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Re: [ECS] 4.1 beta upload Dan Carrington Sun, 16 May 1999 13:27:32 -0700

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With the halt button, do you have it change to start or restart or something so
one can tell at a glance if ECS is currently running?

Dan Carrington




Mark Gilmore wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I am now uploading a new ECSB.ZIP (ECSU.ZIP is now obsolete).
> 
> I have placed a speaker-volume command ("ALT1" for LOW volume) in
> PHNC0.SET (I'll explain why later). This should cause no problem
> with normal usage, as sound is normally routed thru the WAVE card,
> unless you specifically command ECS to do otherwise (SPEAK->PC:SP).
> 
> I could REALLY use some feedback regarding my overall approach for #29.
> 
> I "cleaned up" the phone-session logic a bit. I tested
> I tested it somewhat, but it could definitely use more.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Recent changes:
> 
>    25)  A problem has been corrected which caused an erroneous error
>         message when ECS attempted to terminate VR.EXE.
> 
>    26)  A new button ("HALT") has been added to the Group/Event Screens,
>         for use in disabling/enabling event-processing (like Ctrl-A).
> 
>    27)  The buttons and fields in the Group/Event/Item windows have
>         been reorganized.
> 
> *  28)  The "INITIATE", "ACKNOWLEDGE", & "TERMINATE", & Parameters of
>         the VOICE-SESSION Type have been merged into one ("INIT/ACK/TERM"),
>         whereby each is separated by a comma. Also, a new Parameter
>         ("SESSION") has been added (inserted BEFORE "ACCESS").
>         For example, this:
>                 |Item:Voice-Session             Type:Voice-Session ...
>                 |       Initial State:(none) ...
>                 |       Initiate     :Hello
>                 |       Acknowledge  :OK
>                 |       Terminate    :Goodbye
>                 |       Access       :User
> 
>         would be changed with this:
> 
>                 |Item:Voice-Session             Type:Voice-Session ...
>                 |       Initial State:(none) ...
>                 |       Init/Ack/Term:Hello,OK,Goodbye
>                 |       Session      :PC
>                 |       Access       :User
> 
> *  29)  VR is now supported for remote calls. In-house phone VR is
>         also "supported" to some degree. For details on both, see
>         VOICE-SESSION in ECS.HTM.
> --
> Mark Gilmore
> Omnipotence (ECS Home Automation Software)
> omnip@usit.net
> http://www.usit.com/omnip

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