Did open msq work?

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Did open msq work?

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All the comm activity is not so apparent in TunerStudio compared to Megatune as it is handled in a separate thread and does not hang the UI. This sounds like a good thing, but does take away that user feedback that the app is working on sending data, even though it is. You might have noticed that I do display the bytes written in the status bar, but that can sometimes be overwritten by another message before you can see it.

Probably the biggest difference is in loading an msq. While loading an msq, not only is the comm taking place in another thread, but It should also be noted, that TunerStudio only sends the delta information to the controller. So it will typically load an msq in a small fraction of the time that MegaTune does.
So, say you:
- Save an MSQ in TunerStudio
- Open the MSQ in MegaLogViewer
- Change the value of 6 cells in a ve table
- Save the msq in MLV
- Go back to TunerStudio while connected to the controller
- Open the MSQ and select Yes when prompted to burn to the controller

Only the 6 changed bytes will be sent. TunerStudio does a byte level dif with what is on the controller and only sends bytes that are different from what is already on the controller. So as you can imagine, that is usually done before you lift your finger from the mouse clicker. You might wonder if it even worked.
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