Lsx Void 3.0 - Page 111

liquid_smoke · 11-14-2007, 01:03 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Enforcer

Because you can't be trusted to do it in such away to prevent the following

ha ha

in cases like that, i show no sympathy for those who cant bother to read the very next line of text that says the download is offline. LOL

hari-bhari · 11-14-2007, 01:33 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by liquid_smoke

when i say already converted i mean on my end, when the download is active again the new version will have all the list for the main menu's (that have list) to ilist except for one.

no cover flow is not installed in the skin, i was hoping that it would become useable at some point but its just far to slow. The files are in place incase one day its actually useable i can easily enable it.

dont waste your time with it though, its horribly slow even on fast machines.

actually i dont know if you've checked recently but he released a version without the reflections and that was supposed to speed it up significantly. you may want to give it a shot if you are interested...im sure it would be a great feature.

also, good point on the radio thing. i should try out the same feature in other skins to see if its a skin issue or rr issue (for the basics such as navi, radio, etc). i.e. i found a post stating that adding EmbedAppList=iGuidance may solve the iguidance closing issue so i'm going to give it a shot (just posting here incase someone reads it).

as for the file browser, i played around with it more and copy-paste does indeed work, however i dont think the list is updated til it is reloaded (i checked this when i used the delete button, and the item was still on the list). my E: and F: drives both contain files but nothing will load when they are clicked. if you'd like i can post a debug file.

i also have played around with the playlists and created a separate folder called (--Playlists--) like you suggested, but this history feature is weird. I suppose it works ok for going backwards, but then if you try to go forwards afterwards it gets screwed up. At one point, all 5 playlists got written with the same track list, which was basically just one music album, even though I had added 5 into the original playlist. If you could post basic instructions on how to use the playlist feature, including what the rename, delete, and save buttons actually do, that would be helpful, because as stupid as it sounds i can't figure out how to make and save a playlist, or save an already playing one and name it what i want.

Cimo45 · 11-14-2007, 06:59 PM

It would be really cool to have the keyboard in the gps. nroute doesnt have soft keyboard built in. that could be helpfull for some people. This skin rocks! thank you!

taylorgauss · 11-15-2007, 02:27 AM

LSX,

I am about to install my carputer but I would like to have your skin fully integrated. Do you think it will be long before the kinks in the new version will be worked out?

Enforcer · 11-15-2007, 08:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by taylorgauss

Do you think it will be long before the kinks in the new version will be worked out?

Bit harsh isn't it?

What about the people that want to listen to the kinks?

CARLOS_CET · 11-15-2007, 09:10 AM

hari-bhari · 11-15-2007, 06:19 PM

I wanted to point out/request one thing. After a fixed amount of time in the audio screen, the album art replaces the track list. That's great when you're playing an album with a folder.jpg inside. But if you are just listening to a random track with no album art, the window basically becomes blank because there is neither a track list or album art being displayed. Can a check be put in place to verify that there is indeed album art for the current song before switching into that mode?

liquid_smoke · 11-15-2007, 08:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hari-bhari

actually i dont know if you've checked recently but he released a version without the reflections and that was supposed to speed it up significantly. you may want to give it a shot if you are interested...im sure it would be a great feature.

also, good point on the radio thing. i should try out the same feature in other skins to see if its a skin issue or rr issue (for the basics such as navi, radio, etc). i.e. i found a post stating that adding EmbedAppList=iGuidance may solve the iguidance closing issue so i'm going to give it a shot (just posting here incase someone reads it).

as for the file browser, i played around with it more and copy-paste does indeed work, however i dont think the list is updated til it is reloaded (i checked this when i used the delete button, and the item was still on the list). my E: and F: drives both contain files but nothing will load when they are clicked. if you'd like i can post a debug file.

i also have played around with the playlists and created a separate folder called (--Playlists--) like you suggested, but this history feature is weird. I suppose it works ok for going backwards, but then if you try to go forwards afterwards it gets screwed up. At one point, all 5 playlists got written with the same track list, which was basically just one music album, even though I had added 5 into the original playlist. If you could post basic instructions on how to use the playlist feature, including what the rename, delete, and save buttons actually do, that would be helpful, because as stupid as it sounds i can't figure out how to make and save a playlist, or save an already playing one and name it what i want.

yeah, the list i think needs to be reloaded for the new items to show up, its a somewhat RR issue, but i intend to look into it and see if there is a work around.

Ill make a video showing how the playlist stuff works etc. In the playlist list though, the items to do show up right way if there is something new added (or did at one point).

To save a playlist all you have to do is click save and give it a name and it will save whatever you currently have loaded (listening to) to a playlist file. Rename and Delete work on the items selected in the list.

liquid_smoke · 11-15-2007, 08:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hari-bhari

I wanted to point out/request one thing. After a fixed amount of time in the audio screen, the album art replaces the track list. That's great when you're playing an album with a folder.jpg inside. But if you are just listening to a random track with no album art, the window basically becomes blank because there is neither a track list or album art being displayed. Can a check be put in place to verify that there is indeed album art for the current song before switching into that mode?

short answer: No. I dont think there is anyway to know if the track has album art or not. In the update there will be an option to turn the automatic album art view off.

hari-bhari · 11-15-2007, 10:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by liquid_smoke

short answer: No. I dont think there is anyway to know if the track has album art or not. In the update there will be an option to turn the automatic album art view off.

In that case, does the function support embedded mp3art in the file itself, or only artwork that is in the containing folder. If not, I guess I can just put a picture of my car in the folder containing all my random songs, lol.

EDIT: I tried using the embedapp command for iguidance, its still closing out after some time. I'll try making the navi screen preload in RR and that way itll stay loaded and embedded, see if that helps. Is there any way to check if iguidance is actually closing/crashing due to something else?

EDIT 2: Blue_ZX3 is currently working on a database plugin to allow building and searching of the entire media library (i assume independently of winamp's library). Any chance you would be interesting in adding this on? I think it's really the only missing piece in RR.

greatwhite · 11-16-2007, 08:05 PM

Hi Ls,

Are you going to get a chance to incorporate the HD radio skin and support (I know it's really a RR support thing) in the updated release?

Cheers

liquid_smoke · 11-17-2007, 02:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by hari-bhari

In that case, does the function support embedded mp3art in the file itself, or only artwork that is in the containing folder. If not, I guess I can just put a picture of my car in the folder containing all my random songs, lol.

EDIT: I tried using the embedapp command for iguidance, its still closing out after some time. I'll try making the navi screen preload in RR and that way itll stay loaded and embedded, see if that helps. Is there any way to check if iguidance is actually closing/crashing due to something else?

EDIT 2: Blue_ZX3 is currently working on a database plugin to allow building and searching of the entire media library (i assume independently of winamp's library). Any chance you would be interesting in adding this on? I think it's really the only missing piece in RR.

i believe just art thats in the folder, there is a plugin i think that does the embeded art in the mp3.

I have no idea what the embedapp command is or what its meant to be used for in reguards to IG. What version of IG are you running? Ive never had any problems with it closing on its own. But ive also been without my carputer for a couple months now i think and havnt been using it heavily with the latest RR. Are you changing any settings in the Opt (Options) screen after IG is loaded? Some settings you change require the skin to be reloaded and thus embeded apps will close. Anytime you hear the startup sound the skin has just finished reloading.

Once the database plugin is finished ill take a look at it and evaluate if its a fit for the skin.

Quote: Originally Posted by greatwhite

Hi Ls,

Are you going to get a chance to incorporate the HD radio skin and support (I know it's really a RR support thing) in the updated release?

Cheers

actually thats not a RR support thing, i have to enable it for the skin to use it. It will be included as an option in the update.

hari-bhari · 11-17-2007, 03:19 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by liquid_smoke

i believe just art thats in the folder, there is a plugin i think that does the embeded art in the mp3.

I have no idea what the embedapp command is or what its meant to be used for in reguards to IG. What version of IG are you running? Ive never had any problems with it closing on its own. But ive also been without my carputer for a couple months now i think and havnt been using it heavily with the latest RR. Are you changing any settings in the Opt (Options) screen after IG is loaded? Some settings you change require the skin to be reloaded and thus embeded apps will close. Anytime you hear the startup sound the skin has just finished reloading.

nope, im not changing any options or having the skin reload after opening up IG. i dont do anything more than visit the mixer, library, and audio screens. i am running ig3 by the way. when I get a chance ill try another skin out and see if it happens as well. i have two guesses: either something in RR is making IG crash (perhaps ignative or autoswitching, although i doubt it becuase autoswitching has been working great), or the navi screen is leaving memory and having to be reloaded after a certain amount of time. also, do you have any advice to eliminate that flickering of a white background while entering the navi screen?

liquid_smoke · 11-17-2007, 08:09 PM

ill do some testing here and see if i can repro it, i dont have IG3 installed anymore though, just IG4.

as for the whitebox, i have no idea what causes that, there is a huge thread bout that issue in RR. Ive never seen the whitebox on any computer other than (my now dead) carputer. For me! I was able to get rid of the white box by not using object dock (stardock.com). Others have fixed it by not using the gamma control app, and others have been stuck with it. Its truely a mystery as none of the solutions are related. Do a search in the RR forum for white box.

just re-read your post and noticed you said white background and not white box, so thats a different issue. That is a issue with IG itself as the apps background color is white, and for some reason shows up when you switch screens. The best way to fix it is to turn on transitions in RR (fade is -1) and when you switch to IG you wont see the white background.

liquid_smoke · 11-17-2007, 08:26 PM

update status:

there are 2.5 things on my plate left to do for the update, i was gonna do it this sunday but dont think ill be able to make it.
But its very close, so im gonna break my cycle of only sunday releases and do it during the week since i dont have to go to work

Which day? Im not sure, could be TUE or WED, wed looks good though, have to go back to the dentist Tuesday so I could be down for the day.

notable new features in the update will be:
HD radio support
Google maps (will be heavily refined over the next few weeks)
Online video
Task Manager (kill windows tasks from inside the RR)
New Color Themes - request your favorite color (extra download)
Another cool feature i cant remember right now.

The rest of the changes are bug fixes, configuration options additions/changes, tweaks to main menus screens, fix for Envy color theme, and other things to minor to list out, etc, etc.

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