function ShowNowPlaying() {
    if(fb.IsPlaying) {
        if(plman.PlaylistItemCount(plman.PlayingPlaylist)==0) {
            return true;
        };
        plman.ClearPlaylistSelection(plman.PlayingPlaylist);
        var nowplaying = plman.GetPlayingItemLocation();
        var pid = nowplaying.PlaylistItemIndex;
        if(pid>=0 && pid<plman.PlaylistItemCount(plman.PlayingPlaylist)) {
            plman.SetPlaylistFocusItem(plman.PlayingPlaylist, pid);
            plman.SetPlaylistSelectionSingle(plman.PlayingPlaylist, pid, true);
            plman.ActivePlaylist = plman.PlayingPlaylist;
        };
    } else {
        if(plman.PlaylistItemCount(plman.ActivePlaylist)==0 || !fb.GetFocusItem(false)) return true;
        plman.ClearPlaylistSelection(plman.ActivePlaylist);
        var pid = plman.GetPlaylistFocusItemIndex(plman.ActivePlaylist);
        plman.SetPlaylistFocusItem(plman.ActivePlaylist, pid);
        plman.SetPlaylistSelectionSingle(plman.ActivePlaylist, pid, true);
    };
};

i can't seem to reproduce that issue but i know the selection can change back to now playing when the playlist loses focus. i guess you're seeing this.

instead you can right click panel>selection mode>follow selected track. that should always stay with selection even when the playlist loses focus.

function on_selection_changed() {
    nowplaying = fb.GetNowPlaying()
    focused = fb.GetSelection()
    if (fb.IsPlaying && fb.TitleFormat("%artist%").EvalWithMetadb(nowplaying) == fb.TitleFormat("%artist%").EvalWithMetadb(focused)){
        var timer
        timer = window.SetTimeout(function (){
            p.item_focus_change();
        }, 200); 
    } else {
        p.item_focus_change();
    }
}

$replace($directory_path(%path%),\%directory%,)\artist

CUSTOM Default Wallpaper Path is ... for the default Wallpaper when no "artist" pic is found, so just point the path to a single picture you want to use for this usage.

so, now, to get artist picture from a centralized folder like you want (and like i do), it's quite easy:

1) be sure that all your artists images are saved in this folder and named with the artist name plus the file extension (.jpg i asume)
2) in fb2k Preferences > Display > "artitst" tab, enter the path of this centralized folder with the pattern thaht match the filename of the image of course, in our case, the TAG %artist% give the name of the filname right ?
so enter this: I:\Music\Artist\%artist%.jpg
3) nothing else, the WSH panel properties are already set : CUSTOM Show Wallpaper AND CUSTOM Use Artist Image As Wallpaper are already set to TRUE

HTH

I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%

I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%.jpg
I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%.png
I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%.jpeg

I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%.*

one line is enough

Code: [Select]

I:\Documents\Foobar\Artist\%artist%.*

it would take very large changes to make that work. i might have a go if i get bored over the weekend.

I have found a way for that, thanks

Quote from: cliffflip on 2013-08-03 04:59:36

I have found a way for that, thanks

Eh?
Meaning you found a solution and then signed a NDA with yourself?


Edit: Typo

doing it top/down is easy enough. but i was thinking it would look better with 1 star at the bottom and working upwards towards 5. that would have required a bit more effort. which way did you do it?

// ==PREPROCESSOR==
// @import "%fb2k_path%skins\tests\Scripts\common7.js"
// @name "Rating"
// @author "marc2003"
// @feature "v1.4"
// @feature "watch-metadb"
// ==/PREPROCESSOR==

function rating(x, y, bs) {
    this.draw = function(gr) {
        if (!p.metadb) return;
        for (i = 1; i < 6; i++) {
            this.img = i > (this.hover ? this.lrating : this.rating) ? this.off_img : this.on_img;
            p.draw_image(gr, this.img, this.x, this.y + this.bs * (i - 1), this.bs, this.bs, "centre");
        }

    }
    
    this.metadb_changed = function() {
        if (!p.metadb) return false;
        this.hover = false;
        this.rating = p.eval("$if2(%rating%,0)");
        this.tiptext = p.eval(this.tiptext_tf);
        this.lrating = this.rating;
        window.RepaintRect(this.x, this.y, this.bs, this.w);
        return true;
    }
        
        this.trace = function(x, y) {
        return x > this.x && x < this.x + this.bs && y < this.y + (this.bs * 5) && y > this.y;
    }
    
    this.move = function(x, y) {
        if (!this.trace(x, y)) {
            if (this.hover) this.leave();
            return false;
        }
        if (p.metadb) {
            if (y > this.y) p.tt(this.tiptext);
            this.hover = true;
            this.lrating = Math.ceil((y - this.y) / this.bs);
            window.RepaintRect(this.x, this.y, this.bs, this.w);
        }
        return true;
    }
    
    this.lbtn_up = function(x, y) {
        if (!this.trace(x, y)) return false;
        if (this.check) {
            if (this.lrating != this.rating && this.hover == 1) fb.RunContextCommandWithMetadb("Rating/" + (this.lrating == 0 ? "<not set>" : this.lrating), p.metadb, 8);
        } else {
            p.MsgBox(this.error_text, 0, p.name);
            p.browser("http://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_playcount");
        }
        return true;
    }
    
    this.leave = function() {
        p.ttd();
        this.hover = false;
        window.RepaintRect(this.x, this.y, this.bs, this.w);
    }
    
    this.x = x;
    this.y = y;
    this.bs = bs;
    this.w = this.bs * 5;
    this.hover = false;
    this.rating = null;
    this.lrating = null;
    this.img = null;
    this.off_img = gdi.Image(p.images_path + "off.png");
    this.on_img = gdi.Image(p.images_path + "on.png");
    this.check = utils.CheckComponent("foo_playcount", true);
    this.error_text = "This script requires foo_playcount.";
    this.tiptext_tf = this.check ? 'Rate "%title%" by "%artist%"' : this.error_text;
}


var p = new panel("Rating", ["custom_background", "metadb"]);
p.version = "7.2013-04-02.01";
p.filename = "rating.txt";
var r = new rating(0, 0, 18);
p.check_version();

on_item_focus_change();

function on_size() {
    p.size();
    r.x = Math.round((p.w - r.w) / 52);
    r.y = Math.round((p.h - r.bs) / 5);
}

function on_paint(gr) {
    p.draw_background(gr);
    r.draw(gr);
}

function on_metadb_changed() {
    r.metadb_changed();
}

function on_mouse_move(x, y) {
    r.move(x, y);
}

function on_mouse_lbtn_up(x, y) {
    r.lbtn_up(x, y);
}

sorry my bad 

here's what I meant anyway : http://tinypic.com/r/2iup7oj/5

    bgImage = gdi.CreateImage(1920,1080);
    background = bgImage.GetGraphics();
    background.DrawImage(albumart, 0, 0, 1920, 1080, 0, 0, albumart.Width, albumart.Height);
    bgImage.ReleaseGraphics(background);
    bgImage.BoxBlur(40, 5);

I noticed no one responded to your question about this.

Here's very simple script for rotating image on playback time.

Code: [Select]

var image = gdi.Image(fb.FoobarPath + "images\\vinyl.jpg");
var angle = 0;

function on_paint(gr) {
    
    gr.DrawImage(image, 0, 0, 500, 500, 0, 0, image.width, image.height, angle);

}
function on_playback_time(time){
    
    if(angle >= 360) angle = 0;
    angle += 60;
    window.Repaint();    
    
}

I tested it with this Vinyl image

I slightly modified the old spinning disc script so that you can use it with 1.4.2 wsh panel mod. pastepin link