[Release] HomeBrew Sorter GUI beta 4

[suloku]

Yo, here's beta 4

http://www.mediafire.com/?z4lth0wehty

Basically added support for game categories Browser mode and repeated categories (they are merged and you sort homebrew as if they where in the same folder).

The merging is because game categories plugin merges the categories the same way, so this is more convenient for sorting.

All the actual categories are displayed when sorting the categories. If you have repeated categories it would be wise to keep them toguether, I'm not sure which sorting method uses game categories for this case.

Beta 4 changelog:
- Categories with the same name are now merged (just like game categories plugin does).
- Repeated categories are all but the first one found shown by path instead of name when sorting.
- Displays an icon0.png file that can be put inside a category directory (like irShell )
- Full support for game categories plugin Browser mode.
- Minor graphic updates.

About Browser mode support:
Browser Mode sorts hombrew from oldest to newest and uses eboot.pbp's date and time. The support for this mode consists on changing that dates so the top list hb will have the oldest date and the bottom list hb the newest. This is an option (disabled by default) because I don't like messing with the eboot.pbp's propierties (the other two modes game categories plugin offers sort from newest to oldest by the folders date propierties).

While enabled, the sorting will be made for both folders and eboot's propierties, so you will have the same sort order in any mode. Keep in mind that Browser mode sorts categories alphabetically, so even if you sort the categories from hbsorter that won't change.

Also, if you already sorted your homebrew and found it didn't work for Browser mode, just enter hbsorter, enable Browser mode and enter each category and save the list.

Original beta 3 post:
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I've never used any HB sorter app, but today I finally wanted to and I was very happy to find homebrew sorter GUI beta 2 by Valentin which supported game categories plugin and had a nice GUI.

But with a homebrew count of 100 (max is 500 if anyone wonders) sorting categories was a little...everlasting. Also when it came up with an old 1.50 style homebrew it crashed (trying to load the icon from a data.psar file named eboot.pbp I think).

So I thought: "Man, this is screaming a per category sorting and some fixes". Happily open source is our friend, so now that I have the app to my linking, I'm sharing it with the comunity.

Download: hbsorter_GUI_beta3.rar
Source included of course

Some screens:



Changelog:

Suloku 2010
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Beta 3 changelog:
- Support for 1.50 hombrew in folder+folder% style. (__SCE__ naming style already supported)
- Added ability to sort homebrew by category. A new menu appears for selecting category to edit.
- Added option "View all" that works as beta 2, but the category name is displayed like "Category: homebrew".
- If there are no categories, View All is automagically run.
- Added check for eboot.pbp file presence (if no eboot.pbp, the folder won't appear).
- Minor graphic changes (including eboot's icon).


Valantin's versions
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Beta 2 changelog:
- Ability to change the order of categories
- Very small changes in the GUI to add the new function
- Visual changes (homebrew / categories) using the L and R buttons

Beta 1 changelog:
- Compatibility with folders
-> ms0: / ISO
-> ms0: / PSP / GAME
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME340
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME352
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME371
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME380
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME4XX
-> ms0: / PSP/GAME5XX
- Compatibility with subfolders CAT_ of the above
- Added GUI written with oslMOD 1.1.0 mod (nn use but since you can fill out my duties with the OSL mod 1.0.1 and 1.1.0)
- Ability to show or not to icon0 of HB (now paragraphs of iso)
- Ability to co move the directional buttons up and down and even with the analog.
- Possibility to save the new order of the HB (But go .. XD)
- Now the date of the file is current, and n most since 2005 (I think or something like that)


Original homebrew sorter by Sakya

[cmbeke]

great work, it looks awsome downloading it now

[nickxab]

Good work it has the bug fixes that i wanted.
Nice keep it up
Downloading it right now.

[elite999]

Me too. Awesome categorizer.

[larryr]

Awesome homebrew. Added to my list. (My Homebrew Starter Guide)

[valantin]

Originally Posted by suloku

I've never used any HB sorter app, but today I finally wanted to and I was very happy to find homebrew sorter GUI beta 2 by Valentin which supported game categories plugin and had a nice GUI.

But with a homebrew count of 100 (max is 500 if anyone wonders) sorting categories was a little...everlasting. Also when it came up with an old 1.50 style homebrew it crashed (trying to load the icon from a data.psar file named eboot.pbp I think).

So I thought: "Man, this is screaming a per category sorting and some fixes". Happily open source is our friend, so now that I have the app to my linking, I'm sharing it with the comunity.

good job man,
I not reminded of the hombrew% type XD

I did not think someone would have continued my work
I only remember that the heart is entirely the work of Sakya, I only adapted for use with the game categorize and add a nice GUI

Probably the crash with the homebrew to 1.50 kernel is due to the attempt to load the icon0 from .pbp wrong.

[cmbeke]

is there any way to have this sort with "content browser" mode?

[popotz]

Good work! suloku!
And Thanks to sakya and valantin too.

[suloku]

I've located a flaw in my code: I haven't contempled the posibility of having two categories named the same under different folders such as this:

PSP/GAME/CAT_homebrew
PSP/GAME5xx/CAT_homebrew

I don't know right now how will the program respond under this circumstances (probably it will only show homebrew under one folder).

I already know how to fix this, but I'm not home right now, so expect beta 4 tonight with this solved.

Originally Posted by valantin

good job man,
I not reminded of the hombrew% type XD

I did not think someone would have continued my work
I only remember that the heart is entirely the work of Sakya, I only adapted for use with the game categorize and add a nice GUI

Probably the crash with the homebrew to 1.50 kernel is due to the attempt to load the icon0 from .pbp wrong.

Well, I didn't really do that much to the code. Actually most of my time went to fill the category string for the "view all" mode, as sorting categories only required a menu that told the code "look for HB in this path". The rest was already there.

Also I'd like to say that I love your GUI, it really improves user feeling from sakya's one. I love it when functionality and graphics can be isolated (look at all those usbloader GUI's for the wii).

BTW I didn't ask permision to publish because it was open source and I was releasing the code, so I hope neither you or Sakya mind.

Originally Posted by cmbeke

is there any way to have this sort with "content browser" mode?

I myself only use Context Mode, but for what I've read on game categories readme, the categories are still done the same way, so they should be sorted as any other mode. I'll try that mode when I get home to confim anyways.

Remember that Valantin already added the option to sort the categories itself by pressing R or L button. In my version you have to be inside a category or in "view all" mode to access this feature.

[cmbeke]

i tryed and it doesnt work (yes i saved)

what i sorted it to

what actually happened (this game should be second)



other than that good job

[valantin]

Originally Posted by suloku

Also I'd like to say that I love your GUI, it really improves user feeling from sakya's one. I love it when functionality and graphics can be isolated (look at all those usbloader GUI's for the wii).

The graphics have been specially made to be independent of the sort mode.
This way you can change only the code for the detection of homebrew or how to save the new list without touching the GUI
in part as you did too

Originally Posted by suloku

BTW I didn't ask permision to publish because it was open source and I was releasing the code, so I hope neither you or Sakya mind.

Do not worry, I released the source code to enable everyone to improve and expand it.
sorry for may bad eng I use google

[suloku]

Originally Posted by cmbeke

i tryed and it doesnt work (yes i saved)

what i sorted it to

what actually happened (this game should be second)



other than that good job

I looked into that mode, this is what it does:

To sort categories it uses alphabetical order.
To sort homebrew it uses the creation/last modification date (need to check that) from eboot.pbp.

I'll look into adding support for this. I might made it an enable/disable option like the "view icon" and it will be disabled by default. The reason: I don't like messing with the eboots propierties and I think pressing a button to enable won't be such a nuisance.

BTW you should check context mode, it's a lot quicker. Also I think this mode doesn't support kxploited homebrew (1.5 style). Not like that really matter nowadays...

[suloku]

Double posting to notify beta 4 release.

If a moderator sees this, can you please change the thread's title? Thanks.

[Timicore]

Originally Posted by suloku

Double posting to notify beta 4 release.

If a moderator sees this, can you please change the thread's title? Thanks.

What do you want to change it to?

[suloku]

Originally Posted by Timicore

What do you want to change it to?

Just to:

[RELEASE] HomeBrew Sorter GUI beta 4

I didn't want to open a new thread, but i wanted to change it so people notices

[Timicore]

Originally Posted by suloku

Just to:

[RELEASE] HomeBrew Sorter GUI beta 4

I didn't want to open a new thread, but i wanted to change it so people notices

Changed, next time post a visitor's message please. Good job though.

[elite999]

Naa, it's okay. Great app for organizing categories. A feature which I suggested Bubbletune to do.

[Zack_PSP]

Thanks man, I have been looking for something like this and didn't want to write my own

[Mr_Shizzy]

This is very handy !!
Thanks for all your efforts mate

[nickxab]

Wow thanks for the update.

[rosera]

This is really cool - good app