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Windows => Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins => Topic started by: RhinoBanga on October 21, 2003, 01:33:23 pm
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Here is a screenshot of an adaptive skin with the Windows XP Blue theme:
(http://www.mrblobby.ukshells.co.uk/PlayingNow/PlayingNow_Adaptive_Blue.jpg)
Here's the link the the MC plugins page:
http://www.musicex.com/cgi-bin/downloads/mcplugins.pl?type=10&start=0&end=10&page=1
Here's what's new since v1.1.0.3:
1) Changed LogThumbnail to Thumbnail in logging section
2) Changed ForcePath to act as if it points ot the base skin directory and not the actual skin directory
3) Added some checks to make sure config/background file exists, etc.
4) No longer have to supply a background image. Can specify BackgroundWidth/BackgroundHeight in Config.INI to define your area.
5) Added a Rectangle object which can have rounded edges and different line styles.
6) Added a line object.
7) Added AdaptiveRectangle skin to show how to use Rectangles/Lines.
8) Added inclusion list, IncludeExtensions. If specified and the file extension is not in the list then the file is not popped up.
9) 16x16 thumbnail image is much nicer
10) Added FTP capability, check out Config.INI for an example.
11) Changed right-click to have a send-to facility that shows file/clipboard and FTP sites
12) Removed MFC from setup to decrease size
From now on the setup program will always overwrite the supplied skins, so take a copy of the directory containing the skin you want to modify and make you changes there.
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Thanks Rhino
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10) Added FTP capability, check out Config.INI for an example.
I don't see anything in my config.ini about FTP
from the help file, correct version it seems
//
// PlayingNow 1.0
// (C) James Dickson, All rights reserved.
//
// ! = Fix
// - = Change
// + = New
//
//
// Version Date
//
// 1.1.0.4 21/10/03
// - Changed LogThumbnail to Thumbnail in logging section
// - Changed ForcePath to act as if it points ot the base skin directory and not the actual skin directory
// - Added some checks to make sure config/background file exists, etc.
// + No longer have to supply a background image. Can specify BackgroundWidth/BackgroundHeight in Config.INI to define
[General]
Background=.\Background.jpg
PlaySound=.\Sound.wav
TimeToShow=750
TimeToStay=7500
TimeToHide=750
Blend=False
Transparency=220
[Thumbnail]
Type=1
Border=1
BorderStyle=4
Top=10
Left=10
MissingImage=.\MissingThumbnail.jpg
[Objects]
NumTexts=5
NumRatings=1
[Text 1]
Text=<Name>
Top=10
Left=84
Width=-10
Height=20
FontName=Tahoma
FontSize=14
FontBold=1
FontItalic=0
FontUnderline=0
FontStrikeout=0
Alignment=L
ForegroundColor=Black
[Text 2]
Text=<Album>
Top=30
Left=84
Width=-8
Height=20
FontName=Tahoma
FontSize=14
FontBold=1
FontItalic=0
FontUnderline=0
FontStrikeout=0
Alignment=L
ForegroundColor=Black
[Text 3]
Text=<Artist>
Top=51
Left=84
Width=-8
Height=30
FontName=Tahoma
FontSize=12
FontBold=0
FontItalic=0
FontUnderline=0
FontStrikeout=0
Alignment=L
ForegroundColor=Black
[Text 4]
Text=Time: <Duration> - <Bitrate> kbps <Type> - <FileSize>
Top=86
Left=9
Width=-8
Height=44
FontName=Tahoma
FontSize=9
FontBold=0
FontItalic=0
FontUnderline=0
FontStrikeout=0
Alignment=L
ForegroundColor=Black
[Text 5]
Text=Last Played: <LastPlayed>
Top=100
Left=10
Width=-50
Height=30
FontName=Tahoma
FontSize=9
FontBold=0
FontItalic=0
FontUnderline=0
FontStrikeout=0
Alignment=L
ForegroundColor=Black
[Rating 1]
Image=.\Rating.ico
UnratedImage=.\RatingUnrated.ico
Top=95
Left=180
Width=16
Height=16
XGap=1
Alignment=R
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Oooops ... that should be PlayingNow.ini
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Oooops ... that should be PlayingNow.ini
I can't even find that file.
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found PlayingNow.ini IN C:\WINDOWS
(http://home.nc.rr.com/mycddblookup/PlayingNow.jpg)
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found PlayingNow.ini IN C:\WINDOWS
I'm experiencing dejavu....
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I can't reproduce this error at all.
What do you get if you send the image to a file?
What it looks like is happening is that on a track change the old image is not being cleared out and it's just writing onto the old value. Although if that was the case I am really suprised that the text has got "thicker" in #2 since they should have been writing to exactly the same position.
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Try the new v1.1.0.5 I have just uploaded. I have added code to "refresh" the internal bitmap before I start writing the text, etc.
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I was having the same overlapping problem as drowbe... 1.1.0.5 seems to have fixed it, though.
Thanks for putting in the FTP and Alternate Skin stuff. I haven't tried it out yet, but I will tomorrow at work, since that's where I'd be using the FTP upload from.
Any chance you could add the Alternate Skin stuff to the SaveToFile function as well?
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Hmmm.... just noticed that the SaveImageFile function isn't saving a correct image... you can see what's happening in my signature...
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I'm getting a blank as well. Slimline skin seems to be capturing properly.
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Mine is still working fine using "Adaptive"
; Which directory should we move to?
;InitialDirectory=
; Should we use passive mode for transfers? THIS MUST BE SET CORRECTLY OR THE TRANSFER MAY HANG
PassiveMode=False
; What filename should we write to?
Filename=PlayingNow.jpg
; Use an alternative skin?
Skin=Adaptive
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Hi Rhino,
This is still my favorite plug-in, thanks!
Feature request: Last played fields so we can "back-announce" the song that just played in the Playing Now box. All fields would be duplicated, just put "Prev" before name, as in Text=Last Played: <PrevLastPlayed>
Example of PN content using
Last Played: Hey Ya by OutKast
Now Playing: My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
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Is there something I am missing to make the new FTP feature to work?
I put in my address (ftp.mysitename.com), userid, password and directory. Do i need something that says ftpUpload=True or something to make this feature work. I would love to do it, but cannot.
For those of you uploading with the previous versions, what were you using to upload the JPG for your signatures?
this is a great plug-in, I like it a lot.
One of my computers is WinME, it is very flaky on that platform, but I have low expectations on ME.
Rob.
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Is there something I am missing to make the new FTP feature to work?
I put in my address (ftp.mysitename.com), userid, password and directory. Do i need something that says ftpUpload=True or something to make this feature work. I would love to do it, but cannot.
For those of you uploading with the previous versions, what were you using to upload the JPG for your signatures?
this is a great plug-in, I like it a lot.
One of my computers is WinME, it is very flaky on that platform, but I have low expectations on ME.
Rob.
you need to right click on the window when it comes up and send to your FTP
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Version 1.1.0.6 has been released.