Version 2.88 posted on 03/21/2004

Version 2.88 was just uploaded to:

  http://misterhouse.sf.net/download.html


New Features:

- Steven Lee and I updated Generic_Item to use Tie::Hash so we can detect
changes to any object property. We now use this with a property_changed
method in X10_Item that will call set_level to more accuratly set the level
attribute whenever the object state is changed.

- Created a large (30 meg) file of optional files (mainly sound files) here:
http://misterhouse.sf.net/misterhouse_misc.zip>misterhouse_misc.zip . It
currently has the 40 west(minster) and cuckoo chimes, about 60 fun .wav
files, and about 65 halloween .wav files.

- Robert Rozman sent code files common/mythtv_osd.pl and xosd.pl as examples
of display data to Freevo or Mythtv GUIs using xosd.

- Krik Bauer created lib/Musica.pm to control the Musica whole-house audio
system by Netstreams over the RS232 port. This system has provides 6 zones
and 4 sources with very nice keypads: http://www.netstreams.com

- Krik Bauer created lib/AlsaPlayer.pm which allows for the creation and
control of alsaplayer processes, and Playlist.pm which manages lists of
music files. Documentation is at the top of those modules.

- Krik Bauer created lib/Weeder_light.pm which allows you to monitors and
controls a light through Weeder boards.

- Pete Flaherty, with some help from David Norwood, updated the MP3 Jukebox
page to include a nifty new Song Info popup button.

- Dominique Benoliel updated the common/weather_rrd_update.pl script with a
bunch of updates, including a new mh.ini parm to allow for labeling of the
various graphs. mh.ini parms are listed at the top of the code file. For
best results, either delete your old data_dir/rrd/weather.rrd file or
rebuild it with code/public/csv2rrd_weather.pl


Bug Fixes and Other Changes:

- Brian Ujvary made some minor updates to lib/USB_UIRT.pm and IR_Utils.pm .

- Ross Towbin updated common/barcode_scan.pl to allow for case senstive data
and computer checkdigits for UPE codes.

- Nick Maddock fixed a bug in the time_idle method (was true only when the
object was idle for the specified time).

- Added a Speak_parms hook, for modifying speak parms before speak calls.

- Scott Reston and I added a X10_Item preset2 option. This will add ON after
any preset command, to de-select the module so it will not be effected by
unrelated subsequent X10 commands.

- Pete Flaherty updated weather_iB_OWW_client.pl to update wind chill based
on average/peak and to fix find direction data.

- Bill Young updated lib/X10_W800.pm to work better with noiser RF data.

- Bill Young updated lib/RF_Item.pm to re-organize how devices are coded by
breaking it into various lib/X10_RF*.pm modules.

- Kirk Bauer added get_system_state to lib/RCSsTR40.pm and sent in
mh/web/bin/hvac.pl as an example of a page to drive it.

- Jeff Pagel noticed un-needed debug errata coming out of internet_mail.pl.

- Pete Flaherty updated common/audreyspeak.pl to avoid doublespeak.

- Pete Flaherty updated weather_iB_OWW_client.pl to align the variables with
RRD graphing.

- Fixed a bug with the default sound card gettting lost with the
voice_text=MS engines.

- Kirk Bauer allow Timer_Item repeat values of -1, to allow it to repeat
forever.

- Updated mh/web/display_map.pl to use map servers from aprsworld.net, since
the vicinity.com maps seemed to be disabled now.

- John McCaskey noticed that set_by was not set correctly in events that set
the same item more than once in the same pass.

- Chris Barrett add mh.ini parm season_starts, so non-US people can pick the
correct local season start date.

- Craig Schaeffer enabled a tv_lable mh.in parm in common/tv_grid.pl

- Paul Estes added some more states to RCS_Item.pm

- Chris Barrett noticed that a mh.ini entry of password_allow_clients =
1.2.3.4 would allow clients of 1.2.3.41 through. We fixed the regular
expresion test so it is now anchored, so if you had an entry like 192.168.0.
you will want to change it to 192.168.0..+

- Fixed a bug in barometric pressure in common/weather_upload.pl, when
$Weather{BaromSea_hg} was not available.

- Steve Switzer sent in code/public/monitor_im_status.pl as an example of
monitoring an im buddy status.

- Lee ? sent in code/public/x10_battery_charger.pl as an example of how to
cycle a battery charger with an X10 module.

- Pete Flaherty reformated the web ia5/outside/outside/sunmoon.shtml

- Bazyle Butcher sent in code/public/wintvcapture.pl as an example of using
sendkeys to the WinTV program.

- Kirk Bauer updated the occupancy tracking and automatic/predictive
lighting modules to fix some bugs and some more timers.

- David Norwood updated Process_Item to kill previous processes if restarted
before the previous process was finished.

- Joe Blecher fixed handy_net_utilites.pl to break up longer messages send
to AIM clients. He also updated various list commands in
common/mh_control.pl to use respond instead of display, so they work ok
through im requests.


Bruce



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