Thanks for the suggestions.
Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> 1> It would be really nice to press "h" or "?" and get a list
> of valid keystrokes (given the current context - live
> stream or playback).
OK. Which key should be used for this feature? Or should both keys
work? I can't think of any other potential use for the 'h' key in
TRPlayer.
> 2> Add "mute" in addition to "pause". Mute would keep a live
> connection streaming, allowing for an instant restart. After
> 2 minutes, mute would revert to pause. Or perhaps, make
> this the default behavior for pause.
This makes sense for live streams, but I wouldn't want it to be the
default behavior for pre-recorded streams or files. In that case, what
should the "mute" key be? I was planning to use 'm' to add a new
bookmark.
> 3> Rather than adding bookmarks, or other features to TRPlayer,
> how about enhancing the ability to use TRPlayer with other
> programs? Then you could write (for example) a matching
> bookmarker, or integrate even better with existing bookmark
> schemes.
Good idea. Perhaps TRPlayer should support a configuration file that lets
users customize the keyboard commands and the output format. This might
include the ability to define a keyboard command that passes some
information about the currently playing stream to an external program,
such as a bookmarking utility. Any ideas about the format of such a
configuration file?
> 1> When playing back a recorded stream from the web (such
> as Matthew's welcome) the forward and back keys don't
> always work. Instead they beep (rather loudly). What's
> up?
It may also depend on whether you're listening to a RealMedia stream or an
MP3 stream (like the welcome message on my personal Web site).
> 2> "Compact output" does not seem to have any effect.
It does, when printing out time periods (such as in the 'l' and 't'
commands).
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Matt Campbell
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