XChat2 applet for the Logitech G15 keyboard -update-

[wbb]

Hi

I have created a small G15 applet which copies every incoming chat message to the keyboards LCD display.

http://www.illogical.de/xchat/xchat2_g15.zip

Install: Unzip into your xchat2 plugin directory and make sure your G15 is setup correctly.

Usage:
Button1 (Press / Hold) = Move forward through channels
Button2 (Press / Hold) = Move backwards through channels
Button3 (Press / Hold) = Scroll up
Button4 (Press / Hold) = Scroll down
Button 3 + Button 4 = Switch mode

The special channel "All Messages" is catch all, it displays every message from every channel you in.

There are two modes: Auto and manual. In auto mode the display shows channel of last incoming message. In manual mode you select a channel you want to monitor. If auto mode is selected a small 'A' is displayed in top right corner. As soon as you scroll or navigate through channels auto mode is also disabled.

The main script is written in LUA so you can modify it, please share results in case you really do.

For the moment I kept is as simple as possible.

Current Limits:
- channel is not removed if you leave a channel in XChat, the channel list on LCD is not in sync with the client.

Ways to enhance:
- In auto mode query up channels to display, if messages are incoming to fast it is a crazy channel hopping and you cant read much.
- Mark channels which contains unread messages while navigate.
- Add character matrix for french / spanish special characters, like é
- I have to add a event to notify the LUA script if a channel in XChat is left, keep in sync da stuff

[Falcon1]

As the original author allows modification (See his .lua comments), I felt free to modify it a bit:

Change Notes since 1.0:

- Does not put XChat Applet in front of other Applets at G15 LCD anymore
- Only puts Applet in front of others when the message contains a highlight keyword
- Highlight Keyword can be defined via highlightString Variable in the .lua at the beginning

Download and more details at my blog here: http://www.hisdarkness.de/2010/03/xchat ... in-v1-0-1/

Direct Download v1.0.1: http://www.hisdarkness.de/wp-content/up ... 5_v101.zip

[Crogge]

I sadly cannot use this plugin because it is showing the following message:

AutoLoad failed for: ./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll
`./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll': %1 ist keine zulässige Win32-Anwendung.

(%1 is not a valid Win32-Application)

[tomek]

I sadly cannot use this plugin because it is showing the following message:

AutoLoad failed for: ./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll
`./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll': %1 ist keine zulässige Win32-Anwendung.

(%1 is not a valid Win32-Application)

are you using 64bit xchat-wdk? as this error looks like you're trying to load 32bit lib in 64bit app (and vice versa)

[Crogge]

I sadly cannot use this plugin because it is showing the following message:

AutoLoad failed for: ./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll
`./plugins/xchat2_g15.dll': %1 ist keine zulässige Win32-Anwendung.

(%1 is not a valid Win32-Application)

are you using 64bit xchat-wdk? as this error looks like you're trying to load 32bit lib in 64bit app (and vice versa)

Well I installed XChat with the "XChat-WDK 1496-6.exe" (Build type x64), where can I get a 32bit version of XChat or a 64bit version of that DLL file? I could also compile it myself if someone got the source.

[tomek]

reinstall xchat-wdk and check x86 build, as for source check xchat svn + wiki page on xchat-wdk.org (info how to build xchat on windows) and i don't think there is 64bit build of this plugin, you;d nned to talk with author

[Crogge]

reinstall xchat-wdk and check x86 build, as for source check xchat svn + wiki page on xchat-wdk.org (info how to build xchat on windows) and i don't think there is 64bit build of this plugin, you;d nned to talk with author

Thank you I will build the 32bit version myself and contact the author to get the source code of the DLL or a 64bit build of the plugin

Edit: Confirmed, it works fine as expected with the 32bit version.

[Falcon1]

Well, I'm not the original author, I only edited the .lua. So any changes that need to be made to the XChat <=> G15 Apple SDK implementation (aka the .dll) can't be done by me. I do not own the source code, either.

I didn't even know it wasn't working on x64 Builds, as I'm using x86 Silverex Build of XChat.

[wbb]

I've checked every backup USB stick / hdd I have, but I can not find the sources anymore.
It was a one day project and somehow I missed to backup it, otherwise it would no problem to share it.

I still have the keyboard though

[Crogge]

I see, well thank you anyway for checking your backups. I will simply use the 32bit version of XChat, I noticed no difference so far and see also technically no reason to have a 64bit IRC client.

[jennyb]

excellent plugin..thanks so much for your help. Really appreciate it.