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Windows => Plug-in Development => Topic started by: Afrosheen on August 11, 2004, 08:23:42 pm

Title: Samurize + Media Center! Is it possible?
Post by: Afrosheen on August 11, 2004, 08:23:42 pm

Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to make a plugin for Media Center to be used with Samurize.

For those that don't know what Samurize is, it's a type of desktop enhancement that displays 'computer information.' I put computer information in quotes because it can show you anything you want especially media information from popular media players, i.e. winamp, foobar, itunes.  Yet there is no plugin for media center which is why I'm posting this. I would really wish someone with greater knowledge of coding ability and a desire for more eye candy for MC would be able to add support for MC with samurize.

Here is the site for Samurize:
http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/ (http://www.samurize.com/modules/news/)

Here is another site that is an example of what can be done with samurize (Under Samurize Configs):
http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Index.html (http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Index.html)


I would love to do this myself, but I have no clue on where to get started, so any assistance it greatly appreciated.

Title: Re:Samurize + Media Center! Is it possible?
Post by: JimH on August 11, 2004, 09:49:39 pm

Take a look at salsbst1's post here:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=23004

I'm not sure it will help, but ....

Title: Re:Samurize + Media Center! Is it possible?
Post by: salsbst1 on August 13, 2004, 11:20:56 am

Samurize has a C API.  My HTTP server plugin won't really help.

If it were my job, I'd probably use Managed C++ in a .Net project in order to bridge the gap between Samurize and MC.  Folks on their forum seem to be having success with PowerBasic, though.  That would definitely be more newbie friendly.  I assume that that language makes it fairly straightforward to access COM libraries, but that is only an assumption.