Homebrew [Project] SoulAnger's MENUdo

[fgghjjkll]

there's stll a massive [or non-massive] bug in the file explorer. wait till he fixes that

 

[shadow1w2]

A text reader/writer is on the works but it will be done until a future release.
As for check disk, why dont you just run Moonlight's Checkdisk?

Yeah, I understand what you mean, especially for save files. Although its a rare occasion for me.
.ico? Sorry but I prefer BMP, maybe I'll add it in the near future. ^^
MiniOS app. ^^ I cant consider it as a menu now. :\

Awesome stuff.
Ya, could just use Moonlights thought I'd suggest the idea though.
I find myself away from a computer at almost any given time, its nice to have options.
Ya, BMP is a ton better than ICO. ICO is a tad smaller I think though but an old format afterall, so BMPs are good.
I'd suggest PNG support too though. I tend to prefer everything in that when possible. Though at the low resolution its at it won't really matter this day in age anyway.

MiniOS app? Isn't that a step up from a Menu?
Same thing more or less I'd think.
But eh, its gonna be nice app in the end so far anyway.

 

[updowners]

Since your back Soulanger can you answer this question

Will the music player be able to play midi files and other formats? I have heaps of midi music (more than mp3's!)

 

[SoulAnger]

Will the music player be able to play midi files and other formats? I have heaps of midi music (more than mp3's!)

Currently supported files:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libmikmod

Spoiler

669 (Composer 669, Unis 669)
AMF (DSMI Advanced Module Format)
AMF (ASYLUM Music Format V1.0)
APUN (APlayer)
DSM (DSIK internal format)
FAR (Farandole Composer)
GDM (General DigiMusic)
GT2 (Graoumf tracker)
IT (Impulse Tracker)
IMF (Imago Orpheus)
MOD (15 and 31 instruments)
MED (OctaMED)
MTM (MultiTracker Module editor)
OKT (Amiga Oktalyzer)
S3M (Scream Tracker)
STM (Scream Tracker)
STX (Scream Tracker Music Interface Kit)
ULT (Ultra Tracker)
UNI (MikMod's Internal Format)
XM (FastTracker)

I'll support other filetypes in future releases. ^^

 

[fgghjjkll]

soulanger: is it still gonna have the in game footage thing?

 

[SoulAnger]

soulanger: is it still gonna have the in game footage thing?

Yeah dude, if you wanna use up your space, you can add some video previews by naming the smf file to the nds file.
Something like this.
[6032]_Patapon_DS.nds
[6032]_Patapon_DS.smf

For those who dont know smf are video files, created by spinal. It isnt very compressed, and runs at 12 fps.

 

[fgghjjkll]

kk. awesome

 

[Sarvesh50]

About the file explorer is move map possible?

 

[SoulAnger]

Pardon me, but what's a move map?

 

[Minox]

Pardon me, but what's a move map?

Moving of a folder maybe? Well that'd be my guess at least.

 

[SoulAnger]

Thanks minox. ^^
Well good question! Yes and no, I would prefer to add this on later releases.

 

[Sarvesh50]

Thanks minox. ^^
Well good question! Yes and no, I would prefer to add this on later releases.

Jes sorry its moving folder

 

[OneMichael]

A good text editor would be interesting. DSOrganize (either of the newer versions) is just nowhere near stable enough to rely on.
It sounds like it's shaping up!

 

[SifJar]

can't wait for this. Soul, any idea of an ETA? not wanting to rush you or anything, but I'd like to know how long i have to wait

 

[Minox]

can't wait for this. Soul, any idea of an ETA? not wanting to rush you or anything, but I'd like to know how long i have to wait

No ETA.

 

[ShadowEO]

So many questions..
Yosh! I'll try my best to answer them all

Glad your back Soulanger, Pleased to see that your nearing complete, Go ahead and do a closed beta, we can wait a little more for it.
Also good luck with the file manager hope you can get that figured out as well. I do have a few questions though..

1) How themeable is the MENUdo Engine?

2) this one is a stupid question because I'm sure you posted about it somewhere in this thread but I forgot, Are there any online features like IRC, Updating through Web, anything?

3) Does the free version only launch homebrew or maybe in some later release it use an external program to launch normal games? Just Wondering...

Thanks, Sorry for the really stupid questions.... It's been a while since I went back through the thread so these were probably already anwsered.

You don't have to answer them if they've already been done somewhere else.

Also for suggestions.... well.... I had some on the tip of my tounge but I seem to have forgotten them...... >_>

Well yeah but you guys know me. :\
Each time I get to a part where I say, I'll release it this month, etc. Out of nowhere, the release date gets pushed once more.

The reason why I do that is because I wanted to add more features, and polish.

Okay now for the q&a.

1) The main menu and nds folder navigator, is extremely themeable. Its alot more customizable than the xmb. It can virtually imitate 80% of the menus out there, although that also depends on your skills. Hmm, if MENUdo will be pushed once more, I believe it will be because of the theme maker. I'm thinking of porting it to windows. Although it is fun doing scripts and skins on the actual hardware itself, but it does tend to get annoying when you keep on updating a gfx on your pc. (turn off ds, remove sd, insert sd to pc, and so on)
The settings, and file explorer is also themeable, although you dont get to have much freedom compared to the main menu and folder navigator.
As for the other internal features and apps, like the music player, well you cant edit them right now. But no worries, I can still update it after the first release.

2) There will be alot of wifi features for MENUdo. I believe these features is one of the reasons why MENUdo will be great menu/homebrew.

Because there are only a number of homebrews and menus out there that uses wifi. Hence I think AKAIO is the only menu out there that uses wifi. Although there are limitations, in homebrew wifi features. Like libwifi's speed limitation is merely, 6-10kbps(?) Oh well, at least it only affects wifi file transfers. I just hope we could find a work around for this.

Anywho I personally think that these wifi features will give users a bigger experience for their ds. (P.S. MENUdo's wifi features does not need Friend Codes)

3) Uhmm, free version only runs homebrew games. So for those who just uses their carts for homebrew, well dont worry you dont need to buy another cart.

yay wifi and I can just place YSmenu in the shortcuts if i wanna run games, I can deal with it only running homebrew

Thanks for answering my questiosn, I knew about the wifi speed but I though it was more like 25kbps. Either way, I'm sure it's gonna be awesome. also on a side note... Normatt is there a way to get AKAIO to run on r4? I'm tired of the R4 Menu and YSmenu XD

 

[boogerlad]

soulanger: is it still gonna have the in game footage thing?

Yeah dude, if you wanna use up your space, you can add some video previews by naming the smf file to the nds file.
Something like this.
[6032]_Patapon_DS.nds
[6032]_Patapon_DS.smf

For those who dont know smf are video files, created by spinal. It isnt very compressed, and runs at 12 fps.

if it is at 12fps, will it be smooth? Also, can one use ysmenu to boot commercial roms with cheat support? RTS and slowmo please? tas speedrun would be so much fun.

 

[ShadowEO]

soulanger: is it still gonna have the in game footage thing?

Yeah dude, if you wanna use up your space, you can add some video previews by naming the smf file to the nds file.
Something like this.
[6032]_Patapon_DS.nds
[6032]_Patapon_DS.smf

For those who dont know smf are video files, created by spinal. It isnt very compressed, and runs at 12 fps.

if it is at 12fps, will it be smooth? Also, can one use ysmenu to boot commercial roms with cheat support? RTS and slowmo please? tas speedrun would be so much fun.

I already asked. Yes you can use it if you launch it yourself through the file manager, Does it support it in the program itself: no...

 

[boogerlad]

oh well. Menudo is still awesome though. No more crappy video cam quality from me now =)

 

[Briankealing]

It would be cool if the skin app was released to the public now, and that would create more hype to test it on the DS in the future