foo_uie_trackinfo, now-playing/selected-item panel Options

[Phi]

Profiles with playback positions don't report the time unless I double click on the track in the playlist, track advance doesn't update at all.

I'm not sure what you mean by "profiles with playback positions" here. What formatting fields are you trying to use, specifically? None of the %_time_*% fields will work unless you are in now playing mode, or have selected the currently playing track in follow cursor mode.

I understand the need for it to be posible to see the selected track info as well as the currently playing info... possibly could there be a set of tags for currently selected and then currently playing? you could then have 2 instances of track info running with info panels set up for each task? yes? no?

I added the %_trackinfo_dropped%, %_trackinfo_followcursor% and %_trackinfo_nowplaying% tagz for that purpose - so you can use a different formatting for each mode that the panel supports. They're intended to be used like this:

CODE

$if(%_trackinfo_nowplaying%,
//
// we are in playing mode
// formatting string for now playing mode goes here
//
,
$if(%_trackinfo_followcursor%,
//
// formatting for follow cursor mode goes here
//
,
$if(%_trackinfo_dropped%,
//
// formatting code for dropped files goes here
//
,)))

As for multiple instances, when that's done, you will be able to set up each panel independently. Plus a default configuration to fall back on I guess.

[Phi]

Updated for the new ui extension api.

No other new changes/bugfixes for now (yes, I am slack ).

[nbv4]

Updated for the new ui extension api.

No other new changes/bugfixes for now (yes, I am slack ).

is there anyway you could provide us with a link to the older version for beta 3? I'm sticking with beta 3 until the album art panel is updated. thanks.

[Phi]

is there anyway you could provide us with a link to the older version for beta 3? I'm sticking with beta 3 until the album art panel is updated. thanks.

You don't have it already? I'll upload it as soon as I can get to my other computer.

[Phi]

You can grab the old version from here.

[nbv4]

You can grab the old version from here.

thanks a lot. I tried the plugin a few days ado, decided its not really something I want (added too much clutter), then deleted it. Yesterday after discovering the panel tabs plugin, I thought I'd give this one another whirl... But I wasn't willing to give up album art so I couldn't upgrade my columns_ui.

[multifate]

phi: great job on the plugin
in fact i'm loving all your plugins
got a question about this one tho
right now i have $if(%_trackinfo_nowplaying%,
setup
but when i move my cursor to another song
it changes to that song
is there a way to make the info stay on the current playing song?
if not, then this is a formal request 8)

[Phi]

You can grab the old version from here.

thanks a lot. I tried the plugin a few days ado, decided its not really something I want (added too much clutter), then deleted it. Yesterday after discovering the panel tabs plugin, I thought I'd give this one another whirl... But I wasn't willing to give up album art so I couldn't upgrade my columns_ui.

Ah, I see. No problem.

phi: great job on the plugin
in fact i'm loving all your plugins
got a question about this one tho
right now i have $if(%_trackinfo_nowplaying%,
setup
but when i move my cursor to another song
it changes to that song
is there a way to make the info stay on the current playing song?
if not, then this is a formal request 8)

Thanks. Are you sure you're in now playing mode? Double-clicking (or middle-clicking) the panel switches between follow-cursor and now-playing modes.

[EZ-man]

some suggestion
Can latest version support "$transition" command?


This post has been edited by EZ-man: Nov 30 2004, 06:23

[slayerbeast]

hey when trackinfo is consuming a lot of CPU.
when it is active, that is....
Maybe a memory leak....
amazing plugin.... what i was waiting for since i started using foobar....

[jkwarras]

hey when trackinfo is consuming a lot of CPU.

Are you using word wrap? (for ex. comments, etc...) It happeneed to me, I had to don't display those tags.

[upNorth]

hey when trackinfo is consuming a lot of CPU.
when it is active, that is....

Have you tried turning off "Update every second"? I'm not sure how much effect it has, but at least I don't need that frequent updating myself, so I keep it off.

[jkwarras]

Have you tried turning off "Update every second"?

About this one, it's not working for me in stuff like %rating%, where if I change the rating when the song is playing (and being displayed in the panel) it's not changed in the panel, even if I have the update every second enabled. Other stuff (like time, etc...) is working and updated.

About CPU usage "Update every second"? it's not consuming so much here.

[EZ-man]

Have you tried turning off "Update every second"? I'm not sure how much effect it has, but at least I don't need that frequent updating myself, so I keep it off.

progressbar need it
if close it, progressbar won't work.
and play time will be stopped.

This post has been edited by EZ-man: Nov 30 2004, 03:26

[Phi]

some suggestion
Can latest version support "$transition" command?

I may have done something to break it. I'll have a look.

hey when trackinfo is consuming a lot of CPU.
when it is active, that is....
Maybe a memory leak....
amazing plugin.... what i was waiting for since i started using foobar....

Yeah, thats just due to my inefficient coding. For now all I can suggest is limit the length of each line of info.

Have you tried turning off "Update every second"?

About this one, it's not working for me in stuff like %rating%, where if I change the rating when the song is playing (and being displayed in the panel) it's not changed in the panel, even if I have the update every second enabled. Other stuff (like time, etc...) is working and updated.

I forgot to hook up some callbacks that update the panel when a song is edited. Fixed for the next release (whenever I get around to finishing it).

[slayerbeast]

True,
Had word wrap on, update every second on, and i've configured trackinfo to show
the lyrics... and all of my songs are tabbed with lyrics!!!!!!!!!!
But one concern... the previous versionwas fine... something with this one...
well, thanks....

[slayerbeast]

Phi's right.... ! I came to a very fast conclusion... The slow down happened only to a bunch of mp3's where i have accidently tagged the band's bio as a comment! any way, I'm back to happy... well eagerly waiting for the next release

[multifate]

phi: great job on the plugin
in fact i'm loving all your plugins
got a question about this one tho
right now i have $if(%_trackinfo_nowplaying%,
setup
but when i move my cursor to another song
it changes to that song
is there a way to make the info stay on the current playing song?
if not, then this is a formal request 8)

Thanks. Are you sure you're in now playing mode? Double-clicking (or middle-clicking) the panel switches between follow-cursor and now-playing modes.

thanks that worked
lol didn't know i could double click the panel

[EZ-man]

I'm wonder why it doesn't have scrollbar?
some words will be cut half

[jkwarras]

I'm wonder why it doesn't have scrollbar?
some words will be cut half

There's no scrollbar but you can scroll with mouse-wheel

[EZ-man]

If I don't have a mouse-wheel how could I scroll it

[jkwarras]

If I don't have a mouse-wheel how could I scroll it

Maybe clicking once on the panel and up/down keys woudl work, dunno

[Phi]

If I don't have a mouse-wheel how could I scroll it

Maybe clicking once on the panel and up/down keys woudl work, dunno

Nah, it's mousewheel only until I get around to adding a scroll bar.

[EZ-man]

If I don't have a mouse-wheel how could I scroll it

Maybe clicking once on the panel and up/down keys woudl work, dunno

press up/down keys will change the playlist selection

[EZ-man]

Maybe add enable/disable vertical scroll bar is good
Perhaps some friends don't need it, but some need

This post has been edited by EZ-man: Dec 1 2004, 14:43