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[jarr3]

As Slydog43 already noted... v2.0.3 is released: https://github.com/v...kglass/releases

 

full change log: https://github.com/v...r/Changelog.txt

 

Includes a bugfix for a bug found by @Cliffy and the new functionality described in the wiki

[Tiki]

Thankyou for the changes and for the description!

[garnel]

I need to  upgrade my b2s server but don't want to go down the rabbit hole of having two instances registered - which causes it not to work.

The old one works with 10.7 but not with 10.8 so need to update it.

How do you do a b2s upgrade without having to mess with the registry?

[wiesshund]

I need to  upgrade my b2s server but don't want to go down the rabbit hole of having two instances registered - which causes it not to work.

The old one works with 10.7 but not with 10.8 so need to update it.

How do you do a b2s upgrade without having to mess with the registry?

Just put new one in, run b2sserverregister app

[wiesshund]

Jarr can b2swindowpunch be used with a vpinmame window?

 

i didnt see it mentioned on the wiki

[jarr3]

Jarr can b2swindowpunch be used with a vpinmame window?
 
i didnt see it mentioned on the wiki

Yes, it should be possible. The regular expressions might need to be extended though. Will check.

 

UPDATE  NO it isn't possible in the current version, since B2SWindowPunch only uses the window header names to find the right windows to punch with.

 

I know pinvol does it differently, pinvol can trigger on the process name which owns the window among others...

 

VPinMAME DMD window only has the table name in the header which we do not have at the moment of punch.

 

this is what I get in the B2SWindowPunch.log when trying:

 

Listing all available windows:

 

AC/DC Limited Edition (V1.70.0): (0,0)-(256,1024)   <-- This is VPinMAME

B2S Backglass Server: (3840,0)-(5547,1920)   <-- this is B2S Backglass form(s)

NVIDIA GeForce Overlay: (0,0)-(3840,1600)

PopupHost: (-4,1507)-(50,1548)

Tables: (467,76)-(1755,1083)   <-- This is my explorer window

Virtual DMD: (4232,1580)-(5131,1841)   <-- This is DMDext DMD window

Visual Pinball - [ACDC LUCI (Stern 2013) VPW Mod 1.0.2]: (173,268)-(973,818)  <-- This is the VPX main window

Visual Pinball Player: (0,0)-(3840,1600)   <-- This is the VPX player in full desktop

 

As you see, it is hard to trigger on "AC/DC Limited Edition (V1.70.0)", which is the internal name of the ROM in VPinMAME. 

 

Maybe we can ask for a small change to update the window header to something like: "VPinMAME DMD: AC/DC Limited Edition (V1.70.0" 

 

Then we could at least trigger on the "VPinMAME DMD:" part

Edited by jarr3, 10 October 2023 - 05:59 AM.

[jarr3]

I added the VPinMAME "issue" described above to github

[jarr3]

Jarr can b2swindowpunch be used with a vpinmame window?

 

i didnt see it mentioned on the wiki

 

 

I added the VPinMAME "issue" described above to github

 

 

The issue is now closed by Toxie 

 

I also added an issue on B2S Server and closed it as well.

 

So Wiesshund, YES now it is possible AND it is now added to B2SWindowPunch (B2SInit.cmd) to also use VPinMAME windows as hole puncher!

[htamas]

I'm running the latest release version (2.1.0).

It appears there is a problem with the B2S Server ignoring the "fantasy"  backglass setting in the B2STableSettings.xml file. Even though it is saved as <DualMode>2</DualMode> for a certain table, still the regular, "authentic" version runs. If I manually set it to "Fantasy" during runtime and save the settings, then it works for that one run, but next time, the regular, non-fantasy mode is activated.

Edited by htamas, 06 April 2024 - 11:54 PM.

[clyde]

Thank you for the new update! 

[Dutchpinball]

Thank you for the update.

[toxie]

btw: Its also included in the VPX all-in-one-installer..

Thanks Jarr3 for the B2S updates!!

[digitalarts]

Hi jarr3,

 

thanks - but i found one big issue. with v 2.1.4, the "highres" flexdmd option, using by JPSalas tables, causes a vpx freeze at every table start. Only the change to use the "lowres" flexdmd is working.

as soon as i "downgrade" b2sserver to 2.1.3, the highres flexdmd is working again.

so i guess, this is a conflict between flexdmd and your new function "DPI awareness to B2S_ScreenResIdentifier and B2SBackglassServerEXE"

maybe you can examine this issue with vbousquet ?

[bolt]

Thanks for the update.

[jarr3]

Hi jarr3,
 
thanks - but i found one big issue. with v 2.1.4, the "highres" flexdmd option, using by JPSalas tables, causes a vpx freeze at every table start. Only the change to use the "lowres" flexdmd is working.
as soon as i "downgrade" b2sserver to 2.1.3, the highres flexdmd is working again.
so i guess, this is a conflict between flexdmd and your new function "DPI awareness to B2S_ScreenResIdentifier and B2SBackglassServerEXE"
maybe you can examine this issue with vbousquet ?

Yes it has become reported. I created a new release, but haven’t had time to upload it here.
The mashup release takes the b2sbackglassserver.dll from 2.1.3. the rest from 2.1.4.
Will upload it tomorrow.

[digitalarts]

Already tested the new snapshot 2.1.5.355
With this, everything is OK, again.
(Vp10.8.0.2056, vpinmame 3.7, flexdmd 1.9.1, dmdext 2.3.1, all x64)

[jarr3]

Thanks for testing, the 2.1.4.1 mashup is uploaded here now.