ndesktop Profile Blog Joined September 2011 Romania 109 Posts Last Edited: 2011-12-14 20:55:39 #1

Thanks for everyone downloading and supporting it, and for the appreciations !



Cristian Amarie



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Current version: 0.8.10

Latest changes

- 0.8.10: Added crash handler.

- 0.8.9: Fixed bug when clicked Open (did not open browser with stream but still performed Play).

- 0.8.8: Added Contact and Update features.

Search and play are now in place (same window, without spawning additional instances of executable).

Temporarily removed self-signed certificate.

- 0.8.6: Added self-signed certificate to binaries.

- 0.8.5: Fix search internal bug.

- 0.8.4: Reverted to IE hosting.

- 0.8.3 (Chrome based): Improved channel retrieval for antiviruses rewriting gzip into xml

- 0.8.2 (Chrome based)

- IE rendering engine completely replaced with Chrome

- eliminate the need for IE 7 or later (gzip code now uses zlib instead of wininet)

- setup checks for Adobe Flash and asks user to install if not detected

- some bugfixes.

- the standalone client is now removed since it can't function as a standalone executable (as IE version did).

- 0.8.1: added event names for ON AIR streams; added viewers count.

- 0.8.0: added "always on top" caption option.

- 0.7: added intermediate search pages, error reporting (if any).

- 0.6: added xfire.com streams support.



Hello everyone,

I am a longtime fan of TL and watching streams for some years now I come up with a small desktop player (Windows for now) which can perform a number of features regarding streams - namely, play a stream, search for streams, display/notify events and more.



Not all features are implemented at this time and not all stream providers - please remember that this is a work in progress, although I am using the player daily for some time now without any problems than occasional bugs that prevents me to see a good fight



Where to get it

That been said, here are the download links:

TeamLiquid Player - Installer

(Note. The installer proposes by default user profile directory, not Program Files directory).



What if it does not start

Most likely a required component is not installed. All runtime dependencies have been eliminated, but is still a work in progress and bugs can happen. Try to drop me a mail with details on how to reproduce, what environment do you have (operating system, browsers versions, VS runtime - nerd stuff but I know you guys know what I'm talking about).



Requirements

The installer checks for Internet Explorer 7 or later. Windows XP SP3 or later (not checked by setup) is recommended, although it should run also on older platforms, but IE7+.

It will not work with default Flash Player 6 supplied by XP. Install the latest Flash Player version (the next version of setup will take care also of this).



How it works

At startup, the program displays a very simple window, offering 7 buttons

- Reload - reloads the current page

- 3 Streams: ON AIR, Live and User streams - clicking on each will search for the respective TL streams

- Contact - Opens default mail client for contact and feedback

- Update - Checks for update and offers options for download and install.

- Spawn - opens a new instance.











The upper right edit allows you to type a string which is searched among TL streams, and channels matching title, description etc. are displayed.



The search results will be displayed in the results list, which offers two buttons: Play and Open.

When Play is missing, usually this means the channel does not support embedding.

Play will launch a separate instance and load the stream inside the player, while Open simply opens the default browser to the channel URL.







Feedback

Any suggestions, bug reports, feedback of any kind - please hit Contact button and let me know what improvement and fixes you would like to have in day to day running.



0.8.10 was the last version. TL player stops development due to multiple reasons - mainly because to lack of time, but also because people seems to prefer browser behemoths instead of light clients. I see no reason to swim against the current and invest more time and effort on this one.Thanks for everyone downloading and supporting it, and for the appreciations !Cristian Amarie* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Latest changes- 0.8.10: Added crash handler.- 0.8.9: Fixed bug when clicked Open (did not open browser with stream but still performed Play).- 0.8.8: Added Contact and Update features.Search and play are now in place (same window, without spawning additional instances of executable).Temporarily removed self-signed certificate.- 0.8.6: Added self-signed certificate to binaries.- 0.8.5: Fix search internal bug.- 0.8.4: Reverted to IE hosting.- 0.8.3 (Chrome based): Improved channel retrieval for antiviruses rewriting gzip into xml- 0.8.2 (Chrome based)- IE rendering engine completely replaced with Chrome- eliminate the need for IE 7 or later (gzip code now uses zlib instead of wininet)- setup checks for Adobe Flash and asks user to install if not detected- some bugfixes.- the standalone client is now removed since it can't function as a standalone executable (as IE version did).- 0.8.1: added event names for ON AIR streams; added viewers count.- 0.8.0: added "always on top" caption option.- 0.7: added intermediate search pages, error reporting (if any).- 0.6: added xfire.com streams support.Hello everyone,I am a longtime fan of TL and watching streams for some years now I come up with a small desktop player (Windows for now) which can perform a number of features regarding streams - namely, play a stream, search for streams, display/notify events and more.Not all features are implemented at this time and not all stream providers - please remember that this is a work in progress, although I am using the player daily for some time now without any problems than occasional bugs that prevents me to see a good fightThat been said, here are the download links:(Note. The installer proposes by default user profile directory, not Program Files directory).Most likely a required component is not installed. All runtime dependencies have been eliminated, but is still a work in progress and bugs can happen. Try to drop me a mail with details on how to reproduce, what environment do you have (operating system, browsers versions, VS runtime - nerd stuff but I know you guys know what I'm talking about).The installer checks for Internet Explorer 7 or later. Windows XP SP3 or later (not checked by setup) is recommended, although it should run also on older platforms, but IE7+.It will not work with default Flash Player 6 supplied by XP. Install the latest Flash Player version (the next version of setup will take care also of this).At startup, the program displays a very simple window, offering 7 buttons- Reload - reloads the current page- 3 Streams: ON AIR, Live and User streams - clicking on each will search for the respective TL streams- Contact - Opens default mail client for contact and feedback- Update - Checks for update and offers options for download and install.- Spawn - opens a new instance.The upper right edit allows you to type a string which is searched among TL streams, and channels matching title, description etc. are displayed.The search results will be displayed in the results list, which offers two buttons: Play and Open.When Play is missing, usually this means the channel does not support embedding.Play will launch a separate instance and load the stream inside the player, while Open simply opens the default browser to the channel URL.Any suggestions, bug reports, feedback of any kind - please hit Contact button and let me know what improvement and fixes you would like to have in day to day running. Mine more minerals.