Post by: BenJeremy on January 06, 2004, 06:57:00 PM
Sneak Peaks here....
Plug-Ins White Paper
System UI White Paper
Still working on these, and will take comments here on them.
Post by: BenJeremy on January 08, 2004, 01:52:00 AM
Any comments on these, geniusalz? Any other ActionScripters out there?
Post by: geniusalz on January 08, 2004, 02:01:00 AM
I'll look over it, but I gtg right now
Post by: geniusalz on January 08, 2004, 02:07:00 AM
Post by: BenJeremy on January 08, 2004, 02:20:00 AM
| QUOTE (geniusalz @ Jan 8 2004, 06:07 AM) |
| Quick thought: Scripts overrides should have options of replacing or appending the existing script |
Hmmm... appending. Hadn't thought of that. It adds some complications, though.
Perhaps appending as an addiotional script to trigger on an event? (For example, a secondary AutoExec script?)
Post by: geniusalz on January 08, 2004, 02:33:00 AM
Post by: BenJeremy on January 08, 2004, 05:04:00 AM
Post by: geniusalz on January 08, 2004, 02:23:00 PM
Esp. the treeview, can be used for configuring menus. (No more menu.xml problems for noobs, phew)
Post by: flattspott on January 09, 2004, 09:14:00 AM
Well, I haven't been hanging around here as much as I was when the whole ActionScript thing began but I am quite impressed. One thing though. In the ActionScript.doc it don't recall seeing anything about *.xas files. Is that a thing of the past now? Are we just gonna be concentrating on the new *.xsm files?
And I must say the whole load the *.xsm file from a defined directory at start is great. It'll make them easier to use.
Post by: BenJeremy on January 09, 2004, 12:33:00 PM
| QUOTE (flattspott @ Jan 9 2004, 01:14 PM) |
| I'm not reading those. There like books or something.............just kidding, read both of them. Well, I haven't been hanging around here as much as I was when the whole ActionScript thing began but I am quite impressed. One thing though. In the ActionScript.doc it don't recall seeing anything about *.xas files. Is that a thing of the past now? Are we just gonna be concentrating on the new *.xsm files? And I must say the whole load the *.xsm file from a defined directory at start is great. It'll make them easier to use. |
xas won't go away.... they are plain-text script files, while xsm modules are scripts that can co-exist with other data.
Post by: ub312g0d on January 11, 2004, 07:14:00 PM
Post by: geniusalz on January 15, 2004, 01:03:00 PM
Post by: BenJeremy on January 15, 2004, 02:58:00 PM
| QUOTE (geniusalz @ Jan 15 2004, 05:03 PM) |
| How's the progress? |
Well, I might make some progress tonight.... weather is horrible here. The last two days, my commute time, already long, has tripled due to the dumbass drivers combined with as much as 10 inches of snow dumped in near-zero temperatures.
On top of that, it's crunch time at work, with our lead S/W engineer flown in for the next few weeks - but I've developed a good relationship and we are really kicking some ass on the project - unfortunately, the side effect is that I have little time to crunch code at work (during breaks, of course
). In fact, it's 8pm here and I just got home 
Post by: BenJeremy on January 17, 2004, 08:55:00 AM
| QUOTE (yourwishismine @ Jan 17 2004, 11:39 AM) | ||||
You outta give your 'lead S/W engineer' a modded xbox with MXM on it.. and subconciously persuade him to become your new 'partner in xbox crime'..  |
Ugh... I couldn't work with him. Hard enough getting him to do the things I ask for work - and even harder to explain some of the simplest things. To be fair, the language barrier doesn't help, but even when I think he understands, it turns out he doesn't.
These guys are uncomfortable coding in plain ol' C... They had the benefit of special training on some of the tools that I don't - yet I understand them much better then they probably ever will. Unfortunately, the market is changing, as is the demands on software engineering, particularly with the big customers we deal wth. In Japan, dealing with other Japanese companies, there were few requirements to deal with - the product was self-contained, but now they are dealing with a customer that specifies the way the product works down to minute detail, and there's support in the factory - a concept totally alien to them - where they must provide configurability/upgradability of their product and the ability to do this both in the factory and at service centers. :::sigh::: so instead of a handshake, then hiding away for 9 or 12 months and producing a blackbox product that plugs into the customer's systems, they have to work closely, under supervision, of the customer for the next year, and produce a tightly integrated component that proper operation of the system, as a whole, is dependent upon.
If I told you what it was (I can't), you'd go "Hmmmmmmmm.... Whaaaa????"
In short, it's somewhat exasperating - but it keeps me busy, and I do make a difference, which is a good thing. It helps that I've had a hand in writing many of the tools our customer uses in this long, slow development process (I'm a contractor on this project, from a third company - one very much involved in work with the main customer).
Anyway... I just had to vent a little. Venting can be healthy, right?
Post by: Yuyu on January 17, 2004, 09:41:00 AM
Thought I'd spin that off for ya, maybe we should now announce this is the "No Spin Zone"...
Post by: geniusalz on January 17, 2004, 09:59:00 AM
edit: Isn't this forum infamous for spinning threads soooo offtopic that the thread starter regrets even asking a simple question?
Post by: BenJeremy on January 17, 2004, 10:15:00 AM
| QUOTE (Yuyu @ Jan 17 2004, 01:41 PM) |
| Grab a pistol and shoot a pillow, it worked in "Analyze This". I'm sure it would have the same stress relieving effect for you...Then you can get back to what really matters, the Xbox. Who cares about global prosperity and big customers in Japan? Heh... Thought I'd spin that off for ya, maybe we should now announce this is the "No Spin Zone"... |
Well, this "big customer" is a bit closer. Anybody who has paid attention to my locale will know what EXACTLY the industry is
Are we spinning offtopic?
Post by: BenJeremy on January 17, 2004, 10:16:00 AM
| QUOTE (geniusalz @ Jan 17 2004, 01:59 PM) |
| So what is this top secret project you're working on? edit: Isn't this forum infamous for spinning threads soooo offtopic that the thread starter regrets even asking a simple question? |
Well, it's not so much a "secret" as much as I don't want to reveal too much of my personal info (while allowing myself the ability to vent)
Hmmmm... maybe this is spinning off topic.
Post by: Kthulu on January 17, 2004, 09:58:00 PM
... i finally read them. i must say i'm very excited about what lies ahead for MXM. of course, actionscripting was the first step in this direction, but when i imagine how these new plug-ins and UI controls can be used, MXM feels less like a dashboard and more like an operating system!i
MXM!