Version 1.1 of XL has just been released. It has several minor improvements like listing folders in the content list. Also, it is now working on Mac as well.

 Hi there,
I'm on a mac but I don't have explorer, I have safari though.  I am on snowleopard latest version.  Is your software going to work for me do you think or do I need to download some version of explorer?
Sounds interesting.
Love esther

Quote - Version 1.1 of XL has just been released. It has several minor improvements like listing folders in the content list. Also, it is now working on Mac as well.

How do we get the upgrade from CP? Or do we have to buy it all over again?

There is an email link on the D3D site.
Send him your CP user name and he will get back to you.

Quote - Thank you very much Lululee for bringing this amazing tool to my attention.
I was really struggling with the small icons in Poser 8 and not only does XL remedy that it also gives you so much more!
The ability to load and conform multiple items at the same time is itself worth the price. 
SM should hire Dimension3D or at least get them in as a consultant (IMHO).

Now if I can only stop these intermittent 'can't load texture' errors I will be a very happy Poser 8 owner.
 

What's funny is Dimension 3D is a partner developer; they are using a lot of his python scripts. :) I kind of wondered why they did not ask him to write the new library tools but who knows how companies work. Maybe he did not have time available to match their schedule. Nothing against BB but I remember him stating in another thread that we wanted to work on shaders and such but did the library because they asked.

Add me to those loving XL.

I know FLEX library works for lots of people but on my system, its slow to load, lots of times will never refreash and was causing random crashes; even after SR1. After switching to XL, all those issues when away. The only feature of FLEX I miss is how it searched everything, maybe for 1.2 D3D will improve XL's searching. ;)

While I agree XL is interesting, I find it slows me down. Tons of clicking. :/
I want the old library back, tbh.

I want the old back also, but since that will never happen (the old one gets in the way of SM future plans for poser), XL is the best alternative.

I know I can't have the old one back, but... I didn't get on with XL.
Too much clicking around, which annoys the hell out of me. :)
Yeah you can conform straight away, but since I don't do that anyway...
I go back and forth between figures and poses and materials and and and...
I got frustrated.

XL is great for those who like it though. :)

Silke, it might help you to know that, with XL, you can do your initial searching for figures and minimize the window, then search for your poses and minimize it, then do a search through props and minimize it, whatever you use the most, and all can be minimized to the task bar at the same time and then called up whenever needed.   I work faster than ever now because I don't have to stop and search for things individually....I just run a search for whatever runtime I plan to use, the different parts of that runtime that will be needed, and then begin working.    

I finally got the P8 content library to work by installing on a new computer, and the hitch was as I thought from the very beginning.   Because I suspected it to be a security or firewall issue, I did not install my security software until I installed P8, and almost immediately Windows firewall warned that it blocked Poser 8.   Because I could get  "under the problem" this time, was able to get it released, and it installed normally.   This was using IE7 with no update to flash, no tampering with the settings, on a dual core Vista with 8 gigs of ram.   It was merely a Windows firewall issue, but is not easily dealt with once it slips past the initial installation warning.   

After having seen the P8 content library, I went right back to using XL.    Someone commented they were having a hard time with certain files not showing....I found that p3DO Pro version fixes missing files, so that it can populate the XL Library correctly.    Hope this helps.  

~skylab   :)

Quote -  Hi there,
I'm on a mac but I don't have explorer, I have safari though.  I am on snowleopard latest version.  Is your software going to work for me do you think or do I need to download some version of explorer?
Sounds interesting.
Love esther

esther, it is a  wxpyton script. Works like any other python script, except wxpython gives the ability to add a graphical user interface. No browser required other then to purchase and download :)

I am running it on an intel mac 10.6.1. 

Only works with p8

Quote - There is an email link on the D3D site.
Send him your CP user name and he will get back to you.

Do you have a link to the D3D site??

Here is the link to the D3D site: http://d3d.sesseler.de/

I emailed D3D a while ago and haven't heard anything back yet, perhaps he's busy.

Thank you.

OK, lots of things to answer.

for those who purchased XL
This is the first time I do a product update at the new Content Paradise store, and the CP store will introduce a new feature to handle updates in the next couple of days. So I can't tell the details at the moment. If you still have access to the download, you can download the new version at CP. Otherwise, if you send me the order number by e-mail, I will send you the update. (If for some reason you get no reply, try site-mail here at Renderosity, it's safe from spam filters.)

estherau
XL is a pure Python script. It does not need anything else to be installed on your computer except of Poser 8 of course. Internet Explorer or Flash Player is not required, neither for Windows, nor for Mac.

juggernutz
I had the chance to provide some content including Python scripts for Poser 8. However, I was not involved in the development of Poser 8 itself. If you are interested in the design decisions for the Flex library of Poser 8, I think BagginsBill has explained this in several threads here at Renderosity. Anyway, thanks that you prefer my library design.

Silke
Version 1.1 of XL now has the option to list the folders in the content list and buttons to switch between content types. So it comes pretty close to the old library, just with lots of extras.

Dimension3D, just sent you a site email about XL upgrade.   Thanks for the info and look forward to hearing from you.

~skylab   : )

Dimension3D, received the update.   Thanks so much!   That was quick!

~skylab   : )

I purchased my XL through CP, how do I get the update?

Hey LL, check your site email....sent you info.

EDIT TO ADD:    Sent another site email to you with contact link, but if you see this post  first, go here:     http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?userid=288865

~skylab   : )

Thank you for the email..

The update is excellent! Search has been greatly improved and I love the new library buttons on top. It's indeed like the old library, but with a lot of extra's.

SM can improve the new terrible flash library all they want, but I'm not even going to check it out, I've got my old library back now, with a lot of great additions, thanks to XL!

I have a question: Can I just point XL to my P7 collections folder and get it to load props from the shortcuts there (into P8)? I spent a lot of time setting it up just the way I want it and would hate to have to redo all of that.

XL currently does not support collections. Maybe in a future version.

But it should work to get your collections from Poser 7 to Poser 8 if you copy your Poser 7 collections folder to the Poser 8 collections folder.

Sorry to be so dense.  Is it for sale here or CP?

Indi.

EDIT:  I see something called eXtended Library for Poser at CP, and Poser eXplorer here.  Are they the same thing?  Sort of the same?

It's at CP here Indigone..
http://www.contentparadise.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=10618

Got it!  Thanks!  WOW!  Good bye Poser libraries that just insist on crashing Poser!  Goodbye blindness where I can only see a few of something in a library and cringe everytime I need to scroll or click on something because I know a crash is coming!  Wow, how cool!  I can see! I can see! cough

Indi.

So the XL library is fantastic.   Is there a way to get it to sort my folders/files alphabetically?

Indi.

Folders and files should be sorted alphabetically initially. At least, they are on my system. On Windows, they should be sorted from left to right and on Mac up/down.

Here's a pic of one of my runtime/library/pose files.  It's my hair runtime and so these are the hair mats.  I've scrolled 3 times (yea, I need to clean it up) to show you.

It looks like it is sorted alphabetically backwards at first, but you can see as I scroll down it's all a mess.  This runtime is on an external USB hard drive.

Thanks :)

I still can't reproduce this on my system, even when using an external drive. Anyway, I added an option to sort files and folders.

Send me a mail with your e-mail and I send you the version with the sort option.

 one downside is it isn't included in the undo of poser, so after you load the figure you just can't click undo.
Otherwise it's pretty damn good.
Love esther

It's a general drawback of Python scripts for Poser that undo is limited or unavailable.