[mythtv-users] Caller ID (cidbcast) systray app for Windows

[Jim Chandler]

Ken,

Just tried it and it 404s.

BTW, I got the same error when I tried to use Thomas' client.

Can't wait to upgrade myth so I can try it on the osd!!!

Jim

On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 23:11:44 -0500
Ken Bass <kbass at kenbass.com> wrote:

> I couldn't get your systray application to run - when I run the binary I
> get: 'The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135) Click on OK
> to terminate the application. (This is under XP).
> 
> However, I wrote a CID client for windows that is compatible with the mythtv
> cidbcast. Its not complete, but definately usable, so I'm not releasing the
> source code yet. However, it is written in java so it should work on both
> Windows and linux. If people would like to try it out:
> 
> www.kenbass.com/cid.zip
> 
> On windows: Unzip and run cid.cmd (you can add a shortcut to it in your
> startup).
> On linux: I think the syntax is different. Perhaps someone can refresh me on
> this.
> 
> NOTE: Prerequisite is the JAVA 1.4 or later runtime library - you need to
> download this from sun (http://www.java.com/en/index.jsp - click Get It
> Now).
> 
> Please let me know how it works. Because it is written in platform
> independant Java, I cannot easily integrate it into the system tray and
> maintain compatibility. Therefore I minimize it and when a call comes in, it
> pops up. 
> 
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 12:45:38 -0800 (PST), thomas at lea.com wrote:
> 
> >My MythTV setup includes a dedicated backend and 3
> >frontends (Pundit, M10000, Xbox).  I love the new
> >mythnotify addition for caller id display on the
> >frontends.  I wanted the caller id info to also display
> >on the Windows machines in my house, so I whipped up a
> >very simple system tray application that I would like
> >to share with anyone that cares:
> >
> >http://thomas.lea.com/cidsystray.html
> >
> >It has a prebuilt binary and the source (whoopie). 
> >Just put a shortcut to the binary in your startup
> >folder.
> >
> >Thanks to Ken Bass for the mythnotify code.
> >
> >Thomas Lea
> >
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-- 
Jim
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