Yippee kayay - it's 0.939 !

[jitterjames]

Quite a few little fixes and additions.  Most notable:

- Fixed set volume command i iTunes configuration
- Fixed TTS engine to use to correct output as defined in window TTS settings.
- Added TTS command TTS.SetOutput so you can change audio device output for TTS on the fly
- Added Scan MediaPortal to the GenXml menu on the main VC window.
- Fixed: VC should now return to the correct previoius state (on, off, standby) after autorebuild and quick restarts, instead of staying off.

MpWifi plugin:
- fixed the TvChannel command (I hope - can't test)

MpScan plugin:
- various minor fixes to the interface
- Added scanning for Tv and Radio Channels that are exported to xml file from Mp TV Server (if questions please post here: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=719.0 )

edit: updated attachment to version 0.939
- fixed a TTS bug
- added new language files including Spanish (thanks Aitor, Alex, Kalle and Wanilton)
- Added new VC.SetOptions command (more info on that to come)

[Kalle]

Quite a few little fixes and additions.  Most notable:

- Fixed set volume command i iTunes configuration
- Fixed TTS engine to use to correct output as defined in window TTS settings.
- Added TTS command TTS.SetOutput so you can change audio device output for TTS on the fly
- Added Scan MediaPortal to the GenXml menu on the main VC window.
- Fixed: VC should now return to the correct previoius state (on, off, standby) after autorebuild and quick restarts, instead of staying off.

MpWifi plugin:
- fixed the TvChannel command (I hope - can't test)

MpScan plugin:
- various minor fixes to the interface
- Added scanning for Tv and Radio Channels that are exported to xml file from Mp TV Server (if questions please post here: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=719.0 )

Wow James, hard work  

Everthing in my configuration works   no problems (I've install it over 0.936 - I call it update   )

Kalle

[jamesst]

this is wonderfull, thank you James

[jitterjames]

cool.  If nobody notices any major bugs I'm going to put this on the main download page for new users.

[mclough6]

Nice upgrade James.  However, when I use the command TTS set output 5, nothing happens.  Also I am a bit confused on how to query for weather conditions.  Is that something I am supposed to program?  When I test it, I get the weather, but no TTS. 

[jitterjames]

I recommend you use the name of an output, not the number.  How do you know which one is 5?  After you set the output, you need to issue a TTS command to see if it works.

If you request the weather it will return a result.  You then use {lastresult} in a subsequent action (TTS or OSD or whatever).  All actions that retrieve information work this way.

Areyou talking about google weather plugin or the older  Weather.TWN commands?
see this post for a googleweather sample group: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=617.msg4481#msg4481

[jitterjames]

in case anyone else runs into this, I think there is a bug when you try to use multiple TTS actions in the same command.  I am looking into it.

[Kalle]

Nice upgrade James.  However, when I use the command TTS set output 5, nothing happens.  Also I am a bit confused on how to query for weather conditions.  Is that something I am supposed to program?  When I test it, I get the weather, but no TTS. 

Hi, when you open in windows the "audio output settings" select a output and click on properties, there you can enter a specific name for this output (see picture 1).
To use the TTS.SetOutput command in VC, you can do follow:

1.) create a new command with action "TTS.SetOutput"  with payload (picture 2)

2.) use it with a payloadList. (picture 3)

It is important that you enter in the payload List the exact names of the outputs!

Kalle

[jitterjames]

Hey Kalle,  Wonderful post.  I was too lazy to do all that

My only note is that you can use a substring of the device name if you want.

So if your device is named "plantronics usb headset" you could just use "plantronics" if you want.  But of course you need to be careful in case you have two devices with "plantronics" in the name... it will use the first one it finds.

[jitterjames]

I know people are watching this thread so I'm posting a link here to the new tutorial(s): http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=724.0

I hope you find it useful. 

[painy]

Hey James

Thank you for another update.

I have one issue though: i updated from 0.85 or something to 0.938, overwriting my existing voxcommando folders. Now VC doesn't recognise my prefixes any more while in standby mode (VC explicitly says ignoring/ we are in standby mode). I have a prefix set in options ('computer'). Everything works fine in listening (green) mode.

[jitterjames]

If you overwrite files and folder you should do a "purge cache" and then restart.  That usually fixes any anomalies.

[painy]

Damn you're responding fast, i was just about to post I had found a way to fix it only to see that you've beaten me to it :p

Thanks!

[jitterjames]

sorry

[jitterjames]

new update: http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=720.msg5565#msg5565

[jitterjames]

So in 0.939 I added the VC.SetOption command.  This allows you to override certain options.  When you restart VC they will go back to the values set in the Options form.

currently there are only 2 things you can modify:

- RequiredConfidence
- IdleTimeout

I'll add others upon request.

see the attached for an example of changing the idle timer.  To turn it off you can set it to 0

[Christian]

Wow, I've been away for a while now and just sat down to continue where I left my HA project and I can see a lot has happend since I used VC last...
I'm now using 0,931 and now 0.939 is out..

Seems like I have a lot to look into the next couple of days.

Quick question, what is the best way to update VC?
Is it a fresh install or copying the latest over the older?
I have tried to find some info on the forum, but i have not found any solid info.
Know Kalle has posted that his "updates" works well, so I assume it is possible, as long as it is not to many new features and the GUI has the same layout, am i right?

Christian

[jitterjames]

as with all updates of VC you can either install it to a fresh folder or you can install it on top of an existing one to update it.

If you do an update, you should always make a backup of your original folder first,  just in case.

if you do an in-place update, you will get updates applied to everything except your configuration.  If there are new commands in a standard configuration you won't see those, but if you want to use a standard configuration anyway, you should just install to a blank folder.

If you want to import only certain commands from a standard commands to your current configuration, you can find the voicecommands.xml files inside zip archives in vc\resources\configs\
you can drag these xml files into the bin and then copy over what you want.