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[DoubtingThomas]

MC18.exe /nextAlbum
MC18.exe /nextArtist

As a former C++/Java software developer… I hated when clients would want a feature.. and then proceed to tell me how easy it was…  but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say, this just wouldn’t be hard at all.  A simple while() loop through the current playlist with error checking (like what if there is only one artist in the playlist ??).

But, I do understand your list of things to do must have thousands of  “easy” things and not enough time to do them all, so they are prioritized based on bugs and consumer demand.

I programmed these with a C++ pgm and the PlayingNow plugin, advancing the track, until the artist or album changed.  It was slow and clunky and I gave it up.

Can you imagine how great it would be to be in the shower and having an album start playing that you really don’t want to hear right now… and just pressing a button on the shower remote to skip that album (or artist)?

I would appreciate your consideration of this feature request.

(I use Girder to call MC18.exe commands from IR/RF remotes all over my house.  The shower remote is an wireless X10 remote in a waterproof case which signals my HomeVision home automation system to run MC18.exe commands on my PC)

[Matt]

Good idea.

Please bump this once every two weeks until it's done.

(ps. Pretty cool you're using Media Center in the shower with a waterproof remote.  That might be a first!)

[DoubtingThomas]

Thanks Matt,  of course I set up an Outlook reminder to bump this every two weeks !

[DoubtingThomas]

Good idea.

Please bump this once every two weeks until it's done.

(ps. Pretty cool you're using Media Center in the shower with a waterproof remote.  That might be a first!)

BUMP as requested.

[Matt]

I need a good name for this.

TrackJump is the best I have so far, but I'm not sure that's right.

MC18.exe /TrackJump NextArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump PreviousArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump SomeNewKeywordWeMightWantSomeday

Or maybe we could create an enumeration like:
enum TRACK_JUMP_MODES
{
    TRACK_JUMP_MODE_NEXT_ARTIST,
    TRACK_JUMP_MODE_PREVIOUS_ARTIST,
    etc.
}

Then support those numbers on the command line or as an MCC command.

Advice appreciated.

[JimH]

SkipTo

[DoubtingThomas]

I need a good name for this.

TrackJump is the best I have so far, but I'm not sure that's right.

MC18.exe /TrackJump NextArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump PreviousArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump SomeNewKeywordWeMightWantSomeday

From my old C days ... "LongJump"...  TrackJump sounds good.  SmartJump...

Please don't forget the PreviousAlbum and NextAlbum.

MC18.exe /TrackJump NextAlbum
MC18.exe /TrackJump PreviousAlbum
MC18.exe /TrackJump NextArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump PreviousArtist
MC18.exe /TrackJump SomeNewKeywordWeMightWantSomeday

I don't have much of a preference for keywords or enums, both are easy to use.  I'd think enums would make for cleaner code in MC, and easier to extend in the future.

[Matt]

SkipTo

I like that.

Short, and doesn't conflict with Seek or Chapters which move inside the current track.

[Matt]

Next build:
NEW: Added playback commands to skip the the previous and next album or artist (Main Menu > Player > Skip To).
Changed: Added support to the launcher (MC18.exe) for commands: /Command PreviousAlbum; /Command NextAlbum; /Command PreviousArtist; /Command NextArtist.

[DoubtingThomas]

Next build:
NEW: Added playback commands to skip the the previous and next album or artist (Main Menu > Player > Skip To).
Changed: Added support to the launcher (MC18.exe) for commands: /Command PreviousAlbum; /Command NextAlbum; /Command PreviousArtist; /Command NextArtist.

THANK YOU... now I need to get programming that command into all my remotes... including the shower remote.

[fitbrit]

I'm too late, and Skipto has been chosen. I'll take my TRUMP (TRack-jUMP) elsewhere.

[kstuart]

In the category of "Allowing easy remote control of Media Center"... can you add the "Pause/Break" key to the list of special keys that can be made into a Hot Key using the custom resource.xml file ?  Here is info on the key:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_key

(Some other players will allow users to program the hot keys by simply polling for what is being pressed until the users clicks to end the sequence, so I have always been able to define a Global Hot Key for that key.)

This is an ideal key to use for a Global Hot Key because:

* It is not currently used in Windows

and

* It is already marked "Pause" !

While the ability to record a TV show while one was not home, made "TiVo" synonymous with DVR, certainly the number two feature of a DVR is the ability to pause when the phone rings or the doorbell rings, without missing any of your program.  It's the most useful remote control feature - I would be happy with a remote control with only a pause button.  

So that is what I want to map to command 10000 (instead of Ctrl-2).

Thanks.

[DoubtingThomas]

I just this moment purchased an MC18 upgrade from MC17.

This is the first time I have ever requested a feature and got it !!!  (many bug reports were corrected over the years)

I first purchased MC8 on 7/25/2002 and have purchased every upgrade since (but one) ... I didn't upgrade to MC18 till today...

I can't believe it was over 10 years ago I gave up the physical CD... never looked back.

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This site listed in the email receipt gets a HTTP 404 Not Found error.

[DoubtingThomas]

"Detailed instructions and answers to questions you may have are here:
http://www.musicex.com/mediajukebox/buy_faq_8.html
You may want to print the page and save it with your license."

This site listed in the email receipt gets a HTTP 404 Not Found error.

Thanks... that quoted text is from the email I got in 2002 when I first purchased MC8.

So it of course doesn't apply to MC18.