LogiGamer LITE version 1.3.1 ReadMe

LogiGamer LITE, a companion utility to LogiGamer (much lower memory usage), allows you to quikcly apply (and auto-apply) profiles via a small system tray icon.
The main difference is that LogiGamer LITE has a new "Auto-Apply on Focus" mode: A profile will be auto-applied for an associated application when that application receives the system focus; i.e. when it is in the foreground; when it becomes the current active window. An application can receive the focus throuugh a number of ways:launch, other apps minimized, alt+tab, click on window, alt+esc etc.
LogiGamer LITE still needs LogiGamer for profile/associated app management, sound options and new to LogiGamer "Exempt Application List"; exempt apps will have NO profiles applied for them when they gain system focus (more below);

LogiGamer works by Installing a Windows Hook and by injecting a small hook DLL into the memory space of running application when they receive the focus. If an application gains the focus and and it is associated with a LogiGamer profile; the profile is automatically applied. If there is no corresponding profile the ".Default" profile is applied. LogiGamer Lite has a much smaller memory footprint that LogiGamer and is programmed in plain vanilla Win32 C++. It's Windows Hook DLL "LogiGamerHook.dll" has a tiny memory requirement.
To keep memory usage low LogiGamerLite will only monitor 128 associated applications at most.
Logging (if enabled) will only track the last 10 applications.


GENERAL USAGE


Menu Options:

"Profile" Sub-Menu: Choose a profile from this sub-menu to apply.Indicates active profile.

"Restart Driver": restarts the mosue driver "EM_EXEC.exe"

"Auto-Apply on Focus": Enable (check mark) to monitor when associated applications gain the focus and auto-apply relevent profile .This is a toggle (on/off)

"Sounds" Sub-Menu: Check sub-menu items to play a sound when an event occurs. It plays the sounds defined in LogiGamer Tools->Options->General.
TIP: useful wave files are in the "<your drive letter>:\windows\media" folder. I like the "Windows XP Hardware Insert.wav", "Windows XP Hardware Remove.wav" and "Windows XP Notify.wav" sound files.

"Log" Sub Menu: Log the last 10 events that occured: which profile was applied for which application when it gained the focus. this also logs "Exempt Applications" (more Below). 
Check the "Log Application Switch" menu item to enable logging (toggle on/off). You can view the log with the "View Log..." menu item.

"Exit" close LogiGamer LITE  :)

TIP: Define Exempt Applications (see below) in LogiGamer.
 You may want to add to the list:"EM_EXEC" mouse driver, "type32" MS Keyboard driver/manager(volume popups can interfere with games being detected when popups steal the focus) and any other background applications that may possibly popup (eBay tool bar etc) and steal the focus and apply the ".Default" profile.

System Tray Icon:
Hover you mouse cursor over the LogiGamer LITE System Tray icon; the ToolTip will display the current profile and the previous profile in ()
Double-Click Icon to toggle "Auto-Apply on Focus" on/off
Double-Right-Click to restart mouse driver


LogiGamer LITE still relies on LogiGamer to:
Create and manage profiles as well as managing the list of associated application (associated to a profile)
Change the wave sound files that will play for a specific event.

EXEMPT APPLICATIONS

Manage the list of "Exempt Application" ,LogiGamer->Tools->Exempt Application List. Exempt applications are applications (without traling ".EXE") for which no profile will be applied when it gains the system focus. THe previous profile will remain active.



COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS (Parameters)

Syntax LogiGamerLite.exe ["Profile Name"] [/Q,/A]

"Profile Name": Apply the specified profile on launch (quotes needed if profile name contains spaces)

/Q: quit LogiGamer Lite, useful with above option to create shortcuts/batch files to apply profile and exit. Typically LogiGamer lite is faster than LogiGamer for this.

/A: Start LogiGamer LITE with the "Auto Apply on Focus" function active.



VERSION HISTORY

UPDATED July 20th 2004 version 1.3.1
Initial LogiGamer LITE Public release.

UPDATED July 21st 2004  version 1.3.2

Added Debug string outputting to help diagnose possible problems
To view the diagnostic messages you need to enable logging in LogiGamer LITE (Log->Log Application Switch) 
AND you need to download a utility to view the messages , I suggest DebugView get it at http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/debugview.shtml

UPDATED July 22nd  2004  version 1.3.3

- Fixed bug for associated app not being applied for simple 1 app no icon profiles.

UPDATED July 22nd  2004  version 1.3.4

- Added OPTIONS menu item w/s small dialog box for setting Logigamer LITE options; options are now saved.



UPDATED July 26th  2004  version 1.3.5

- Added "Options" dialog box to set various program options (replaced sub-menus). Options are saved on OK.
Options include "Sounds", "Logging" & "Launch Logigamer LITE on Windows Startup w/ Auto-Apply on"
- LogiGamer Lite display different icons in the system tray to indicate its state:
	Default icon when auto-apply is off
	Black Circle w/ Checkmark indicates the .Default profile is auto-applied (when auto-apply is On)
	Green Circle w/ Checkmark indicates that a profile is auto-applied for an associated application (when auto-apply is On)
- Shorcut key/mouse clicks for system tray icon, turn on "Show shorcut keys for  Menu commands" in "Options"

UPDATED July 29th  2004  version 1.3.7

- Fixed assoc apps for last profiles in list not being auto-applied.