Thread: wants, needs, suggestions, comments and more

Yes, that helped! With the XML libray in the iTunes "home folder" it worked! And yes, it is a future release request :-)

And I have another request: NBB also lookes for the iTunes Album Artwork in the iTunes folder. But I wrote my covers with Cover Scout into the MP3 tags, so NBB doesnt finds it.

Looking forward to the next build!!!

Originally Posted by California_2006

Yes, that helped! With the XML libray in the iTunes "home folder" it worked! And yes, it is a future release request :-)

And I have another request: NBB also lookes for the iTunes Album Artwork in the iTunes folder. But I wrote my covers with Cover Scout into the MP3 tags, so NBB doesnt finds it.

Looking forward to the next build!!!

actually you are wrong. NBB grabs the album art directly out of the MP3/AAC file. If it isn't working for you either your pictures are not in fact embedded or they are embedded in a way I am unfamiliar with. You would have to send me a sample song so that I can look into it. otherwise there is nothing I can do about it other than suggest you embed your art using itunes as NBB fully (to my knowledge) how to pull the artwork data from mp3s, amazon MP3s also work fine in my testing

I just downloaded the latest release - I like the progress being made! The interface looks 100x better than before although it could still use some improvement to my eyes - I think you're on the right track though.

Album art was not working for me. All of my music showed up with no album artwork (yet 99% of my music has artwork).

Legibility of text on the music interface buttons isn't great (at least with the default red color). Deep red + dark grey is a usability nightmare. (I do have a little bit of a UI/graphics design background )

Great progress!!

I like the fact that its fewer screens to get to the music now.

Although I have to agree with TTeuer the grey/black on the red background at the bottom is quite hard to read, but the white on red with the music selection reads great.

I really like the slight offset scroll wheel as well, as I move the music icon to the "6 o'clock" position, as thats where i'd associate the default application.

Any chance of another bmw logo on the clock image now you've changed the shade of red ;o)

Keep up the good work!

Originally Posted by w6csmith

Any chance of another bmw logo on the clock image now you've changed the shade of red ;o)

car logos are coming soon

Originally Posted by TTeuer

I just downloaded the latest release - I like the progress being made! The interface looks 100x better than before although it could still use some improvement to my eyes - I think you're on the right track though.

Album art was not working for me. All of my music showed up with no album artwork (yet 99% of my music has artwork).

Legibility of text on the music interface buttons isn't great (at least with the default red color). Deep red + dark grey is a usability nightmare. (I do have a little bit of a UI/graphics design background )

Album art must actually be embedded in the song file for it to work. What kind of music are you talking? NBB only supports AAC and MP3 artwork at the moment as I have no other type of music. Like I said in another thread if you pass along a sample to me I can look at the file binary and see if there is actually artwork embedded and if so I can extend NBB support to make it work

Downloaded it last night, ... if you really get everything in there you are planning on, this is going to be a killer app!

The multi-colored interface is a stroke of genius.

Suggestions:
*some of this might already be planned on already, I don't know, I'm just kinda throwing these out there*
1) Playing Song Title & controls. Can the song title and progress be displayed in the Home Screen with the basic controls, play/pause, forward, backward, progress bar (in the big globe where the Time sits)? Like the itunes controller that's in Dashboard.

I figure (at least for me) the more apps that get put into this thing, the more people are going to want to be at the home screen for easy access to other stuff.

Course, that might conflict with the other requests of putting their car logo/personal picture in there.

2) Album artwork. Can the album artwork work like iTunes (by referencing an image files from somewhere)? Very few of my files have the artwork embedded. A lot of my songs come from CDs that I ripped long before "Album Artwork" was "the thing". Would it be possible to use iTunes' referencing method to call in the artwork like iTunes does?

3) I didn't leave the computer alone long enough for this, but is there a screen saver? If not, can there be?

Other than that, looks like you guys already have everything planned out (or other people have already suggested it) and/or in development. Great job, and I'm looking forward to updates!!

The multi-colored interface is a stroke of genius.

Thank you. It wouldn't have happened if NeonBoomBox (the person) hadn't *****ed and moaned at me for eternity for it ;-)

I rather like it too. I will be tweaking it alot in release 6 to be more efficient.

1) Playing Song Title & controls. Can the song title and progress be displayed in the Home Screen with the basic controls, play/pause, forward, backward, progress bar (in the big globe where the Time sits)? Like the itunes controller that's in Dashboard.

I don't know exactly how it will pan out but we will come up with something satisfactory.

2) Album artwork. Can the album artwork work like iTunes (by referencing an image files from somewhere)? Very few of my files have the artwork embedded. A lot of my songs come from CDs that I ripped long before "Album Artwork" was "the thing". Would it be possible to use iTunes' referencing method to call in the artwork like iTunes does?

I will look into it but I don't know how referenced art is stored so I need to research that. If you could sent me a sample song I could prolly see pretty quickly.

3) I didn't leave the computer alone long enough for this, but is there a screen saver? If not, can there be?

im sure we can do that. does the regular os x screen saver not come up? I have never tried it, but I don't "capture the screen" so in theory it should. tho I may need to adjust my window levels if they are somehow above the screensaver...

thank you for your interest. keep the tips and suggestions coming everyone

Edit: the os x screensaver should be used if you desire one it works fine... or use the music visualizer as soon you will be able to make and use your own.

I figured that the info about the version would change not just the file. my bad im sorry.
when i click on show / do not show mouse it disappears, but does not come back.