Hi list, My newest plugin project has reached its first milestone and allows first practical use, so its time to publicly announce it: OSDServer is a plugin that allows external programs to use the OSD and the menu system of VDR. Access is done via TCP/IP and a simple script language that is primarily designed to be handled by perl programs and shell scripts. Until now, interactive VDR extensions were only available to C++ coders, but with this plugin, script coders can use the OSD too. Version 0.0.1 only has a minimal set of commands for creating simple menus and OSD messages, but can already be used for user interaction. A simple example program is included, in perl and in bash version. This plugin release is a first test version only, to get some feedback for future development. Complex menus and dialogs will follow in later versions. Download: http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/osdserver.html http://www.udo-richter.de/vdr/osdserver.en.html Cheers, Udo
