New foo_ui_columns is out (Beta4), this plugin can't be loaded as the beta4 require plugins to be compiled with new ui_extension (v5.0.0). Could Phi please update the plugin compilation?

Thanks.

yes, this plugin needs updating!

Cool down, Phi is going to update this and foo_uie_trackinfo when he notices that beta4 broke the panels.

Hello,

If I have a tab that contains a Vis plugin I get the impression that the Vis plugin is working away in the background regardless of whether its tab is selected or not?

Is it possible for an option to disable the Vis doing processing if its tab is not selected? I might be wrong on my conclusion though of course

Cheers

That would have to be implemented in the vis plugin, not in foo_uie_tabs.

Updated.

Changes:

• support for new ui extension api
• added "Close panel stack" option in context menu (so you can close the panel when its caption is disabled)
• fixed memory leak when deleting tabs
• fixed positioning bug
• contained ui extensions can now use the new ui extension host interface to make their tab the active one (but not hide it, for now)

EDIT: ignore below...
Note: in line with the new api, this plugin goes in the "Layout" category, and by the looks of it ui_columns removes the sidebar caption for this category of ui extensions. There's no need to bombard me with bug reports about it.

I can't find the reset sidebars button in preferences/collums UI /display. What am I doing wrong?

I think you should still be setting it as a panel as well in your case. I.e. ui_extension_flag::TYPE_PANEL|ui_extension_flag::TYPE_LAYOUT. Which should make it show the caption by default. I don't know yet if showing the caption for all layout extensions would be the right thing to do yet.

It moved to prefs/columns ui/sidebar in beta 4.

Ah, I didn't realise you were expecting those to be combined. I've updated the plugin. I don't know what else you have in mind for layout extensions, but sidebar-wise I would leave the caption there consistently, since people can easily hide it if they don't want to see it.

Well actually I wasn't even expecting you to use the layout type yet

I'll change the caption thing if it proves necessary for 0.1.2.

noes! now the album_ui and track_info_ui isn't working!


thanks tho Phi! now I can get back to my normal foobar life.

is there any way we can get a link to the previous version of this plugin? the one that works with beta 3? I don't want to switch to beta 4 just yet since the album art plugin hasn't been updated to beta 4 yet.

Here's the version that's compatable with beta 3 for anyone who wants it...

Click

thanks.......TedFromAccounting!!!

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First of all thanks for the great ui-extension

Is it possible to add more than one panel stack to the sidebar? I thought about one for Albumlist/History/Playlist and another for TrackInfo/AlbumArt..

Shift + Tabbed panel stack

Thanks alot!

Can somebody post an to the old 0.1.5? I need it because it works with colum UI beta 3. All the links here seem to be for 0.1.6 which requries beta 4 (can't use yet).

Scroll up 7 posts (or click here).


:edit: link

I have WXP Home sp2
Foobar 0.8.3 latest special install + openwith0.4 + massdelete1.7
columns ui 0.1.2rc1
Tabbed panels 0.1.6
All of the latest versions of the panels that are listed in the first post in the columns ui thread

I can put up an instance of the panel stack, but if I add anything to it (i.e. playlist switcher), big parts of the gui hang every time. I.e. the sidebar won't auto-appear, the seekbar and the visualization don't update, keyboard events are missed. But oddly, I can still update the track position with the seekbar, it just won't move on it's own. Also, the gui won't shut down cleanly.

I don't know if this is the fault of panel stack or columns ui.

I'm have almost the same setup but I can't reproduce this at all. Do you have any other panels in the sidebar apart from the panel stack? If so, a description/screenshot of your config would be nice. If not, I have no idea.

I did a fresh install to see if I could get the bug to go away. It looked promising at first, but later on the bug showed up.

Here are the steps I took, as exactly as I can remember them.
Installation
1)Downloaded latest special
2)Did full setup except user-specific settings
3)Associated every possible file type
4)Copied foo_ui_columns (0.1.2rc1) to the components dir.
5)Copied foo_uie_tabs (0.1.6)

First test
6) Added a panel stack to the sidebar
7) Removed the playlist switcher from the sidebar
8) Added a playlist switcher to the panel stack
9) Added the vis to the sidebar (not to the stack)
(everything seemed to work so far)

Customization
10) Enabled database
11) Added some playlists
12) Disabled console/beep on errors and console/popup on warnings
13) Loaded the columns config I like: jons.fcs. I can upload this if you want to examine it. Very simple minimalist look.
14) Removed some of the playlists
15) turned off stop playing on errors
16) turned on start playing on start
17) turned on resume playing on start
18) Change keyboard mappings:
a)deleted any of the ones which were on the ZXCVB line, I cant remember the ones foobar starts with. I only deleted the ones that had no key modifiers, I left those alone.
b) Mapped z to previous in history
c) Mapped x to play
d) Mapped c to play/pause
e) Mapped v to stop
f) Mapped b to next or random
g) Mapped Ctl + ` globally to next or random
h) Mapped Alt + ` globally to play or pause
i) Mapped Shift + Ctl + ` globally to next playlist
j) Mapped Shift + Alt + ` globally to track cut
k) Mapped j to playlist search

19) Then I simply removed the vis from the sidebar to freeze the app

Now, it's back to its old behavior of freezing when I add things to a panel stack.

I'll put some stuff up on www.geocities.com/popatr/hapost.html in a little while.

Thanks for the in-depth reply. I see it on my own setup now as well.

It only happens when you set the sidebar auto-hide delay very low. Even setting it to 1ms avoids the bug for me. I still haven't figured out what's triggering it though.

I tried the delay, and 1ms delay works for me too. Thanks for the reply.
Now I can use your plugin

Can you post it somewhere please?

Phi: it's also a feature request for you...

Thx in advance.

is there a way to get two instances of this running? and put them beside one another under the file menu bar?

Just look two pages back and you will find posts like this one:

New version (v0.1.7)

Changes:

• reduced flicker when switching between tabs
• enter and escape keys are now passed to extension windows (foo_playlistfind works properly in a tab now, oops)
• fixed tab control not redrawing bg when certain extensions were added (plfind/trackinfo)
• shows the columns sidebar when a contained extension requests visibility
• better support for extensions that don't handle their own context menu

Oh, and that silly columns auto-hide bug should be gone now too.

ah nice, now my playback buttons don't become half-invisible anymore

what trouble with columns_ui
i use 1.2.b5
when i update uie_spectrum and uie_tabs then are gone from list of toolbar.
if i back to old plugins then they are come back to list

What is left for it to do?

PS: sorry for my bad english (i'm teaching)

There is no beta5. Make sure you have the latest version of foo_ui_columns (currently 0.1.2 RC1), and the latest version of each of the ui extensions you use. There are links to all of them here.

sorry
i use columns_ui 0.1.2 alpha5, uie_simple_spectrum 0.1.6, uie_tabs 0.1.7
it's last ?

No, it's outdated. Please follow the link provide by Phi and upgrade your foo_ui_columns.

thx thx thx
sorry for my incompetence

PS: i not take sufficient care

Can a "hide tabs" option be added? I've seen some configs that have multiple panel stacks, some of which only have one tab open. A single tab is ugly and takes up room. Any way to get rid of it?

Stop using foo_uie_tabs?

I don't think it's really necessary. Most of the configs you see are using it to enforce a minimum height, which is why there is only a single extension in there. Eventually (I think), a minimum height won't be required for the ui_columns toolbar (or whatever it becomes) so this won't be an issue.

edit: sp

Personally I find the seperators in the toolbar much more ugly than single tabs

Well, I've got two panel stacks, one with two tabs and one with one tab. Maybe what I should really be asking for is a minheight setting on albumart.

Is there any possibility of having the foobar console as a tab?

I'd like that too. It shouldn't be hard at all... and maybe it could be made more flexible, like perhaps the font could be red on errors, or you could customize the whole thing to your own taste. It's up to the taste of whoever the developer will be...

Maybe I could make it, but I'd have to learn how to code a plugin first, cause I don't know shit. But I want to.

That'd be cool.

LOL...thank you for pointing out my GROSS oversight.

My Pleasure

Hi,

I did as adviced but i can't see the "Tabbed Panel Stack"
using columns ui component v0.1.2-alpha 5 and the latest version of foo_uie_tabs.

Here is a pic.
Please help!
thanks.

@Tornado54: Download UI Columns 0.1.2 final from musicmusic's site

This is off topic, but i didn't know where to post...

How do i get an arrow to show in the playlist that points at the track playing, like inte the default user interface?

I just updated the plugin. The only change is a fix for a "Move left" bug that made the extension roll-up in the columns sidebar.

Phi, are you going to be adding new features in future? Having a dropdown list instead of tabs would be cool... (well atleast for me it would).

Ah yeah, I think you requested that very early on right?
I've just started working on a new version of track info, but I'll try to get a dropdown list stack done when I'm finished with that.