Hi Chip,
I want to make sure it is saying the correct time when the lid is up. You
say it does the top of the hour, the chime you hear would be the Chinese Gong
and sound, but is it saying the correct time? Not the top of the hour time like
1 PM or 2 PM if it is not?
As I had mentioned in my last email I know it would trigger the top of the
hour on the quarter hour as I had set it to look at minute mod 15, which means
it thinks it is OK when 15 has a remainder of 0. For I had not checked for each
setting value, 0, 15, and 30.
So, when it sounds when the lid is open, does it say the correct time and
not the top of the hour? Unless it is the top of the hour.
Bruce
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 2:50 PM
Subject: RE: cuckoo clock laptop problem still happening
Bruce,
It just says the top of the hour time.
From: BX [mailto:bronx_...@fltg.net]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 8:37 PM
To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: cuckoo clock laptop problem still happening
Hi Chip,
That setting is the only place where it gets fired. The timer function
call is for that area and the only thing I can say is the time as the lid opens
is not the same.
But, when it makes the announcement of the time, does it say the correct
time or just the hour time? What I mean is the time it says is the present time
when it fires, and does it say that or the top of hour time?
Now, maybe it is firing after the reset, it should not, but maybe it is,
an issue maybe with the timer itself. In other words, when it gets set for the
next hour the milliseconds is off and sounding immediately upon being set. I
just can't imagine that, but the only possibility.
Let me know if it says the exact time in which the lid is opened. I will
check and make sure I only have one function call for the top of the hour;
unless an alarm or wakeup is going off, there not set to go off when the hour
one does. Now will investigate that and put the same flag there if that were
happening. The alarm should not go off if it is not set, do you have an alarm
setting set as well? Or a wake up setting?
Bruce
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 7:35 PM
Subject: RE: cuckoo clock laptop problem still happening
Bruce,
Yep; I checked the announce menu item you mentioned and it is not checked.
The announcement doesn't always happen as it used to, so things are much
better; it's just a little strange, especially since it's male.
Chip
From: BX [mailto:bronx_...@fltg.net]
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 12:31 PM
To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: cuckoo clock laptop problem still happening
Hi Chip,
The .ini is not included so no one looses there settings. I believe
that error is connected to the folder created for the record files and it also
happens with the Trek game.
I may have to delete that folder upon install but not sure if that will
fix it since the error or warning comes up before install.
Now, try deleting the record to wav folder and download the latest
version again. But, before doing that change the version level in the one you
have to an earlier number so it will know to update.
I may even have to include a check for update on the help menu so it
will delete the folder if an update is there.
But having said all that I may just compile the record program so it
does not require a folder, which I have not been able to do since the fire at
my house.
Laptop lid problem:
Also, Chip did you look at the flag on the Clocks menu, the first menu
when using the alt key and cursoring down to the 5'th option, Announce after
hibernate/screen savor mode?
What is it's setting? Is it checked? For it should not be. When you
toggle it AI have it say on or off depending on the check state.
Bruce
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 7:23 AM
Subject: cuckoo clock laptop problem still happening
Sorry to say Bruce, but I have your latest version of the cuckoo clock,
and it's set for a female voice at the top of the hour and nothing else, and
yet when I open my laptop lid I immediately hear the male voice announcing the
last hourly time.
Also, when I installed this version, it told me that some of its files
will conflict with some files from the current version of the cuckoo clock (I
believe this usually happens when you include a file which has a time stamp
earlier than that of one of the files in the previous package; this can easily
happen if you include the .ini file).
Hth,
Chip
