-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 V.I.,
QtMultimedia doesn't implement the support of actually playing anything directly. Any QtMultimedia plugin must still make calls into a backend that actually creates a media playback pipeline. Think of QtMultimedia as a really nice and integrated interface on top of one or more backends. The docs that I linked to in my previous email to Daniel should go into that concept in more detail. Regards, Jim On 03/07/2013 12:30 PM, Veritatem Ignotam wrote: > I have a question about qtmultimedia (I admittedly don't know much > about it). How does codec support work? Are we limited to just a > few (mp3, ogg, wav, for example) and that's just how it is, or is > it easily extendable? > > V.I. > > 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/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRONPtAAoJECYXexsCpoSzXcoH/31j2H8mce0VkCbI+on0V0eB mO94zz0cw0uOEcsY8b/tb/AoabfkraoAMBnqL2EO5MUAHVlMs6hHaXfauIUq+etE umkaItUD9JTMFAwVcQr3xelPFSqntWZnbFzB+ciWCtkC45MRXb3nW/WP969Nex9Z e2OIAfX78UADTVSMsm2AhGEW39cy9JZlzziC2ffxk/2uerlQKs/8psgKT5rsJkIh q0u2VSRN//0pucuE+ftw9yee8xWsxjzU06vTdXchGN3XtEdKF0gykuTTlwsBlViu 0B69F1mQb2DpUfaHnDMvYCeRhIChVZ1OZc1OVYj92D4M0ZEcLv180MTwCTy1O+w= =mGr9 -----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
