New broadcasting software - taking ideas!

[skarlot]

I have a new KM to go with this, but that is pretty much said n done I should think.

My design here is something new. I plan on presenting it as a flow chart. It will work P2P or enslave one copy to another.

So you will have different types of interconnectable modules, such as
- Sources (local, network)
- Lists (black go one way, white go the other)
- Conditions (like is foreground, keydown, etc)
- Remapping
- Injectors
- Round robins
- Instances
- Eventually triggers that do this or that.

This is just an idea really, I expect it will run suitably fast in managed code, cos damned if I'm doing it in C++ :P.

The point is, it will be totally customizable, probably to the point of recursive looping, and self debugable (so people get off my back!!).

Don't expect it to be free ok! But it is a good time for input, since once these things start to be coded, it can be a lot more tedious to change stuff, and things tend to skew and blow out like Octopus!

Really this should work out extensible (thats the idea) - but I'm putting it out there. I plan to properly support X-keys and G15 too.

[BobGnarly]

Let me see if I understand correctly.

You're going to develop software that will compete with keyclone (among others I suppose), but has these exciting properties:

• Your software will be in whatever managed language you prefer because you can't be bothered with writing it in C++.
• From the start you are planning for the code to be, at some point, resistant to change, so we better get any requests we want in now before its inevitable crash and burn.
• Once you've done your part, we all need to "get off [your] back" and support it ourselves.
• And lastly, don't even imagine that it will be free, after all these glorious perks!

Can I order in advance?

[skarlot]

While you've warped what I've said a bit, the point is, from the point of view from software design, earlier is better, which is the reason I posted.

In fact you've just twisted it totally, your not the kind of person this would be for anyway, jerk.

[skarlot]

Put it this way, I plan to use it to 10 box. Although I'm wondering if this is all a mistake now - everytime you mention money, some shit happens. I'm hardly likely to compromise speed. It's a personal interest not a commercial venture foremost. My goal is not to compete, I would tihnk that was obvious from my tone. I don't sugar coat and all that shit that comes with that. Managed code is much more productive and if the benefit is for me, then the benefit is for the user too. I have no idea where this BobGnarly drew that I was writing it to be resistant to change, when I said totally the opposite. I said nothing about what people need or need not do - anyone who has a fucking brain will see that self debugable is a good thing. I did not imply I wasn't going to support it!! Hell, I've supported Octopus for free for 6 months+( to some extent ). Does that clarify??? Sorry, I do take some stuff for granted - but he has indeed construed things that aren't there, and imagined things and invented reasons never mentioned.

[dRiN]

Im not sure what is happening in this thread. Skarlet has brought alot of MB happyness with Octopus. He is going to rewrite it for his own usage into a new product, probably even better than octopus already is. And if all goes well he feels he might be able to charge a little money for it (what hopefully gives good support like keyclone is bringing to the MB table).

I did not read the OP like you guys did, and I don't think there is a reason to interpret it the way it has been done now. Im looking at it from a programmers view so I'm not that appaled by

and self debugable (so people get off my back!!).

But it probably could have used some better formulating ; )

Anihoe, Im a big fan of Skarlot's work so far and hope he is comming through with the new piece of software : )

[krumbley]

Can I suggest the following -:

Provide a decent means of trialing the software without paying

Either provide a discount for multiiple licenses or make it a multiple usage license in the first place (ie do not penalise peolple who use more than 1 PC)

If the license is locked to hardware, then provide an automated method for switching licenses.

[skarlot]

Yes If I am inclined to charge - there will have to be a trial version and It won't be more for extra PC's, nor will it be runtime activation. In fact I don't even like the idea of OS/machine based activation, but I dont wanna think about this now, wanna see if it's gonna work out first

[DualTholo]

mhh i have an idea for your new software

my second PC is far away, of course you can integrate a screenshot or monitor stream so that i can handle the other toon from far away or so

Do you know what i mean?

[Knapenburger]

mhh i have an idea for your new software

my second PC is far away, of course you can integrate a screenshot or monitor stream so that i can handle the other toon from far away or so

Do you know what i mean?

You mean far away on a friends account in his house?

If you have them on follow them I suggest you zoom out more.

[Freddie]

my second PC is far away, of course you can integrate a screenshot or monitor stream so that i can handle the other toon from far away or so

I've been asked for this feature about a half dozen times, so you're not the only one who wants it.