I'm working on a Tape manager... suggestions?

Champion (453)

17-01-2008, 16:02

I'm actually working on a small application that'll let anybody to edit their own tapes. You will be able to cut, copy, paste, import files inside any .CAS file; you will be also able to rename any file inside the tapes or move the files simply dragging them.

And in the first public release you will be also able to export your tapes to WAV format, so you will be able to use them on any real MSX computer... I'm actually rewriting Vincent Van Dam routines in RB (Don't worry Vincent... I'll credit your original work inside the application)

And for the first time ever, an application of this kind will be available for WINDOWS, MAC OS X and LINUX from the first day of release.

Here's a picture of the interface so far:

img134.imageshack.us/img134/102/msxtapemanagertc0.gif

Note that this is a screenshot taken from the Mac OS X version. The other two versions will look exactly the same, since I'm developing this utility with RealBasic.

Well, now let's talk about MY questions :)

1) Since I decided that I want to accept any suggestion, what you'd like to see implemented in this application that I haven't already listed ?

2) I don't really like the name "MSX Tape Manager"... it's too generic :) Have you any suggestion for a better name?

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Van NYYRIKKI

Enlighted (5918)

17-01-2008, 16:19

I would like to see "Play"-button

Van only_69

Hero (565)

17-01-2008, 17:40

How about K-Seven??

And a convert feature, to convert the tape to other kind of files, maybe.

Van cesco

Champion (453)

17-01-2008, 19:23

I would like to see "Play"-button

Yes, it shouldn't be too difficult to implement this feature I suppose...

Van cesco

Champion (453)

17-01-2008, 19:23

I would like to see "Play"-button

Yes, it shouldn't be too difficult to implement this feature I suppose...

Van cesco

Champion (453)

17-01-2008, 19:26

How about K-Seven??

K7 ? Is there any particular meaning in this name ?

And a convert feature, to convert the tape to other kind of files, maybe.

I was thinking about adding the possibility of exporting the tapes in .TZX format in a distant future, because I heard that the .TZX format allows to recreate a perfect image of an original tape (this is true at least on the Spectrum... I don't know yet if this format can be adapted to the MSX)

Van dvik

Prophet (2200)

17-01-2008, 19:33

Check the bluemsx casette code as well. We based our code of Vincents code as well but we added support for more header types, most interesting probably fmsxdos and fmsx98 headers and there are some other extensions as well and some minor bug fixes iirc. You can find that code at:

http://bluemsx.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/bluemsx/blueMSX/Src/IoDevice/Casette.c

Van jltursan

Prophet (2619)