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Update Easy Grey version 1.1

I made some changes, and created a new version of the Skin: Easy Grey version 1.1.
I put the version-number in the main.xml (About...), not in the Skin Name itself.
Changes:
1. Rating stars: I forgot about them because I never use them. They were still in color. Changed that to greyscale to match the 'mood' of the skin.
2. Increased the 'Status Text', above the progress bar. The Rating Stars looked bad next to the (very small) 'Status Text'. Those Rating Stars... Well, if anyone wants to use them: they are ready.
3. Changed the modern TAG Window Text color (very white). Less shining, more compatible with other text-colors. (Thanks: Marco)

Update Skin Easy Grey version 1.2

A new version of the Skin: Easy Grey version 1.2.
I put the version-number in the main.xml (About...), not in the Skin Name itself.

Many small improvements. Seventeen images updated, sometimes just a pixel, some changes in background color and margins.
Examples:
1. Modern TAG Window: different background, improved text-color, it looks more compact, like an editor.
2. Action Window and Display window: removed many margins to get a clean look. An image in 'Display' fits perfectly, no top or bottom-line. Very nice view when you select: 3D Visualization: Oscilloscoop. See attached Printscreen.
3. Tree-menu: All background color-bars (mouse-over) perfectly sized and aligned with Tag-, Display- and Action-titlebars. All with 1 pixel between them vertically. Issues about 1 pixel? Yes, indeed.
4. Very small changes in the Viewheader. Horizontal aligning of color-bars (Tabs and Playing Now background), vertical dark lines between Tabs. One pixel line below the Tab-title. A new Tab shows the real background color of the main List-area.
5. Search menu: It looked nice with rounded corners but the same Search menu shows on different places. One left, below the Tree-menu, whenever the Tag-window is active, can stretch as wide as the Tag-window. Rounded corners start to look messy. Not acceptable. Rectangular looks better.

Update: Easy Grey version 1.3
I put the version-number in the main.xml (About...), not in the Skin Name itself.

Update notes:
1. Playerbar_Search.png: stretching was not working properly. Changed Code. Now everything stays pixelperfect.
2. Updated Icons:
- SmallIcons.png, Options.png, ActionBarNavigation.png: a few new Icons. Added a transparent border. This slightly reduces Icon display-size and gives them some 'air' in Tree-menu and Options windows. Yes, it took some ingenuity with Photoshop actionscripts to automate Icon-size changes
Action-bar Icons were grey, now back to original colors.
3. Frame_Spotlight.png: changed design and changed size. Image was not so square at large Skin sizes (200+).
4. minor changes, not worth mentioning.

Testing: I have a 55 inch LG Oled. Never used it at 3840x2160 resolution and 100% size (Windows-setting). 100% makes text very small... My eyes are usually 2.00 meters (78 inch) away with a Windows-setting of 300%. With 100% I needed to get up close: 70 centimeter (27 inch). Anything for a test... It was nice to play with Font-size and Skin-size. Font 8pt and Skin 400% looks good! Mainframe borders and images stay perfect. Set font to 8pt and Skin 200% and enjoy editing your database. Impressive.

Yes, this can be accomplished by selecting a file (or all files for an album) and right-click --> Library Tools --> Lookup Track Info From Online Database.

thanks, it was clear that it was legit, me thinks i am not the only who knows a bit about header, etc.
maybe if so many ppl receive these mails, someone at jriver could be glad that he was informed about it.

its all about communication

deleted - erledigt, thanks again

Can I give U a small suggestion? Try to keep one post with your skin and clear the other posts. This way you don't need to do a new post everytime U made an update. This way people will see your post with progression and updates in a single post.
Thanks.

The files in 'Playing Now' will play in the order they were added, which is NOT necessarily the same order that you're viewing the list. The play order is the one shown in the SEQ column (sequence).
When you click the columns to change the sort order the list changes, but SEQ does not change. There is however a menu item that allows you to apply the new order to SEQ.

You have 2 options:

Option A. Add the albums/files to Playing Now in the order you want them. They will play in that order. You can customize Playlists and Views to always have to sort order you like, so that playing an Album from there will always add the files in your preferred order.

Option B. Add Albums/files in any order, then click on the Column Headers to sort as you would like it to play, then select 'Update Order' from the menu, as shown below. I added both albums, then clicked on the columns to sort (in REVERSE Order - Track# > FileType > Album > Artist). Then click on Update Order to apply the new Sequence.

Quote from: lepa on Yesterday at 03:20:58 pm

Group or sort? Grouping is different than sort. Do you want to group e.g. by [album artist] - [album] [File Type] so that your mp3 and flac files of the same album are grouped separately

If that is the case you can create new calculated library field with rule [Album Artist (auto)] - [Album] /[[File Type]/] and use that to group your files

If it still doesn't work, perhaps we're talking about different things. Where/what exactly are you trying to sort? Generally speaking, you can sort Views and Playlists. You can try out different sorting orders simply by clicking on the Column Headers of your file list. The order of the clicked columns determines the final sort order.

Hi zybex and lepa

Do you want to group e.g. by [album artist] - [album] [File Type] so that your mp3 and flac files of the same album are grouped separately

I would like to have in the playing now-> player --> ablums grouped separately sorted by folder or/and codec
so i can listen an entire album in flac and after the same album  in mp3
can I group or sort albums in the playing now ->player
thanks ,very kind , again sorry for my poor english

Looking to replace basic speakers for my laptop wth a nicer setup for music listening.  Budget is $300-$500 and would like the best options in this price range.  Will consider going a bit higher if there is a noticeable difference in quality.  Any suggestions?  I have looked at some systems from Audio Engine and Edifier on Amazon.

Aside from budget, the only constraint is space on my desk and would like smaller speakers, all things being equal.  If it is necessary to get somewhat larger speakers for the best quality, will consider a solution like mounting on wall.  Can go with a subwoofer below desk.

Are there any standouts in this price range or suggestions of brands to look at?

I first came across JRiver Media Center about 15 years ago.  I started building a pretty good size library, then after a few years stopped using it (probably because did not spend a lot of time listening to music on my desktop then).

This has changed now that I work remotely at home, using my work laptop to play Media Center files when not listening to internet radio.  Now I can enjoy the program fully and have a reason to invest time in it again.

Here is the problem I am running against: back then I did not do a very good job at ripping many disks in my collection.  When I rip disks now, I go to a lot of trouble to make sure the metadata is good (or download alternate data if not), and make sure everything is indexed clearly and completely.  I didn't do that back than and some disks have poor or incomplete metadata.

Here is my question: is it possible to download new metadata to old rips, one at a time?  Or can it only done at the time of the rip only?  I can go through the process of re-ripping my disks as needed but it would be easier to not have to do that.

Thank you both. The files are ape and wma. Only WMA is supported by the DAC. My network server is hosted on a Mac and it looks like White Bear only works on a Windows computer. JRiver in my Mac does show the MXN10 under Playing Now and I have it highlighted. I can get it to play WMA files if I use JRiver directly from the computer but not with the app on my phone. I’ll try to play with some settings.

Never mind!

Did some tests and it seems that the relational category "Store one value for each album" already takes into account the Album Artist in some way.

Thanks anyway