DOS ain't dead

My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: (Users)

posted by Mpxplay, 26.11.2010, 17:23

You don't finish it... no matter...

> 1) support for MIDI files using samples and software synthesis

- Because I have no midi files, I don't need it...
- I couldn't find usefull midi "decoder" source, I should work on it too much time...
- So, I will not work on MIDI playing, this have to be a job of an other (co)developer. But I think so there's no such one...

> 2) presets for FTP servers - it would be great to enable quick login for
> few favourite FTP servers.

Plan. (similar like at Total Commander, without proxy config yet)

> 3) more user friendly login for FTP session. Not type all parameters in one
> line but to have separately three lines: user, password, server

Same (or not).

> 4) some even simpliest videopluggins. There is no need to play with MTRR
> registers. It is not business of MPXplay but operating system (or
> utilities)

I did try to compile the FFMPEG MPEG4-ASP (DIVX/XVID) video decoder. I could do it with a couple of modifications, but it didn't worked (I had no picture on the output). Maybe I've missed something, maybe OpenWatcom compiler doesn't compile properly every C99 code (because it doesn't support it fully).
Yeah, the secondary problem is the MTRR register setting under EMM386.

I think so the DOS version of Mpxplay will never play videos...
Like the midi playing: too much work, but it will be never perfect.

> 5) when we have the commander mode and FTP downloading, why don't add FTP
> uploading?

ALT-F5? Doesn't that work? It's simple copy, there is no classical ftp upload/download on Mpxplay's interface (open an ftp-session, you get a drive (0:\), do copy)...

> 6) better help covering all functional keys. If it doesn't fit on one
> screen, make it on more screens, like page1, page2...

I should add ability of scroll down/up of text windows. Planned...

Complete thread:

• My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 26.11.2010, 16:50 (Users)
  • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Mpxplay, 26.11.2010, 17:23
    • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Rugxulo, 27.11.2010, 01:44
      • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 27.11.2010, 06:17
        • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - RayeR, 28.11.2010, 15:24
          • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 28.11.2010, 17:18
            • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - RayeR, 29.11.2010, 22:03
              • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 30.11.2010, 08:46
                • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - RayeR, 30.11.2010, 16:59
                  • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Zyzzle, 01.12.2010, 00:10
    • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: - Laaca, 27.11.2010, 06:21
    • My wishlist for future MPXplay versions: __MIDI__ - DOS386, 27.12.2010, 08:49