Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2008-03-10 Thread Michael Herger
> However, the link is displayed as "TimeSpeller-1.5.zip" (downloads > FileViewer-1.5.zip). Ooops... fixed. Thanks! Michael ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2008-03-10 Thread Phil Meyer
>Just wanted to let you know that I've uploaded a SC7 compatible version >of the FileViewer plugin. I found it on your web site at the following url: http://www.herger.net/slim-plugins/detail.php?nr=1071&kategorie=slim-plugins However, the link is displayed as "TimeSpeller-1.5.zip" (downloads F

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2008-03-10 Thread mherger
Just wanted to let you know that I've uploaded a SC7 compatible version of the FileViewer plugin. -- mherger Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, Mu

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-30 Thread notanatheist
I think I was user #2 for this plugin. Actually use it at work to stream information to customers. Just welcoming them to the store and inviting them to ask questions. It is really great to have someone like Michael who enjoys these little projects. It adds so much life to an already extraordinary

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-30 Thread tommypeters
I support the thinking that plugins at least should start out simple, and if the author has time and thinks he has gotten good enough suggestions for improvement/extensions he can implement them. Otherwise someone else has the basic work done and can build on it, in the direction of his/her intere

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-28 Thread peterw
Micha123;190344 Wrote: > Ah nice, I even had Cygwin installed a while ago to use its x server > part. > > Anyways.. would it be possible to pipe the output of a program running > under cygwin to a perl script/plugwin which would display it on the > squeezebox? I believe that should work fine.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-26 Thread Micha123
Ah nice, I even had Cygwin installed a while ago to use its x server part. Anyways.. would it be possible to pipe the output of a program running under cygwin to a perl script/plugwin which would display it on the squeezebox? peterw;190338 Wrote: > It looks like the Cygwin distribution has a p

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-26 Thread peterw
Micha123;190303 Wrote: > > @PeterW: > Too bad I abandoned Linux a while ago for my home system, since I need > windows for several reasons.. now the question would be.. is there a > windows port of fortune? or something similar? (for this usage without > a GUI would be fine, just some sort of sc

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-26 Thread Michael Herger
> Ok thanks.. would be a great addition for the future though, since it > makes it much more flexible. Yes, it would, but at the cost of much more complexity. It's really just a quickly hacked together plugin I did a while ago. > Too bad I abandoned Linux a while ago for my home system, since I

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-26 Thread Micha123
@MHerger: Ok thanks.. would be a great addition for the future though, since it makes it much more flexible. @PeterW: Too bad I abandoned Linux a while ago for my home system, since I need windows for several reasons.. now the question would be.. is there a windows port of fortune? or something s

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-26 Thread Michael Herger
> There's some similar programs for windows out there, but none with the > awesome database of lines/sayings of the original fortune. > So a screensaver displaying random lines from this fortune (cookie) > database would be great. As peter explains FileViewer can't display the output of a script

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-25 Thread peterw
peterw;190190 Wrote: > Try this patch. You can put a command (fully qualified paths only!!!) as > the filename. You can add arguments if you want, too. So you can set the > filename to > /usr/games/fortune -s > to get "short" fortunes. > Two things: 1) I goofed and used the -t (TTY!?!) test in

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-25 Thread peterw
Try this patch. You can put a command (fully qualified paths only!!!) as the filename. You can add arguments if you want, too. So you can set the filename to /usr/games/fortune -s to get "short" fortunes. Michael -- this also fixes a couple missing string bugs. -Peter +

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-25 Thread Micha123
Just wondering, since I saw you programmed many great plugins for slimserver. Couldn't you extend the concept a little? I remember a few years ago on my first linux box I discovered a program called fortune. Which displayed a funny line everytime it was called. There's some similar programs for

[SlimDevices: Plugins] [Announce] FileViewer screensaver

2007-03-25 Thread Michael Herger
This is a simple screensaver which will display a text file of your choice as a screensaver. This has been around in the forums for a while. But this is the first version featuring a configuration page to set the text file. No need any more to edit the plugin file directly :-) http://www.her