X-Mouse Button Control v2.9

[phil]

I've just released X-Mouse Button Control version 2.9

Version 2.9 is mostly a bug-fix release but there are some new features too.
You can find the latest version (including the portable version) in the usual place, on the downloads page (mirror).

For a complete list of changes, check out the version history.
The user guide (included in the installation, and English only right now) can also be found here or here.

PLEASE NOTE: Do not post bugs or feature requests in this topic. If you find a problem or want something to be added, please create a new topic where your issues or ideas can be discussed.

Once again, many thanks to everyone who has helped me beta test this release, and to all those providing the language packs/translations.

[phil]

Almost too good to be true - sure enough, once again as soon as the build goes public, someone found a bug that all the beta testers, and myself missed.

And hence 2.9.1 has been released to fix a small issue with specific window caption profiles.

[Syziph]

Hello phil!

Thank you for the great program!
It runs perfectly for me in Windows 8.1 but there is one annoyance.
Because I am using two keyboard layouts a Cyrillic and Latin, when I switch to Cyrillic and want to perform an action with the mouse that require Latin input it instead types it in the current layout alphabet.
Is there any workaround or maybe fix to the problem?

Once again, thank you very much!

[phil]

Yes, multiple keyboard layouts is a right pain. Right now, your stuck with this I think. What I might have to do is allow you to set the keyboard layout to use when you set the sim-keys because I still haven't' managed to get it working as I want I suspect I need to record the keyboard layout ID along with the sim key - then I know which language you used to enter the simkey, so I can use the same language to send it (if that makes sense).

The problem is, if I always use layout 1, then when your on layout 2, and send keys for layout 1, some programs expect different keys and dont work - I thought I had found a "happy medium" in 2.8.x and 2.9 but its still not right.

This is the one area that I have spent the most time on this year - and its still not perfect

[Syziph]

I completely understand you.
I often use this feature to invoke program hot-keys that are usually in standard Latin input, but I've noticed that another program - Inkscape, also requires to be in Latin input mode in order to recognize hot-keys.
In any case It is not that much of a pain.

The problem is, if I always use layout 1, then when your on layout 2, and send keys for layout 1, some programs expect different keys and dont work

This could turn in instant feature - transliterating - if typing the text from the Clipboard

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

[phil]

If I can figure out a better way of doing it then great. My current thought is to <optionally> specify the language ID's to use at the time of input. I.E., whatever you have active when setting the simulated keys.

I don't know if that is possible but we will see in the next version maybe.

[phil]

I have updated XMBC 2.9 again, this time fixing a little bug with the "Always revert to layer 1".
I have also updated a few language packs.

Happy Christmas to everyone

Thanks,
Phil

[poloyu]

After installing X-Mouse Button Control v2.9.2 on Windows 8.1 x64, when I left click the speaker icon or the X-Mouse icon on the taskbar, the icon disappear immediately, even if I configure to redisplay it.
It is no problem until I uninstalled the X-Mouse Button Control.

[phil]

Which icon dissipaters? The XMBC one or the speaker - the speaker is nothing to do with XMBC and XMBC does nothing to other icons in the system tray, so I'm at a loss to explain this one.

You say the problem occurred after uninstalling XMBC? Is that a mistake?

I've never seen this before (on any version of Windows) nor has anyone else reported such behaviour.
You could try the latest beta or 2.10 (its almost ready for release) and see if it makes any difference (at if it does still happen then maybe it will be easier to re-create, although I click the icons in the system tray all the time so if it were a common "bug" I would expect to have seen it myself and have many others report it).

Is there anything in the XMBC log file indicating a problem?

Thanks,
Phil

[poloyu]

Which icon dissipaters? The XMBC one or the speaker - the speaker is nothing to do with XMBC and XMBC does nothing to other icons in the system tray, so I'm at a loss to explain this one.

You say the problem occurred after uninstalling XMBC? Is that a mistake?

When left clicking the speaker icon on the taskbar both the speaker icon and XMBC icon will disappear.
I mean it is not OK until I uninstall XMBC.

I deleted the XMBC profile associate with the foobar2000 and add it again.
It seems the problem is solved.
Now I update to the XMBC 2.10 beta 12

[phil]

I deleted the XMBC profile associate with the foobar2000 and add it again.
It seems the problem is solved.
Now I update to the XMBC 2.10 beta 12

OK I'm glad it seems OK now. You didn't mention any profiles last time so I had nothing to go on. Foobar is a special case (there have been some hard coded foobar exceptions for years and who knows it the are still applicable).

If you re-create the profile for foobar does it go wrong again? If it does happen again, please send me a copy (by PM/EMail) of the XMBC settings file and log file. What would be really handy (maybe) is a video clip for it happening.

Then I might have a bit more to go on and see if I can find a problem with the code.

Thanks.
Phil