[Goodies-dev] [Goodies-commits] r1965 - in xfce4-mpc-plugin/branches: . xfce4-mpd-playlist-plugin

[Mike Massonnet]

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:33:26 +0200 - Landry <landry at fr.homeunix.org>
wrote :

>  >Log:
>  >Connect a branche to the mpc-plugin. It's a plugin which shows a 
> playlist button on the panel and gives the possibility to select a
> track.
> 
> Okay.... maybe you should have contacted me before commiting this ? 
> First, i don't really think this can be considered as a 'branch',
> since there is no common code (and not the same licence..). But
> whatever.
> 

  Yes, it's a different code but has the same sub-idea, control MPD.
Therefore I think it fits in the right place.  See, the code is not
long, so there is no trouble to pick it up (hum the Licence, well, I
can be kind enough to make it OpenBSD ;)).  But even if, you got my
permission to look at the playlist thing and pick it up, I won't sue
you for so little ^_^

  I was actually looking for an _easy_ and _fast_ way to select a track.
I first tried to put it into mpc-plugin, but it crashed for no apparent
reason, so I tried the code outside in a terminal and next I have put
it inside a new plugin because it still crashed in mpc-plugin (maybe
I had open an mpc-playlist-branch if it hadn't).

  I added a progress bar for the volume in the mean time.  I didn't
take care about the set_orientation because it just fits my needs.

  Nowadays I run gmpc only to manage the playlist and that's it.  It
would be fine to have a client which actually only manages the playlist
and doesn't do player+playlist manager.  This could be a feature
request for gmpc, run gmpc --playlist to show up the playlist.

> (snip)
> - maybe something like you have done (playlist show and select a
> title), but not with a button (4 buttons is far too width already for
> the plugin imho), maybe through a list like  the list linked to a
> launcher menu, or with a sub-list in the rightclick menu.

  The little arrow would fit perfectly.  It was my attention as I
started to put a playlist function inside mpc-plugin.

> - that's _really_ all, i don't want to write a full-featured client
> in a simple plugin. Maybe i'm going to start writing a _real_
> standalone gtk2-client for mpd, using xfce libs, but not now... I
> know jannis is interested about this :), and gmpc/glurp don't
> convince me.. neither do python-gtk2 clients.
> 

  I really like the work for a light MPD interface, it is useful for
those clients.

> Now, i'd like to know what do you all think about these ideas, and
> Mike, what are your plans with "my" plugin...

  The preview/next buttons will overload the interface if there is a
playlist, as said.  Make options for the buttons.

> 
> Landry


All the best,
Mike
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