The program is a command line program, double clicking will produce exactly the message you see. Please execute the command on the command. If you don’t know how to do this, you can try out Daniel’s description in these comments.

The program is a command line program, double clicking will produce exactly the message you see. Please execute the command on the command. If you don't know how to do this, you can try out Daniel's description in these comments.

Any help would be appreciated.

Any help would be appreciated.

I expect that Dell has a different driver for the XPS 720. As I don’t have access to an XPS 720 it is not possible for me to fix this. If you’re familiar with C code, you can twiddle around the indices in the buffer and see what happens. If you can find out how to work it, I’ll include your modifications in my source code (if we can make a version that works with both the laptop and desktop).

Also, you could look into the Dell official Light FX program, which is roughly equivalent to mine. See http://www.dell.com/html/global/xps/lightfx/index.html

Regarding color choice – this is sadly not possible. My program exposes the full range supported by the XPS laptop at least.

I expect that Dell has a different driver for the XPS 720. As I don't have access to an XPS 720 it is not possible for me to fix this. If you're familiar with C code, you can twiddle around the indices in the buffer and see what happens. If you can find out how to work it, I'll include your modifications in my source code (if we can make a version that works with both the laptop and desktop).

Also, you could look into the Dell official Light FX program, which is roughly equivalent to mine. See http://www.dell.com/html/global/xps/lightfx/ind…

Regarding color choice – this is sadly not possible. My program exposes the full range supported by the XPS laptop at least.

i tried your app on a xps720 desktop. it works basically, but has glitches. i tested the modified lightcycle-version of Scott Quibell with 50 cycles and found the following:

-side: will turn back&frontlow OFF, fronttop=static on
-front: will turn back&fronttop OFF, frontlow=static on
-top: will turn frontlow&fronttop OFF, back pluses 50 times
-all: all 3 groups pluse 50 times correctly

does this help you to pinpoint the difference? can you fix things for xps720?
and finally: in the making, did yousee ANY chance that the LED’s could be adressed with RGB values os something more precise than the 16 basecolors?

i tried your app on a xps720 desktop. it works basically, but has glitches. i tested the modified lightcycle-version of Scott Quibell with 50 cycles and found the following:

-side: will turn back&frontlow OFF, fronttop=static on
-front: will turn back&fronttop OFF, frontlow=static on
-top: will turn frontlow&fronttop OFF, back pluses 50 times
-all: all 3 groups pluse 50 times correctly

does this help you to pinpoint the difference? can you fix things for xps720?
and finally: in the making, did yousee ANY chance that the LED's could be adressed with RGB values os something more precise than the 16 basecolors?

Thanks for the positive feedback. I see no reason that XPS M1210 could be controlled the same way. You probably need the QuickSet tool from Dell (http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?libid=25&fileid=174171). This lets you control the lights directly, and it also installs the drivers needed for my program.

There is actually a WinAmp plugin for XPS lights that does what you want: http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details/146182. Sadly, there is not source code available for it.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I see no reason that XPS M1210 could be controlled the same way. You probably need the QuickSet tool from Dell (http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/downl…). This lets you control the lights directly, and it also installs the drivers needed for my program.

There is actually a WinAmp plugin for XPS lights that does what you want: http://www.winamp.com/plugins/details/146182. Sadly, there is not source code available for it.