I just updated Foopilot to "column_UI" bug free (I hope).
@GHammer: Try now if work fine ??

This are two screens with two situations when the bug exist:

1)
in this picture I pushed next track on 0ms. On the right ("/"...) side text is geting from varible spec and on left side text is getting from fspec from sprite. This is why this bug was back becouse I changed way to get infos. In this situation skin will show 0 as playlist number and good track or nothing (depend of way how I get track infos)

2)
in secound picture I had waited to track end. Next track was started on 0ms. When I used beter way to get infos, track is steel one number back.

when bug not exist on 0ms infos are corect .
(So i get infos with 7ms delay from varible of fspec now )
:edit:
all ms*10 huh

No, still one selection back.

I have downloaded from the beta 5 link in this topic.

Your theory fails, when you take into account the fact that everything works just fine until you install one of the "magic problem plugins". My impression is that this is a bug in foo_looks itself, and the best you can hope to do about it, is to make a workaround. Too bad danZ has too much to do with his new job, because it would be nice to have it fixed, if possible.

But, at last I've been bored enough to attempt to make a workaround. Download: navigator beta 3.1
UPDATE: Please download again as I fogot to fix albumart the first time. See my next post for more details.
UPDATE2: Please download again as I fogot to fix trackrating the two first times.

Btw: If my assumption above is wrong, please enlighten me

Which magical plugin do you believe it is?

The workaround in your look did not correct the problem BTW.

But, if I click the image when it rezizes I get the correct cover art.

@GHammer:
Oops, I forgot to fix the albumart problem (I only "fixed" playlist and the scrolling text.).
Try to download again, and see if there is any improvement.

Note: This workaround involves a delay/second update, and if the default setting doesn't work, try to change the delayedUpdate_BUGFIX parameter in the presets section in navigator.ski.

At least it seems to work here, but you never know with this bug. The scrolling text might jump a little on the second update, but IMHO that is better than being one step behind.

Plugins that might cause problems has been mentioned many times earlier in this thread. IIRC at least UI Columns and Extended playlist generator can trigger it, but I haven't had any problems with those two lately. It seems to depend on load order and/or the collection of plugins being loaded.

Working great! Didn't change any plugins, etc. Just put the updated look in and all is well.

Thanks! I don't care if ColumnUI had to go, but I do like the Extended laylist Generator.

So I updated Fopilot with 1s (0.5s-1s i think) delay too.

@GHammer: I'm interesting if this version of foopilot work for you too.

download Foopilot from:here


You can test this bug with this simply bug_test.ski :here

Huh I spend many time becouse of my English is poor. I updates infos without "cover art" becouse i do not knew what was it.
In Foopilot this info never was bugfix until now . I little shame of chaos what I created.

(So it's not nessesery to wait 1s. It's enouth 0,5s [or 1/15s] I'm almost sure.
Some infos (when bug work) refreshing in next loop of onupdate and some in next loop of onupdateplayerstatus. It can bee seen with bug_test.ski (or on this two screens some posts before.) )

Foopilot looks very nice (using beta 5).

One problem is that if you use a different DPI in Windows then the track lengths get cut off (only shows "4:1..." instead of the full time of "4:17:12"). To get to the DPI settings: Display Properties, Settings, Advanced, General Tab, DPI Setting. I'm using 117 DPI at the moment and the laptop runs at 127 DPI.

My second issue would be that the user-interface is too "hot". It would be nice if there was a 1 or 2 pixel area around everything that could be used to drag the window around. Instead, unless I click only in the upper right corner, it's possible to change my position in the track or hit the volume control.

Any idea how to make the drop-down play list wider? Right now it only shows up under the blue area in the interface, when I'd like it to use the full width of the main bar.

Hi
i installed the w98se look plug in , I read the install process but it doesn't work

what 's wrong???

Ok I updated Foopilot to 9h compatibile time . But I don't have any track longer than 15min. I don't know if DPI have importance.
To drag any skin use left mouse button with alt.

:edit:
bugs bugs .... uff I fixed just bug with internet radio not displayed and updated .

Excellent! Changes cover art with each selection with this version.

Thank you for all your time and for a great look!

Is there a possibity to highlight the currently playing track in foopilot (as in navigator)?

edit: I mean by (double)clicking in some area

@GHammer: Thanks a lot. I'm glad of all working correctly.

@The Link: I don't know whitch area? Would you tell my again ?


I had steal many code from navigator (Playlist (and scroll in beta_4 upNorth) and more). I hope that upNorth don't have any against.
(My code is open of course! If someone do not know how to use my part of code I always can help by the way)

http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~mortek/foobar2000...beta2/color.png

I mean the the arrow pointing left next to the playlist.
Some equivalent function in foopilot would be great!

@Hadda: Use whatever you find useful in my code

There are actually two slightly different such features in navigator. If you double click the playlist name it will first find the playing/active playlist, then highlight the playing track. If you use the arrow, it will only work if the currently playing track is in the current playlist (the one you're viewing). I guess I should have added the "find active playlist first" feature to the arrow too...

@The Link: Download again Foopilot. Try use doubleclick or rightclick on playlist belt. Zoom of albumart is added with left button too.

@upNorth: thanks

Regards Hadda

Thanks Hadda, both works!
IMHO it would be worth to create a button or use a better suited/accessable clicking area for this function which even highlights the playing song when you are in a different playlist (as upNorth said). At the moment it only works if you are already in the right playlist.

Regards,
The Link

@The Link: By the way i was thinking about this what you mean. But for now Dziuba have little break and so I implement this without change graph. New graph I'll have to the end of next week and I'll must change many things. I'll be implementig tabs and list of playlist and tab with some foobar configurations and maybe differend colours. This is preview:


this is project by Dziuba before he go to vacations.

upNorth, if I see it right, the Rating display won't update correctly with your latest version

Thanks, dano, I completely forgot about trackrating. Download again HERE (it's the same link as before).

I wonder what else I forgot...

Thanks, but now i get an error msg:
ERROR (foo_looks) : cannot access a variable in outer scope;
last token read: `this' at line 30 in string "..."
ERROR (foo_looks) : Sprite 'rated1' Error(s) loading script 'trackrating'
ERROR (foo_looks) : cannot access a variable in outer scope;
last token read: `this' at line 30 in string "..."
ERROR (foo_looks) : Sprite 'rated2' Error(s) loading script 'trackrating'
ERROR (foo_looks) : cannot access a variable in outer scope;
last token read: `this' at line 30 in string "..."
ERROR (foo_looks) : Sprite 'rated3' Error(s) loading script 'trackrating'
ERROR (foo_looks) : cannot access a variable in outer scope;
last token read: `this' at line 30 in string "..."
ERROR (foo_looks) : Sprite 'rated4' Error(s) loading script 'trackrating'
ERROR (foo_looks) : cannot access a variable in outer scope;
last token read: `this' at line 30 in string "..."
ERROR (foo_looks) : Sprite 'rated5' Error(s) loading script 'trackrating'

Skin works, but Rating isn't displayed at all anymore.

OMG

Note to self: Fix -> TEST -> release

dano, please download again and see if it works now. Sorry about all this mess

Thanks, it seems to be fine now.
One other thing that i noticed, if you open a single file or multiple selected (up to 4 i think) from the explorer, the first file will appear twice in the playlist window and the files are at the bottom of the window.
You can then left or rightclick in the window to make the double file disappear and the files will now be at the top of the playlist window. If you click again, it will be in the first state with the double file.
And what do you think about a small volume slider like Hadda has? -20 to 0db would be ok

I know about that strange playlist behavior, but haven't looked into it. Reason being that danZ planed to change the way the playlist works in a future version, and then all my efforts would most probably be wasted anyway. As he's busy with other things at the moment, it might take a while before we see a new version, so I might fix it some time...

I have thought about adding a volume slider, for all you people that use such a thing. I don't need one myself as I'm a true foobar user (just kidding).
But, the main problem is that I have to find space (in the look), motivation and time for foo_looks coding. Lately I've been busy with plugin development. Something that in my case involves alot of reading, as I need to read up on C++, foobar's SDK and Windows API.

excellent work everybody

i'm really impressed with all your skills

the foo_looks download page (loodi.com/*) is 404ing at me, the root is 403ing.

Foopilot is very good-looking and useful skin, but loads CPU too much. :-(

On my P-III 1066 Mhz foopilot usually eats 6-11% of CPU time. But after I open and CLOSE the playlist, CPU usage increase to 24-28%! If I open playlist again CPU usage lowers to normal value but only until I closing playlist.

sorry for my terrible english :-)

I got same prob. But who care if Foopilot RULES!

look back a few pages to find a list of 4 working mirrors for the files

ie here

Yes. Now I see it. In my computer is only 2%. I'll try to fix this bug.

Thanks, Hadda!

And I have several question: how I can align track title to left side and turn off scrolling? And how I can change EQ button to start Album List?

1) Try to edit !foopilot_phone_tweak.cfg and make scroll speed 00. When track will longer than area text will go to left side.

2) This eq button will disapired in next version. Now I must go . Write me what you mean "start Album List" Go to first track ?? Tomorow I'll write you answer.

But short title stay in center. In previous version I edit code foopilot.ski and change align of scroll string. But in last version I can't find right part of code.


No, I meant component "Album list". I frequently use it for browsing database of my records.

to change equalizer to Album list just find line in foopilot.ski file and change 'Eualizer' to 'Album list' You can try to put it on right button with replace this line into this

and to make no scroll must replace this part of code:
into this :


:edit: I think that you mean not this window what I write before in configuration but "activate Album list window" (I see it for the first time huh )
just replace in my hint before:
"fb2k_prefs('Album list')" into ->
"fb2k_menuCommand('Components/Album list')"

Thanks, Hadda!
Both "patch" are works fine :-)

And I'm waiting in the hope for a fix to "higher CPU usage after close up playlist" bug.

I fix this CPU bug rigt now. I can't check it becouse my cpu is using 0-2% with this bug and 0% without. I cut my code and rebuild some parts so becouse of this new version beta6. I hope that all work correctly in this version.

Download:foopilot_beta6 here 106 kB

Yes! Bug is fixed now. Thanks for a your good work. :-)

Hello,

The album art is functioning fine with this release.

For me, using APL files to play APE, I have no CPU use showing via TaskInfo during play with Album Info showing. With playlist showing, I see blips of 0.78%.

Just wondering. If you are still planning to remove the EQ button, how could I use that area for display of the rate/VBR info for a selection?

Thanks again for all your work on this great addition!

Beta 6 has new small bug: if "PL speed" value > 3 then little arrow in bottom left coner of playlist doesn't dissapears after playlist is closed up.

@GHammer: In next version i planinig to make tabs (playlist, info, shortcuts,config )
So this shortcut will added to shortcut tab with other usefull shortcuts and this area will shorten to display only playing status. I can tell you how to make bittrate in Album info tab
@Timofey: i just fixed this bug

Hi
This is new mirror for newest version of Foopilot on GHammer ftp (thanks).
Download: Foopilot beta6 (103kB)

Foopilot 6 is great, but when listening to SID music for example, it’s going to paint progress all over the right two buttons and a bit further too (with SIDs, you can’t guess the song length, as far as I’m concerned.)

Also, of course, same goes for modules (IT, S3M, etc.) if they’re set to loop endlessly.

I have seen it before. I can stop progress on border. In next update i'll do that.
Thanks ralesk for raporting.

Question: is it possible to equip Foopilot with taking colours from Windows? (is that possible with foo_looks 2.1 at all?) — it would be a great little feature I think

I'm bored of Foopilot colors too. I hope that Dziuba will make new graph with changing colours.

:edit:
I'll be have new graph next week . And I'll be working on tabs.

Is there any other skin that is as good looking and useful as Foopilot out there? And maybe that shows the playlist quicker? Or perhaps Foopilot could be made more swift? It's like 4 frames per second now...

Today i wrote new simply skin. I test some parts of next My and Dziuba skin so this is by-product of it. This skin have only one button and name "One_key"



download:One key 3kb here


This button can have 13 functions with simly mouse gestures.

:edit:
@Storm:I'm not soo good in English. Is this rhetorical questions ?


In Foopilot anyone can easy change speeds with edit "!foopilot_phone_tweak.cfg" file.
I Witing posts as less as I can. I hope than enyone not to pissed off of number of my posts here.

Regards Hadda

Very cool! I have only one suggestion, please increase the height a bit as it is hard for me to use the verticle mouse gestures. I run out of room going up and down. Probably just me...