What's New in SMS 1.6?

**garlad** · 02-21-2006,09:57 AM

First post to this forum, so excuse my ignorance. Is there a page which shows what's new in version 1.6?
Got SMS 1.5 working last night. Copied the Elf to mc0 using uLaunchElf which I have on a bootable CD. Works very well.
Would like to know what updates version 1.6 has.
Thanks.

**JuddMan** · 02-21-2006,10:33 AM

a complete rewrite of the graphic system. the new system has double the horizontal resolution of the old, and very smooth and better looking playback. the GUI looks a heck of a lot smoother too.

also added was an option to exit to somewhere other than boot browser, and subtitle file selection, resizing... multi-language is a lot easier to implement by way of language text files that you can put on your memory card.

the gui looks the same but smoother. it is well worth the upgrade. i had an idea of what to expect but was pleasantly surprised when i actually tried it.

here's the details (posted by EEUG in "Work in Progress" page 29:

- GS related code is rewritten from scratch (no VESA video mode support yet);
- Browser and GUI are rewritten (same look and feel, but totally different code
featuring "object oriented" desktop, so, new GUI objects can be added without
changing other parts of the application);
- Scalable fonts are implemented, so, subtitle size is adjustable now;
- Multilanguage support is implemented. Custom language strings are loaded from
mc0:/SMS/SMS.lng file (which is just a text file);
- Skin format is changed slightly, so, it's possible to create skins of arbitrary
size using updated version of "SMS Skin generator" application. Old skins are not
supported anymore. Don't use a very high resulution (> 800x600) skins, otherwise
results are not guaranteed. Note: new filename for skin is "mc0:/SMS/SMS.skn"
(for consistency with other filenames like "SMS.lng" and "SMS.pal");
- Added functionality to select custom subtitles. This works as follows: pressing
"circle" pad button while .avi file is selected activates a "mini-browser" with
.sub/.srt files found in the same directory as .avi. If there're no .sub/.srt
files found then playback begins instantly. Pressing "triangle" pad button while
in "mini-browser" cancels selection, and starts playback with default subtitle
selection algorithm (same name as .avi etc.). Pressing "cross" or "circle" button
while in "mini-browser" selects subtitle and starts playback;
- .avi files with associated subtitles are displayed using different icon;
- added a possibility to launch user defined application upon exit. There're 3
options: boot browser and 2 user defined (in SMS.lng) applications (default
are "mc0:/BOOT/BOOT.ELF" and "mc0:/B?DATA-SYSTEM/BOOT.ELF). This feature is still
experimental one, so, results are not guaranteed and the only supported media for
launched programs is memory card and CD-ROM (not tested).
(thanks to "Marcus R. Brown" for the loader code example);
- some new configuration options are added (thanks to "bix64" for IPCONFIG.DAT
"editor");
- some other "cosmetic" changes are made;
Thanks to "Mr.Worm~~" for suggestions and testing;

**garlad** · 02-21-2006,10:43 AM

Thanks for the update Juddman, I cant wait to try it tonight.
I have SMS 1.5 elf in mc0:/SMS1.5/ Folder. So can I just drop the 1.6 Elf into a different dir, mc0:/SMS1.6/ ? Then I can try both versions.
Or can you only have one version at a time?

**JuddMan** · 02-21-2006,10:46 AM

i have about 6 versions of SMS all in one folder on my HDD... there's no problem.

the official folder that the SMS config is saved to is just MC0:/SMS/. best not to put stuff there though.

**garlad** · 02-21-2006,11:02 AM

Thanks again JuddMan.
I presume all I need is the .ELF file.
The Language file, skin file etc are just for customising the gui, yes?

**suram884** · 02-21-2006,11:41 AM

Originally Posted by garlad

Thanks again JuddMan.
I presume all I need is the .ELF file.
The Language file, skin file etc are just for customising the gui, yes?

Yep, you just need the ELF.

**JuddMan** · 02-21-2006,11:42 AM

yeah. just the elf. any necessary config files are created for you, and it has english built in. the rest is for customizing.

**garlad** · 02-22-2006,04:44 AM

Tried it last night.
Renamed the elf to SMS16.ELF, and put in in my SYS-CONF folder on mc0.
It loaded from ULaunchELF fine, and once I enabled USB support in the settings page (and rebooted), it recognised my usb drive.
I then selected my videos folder, and it then displayed 4 sub-folders; movies, tv, and 2 others. But I couldnt browse these sub-folders. Whenever I tried to select them, the first folder in the list (movies folder) would be highlighted.
But I can browse other folders on my USB with no problems, up to 6 ot 7 sub folders in some cases.
Still works fine in SMS1.5.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.

**EEUG** · 02-22-2006,05:08 AM

@garlad: get 1.6 Rev.1

**garlad** · 02-22-2006,05:09 AM

Whoops, should have read the stickies.
Will try 1.6 Rev 1 tonight (looks like this will resolve issue of browsing)

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