memilm, if the windowed mode timer is set to 1 second and not 1 minute like you said before, there really shouldn't be any problem with "cycle random fish". I did not change anything for that routine. If it worked in version 4.0.5 or 4.0.6 it should work in 4.0.7. You do have random fish-slots in your current MA2 settings, right? Otherwise Fish Picker will not even bother to try cycling, even with that option selected.
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the old versions are also not working. Windowed mode ist set to 1 second.
I have 3 random fishes in the configuration file I want to start. Can you tell me where I can found and read those saved configuration files? How about red letters by Starfish and Lighting by starting the picker? I click Apply and these became black, but by starting the picker again are red coloured again. |
memilm, does it go into windowed mode at all? 1 second is probably too low on most systems. This is what I wrote in the readme:
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A new Fish Picker version 4.0.8 is out: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker_ma2.zip
Thanks to memilm who sent me his Fish Picker registry settings I could fix the bug with "Cycle Random Fish". It appeared to cycle only with fish7 set to random! Which of course happened to be the case in my test setup. The bug must have been introduced in version 4.0.3. So everyone please download the now (hopefully) bugfree picker. :dunce: |
Many thanks for that, Mountainmaster. That's a grand job you're doing there. It does not go unappreciated in this quarter! :)
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Fish Picker version 4.0.9 is out. Now it can be set as a screensaver! Just follow these steps:
First of course download it here: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker_ma2.zip 1. Copy picker.exe and all the files that came with it to your system folder. The system folder is usually located in "c:\windows\system" (Windows9x) or "c:\winnt\system32" (Windows NT/2000/XP) or a combination of those. 2. Rename the picker.exe in the system folder to picker.scr 3. Go to Display Properties - Screen Saver. If the previous steps went right you should see "picker" among your other screensavers. Select it and click OK to set as the default saver. Done! 4. Additionally you can select the "Minimize When... Aquarium Launches" in Fish Picker's preferences menu to make the operation look smoother. Notes: - Since Fish Picker is not a real screensaver it does not support screensaver password protection! - When starting Fish Picker as a screensaver it will exit automatically shortly after MA2 exits. |
Exelent work, acting as a screensaver is great.
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Mountainmaster. I appreciate all your efforts on our behalf.
For the benefit of the ordinary amateurs could you advise us if there is any need to further update Fish Picker 3.0.09. I am perfectly happy with what I have and have no wish to upset matters. I admit to being lost in the midst of all this expertise. |
clifdene,
Fish Picker 3.0.9 works only for Marine Aquarium 1.1 and Fish Picker 4.xx only for Marine Aquarium 2.0. Just like you can use MA 1.1 and MA 2.0 independently you can use Picker 3.xx and 4.xx independently. And just like MA 1.1 will (probably) not be developed any further, Picker 3.x development stopped with version 3.0.9. |
Sorry. I am displaying my ignorance again. I have Picker for MA2. It is the last changes I am worried about.
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clifdene, if you are using version 4.0.0 or 4.0.1 and don't need the new "cycle custom settings" or "run picker as screensaver" possibilities, then by all means stick with it.
If however you are using any version from 4.0.3 to 4.0.7, I urge you to download the latest version 4.0.9 that fixes bugs of those. Implementing "cycle custom settings" has proved to be the challenge I feared it would be (which is why I delayed working on this requested feature for a long time), so it took a few builds to get it right. |
Mountainmaster. Thank you very much again. You have completely clarified the position.
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I observe an unregulated error.
After some hours of good working: picker started as screensaver, minimized, MA2 is windowed after 1 sec, the picker has opened the setting pannel from MA2 and not continued with pressing the space bar. I hit the spacebar manualy and than the picker will work OK, I don't know for how long... |
Are you doing anything on your computer when that happens?
The Fish Picker readme says: You should neither access the aquarium manually nor actively use any other applications when this option is set. Or are you maybe running other tasks in the background? When Fish Picker sends simulated keystrokes to MA2 the slightest activity from other programs can disrupt this. |
OK, I work on that computer, listen music, and watch the MA2 started windowed from picker. The most of time the picker get the focus from my application when it needed(5-10 min), set it to MA2, than hit twice the spacebar and I can switch to the other application and work.
The only thing to think if you can implement for the picker was, that when the setting panel from MA2 is opened, set the focus to it and hit the spacebar only one time, and try to keep the focus on the MA2 for every hit of the spacebar, not only for the firstone. I read the readme, but I like this way to have it, and when you don't want to modify something, I'll understand your viewpoint. Many thanks... |
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can you find a way to identify the setting panel from MA2 not only by name? This window has an OK and Cancel button, also has no minimise symbol on the right side of the title bar.
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Fish Picker 4.1 is out: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker_ma2.zip
Fixed a time-out bug for the "Launch Aquarium" function that on slower systems caused Fish Picker to assume that launching had failed. This could prevent subsequent actions like "Windowed Mode" or the cycle options from being executed. Launch time-out is now set to 30 seconds. Quote:
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As usual the previous bugfix caused another minor bug that I had to fix. :o So here is Fish Picker version 4.1.1: http://home.wanadoo.nl/sfinx98/progs/picker_ma2.zip
Fixed: Launching MA2 with the option "Minimize When... Aquarium launches" left picker visible in the taskbar when it should have minimized to the system tray only. |
A new Fish Picker 4.1.2 is available. I finally fixed the CPU usage issue. Now Fish Picker no longer uses 100% CPU when cycling the Custom Settings!
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