Zilionara,

As I mentioned above, please report issues to our tracker at http://code.google.com/p/blazingstars/issues/list so that we can work on them properly, and include as much information as possible. Pot bets work fine for me, so I need more information if I'm to be able to fix it. Just "doesn't work" does me absolutely no good, and pretty much guarantees that your problem will never get fixed. (Please, also make sure that your theme is correctly detected and supported - see the "Setup" preference panel for more).

Also, please take a look at the Setup preference panel to set up a hotkey which will disable all other hotkeys; this works for chat, notes, etc. If you're having trouble with hotkeys interfering with other windows in other programs like your browser, it is almost always because the other window isn't "active". Make sure that the PokerStars window doesn't actually have focus (the title bar should be grey). A good way to see this easily is to use the window overlay function, because the overlay will disappear when the PokerStars window leaves focus.

Otherwise, in rare situations BlazingStars can become confused if you've switched back and forth between other programs too many times too quickly (though this is really uncommon these days). If that's the trouble, restart the program and the problem should disappear.

Just a heads-up: we've released a new version (0.9.8b build 22); this fixes a set of bugs from build 21. Upgrading is recommended!

By way of explanation: due to a design decision made by Apple in OS X, we've had to remove the auto time bank feature from BlazingStars. This is part of the OS, and we can't change it; the feature will not be renabled unless Apple changes something. If you really can't live without it and can handle the fact that the windows will keep popping to the foreground (we can't click a window in the background without it popping up - I've tried, no dice), let me know and I'll tell you how to renable the feature.

For users who were using the feature and upgrade to the latest version, the feature may be stuck in the "on" position, with no way to turn it off since the preference item is gone. If this is the case, please use the "restore defaults" button. Thank you!

any estimated release date on the FT version?

Honestly, between my Ph.D research, my family life, what little leisure time and social life I have, and actually playing poker myself, the answer to your question is: "it's coming, but it's going to be a bit". If I had to guess, I'd say at least a month, but I'm not able to put a real time line on it right now. I'm trying to get v1.0 out right now, and FT support is the first thing on the list post-1.0, but since I'm still doing > 95% of the work myself it's not going as quickly as I would like. But the project continues to grind forward, and I'm working on it whenever I can. If you have any development skills or can offer help in any other way, please visit us at Google Code ( http://blazingstars.googlecode.com/ is the page).

Great to see so much movement with this project!

really good job IMO

Can you tell me a little more about this project you're working on below? Does this work on both FTP and Stars at the same time? Thanks.

http://code.google.com/p/blazingstar...kSilverScripts

boldnbet,

I did not put the QuickSilver scripts together - that was Luca Heltai. You can e-mail him for more information, but from a glance at his code, it seems unlikely that it will work with both FTP and Stars simultaneously because it works only on the front-most application. You would have to flip back and forth between them and fire the triggers for each application every time you wanted to move the windows for that program. It would likely be possible to modify the scripts to work with both at the same time, but I'm afraid I just don't have the time to do it for you. You might ask Luca if he can, though.

Thanks Winawer!

I just downloaded the newest version 1.0.0 and installed it. As soon as I double clicked BlazingStars icon to start it up, the icon appeared on the top right for a second and than it immediately disappeared. Can you help me make it work please? I'm eager to try this out.

thanks

edit: I'm using Mac OS X Version 10.5.8

http://code.google.com/p/blazingstar...kSilverScripts

I am trying to make the above Quick Silver script to function but I have no luck.
What did I do wrong?

First I copied the scripts and pasted them into script editor and saved them to Library/Scripts.
Then I made the Triggers in Quicksilver. But nothing happens when I use the Triggers?

Could I have done something wrong in the Script editor? Is it wrong to copy and paste the wiki scripts into Script editor and save them, am I missing some step? Should I somehow create them also?

Did I maybe copy wrong part of the script? What part of the below script should I copy? Sorry to ask this stupid question, but I tried so many times now.
Any help much appreciated. I would love for this to work.


Move ALL to UP LEFT.scpt

-- Get the front-most application in System Events (Is there a better way?)
tell application "System Events"
* * * * set _everyProcess to every process
* * * * repeat with n from 1 to count of _everyProcess
* * * * * * * * set _frontMost to frontmost of item n of _everyProcess
* * * * * * * * if _frontMost is true then set _frontMostApp to process n
* * * * end repeat
* * * *
* * * *
* * * * set _everyWindow to every window of _frontMostApp
* * * * repeat with _windowOne in _everyWindow
* * * * * * * * set position of _windowOne to {48, 22}
* * * * end repeat
* * * * return
* * * *
end tell

Hi, long-time Mac-user here and currently thinking about switching to playing poker on OSX exclusively (been using VMWare which is working fine - but it's no OSX ) . Had a look at your software which looks fantastic, thanks for your efforts! However, the most important thing for me when I'm multitabling is to put check/fold on the mouse's right click which doesn't seem to be possible in BlazingStars. Did I just not look at the right spot or is this a feature that is worked on for a future release? Or is there any other tool out there that does this?

Thanks

Majick,

Thanks for taking the time to look at BlazingStars. Unfortunately, there is no support for mouse mapping right now (I was experimenting with scroll wheel betsizing, but ran into technical problems I couldn't solve at the time, so I shelved it). Since BlazingStars is primarily a keyboard tool, I'm not prioritizing mouse functions, and I'm currently working on getting a Full Tilt version of the software going; therefore, long story short, it's not impossible that I could do this at some point but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. Sorry. :-(

As for another tool that does this, I'm not aware of any at the moment. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one doing an AHK-equivalent for poker on OS X, and I don't think that there's any other tool which will work with the the poker clients.

Thanks a lot for your quick reply. I will try to see if I can get myself to get rid of the mouse (not sure about that though..) . Your tool's nevertheless a major help for anyone who's serious about finally throwing away his VM! So thanks again for that!

wow - ethics and morals like this don't exist in business. kudos. stay positive brother!

does this mean it cannot be configured to work with a joystick? i am looking for a program that runs natively in mac osX and can be programmed to work with a usb controller (ie poker shortcuts).

i couldn't find the info on your website. thanks!

Thanks. :-)

As for joysticks, currently the keyboard is the only input method that we're using. I've tried doing some work with the mouse but it didn't go very well, so I've shelved that part until after I get Full Tilt support operational.

To be completely honest, I'm in the final year of my Ph.D and I'm having to shed side projects like BlazingStars; thus, I've committed to developing the program until Full Tilt support is running and fairly robust, and then I will probably bow out and do maintenance work only. I saw this coming, which is part of the reason I open-sourced the program, so I'm hoping that someone (or more than one person!) might step in to maintain the project after I have to step back.

The relevance of this to your request is that though I would love to implement support for things like the mouse and USB controllers, I simply do not have the time and I doubt that this will change. I'm hoping, though, that someone else might come along who will take up the torch on that issue, so you can always open a request at our issue tracker (http://code.google.com/p/blazingstars/issues/list) and hope for the best!

thanks for the honesty. i've followed your suggestion. good luck finishing school!

I'm curious of what are the improvements from version 1.0.0(24) to 1.0.26 are. I'm sure there are some fixed bugs, but are there anything new we like to know?

Thanks

boldnbet,

No new major features yet. 1.0.1 brought improved handling of the problem that some people were having with missing PokerStars preference files, and for 1.0.2 I integrated a crash reporter that will help me track down future bugs more easily. Aside from a few minor bug fixes, that's the gist of it. If you ever want to see what's going on from version to version, you can check out the svn history at http://code.google.com/p/blazingstars/updates/list to see what's new.

The major development effort is currently ongoing in a branch of the code, where I'm putting Full Tilt support into place. As you can see from the SVN logs, I've got the initial stages of this completed; currently, I can use the basic action buttons (check/fold,call,bet) and the window overlays work. I'm working on the rest of the hotkeys, and once I've got the rest of the main hotkeys working, I'll upload a preview version to the Google Code page for adventurous Full Tilt players who feel like giving it a try.

that is awesome Winawer!

Quick question, can we play 2 poker clients at the same time? Will BlanzingStars work that way?

Initially, no. This is a complicated thing to do, because it would require keeping track of when you were in each client and using theme information for the respective clients as you switch back and forth. It's not outside the realm of possibility that I will include this when I finish putting initial FT support in; I'll have to re-evaluate at that point.

i am very sad that my years long quest for a shortcuts program that works with joystick commands to use on my macbook pro is nearly here but not yet. open sourcers please integrate this into blazingstars or pokershortcuts! i am certain that plenty of folks will pay for it

To continue the sadness, I've discovered that there is a fundamental limitation in the FT client which may permanently limit the functionality that I can offer Full Tilt players with BlazingStars (http://code.google.com/p/blazingstar...s/detail?id=69). I'm looking for a way around it, and I've submitted a bug report to FT, but unless I can find a workaround (unlikely), Full Tilt support will have to be limited compared to PokerStars support.

<sigh>

i am trying to use blazingstars but to no avail. i have installed the program but when i click it to open it nothing happens!

Well, the first question is: do you have PokerStars open? (Note: BlazingStars is a menu-bar application. Look in your menubar, to the left of your volume controls, and see if you can see an icon with a set of cards (you may have to switch to a program with a smaller menu if you have a lot of menubar icons). That's BlazingStars). Otherwise, then try this:

1). Open the console (Applications->Utilities->Console.app) and leave it open.
2). Double-click on BlazingStars to open it.
3). When it doesn't open, switch to the Console and look for any messages that have a Sender of BlazingStars; copy and paste them here or in an e-mail to me (support@fullyfunctionalsoftware.com).