Hello and welcome to the new front end for macs!
We have been kicking around the idea to make our own front end for a while now and have just now been able to get things going. And going they are! This project is being constantly updated and improved.
Bellow is a feature list and all the fixes so far.
Public Release 1-
Main Application
New Features:
•Dynamically Arrangeable interface buttons
•Dynamically Changeable interface/button color
•Music Module Added
•12 hour clock w day of week
•Rotary Dial wheel which can hold up to 12 modules
Bug Fixes: None
Changes: None
Known Issues: Mouse Events outside options bezel don't get blocked
Dial wheel is free moving (no designated "locking" points)
Music Module
New Features:
•Lists all music from your iTunes Library
•Navigate Library by Artist Album or Genre
•Play any Quicktime compatible track (that is in iTunes Library)
•Real Visualizer (visuals are an actual result of the music playing, not faked)
Bug Fixes:None
Changes:None
Known Issues: Mouse Events outside options bezel don't get blocked
Play/Pause button will revert back to their original color when clicked
Once a song is done playing the next song in the list doesn't play
back/forward buttons play the previous/next song in list instead of starting the playing track over
Navigating by artist will show a "No Album" section in each artists respective album list, however it is never populated even when it should be
Public Release 2-
Main Application
New Features:None
Bug Fixes: Mouse events outside the options Bezel are no longer sent
Dial now has locking positions and is no longer free rotating
Changes: dial button positions are more accurately calculated to be a more perfect circle
clock no longer displays a leading 0 in the hours
Known Issues: None
Music Module
New Features: None
Bug Fixes: Play/pause button no longer reverts color
When a song is done playing the next song in the list will now play
mouse events outside the options bezel are no longer sent
Changes:None
Known Issues: back/forward buttons play the previous/next song in list instead of starting the playing track over
Navigating by artist will show a "No Album" section in each artists respective album list, however it is never populated even when it should be
Head on over to www.neonboombox.com to download the app and try it out for yourself. If you download it please be sure to give us some feedback. We would love to hear any opinion you may have!
DISCLAIMER: We have been using this on many different machines and have yet to have a problem. But use at your own risk. in the very unlikely event that something happens to your system as a result of using our program IT IS NOT OUR FAULT!
also, if anyone is interested, we are looking for a few beta testers for our app. if you are interested drop us a line at
info@neonboombox.com