tZ iTunes

tZTunes echo/controller script for mIRC is ready for initial use and testing.  I am not aware of any bugs in the script, but we did not give it the 1.0 version number because there are still modifications we want to make to the script in order to consider it a completed version.  As of this post's date, tZ iTunes is on version 0.7.2.  I will be making various changes throughout the next few weeks, but only script improvements as far as standards for the tZ family of scripts that Syber and I are working on. 

You can download tZ iTunes here.

Functionality includes everything that my legacy WAR had for Winamp.  For those interested, I will be porting WAR to the tZ script family.  It will be rebranded tZ Winamp and will include various features that will compliment the script according to the tZ family architecture. 

tZ Script Family

I've gotten a few questions from some people about the tZ scripts Syber and I have been writing recently.  We're going to be publishing a family of scripts designed to enhance the mIRC experience.  Like Syber's tZ mIRC Styles, these scripts will be branded to help advertise the network, but they will also follow a standard of quality hightened from scripts of our past.

In addition to higher quality standards, we seek to implement a few tZ Utilities that will help tZ scripts not interfere with other scripts, but also allow our users the ability to customize their experience and the interaction mIRC plays with other scripts.  One of these additions is the new tZ FunctionKeys -- a script designed to act as a control panel for configuring the use of the function keys.  tZ scripts will not directly contain aliases for the function keys any longer.  (Those of you that used WAR for winamp remember tapping F10 simply sent the format you had selected to the current window, private message, or IRC channel.)  Now, tZ Function Keys will handle all function key mapping.  When you install a script such as tZ iTunes or the future tZ Winamp, the scripts will check the "default" key mappings in tZ Function Keys for currently mapped fields.  If there is no mapping on that key, they will install themselves -- which you can configure through an easy to use dialog at any time.  If there is already a key mapping there, the script will not overwrite it, but you can choose to do this manually later.  tZ Function Keys displays every function key, and all available commands for that key.

Expect a completed version of tZ Function Keys in the coming weeks.  A beta version is available in tZ iTunes.

We're also working on a module and web portal to allow the scripts to automatically update themselves by downloading newer versions and porting any configurations to whatever new format that may exist automatically.  Naturally, the scripts will consult the user before performing any action like this.