Simple additions - Page 9

feldon34 · 04-22-2010, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Any Windows/text/filesystem work is EXTREMELY difficult for me. I just barely escaped from the Playlist bug fix with my life, and I'm not about to wade back into that quicksand bog as long as I have a workable system in place which doesn't crash.

Sorry, my advice was for Nicki.

Jim Sachs · 04-22-2010, 01:52 PM

Didn't stick. Slid right off.

Dale · 04-22-2010, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

Any Windows/text/filesystem work is EXTREMELY difficult for me. I just barely escaped from the Playlist bug fix with my life, and I'm not about to wade back into that quicksand bog as long as I have a workable system in place which doesn't crash.

OK, it was just a request from a tester and a suggestion by me. Not a big deal to me.

Originally posted by feldon34:

The playlist is in an easy-to-read format. Should be able to add hundreds of songs to it with Notepad if you wish.

The current "add" interface does a nice job of validating that the file exists, and that it has a file extension that indicates it's an "Audio file" and therefore should be playable by MA3.

Nicki · 04-22-2010, 02:22 PM

Yep, it's no big deal at all.

I didn't see anything in the beginning of this thread that is still outstanding, so it looks like after testing this one is ready to go. I think these new features should go down really well with customers. Personally I love anything that adds more options and things to play with.

feldon34 · 04-23-2010, 01:28 AM

Again, if someone wants to build their own playlist, they can edit the file.

Winamp uses the PLS format which allows people to add hundreds of songs by editing the file.

I was never suggesting Jim invest any development effort in it.

The playlist system in iTunes makes me want to scream because there is no external file to edit. You must use iTunes. And you can't build Playlists on the iPhone/iPod (something you've been able to do on Creative Labs mp3 players for 8 years now).

jleslie · 04-23-2010, 07:36 AM

I can do playlists on my 4G iPod (that's quite an old one). Just hold the button down to add the selected item (song/album) to an on-the-fly playlist. Never tried making a playlist on my iPhone, I'm guessing it doesn't?

feldon34 · 04-23-2010, 07:37 AM

You can enqueue songs. But can you create a playlist, name it, and save it for later, all within your iPod/iPhone?

jleslie · 04-23-2010, 08:02 AM

On the 4G iPod it does make and save the playlists, but you can't rename them (AFAIK) on the iPod. They are just called "On-The-Go N" where N is an incrementing number. They are saved and copied to iTunes tho. My iPhone has inherited 15 of them.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...od_4thgen.html
Not at all the same as the next iPhone that was lost/stolen recently.

Yodelking · 04-23-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

I'm nearing the end of the list of simple (and not-so-simple) additions, so if anyone wants to get their suggestion on the record before I send this thing off to Prolific for the Installer treatment, speak up now.

Alright, how about changing the copyright from 2009 to 2010 in the about?
That should be one of those "Simple additions" you were hoping for!

Jim Sachs · 04-23-2010, 02:51 PM

Hey - there's a good simple suggestion!

JohnWho · 04-23-2010, 03:30 PM

O, O -

I got one. In the line for "Right Arrow", fix the "Scrool scene to" part to read "Scrool scene to right"

Jim Sachs · 04-23-2010, 03:47 PM

Wow - good catch. The word was actually there, it was just too far right to show up. I shudder to think what will happen with the "Big Fonts" people.

JohnWho · 04-23-2010, 04:15 PM

Just checked that changing the Font size to 150% and it didn't make any difference to MA3's "about" screen, so it appears that will be a non-issue, at least with Win 7.

cjmaddy · 04-23-2010, 04:18 PM

Whilst you're there, how about if M = Music On/Off, then have N = Next music. - Pachelbel's Canon isn't a song! - And none of mine are 'songs'.

[Thinks] ... Why over there do they call everything a "song"?...[/Thinks]....

ps, Thanks for fixing ALT-F4.

Jim Sachs · 04-23-2010, 04:23 PM

Well... "Next Music" doesn't really quite work, grammatically. It would have to be "Next Piece of Music" or something similar.

cjmaddy · 04-23-2010, 04:25 PM

Tune? ..... But Music sounds better. - Grammatically? America? - I thought we were divided by a common language!

JohnWho · 04-23-2010, 04:38 PM

"Audio On/Off"

"Next Audio Selection"

???

Ralph · 04-23-2010, 05:08 PM

Are you making this the "official" copy before all the placeholders are working in the clock and logo settings box?

Jim Sachs · 04-23-2010, 09:23 PM

No. I'm almost done with those.

feldon34 · 04-24-2010, 05:22 AM

Next Music Track or just Next Track
Previous Music Track or just Prev Track

04-22-2010, 01:52 PM	#161
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Any Windows/text/filesystem work is EXTREMELY difficult for me. I just barely escaped from the Playlist bug fix with my life, and I'm not about to wade back into that quicksand bog as long as I have a workable system in place which doesn't crash. Sorry, my advice was for Nicki. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-22-2010, 01:52 PM	#162
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Didn't stick. Slid right off. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-22-2010, 02:22 PM	#164
Nicki Sugar Plum Fairy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,267	Yep, it's no big deal at all. I didn't see anything in the beginning of this thread that is still outstanding, so it looks like after testing this one is ready to go. I think these new features should go down really well with customers. Personally I love anything that adds more options and things to play with. Run you clever boy. And remember...

04-23-2010, 01:28 AM	#165
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Again, if someone wants to build their own playlist, they can edit the file. Winamp uses the PLS format which allows people to add hundreds of songs by editing the file. I was never suggesting Jim invest any development effort in it. The playlist system in iTunes makes me want to scream because there is no external file to edit. You must use iTunes. And you can't build Playlists on the iPhone/iPod (something you've been able to do on Creative Labs mp3 players for 8 years now). "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-23-2010, 07:37 AM	#167
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	You can enqueue songs. But can you create a playlist, name it, and save it for later, all within your iPod/iPhone? "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-22-2010, 01:57 PM	#163
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: Any Windows/text/filesystem work is EXTREMELY difficult for me. I just barely escaped from the Playlist bug fix with my life, and I'm not about to wade back into that quicksand bog as long as I have a workable system in place which doesn't crash. OK, it was just a request from a tester and a suggestion by me. Not a big deal to me. Originally posted by feldon34: The playlist is in an easy-to-read format. Should be able to add hundreds of songs to it with Notepad if you wish. The current "add" interface does a nice job of validating that the file exists, and that it has a file extension that indicates it's an "Audio file" and therefore should be playable by MA3.

04-23-2010, 07:36 AM	#166
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	I can do playlists on my 4G iPod (that's quite an old one). Just hold the button down to add the selected item (song/album) to an on-the-fly playlist. Never tried making a playlist on my iPhone, I'm guessing it doesn't?

04-23-2010, 08:02 AM	#168
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	On the 4G iPod it does make and save the playlists, but you can't rename them (AFAIK) on the iPod. They are just called "On-The-Go N" where N is an incrementing number. They are saved and copied to iTunes tho. My iPhone has inherited 15 of them. http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...od_4thgen.html Not at all the same as the next iPhone that was lost/stolen recently.

04-23-2010, 02:08 PM	#169
Yodelking yodeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Staffanstorp, Sweden Posts: 294	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: I'm nearing the end of the list of simple (and not-so-simple) additions, so if anyone wants to get their suggestion on the record before I send this thing off to Prolific for the Installer treatment, speak up now. Alright, how about changing the copyright from 2009 to 2010 in the about? That should be one of those "Simple additions" you were hoping for! Yodelking - För god att kolsyra!

04-23-2010, 02:51 PM	#170
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Hey - there's a good simple suggestion! Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-23-2010, 03:30 PM	#171
JohnWho Registered Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 486	O, O - I got one. In the line for "Right Arrow", fix the "Scrool scene to" part to read "Scrool scene to right"

04-23-2010, 03:47 PM	#172
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Wow - good catch. The word was actually there, it was just too far right to show up. I shudder to think what will happen with the "Big Fonts" people. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-23-2010, 04:15 PM	#173
JohnWho Registered Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 486	Just checked that changing the Font size to 150% and it didn't make any difference to MA3's "about" screen, so it appears that will be a non-issue, at least with Win 7.

04-23-2010, 04:18 PM	#174
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Whilst you're there, how about if M = Music On/Off, then have N = Next music. - Pachelbel's Canon isn't a song! - And none of mine are 'songs'. [Thinks] ... Why over there do they call everything a "song"?...[/Thinks].... ps, Thanks for fixing ALT-F4.

04-23-2010, 04:23 PM	#175
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Well... "Next Music" doesn't really quite work, grammatically. It would have to be "Next Piece of Music" or something similar. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-23-2010, 04:25 PM	#176
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Tune? ..... But Music sounds better. - Grammatically? America? - I thought we were divided by a common language!

04-23-2010, 04:38 PM	#177
JohnWho Registered Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida Posts: 486	"Audio On/Off" "Next Audio Selection" ???

04-23-2010, 05:08 PM	#178
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,454	Are you making this the "official" copy before all the placeholders are working in the clock and logo settings box?

04-23-2010, 09:23 PM	#179
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	No. I'm almost done with those. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-24-2010, 05:22 AM	#180
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Next Music Track or just Next Track Previous Music Track or just Prev Track "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman