Slimm GBPVR 1.7.3245.23786 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

 

This release:

Tray Features

• Registry setting DeleteComskipFiles removed and replaced with DeleteExtensionsAfterPlayback. This contains a list of extensions that will be recycled by SlimmGBPVR after playback of a file has finished. For example, given the extensions ".log;.fif" and a recording filename of "C:\recording.mpg", SlimmGBPVR will attempt to recycle "C:\recording.log", "C:\recording.fif", "C:\recording.mpg.log" and "C:\recording.mpg.fif".
• Added ability to sort lists of recordings. It is used to reorder the items in the reoccurring menu.
• SlimmGBPVR now supports gif, png and jpg ChannelLogos. Requested by b00sfuk.

GBPVRcli Features

• /orderby switch added. Requested by liteswap.
• /playing switch added. Requested by liteswap. Note: this information actually reports which completed recordings have their files locked. A file is locked when it is being played but it will also be locked when transcoding is taking place or Windows is creating a thumbnail, for example, so it may not always produce the expected result.

 

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

 

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1 or more. Thanks.

Slimm GBPVR 1.7.3071.20981 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Configuration form hides option to launch GBPVR.exe if the file does not exist.
• Slimm GBPVR will always launch PVRX2 if GBPVR.exe does not exist.
• Added ProcessPriorityOfGBPVR to Registry settings.
• Tray Configuration Startup understands new and old shortcut for GB-PVR Tray.

Bug Fixes

• Deleting a recording that still exists on the menu but doesn’t exist on the disk no longer results in a Directory Not Found exception.
• Turn Off and Restart operations now cancelled if GB-PVR is recording.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1. Thanks.

Slimm GBPVR 1.7.3058.20146 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Standby now intercepted and cancelled during recordings. Slimm GBPVR will standby after the recording session finishes.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1. Thanks.

Slimm GB-PVR version 1.6.2830.18691 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

 

This release:

GBPVRcli Features

• Tokens {MinutesToStart} and {MinutesToStartWithPadding} added. Requested by pvruser.

Slimm GBPVR Features

• Added ProcessPriorityOfPlayedRecording to registry settings.
• The About menu item now contains live tuner status that is updated every couple of seconds. About is also now displayed when requesting Tuner Status from the Tools menu. Requested by deusxmachina.

 

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

 

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1 (or more!). Thanks.

Slimm GB-PVR version 1.6.2802.20754 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Red conflict icon added to Conflicts menu to aid understanding of system tray icon when it turns red.
• Icons help page added to detail specifically what each of the tray utility’s icon displays means.
• Command-line arguments for GBPVR.exe and PVRX2.exe now implemented.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1. Thanks.

Slimm GB-PVR version 1.6.2772.26305 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Bug Fixes

• Tools->Restart Recording Service had been broken at some point in the past. Fixed. Thanks to macgyver.
• Log Off does not need to be canceled when recording is active as the GB-PVR Recording Service is hosted by System and not Current User. Therefore, the recording continues whether logged on or not. Thanks to macgyver.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Donations:

Donations gratefully accepted. Click the button to send me £1. Thanks.

Slimm GB-PVR Version 1.6.2746.21588 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Supports new user interface supplied starting with GB-PVR v1.0.8 PVRX2.exe.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Slimm GB-PVR Version 1.6.2711.21588 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Bug Fixes

• FileExtensionFilter was not used for files in the main recordings directory. It was only used for files in the sub-folders of the main recordings directory. That is, FileExtensionFilter was not being used if “Auto-create folders for recording” in their GBPVR configuration was unchecked. Thanks to betbest1 for reporting this bug and providing the information requested so I could solve it.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Slimm GB-PVR Version 1.6.2705.25961 released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Option to start GB-PVR whenever Slimm GB-PVR is loaded. Request: “Would it be possible to add another checkbox that makes GBPVR.EXE get launched every time SlimmGBPVR is launched? Sometimes I shutdown SlimmGBPVR, then when I rerun it would like it to launch GBPVR for me.”
• The auto-restart recording service now does not fire if the GB-PVR Config application has been run within the last minute. This stops it attempting to restart the recording service at the same time as the GB-PVR Config application.
• Slimm GB-PVR can now auto-kill any GBPVRTray processes while it is running.
• Maintenance Mode added to Tools menu.
• Running recording service checked for on startup. If not running and auto-restart is disabled, a warning balloon is shown with information on how to restart it.
• Auto-restart recording service feature is checked on startup. If not enabled, a warning balloon is shown with information on how to enable it.
• Tools -> Restart Recording Service. If Maintenance Mode is enabled, this could leave the auto-restart recording service feature disabled so you are asked whether you would like to automatically turn off Maintenance Mode.
• OfferToDeletePlayedRecording and SmartDateTodayHours to Registry settings.

Bug Fixes

• The tooltip for the checkboxes under Tray Configuration -> Startup all had the wrong tooltips because I copied the section “Database disconnect during EPG update”.
• Upper limit for number of items on Pending menu changed from 10 to 100.

Coding

• Added more logging to power management and delayed shudown areas.
• Sub-menu appearance changed slightly.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Slimm GB-PVR Version 1.5.2617.29639 beta released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Control whether GB-PVR, GBPVRTray.exe and Slimm GB-PVR startup with Windows or not. You can find this functionality in the Tray Configuration window in the Startup group. Simply check / uncheck the boxes to have those items start / not start with Windows using a link in your All Programs\Startup folder.

Coding

• Uses ShellShortcut code from www.msjogren.net

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.

Slimm Stopwatch 2

Slimm Stopwatch is a little stopwatch utility that automatically shrinks to the task bar when you start (or continue) the timer. While in the task bar it continues to show you the elapsed time. When you click the task bar to restore the window, the timer stops.

I use it for timing public talks I deliver. I write the talk in Word and then need to practice it but I found all other stopwatch utilities always managed to be or feel in the way. So I wrote this. Version 1 was written in Visual Basic and had a less streamlined interface though the actual minimising to the task bar upon start and stopping upon restore idea was the same.

This is a pre-release of the utility as I haven’t yet got around to making a nice page for it on my website or deciding how to upload it to Upload.com.

Here is a Flash animation demonstrating what it does. The animation was created using Swish 2. The animation isn’t yet quite finished as it doesn’t have a way of stopping the sound effects but I will get around to doing that soon.

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install Slimm Stopwatch: Direct download link

This release:

Features

• Utility recoded in C# .NET using just system graphics so it is fully skinnable by WindowsBlinds and visual styles.

Support:
This is a pre-release version with no official support facilities but if you do have an idea, comment or bug report feel free to add it as a comment to this post. Thanks.

Slimm GB-PVR Version 1.5.2599.6174 beta released

To install:

• Ensure you have installed .NET Framework 2.0. It can probably be installed by accessing your Windows Update or you can follow this download link: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Redistributable

• Download and install SlimmGBPVR: Direct download link

For all details regarding current version, please see documentation which is installed alongside the utility and is available in the GBPVR start menu group.

This release:

Features

• Play random recording added to Recordings menu.

Coding

• Setup executable now does not contain the redundant 9707 suffix which was used to indicate that this version of Slimm GBPVR is designed for use for versions of GBPVR of 0.97.07 or higher.
• Startup entry now does not contain the /wait command-line argument.

Support:

You can post support queries on the Slimm GB-PVR forum hosted at GB-PVR.com.