Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

Hi

Sorry for late reply, was on business in Vienna.

I used C# simply because our mobile developers use it (we use C++ in db code). They suggested it was easier to design GUIs than Java.
This is all relative; a good design tool could make Java easy to use.

Because I am still not understanding C# I havent put the code up, but soon I will. I finally worked out (I think) why I was sig11 in obscure places.

The intention was always to find a hardware solution, and the BCR was the closest I could find. I am grateful to all those who found out about it's internal language. The ability to use buttons to control low cardinality NRPNs is cool. Just need to find a kinky solution for incr CC06/38 to see if one can make the -ve (by large +ve increment).

Regards

Steve H

More details of the issues I found with C# and midi.

I had to learn then write the interop code to call winmm.dll function from with C#.

Then I had to find our about delegates (function pointer :-)).

Next, to "invoke" methods from the GUI thread (yes I did try to update GUI objects outside the GUI thread ... not anymore!).

Finally, because you marshall code from the managed (C#) world to the unmanaged (dll) - when you pass a managed object as a handle to the unmanaged dll, from the pushing of info onto the method's parameter stack until it's popped, the object is in use.
After this, C# says "oh you not using me ... I will reclaim you".
Alas, the callback IS still holding a reference ... c# doesnt know.

I think the solution to this last one is to make a list, in a constructor, which hopefully add a keep count (and hence stops the GC from tearing the objects down). Hopefully this will work else I gotta go back to C++ where a "new" remains until you delete, or the program crashes :-).

--- In bc2000@yahoogroups.com, Martin Klang <mars@...> wrote:
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> what did you use for MiniakTools?
> I like the colours! Couldn't find the source on sf, though - not using svn?
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> /m
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> On 17 May 2011, at 20:13, sghookings@... wrote:
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> > If your GUIs are in Java, then congrats ... they are superb GUIs.
> > I didnt persue Java for MiniakTools because I had poor experience with old Swing etc. But your GUI is just great.
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> > Regards
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> > Steve H
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