Topic: JRiver Deskbar -- Update 2 (Read 6326 times)

Matt · « **on:** May 17, 2004, 04:33:06 pm »

There's a spiffy new desktop bar from JRiver that gives you quick access to your music (and lots of other useful stuff) at any time.

More info (from the initial release) is available here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=21418

The latest version of the JRiver Deskbar can be downloaded here: http://www.musicex.com/mediacenter/mc_data/tmp/JRDeskBar.mjp

Update 2 Changes / Improvements:
1. Fixed: Not all browsers (MyIE2, etc.) would properly open when running URL type commands.
2. Fixed: System would unselect all toolbars when reloading Windows is JRiver Deskbar was enabled.
3. NEW: Added some more functionality to Playing Now tab.
4. NEW: Added webpage command (w) -- adds www and .com when necessary. (examples: w yahoo; w download; w slashdot.org)
5. NEW: Supports file drag-n-drop to quickly start files playing.
6. Changed: Popup pages loaded dynamically for maximum speed.
7. Fixed: Math expression evaluator was not handling variables properly. (example: x=3;y=4;z=x*y;z*4 returns 48)
8. NEW: Pressing UP / DOWN in the search box will scroll through previous commands.

Installation:
1) Ensure that you have MC 10.0.134 or later installed.
2) Install the above component (right-click > Save As > then run the downloaded mjp)
3) Right-click on taskbar / start menu area and choose Toolbars > JRiver DeskBar (some computers may require a few clicks or a restart for this to show up)
4) Turn off the system clock to save space since the JRiver bar doubles as a clock
5) Use it (right-click on the bar to see commands -- note that you can also just type the commands once you learn them)

Uninstallation:
1) Turn off the toolbar like when you turned it on.
2) Optionally unregister JRDeskBar.dll in the MC directory with regsvr32.exe /u C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\JRDeskBar.dll then delete JRDeskBar.dll.
3) Restart computer

Enjoy

DISCLAIMER: This component is a beta. It may not work. It may not be available at a later date. It may not remain free. It may not be included with MC 10. Use it at your own risk. Copyright (C) 2004 JRiver, Inc. All rights reserved.

JimH · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2004, 06:48:30 pm »

I think we should call it "DogBar".

Matt · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2004, 07:46:10 pm »

How about "Candybar" or "Monkey Bar"?

GHammer · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2004, 09:52:52 pm »

Quote from: Matt on May 17, 2004, 07:46:10 pm

How about "Candybar" or "Monkey Bar"?

I used to like to play on the monkeybars when I was a kid

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2004, 03:08:47 am »

Yeah I think Monkey Bar is a good name

Cheers for fixing the closing all toolbars problem and the non IE popups problem. This is very cool!!

Adam

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2004, 04:06:29 am »

After a little playing I was wondering is there anyway to turn off te beep whenever a command is executed?? I am using FireFox so do not know if this is FF specific or part of the dekbar itself...

Cheers

Adam

markp99 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2004, 08:30:57 am »

Adam,

Beeps for me in IE6. I could do without that feedback.

Tweaker · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2004, 08:32:19 am »

Use the obvious, Mediabar!

JimH · « **Reply #8 on:** May 18, 2004, 08:48:32 am »

We'll fix the beep.

NoCodeUK · « **Reply #9 on:** May 18, 2004, 09:12:19 am »

Cheers Jim... Just thought of something nice, not sure if its possible. Auto complete when trying to find an album to play??

Adam

pank2002 · « **Reply #10 on:** May 18, 2004, 09:46:31 am »

Could you fix the sig fic problem with the calc?
fx 1+1 = 2,0000000 ... which is wrong. It equals 2 or 2, (depends). Or if nothing els, make is as the win calc and keep all decimals until continues 0.
It would also be kindda cool if it 'understood' mjextman commands. Fx write power in it would turn mc on/off.

Thanks-

trhunnicutt · « **Reply #11 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:06:43 am »

Hi,

Anybody using this successfully with Windows Me?

Installed per instructions, dialog confirms that package was installed, Restart, right-click, only Quick Launch and Desktop available as Toolbar options.

Appreciate any and all assistance,

Tom

Media Center Registered 10.0.138 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows Me
Intel Pentium III 932 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 130 MB, Free - 19 MB
Resource Info: System - 62 %, GDI - 79 %, User - 62 %

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1400 / Shell32.dll: 5.50.4134.100 / wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995 / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping / Drive D: Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:4
Drive E: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-115 Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:4
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: Yes / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive D: IDE-CD R/RW 8x4x32 Addr: 0:0:0 Speed:8 MaxSpeed:8 BurnProof:No
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: No / Write CD-Text: No
Use playback settings: No / Normalization: None

park · « **Reply #12 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:17:03 am »

I have turned off my clock, but would still like easy access to the date and calender. Any chance?

JimH · « **Reply #13 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:22:28 am »

Quote from: park on May 18, 2004, 10:17:03 am

I have turned off my clock, but would still like easy access to the date and calender. Any chance?

Right click to get a calander. Expand the box to display both date and time.

JimH · « **Reply #14 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:24:13 am »

Quote from: pank2002 on May 18, 2004, 09:46:31 am

Could you fix the sig fic problem with the calc?
fx 1+1 = 2,0000000 ... which is wrong. It equals 2 or 2, (depends). Or if nothing els, make is as the win calc and keep all decimals until continues 0.

This may just be in the non-U.S. versions of Windows. It works in the U.S. version. 1+1=2

park · « **Reply #15 on:** May 18, 2004, 10:50:41 am »

When I click on anything in "commands" then "run" media center crashes.

And when I click on the "x" while in "Calendar" media center also closes.

JimH · « **Reply #16 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:02:05 am »

Park,
Try updating MC. It may be too old to work with Deskbar.

pank2002 · « **Reply #17 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:09:13 am »

Quote

This may just be in the non-U.S. versions of Windows. It works in the U.S. version. 1+1=2

check the image

link to image in case it doesn't work:
http://fire.prohosting.com/~pank2002/000.jpg
[edited by JimH to add ~]

Also, could the result be kept when the type area isn't highlighted. It useful when you need to add it to a document.

edit: Thanks Matt !

Matt · « **Reply #18 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:19:24 am »

1+1=2,0000 will be fixed in the next update. It was a locale thing.

JimH · « **Reply #19 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:33:12 am »

Let's make 1+1=3. What do you think?

beezle · « **Reply #20 on:** May 18, 2004, 11:34:02 am »

Very useful utility!

Would be VERY useful if we could also use it to rate the songs!

Skeet · « **Reply #21 on:** May 18, 2004, 01:09:00 pm »

I used to use the google deskbar which is similar but have switched to this one, much better. In the google one, you can add your own website searches. I had added the All Music Guide (as used by Media Center for Artist Info), so I could type in a band name and hit ctrl B and up would pop the details.

Any chance the All Music Guide could be incorporated as a command in the MC deskbar, or make it customisable so I could add it myself?

Matt · « **Reply #22 on:** May 18, 2004, 01:32:46 pm »

Quote from: Skeet on May 18, 2004, 01:09:00 pm

I used to use the google deskbar which is similar but have switched to this one, much better. In the google one, you can add your own website searches. I had added the All Music Guide (as used by Media Center for Artist Info), so I could type in a band name and hit ctrl B and up would pop the details.

Any chance the All Music Guide could be incorporated as a command in the MC deskbar, or make it customisable so I could add it myself?

Thanks Skeet.

Customizable is on the way. You can see the skeleton in the "Commands" tab already.

pank2002 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 18, 2004, 02:56:12 pm »

Quote from: JimH on May 18, 2004, 11:33:12 am

Let's make 1+1=3. What do you think?

Too bad, I just finished my science paper. I would've loved that feature

Looking forward to customization!

markp99 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 18, 2004, 07:42:05 pm »

Can you add a "PL" command...to launch a Smartlist?? Maybe "SL" would be a better command

I'm liking the toolbar very much!

JollyJim · « **Reply #25 on:** May 18, 2004, 08:44:00 pm »

Progress - it only kicks out explorer now when I click on the 'playing now' tab. All other operations seem ok....

EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in
module RPCRT4.DLL at 017f:7fbd0894.
Registers:
EAX=008717e3 CS=017f EIP=7fbd0894 EFLGS=00010216
EBX=0086d6a8 SS=0187 ESP=0086d4c8 EBP=0086d6b8
ECX=7713ee58 DS=0187 ESI=00000484 FS=2cb7
EDX=bff76855 ES=0187 EDI=7713ef6e GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
ff 30 ff 75 d4 8d 85 1c fe ff ff 50 e8 cb 0b 00
Stack dump:
0086d9ec 00000000 00000000 0086d610 0086d504 00000000 00000000 0086d800 00000000 0086d5f4 bff9dfa4 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000187 00000000

Media Center Registered 10.0.136 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium III 600 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 130 MB, Free - 52 MB
Resource Info: System - 63 %, GDI - 82 %, User - 63 %

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 / Shell32.dll: 4.72.3612.1700 / wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995 / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping / Drive D: DVDROM 8X Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive E: PHILIPS PCRW804 Mode:Normal Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: Yes / Get cover art: No / Calc replay gain: Yes / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive E: PHILIPS PCRW804 Addr: 0:1:0 Speed:8 MaxSpeed:8 BurnProof:No
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: No / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: Yes / Normalization: None

snapperocks · « **Reply #26 on:** May 19, 2004, 06:40:15 am »

Hi
This J River Desk Bar is really neat.

Would you please tell me how to turn off my computer clock?
Thanks
snapperocks

LonWar · « **Reply #27 on:** May 19, 2004, 06:47:02 am »

If your talking about the windows clock, Right click on it and goto properties. Uncheck the Show clock box,

snapperocks · « **Reply #28 on:** May 19, 2004, 07:09:17 am »

THANKS Imjustagamer
Simple when you know how!!

snapper.

221bBS · « **Reply #29 on:** May 19, 2004, 08:50:50 am »

SWEET...Love what you guys did with the Deskbar

Can't wait to see what other features u add...

LonWar · « **Reply #30 on:** May 19, 2004, 09:01:08 am »

Any plans to add the Player functions, ie Play Stop Pause to the deskbar? ala Windows Media Bar

Thanks

Matt · « **Reply #31 on:** May 19, 2004, 09:03:55 am »

Quote from: imjustagamer on May 19, 2004, 09:01:08 am

Any plans to add the Player functions, ie Play Stop Pause to the deskbar? ala Windows Media Bar

Thanks

Check the "Playing Now" tab in the latest build -- they're there.

park · « **Reply #32 on:** May 19, 2004, 09:40:32 am »

I am using and was using MC .38 with this problem. its still happening for me. Whenever i press the x to close (any of) the tabs MC also immediately closes. Not every time with every tab though. but probably 80-90% of the time that i try.

Quote from: park on May 18, 2004, 10:50:41 am

When I click on anything in "commands" then "run" media center crashes.

And when I click on the "x" while in "Calendar" media center also closes.

LonWar · « **Reply #33 on:** May 19, 2004, 09:53:46 am »

Quote from: Matt on May 19, 2004, 09:03:55 am

Quote from: imjustagamer on May 19, 2004, 09:01:08 am
Any plans to add the Player functions, ie Play Stop Pause to the deskbar? ala Windows Media Bar

Thanks

Check the "Playing Now" tab in the latest build -- they're there.

Ya I seen that... But I was talking about a always displayed bar, that would sit beside the time...
If you don't know what I mean I can send a pic.

edbro · « **Reply #34 on:** May 19, 2004, 10:01:35 am »

Pretty please could you add a search command for Amazon? I know Deskbar will be customizable in the near future but some search strings are not obvious from their URL. I can do an Amazon search with Daves Searchbar but I can't figure out the search string to build my own search command to use in MyIEs search capabilities (or JRiver).

I use Amazon not only for shopping but also for their album reviews.

pank2002 · « **Reply #35 on:** May 19, 2004, 11:57:48 am »

Seach functions for vBulletin (v3) boards would be nice too. You can't tell them from the address.

Cmagic · « **Reply #36 on:** May 19, 2004, 01:28:23 pm »

Hi Matt,

Still the same prob with task bar Rev 2 when searchin+playing whole albums :
sometimes the track sequence appears to be random when it is always in the right sequence when using MC's internal search box.
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=3;action=display;threadid=21418;start=50

Using task bar Update 2 with MC 10.0.138

C.

LonWar · « **Reply #37 on:** May 20, 2004, 11:03:13 am »

Would also be cool if you could change the font and color of the Display (Clock)

I have the Thunderstorm Window Blinds skin and the black and white just doesn't go well,

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