what's the point of art pack?

[Allyn Fratkin]

i must be missing something, but what's the point of an art pack?
is there something special about it that can't be done with some
ecp commands?

i notice that the sample art pack contains "backup" code
in case artpacker isn't found that does the obvious:
/usr/local/bin/photo -p &
sleep 2
/usr/local/bin/ecp photoApp SLIDESHOW .
/usr/local/bin/ecp photoApp FIT_MODE fit
/usr/local/bin/ecp photoApp INFO_MODE short
/usr/local/bin/ecp photoApp SET_DELAY 10000
/usr/local/bin/mp3player --obeyphoto ./*.mp3 &

what does artpacker do that the above code doesn't do?

thanks.

[Patrick Ellis]

//i must be missing something, but what's the point of an art
//pack? is there something special about it that can't be done
//with some ecp commands?

artpacker does a couple of things that arent done with the straight shell and
ecp commands. First, it waits until photo is up and ready before instructing it
to show photos, thus avoiding the kludgy sleep. Second, it adds the art pack to
the list of art packs in the Art Pack Setup panel allowing users to set their
preferences.

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Patrick Ellis
Senior Software Engineer, Roku
Get more out of your high-def TV.
High-definition photos, art, music and more. http://www.rokulabs.com


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