Official Feature Request Thread

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2. Support for embedded iGuidance. I want to be able to have skins that make it mostly full-screen when I really need to see detail, and in other skins where I can see more music info yet still know I am going somewhere. My current RR skin (Astro, by MGD) has these two features and I want this again.

FWIW, I am running a front end that puts iGuidance in full-screen mode and then overlays a small "back" button in the top-left corner. I realize some people want other front-end info on screen with their nav, but the back button, to me, is how nav should be embedded.

"Front end" might be too glorified a term for what I'm running, it's actually just little utility I wrote that lets me launch a few full-screen apps for navigation and engine monitoring / flashing. I still don't have music integration but I'm looking forward to Carma.

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But, that said, the #1 feature I'd like to see from Carma is a release. Stop adding features! Just get the quality high, start getting real hands-on feedback from users, and then add features over time with successive releases.

[NoTec]

Quote: Originally Posted by TMF

1. Playing music. I am glad to hear that you support Winamp because I like the way their playlists work. I am old-school and prefer to have an entire album from an artist and do not cherry-pick singles from any online service. I use random and if I hit one of my favorite albums, I turn off random and finish the album. When it I feel like random again, I hit a button and off it goes. And with this I want to embed the WinAmp plug-in Milkdrop. Love the eye candy! Milkdrop needs to be able to put into a skin.

2. Support for embedded iGuidance. I want to be able to have skins that make it mostly full-screen when I really need to see detail, and in other skins where I can see more music info yet still know I am going somewhere. My current RR skin (Astro, by MGD) has these two features and I want this again.

3. Support for other third-party embedded apps. My car is only used occasionally on the street and is being converted for drag racing. The current engine management system is called BigStuff3 and has a USB interface for tuning on-the-fly. Being able to code a skin to send keystrokes to BigComm3 makes it so I don't have to have my laptop in the car.

4. Support for Sirius. I haven't listened to FM since I got my 07 Mustang with it.

#1 and #2 are my "must-have" items. #3 would be nice for drag racing and #4 would be nice for those occasional nights out cruising.

Yes, winamp vis is a huge feature for me as well. I loved them back in my XBMC days and havent seen them again yet so we are bringing them back full force.

We are implementing garmin apps first because thats what we have the easiest access too but we are definitely shooting for support on all the major GPS apps. Once we have one in, doing the rest will be a snap.

3rd party apps and plugins will be a big feature as well down the road. we want you guys to make plugins for our apps for this exact reason- for specific things you may need to do, such as on the fly tuning.

Serius and Satellite radios we really want to have, however over seas [where Jelte, the programmer is] doesn't have a huge market or access to these types of things so this are going to be a little issue and so they aren't top priority right now.

Thanks a ton for your suggestions! This is what we want!

[NoTec]

Quote: Originally Posted by NSFW

But, that said, the #1 feature I'd like to see from Carma is a release. Stop adding features! Just get the quality high, start getting real hands-on feedback from users, and then add features over time with successive releases.

Haha you're telling me man. We really bit off more than we could chew with establishing a beta date, and we apologize. This is the biggest project either one of us has worked on and we are doing it in our spare time after our regular jobs each day. Pile on freelancing and well you get the idea. So yeah it's a really big project and we all know, even in beta releases, you only get one first chance to impress, so we are working out everything we can first. Fear not though, bringing a beta to mp3car is our top priority right now - we just need to finish the stuff we KNOW we can get right at first so it can run well for everyone and we can maximize feedback.

We appreciate everyone interest so far.

[TMF]

Bump!

[jsn]

Self-bump!


and.... at last....
an update here!

[giobbe]

can add support for TV card Terratec H5?
Thanks
Giobbe

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Quote: Originally Posted by NoTec

You've all seen this thread before, but I am going to beat a dead horse and ask you guys again, because we are seriously building this program for YOU guys, and we really want it to be as full featured as possible.

What realistic features are you guys looking for in a new mobile media center? What type of integration and hardware compatibility are other programs missing? Is your main focus speed? Looks? Interface logistics? Customization? Do you want everything to be in one program or have addons/modules with the features you want?

List them all here! We need your feedback to make this the ultimate CarPC application.

I'm only looking for one thing, at this point:

Release something.

It's been almost a year... you don't need more/better/different features, you need a release.

[NoTec]

Quote: Originally Posted by NSFW

I'm only looking for one thing, at this point:

Release something.

It's been almost a year... you don't need more/better/different features, you need a release.

Unfortunately, project is dead mate.

[jsn]

It's far from dead. I'm still working on it every few nights.
Problem is, my life got too busy again. Unfortunately I can't
give it my full attention.

Still I'm thinking about releasing the current version. Although
it's still beta and possibly missing the 'shine' you'd expect.
A couple of screens are fixed up with a basic graphics design,
just to test features of the core.

I'll prepare a package with instructions this weekend for those
who want to try out this beta.

[jsn]

For those who want to give it a try, send me a PM.

The zipfile is 12.5mb, so you must make sure you are able to receive it.
I don't have any alternative distribution method yet.