Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Plugin to download and playlist Podcasts
Just get any Podcast aggregator ( iTunes, Juice, whatever -- search for one you like: https://www.google.com/search?q=podcast+aggregator ). An aggregator can be configured to download podcasts to whatever directory you like inside your music library. The main challenge I've found is that some podcast providers don't provide good tags, but many aggregators can help you by automatically adjusting tags on a per-feed basis according to user-configurable rules. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98335 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Local Player plugin and Squeezelite for Linux/Windows/OSX
Triode wrote: Try with a different output option using the -o option? Otherwise try with the -r option to set a possible sample rate of 96000 or lower? Thanks for the pointer, Triode. I hadn't looked into the available options. Turns out I just needed to select a specific device with -o. I don't know why it suddenly stopped detecting my device properly. I definitely have the correct device marked as default in Windows. All is working well now with the -o option. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97766 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Local Player plugin and Squeezelite for Linux/Windows/OSX
Hi Triode. I'm running this on Windows 8 and everything was working well until the update to 0.8. When I turn on logging I see the following: Starting Squeezelite: C:\PROGRA~3\SQUEEZ~1\Cache\INSTAL~1\Plugins\LOCALP~1\Bin\SQUEEZ~1.EXE -d all=debug -f C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Logs\localplayer.log [21:59:31.838] output_init:1265 init output [21:59:31.838] output_init:1268 outputbuf size: 3528000 [21:59:31.838] output_init:1305 requested latency: 0 [21:59:31.978] test_open:412 error opening stream: Unanticipated host error [21:59:31.978] output_init:1315 unable to open output device The change definitely seemed to coincide with the 0.8 update, but on about the same day as the update I was doing some playing with cygwin on that box and can't be 100% sure that the problem wasn't caused by possibly some strange interaction there. I've since deleted all vestiges of Cygwin from my system. Also, I initially thought maybe the problem was due to the fact that I'd previously attempted to rename the Squeezelite player (back before you released 0.8) so I looked in server.prefs and removed all squeezelite player configurations. I've removed and re-installed the Local Player plugin but still no joy. Any further suggestions? azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97766 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Local Player plugin and Squeezelite for Linux/Windows/OSX
Triode wrote: If the default player name is Squeezelite rather than Local Player would this make sense to people? (to do this I just need to remove some code) Thanks for the response, Triode. Squeezelite is probably better than local player as a default. It's not totally clear to me from your response if you're suggesting you'll allow the name to be changed; I'd still vote for allowing the name to be changed from the default. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97766 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread
Hi Pippin, I'm not a current iPeng user (I don't even own an iDevice) but am considering picking up an iPod Touch to use almost solely as a SB replacement. The primary use of the iPod would be to sit in a dock on a nightstand and act as a SB player. Some questions about iPeng's player functionality (the ability for iPeng to emulate a hardware SB): what displays on the screen while iPeng is playing back audio? What about while it sits, idle, effectively off as far as LMS is concerned? Are there any options for what is displayed? Are there LMS screensavers that work with iPeng's player? When off (and I don't mean the iPod is off, just the SB player is considered off) I'd like to see the time nice and big (it's meant to be a bedside clock) and when an LMS alarm goes off I'd love controls for sleep, etc. Is any of this feasible? I've looked for documentation on iPeng's playback functionality but have been unable to find many details about how it all works. I'm happy to read through things if you can provide a link to relevant documentation. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Local Player plugin and Squeezelite for Linux/Windows/OSX
I haven't updated to the latest version today so maybe this is already resolved, but changes to the player name (from local player) don't stick between LMS restarts. I'm on Windows 8. Anyone else seeing this? azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97766 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Local Player plugin and Squeezelite for Linux/Windows/OSX
Triode wrote: I'm afraid that's a feature - it resets the name to Local Player - happy to take consensus on whether this is a problem...? Seems like it should just behave like every other player. My server happens to be in my family room so I'd love to call it family room to be consistent with all my other zones. Also, local is a relative term which makes it a little confusing if you're controlling the player from anything besides the server itself (what if, for example, you're using iPeng? -- the uninitiated will probably think sending music to local player will start playback on their iPhone). A minor niggle, though. Thanks for all your work on a great player! azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97766 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] iPeng support thread
Thanks for the response, pippin. That's very helpful as I plan my approach. Sounds like using the IOS screensaver gets me close to what I want except for the bit about the display itself turning off, but I expect there's some way around that. I mis-typed when I mentioned wanting the sleep control when an alarm is going off...I meant snooze (I don't suppose snooze is available from the lock screen when an LMS alarm is firing?). It's funny, there are a host of little details that conspire to make this solution not all that I'd hoped. On paper, it would seem like an iPod Touch in a decent dock could replace a SB Radio, but the lack of hardware buttons and other little details mean that it's non-ideal. Are there any docks you know of with remotes that let you browse the iPeng interface? Or do you generally only get basic volume up/down, pause, play? azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Plugin: Use remote Squeezebox to control/display other squeezebox?
plympton wrote: I have a dead SB3 (it works great, just crashes after playing music for a few minutes - why? Dunno... did everything I think possible.. could be a dying capacitor...) I have a Raspberry PI running Squeezeslave. Can I join the 2 squeezeboxes (without Syncing them - if the SB3 plays music, it'll crash both, pausing the music) in such a way that the SB3 controls the Raspberry PI? IE: I would like to display the menus of the RPI on the SB3, control the volume of the PI via the remote, etc. Possible? The plugin other players (http://www.thespicers.net/squeezebox-stuff/other-players/OtherPlayers.zip?attredirects=0d=1) looks like it could do some of this, but not all. Thanks! -Dan It's been quite a while since I used it, but ShadowPlay used to work well for this: http://www.gwendesign.com/slimserver/dev_software.htm azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96975 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Plugin: Use remote Squeezebox to control/display other squeezebox?
plympton wrote: The SqueezeSlave is a Slimp3 emulator (I believe), so the screensavers don't work as expected. There is no animation - things just happen in the menus, no big deal (kinda nice, actually) It doesn't control the volume - bummer - but it does control the pause, play, playlist, etc via the remote. Overall, it works well - the flashing R is annoying, and I wish the screensaver stuff would work (or defer to the SB3's screensaver instead). I tried Other Players, but it's more of a 5-step macro program - it looks like it sends commands to the server to tell it what to do, as opposed to being an interactive front-end for the player. The hacker in me wants to keep playing, but the dad in me doesn't think I'll have the time. I'll keep that Squeezebox Classic search going on eBay, I guess! :-) Thanks for the report. Note that you can get rid of the flashing R if you use ShadowPlay Permanent. I'd guess everything would work a lot nicer if you could get your Raspberry Pi to run Softsqueeze (not trivial, I expect). azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96975 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: CDplayer plugin
bpa wrote: I don't use Windows normally and the last tuime I did any trouble shooting of the plugin was with Vista. I don't know anything about the changes that happened in Windows 7 or 8 (is this a pre-release version ?). The following are general suggestions workign from memory 1. Check properties of the drive and look at the permission etc. 2. Make sure there is no background media application (e.g. Windows media) or support tool running. In Vista Windows would setup a Media fast launch app automatically with a new config. cdda2wav needs exclusive access to CD drive - it will not share. Try disabling CD drive sharing. 3. Make sure LMS and all application run under a user id as CD drive cannot be accessed by applications running as a service 4. Try testing cdda2wav running in various compartibility mode such as winxp sp3 to see if it can find the cd drive. 5. Check all the reported problem fixes regarding CDROM drive not being visible in Win 8 such as http://itechbook.net/how-to-show-up-dvdcd-rom-in-windows-8-if-not-detected-tutorial.html 6. Failing the above, perhaps a new version of cygwin or cdda2wav might be needed but I don't know if the output of updated cdda2wav is compatible Thanks for the tips. I'll give them a shot when I get home. One more detail: I have 3 hard drives attached to my system; 1 internal, 2 external. Interestingly, cdda2wav -scanbus shows the internal but only one of the external hard drives. I'd love to know more about what protocol/interface/whatever differences there are between the drives cdda2wav sees and those it fails to see. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: CDplayer plugin
bpa wrote: How are the external drives attached - USB2/3 or Sata ? I just use cdda2wav in the plugin - I don'tr know anything about its implementation. I do know it worked OK with USB CDROM drives. At a guess - permissions is the issue and possibly if the drives are only plugged in after Windows power up. Another possibility is if the disk are plugged in after power up - an application has been invoked by Windows to scan the disk and hence is not sharing it. All 3 external drives (2 hard drives, one CD-ROM) are connected via USB 2. FWIW, the only external drive that cdda2wav can see is an SATA HD for which I bought a USB enclosure. The other two drives were built and marketed as external drives; I don't know if that changes anything about what sorts of interfaces they might use internally in a way that could affect cdda2wav. All external drives are plugged in at all times and, specifically, were plugged in the last time I booted the computer. All three external drives are seen by and work normally in Windows. I'll dig into the permissions angle when I get a chance. Thanks for taking the time to respond. azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: CDplayer plugin
I spent some more time with it tonight and I can't find any permissions that would seem to be applicable. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of issue with ATAPI and Windows 8. The device is described by Windows as USB to IDE. The closest I've gotten to any success is this: Code: c:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\InstalledPlugins\Plugins\CDplayer\Bincdda2wav - D/dev/scd1 -Icooked_ioctl cdda2wav: Sorry, there is no known method to access the device. I think Windows just isn't exposing this device in a way that cdda2wav can make sense of. I'm giving up for now. If I get motivated again I may try the same CD-Rom drive on Windows XP or possibly even Linux to see if it works there. Thanks for your help, bpa! azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: CDplayer plugin
:22.5296] Plugins::CDplayer::CDhandler::processCDTOCResponse (290) Read CD TOC failed No CD in drive [12-10-02 20:36:22.5300] Plugins::CDplayer::Plugin::ReadCDTOCFailedWebCallback (250) Read MusicBrainz record failed - web callback [12-10-02 20:36:22.5613] Plugins::CDplayer::Fork::checkFork (157) Deleting Bat and output files C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\Forkoutput5.txt I'm running LMS as a user who's a member of the Administrators group, but I've also tried it when running LMS as the Administrator member and I get the same results. But I'll be honest I don't think I've got a great grasp on the Windows 8 permissions model. Running cdda2wav -scanbus returns the following results: Code: C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\InstalledPlugins\Plugins\CDplayer\Bincdda2wav - scanbus scsibus0: 0,0,0 0) 'WDC WD10' 'EADS-00L5B1 ' '0200' Disk 0,1,0 1) * 0,2,0 2) * 0,3,0 3) * 0,4,0 4) * 0,5,0 5) * 0,6,0 6) * 0,7,0 7) HOST ADAPTOR scsibus1: 1,0,0 100) * 1,1,0 101) * 1,2,0 102) * 1,3,0 103) * 1,4,0 104) * 1,5,0 105) * 1,6,0 106) * 1,7,0 107) HOST ADAPTOR scsibus2: 2,0,0 200) '' 'OCZ-AGILITY3' '2.22' Disk 2,1,0 201) * 2,2,0 202) * 2,3,0 203) * 2,4,0 204) * 2,5,0 205) * 2,6,0 206) * 2,7,0 207) HOST ADAPTOR My optical drive does not appear in the list anywhere. But Windows does see my CD-Rom drive and I'm able to play audio CDs on the computer. It seems obvious that cdda2wav is unable to see my drive but I don't know why. Do you have any further troubleshooting steps you might suggest? azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver
I've used and loved this program for several years now. Thank you for your work, Greg. Forgive me if this question has been asked and answered already, but I really did search: Is there a way to implement the press and hold 'size' to see the screensaver feature in SC7+? I notice on your website that you've marked the instructions as needing updating for 7 and am wondering if someone could shed some light on how to do it. Many thanks. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14327 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] connecting softsqueeze remotely via home network
davidsilence;210241 Wrote: Hi there, i'm trying to connect up another computer via my wireless network, I have slim server running on computer A, iv'e then entered in softsqueeze prefs computer A's TCP address 192.168.1.2:9000 into comp B but softsqueeze won't connect. I keep going back to looking at this page http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely What am I doing wrong here, many thanks Easiest way to get softsqueeze working is to do it via the web interface: 1) enter computer A's ip address with port 9000 (for example, http://192.168.1.2:9000) into a web browser (not softsqueeze) on computer B 2) The slimserver web interface should appear--if it does not appear at this point then computer A is either not running slimserver or is running a firewall blocking requests to port 9000 -- be sure you've opened 9000 and 3483 on computer A. 3) click the link for softsqueeze near the bottom in the left panel of the web interface 4) follow the instructions to click to install and run softsqueeze 5) softsqueeze should download and start with all the correct connection parameters configured -- it should just work! -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36298 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] artist/album info from real rhapsody
italbrew;209495 Wrote: Is it possible to get more than the song title to display with real rhapsody? It drives me nuts to not know who the artist is when I am listening to real rhapsody. Agreed, this is very frustrating. Unfortunately, there's no way to see that data when using the UPnP implementation of Rhapsody. However, all that info IS available when you use Rhapsody direct via Squeezenetwork. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36190 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] sorftsqueeze problem
needanamp;204100 Wrote: i have no router and no squeezebox. i have downloaded softsqueeze to see what it will be like. on the greed led display it says: connection failed. please check server settings. please understand i am a noob. i dont know what a router/network/server is in much detail, so please help me step by step. thankyou Start by downloading and installing slimserver (you must have slimserver running for softsqueeze to work): http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html Post back here if you get stuck again! -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35538 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] sorftsqueeze problem
needanamp;204110 Wrote: i dont know what i am doing about networks. i have told u all thst i know in post 1. i have broadband via a usb modem, if that helps. need answer to my last posts about ssh downloads. Have you installed slimserver on any computer, anywhere? You must do that first. I'd suggest you then try getting softsqueeze to work on the computer running slimserver before going any further. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35538 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] sorftsqueeze problem
needanamp;204129 Wrote: what is the host name i want to connect to? and what is my user name? and what port number do i choose? and what authentification method should i choose? i have got ssh secure shell and i want to connect to softsqueeze. basically i want softsqueeze to scan my pc and get all the mp3s, so i can listen using softsqueeze software, emulating a squeezebox device. How?? This is why I keep asking you...softsqueeze doesn't scan your computer for music. Slimserver does. Softsqueeze then connects to whatever computer you've installed slimserver on. You keep insisting you've installed slimserver somewhere. Please tell us more about the computer you've installed slimserver on. Is it on the same network as the computer you're trying to run softsqueeze on? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35538 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] new NPR audio URL format
Thanks, bpa! I never cease to be amazed by your responsiveness and expertise. A little request, while I have your ear ;)...any way we could get cartalk on here? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34196 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] new NPR audio URL format
bklaas;192734 Wrote: I would point you immediately to the publicradiofan.com plugin, but unfortunately it hasn't worked for me either in the past few months on either 6.5.x svn or 7.0 svn. http://www.malsbury.net/~slim/index.html I've been meaning to ping Mr. Malsbury on this, but I've been knee deep with other endeavors. When it does work, this is a great resource. You can basically browse through what's playing on NPR by shows rather than stations, which IMO is a way better model. I don't care who's broadcasting Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, I just want to listen to it... cheers, #!/ben Thanks for the response, Ben. I'm familiar with publicradiofan, but, to me, this is where AlienBBC's implementation was even better: rather than listen to a streamed version of a radio broadcast it'd actually pull whatever show you desired from the NPR website archives directly. You could choose to listen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me in its entirety whenever you wanted and could even ffw and rew within the show. So it was listening on demand (you could listen to any show at any time) and even provided you with story titles and summaries. FYI - Radiotime provides essentially the same functionality as PublicRadioFan. I suppose I'll have to resort to Radiotime until I or someone else figures out the new URLs. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34196 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] new NPR audio URL format
bpa;192753 Wrote: A quick note cos I won't be able to get to AlienBBC until later tonight. I've looked at the changes - nothing major - mainly added info to help NPR choose right media player as they now use WMA, ASX, RPM, RAM and SMIL files. I think the main problem is that the the original page parses a Javascript function called GetMedia or GetStaticmedia and it is now called launchPlayer. Also I'll have to add some extra param after retrieving the URL such as Platform and processor and a couple of fake numbers which NPR uses Random to generate (e.g. GUID). Thanks for your work on this, bpa. Glad to hear you feel like you have a handle on it. A question: does AlienBBC actually parse the page to retrieve the URLs? I was under the impression that you simply generated the URLs based on date, program, etc. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34196 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] new NPR audio URL format
As of today, NPR has introduced a new URL format for their audio stream which breaks NPR support in AlienBBC. A cursory examination of the new URLs shows them to be rather complex with some ambiguously labeled variables. Has anyone had any luck figuring out these new URLs? I'm concerned that some of those new variables may be uniquely generated and thus limit the usefulness of the URL to a certain session or player or timeframe. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34196 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: SuperDateTime - Current Date/Temperature and/or Baseball Screensaver
I'm a very happy user of your plugin, Greg -- have been using it for a year or so now and it's most helpful! Thanks for all your hard work. Yesterday I finally upgraded to the latest nightly (wanted to match my firmware to Squeezenetwork) so I also took the chance to upgrade to the latest release of your plugin. This was the first I'd seen the icons and while I can appreciate their value to some users, they're not really my cup of tea (this is no knock on the design of the icons, I'm just not much of an icon guy and they're kinda hard to see from across the room). I could live with them on my SB2 but I have 3 SB1/1g devices which don't, of course, support the new icons and on those devices the icon is simply missing so the second line of text no longer appears centered. I'd like to return to the functionality of your earlier versions and simply have no icon and the bottom line of text horizontally aligned. I've poked around in the code and was excited to see the variables showGraphics, largeFontTimeIcon, iconPreSpace, and icon2PreSpace. After playing around with them a bit I've managed to hide the graphics with showGraphics and get the 2nd-line text reasonably well-centered by just playing with iconPreSpace but the text is still technically left-aligned and just bumped over so it's not actually centered. Any suggestions? I must be missing something here. I've done some searching for this but can't seem to sort it out, so I apologize if I'm duplicating a request. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14327 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: AlienBBC - NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me broken?
bennyTHEshap;167521 Wrote: actually, this should do it: http://www.getdown.org/ben/utilities/AlienNPRWaitWaitPlayableItem.pm Note that the code is still ugly. Maybe someone can fix my regex? Thanks for doing this. That link has been broken for quite some time and I've been meaning to take a look at it. My regex skills exist but are very much sub-par, so if you don't have it figured out by the tomorrow night I'll probably pitch in. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31326 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Napster
HamptonsGuy27;165252 Wrote: Hi -- I am not a programmer, but I am wondering why it is not possible to play Napster DRM tracks with SlimServer. I can play my Napster tracks with WinAMP and MusicMatch. I have searched on Google for NAPSTER PERL and there appears to be Perl code/libraries/whatever available for interacting with Napster music and so it would seem like someone could write a plug in to support Napster on the SlimServer. Rich I'm not saying this to be a smart-aleck, but have you considered switching to Rhapsody? It offers virtually the same service as Napster but is supported by Slimserver. I'm not sure of the technical differences between the two services and why Rhapsody was chosen to be supported but Napster not, but a switch to Rhapsody would at least offer you a practical solution to your problem in the near term. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31014 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Using Sony remote with IR Learning to Control SB3
msiegler;152377 Wrote: So it looks like the following is what we can conclude: SB3 can generate any kind of raw code as specified in an .ir file using the RAW_CODE mechanism of pulse, space, pulse, space,... specified in microseconds. I'm not sure how the carrier frequency is specified in this case however. I can use IR Learning to grab these values. SB3 can also generate some sort of standard encoding native to the IR port. What kind of IR encoding does the SB3 use for its remote? SB3 however will not recognize an alien IR message, although conceivably raw IR callback routines could be implemented to do this, albeit VERY difficultly. I would suggest that an incredible plugin would be able to 1. Learn and store any remote signal to .ir files. 2. Have a RAW ir callback that will recognize and issue commands. Am I dreaming? The recognition part is actually tricky because of the nonnative encoding. I'm a bit out of my depth here -- my understanding of IR codes is limited. But in earlier versions of the server (like, 5.4) if you turned on ir debugging you could see every single ir signal that the SB picked up--from any remote in the room. Now, I'm not sure if it was limited to the NEC protocol (I don't have any sony equipment and I know they use a different protocol) but it sure wasn't limited to SB codes. You could then use those captured codes from the logs to customize your .ir files and put together your own ir setup for the SB. Did I misunderstand, or is that the sort of functionality you want? I seem to recall that this functionality was removed in v.6 of the server and newer. Not sure why...maybe signals are being filtered in the firmware so that the server doesn't get hit as often? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29240 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] NPR metadata not available for streams via AlienBBC
A lot has changed in my setup recently so I'm not exactly sure when this stopped working, but I'm currently running Slimserver 6.5 and AlienBBC 1.06 on Windows XP (streaming to an SB2 and SB1g). The metadata used to conveniently display for NPR shows so but that's no longer the case. All the segments are still divided up (All Things Considered, for example, might have 11 segments) but they all show a title of All Things Considered, whereas they used to show the actual title of the story contained in each segment. I just checked the Real streams on the NPR site and I'm still getting the metadata in my realaudio player, so it must still be available. Any suggestions? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29074 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Using limserver squeezebox remote to control videoplayer
avkooi;149847 Wrote: For a few weeks I have an idea for a Slimserver plugin, but I don't know for sure if it is possible and how to program it myself. The idea is as follows: A lot of people (including myself ;-) have their Squeezebox standing close to their television set. My first idea was: wouldn't it be nice to show the play time or remaining time on your Squeezebox display when you are watching a movie on your television (connected to your computer of course). The fantastic Squeezebox display is doing nothing at the same time, besides showing the actual time or some RSS feeds. But then I had another idea: wouldn't it be priceless if you could control your favourite media player (in my case the Videolan Client, VLC) on your computer with your Slimdevices hardware? And use the Squeezebox display to act as your VCR-like display? I think the hardware part is fine as it is already, if you have a setup like this: 1. PC connected to your television by S-Video, composite, component or any other kind of cable. 2. Squeezebox with infrared receiver connected to your PC by ethernet cable. So that leaves the software part to be developed by some smart girls or guys. I think the videoplayer of choice for this project is VLC, because: 1. VLC is open source (just like Slimserver); 2. VLC is available for all operating systems that can run Slimserver; 3. VLC has various kinds of interfaces, like a command line interface, and a very sophisticated web interface; 4. and last but not least, VLC has very good codecs! So, in my ideal world, I can sit on the couch with the Squeezebox remote in my hand, choose the VLC plugin, scroll through my movies list (displayed on the Squeezebox of course), and pick one to watch. Then my PC, running GNU/Linux, Windows or MacOS displays the movie on my television! Now I have 2 questions for you: Is it possible to program a plugin for Slimserver with the functionality like I described? And of course: can you program it? Thank you for your time and I am really anxious to hear your ideas and views to get this realized! I've never used it, and am not sure of how well it's been maintained lately, but there's already a plugin that does this: http://videobox.sourceforge.net/ -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29064 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: NPR metadata not available for streams via AlienBBC
bpa;149927 Wrote: I think it caused by a bug in slimserver 6.5.0 - if it is this bug, then it has been fixed in 6.5.1. Can you try the latest 6.5.1 ? Sure...I'll give it a try tomorrow. I'm having some people over tonight and don't want to risk anything else breaking. Thanks. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29074 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: NPR metadata not available for streams via AlienBBC
bpa;149927 Wrote: I think it caused by a bug in slimserver 6.5.0 - if it is this bug, then it has been fixed in 6.5.1. Can you try the latest 6.5.1 ? Just installed 6.5.1 and that did indeed fix it. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29074 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: No alienbbc settings?
The fine AlienBBC team is right on top of it again. Thanks for the fix and all the work you do. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27247 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] No alienbbc settings?
I've just reconfigured my setup after a big move. I have a fresh install of ss 6.5 (the Sept. 10th nightly) on a winXP SP2 machine. I downloaded the latest version of the windows install pack (v. 1.05) from the AlienBBC site, installed it, and restarted slimserver. AlienBBC appears to be properly installed and I can listen to audio via it, but the AlienBBC settings that used to appear under server settings are not there. I've perused all of the menus and can find no way to access the settings. I've been using AlienBBC for some time (in previous versions and on various servers) and have installed it multiple times, so I'm fairly confident that I did it correctly. Any suggestions? -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27247 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: No alienbbc settings?
Hmm...no joy. I tend to use Opera 9 but I just double-checked in Firefox and it's definitely not there. Bizarre...any debugging ideas? And any suggestions for manually adding NPR section to the list? That's the main thing I use AlienBBC for. Thanks, bpa. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27247 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Announce: InguzEQ / InguzDSP room correction
inguz Wrote: Announcing: the inguz room correction system for SqueezeBox: http://inguzaudio.com/RoomCorrection/ This quietly moves from a short Beta test period (thanks to my generous helpers!) to a likely much longer Evaluation (which should be fairly usable out of the gate; over time I'll drop a series of time-limited versions, fixing any bugs along the way). Hugh aka inguz This is very exciting, Hugh! Thanks for all your work. I look forward to trying this out. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26005 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: PluginPlayers
Smiley Dan Wrote: What I'm trying to avoid is having to go back to the app to tell it to start playing again. I'm not clear on what behavior of Softsqueeze you're having trouble with. You don't have to go back to the app to tell it to start playing again. You have full control via the web interface... -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25235 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Recording plugin?
pasodoble Wrote: Rats. Figured as much. What (non-SB solution) in that case do people use to record streams that's portable (i.e. not something like Minidisc). A solid-state recorder like one of these: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/category/c860 -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25038 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Recording plugin?
pasodoble Wrote: Sorrysorrysorry! I should have been a lot clearer. I meant a portable FORMAT. Like MP3. Whatever does the recording will need to sit alongside/over-under the SB and be remote-controllable. Ok. Well, I'm still not clear on exactly what you're trying to do. You mention wanting a format, but then you also seem to make mention that you want some sort of hardware device (...will need to sit alongside/over-under the SB and be remote-controllable.). I'm guessing you want to set up a sort of tivo-like setup for your audio? With respect to the formats: mp3 is obviously going to be the most portable. Virtually anything that can play audio will be able to play mp3. If you need higher quality than what mp3 offers then wma lossless, alac, or flac are probably going to be high on your list. wma, aac, shorten, ogg vorbis, ape, aiff, and wav are some others that you could consider and each offers it's pros and cons. But I have a feeling that the format discussion is something of a moot point because I don't think you're going to find a piece of hardware that does what you're wanting to do... But anyhow, with respect to the hardware: I guess you want to be able to record anything that your SB is playing? There are devices and software designed to have your computer do scheduled recording of internet radio and streaming audio (for instance, I use Total Recorder to record my favorite NPR programs) but I don't know of any freestanding piece of hardware that can do what you're looking for (well, outside of those controversial XM radio gadgets--but they're only for XM radio and the recorded audio is locked to the device). You could obviously just get a remote-controllable CD recorder, but I've never heard of any audio device that will do time-shifting like a tivo does (playback or pause of the same file that is currently being recorded). -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25038 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Podcast problem using AlienBBC 1.03
PeterBorner Wrote: I have SlimServer 6.2.2 installed with AlienBBC 1.03 on Windows. I can see/play ABC Podcasts but when I select BBC PodCasts the directory is empty. Can anyone help? Thanks Peter I can't help but can just add that my BBC Podcasts menu is also empty. Running 6.5b1 and AlienBBC 1.03. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24488 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Idea to a new PlugIn
ltb76 Wrote: Hi, I would really like to see a #8221;Jukebox#8221; function on my Squeezebox in the future. When having a party it is really annoying when people keep changing music. It would be cool if it was possible to place the Squeezebox in #8220;Jukebox Mode#8221;. It should be possible to add music to the playlist but not removing. Furthermore it would be a nice feature if it was possible to prevent adding the same song / artist 10 times in a row. LB You know, I think this is a really great idea. In particular, I've noticed that people are particularly anxious to hit the play button when cueing up new music, thus wiping out the entire playlist. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24387 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: A big thanks to the AlienBBC team
mecouc Wrote: It'd be interesting to find out what you've heard that you like or don't like. You could also try I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on Radio 4, a spoof quiz show that's been running for over 30 years - new series just started. It's full of in jokes, so you may need to hear some 'back issues' on BBC7 too! Right now I'm listening to Andy Kershaw's show on radio 3 for the first time and am absolutely loving it. I'm surprised that such an eclectic mix could match my tastes so well. I also like the radio dramas (afternoon plays) on radio 4. I've always been a sucker for radio dramas. So far those are the only things I've given a concerted listen to. I briefly tried some science show on radio 4 (don't recall the name of it) but found it too simplistic for my tastes. Also briefly tried some of the news and analysis shows and while such shows from the States would normally engross me I found myself lost and uninterested. I'm confident that I will develop an appreciation for said shows upon becoming more up-to-speed on news and politics that are important to other parts of the world. NPR is much better than almost any other US outlet at giving international perspective, but it's coverage is still nowhere near as broad as the BBC's. High on my list to try next are Late Junction and In Our Time. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23921 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: A big thanks to the AlienBBC team
I've been finding myself listening to Radio 4 quite a bit. As you say, I often find myself in the dark when it comes to some of the cultural and political references...I'm still getting up to speed. hellesangel Wrote: You mentioned AlienBBC can be used to access the NPR shows? It would be great to get access to the Talk of The Nation archive - is this possible? Just to add to/clarify what bpa said regarding this: AlienBBC only provides the latest NPR programs. There's no way to browse the archives. This is a bit of a limitation that I currently bypass by recording all of my favorite shows to my hard drive overnight. So I use Alien for the current stuff and my recorded archives for everything else. Alternatively, there's a TOTN Science Friday podcast, if that's what you're mainly interested in. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23921 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: A big thanks to the AlienBBC team
mecouc Wrote: I listen to Radio 4 programs I've missed mainly. There's lot's of great comedy, drama, science, arts, news etc. there. Radio 4 is the one thing I couldn't live without if I left the UK. I'm terrified it'll disappear as pressure mounts to do away with the licence fee. Sometimes I wish that the US would institute something similar. There's a real dearth of quality radio programming here, with NPR being the last bastion. But I suppose I have to respect that the trend seems to be away from radio these days. I wouldn't want to force the public to fund something that they don't find valuable. mecouc Wrote: I suggest you look at the BBC web site for an overview http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/ Stations are linked on the left. On the right, there's a list linking to programs by genre, eg Blues folk programs from all stations listed together. Haha...just went to check it out and thought what is he talking about?. But then saw that their site was feeding me the International version of the page. UK version made it all better. mecouc Wrote: For example, on the radio 4 page, there's a menu on the left which lists programs by genre: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 For another example, there's Revolting People, a comedy cowritten by a Brit and an American set in the American revolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/revoltingpeople/ BBC7 broadcasts mainly oldies, comedy drama, plus I think some new drama. Programs are generally only available online for one week after broadcast, or you can listen to live output. Great! This is really useful information. It would appear that Radio 4 is right up my alley--matching my current NPR listening tastes. But I'm always up for branching out and discovering new things. I've had my bedroom squeezebox on loan to a friend for a couple of days (ever since posting this original message) but just got it back today and am looking forward to giving the BBC a listen tonight. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23921 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: A big thanks to the AlienBBC team
Thanks for the BBC primer, fellas. That'll give me some idea of what I'm doing. I'll be sure to give Late Junction a shot...however strange it may be! -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23921 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] A big thanks to the AlienBBC team
I just wanted to thank to all who've worked so hard to develop and refine AlienBBC. It's second only to Rhapsody in changing the way that I experience audio and music on a daily basis. I have long been scared off of trying AlienBBC, first for its lack of windows support (though that's no longer an issue) then further by all of the horror stories I've read on here about people trying to get it to work. I'm happy to report that the packaged windows installation (of v1.03) worked flawlessly for me on the first try (running SS 6.5b1 on XP sp2). It just worked. Lovely. I'm now happily streaming my NPR shows, and occasionally taking some time to explore what the BBC has to offer. Being from the US, I'm fairly unfamiliar with the BBC's shows and I feel a bit overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of offerings through the various BBC stations and would love it if anyone here would like to point me towards some of their favorites (err, favourites?). I'm sure this has the potential to elicit an almost unending array of responses, but I just need a place to start. Surely there are a couple of shows that some of you feel strongly about and think that everyone ought to try this at least once. So, fellow Slimmers, guide me! -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23921 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
