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[masterjoe]

MC is great and using remotes makes it even better.

However on my HTPC I need the following (partly missing) behavior (all of this must work!):

- HTPC boot time: start MC player hidden (but ready to play video / audio)
- HTPC is running and nothing plays: MC remains hidden
- play audio via remote (DLNA control point or EOS or JRemote): MC remains hidden and plays the audio
- play video via remote: MC shows up and displays the video in FULLSCREEN in display view
- pause video via remote: MC pauses, the display stays fullscreen and ready
- stop video via remote: MC MINIMIZES automatically and hides in tray ready for playing something else

To allow this MC needs to get some additional options:

- Options->General->Behavior: "Jump on external stop (video)": [same options as "Jump on play"] + Minimize
- Options->General->Behavior: "Force fullscreen on play": YES / NO
- Options->Startup->Startup Interface: Window: Last State / Minimized / Maximized

Could you pls add these three options in the next build? Then MC can act like any other smart video player.

How else wants this to be added?
+1 please...

[JimH]

However on my HTPC I need the following (missing) behavior:

- HTPC boot time: start MC player hidden (but ready to play video / audio)

In the options for startup, tell MC to run Media Server on Windows start.  You could read about Media Server on the wiki.  It is a small footprint version of MC.

[masterjoe]

In the options for startup, tell MC to run Media Server on Windows start.  You could read about Media Server on the wiki.  It is a small footprint version of MC.

That's only the smallest part of what I intend to have. This GUI-less server is nice but it can't play any videos!
For videos the three additional options are required.

[csimon]

How else wants this to be added?
+1 please...

+1

I've asked for this recently too! You can start MC server only but videos don't play, you need the UI to be running. You can then minimise it but it then restores after a video has finished playing.

[JimH]

Under options > behavior, you can control what to show when video is started.  Please try that.

[masterjoe]

I know all the options you are suggesting, JimH.
So sorry to say this again: but it only makes sense in its entirety as posted in the initial message.
The current options are just a part of what is required to make MC behave just like a smart TV should!

Currently MC cannot:
- force the video window to be fullscreen if it's not
- hide the window again after playing a video (using a remote)

After playback MC currently keeps the window open - but on my HTPC using a remote that is truely annoying!
If the headless player would be able to play videos in fullscreen and hide that window on stop again it would be another solution - but neither works currently.

Some more options will do it so that remote playing makes MUCH more sense.

More +1s please

[6233638]

+1 to having MC stay minimized or hidden in the tray if playback is started remotely and then finishes or playback is stopped.

[csimon]

Under options > behavior, you can control what to show when video is started.  Please try that.

This doesn't work. With Media Server only selected at startup and Behaviour set to Jump to Display View on video, you send a video to it and the audio plays but you get no video. The only way to get this working is to start Media Center too, in which case you get the UI on display which does not minimise.

[glynor]

+1 to having MC stay minimized or hidden in the tray if playback is started remotely and then finishes or playback is stopped.

I think this makes sense (meaning, you don't really need an option) if:

* Minimize to Tray is enabled
* MC "full" is launched but minimized
* Playback with a display starts...

Then, I think it should play the video, following the options you have set in General > Behavior, and "re-minimize" to tray when playback stops.  You'd also really need a new /Start Min command too.

But, with that in mind, I'd say +1.

How do you handle Visualizations for audio though? Isn't that a display too, though I imagine there is mixed opinion on popping that up in this case.  I guess you can just follow the Behavior options, though.  If you choose Display View, then it makes sense to pop it up.