Differences between Boxee Box and Boxee PC clients

[Tom Miranda]

This thread is to document the differences between running the app on the Boxee Box and a PC client version of Boxee.

First big difference is how python import statements are handled inside an <onload> tag.  When running on a software client you can put several import statements in a row:

import x
import y
import x

In the Boxee Box environment you must put all of the import statements on one line:

import x,y,z

[David Hamann]

will the software client accept the "import x,y,z" syntax?  If so, maybe we need to start creating a standards document and make that entry number 1

[Tom Miranda]

Software client works fine with import x,y,z so we should all use that format.

On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 1:00 PM, David Hamann <dha...@gmail.com> wrote:

will the software client accept the "import x,y,z" syntax?  If so, maybe we need to start creating a standards document and make that entry number 1

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[Tom Miranda]

When specifying .png files in the <texture> tag the PC client doesn't care about capitalization, but the Boxee Box does.

[Tom Miranda]

<shadowcolor> renders differently on a PC client vs. the Box.  On the PC client it looks a bit shaded.  On the Box it becomes unreadable.

[Tom Miranda]

Within a button control the absence of <focusedcolor> causes the text to be rendered differently on a PC client vs. a Box.  Always use <focusedcolor> to ensure it looks correct on both platforms.

[David Hamann]

That makes sense, since windows is the only OS I know of that doesn't have case sensitive file names

[Tom Miranda]

Using the PC client it is usually not necessary to specify the <height> tag in various controls.  The Boxee Box is a lot less forgiving and often doesn't render things properly if the <height> tag is missing.

Always use the <height> tag in all controls.