Topic: Theater View Plug-ins (Read 15500 times)

Jaguu · « **on:** March 08, 2007, 05:53:52 pm »

Hi Matt,

Nice Weather-Plugin

The temperature here in Switzerland displays 41 degrees - like in the Sahara Desert

We use here Degree Celsius and not Fahrenheit! So some conversion for non US/non UK countries may be needed!

raym · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2007, 05:55:50 pm »

Quote from: Matt on March 08, 2007, 05:23:12 pm

Here's a sample Theater View plugin:
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin01.zip

Extract the contents to [Media Center]\Plugins (so there'll be a Theater View folder under Plugins)

It's quite rough, but will give you an idea of where we're headed.

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Griff · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:01:29 pm »

Very Slick !

jmone · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:09:56 pm »

Nice one on the Weather Plug-In, I like the way it is just a seamless part of the D'Top (shame though you guys are still not metric, get your dates backward etc

)

JimH · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:26:45 pm »

The weather isn't ours. I think it's coming from weather.com. There may be a way to tell it what scale to use (C or F).

We know what metric is. We just can't decide to use it. Maybe some day.

lalittle · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:34:43 pm »

Quote from: JimH on March 08, 2007, 06:26:45 pm

The weather isn't ours. I think it's coming from weather.com. There may be a way to tell it what scale to use (C or F).

We know what metric is. We just can't decide to use it. Maybe some day.

Very nice "extra" feature for MC -- a "whistle and bell" type feature that I think a lot of people (such as myself) will actually use.

Actually, after seeing this in Theater View, I'd like to be able to see this info incorporated into the Standard View as well.

If you do decide to incorporate metric, please keep the option of using F for those of us who are metrically challenged.

Thanks,

Larry

Matt · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:39:15 pm »

An option for f vs c will be added to the weather module.

The RSS news part (eventually a separate plugin) will be configurable to use your favorite news / RSS sites. You'll be able to zoom in on a story and read the whole thing.

lalittle · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:40:55 pm »

I'm sure I'm just missing it, but how do you change the location once it's been set?

Also, what time does "night" start? It's 4:30 PM here, and it already shows a moon and lists it as "Night" even though the sun won't be setting for about an hour and a half or more.

Thanks,

Larry

Matt · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2007, 06:47:09 pm »

Quote from: lalittle on March 08, 2007, 06:40:55 pm

I'm sure I'm just missing it, but how do you change the location once it's been set?

You don't. Eventually configuration will be available in Plugin Manager or Theater View options. We're not sure which one makes more sense.

Griff · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2007, 07:51:16 pm »

Quote

The RSS news part (eventually a separate plugin) will be configurable to use your favorite news / RSS sites. You'll be able to zoom in on a story and read the whole thing

Looking forward to this.

Thanks

raym · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2007, 12:22:41 am »

Quote from: Matt on March 08, 2007, 06:39:15 pm

An option for f vs c will be added to the weather module.

Matt, could you also please add an option to show or hide the weather icon on Theater View's main page please?

Thanks heaps.

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2007, 02:52:35 am »

Sweet!

JimH · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2007, 07:54:40 am »

lalittle,
I split your post and the comments to a new thread called "Lower left corner display in Theater View".

glynor · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2007, 01:46:22 pm »

Quote from: lalittle on March 08, 2007, 06:40:55 pm

It's 4:30 PM here, and it already shows a moon and lists it as "Night" even though the sun won't be setting for about an hour and a half or more.

Lucky. You must be in the "right" time zone, unlike us here in Maine.

raym · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2007, 08:36:17 pm »

Quote from: raym on March 09, 2007, 12:22:41 am

Matt, could you also please add an option to show or hide the weather icon on Theater View's main page please?

Thanks heaps.

Just to clarify this, I think it would be nice to be able to hide the current temperature icon on the Theater View home page (I'm not a fan of this) but to be able to see the current temp in the weather page itself.

The weather page doesn't actually show the current temp in the "Current Conditions" portion of the screen.

Thanks again.

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2007, 04:06:19 am »

Weathers not fitting correctly on my widescreen.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1639/weatherps5.jpg

Text Size Small.
On Vista

Osho · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2007, 12:59:32 pm »

A probably dumb question:

How do I get the Weather button to show up in Theater View Home page? I have installed the Theater View Plugin as instructed (unzipping and putting it under Plugins directory). I had previously configured to only show some buttons in the theater view (Audio/Images/video/CD & DVD/Playing Now/Exit). Now, if I click on Add I only see News, Playlists and TV but no Weather.

thanks,
Osho

JimH · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2007, 01:12:02 pm »

In the Plugins directory, you should have a directory called Theater View. Example:

C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\Plugins\Theater View\Weather

And you need the latest build of MC. 12.0.189.

Osho · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:14:01 am »

Quote from: JimH on March 10, 2007, 01:12:02 pm

In the Plugins directory, you should have a directory called Theater View. Example:

C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\Plugins\Theater View\Weather

And you need the latest build of MC. 12.0.189.

I have that directory. I still don't see the Weather button in Home page of Theater View.

thanks,
Osho

jmone · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2007, 05:02:30 am »

One of my PC's has the Weather Button - the other does not - will have to look harder!

Also I use Acajou for the Skin and you can not read any of the RSS Feed text when you select a particular story (white text on white backgroud I am guessing!)

Thanks
Nathan

JimH · « **Reply #20 on:** March 11, 2007, 07:47:21 am »

I wonder if it has to do with whether you've installed weather.com's weather before (outside MC). If so, the cookie might need to be deleted.

glynor · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:10:26 pm »

Can I just say...

Wow. I really like this. Great work guys. I assume we'll eventually see some documentation on building our own plugins?

Couple relatively small (I think) requests for the RSS Feed viewer:

1. We need to be able to configure the fonts for the text somehow. Completely unreadable on my TV from the couch.
2. When we can eventually add our own feeds, it'd be nice to be able to organize them into "folders" or "categories" (ala-bookmarks). That would cut down on first-page clutter and make it easy to navigate to the feed we want to look at.

I also don't know if it's possible at all (might not be worth the effort), but it'd be really nice if we could get alternate sources for the weather information. Weather.com has pretty terrible accuracy for me here, unfortunately (it seems to me that the focus a lot more on urban areas than rural ones). Weather Underground does a much more reliable job generally.

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:16:24 pm »

Quote from: Mr ChriZ on March 10, 2007, 04:06:19 am

Weathers not fitting correctly on my widescreen.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1639/weatherps5.jpg

Text Size Small.
On Vista

Sames occuring with RSS

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #23 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:41:27 pm »

I've got a machine here which won't show
the weather plugin either.
It did ask me where I was based for the
Weather but doesn't actually show it in Theatre View.

zirum · « **Reply #24 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:23:25 pm »

MC crashes after about 5 seconds in theater view for me, so i haven't had the joy of testing this yet. But since beeing in a starter face, i'll just wait...

I did get the city dialog, and entered Oslo, Norway thou. It probaly doesn't like us angry norwegians i guess...

enervation · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:24:55 pm »

Quote from: Mr ChriZ on March 11, 2007, 01:41:27 pm

I've got a machine here which won't show
the weather plugin either.
It did ask me where I was based for the
Weather but doesn't actually show it in Theatre View.

Me too

Hugo_Elbuho · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2007, 04:32:27 pm »

It happened a little bit different to me... I had the applet which let me enter the city. Pressed Search and found "Quito, Ecuador". Selected it, but then on whenever i tried to get to Theater View, it took MC at least 10 seconds just to show the screen and i didn't get to see anything. Didn't crash in my case.

Finally i had to delete the plugin directory i created as instructed to get this working right again.

Anyway, i'm confident this will work soon!

Thanks for the great feature.

JONCAT · « **Reply #27 on:** March 11, 2007, 11:51:29 pm »

I can't enter US zipcode or city, state or use the Search button. It keeps telling me I have to enter a valid location. Using .189

DC

mlefebvre · « **Reply #28 on:** March 12, 2007, 12:33:57 pm »

Quote from: JimH on March 11, 2007, 07:47:21 am

I wonder if it has to do with whether you've installed weather.com's weather before (outside MC). If so, the cookie might need to be deleted.

I also have the same problem. Can't see the Weather menu item anywhere... I did have a weather.com cookie which I deleted but nothing...

?

M.

mlefebvre · « **Reply #29 on:** March 13, 2007, 05:38:07 pm »

Update,

I just got a new PC today, HP Pavillion a1740N Intel Dual Core, running Vista Home Premium. Installed MC 12 build 189 and then the Weather plug-in. Still can't see the Weather plug-in in Theater View....

Michel.

Media Center 12.0.189 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\

6.0 (Build 6000)
Intel Unknown 1867 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 2086 MB, Free - 959 MB

Internet Explorer: 7.0.6000.16386 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.6000 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.6000 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.6000 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
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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: HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GSA-H30L Addr: 0:1:0 Speed:48 MaxSpeed:48 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No /

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Removed devices:

sdgrizdan · « **Reply #30 on:** March 13, 2007, 09:53:58 pm »

I can't see it either.

Media Center Registered 12.0.189 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 12\

Microsoft Windows XP Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Unknown 797 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 440 MB

Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
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Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: No

Burning / Drive D: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-840S Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:24 MaxSpeed:24 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
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New Vermaje · « **Reply #31 on:** March 14, 2007, 03:21:37 am »

I can't use this plugin...

there is an other way : http://www.eorezo.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

Jean-Marc

jmone · « **Reply #32 on:** March 14, 2007, 03:44:44 am »

I found the Weather Button - it was on the 2nd Page! If you keep pressing the down arrow you will see the button as it seems not all the buttons fit on one page.
Nathan

mlefebvre · « **Reply #33 on:** March 14, 2007, 06:04:33 am »

Quote from: jmone on March 14, 2007, 03:44:44 am

I found the Weather Button - it was on the 2nd Page! If you keep pressing the down arrow you will see the button as it seems not all the buttons fit on one page.
Nathan

For a minute I had great hope.... But no, I don't have a second page :-( So still no Weather button...

jmone · « **Reply #34 on:** March 16, 2007, 05:54:14 am »

Quote from: mlefebvre on March 14, 2007, 06:04:33 am

For a minute I had great hope.... But no, I don't have a second page :-( So still no Weather button...

I'm using the latest plugins and MC and the Weather button is definatly on the "second page" - to see it I have to keep pressing the down arrow for it to appear (and then the "playing now" button disapears) - I'd sugest that the TheaterView has plenty of desktop realestate and should be redesigned to show all the buttons.

Also - I can now read the RSS Feads so the background text change has worked (even if it is in a poxy yellow!)

Deivit · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2007, 04:30:55 pm »

I can't see the weather button either

(Are all of us who cannot see the weather button from out of the USA, perhaps?)

mlefebvre · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2007, 04:31:54 pm »

Quote from: Deivit on March 16, 2007, 04:30:55 pm

I can't see the weather button either
(Are all of us who cannot see the weather button from out of the USA, perhaps?)

Well I'm Canada...

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #37 on:** March 16, 2007, 06:08:32 pm »

My machine here that was working with Weather when it first came out abeit with
problems due to widescreen, is now longer working.
The plugin has disappeared. I've no idea how to get it back.

Griff · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2007, 06:46:14 pm »

Quote

The plugin has disappeared. I've no idea how to get it back

So, its not in Plugins/Theater view/Weather ?

If not, the last zip file:

Quote

ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin03.zip

Edit: This is not for people with Built mc12/189, look below for what you need.

mlefebvre · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2007, 06:51:52 pm »

Quote from: Griff on March 16, 2007, 06:46:14 pm

So, its not in Plugins/Theater view/Weather ?

If not, the last zip file:

BINGO! I had downloaded and installed the one that finished with 01.... Everything works now!

Tres cool!

Michel.

mlefebvre · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2007, 07:08:02 pm »

Update.... I also downloaded the one that finished with 03 after, and does not work. The one that does finishes with 02. Went back to that and it works again.

Michel.

Griff · « **Reply #41 on:** March 16, 2007, 07:24:14 pm »

Quote

I also downloaded the one that finished with 03 after, and does not work

Yes you are right !

My house is like a Zoo right now.

That reply was for Mr ChriZ.

Deivit · « **Reply #42 on:** March 17, 2007, 08:16:11 am »

Installed the one ending in "03" and it works well here with a build higher than 189.
Very nice. Thank you!

Mr ChriZ · « **Reply #43 on:** March 17, 2007, 09:00:00 am »

Ah brilliant cheers =)

JimH · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2007, 09:59:48 am »

Quote from: Deivit on March 17, 2007, 08:16:11 am

Installed the one ending in "03" and it works well here with a build higher than 189.
Very nice. Thank you!

Here's the link:
ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin03.zip

Extract the contents to [Media Center]\Plugins (so there'll be a Theater View folder under Plugins).

JONCAT · « **Reply #45 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:36:16 am »

I tried the 03 and the search function now works; I was able to log in my location, but no Weather Plugin visible. I have Exit as my last button; show up/down arrows set for Theater View. Still no plugin. Running x64.

DC

Media Center Registered 12.0.189 -- C:\Program Files (x86)\J River\Media Center 12\

Workstation 5.2 Service Pack 1 (Build 3790)
AMD Unknown 3002 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 628 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.3790.1830 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.3790 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.3790 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.3790 / wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0002) , ASPI for Win32 DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: 4.71 (0002)

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Griff · « **Reply #46 on:** March 17, 2007, 01:06:30 pm »

MC12/188 = 01.zip

MC12/189 = 02.zip

MC12/190 and up = 03.zip

and judging from mlefebvre post, 03 will not work with MC12/189

JimH · « **Reply #47 on:** March 17, 2007, 02:06:23 pm »

Here are the links to all three:

ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin01.zip

ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin02.zip

ftp://ftp.jriver.com/pub/downloads/MC12/TheaterViewPlugin03.zip

lalittle · « **Reply #48 on:** March 17, 2007, 03:57:59 pm »

Just to verify, is there still not yet a way of changing your location once it's set?

Thanks,

Larry

StarBand Guy · « **Reply #49 on:** March 18, 2007, 03:36:48 pm »

Work around on location change -
re-install the weather channel toolbar for IE. It should give you the setup box.

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