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Great! Let me know if you have any specific questions pertaining to QtMultimedia or what exists today for the mediaplayer app. Jim On 03/07/2013 12:15 PM, Daniel Holm wrote: > Hi again, > > Then QtMultimedia, it is! I want this app to be native and > integrated. Not by taking the shortest way there. > > Also I will have a look at the code for the media player, thanks. > > Vänlig hälsning / Yours sincerely, Daniel Holm IT Consultant Web > Developer Student d.hol...@gmail.com http://www.danielholm.se > > 2013-03-07 18:10, Jim Hodapp skrev: Daniel, > > On 03/07/2013 12:02 PM, Daniel Holm wrote: >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> Veritatem, agreed. A standalone client using mpd, with some >>>> of our own plugins and stuff, would be a good solution. >>>> >>>> Akash, what do you mean by global control? I'm thinking the >>>> same kind of global media buttons as in the sound indicator, >>>> is that what you mean? >>>> >>>> Jouni, I'd love to see your designs! >>>> >>>> Michael, thank you for your concerns - I greately appreciate >>>> them! However this code is not suppose to be the final deal. >>>> I started of my creating the UI that I imagined in my head, >>>> for you guys to see, as i wrote earlier. And yes, I did it >>>> without knowing the backend. But basically I figured that I >>>> wanted to create code that later on could be used by any >>>> backend. Basically by adding a button, lets say the play >>>> button, press it and a command is sent. That command could be >>>> any command, but in this app it starts a track using mpd, >>>> Rhythmbox, or whatever we would like. > I would just like to add that I highly recommend that if you want > a specific backend, that you work to integrate it into a > QtMultimedia plugin. Ubuntu Touch is very much trying to follow the > structure that Qt5 has setup, and so for your mpd or rhythmbox > backends, they'll be the most useful if they can simply plugin to > QtMultimedia [1]. > >>>> I haven't put that much time into it and re-writing it is >>>> part of the process - escpecially since this that I've >>>> written is more of a demo. Also a way for me to learn how to >>>> do things. >>>> >>>> About the scaling - I do need help with that and I figured >>>> this would be just one of all things we would help each other >>>> with. However, I see this app to be one of the smaller ones >>>> on the right, and not a full screen app (then running on >>>> Tablet, of course). > Take a look at the current media player app for a great example of > how to write a QML UI that can scale, as well as rotate when a > user physically rotates their device: lp:mediaplayer-app > >>>> Also, I did reply. Perhaps not with the most clear message, >>>> but I did reply that I would love for this to be one of the >>>> default apps in Ubuntu Touch. And with that said, I would >>>> very much like to work with others. But. I do have a limited >>>> amount of time to put on this so I wouldn't be a good idea to >>>> make my the primary developer, so helping you guys is >>>> probably the best solution. >>>> >>>> I too want this to evolvoe, and I would love for more users >>>> to contribute, and support each other by feedback and code. >>>> >>>> What do you guys propose? Set up a developer team and let >>>> people join, and take it from there? > I'm working to get a mailing list created for all things media and > possibly a separate freenode IRC channel as well. We can go from > there with more specific discussions. I'll post here when these > things are created and then we can more fully dive in. > >>>> Vänlig hälsning / Yours sincerely, Daniel Holm IT Consultant >>>> Web Developer Student d.hol...@gmail.com >>>> http://www.danielholm.se > Regards, > > Jim > > [1] > http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5.0/qtmultimedia/qtmultimedia-module.html > > >>>> 2013-03-07 14:38, Michael Zanetti skrev: >>>>> Hey, >>>>> >>>>> great to see you're motivated. However, I'm not sure if >>>>> the taken approach is really taking us somewhere for >>>>> different reasons: >>>>> >>>>> You started off with a QML file without thinking on how >>>>> the actual player should work, which features do you want >>>>> to support, and how this will be hooked up to a backend. >>>>> Most likely you end up rewriting the whole code when you >>>>> realize this doesn't fit with the backend you choose. Also, >>>>> your code does not scale with different screen sizes or >>>>> form factors. >>>>> >>>>> When Jim Hodapp and I replied to some of your original >>>>> music app emails, we never heard back from you. Are you >>>>> interested in working with the people inside of Canonical >>>>> on the music app that will ship with Ubuntu Touch by >>>>> default, or do you rather want to experiment and come up >>>>> with your own thing? Note that both is fine for us, but if >>>>> you want to contribute to the default music app, then we've >>>>> got to work together. >>>>> >>>>> It'd be great if you could let us know how you see this >>>>> efforts evolving over time. >>>>> >>>>> Br, Michael >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday 07 March 2013 02:53:21 Daniel Holm wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> Lovely! >>>>>> >>>>>> The code is up, and its quite simple - though it doesn't >>>>>> really do what I want it to yet.. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm studying at the University of Gothenburg full time, >>>>>> and this app is kind of my free time project between >>>>>> books and papers to hand in, so I haven't had the time to >>>>>> submit any images - until now: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://owncloud.danielholm.se/public.php?service=files&t=71d2604924bdad57493 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> 165cb4705b554 >>>>>> http://owncloud.danielholm.se/public.php?service=files&t=a057005a8133302681 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> 0a708842deaed6 >>>>>> The huge icon is just a place holder for a album cover. >>>>>> >>>>>> Vänlig hälsning / Yours sincerely, Daniel Holm IT >>>>>> Consultant Web Developer Student d.hol...@gmail.com >>>>>> http://www.danielholm.se >>>>>> >>>>>> 2013-03-07 01:43, Akash skrev: >>>>>>> Hey, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would love to start contributing on the music app >>>>>>> too! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But i'm just wondering, before diving into actually >>>>>>> coding, don't you want to design the UI and get an idea >>>>>>> from the community if it follows the guidelines or not? >>>>>>> Yes we could all download the code and try running it >>>>>>> ourselves to see the UI but i'm just wondering because >>>>>>> its going to be easier to put pictures of the app >>>>>>> design :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, March 6, 2013, Daniel Holm wrote: Hi >>>>>>> again, I've started on the UI and just done some small >>>>>>> stuff. I created this in like two hours. I'm still >>>>>>> figuring out a lot of things since I've never coded an >>>>>>> app and usually code web. But it's a lot of fun, so >>>>>>> we'll see where it takes. And perhaps it's better to >>>>>>> use mpd, which was said earlier. We'll have to code a >>>>>>> cover downloader, srcobble support and more, though. >>>>>>> Anyways, here is my repo: >>>>>>> https://launchpad.net/musicapp Vänlig hälsning / Yours >>>>>>> sincerely, Daniel Holm IT Consultant Web Developer >>>>>>> Student d.hol...@gmail.com http://www.danielholm.se Den >>>>>>> mån 4 mar 2013 23:39:04 skrev Daniel Holm: Hi again, >>>>>>> I've started to code on this application now. I don't >>>>>>> know if I should set up a separate project on >>>>>>> Launchpad, or what? It's just a little piece of the UI, >>>>>>> but hey - it's a start ;) I'd like some pointers since >>>>>>> this is my first application. Vänlig hälsning / Yours >>>>>>> sincerely, Daniel Holm IT Consultant Web Developer >>>>>>> Student d.hol...@gmail.com http://www.danielholm.se Den >>>>>>> mån 4 mar 2013 20:13:11 skrev Daniel Holm: Hi again, >>>>>>> What a response! Wonderful! I was thinking of Rhythmbox >>>>>>> since its bundled with Ubuntu as default. And you'll >>>>>>> have the same playlists, settings for eg. Last.fm and >>>>>>> such things. I'd love to see this becoming the default >>>>>>> music app in Ubuntu Touch, and I'd gladly share the >>>>>>> work with anyone wanting to join. I'll try to create a >>>>>>> UI demo in Qt Creator later this week, so I can show >>>>>>> you how I imagine it. Also I'd happily join the >>>>>>> meeting. Vänlig hälsning / Yours sincerely, Daniel >>>>>>> Holm IT Consultant Web Developer Student >>>>>>> d.hol...@gmail.com http://www.danielholm.se Den mån 4 >>>>>>> mar 2013 19:50:38 skrev Veritatem Ignotam: What about >>>>>>> using MPD as a backend? May be less resource intensive >>>>>>> as a backend, shouldn't have a problem compiling as is, >>>>>>> and possibly simpler to build your interface from >>>>>>> scratch on top of MPD instead of trying to work with >>>>>>> rhythmbox's. V.I. On 03/04/2013 10:36 AM, Daniel Holm >>>>>>> wrote: Hi all, I'm thinking about creating a music >>>>>>> application. I'm in an early stage of learning to code >>>>>>> for QML to begin with, but I have some concerns for the >>>>>>> future. I'm thinking about creating an application that >>>>>>> really uses Rhythmbox as an backend, but using $ >>>>>>> rhythmbox-client. Since its Ubuntus default music >>>>>>> player, I mean. So just a easy UI with buttons for >>>>>>> previous, next track, play/pause, stop, playlist and so >>>>>>> on. Press a button and a flag to rhythmbox-client is >>>>>>> sent. What are you guys' thoughts on this? Is it >>>>>>> possible to have rhythmbox running in the background >>>>>>> instead of writing a completely new music player? >>>> > -- Software Engineer Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com Canonical, Ltd. >> > > - -- Software Engineer Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com Canonical, Ltd. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJROM55AAoJECYXexsCpoSz8J0H/1VL8OV9gKgsC+IbuqV8jCzd PZZxE5BeBt+NbhIfS1u/p+bKZUpMpogj9Ng/Or9Is5h/LybDVVlKTPmOqRW1PXgT 9GDBa6P1gszHEc9NkVszd6FW3S4v13zAWG8KkEGWU1PDQ4K8+lzdX++UpYejfTuT 7sYJSRpHywZaRBq8FJeIn7+vawpVI68G0pDo4wOa8kbEn8iemxZEHkJDrgUapEm0 ACsF173WDsUtT89LFkoP8D8bp2TkBe8AolW44BsQb9q7uJbdlEuPRj1zut46gev+ YI9jJnj9ZazNEhKmzgAwJ76Ky571X/HvdXN8QNQWkJdjfoBb82nVyvsGpjGgco0= =24LR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
