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[Duane]

Greetings:

I haven't done the MJ 9 thing yet, but I've been reading the comments about it, specifically charging for it.  Several of the people who don't like the idea of a higher cost refer  to MJ as "just a jukebox", basically.  And I don't see how, if they've used it at all, they can make a statement like that.

At any rate, what I'm wondering is if there is "time" to consider another feature for addition to MJ9...  The media scheduler  would be much more useful with an alarm clock feature, and make MJ more than "just a jukebox", in another area... and certainly increase it's perceived marketable value.

I'm wondering if, in deference to plug- in authors, the folks at MJ stop short of things like this on purpose, or if, being such an obvious thing, it simply hasn't been done yet...

Thanks,

Duane

[KingSparta]

>> much more useful with an alarm clock feature
There is a plug-in alarm clock



'Five O'clock World' Charted At 04 in 1966

Listening to: 'Five O'clock World' from 'The Best of Vogues' by 'Vogues' on Media Jukebox

[Duane]

The plug- in I saw is basically a sleep timer with no wake- up capability...  

I'm not so concerned about the exact time the music "stops" as when it "starts"...  I can put on music that lasts an appropriate amount of time, if I want to, but coming on as an alarm is beyond the capabilities I've seen so far.

If I'm wrong on this, point me to the appropriate link...

Thanks. ?

[KingSparta]

no your right.

I just remember seeing something in the plug-ins.


'Time' Charted At 02 In 1983

Listening to: 'Time' from 'The Best of Culture Club' by 'Culture Club' on Media Jukebox

[Duane]

Thanks...

Anyone else heard anything about this...?

Anyone...?  Anyone...?  Bueller...?  Bueller...? :-/

Duane

[JimH]

It's an obvious one, but we just haven't done it.  There are a lot of obvious things to do.

[JeffB]

I don't know about V9, but in V8 you can set Media Scheduler to start MJ at a certain time.  Then in Settings -> Options -> Startup Settings -> tick 'Start Playing Current Playlist'.

I use the sleep timer plugin set to 60 min and to shut down MJ at the end of playback.  Then use Media Scheduler to wake me up at 7pm.

[Scronch]

Rather than just an alarm clock, I'd like to see full scheduling capability within MJ, similar to what I've set up using the batch files I've posted.  I'd like to be able to schedule a smartlist to run at a specific time on each Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and then change to a different smartlist (without stopping the currently playing song) at a later time.  I'd like the "schedule" window to have options you check off, like if the currently-playing song should be allowed to keep playing, if the rest of PN should be cleared before adding the new smartlist, if the list should be shuffled or not enroute to PN (rather than relying on the unknown state of the shuffle button), and what the volume should be set to.  This would be very powerful.

Scronch

[Duane]

Hey Jim...

Don't get the idea that I'm not appreciative of your work.  I use MJ exclusively and am tickled with it.  I've referred all of my friends your way...

If you do get going in this area, what about giving it a capability to come on and record at specific times, via line- in, etc...

I'm going to look into the suggestion above...

Thanks.

Duane

[Duane]

 Damn...!  It's there...!

(Now I feel like a real dummy... but thanks guys...)

Looks to me like it'll do pretty much all I mentioned.

[Duane]

Okaaaay....  So, this morning, I woke up about 8:00 and... HEY!!!  What happened to that 6:30 wake- up call from the newly- discovered Media- Scheduler!!!!?

WELL......!

It seems that it'll turn MJ on, but if it's ALREADY on, it don't do nuthin!!!  And I went to sleep listening to some John Huling last night... as I usually do (Well, not always John Huling...).

SO...  It's either / or, for the sleep timer / alarm clock...

Bummer...

It'd sure be nice to remedy this "somehow" (Hint- Hint

[JeffB]

Use the sleep timer plug-in to shut down MJ after the specified time then Media Scheduler can start MJ.

[Duane]

Vielen Danke, Jeff.
(Much thanks)

Duane