eXtremeUI v2

[nakaron]

Here is the code from a WinAMP playlist (.m3u)

I listen to alot of internet radio, so theres some streaming info there as well as some local mp3's.

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,Charivari Agreable Simfonie - Jupiter - Premier Divertissement 1. Jupiter - Moderement (M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!)
http://64.236.34.97:80/stream/1006
#EXTINF:-1,Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Konzert in G-Dur für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo by Matthias Schlubeck and Ingeborg Scheerer (M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!)
http://64.236.34.4:80/stream/1006
#EXTINF:-1,(#3 - 526/17629) M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!
http://64.236.34.196:80/stream/1006
#EXTINF:-1,(#4 - 2938/14193) M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!
http://64.236.34.67:80/stream/1006
#EXTINF:-1,(#5 - 2/2) M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!
http://160.79.128.61:5024
#EXTINF:-1,(#6 - 10/10) M O S T L Y - C L A S S I C A L - Now on S K Y . F M! - relax... it's good for you!
http://205.188.215.227:8004
#EXTINF:144,Classical - Classical - Mozart - 7th Symphony
\My Shared Folder\Classical - Mozart - 7th Symphony.mp3
#EXTINF:263,Bizet - Habanera (Carmen)
\My Shared Folder\Charlotte Church - Habanera.mp3
#EXTINF:222,VARIOUS ARTISTS - JOCELYN POOK - Masked Ball
\Documents and Settings\David.VIPER\My Documents\download\davidoftheold\08 - masked ball.mp3

Exactly how it shows up when i open it in notepad.

I have dual screens so i run eq2 in windowed mode on 1 and use the other for surfin the net, checkin e-mail, aim, etc. I love listening to classical while i play eq, just turn off the ingame music, its so much better and relaxing as well.

Shout if you need any more info

p.s. Also, i almost forgot, yesterday was the first day your UI got a full trial under heavy play on my system(8+ hours straight) and i must say, it proved itself worthy :P
However, towards the end it got really buggy, weird windows started popping up that were just boxes of color. And when i would talk to an NPC or go to a broker a window would pop up sayin something like: Cannot write "nektulos_nakaron_uisettings.ini" UI settings cannot be saved. The problem was fixed by rebooting the game, but it kinda spooked me.

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by nakaron

However, towards the end it got really buggy, weird windows started popping up that were just boxes of color. And when i would talk to an NPC or go to a broker a window would pop up sayin something like: Cannot write "nektulos_nakaron_uisettings.ini" UI settings cannot be saved. The problem was fixed by rebooting the game, but it kinda spooked me.

Hmm I have no idea what the boxes of colors are or the saveing issue as the UI never enteracts with that file just the game itself, well the installer does but thats it and I'm just guess but I don't think you have the installer up and running.

Thanks for the winamp play list Saves me from having to dl and istall it to get its playlist format.

[nakaron]

No problem, its my pleasure to help out in any way i can. Im also fairly proficient with photoshop if you need any help with that stuff.

I had never seen that before it really freaked me out, but whatever, if it happens again ill try to screen shot it.

[Falaris]

Had an idea for an easy addition.. could you put a link in the installer to select your own guild logo? I keep forgetting to copy mine back over after I do the install of each new version.

If easy thanks.. if not forget about it.. not really a big deal.

Thanks!

-Fal

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by Falaris

Had an idea for an easy addition.. could you put a link in the installer to select your own guild logo? I keep forgetting to copy mine back over after I do the install of each new version.

If easy thanks.. if not forget about it.. not really a big deal.

Thanks!

-Fal

Oh I had forgot all about the guild logo getting removed.. I'll move that image to the user_settings directory so it will not be removed.

After every thing becomes stable and it seems to be real close now, I'll remove the demandatory uninstall. It was just so many files from older verstions where still in peoples eXtreme folder causing bugs, it was the best thing to do at the time.

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by nakaron

I had never seen that before it really freaked me out, but whatever, if it happens again ill try to screen shot it.

Yes please do screen shot it if you can. Thats the best way to report freaky bugs like that. A pic is worth a 1000 words.. well so they say. lol

[Melena]

Did not see anything on this with the latest version. Loot select window is only showing one item. Wondered about this with the Snowglobe for the Holiday quest, was only being offered one when Quest Window shows two. Having now gone back to doing Grifter Instance Quests.. should be offered 3 types of coins.. only one choice is given. The rest are not showing. I tried to remove eq2ui_inventory_loot.xml but apparently this is not the file controlling this window. Please advise. Have only been able to choose Freeport Snowglobe and am a Qeynos Citizen.

To add a little more to this, just did a quest with more than 3 choices, at this point it did bring up a scroll bar.. still would only show the topmost selection in box, the bottom where there should be two more are unable to be seen or in anyway selected (norm 3 selections of coins with Grifters quests).

If you or anyone knows what file this window is, would like to remove to have default back till it can be looked into, thank you.

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by Melena

Did not see anything on this with the latest version. Loot select window is only showing one item. Wondered about this with the Snowglobe for the Holiday quest, was only being offered one when Quest Window shows two. Having now gone back to doing Grifter Instance Quests.. should be offered 3 types of coins.. only one choice is given. The rest are not showing. I tried to remove eq2ui_inventory_loot.xml but apparently this is not the file controlling this window. Please advise. Have only been able to choose Freeport Snowglobe and am a Qeynos Citizen.

To add a little more to this, just did a quest with more than 3 choices, at this point it did bring up a scroll bar.. still would only show the topmost selection in box, the bottom where there should be two more are unable to be seen or in anyway selected (norm 3 selections of coins with Grifters quests).

If you or anyone knows what file this window is, would like to remove to have default back till it can be looked into, thank you.

Post a screen shot please. I would of thought it was the loot.xml file also.

Try eq2ui_popup_RewardPack.xml and see if thats it.

[Melena]

eq2ui_popup_RewardPack.xml seems to be the culprit. I removed and am now back to the default window which is showing up to 3 loot choices once again (without an added scroll bar for more choices)

[drokker]

Originally Posted by Landiin

Post a screen shot please. I would of thought it was the loot.xml file also.

Try eq2ui_popup_RewardPack.xml and see if thats it.

No screenshot, but can confirm the same problem. I'll try the reward xml

[Bodhi]

Originally Posted by Landiin

Hmm I have no idea what the boxes of colors are or the saveing issue as the UI never enteracts with that file just the game itself, well the installer does but thats it and I'm just guess but I don't think you have the installer up and running.

Thanks for the winamp play list Saves me from having to dl and istall it to get its playlist format.

About the issue of the weird boxes showing up and other problems.... I was chatting with a guild mate last night who had the exact same problem after playing for 6 hours.... He runs only defualt UI, so I guess it has nothing to do with Extreme UI. I recommended to him to bug report it :-/

[Sharikah]

Hello!

I just wanted to report a few things that have been annoying me, but aren't really harming game play.

First of all, the large XP display is a little funky. The decimal number is cut off and at times, unreadable. There is also extra text that I can't read right before the decimal, but it's actually in the whole number field. It looks like the whole number continues (at the same size) but I can't read it, as it is hidden under the decimal number, which is also cut off.

My next problem is I can't enter new text into my Biography text box. It also appears that I have no biography to me, but in my online EQ2 players web site, there is still the biography that I was able to enter last. I belive this problem started when you provided the updates for LU 18 (maybe 17).

Thanks for all of your hard work, I love this UI!!!

[firebrandiv]

I have installed the UI using the installer and it mentions something about being bound to one character. It seems to hold up to that. My main character has a perfect UI, but when I switch to an alt, the UI gets all screwed up as far as placement of objects. Is there a way to make this UI cross-character?

[Raesoth]

What I do is set up the UI perfectly for my main then I'll exit out and then will copy the uisettings then paste it using windows explorer then rename the copy of ui file to my alts names.

So I copy my blackburrow_chani_eq2_uisettings.ini then paste it and get a
copy of blackburrow_chani_eq2_uisettings.ini
then I rename it and delete the copy of and rename Chani with my other alts name

Also had a setting set in the eq.ini that apparently used a specified UIsetting for all but doesn't seem to be working anymore and I forget what the command was as well.

Hope this helps

[sammeria]

Originally Posted by firebrandiv

I have installed the UI using the installer and it mentions something about being bound to one character. It seems to hold up to that. My main character has a perfect UI, but when I switch to an alt, the UI gets all screwed up as far as placement of objects. Is there a way to make this UI cross-character?

Change this line in you eq2_recent.ini file

FROM: cl_uisettings_file original_uisettings.ini

TO: cl_uisettings_file lucan dlere_sameria_eq2_uisettings.ini
(Where the blue is the name of the ui settings you want to have on all new toons.)

This will work on multiple accounts too. You will need to delete for the first time any uisettings files that allready exist, just besure NOT to delete the one you want to be set for all of the toons.

Credit: Landiin gave us this info in this thread.

[Aeromier]

Originally Posted by Sharikah

Hello!

I just wanted to report a few things that have been annoying me, but aren't really harming game play.

First of all, the large XP display is a little funky. The decimal number is cut off and at times, unreadable. There is also extra text that I can't read right before the decimal, but it's actually in the whole number field. It looks like the whole number continues (at the same size) but I can't read it, as it is hidden under the decimal number, which is also cut off.

My next problem is I can't enter new text into my Biography text box. It also appears that I have no biography to me, but in my online EQ2 players web site, there is still the biography that I was able to enter last. I belive this problem started when you provided the updates for LU 18 (maybe 17).

Thanks for all of your hard work, I love this UI!!!

I'm not completely sure but looking at your screenshot it looks like you're running a version that's pre v2.18.x... I'd suggest downloading the latest 'eXtreme' and run that. I haven't had that problem with the XP for a loooooong time

Originally Posted by Sammeria

Change this line in you eq2_recent.ini file

FROM: cl_uisettings_file original_uisettings.ini

TO: cl_uisettings_file lucan dlere_sameria_eq2_uisettings.ini
(Where the blue is the name of the ui settings you want to have on all new toons.)

This will work on multiple accounts too. You will need to delete for the first time any uisettings files that allready exist, just besure NOT to delete the one you want to be set for all of the toons.

Credit: Landiin gave us this info in this thread.

I actually never saw that line in my 'eq2_recent.ini' file nor did I see it in my 'eq2.ini' so what I did was this:

1) Open 'Windows Explorer' and open my 'Everquest II' folder.
2) Copy all my '.ini' files and pasted them into a new folder called 'Copy of INI Files'.
3) Logged into EQ2 with my main toon and made sure all my windows were situated the way I wanted them arranged.
4) Logged out of EQ2 and open my 'Everquest II' folder again.
5) Added the line 'cl_uisettings_file server_character_eq2_uisettings.ini' (or whatever the name is for your main toon) to my 'eq2.ini' file (Landiin's idea since he said 'eq2_recent.ini' gets overwritten by SOE)
6) Saved the file, deleted all other copies of the INI files for all my other toons except my main toon.

Now whenever I logon with any of my characters, they all use that file. Even the new toons I created us that main settings file. I love this feature

[Sharikah]

I do have the lastest version of eXtreme.

Originally Posted by Aeromier

I'm not completely sure but looking at your screenshot it looks like you're running a version that's pre v2.18.x... I'd suggest downloading the latest 'eXtreme' and run that. I haven't had that problem with the XP for a loooooong time



I actually never saw that line in my 'eq2_recent.ini' file nor did I see it in my 'eq2.ini' so what I did was this:

1) Open 'Windows Explorer' and open my 'Everquest II' folder.
2) Copy all my '.ini' files and pasted them into a new folder called 'Copy of INI Files'.
3) Logged into EQ2 with my main toon and made sure all my windows were situated the way I wanted them arranged.
4) Logged out of EQ2 and open my 'Everquest II' folder again.
5) Added the line 'cl_uisettings_file server_character_eq2_uisettings.ini' (or whatever the name is for your main toon) to my 'eq2.ini' file (Landiin's idea since he said 'eq2_recent.ini' gets overwritten by SOE)
6) Saved the file, deleted all other copies of the INI files for all my other toons except my main toon.

Now whenever I logon with any of my characters, they all use that file. Even the new toons I created us that main settings file. I love this feature

[Kuurtruk]

Originally Posted by Sharikah

Hello!

I just wanted to report a few things that have been annoying me, but aren't really harming game play.

First of all, the large XP display is a little funky. The decimal number is cut off and at times, unreadable. There is also extra text that I can't read right before the decimal, but it's actually in the whole number field. It looks like the whole number continues (at the same size) but I can't read it, as it is hidden under the decimal number, which is also cut off.

Yes, one of my tiny but irritating pet peeves is the cut off decimal.

My only other issue is can we can get another option for Trade Skill EXP to show large like the adventure exp?

I spent many hours down in the TSing hole and the larger exp read out would be wonderful.

Thanks again Landiin for a great UI. I havent used a UI for this long without changing. Dont think I will ever change unless you decide to stop updating.

[r00tkit]

Originally Posted by nakaron

However, towards the end it got really buggy, weird windows started popping up that were just boxes of color. And when i would talk to an NPC or go to a broker a window would pop up sayin something like: Cannot write "nektulos_nakaron_uisettings.ini" UI settings cannot be saved. The problem was fixed by rebooting the game, but it kinda spooked me.

This happened to me two nights ago. I was probably in my 10th hour of being online. When any update would happen, i would get yellow boxes where the letters should have been. I would also get the same errors about the server_toon_uisetting.ini file every few minutes. I will get screen shots if it happens again.


Thx for the UI, it is fun.

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by r00tkit

This happened to me two nights ago. I was probably in my 10th hour of being online. When any update would happen, i would get yellow boxes where the letters should have been. I would also get the same errors about the server_toon_uisetting.ini file every few minutes. I will get screen shots if it happens again.


Thx for the UI, it is fun.

Hmm two of ya.. I just don't see how this could be a UI issue other then eq leaking memory and causing it not to be able to display the correct images. Because if it was the UI it would do it at first and it surly has no controle over you uisettings file that is pure EQ2. Being that bout of you reported the game reported an error about writing to the uisettings file I am lead to beleave its somthing happening in the game client and not in the UI it self.

I'll search through SOE forums and see what I can find.

[Landiin]

Going to post the updated control panel here for you guys to test out.


Changes from what I can remember

• Map updating has been improved a tad
• Added a audio player that can be controled by reading the log file
• added a settings tab so you could set up how the control panel should will operation when ran and ect.

Audio Player

• Can play just about any thing but .mov files.
• you save save the files you add to a play list
• have it auto load the play list when ran.

Looking to add

• Play list suport for Windows media player, winamp and any others you guys suggest.
• Hmm
• Suggest some things..

Just unzip into your extreme directory.

In the settings tab, set what word you want the player to tigger what command with. exmp. I use mp3play in the play filed for the play command. Then in game I type /say mp3play and it plays. Note it will trigger off the work mp3play so you can do /g,/em,gu,/t mp3play and it'll play. Hopefully the next update I'll have an interface built for it in the UI If testing goes well that is.

eXtremeUI CP is coded with Delphi 5 wich is basicaly object pascal. WIndows 98 or greater is needed to run extremeui CP.

I havn't really tested it under a heave load like a raid or such as I havn't logged into EQ2 for any lingth in a bit. ( mostly due to this project lol ). I havn't been able to tell any changes in game play while its been running in the background but I am using 1G of ram so results maybe worse with less ram.

Any way put it though the ringer and make suggestions. Now to address issues with the ui..:P

[Landiin]

Hmm OOppps.. I left a test button on the settings tab lol.. all it does is lounch EQ2. lol

[Aeromier]

Hi Landiin,

I am also having the same issue with the error that pops up about unable to write the ui_settings file and the pop-up writing that looks like blocks. I get this when I 'quicklog' a lot. It doesn't seem to happen to me any other time.

Might want to search there. Maybe it's not allowing enough time to dump the cache before opening up the other characters.

Just my 2c worth

[Raesoth]

Ya found that button it opened EQ2 and a whole string of neverending can't find something boxes

Okies that aside ... problem... not sure what happened...

I launched the eqmap updated (kewl feature) and have it set up to launch EQ2 ... very nice ... everything is fine and dandy save for horrible load times and lag (amd2800+, 2GB Dual Channel Kit, on a 120GB Sata HD) ... Found out that the CP was running 99% of my CPU resources (had to dump out of EQ2 then opened up the taskman)

I also did have it open a logfile and parse at lounch (ya typo but thats how it is on the prog )
umm ya tis lounch EQ2 when complete too ..

Now I did unselect the parsing and opening of a log file and everything is back normal ...

Then went windowed mode and selected a log file and hit the parsing switch and didn't go spazzy ... not sure what happened .. was odd .. definatly let you know if it happens again

[Landiin]

Originally Posted by Raesoth

Ya found that button it opened EQ2 and a whole string of neverending can't find something boxes

Okies that aside ... problem... not sure what happened...

I launched the eqmap updated (kewl feature) and have it set up to launch EQ2 ... very nice ... everything is fine and dandy save for horrible load times and lag (amd2800+, 2GB Dual Channel Kit, on a 120GB Sata HD) ... Found out that the CP was running 99% of my CPU resources (had to dump out of EQ2 then opened up the taskman)

I also did have it open a logfile and parse at lounch (ya typo but thats how it is on the prog )
umm ya tis lounch EQ2 when complete too ..

Now I did unselect the parsing and opening of a log file and everything is back normal ...

Then went windowed mode and selected a log file and hit the parsing switch and didn't go spazzy ... not sure what happened .. was odd .. definatly let you know if it happens again

Great! Thanks for posting
As all these things where set in my reg and never gave me any trouble. But on deleteing all the saved settings in the registry wow.. nasty. It was trying to load a playlist even though none existed same for the log file. Thus all the can't open bla bla bla.. lol