Document viewer

rpgoof · 05-12-2008, 03:39 PM

Game Name: .Txt viewer
Describe the Gameplay: Self explanatory
Tips/Suggestions for the Development Team: read below

Since the iPod has a .txt viewer built in (or at least I think it does) I think it would be great for the Zune to have a document viewer for, say, .doc or .txt files. Developers could somehow integrated a system in which a person can put their .txt files in a certain folder and the program reads them. Zuners can deploy their entire game (.txt files and 'game' code) whenever they want to add more .txt files.

This would be especially useful for guitar players who want to put tabs on their Zune!

soccerfreak24 · 05-12-2008, 03:40 PM

Usefull but, how would you upload the tabs.. would you edit the game and add em in?

rpgoof · 05-12-2008, 03:45 PM

I guess so. Programmers could make it so they open files from a set directory and the Zuners just place their files in that directory. Easier if the Zuners don't have to edit the game code manually for each file added.

Or maybe even the option of reading files directly off the harddrive in a specific directory, if the Zuner has the HDD hack

soccerfreak24 · 05-12-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpgoof

I guess so. Programmers could make it so they open files from a set directory and the Zuners just place their files in that directory. Easier if the Zuners don't have to edit the game code manually for each file added.

Or maybe even the option of reading files directly off the harddrive in a specific directory, if the Zuner has the HDD hack

Yeah, you just like Drop the file into the game folder?

rpgoof · 05-12-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccerfreak24

Yeah, you just like Drop the file into the game folder?

Yeah that would be alot easier than deploying the game everytime you want to add a file

shutout5591 · 05-14-2008, 05:07 AM

Correct me if im wrong, but I dont believe xna has acccess to folders and files on the zune. A txt file could be included in the project, and built with the game.

contortionist · 05-15-2008, 04:05 PM

i think that would be very doable and not so complicated i've discussed this with other people and have come up with an idea for a more refined one. The person who is developing an doc viewer i am helping them.

SimReality · 05-15-2008, 04:47 PM

You would have to redeploy the game every time you wanted a new document on there. There is no way for XNA games to read arbitrary folders on the Zune's drive.

But more importantly: why? Why do you want to try and read .txt, .doc, .whatever on a 240x320 screen? Just because the iPod can? Seems rather useless in the end.

shutout5591 · 05-15-2008, 04:53 PM

SimReality - you are missing the point. its not about if its practical, its about if we can. We are pushign the limits of the zune, this is an enthusiast's board.

SimReality · 05-15-2008, 04:56 PM

It's not pushing any limits. It'd take me probably 5 minutes to have a .txt file go up with a game, read the data, and write it out as text. No limit pushing, just a useless display of data that you could have more easily just opened on the PC. Plus redeploying every time you want to get a new file up is a little silly.

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rpgoof Experienced Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 137 Reputation: 10 $zB: 116 Donate	[APP] Document viewer Game Name: .Txt viewer Describe the Gameplay: Self explanatory Tips/Suggestions for the Development Team: read below Since the iPod has a .txt viewer built in (or at least I think it does) I think it would be great for the Zune to have a document viewer for, say, .doc or .txt files. Developers could somehow integrated a system in which a person can put their .txt files in a certain folder and the program reads them. Zuners can deploy their entire game (.txt files and 'game' code) whenever they want to add more .txt files. This would be especially useful for guitar players who want to put tabs on their Zune! Last edited by rpgoof : 05-12-2008 at 04:25 PM.

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SimReality Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 398 Reputation: 60 $zB: 341 Donate	You would have to redeploy the game every time you wanted a new document on there. There is no way for XNA games to read arbitrary folders on the Zune's drive. But more importantly: why? Why do you want to try and read .txt, .doc, .whatever on a 240x320 screen? Just because the iPod can? Seems rather useless in the end. __________________ Nick Gravelyn Microsoft MVP - DirectX/XNA To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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SimReality Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 398 Reputation: 60 $zB: 341 Donate	It's not pushing any limits. It'd take me probably 5 minutes to have a .txt file go up with a game, read the data, and write it out as text. No limit pushing, just a useless display of data that you could have more easily just opened on the PC. Plus redeploying every time you want to get a new file up is a little silly. __________________ Nick Gravelyn Microsoft MVP - DirectX/XNA To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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05-12-2008, 03:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
rpgoof Experienced Zuner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 137 Reputation: 10 $zB: 116 Donate	I guess so. Programmers could make it so they open files from a set directory and the Zuners just place their files in that directory. Easier if the Zuners don't have to edit the game code manually for each file added. Or maybe even the option of reading files directly off the harddrive in a specific directory, if the Zuner has the HDD hack

05-14-2008, 05:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
shutout5591 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 167 Reputation: 48 $zB: 157 Donate	Correct me if im wrong, but I dont believe xna has acccess to folders and files on the zune. A txt file could be included in the project, and built with the game.

05-15-2008, 04:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
shutout5591 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mass Posts: 167 Reputation: 48 $zB: 157 Donate	SimReality - you are missing the point. its not about if its practical, its about if we can. We are pushign the limits of the zune, this is an enthusiast's board.

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