Editing the code

[airwin]

I would like to know what program i should use to edit the source code?
I found something about CVS and rockbox devkit, but i hope there is someone who can just get me a little started in this. Tanx. Greetz Air.
Also i would like to know wich file is supposed to be for the remote and what i should edit to change the menu order!!!

[3.14159265]

look at
http://www.diabolikal.org/main/content.php?article.46
or
Writing plugins

[airwin]

I need to have a little more basic explenation. I'm not used to doing this, but i know i'm a fast learner and good with the literature in the books. I have C at school now and would like to contribute here . From my point of view now it is possible to edit the files in the rockbox zip file with wordpad :P.

Hope someone can help :d. Tanx.

[Ego]

i know pretty much nothing, but i was able to change my colors on RB. download the source code and the dev environment, change what you want in source code with wordpad, and compile it with the build environment. the instructions give you pretty much everything you need.

-EGO

[3.14159265]

What is it you don't understand, the diabolikal.org page is nice and simple, just follow the steps, to compile the zip file (make sure it works first) then start to edit the code

if there is anything in particular you don't understand, just ask 1 or more specific questions.

[3.14159265]

the menues are stored in:
Rockbox\apps\*_menu. c

there are different menues, i havent looked at the coad within them too closley.
debug_menu.c
playlist_menu.c
main_menu.c
settings_menu.c

[Philip_0729]

Originally Posted by Ego

i know pretty much nothing, but i was able to change my colors on RB. download the source code and the dev environment, change what you want in source code with wordpad, and compile it with the build environment. the instructions give you pretty much everything you need.

-EGO

Which file did you modify??? there are loads of files...

[reddshack]

I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 for editing... But notepad will still do the job.

[Chrisjs]

Originally Posted by airwin

I would like to know what program i should use to edit the source code?
I found something about CVS and rockbox devkit, but i hope there is someone who can just get me a little started in this. Tanx. Greetz Air.
Also i would like to know wich file is supposed to be for the remote and what i should edit to change the menu order!!!

Use notepad.

[Ego]

Originally Posted by Philip_0729

Which file did you modify??? there are loads of files...

i just played with lcd.h, that's where the colors are stored. all the info i used is here:http://misticriver.net/showthread.php?t=33389. the second page shows exactly what of the lcd.h file you have to modify.

-EGO

[3.14159265]

Originally Posted by Philip_0729

Which file did you modify??? there are loads of files...

to modify the colour setings look at
Rockbox Custom H300 LCD Colors!
Towards the end it explanes how to change the code in a simpler way

EDIT- dam ego beat me, shouldent have wated to get my dinner

[eli_sherer]

you can use programmers' notepad it's free and has all the MVS2K5 syntax highlighting and grouping of segments

[airwin]

Tanx guys, what a help. I thought that i needed to edit everything in the compile area and couldn't find any info abou that. I'll start taking a look at the files tomorrow, was busy, so didn't have the time to take a good look and looked over the .c files .

edit: i took a closer look and i just can't find the c files :S????? I don't have an apps folder either.

Sorry if i sound really stupid, i'm actually not that stupid . Hope to make it up to u guys when i figure some things out!!!!

edit2: another tiny question. For example pong has been made in C but is now a .rock file wich wordpad can't read. How can you read/edit it????

[Ego]

all the .c and .h files are in the source code, available as a .zip on the daily build page. i'm not sure if that solves your plugin question too...

-EGO

[airwin]

if i download the zip file by clicking on h300 latest it includes .rockbox folder and a file. But in that folder are no .c files :S nor an apps folder :S.

i'll be goin to bed now. 1am in holland , so i'll check this topic in the mornin . Tanx, greetz air.

edit2: i found something in the download section (not specialy the daily builds sections). Just a source file of rockbox 2.5 (for the source you don't need a DAP special???) (question 1) This contains apps and these are the files i can edit and then compile to a package compatible with my iriver, am i correct???

edit3: OOOOOOOOOOH now is see . In the daily builds section right from the H300 icon there is a rockbox logo and there i can download a tar.gz file. WOEHOEEEEE. (question 2) This file is for every dap right??? How does it come specific for H300???

Sorry for my mess with questions, try to make the best of it for me !!! Tanx.

[Ego]

Originally Posted by airwin

edit3: OOOOOOOOOOH now is see . In the daily builds section right from the H300 icon there is a rockbox logo and there i can download a tar.gz file. WOEHOEEEEE. (question 2) This file is for every dap right??? How does it come specific for H300???

Sorry for my mess with questions, try to make the best of it for me !!! Tanx.

you got it. you tell it which player and language you want during compile

-EGO

[bagder]

Here's the "First-time guide to Rockbox development":

http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/vie...velopmentGuide