Launcher 0.9/2.3 released

[davilla]

Two releases:

AppleTV Launcher 0.9:

This is an update to Launcher 0.8 which launches XBMC/Boxee under the Frontrow plugin interface.

1) Launcher 0.9 finally got 2.3 support thanks to Nito!!
2) XBMC's HDMI-disconnect issues are resolved, through an entry in
~/Library/Application\ Support/XBMC/userdata/advancedsettings.xml. The
update should(!) add that entry.

Known issues:

None at present.

AppleTV Launcher 2.3 with "Multifinder":

This version replaces booting into the standard Finder.app (frontrow) with a Multifinder that handles application switching between XBMC/Boxee and Frontrow. The only side effect is going back to Frontrow takes longer than previous as Frontrow is starting up from scratch.

1) Fixes inability to change the display resolution under Frontrow
2) Fixes problems with other plugins launching apps (e.g. NitoTV).

Known issues:

1) No WLAN support if directly booted into XBMC/Boxee
2) No support of paired remotes and remotes added through AppleTV's
"Learn Remote"-menu


For the thrill seekers: ssh in and

defaults write com.teamxbmc.xbmclauncher XBMCExpertMode 1

then into XBMC and back to frontrow. Launcher will now have an additional menu entry in settings. This toggles the default boot application... Now you can boot directly into XBMC/Boxee. Quitting XBMC/Boxee in this mode will return back to frontrow.

How to Install:

1) Check the Launcher update menu entry and update or 2) download from http://atv-xbmc-launcher.googlecode.com and manually install.


Enjoy.

[grey]

it will fix the slow refresh rate of boxee on atv ?

thanks

[marcel]

no ..this is a separate issue

[sollie]

It did fixed the frame rate issue

[MikeyTG]

I was able to find and update one of the launchers to 2.3, but the only other launcher update I can find in the ATV menus appears to be for XMBC and is version .8

Is the .9 update only available via manual download and install? If so, can you point me to info on how to do the manual install?

Why are there two launchers to do the same thing anyway?

Thanks,
Mikey

[grey]

It did fixed the frame rate issue

can someone re-confirm this?

thanks

[marcel]

i would also like to know..

[bessler]

The UI runs a lot smoother now with 2.3 before it was choppy and sluggish. Scrolling down the list of tv shows in hulu is uber fast again like it was with .8

Also seems to load into boxee way faster. Video playback has not changed but the interface is faster and when you hit stop on a video it goes right back to the interface.

[jubal]

I also see improvement after installing Launcher 2.3. Cheers!

[Jeffery]

I'm not sure if its due to me having couchsurfer installed but when I launch boxee, the Mac Os X toolbar will appear at the very top with the small apple icon to the very far left and it says multifinder next to it and the big ATV logo is in the center of the screen.

The screen will then blink and boxee will launch. It does the same on exiting out of boxee as well.

I haven't had any issues interacting with boxee or couch surfer since the launcher 2.3 update but I thought this was rather weird.

J