Archive

**xBrady** · 05-11-2004, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

Yep

Here ya go, your new avatar.

lol, now I just feel super special being a monkey

**Laidback** · 05-11-2004, 05:17 AM

I've got a feeling you guys are just monkeying around and not taking this thread seriously!

**eatyummypuppies** · 05-11-2004, 12:47 PM

A thousand wildly gesticulating Bob Sagats could not express the lameness of this thread.

**kandyman676** · 05-11-2004, 06:43 PM

holly crap. eatyummypuppies! you were on some other forum, can't remember the name of it i use to go to:-P

**eatyummypuppies** · 05-11-2004, 10:41 PM

I am omnipresent.

**spectrrr** · 05-11-2004, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by HybridEngineer

When our system builds your song list from the specified folder, should it look at ID3 tags as the primary source then folder layout? Should this be a preference? What are your thoughts?

absolutly has to be a preference... I know some people whose entire system is based on ID3 tags.... and some people (like me) whose entire system depends on the ID3 tags NOT displaying sometimes

Originally Posted by AlienEclipse

Yes definitely need to look at the tags. I don't know about anyone else but i don't think the physical directory layout is important. I mean mine are set out as ARTIST\ALBUM\TRACKNAME.mp3 but all the info is in the tags, so there is no need to base the info on the directory structure.

exactly why it has to be a fully customizable preference right there

**Bitoholic** · 05-12-2004, 12:27 AM

What would most of you prefer out there for scripting? If you was able to write scripts to extend MMC, would you prefer C, JavaScript, C#, etc?

JavaScript seems to be the most widely known due to websites, actionscript, etc...

Please give me your thoughts on this developers

**SteveC** · 05-12-2004, 01:55 AM

Gotta be Javascript - gives us non code-jockeys a chance to play with it

Hopefully you will configure everything using XML as well so that every parameter can be changed and configured in XML - we can then write an XML editor to provide the novice user with the ability to play with all the settings. Everyone wants a different version and needs it to do different things so if you give the user the ability to modify and play with it then you will stand a much higher chance of becoming the 'de facto' software solution for incar PCs. For example imagine what people want to read from the OBD2 screen - say you can display 6 gauges in 800*600 - but everyone will want different sensor values displayed on each gauge - same goes for every other function of the user interface (MP3 / XM PCR / FM Radio / TV / GPS / OBD2 / DVD / External APPS)

Steve

**xBrady** · 05-12-2004, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by HybridEngineer

What would most of you prefer out there for scripting? If you was able to write scripts to extend MMC, would you prefer C, JavaScript, C#, etc?

JavaScript seems to be the most widely known due to websites, actionscript, etc...

Please give me your thoughts on this developers

How about just plain old Java

As of now, that is the only thing I can code in.

**Bitoholic** · 05-12-2004, 05:33 AM

I notice in some of the already in use software that there is options for creating playlist using on screen keyboards? Is this really practical for in car PC? Would it be better if the "media library" just allowed for intuitive and easy navigation instead of playlists? Is playlists something most of you really want and use a lot?

Please provide feedback...

Thanks