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NEW: Playing Now Popup (PNP)
EdBrady:
Just upgraded to v33, and like the playing now popup.
I've noticed some oddities... I normally use "stop after current" to stop playback. When I do, the popup displays for the next track, as if it was being played. Doesn't seem like it should. It also appears when I switch libraries. Doesn't seem like it should do this either.
audioriver:
Loving it, good job!
Also having a similar issue as EdBrady above, even without "stop after current". When playback of the final track ends (usually a few items manually added to the current Playing Now list), the pop-up appears one more time (without audio playback), showing the first item in the Playing Now list.
MC 33.0.37
markf2748:
--- Quote from: EdBrady on November 12, 2024, 08:45:22 pm ---I normally use "stop after current" to stop playback. When I do, the popup displays for the next track, as if it was being played. Doesn't seem like it should.
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--- Quote from: audioriver on November 16, 2024, 01:01:00 pm ---When playback of the final track ends (usually a few items manually added to the current Playing Now list), the pop-up appears one more time (without audio playback), showing the first item in the Playing Now list.
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Personally, while initially surprised, I now consider it a friendly feature to always briefly see what is cued up next, even at the end of a playlist or stopping track. In my typical use case, when the PNP's Play/Pause button displays the "Play" state image, it signals probable completion of a playlist. This is further verified in the PNP's display of the Special Expression - Playing Track #/Total # Tracks - "[pn_position]//[pn_count]" = 1/N, and Time - Elapsed Time/Total Time - "{e}/{t}" = 0:00/Duration. Showing the PNP at that point also makes it especially easy to restart the playlist, or start replay at a particular track if the PNP's CurrentPlaylist feature is enabled.
However if PNP is set to remain open for a long time, I can see how this "feature" might turn into an annoyance at the end of a playlist or stopping track. And as you say, some people simply prefer not to see the PNP at that point in their use case.
Seems like a new option in the PNP settings menu is needed to control display after an "internal" Stop, such as: "[x ] Display after playing completes".
Normally when Playing, Paused, or Immediately Stopped by a UI hit, the Display Mode state controls PNP display.
11/17/2024 Update for clariication.
11/20/2024 @cncb Thanks for implementing this option in Build 33.0.43. Works very nicely.
cncb:
We had it this way before (not showing when it is stopped) but I'm pretty sure someone requested it to show even when not playing. We can add this as a setting.
audioriver:
Thanks for adding this option.
--- Quote from: cncb on November 18, 2024, 09:55:41 am ---.. someone requested it to show even when not playing.
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That's in direct contrast to the actual "Playing Now" name. :P
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