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Columns UI

Reply #4950 –
is it possible to change the  background color of toolbars added in a layout?
i searched for this option, but couldn't find it...

Columns UI

Reply #4951 –
Why does dragging-and-dropping out to other applications work with NG Playlists but not the default Columns Playlists? Was it only implemented for NG Playlists or have I overlooked a setting to enable?

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Reply #4952 –
I use playlist tabs, not Columns UI's playlist switcher, but I've noticed playlist switcher's settings apply also to the playlist tabs, except for title formatting.

I'd like to customize the title of some pl tabs, showing pl title in all tabs, and additionally the total length (possibly bold formatted) in the now playing pl tab.
Is it possible?

I've found this

http://yuo.be/wiki/columns_ui:config:playl...titleformatting

and applied it successfully to the playlist switcher (though %is_playing% doesn't seem working), and would like to have it in the tabs

Thanks

Columns UI

Reply #4953 –
Quote from: Remedial Sound on
Aha!  All these years of windows and I never even noticed that it has an active item frame, never mind that it behaves this way.  IMO it's still rather odd behavior, maybe I'll bring it up with Bill next time I see him.
You don't need to ask Bill: http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/.../05/792913.aspx

Quote from: swmmng on
Has this been addressed at all?  I've searched the subsequent pages, but found no instances of "taskbar."  These two features would be right at the top of my personal requests list.  They're what I miss most about that old UI component.
They are not really things I personally agree with.

Quote from: jeremija on
does something like %foobar_path% from Panels UI exist in Columns UI?
What for?  I can't see any use for it in the stock panels, you could ask the developer of whatever (panel?) component you think needs it.

Quote from: metal_termite on
Why does dragging-and-dropping out to other applications work with NG Playlists but not the default Columns Playlists? Was it only implemented for NG Playlists or have I overlooked a setting to enable?
In the Columns Playlist you have to hold Ctrl or drag with the right button. The only thing I am aware of that NG Playlist is missing over Columns Playlist is the ability to rearrange columns directly in the playlist, if there is something else please enlighten me.

Quote from: andrea.ippo on
I use playlist tabs, not Columns UI's playlist switcher, but I've noticed playlist switcher's settings apply also to the playlist tabs, except for title formatting.[...]
It is restricted to the switcher panel because colour codes and tab chars won't work in the tabs, and tabs would jump/move around (more so when multiline tabs is enabled). (And performance of the standard tab control isn't great, it was mainly designed for static things rather than the more dynamic use here).

Quote from: tedgo on
Feature Request:
I don't know if it's already mentioned before (or isn't needed by someone else but me ), but it would be great if we could have the possibility to Import/Export or to Copy an existing Layout Preset instead of build a new preset totally from scratch inside a FCL.
It would be much easier to create a different view from an existing layout (e. g. greater Artwork view with the same buttons from the other layout and another placement of some panels).
I know some behaviours regarding how presets are handled when importing/exporting aren't always convenient, and yes a copy preset button would be useful.
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Reply #4954 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
The only thing I am aware of that NG Playlist is missing over Columns Playlist is the ability to rearrange columns directly in the playlist, if there is something else please enlighten me.

NG Playlist doesn't respect the setting in "Preferences->General->Adding new files->Sort incoming files by:" when you drag and drop a group of files from Windows Explorer into the playlist.

And... Thanks for this plugin; it is the main reason I keep using foobar2000 after so many years.

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Reply #4955 –
Quote from: musicmusic on
Quote from: jeremija on
does something like %foobar_path% from Panels UI exist in Columns UI?
What for?  I can't see any use for it in the stock panels, you could ask the developer of whatever (panel?) component you think needs it.

i wrote about it here (last few posts)
but this is probably a limitation of trackinfo mod or has something to do my current configuration :/

edit: i'm experiencing the same thing with Panel stack splitter:
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$puts(foodir,C:\Media\foobar2000\)
$puts(arttop,-8)
$puts(artleft,0)
$puts(art_w,350)
$puts(art_h,323)
$puts(cover_w,298)
$puts(coverleft,$add($get(artleft),40))
$puts(covertop,$add($get(arttop),12))

$imageabs($get(artleft),$get(arttop),$get(art_w),$get(art_h),$get(foodir)fb2k-buttons2\cover\cdcase-noshadow.png,)
$imageabs($get(artleft),$get(arttop),$get(art_w),$get(art_h),$get(foodir)fb2k-buttons2\cover\cd.png,)
$imageabs($get(coverleft),$get(covertop),$get(cover_w),$get(cover_w),$replace(%path%,%filename_ext%,folder.jpg),nokeepaspect)
$imageabs($get(artleft),$get(arttop),$get(art_w),$get(art_h),$get(foodir)fb2k-buttons2\cover\overlay.png,)


when i use $puts(foodir,) or $puts(foodir,.\) or $puts(foodir,./) only the third image shows (the cover art) when foobar starts. but when i go to settings and press apply other images show up.
not sure that this is the place for discussion, but i am having the same problem with PSS and trackinfo mod.

Columns UI

Reply #4956 –
Quote from: m-z on
NG Playlist doesn't respect the setting in "Preferences->General->Adding new files->Sort incoming files by:" when you drag and drop a group of files from Windows Explorer into the playlist.
Thanks, strange no one else noticed before.

This problem seems to be things dropped from Windows Explorer are flagged up as "native" ("Checks whether IDataObject contains our own private data format (drag&drop within the app etc)." - that is the description of the old function I was using.).

The processing on my side is different in that case and doesn't attempt to filter/sort dropped objects.

I guess I will just send everything down the same code path which should sort everything out..
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Columns UI

Reply #4957 –
Columns UI 0.3.6.2 released. Some tidying and a few fixes, see changelog for more info
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Columns UI

Reply #4958 –
what about this "Show Groups" option in the grouping tab? seems to be not functional

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Reply #4959 –
I've a quick question regarding Album Art. ColumnsUI picks up some album art on tracks that I assume have the artwork embedded. However, in tracks that DON'T have the artwork embedded, ColumnsUI shows the "default music note" image even when the album art I've put in the folder follows the formatting that Foobar2000 uses to detect album art in a song's folder.

If I have my music in
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D:\Music\Band 1\Disc 2\

And the album art is titled
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front.jpg

Then that image should show up in ColumnsUI when I play the song, right? For some reason, it's not. Any ideas?

EDIT: For clarification I'm using the newest release of ColumnsUI, 0.3.6.2

EDIT: Nevermind, I was using %path% when I should have been using $directory_path(%path%)

Columns UI

Reply #4960 –
Hi musicmusic, first of all thank you very much for your work with the Columns UI, I'm a long time user of your great plugin!
I recently switched from the old Album Art plugin (foo_uie_albumart) to the Artwork View panel, and I have a few feature requests about it. First of all, when nothing is selected (for example when clicking in an empty area of the playlist) the Artwork panel only shows an empty background. What about giving an option to keep the last image, or at least to show the no-cover image? I've seen that this has been already asked, but as it still has not been implemented I would like to know if it's still on your todo list. Secondly, I think that the possibility to choose the edge style (and maybe also the backgound color) would be nice.
I also have a question, I don't get exactly what's the difference between the "current selection" and the "playlist selection".
Thanks again

Columns UI

Reply #4961 –
Quote from: ilpippo on
Hi musicmusic, first of all thank you very much for your work with the Columns UI, I'm a long time user of your great plugin!
I recently switched from the old Album Art plugin (foo_uie_albumart) to the Artwork View panel, and I have a few feature requests about it. First of all, when nothing is selected (for example when clicking in an empty area of the playlist) the Artwork panel only shows an empty background. What about giving an option to keep the last image, or at least to show the no-cover image? I've seen that this has been already asked, but as it still has not been implemented I would like to know if it's still on your todo list. Secondly, I think that the possibility to choose the edge style (and maybe also the backgound color) would be nice.
I also have a question, I don't get exactly what's the difference between the "current selection" and the "playlist selection".
Thanks again

Current selection show the art of the currently selected track, even if it is in a playlist you're not currently viewing.
Playlist selection show the selected track in the playlist you're in.
At least, that's what I've understood.

I use the playing item option

Columns UI

Reply #4962 –
Is there any way to show the content of an external txt-file in item details panel?
I think about storing artist biography in an external file, because it makes no sense to add a tag in each file with the same sometimes very
long content.

Columns UI

Reply #4963 –
Quote from: tedgo on
Is there any way to show the content of an external txt-file in item details panel?
I think about storing artist biography in an external file, because it makes no sense to add a tag in each file with the same sometimes very
long content.


i asked the same question here

Columns UI

Reply #4964 –
i would also like this feature, or even more: to be able to parse simple XML-RPC calls so we can be overflowed by info data

Columns UI

Reply #4965 –
anyone got an idea why $set_font is not working for me?

Columns UI

Reply #4966 –
its only for the "Item details panel" not the playlist view

Columns UI

Reply #4967 –
..I...know

Anyway, these are my current functions in Item Detail:
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$rgb(109,171,16)NOW PLAYING: $rgb(255,255,255)$if2(%artist%,?) - %title% '('%playback_time%/%_length%')'

Columns UI

Reply #4968 –
and where do you set the font???
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$rgb(109,171,16)'NOW PLAYING: '$rgb(255,255,255)$if2(%artist%,'?')' - '%title%' ('%playback_time%/%_length%')'
 

Columns UI

Reply #4969 –
on the whole thing (12pt), but when using %set_font, it echoes "unknown function"

Columns UI

Reply #4970 –
Quote from: chiwou on
what about this "Show Groups" option in the grouping tab? seems to be not functional
Ooops will fix for next version  Thanks for the report.

Quote from: rats on
on the whole thing (12pt), but when using %set_font, it echoes "unknown function"
At the moment you need to provide the third parameter even if you aren't using it, I will fix that, but you can just put a comma on the end (and leave the third parameter blank) for now.
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Columns UI

Reply #4971 –
can you elaborate* that?

* - show me how to do

Columns UI

Reply #4972 –
1. Grab latest version of Columns UI
2. $set_font(Arial,10,) will work. As will $set_font(Arial,10,bold;) etc.
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Columns UI

Reply #4973 –
EDITED


I'm trying to replace trackinfomod with item details panel, the only 3 things I'm missing are:

1- double click on the panel to switch between now playing track and currently selected
2- vertical alignment
3- shadowed font

Thanks for the great work, CUI rules!

Columns UI

Reply #4974 –
Is it possible to get the number of items in a group: a bit like %totaltracks%, except not for albums.

I have a 'recently played' (in the last week) playlist grouped by day and iI think it would be cool if I could see at a glance how many items are in each grouping.

If it's not there, consider this a feature request. Also, good job. I can throw away trackinfo_mod now.