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DarkBASIC Discussion / Starting shell applications, what can I do to keep DBScreen from losing focus?

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MiRRoRMaN
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Posted: 4th Jun 2003 03:49
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Hi,

I'm making my own modplayer for DarkBasic since I don't really like dbhelper (sorry), now I made one and it hides itself, however, when darkbasic executes it it gives Windows to front and stays that way.

I've turned the wait flag off but that wont help, and like I said the mod player autohides itself.

Is there an instruction I can give in Darkbasic to keep it from losing focus?

Thanks in advance!
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MiRRoRMaN
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Posted: 4th Jun 2003 22:24
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Never mind, I found the solution. I just made the modplayer start up the darkbasic exe, then the modplayer checks for instructions sent by DarkBasic.

If anyone has questions about how I do this stuff feel free to ask them. Of course the modplayer is still BETA, so I'll have to have it tested by people.

It works fine here though.

Easy peasy.

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freak
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Posted: 4th Jun 2003 22:35
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whats a modplayer?

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MiRRoRMaN
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Posted: 4th Jun 2003 23:48
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A modplayer is a player of Amiga modules (music) for a good example of a mod player look at http://www.modplug.com/index.php3 I am currently working on a better version of the Akira MP3 Games Replayer you can download that for free on my website.

Akira can also play Mods, XM's and soon also SiDs (Commodore 64 music). The SiD replayer routine is pretty hard though, because SiD isnt really one format. Its pieces of code.

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freak
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might be very interesting to hear that music
unfortunately I don't have the time now coz I'm right now about to start again learning something... I've two exams tomorrow

anyway I like the electro music of 'welle erdball', their music is 100% commodore 64

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MiRRoRMaN
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hehe it started it all dude check out great sites like amigaexotica and modarchive. it rules.

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freak
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I'm just downloading some music files and a player right now... I'm very curious

it would be great if you could write some function which you can use to play such files in DB games

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Hell IVIonkey
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I would love to see a good MOD player in DB! I was even planning on giving in and writing my own, but thank goodness you've already done that. I hope it works out for you (and that you're kind enough to post your findings for public usage).


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freak
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Ive just downloaded about 21k sid files but I don't find a player to open them
any suggestions?

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freak
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Posted: 5th Jun 2003 15:09
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I already found a player, deliplayer

anyone who knows a good program to make those things?
I'd like to make some music with that, for my remakes entry... I might convert it to mp3 after making it

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MiRRoRMaN
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Hi peeps,

I could make a public release of the player, I wanna make it as easy as possible though, im communicating between the two by using empty text files, for example I say:

make file "1" : rem to start mod 1
make file "2" : rem to start mod 2

make file "STOP" : rem to stop the whole modplayer application

If you guys are really strung out on a good mod player I could very well release it, sure why not?

Of course you'd have to start your application by starting the mod player, hope thats not a problem, because well like I said, if I boot it up from darkbasic then the darkbasic app loses focus and that sucks.

Perhaps you people would like to beta test this to see if it works fine over there too?

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