanks again Charles it was worth waiting...

No problem.

Charles

[epithetless]

Originally Posted by cpchan

Please do not upgrade if you plan to use a theme that does not support Viewports.

For the sake of clarification: Old themes that didn't rely on any of those fancy CustomLine, Multifont, or Scrolling Margins patches (i.e. ones that operated just fine in pre-Viewports official builds) should still work correctly in your new builds -- isn't that right? I know the RB devs intended for newer builds to be backwards-compatible with WPS' that weren't patch-dependent...

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by epithetless

For the sake of clarification: Old themes that didn't rely on any of those fancy CustomLine, Multifont, or Scrolling Margins patches (i.e. ones that operated just fine in pre-Viewports official builds) should still work correctly in your new builds -- isn't that right? I know the RB devs intended for newer builds to be backwards-compatible with WPS' that weren't patch-dependent...

Yes, I should be clearer. The only themes that won't work are the ones that depends on those unofficial patches.

Charles

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by isanggon

HMultifont didn't applied to recording screen.

The font is fixed in the recording screen.

Charles

[cpchan]

Originally Posted by WakDooD

also, i've noticed that the Backlight during plugin option has disappeared.

Fixed in the new build.

Charles

[cpchan]

I have just uploaded new builds that increase the battery life substantially.

Charles

[Songokuu]

Originally Posted by cpchan

Yes, I should be clearer. The only themes that won't work are the ones that depends on those unofficial patches.

Ok, now it's clear

Two builds in 2 days...you are THE MAN Charles

[Benjamin_L]

note to self: look first then ask