V5

What's New...

V5.15 May 2008
0 - Added - New HA Debug mode. Allows you to edit and run HA screens in real time.
1 - Added - If only 1 main menu is defined it automatically goes to this menu. (no other menu options are displayed)
2 - Bug fix - VBS sometimes stopped working if there was a in-proper formatted function in the script.
3 - Added - TTS (computer speech) support added to VBS script. (uses the same engine as Powerhome)
4 - Added - All Powerhome globals are now stored internally (In real time) and can be retrived with the CARGO_ITEM VBS function.
5 - Added - New functions for VBS script: SOUND_CONTROL, UpdateShowSoundLevel, BlankScreen, UnBlankScreen.
6 - Added - 10 user defined timers added to VBS script. (1 to 65 seconds) (HA_TIMER_FIRE and ehHaEnableTimer)
7 - Added - New VBS script event - fired when Powerhome global vars change.
8 - Added - Menu editor wizard allows you to browse and change the main menu icons.
9 - Added - Client Ini editor wizard allows you to set text colors for backgrounds.
A - Added - Expanded script error logging to include line and column numbers.
B - Added - Kitchen snapin: Blackboard
C - Fixed - Bug in browser import function from wizard.
D - Added - Office snap in RSS News reader with custom TS browser.
E - Bug fix - VBS Custom browser targets sometimes failed.
F - Bug fix - Admin video player failed to run sometimes.
G - Added - New script function to switch to any eHome screen and sub screen. (EH_Switch2_EH_Screens )
H - Added - eHome now has WinAmp Multi zone support.
I - Added - New program eHomeBrowser.exe - This can be shelled to and is a full screen web browser with TS keyboard.
J - Added - new TS keyboard for the web browser. Now you can fill out web pages.
K - Added - Wizard now shows a inet news page for latest news and issues.
L - Bug fix - Sometimes 2nd kitchen timer failed to fire when both timers where within 10 seconds of each other.
M - Bug fix - sometimes the socket server sent a blank message.
N - Added - WH_WAKE_UP to the socket server. (un-blanks the screen)
O - Bug fix - Weather stopped working.

V5.14
0 - Added - Control name now shows in screen designer action editor.
1 - Added - VBS script added to screen designer.
2 - Added - New VBS event to see HA screen changes.
3 - Changed - Timeouts for Audio - Video reconnect changed from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.
4 - Added - Support for USB-UIRT. (Phase 1)
5 - Added - In the weather screen, touching the 1st weather icon or the 'No Weather data' label will request weather data again.
6 - Added - Support for Insteon groups in the screen designer. (Thanks TonyNo)
7 - Added - Support for RF devices (motion sensors) in the screen designer. (Thanks TonyNo)
8 - Added - Support for themed slider controls in the theme designer. (Thanks TonyNo)

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V5.13
0 - Added - Event Ghost support added to the screen designer.
1 - Bug fix - Screen designer now correctly supports larger fonts.
2 - Bug fix - install kit no longer overwrites previous icons.
3 - Bug fix - 9 and 8 buttons swapped in calculator (1024*768 only)
4 - Bug fix - Scheduler date off by a day when using UK date format
5 - Added - In HA builder labels can now act like buttons.
6 - Added - Client code for the Video intercom finished.
7 - Bug fix - Picture buttons sometimes showed push action when no action was assigned.
8 - Added - default screen timeout. (see eHomeClient.ini file - returns to 'SCRN' after 'N' seconds of inactivity)
9 - Added - Screen editor now has a grid view mode.
A - Added - Screen editor has snap to grid feature.
B - Added - Copy controls betweens Screen. (screen editor)
C - Bug fix - Audio editor sometimes defualted to Inet radio being on.
D - Bug fix - Admin not displaying all audio types.
E - Bug fix - Audio server failed to read WMA files.
F - Bug fix - Problem with the Admin loading when using VB6-SP6.
G - Bug Fix - eHomeSS (Socket Server) had problem switching to weather screen
H - Added - eHomeSS (Socket Server) can now control Browsers in HA screens.
I - Added - eHomeSS (Socket Server) can now set labels text in HA screens.
J - Bug fix - Mouse gestures (iPhone style) sometimes failed on audio screen.

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V5.12
1 - Added iPhone style mouse gestures to HA screens.
2 - Bug fix - Scanning drives when no network is available.
3 - Bug fix - HA Builder allowed you to save the wrong case (ucase/lcase) in names.
4 - Bug fix - PH remotes not displaying properly in 1024*768
5 - Bug fix - Header graphic cutting off right side in 1024*768
6 - Bug fix - Scheduler selected wrong date when using UK date format.
7 - Added OSD messages to the eHomeSS
8 - Removed DAO access layer and replaced with ADO (Powerhome)
9 - Added test in wizard for powerhome socket server.

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V5.11
1 - HA support - New eHome-Powerhome Screen designer
2 - HA support - eHome HA screen player
3 - HA support - X10 devices through Powerhome
4 - HA support - Insteon devices through Powerhome
4 - HA support - Call Powerhome macros
4 - HA support - attach to Powerhome global vars
5 - Bug fix - some PNG's failed to render on XP
6 - Bug fix - Wrong text on the switch servers side bar for audio
7 - Internet radio via WinAmp

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V5.10
1 - Option to enable, disable dragging the eHome client around the screen (Roy)
2 - Mouse gesture, swipe left or right on the client header (from monitor off to sound down) to raise or lower volume
3 - Bug fix - Shopping list not displaying all in 800*600 mode.
4 - Bug fix - carriage return activation for symbol bar code scanner.

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V5.09
1 - Bug fix - calendar sometimes dropped date when saving (SQLite issue)
2 - The Administrator now set items to RED if it has no information on them
3 - Added IMDB button to Administrator Video edit screen (Audio is next)
4 - Bug Fix - Tab problem in Administrator Video editor
5 - Added a new IMDB parsing program in the video editor - will now grab ALL info for a video (Audio is next)
6 - Added a Real help file - web style http://www.ehomecreations.com/eHomeHelp ALPHA!
7 - Bug fix - Administrator sometimes restarting wrong component.
8 - Bug Fix - Administrator not finding correct share for reading components
9 - Bug fix - Wizard sometimes failed to import Genre properly.
A - Added a optional Keyboard to the web browser screen (Manny)
B - Added support for calling Powerhome macros from eHome script

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V5.08
1 - Bug fix - web browser sometimes error out when exiting eHome
2 - added 1024*768 screen support and 3 new 1024*768 skins
3 - Date on main eHome screen now underlines itself when something is scheduled on the calendar for the day
4 - Bug fix - On screen Keyboard caps lock - shift broke.
5 - added a 'loading' screen to the kitchen cooking tips. (looked broken on slow inet connections)

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V5.07

1 - added battery status monitor for tablets (INI file)
2 - Bug fix - progress bar in web browser showing up in wrong location in 800*600
3 - Mouse gestures now supported in audio / video catalog screens (Swipe left or right - up and down for genres)
4 - Mouse gestures now supported in the office and kitchen screens (Swipe left or right)
5 - Support for Powerhome CC and DS remotes to be direcly embedded into eHome
6 - Bug fix - video preview showing wrong title
7 - Replace native 'Sendkeys' with Vista compatible Sendkeys (Vista support is coming but not there yet)
8 - Updated web site to new, cleaner look
9 - Bug fix - remote support falied when less then 4 items in Audio and Video catalogs (Roy)
A - New WiFi PocketPC client for your shopping lists (2003 only - Win Mobile 5 coming)
B - New WiFi PocketPC AVOD remote (2003 only - Win Mobile 5 coming)

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v5.06

1 - 800*480 now supported
2 - added city to weather screen
3 - Bug fix - now reconnects properly when coming back from hibernate on a tablet PC
4 - Bug fix - Famous track 2 missing song in WinAmp fixed
5 - Bug fix - genre sorting Audio for multi servers is fixed
6 - Bug fix - genre sorting video for multi servers is fixed
5 - audio catalog now displays both CD artist and title
6 - option to popup a video preview screen before playing (INI file) (800*600 only)
7 - added over-ride for winamp path in INI file (INI file)
8 - BUG fix when coming back from screen saver with both touch screen and mouse active
9 - Three new 800*480 skins
A - The built in INI editor now displays more text and is easier to read.
B - VBCore.dll has been added to the install kit for scripting use per user request.

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V5.05

1 - new silver-black background metal skin
2 - option for turning off holidays in the calendar (harveyhawk)
3 - upgrade program runs when installing and keeps your previous settings
4 - bug fix for schedular - sometimes has issue when saving new events (harveyhawk)
5 - bug fix - when ripping video or audio and using the administrator (RoyN)
6 - new skin for remote extrenal DVD player
7 - bug fix - somtimes the eHome manager over wrote the eHomeContent file. (RoyN)

Also there are some other high end additions that are not included in the free release
1 - Remote mouse control for external DVD software player (sort of like a Creston remote)
2 - menu for changing the connected audio and video servers on the fly
3 - Remote control support for audio and video for playing on a big screen

I also know there was 6 or 8 bug fixes but I cannot remember what they where. :roll:

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