TS wishlist

[Stuart McCall]

Hi

I'm a retired database developer and my current preferred pastime is DJing in my local pub on Sat nights. I'm using my own DJ software created with VB6 (started in 2002 and much modified over the years) and am now working to control it via smartphone, so I can roam the venue, take requests, tweak the volume & EQ, that sort of thing. I've developed some screen forms which totally fill my phone's screen and use the remote desktop profile to interact with them. The forms are centred on the PC screen and I use the default remote zoom of 150%. Works just fine and looks like a phone app.

One little niggle is the presence of the touchscreen navigation and zoom controls, which (in this context) I'll never use. It would be nice if it were possible to remove those controls using configuration, perhaps just leaving a nice row of controls along the bottom of the display. If that's too much work, maybe an option for the control area to display 'minimised' when the profile starts.

in the Vectir server, I have the remote desktop profile enabled and all others disabled. This means there is only one profile option displayed on the phone. In this circumstance would it be possible to 'auto-select' it?

Is it possible to suspend the remote app manually, in order to preserve battery power? Perhaps using the phone's Sleep/Wake button?

Thanks
Stuart McCall

[Daniel]

Hi Stuart,

Here are some answers to your questions/suggestions:

It would be nice if it were possible to remove those controls using configuration, perhaps just leaving a nice row of controls along the bottom of the display.

I've added this to the request list. It shouldn't be too much effort to add a setting that will turn off the navigation controls. I'm currently heavy in development porting the client to Android so won't have time to include this update until the Anrdroid version is released. At this stage this will be about 4-6 weeks away.

This means there is only one profile option displayed on the phone. In this circumstance would it be possible to 'auto-select' it?

Good idea and your not the first person to suggest it. I'll try and get this implemented for the next release.

Is it possible to suspend the remote app manually, in order to preserve battery power? Perhaps using the phone's Sleep/Wake button?

In the main menu of the client application, select Settings > Application and check the 'Enable Suspend' button. When you hit the red close button, the client application will be suspended, not closed. If you also check the 'Enable Auto-Connect' setting, the client app will automatically connect to the last server when it is re-selected or re-launched. I'm also looking at a feature that will automatically open the last selected profile. That as well as an auto timeout power save function. i.e. if there has been no phone activity for x minutes/seconds, the client will disconnect from the server and just show a reconnect button.

Thanks for your suggestions

[piausuk]

nice... love it.