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Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-01-31 12:05:00
(http://www.abload.de/img/logojo5v.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=logojo5v.png)
A Columns UI + Panel Stack Splitter + WSH Panel mod configuration

Actual screenshot with a link to a list of required files, changelog and downloadlink:
http://tedgo.deviantart.com/ (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-01-31 12:21:18
I love this theme :3
e. and it works like a charm o/
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-01-31 23:29:03
Thank you
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Jakuchu on 2009-02-01 08:14:37
Thank you, extremely nice config.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-01 13:33:16
I corrected an error in the english user guide today and updated the download.
No changes on the skin itself

Sorry for the bad english in the user guide. Nevertheless I hope you'll understand it 

EDIT:
UPDATE 2009-02-02:
Fixed some minor issues with online radio and grouping in ELPlaylist one of my betatesters only reported today...
Sorry for the troubles
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-04 11:16:33
UPDATE 2009-02-04
- Fixed: Forgot the queue index in playlists
- Fixed: some minor string optimizations
- Added: a custom image view in big cover view
- updatet the user guide

Sorry again, for the troubles
I hope i finally haven't forgotten something else to fix... 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-02-04 11:21:48
There was problems in this ?  Thanks ^^
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-04 11:24:48
Minor problems, very smaaaaaal problems
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SpanishSpawn on 2009-02-05 23:30:43
Your config is brilliant...good work

Hope to see you doing more configs in the future
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-06 00:09:15
Thank you
I have some ideas for a new config based on DarkOne. Possibly with a switchable mini player mode.
But it seems that there is no solution that fits my needs and my ideas for a new config aren't fully-grown at the moment...
I'm still on improving the strings in DarkOne first (i'm a perfectionist and can't sleep without getting erased all possible errors  )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-02-06 08:36:10
Hii Tedgo,

Keep up the good work.

Maybe it's an idea to automatically download artist pictures and album covers and maybe also some artist bio. But I'm not sure if this is possible in Foobar ?

Best Nighthawk
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-06 09:40:41
You can get artist pictures and album art with foo_discogs (if they are available in the discogs database and you configured foo_discogs to download them).

Album art can be saved with Albumart Downloader too.

Look at this short discussions:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....;hl=foo_discogs (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=66521&hl=foo_discogs)
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....;hl=foo_discogs (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=66835&hl=foo_discogs)

And theses threads:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....showtopic=57392 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=57392)
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....;hl=foo_discogs (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=50523&hl=foo_discogs)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-02-06 10:48:03
Hi Tedgo, many thanks for your quick reply. I will look into it this weekend.

Best,

Nigthawk
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-06 23:25:40
My first DarkOne MiniPlayer outline:
(http://www.abload.de/img/mini1vco.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=mini1vco.png)

I could come round with it...
But would have to "enhance" the DarkOne.ttf since it was not intended for displaying text with non-basic latin characters.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Godsh0t on 2009-02-07 00:55:47
I'm having trouble getting the background of the EL playlist to display the artist background image like you have in your screenshots, any idea on what could be wrong?

Edit: Problem resolved. Ignore.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-07 13:28:15
@Godshot
I can't ignore this. Maybe my user guide is mistakable.
If so, please write me why you have had problems to display the artist picture and i can rewrite the user guide or could at least give some advices to avoid this problem or similar ones
I tried to make a skin that doesn't decrease foobar2000's usability with DarkOne, so that beginners are able to use it too. But maybe i thought around corners sometimes...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: oxyd21 on 2009-02-07 18:43:05
Hi,

my foobar looses the buttons regularly. So that i have to reload des fcs file.

(http://www.abload.de/img/foogl9z.jpg)

Regs, oxyd21
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-07 19:16:48
The Panel Stack Splitter is a bit buggy, especially on Windows Vista there seems to be that problem (i've never had this bug on XP so far).
But if you enqueue files from Windows Explorer, the buttons and images always won't show up on startup.

If the buttons disappear on every startup please set the relative paths used in the splitter settings to the absolute path of the DarkOne folder.
To do it, right-click on the place you miss the buttons --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> PerTrack and change the path under
////// Path //////
$puts(imagepath,'./DarkOne\')
to
$puts(imagepath,<ENTER YOUR PATH TO THE DARKONE FOLDER>, e. g. C:\Program files\foobar2000\DarkOne\)

That should solve the problem.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: oxyd21 on 2009-02-07 19:42:28
seems to work now.
thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-21 20:07:00
I'm working on version 1.4 now (will be released soon).

But i have a little problem:
How are your artist pictures named?
How do you get rid of invalid characters?

I currently replace all invalid characters with "space", but is it really a good idea?
What would you recommend for replacing the following characters:
/, ,\, ,*, ,?, ,", ,<, ,>, ,|, ,:

Should i replace some of them with an underscore instead?
Or replace with nothing?
And which ones?

How do you replace these characters when naming your artist pictures?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dan Popescu on 2009-02-21 20:51:57
I would replace all of them by "_" - it's easy to read and can cause no trouble. Space might cause some trouble with old/bad applications.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: 77Pat on 2009-02-21 21:42:40
I just installed this and like it a lot, but there is one problem I am having.  Everything shows up except for the buttons.  I tried reloading the flc file and changing the path, but they still will not show up.  When I click where they are supposed to be, they will work, but they just do not show up.  I am using Windows XP.  What do you think the problem could be?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-21 21:49:10
If the %artist% tag is filled with AC/DC then your artist picture is stored as AC_DC.jpg?
But with N*SYNC would you name your artist picture N_SYNC.jpg?
Hm, i should consider it. Maybe i change the behaviour to replace invalid characters with "_".

@77Pat
Have you probably made a typo in your path?
I never heard about one having problems with it on XP...

Oh, wait:
Have you at least one playlist filled with music files?
It seems that Panel Stack Splitter has a problem when all playlists are blank.

EDIT:
I tried it now.
Panel Stack Splitter ALWAYS has a problem when the startup playlist is blank...
It tried it with DarkOne and KAMELEON, so its not the fault of my config.
But if you change to a playlist that contains some musics or play a file (double-click on it) the buttons appear.

Another reason for me to say, the forthcoming v1.4 will be my last update of DarkOne until the developer of Panel Stack Splitter finally solves his problems with loading images...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-02-21 22:07:56
Hi Tedgo,

I have a question about the automatic lyrics display. All Artist are shown in CAPITAL like BEE GEES instead of Bee Gees. How can I change this. In the Filename and Tags it's shown as Bee Gees.

Best,

Nighthawk
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-21 22:17:44
You mean when there's no lyric available, right?
Right-click on lyrics panel --> Settings --> Formatting string tab and change the first line

$char(1)C[$upper(%artist%)]$char(10)

to

$char(1)C[%artist%]$char(10)

Btw.
These are the previews of the forthcoming final 1.4
Normal view
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/previewrx30.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=previewrx30.png)

Compact view expanded:
(http://www.abload.de/img/compactbxap.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=compactbxap.png)

Compact view collapsed:
(http://www.abload.de/img/minimode5vjc.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=minimode5vjc.png)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-02-21 23:33:14
Hi Tedgo,

Thanks it works now and the new layout looks very promising.
I have one more question. When I sort the panel to Artist / Album / Genre I can not do a search request here. Is there a way that when I type in the artist part the S Foobar automatically jump to the artists which begin with a S ?

Best and many thanks for all your quick replies.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-21 23:40:20
When you sort which panel?
Do you mean the filters or the Album list?
Then it is very easy:
Just right click on "All..." and choose "filter" (in album list) or "search" (in filters).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: 77Pat on 2009-02-22 01:19:15
I have music in the playlist.

Here is a screenshot I took:


(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/5633/musicscreen.th.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=musicscreen.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Takaji on 2009-02-22 03:04:33
Thank you very much for this. It's always great to see fb2k skin development!
I love the layout. Could I request a button to toggle between random/repeat/regular playback? Then I wouldn't have to show/hide my menubars all the time.

Thanks again!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RavenSoft on 2009-02-22 04:59:12
does the album art plugin not play nice with windows 7? I ask this because I tried this theme out and if I clicked (left or right) the album art foobar2000 would crash.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-22 08:16:33
@77Pat
As is can see, there are no images in ELPlaylist and Trackinfo mod as well.
So there must be a problem with your path! Because these two plugins don't have problems with loading images.
And the background of Trackinfo mod is black.
Do you changed it?
Do you have exactly the versions i mentioned in the first post?

Please copy the DarkOne folder EXACTLY to your foobar2000 installation path (should be C:\Program files\foobar2000\) so that the DarkOne folder is a "neighbour" of the components folder and reload the FCL.
The skin is pre-configured to load all images from this place.

@Takaji
I thought about it still, and it would be very easy to implement it with 3 PSS's in a tabbed panel stack mod (for displaying the playback order status) and 3 small additional buttons.
But haven't known where i should place the additional buttons
I think about it again, perhaps i find a solution for v1.4.

@RavenSoft
It is not the album art plugin but the columns ui artwork view panel!
I don't know about windows 7, so you might ask this in the columns ui thread.
But on windows xp there are no problems with it.
Have you tried it in big cover view too?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-22 11:26:52
@Takaji
I made a quick (and maybe dirty) solution for the playback order that i could live with:
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/pborderl1za.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=pborderl1za.png)

How does it look like?

It indicates the actual playback order and switches between Default, Random and Repeat (track) even after restarting foobar2000.

But, if the FCL will be reloaded it indicates "Default", no matter what playback order is actual running...
I haven't found a solution for that (i had to force foobar to only start with the default playback order to come around this problem).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: szczepek on 2009-02-22 11:39:49
Thank you very much for DarkOne 1.3. I'm wating for 1.4 ! I love you layout !
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-22 11:42:09
Thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: 77Pat on 2009-02-22 15:06:27
Thank you.  The problem was that I had originally put DarkOne in the folder, but it would not let me choose the flc file to import, so I put the whole original folder in.  It let me select the flc file, but the other parts did not work.  So now I went back and have just the DarkOne file and it works.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-02-23 22:57:53
Tedgo, your config is the best.

Thank you very much for your work.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 11:37:06
I've just downloaded this theme and trying to set it up using the guide.
I face up this point:

Main Splitter
Right-click on the three square buttons above the Playlist Splitter Settings Script → → → PerTrack → //////
Paths ////// → $puts(artist.pic,D:\Eigene Musik\Artist Pictures\$replace(%artist%,/, ,\, ,*, ,?, ,", ,<, ,>, ,|, ,:, ).jpg)
Change the red coloured part to the current path where your artist pictures are stored in.

What if want pictures to be loaded from the album's folder, and not from a global folder?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 11:55:38
Is it possible some how to sort album list so the folders-albums will be shown first in the tree and single mp3s last?
Cause right now everything is messed up with my files.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 14:35:01
To your first question:
How are your pictures names?
The main string for you is:
$puts(artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\$replace(%artist%,/, ,\, ,*, ,?, ,", ,<, ,>, ,|, ,:, ).jpg))
if your artist pictures are named like the artist.

But be aware of:
The invalid characters will all be replaced by space, so AC/DC becomes AC DC!
Your artist picture should then be called AC DC.jpg (or png or whatever) to force DarkOne to find it!

To your second question:
If you've stored all your single mp3 files in one folder you can use:
Right click on "All music" --> choose "view --> by directory structure".

Otherwise you will enter a new view preset with titleformatting.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 15:15:26
To your second question:
If you've stored all your single mp3 files in one folder you can use:
Right click on "All music" --> choose "view --> by directory structure".

Otherwise you will enter a new view preset with titleformatting.


I did "All music" --> choose "view --> by directory structure".

my library defined like this:
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1589/68316125.th.jpg) (http://img13.imageshack.us/my.php?image=68316125.jpg)

But the result still the same:

(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7415/39664836.th.jpg) (http://img12.imageshack.us/my.php?image=39664836.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 15:33:33
Hi tedgo,
May I ask you a question ?
I am rather new with foobar and skinning etc., but I already made a configuration myself which suits me well for the moment. However in your theme, which is very nice b.t.w. (and in some others as well), I see a display panel (above the peakmeter) with tracknumber, total tracks, bitrate etc. How is that done ? Do I need a particular component for that ?
I would appreciate it very much if you could give me some more information about that. Thanks in advance.
Ton
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 15:38:32
@yevi
Now i see the point.
You could easily solve this by moving the mp3 folder as subfolder under the albums tree.
Then your single MP3's would be in the album list as one "album".

Would be the easiest way.

Or you have to set a new preset in the album list like this:
Go to the album list panel's preferences page --> click on "New" --> enter a name for your preset and copy to "Value":
$replace($substr(%path%,10,$strrchr(%path%,\)),\,|)[%tracknumber% - ][$upper(%track artist%) - ]%title% - %length%
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 15:44:04
@ton
The display is made in a panel stack splitter.
It is not an "extra" display plugin or something similar

You can easily copy the content of the display script.
Download my skin --> import the skin (BUT SAVE YOURS FIRST BY EXPORT TO FCL FOR LATER RELOAD!!!) --> Right-click on the display --> Splitter Settings --> and copy the content to clipboard or to a txt-file.
Then, after reloading your own configuration, insert a panel stack splitter, place it where you want it to be placed and insert the copied code .

But you need the DarkOne.ttf installed to display the same font!
(Is included in the download folder)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 16:08:59
"new preset" worked perfectly.
A question: is it possible, when this preset selected, to hide the track number?
(http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7259/25870823.th.jpg) (http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=25870823.jpg)


Another little question: is it possible to "skin" the tabs?
(http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3567/88185920.th.png) (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=88185920.png)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 16:49:58
1st question:
Just delete the [%tracknumber% - ] part in the above mentioned string.
But this may cause not sorted tracks in albums in the album list...

2nd question:
No, its currently not possible...
That for they are hidden by default
You can switch between the tabs with the "- Panels +" buttons.

I thought about another solution for the tabs, but that would make it much harder to integrate a new panel in the configuration for the end user...
(i wanted to make textbuttons for each tab, hidden on startup too.)

EDIT: typo
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 18:29:08
@ton
The display is made in a panel stack splitter.
It is not an "extra" display plugin or something similar

You can easily copy the content of the display script.
Download my skin --> import the skin (BUT SAVE YOURS FIRST BY EXPORT TO FCL FOR LATER RELOAD!!!) --> Right-click on the display --> Splitter Settings --> and copy the content to clipboard or to a txt-file.
Then, after reloading your own configuration, insert a panel stack splitter, place it where you want it to be placed and insert the copied code .

But you need the DarkOne.ttf installed to display the same font!
(Is included in the download folder)


Tedgo, thanks for your very quick reply.
I tried it and although I got it showing up and working, the words and numbers are not displayed correctly. For instance I see "Tot" instead of Total and I don't see the number for the Total tracks. Moreover the height of the numbers is a bit to large. The bottom part is left out. Must have something to do with the font size I think, but I cannot find out where to change it, due to being a newbie I think. Tried it with your configuration and my own b.t.w.
Probably it is a bit too much for me at the moment.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 18:47:19
 
Do you have raised your DPI-settings in windows from the default 96 DPI to 120 due to a high resolution monitor?
Then all fonts will be too big...
The skin is made for the default DPI and doesn't look good on higher ones.
I don't know how i should solve this...

But you can do the following:
Go into the script and search all entries that begins with $font(Arial Black,... and set the size from 5 to 4.
Then search all entries that begins with $font(DarkOne,... and change the size from 14 to 11.
It may still look ugly, but is the only solution that works on DPI higher than 96.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 19:03:44

Do you have raised your DPI-settings in windows from the default 96 DPI to 120 due to a high resolution monitor?


Yes, that is what I did. I use my tv as monitor and with 96dpi, it is difficult to read at a distance.
I am gonna try the script changes first. Thanks for your help.

Oh and may be a very dumb question. Does it have any disadvantages to leave all the components that I don't need for my configuration (except for the panel stack splitter of course) but are necessary for importing your skin temporarily ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 19:22:47
It shouldn't decrease performance or something similar if you leave them in the components folder.
Only that foobar perhaps needs a few milliseconds more for initializing
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 20:52:18
tedgo
I have some requests for you to consider in future release: 
1) volume bar (the buttons are not enough i would like to see volume's position)
2) button to rotate play modes + label or "led" on the left panel near the lossless led (random, repeat ,shuffle and etc)
3) The panel switch buttons: - Panel +, maybe it's better to replace - with arrow <- and +  with arrow ->?
4)Add a tooltip (if it's possible) to every button.

And here a question/request:
Is it possible to set  in ELPlaylist , that if there is only 1 song do not display the header (1 on screenshot) only the song (2 on screenshot)?
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1816/96889537.th.jpg) (http://img26.imageshack.us/my.php?image=96889537.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 21:26:16
1.) No, not in DarkOne. Maybe in another skin later
I thought about a little volume indicator (made with the wsh panel) in the display but there's no place for it (at least on display resolutions at about 1280*x and below...). And then i thought: why just an indicator and not a volume slider?
But not in DarkOne. Wouldn't fit to the concept.
Btw. you can easily see the current volume by activating the statusbar...

2.) Planned for the next release (coming soon)
But only Default, Random and Repeat (track), because i think these three are the most used modes (or not? I don't know, i only use default and random). I could integrate a fourth one if it is really needed, but this i have to know very soon. v1.4 shall be released in a few days...

Look at this post and the screenshot:
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....st&p=617044 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=69046&view=findpost&p=617044)

3.) Would be better i know, but for only optical reasons i made it with "-" and "+" (to fit to the volume buttons).

4.) Not possible to my knowledge, sorry.
But the buttons should be self-explanatory (most of them at least ).

EDIT:
To your edit.

Yes it is possible.

Go to the ELPlaylist Settings (right-click on the ELPlaylist and choose "Settings"), go to the "grouping" tab and enter in "row number of group header":
$ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,0,3)

Btw.
i've seen that your resolution is only 1024*x.
The skin is made for higher resolutions so you will have problems with the big image view (because the buttons will be overlayed over the art indicator display)...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 21:43:26


But you can do the following:
Go into the script and search all entries that begins with $font(Arial Black,... and set the size from 5 to 4.
Then search all entries that begins with $font(DarkOne,... and change the size from 14 to 11.
It may still look ugly, but is the only solution that works on DPI higher than 96.


Thanks, that did the job and it is NOT ugly at all.
However the Total column is still empty.
Track number, Elapsed, Remain and Kbps do show up nicely.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 21:44:39
Do you have a total tracks tag in your files?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 22:05:27
Do you have a total tracks tag in your files?


It turned out that that was not so. When I add that tag it does work. But it will be a hell of a job to add it to all my albums. I think I will leave it so.
Thanks again for the help.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 22:06:05
On yevi's screenshot there is a thing that made me attentive...

In the ELPlaylist should be a blinking note instead of a square.
Has anyone else only a square on that place?

@ton
Should be easy to solve with the properties dialogue and "auto track number"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ton on 2009-02-24 22:33:07
@ton
Should be easy to solve with the properties dialogue and "auto track number"


Great !
I still have to learn a lot about foobar.... 

Btw, that has to be done per album or per group of albums of the same artist (when in an Artist folder) ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-24 22:40:17
You should be able to do it for the whole playlist (it should edit per album automatically).
But i'm not sure, because i tag my files correctly from the beginning... 

You should probably try it first with two albums.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-24 23:03:54
Btw.
i've seen that your resolution is only 1024*x.
The skin is made for higher resolutions so you will have problems with the big image view (because the buttons will be overlayed over the art indicator display)...


What big image are you talking about, cd cover?

Quote
Go to the ELPlaylist Settings (right-click on the ELPlaylist and choose "Settings"), go to the "grouping" tab and enter in "row number of group header":
$ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,0,3)


This works good, but it was a bad idea in the first place that i didn't think about.
Because now I cant see the artist's name in the list only the name of the song.

1)What should I change in grouping of ELplaylist, to group by album and not my artist name?
2)Is it possible to quick-change grouping of ELplaylist (if i have more then 1 presets)? maybe with right click?

Quote
On yevi's screenshot there is a thing that made me attentive...

In the ELPlaylist should be a blinking note instead of a square.
Has anyone else only a square on that place?

Why i don't have this sign??
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 00:40:06
I'm talking about the big cover view (by clicking on the right of the three buttons above the playlist)

To the artist's name:
Go to settings --> "field definition" tab --> double-click on the entry __COLUMN_ONE_TEXT__ and replace in the definition box the content with this string:
$ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,[$upper(%artist%) $char(9679) ],[$upper(%track artist%) $char(9679) ])%title%[ '('%version%')']

To your questions:
1.) You can use all titleformatting fields you want.
If you really only want to group by album (a bad idea when you have for instance some "Greatest Hits" albums from different artists...) you may want to enter %album% on the grouping tab --> group format.

2.) Yes you can.
Just add a new preset (the same tab --> group by --> new)
Then enable the "group by" context menu on the "behaviour" tab (choose it from the dropdown menu and tick "Show")

Why you don't have the sign?
I don't know...
There may be different reasons.
Maybe you haven't enabled unicode support on your OS?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 08:14:52
Another question  (I know i am giving you a head ache ):
I have a Greatest Hit collection set : a folder that contains 8 folders cd1 cd2 ... (each song has it's tag data)
but when i drag the collection (or each cd) from album panel to playlist, i don't get 8 separated albums instead i get all files!
How can i fix that?
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4167/79942357.th.jpg) (http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=79942357.jpg)

p.s.
I didn't group by album!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 08:35:50
Couldn't happen with the default grouping scheme if your albums are correctly tagged already...

Try to give your 8 discs album an additional tag called ALBUM ARTIST "Various Artists" or "VA".
Otherwise you'll get this because ELPlaylist groups your albums with the ARTIST tag (and as each song has another artist, it will not goup at all, because you have forced ELPlaylist with the string i posted you - $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,... - to not group single files).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 09:22:38
Couldn't happen with the default grouping scheme if your albums are correctly tagged already...

Try to give your 8 discs album an additional tag called ALBUM ARTIST "Various Artists" or "VA".
Otherwise you'll get this because ELPlaylist groups your albums with the ARTIST tag (and as each song has another artist, it will not goup at all, because you have forced ELPlaylist with the string i posted you - $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,... - to not group single files).


Thanks.

Great work, can't wait for your next release.
(I hope the installation of the new one will be easy so i wouldn't have to apply all "our" tweaks all over again )



Regarding the music note char:
The font that in use is: Segoe UI right?
Well I couldn't  find this char in character map, can you check in what group of unicode this char appears?

For instance for arial font the character appears in symbols & dingbats:
[a href="http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=76494184.jpg" target="_blank"]
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 10:10:15
Another thing that is bothering me a lot:
In my "various" folder (mix of different mp3s),
I don't know why but playlist groups some songs together without no reason!! (different album and artist)

(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2177/90256057.th.jpg) (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=90256057.jpg)

Maybe this happens because Album title is empty? If this is so, how can i fix that (without setting an album name for every song of course) ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 10:35:05
To the last post:
This happens because, if there is no ALBUM tag, the ELPlaylist is forced to group the directory...
You should give all files correct tags.

This could be another solution for you:
Only group by directory, so all your single mp3 files would be grouped in one group, all albums would be grouped by their folder.
(just enter %directoryname% in group format).

To the other post:
The font for the note sign is Tahoma. It should automatically choose an unicode charset, while Segoe UI doesn't.
Go to the "Script"-->"Per Second" tab and change the font to Arial Unicode MS or (if you have it "Dotum" or any other charset that has the character.

In v1.3 - that version you have - it is possible to display a back cover too.
Go to Preferences --> Columns UI --> "Artwork" tab and add your back cover.
Than you can change the artwork display with a right-click --> Artwork-type --> Back.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 11:58:21
To the other post:
The font for the note sign is Tahoma. It should automatically choose an unicode charset, while Segoe UI doesn't.
Go to the "Script"-->"Per Second" tab and change the font to Arial Unicode MS or (if you have it "Dotum" or any other charset that has the character.

Done and works!

Another question:
Is it possible to cancel the rename inputbox when i double click on playlist?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 12:02:55
Go to: Preferences --> Playlist Switcher and disable "Double click renames playlist"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 14:46:15
In next version, can you recolor  the menu(file, edit, view...) ?

p.s
Is there any functionality for ratings, or only visual?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 14:55:00
I can't change the colours for the menu bar because it uses the system colours.
I had to create a "fake" menubar with Panel Stack Splitter instead, but this would only allow a selection of the menu entries not all of them.
It would blow up the configuration unnecessarily because you don't click all times in the menu.

I have another solution for you:
If you often go to the menu, search for foo_menu_addon and you'll get the menu entries as context menu to the files in your playlist.

There is a rating panel in my configuration and a really detailed documentation for it in the User Guide...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 14:58:05
I understand.

Did i tell you that this is the best foobar build ever (at least for me)?


I know how to change and add rating to files and database but what those ratings do?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 15:16:11
And another question regarding artist's picture.

my path settings:
$puts(artist.pic,D:\MP3\Artist Pictures\$replace(%artist%,/, ,\, ,*, ,?, ,", ,<, ,>, ,|, ,:, ).jpg)

in this folder i have picture, let's say nelly.jpg.
But when his song is played i don't see his picture...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 15:48:40
The image has to have the EXACT name as the artist tag!
If your artist is called Nelly and your picture is called Nellie or Nelly_, the configuration can't find it.

Or do you have a problem displaying artist pictures at all?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 15:58:04
The image has to have the EXACT name as the artist tag!
If your artist is called Nelly and your picture is called Nellie or Nelly_, the configuration can't find it.

Or do you have a problem displaying artist pictures at all?

It has the same name.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 16:20:18
Would you please be a little more detailed?
What is the exact tag of the artist field of the file that isn't displayed?
What is the exact name of the artist picture that isn't displayed?
Maybe there is an invalid character inside and my replacement scheme isn't suitable for this.

Does all artist pictures refuse to load or only a few?

EDIT:
Oh and i forgot to answer your rating question.
The only functionality of rate a song is: rate a song...
And maybe sort them or create an autoplaylist from songs with a specified rating.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 16:52:08
LOL
Nevermind, I am an IDIOT. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-25 17:22:27
To the artist's name:
Go to settings --> "field definition" tab --> double-click on the entry __COLUMN_ONE_TEXT__ and replace in the definition box the content with this string:
$ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,[$upper(%artist%) $char(9679) ],[$upper(%track artist%) $char(9679) ])%title%[ '('%version%')']


Now, this works with default grouping, but it doesn't work when "Directory" grouping that you've suggested
with following relevant parameters:
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6194/39942509.th.jpg) (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=39942509.jpg)


Thank you again for your time and help!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-25 17:39:04
I suggested the %directoryname% as ALTERNATIVE solution, not as additional.
Both will not work together.

Type in on __COLUMN_ONE_TEXT__:
[$upper(%artist%) $char(9679) ]%title%

Then you'll always have the artist
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-26 09:13:52
I've found a bug or something like it:
If i try to open a single mp3 from windows explorer (by double clicking on it), foobar starts but buttons don't render:
(http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/9732/18641796.th.jpg) (http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=18641796.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-26 09:27:24
That bug is already known.
It is caused by the Panel Stack Splitter and relative paths.
In v1.4 this should be solved by using extended variables (foo_exvar) for the paths (at least i haven't got this problem anymore since using extended variables).
But unfortunately the rating stars are only visible during playback then...
The user will have to change the path in the Rating Panel manually to a full path in this case (will be mentioned in the user guide).

There is another bug in the Panel Stack Splitter:
If you open foobar2000 with a blank playlist, there will be no images rendered too!
I haven't found a solution for this, sorry...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-26 15:27:51
Another suggestion (maybe it's already exits and i didn't notice):
An option to add song to queue via interface, right now i do it via context menu and would like to do it via playlist.
Maybe you can add little button on the track row (if it's possible) or maybe another solution...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-26 15:36:24
No sorry, the context menu is really suitable enough for this purpose

If i would add all possibilities that foobar2000 offers as a button i wouldn't have enough place for the playlists...
I already followed a middle course by adding the playback order buttons that indicates the actual running playback order (if chosen with the buttons).
No more buttons!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-26 18:15:32
I updated the skin to v1.4.
See changelog and details in the first post .
Title: DarkOne
Post by: szczepek on 2009-02-26 18:43:39
Lovely. Thanx.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-26 20:57:45
I updated the skin to v1.4.
See changelog and details in the first post .


Great!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-02-26 21:03:41
the compact mode rocks, congratulations tedgo
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-26 21:53:03
Thanks  to all
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-27 12:29:44
UPDATE to v1.4.1: 2009-02-27
I wasn't satisfied with the current Playback Order buttons, so i changed them to avoid flickering.
I also dropped the Playback Orders "Repeat (playlist)", "Random" and "Shuffle (folders)" from the buttons functionality 'cause they're rare in use.
Added buttons for "Selected item" (ELPlaylist only) and "Now Playing" instead

I hope you'll like it still 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-02-27 13:54:00
Is there a simple way to update? cause every time I import all my tweaks are gone and i have to remember what i need to change.

In regular playlist, where is the font is set that is responsible for note sign? (ELplaylist is fixed and i want to do the same with standard playlist)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-27 14:18:49
No sorry, no easy way to update and hold all your tweaks.
You will do it again 

In the regular playlist you can change the font in "Preferences (or the PREF-Button) --> Columns UI --> Colours and fonts --> Fonts --> NG Playlist --> Items"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-02-28 18:54:43
Hi Tedgo,

I have a weird problem. In the playlist of Foobar where you see: Play, No. Artist, Title, Album etc. One of my albums is named: The Best of M-People (UK). Howerver the name of my album is The Best of M-People. I don't know where the UK comes from. Maybe some kind of TAG. I know it can be changed in Foobar so the real name of the albums in shown. I did it someway in 1.3. But I can't remember where and how I changed it that Foobar only show The name of the album without the UK.
Can you help me out ?

Best,

Nighthawk
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-02-28 19:04:01
The NG Playlists "group header" isn't stored in the FCL, so it has nothing to do with my configuration .
But if it would it would only display %album artist% $char(8226) %album%
Because it would only read the tags.

Maybe you've changed your grouping scheme in NG Playlist to %directoryname% or something similar.
Go to Preferences --> Columns UI --> Playlist view --> Grouping and change the "Script" to your needs.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-01 09:31:05
I updated the download last night.
Since some unexperienced users seems to have problems setting up the "Extended Variables" i made them optional (foo_exvar is absolutely necessary as before because i coded the default paths to the images and buttons with one of its standard variables!).
Now users only have to set the variables for their artist pictures if wanted, all other will work "out-of-the-box", but can be changed if one will customize the default behaviour of the rating panels or wants to use custom images for "No Cover", "Radio" and "Audio CD" playback.

For all users that have downloaded DarkOne before last night and already made it working there's no need to download the configuration again.

However, besides it i changed two wrong images i used for the Playback Order button.
(It hasn't decreased functionality, but was not perfect for me ).

Sorry for the troubles
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nighthawk_NL on 2009-03-01 13:24:23
Hi Tedgo,

Thanks for your reply but I did not change the grouping scheme. And in the tag files there is no mentioning of UK in the Album name.
Is there a possible different place where Foobar gets the information about the name of the album ?

Best,

Nighthawk

The NG Playlists "group header" isn't stored in the FCL, so it has nothing to do with my configuration .
But if it would it would only display %album artist% $char(8226) %album%
Because it would only read the tags.

Maybe you've changed your grouping scheme in NG Playlist to %directoryname% or something similar.
Go to Preferences --> Columns UI --> Playlist view --> Grouping and change the "Script" to your needs.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-01 13:36:50
How is the name of the folder the album is stored in?
Has it the addition (UK)?
foobar2000 doesn't get an album name other than from the album tag.
But as i said before i think you have grouped your album with %directoryname% in NG Playlist and that causes to display the folder name.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-03-02 15:12:44
http://theo.foobar2000.com.cn/projects/fb2k-0_9_6-ports/ (http://theo.foobar2000.com.cn/projects/fb2k-0_9_6-ports/)
Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)

^ Message I get while trying to get Tabbed Panel Stack Mod :c
Could someone upload it for me ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-02 15:19:31
Oh, that's strange.
I hope T.P Wang will host it again soon.
I don't know if it is allowed to upload its foo_uie_tabs, but you can write me a PM with your e-mail-adress and I'll send you the plugin.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-03-02 15:56:39
Works  Thanks for sending it
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-02 16:13:45
Btw. i fixed the links to foo_uie_tabs 0.2.7 and WSH Panel 0.7.2 (without SSE2), they should work again
Thanks to T.P Wang
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-02 23:48:13
UPDATE TO v1.4.2
(I hope it is the last update for the next time )

Only some small changes.
Changelog and download link in the first post.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-03-03 12:15:06
UPDATE TO v1.4.2
(I hope it is the last update for the next time )

Only some small changes.
Changelog and download link in the first post.

Well no more updates for me! can't setup all my tweaks again! 
I'll wait for a major release 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-03 13:20:30
If you've already setup your artist pictures, you can wait
It wasn't a "major" update last night
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pentium166 on 2009-03-04 04:39:01
Interested in trying this out, but the TrackInfo Mod link does not appear to be working.

Edit: found it at http://fb2k.org/show.php?id=160 (http://fb2k.org/show.php?id=160)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-04 09:07:27
The link provided in the first post works.
(You have to scroll down the page and click on "Save file to your PC: click here")
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-03-05 01:20:41
Great great config!  I just found this one a few days ago and have installed 1.4.1 into a fresh Foobar installation.

Looks good and all that.

Question though... is there a button or menu item somewhere in the config to trigger a rescan of the Library ?  I'd used other configs where this was available and find myself having to delete my library directory from the Prefs panel and add it new when I change file tags.

Thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-05 09:15:44
In foobar2000 0.9.6.x there is no need for rescan the library since it automatically keeps track of any changes made to its folders now.
You should update to 0.9.6.x
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-03-05 13:58:36
Thanks tedgo.  I did upgrade to 0.9.6.3 as part of my recent use of the DarkOne config.  That explains why I can't find the 'rescan' button.

In foobar2000 0.9.6.x there is no need for rescan the library since it automatically keeps track of any changes made to its folders now.
You should update to 0.9.6.x

Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-05 16:19:19
What a wonderfull config you made Tedgo! Congrats!

Everything fine with 0.9.6.3.

May I ask you to look after a way to make 'invisible' the scrollbar both in Album List Panel & Items Details Panel (tabs). That would be more of an 'immersion' I think.

I got only one problem (not important) : In the playlist (ELP), the song playing is not caracterized by the little blinking 'note' on the left. I got a square instead. Any idea (i got the right font)?

Tanx for your attention.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-05 17:15:12
Hiding the scrollbars is not as easy because the panels you mentioned are integrated in a tabbed panel stack mod and not in a panel stack splitter. There's no chance to hide the scrollbars except placing the whole tabbed panel stack mod in width as followed: $add(%_width%,18).
But this would cause that all integrated panels on the right side wouldn't be placed in the centre of the right panel...

The blinking note:
I encountered that many users have problems getting the blinking note to work.
Try changing the font from Tahoma to Arial Unicode MS.
Tahoma hasn't the note in its charset by default, but as it is the default font on windows xp it "leans" it from an existing charset (at least on xp).
I'll change the font by default in a next release in the future.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: akispavlopoulos on 2009-03-06 13:52:49
tengo thank you very much for your wonderful config.!! Really very beautiful and practical! I have one "request" for a future release: Can you add an option for displaying a Graphical Browser panel? This would be very nice.
Thank you again for your effords!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-06 15:28:20
This option is already possible...
Just add the graphical browser panel to the tabs as described in the user guide (chapter 3.13).
I can't help you configuring graphical browser since i never used it (i only use embedded album art in my files but graphical browser doesn't work with).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-06 16:52:42
ATTENTION!
For all users who wants to use the new Panel Stack Splitter 0.3.6.3alpha:
Something has changed in this splitter, that causes the button to call the "Normal mode" or the "Compact mode" doesn't work as intended!

I updated the download to work with both splitters (0.3.6.2 and 0.3.6.3).

For those who have still made their own modifications and don't want to update the fcl only for that purpose, here is a workaround to get the previous downloaded fcl to work correctly:
Go to the "compact mode" --> right-click on the "NORM" button --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> scroll down to the line:
$textbutton($sub(%_width%,37),5,$gettextwidth(NORM),12,NORM,NORM,WINDOWSIZE:$get(resize);COMMAND:View/Layout/DarkOne v1.4.2;REFRESH,fontcolor:63-100-127,fontcolor:191-228-255)
and change it to:
$textbutton($sub(%_width%,37),5,$gettextwidth(NORM),12,NORM,NORM,COMMAND:View/Layout/DarkOne v1.4.2;WINDOWSIZE:$get(resize);REFRESH,fontcolor:63-100-127,fontcolor:191-228-255)

The same has to be made with the button that switches from the "Normal mode" to the "Compact mode".
Right-click on one of the VOLUME-buttons in normal mode --> Splitter settings --> Script, scroll down to:
$imagebutton(43,53,16,24,$get(buttons)MiniMode.png,$get(buttons)MiniModeMH.png,WINDOWSIZE:384:236;COMMAND:View/Layout/DarkOne v1.4.2 Compact;REFRESH,,)
and replace it with:
$imagebutton(43,53,16,24,$get(buttons)MiniMode.png,$get(buttons)MiniModeMH.png,COMMAND:View/Layout/DarkOne v1.4.2 Compact;WINDOWSIZE:384:236;REFRESH,,)


(Only WINDOWSIZE has to be written behind COMMAND now).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 08:42:45
Hiding the scrollbars is not as easy because the panels you mentioned are integrated in a tabbed panel stack mod and not in a panel stack splitter. There's no chance to hide the scrollbars except placing the whole tabbed panel stack mod in width as followed: $add(%_width%,18).
But this would cause that all integrated panels on the right side wouldn't be placed in the centre of the right panel...

The blinking note:
I encountered that many users have problems getting the blinking note to work.
Try changing the font from Tahoma to Arial Unicode MS.
Tahoma hasn't the note in its charset by default, but as it is the default font on windows xp it "leans" it from an existing charset (at least on xp).
I'll change the font by default in a next release in the future.




Tx for your reply Tedgo. I understand what you mean, I tried to figure out something out of the code but in vain

For the blinking note, problem still present even if i change the font... that's weird. But not that mush annoying, i'll wait next release.

Question : I find the part in the code but how is it possible to hide the ////// Artist Picture Layer under the ELPlaylist //////? Maybe it would be interesting to add an option to make it possible (or at least explain it in your guide). Siply remove that part of the code should work?

Tx again

H.W
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 09:42:47
Why you want to hide the artist picture?
There is no need for an option because if you don't specify the artist picture path in the extended variables, artist pictures just won't be shown

You can delete the part of the code of course, but if you want to display artist pictures in the future you'll need to write the code again...

Regarding the unicode chars:
Have you switched to the NG Playlist (the middle of the three buttons on the right side above the playlist)?
Have you stars in it or just squares?

If only squares, it seems that you haven't enabled unicode support in your OS.
Should be enabled on vista by default to my knowledge...
If you use xp, please read this:
http://www.azhagi.com/uniset.html (http://www.azhagi.com/uniset.html)
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ena...and_Server_2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Enabling_complex_text_support_for_Indic_scripts#Windows_XP_and_Server_2003)

Maybe it helps
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 10:03:06
In fact I'd like to hide artist picture under/behind the ELP but not in the big picture Album Artwork/Artist Picture 'panel'. So 'exvar' does not fit my will.

The reason is just a question of lisibility for me so I was trying to find out a solution without losing the big picture feature. Also with some of my artist pic it doesn't fit perfectly the picture square under EPLplaylist so as a perfectionnist you know...

For now, I saved the script on a text file so no problem rewriting the code . I was only asking if there was another possibilty doing that with your config.

For the blinking note, no change. I re-verify the complex langage option (was ticked yet) but still square both in ng and elp (unicode is installed, tried with tahoma and other fonts,...). Probably a problem from my computer.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 10:11:46
Have you tried to change the font style to "Arial Unicode MS"?

To hide the artist picture layer under the ELPlaylist only you can go to:
Right-click on ELPlaylist --> Settings --> style tab --> deactivate "pseudo-transparent" and activate "total" below "custom background colour".
The correct background colour should have been predefined, if not click on the "..." button right besides the "total" and change it to R:19,G:30,B:38.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 10:33:20
Have you tried to change the font style to "Arial Unicode MS"?

To hide the artist picture layer under the ELPlaylist only you can go to:
Right-click on ELPlaylist --> Settings --> style tab --> deactivate "pseudo-transparent" and activate "total" below "custom background colour".
The correct background colour should have been predefined, if not click on the "..." button right besides the "total" and change it to R:19,G:30,B:38.



Tx for the tip. Help me comprehend foobar a bit more  It works better without cutting the code.

For the font style, already tried Arial Unicode MS and some other fonts : the font changes but still got the square.
Anyone else has the same problem (if you read us)? Not a big deal for me but maybe it'll helps anyone with the same problem.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 10:43:45
I don't meant "@Arial Unicode MS" but "Arial Unicode MS".
Some made this mistake, maybe you too?

I don't understand why it doesn't work if you have unicode support enabled as described in the links i posted you.
All others who had this problem could solve it with enabling unicode support...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 11:17:17
I don't meant "@Arial Unicode MS" but "Arial Unicode MS".
Some made this mistake, maybe you too?


What do you mean by the "@"?

I already solved this problem with an old foobar config but with darkone it seems my cumputer missed something. I made all the checks I know but nothing... as you said it's weird.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 12:14:14
Really strange...
Have you took a look in the old config, which fonts are used there?
And tried these in DarkOne?

I have checked my strings and settings in DarkOne and couldn't find anything that could cause a "unicode-denial"

With the "@":
Arial Unicode MS shows up twice in the fonts.
Once as "Arial Unicode MS", which has the needed chars and once as "@Arial Unicode MS" which hasn't the chars.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 12:39:09
Old config erased. Maybe I'll try it back if my problem persists, by curiosity.
When I find the solution, i'll tell you.

Very weird. Thank you for your concern anyway. Maybe next release will change something even if i know it's my computer who has a problem (i'm under XP SP3 for info).

So, patience

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 13:11:27
I'm on windows xp sp3 too and Tahoma MUST work well on it, since it is the standard font.
So i guess your unicode support isn't enabled.
Have you restarted your computer after enabling it?

Maybe you haven't any unicode font installed (or a corrupted "Arial Unicode MS")?
So you should install the fonts for asian languages too (i know that for instance "Dotum" font has stars and notes).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-03-09 14:11:59
  Re-install of foobar +  darkone and it works...

But it works with Arial Unicode MS but not Tahoma. I finally got 'the' blinking note.

As far as I remember this is not the first time this happens to me with foobar. But still no answer to this weird comportement.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-09 14:22:17
But it works with Arial Unicode MS but not Tahoma. I finally got 'the' blinking note.

Its really weird...
On Win XP Tahoma should work as well as Microsoft Sans Serif...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-03-10 16:00:54
tedgo,
can you upload your font file?
Cause I (as we already talked about it) don't have note sign it in Tahoma (so I use ariel)?

P.s.
Quote
f only squares, it seems that you haven't enabled unicode support in your OS.
Should be enabled on vista by default to my knowledge...
If you use xp, please read this:
http://www.azhagi.com/uniset.html (http://www.azhagi.com/uniset.html)

I have this option enabled by default (for Hebrew language) and it doesn't add note sign to the Tahoma font.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-10 17:18:46
I'll change this with an image in the next build.
I can't upload Tahoma font, since its copyrighted material...
Use "Arial Unicode MS" instead 'til my next build is up (will last some time though...)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: diadara on 2009-03-15 21:54:39
I've used your config for a couple of weeks now, and I absolutely love it! I managed to set everything up perfectly, even with a personal touch, but there's one thing I can't get working.

Does the image in the popup have to be the same used as background for the playlist? I'm not sure how to define the path to make the playlist show a custom artist image while the popup shows the folder image.

As of now, my folder images are named "folder.jpg" and my artist images "artistname.jpg". I'd like to keep the artist image in the artist folder, and the folder image in the album folder. Pure and simple.

I know this can be fixed in the extended variables somehow, but I've tried so many different strings now and it's a no go
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-15 23:03:55
If i understand you correctly you want the folder.jpg displayed in the group header of the ELPlaylist and as well in the popup window instead of the artist picture?
Then it can't be fixed with extended variables but with the setting in ELPlaylist directly.

Go to:
Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> script --> Popup(Background), scroll down to this entry:
Code: [Select]
////// Artist Picture //////

$if($findfile($get(artist.pic)),
    $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc)
,
    $if(%length%,
        $font(Segoe UI,7,)
        $drawstring(- Image not available -,3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),192-192-192,hcenter vcenter)
    ,
        $drawimage(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$if2(%darkone_radio_pic%,%foobar_path%DarkOne\Images\Radio.png))
    )
)


and change it to:
Code: [Select]
////// Artist Picture //////

$puts(no.cover,$if2(%darkone_no_cover%,%foobar_path%DarkOne\Images\NoCover.png))
$puts(cd.pic,$if2(%darkone_cd_pic%,%foobar_path%DarkOne\Images\AudioCD.png))
$puts(radio.pic,$if2(%darkone_radio_pic%,%foobar_path%DarkOne\Images\Radio.png))

$if2($imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%path%,artreader)
,
    $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$if(%length%,$if($stricmp(%codec%,cdda),$get(cd.pic),$get(no.cover)),$get(radio.pic)))
)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: diadara on 2009-03-15 23:42:55
If i understand you correctly you want the folder.jpg displayed in the group header of the ELPlaylist and as well in the popup window instead of the artist picture?
Then it can't be fixed with extended variables but with the setting in ELPlaylist directly.



Yep, that did the trick with the popup and header, but additionally, I would like the artist image to be displayed in the ELPlaylist with the pseudo transparent mode enabled. As of now, I only get the solid background color.

Hope I make sense
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-15 23:50:14
Oh, you don't have any artist picture in the background for now?
Your artist pictures are named like "Coldplay.jpg", "AC_DC.jpg" or "The Cure.jpg"?

Then do the following:
Go to Preferences --> Tools --> Extended variables and set up the variables as followed:
darkone_artist_path : The exact path to the folder your artist pictures are stored in (don't forget a backslash at the end of the line!)
darkone_artist_filename : %artist%.*
Title: DarkOne
Post by: diadara on 2009-03-15 23:58:03
Yes they are named like the artist, "Coldplay.jpg", exactly the same name as the artist folder.
I just thought there was a way to set a relative path to the artist folder, instead of having one folder with all my artist images.
Doesn't matter really, it's just that now I have to move all my artist images to a specified folder.
Well, can't sleep anyways, better get started

Hey, thanks for all the feedback, you've been very helpful!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-16 00:03:48
If your artist pictures are stored in an artist folder, where is this folder?
Does your directory structure look like this:
--- Artist
------ Album 1
------ Album 2
------ Album 3
--- Artist
------ Album 1
------ etc.

and your artist pictures are stored in the bold illustrated folder, you can use artist folder in darkone_artist_path.

Or what do you mean with "artist folder"?
Do you have some folders outside this structure?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: diadara on 2009-03-16 00:10:41
Yes I have that exact folder structure, and I tried the "artist folder" string in the Extended Variables, doesn't seem to work.

Say for instance, I have a Celldweller image, I name it "Celldweller.jpg" and place it in my Celldweller folder.
It will look like this:

--- Celldweller
------ Celldweller - Shapeshifter
------ Celldweller - Soundtrack for the voices in my head
------- Celldweller.jpg

Tell you what, I'll start over and see if I missed something. I've been staring at the same preferences for hours now, my mind might be playing tricks on me


[Edit] Hooray, it worked! I don't know what I did differently, but everything is working now. I got the perfect foobar EVER, and I got you to thank for it.
Hugz, Jana
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-16 00:15:42
I'll take alook in my code for the artist pictures, but it should already work...

EDIT:
oh good, i see your edit now
I also tried it and wondered why it doesn't work for you

Have you considered restarting foobar2000 after changing setting in Extended Variables?
The changes only take effect after a restart.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: diadara on 2009-03-16 00:29:48
Yes it was indeed a restart that was needed 
Everything is working as it should now, thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-17 19:27:40
I've been a foobar user for many years now (had another nick in forum, dunno which). Used it because it was light as hell and I run on a 384 ram windows xp PC, anyone can imagine my pain. Anyway it broke now and I was gladly forced to buy a new one with vista and 3Gb ram (I try and try and fail to use it all). But now I can finally use some of the more complexed specs of foobar.

Was browsing skins today and yours was the one that won my little tourney for my favorite skin in the forums. Installation went smooth and all, I have everything running well but one thing which is the ratings. They aren't working simply. I can roll the stars back and forth but doesn't register the rating. Also I can't change it to play count when I try. Some songs appear to work while other don't (from same CD same folder).



Oh and btw, drag and drop options for images aren't possible?


And how many more releases are expected so that I don't waste time messing with it now
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-17 19:48:10
1.) You need the official foo_playcount plugin (as mentioned in the first post) for the playcount mode.
Btw. the playcount mode in the rating panel shows the first star after 11 playcounts by default setting!
So you may think it doesn't work.
If you want to change the behaviour, you have to enter the appropriate setting in extended variables (please see user guide, chapter 2.1).

2.) Ratings should work though with or without the plugin installed.
Once you clicked on the amount of stars it should already "register" the rating according to the mode you've set up in extended variables (if not specified, ratings will be stored in database if foo_palycount is installed! To see if it works right-click on a file you've rated, go to "Properties --> Properties tab", there should be a rating info).
I don't know why its not working for you...
What colour do the stars have when you move the mouse over them?

And please consider that all changes made in extended variables take only effect after restarting foobar2000!
And only for the rating panel on the left side (or in compact mode).
For setting up the rating mode (only for display!) in the Playlists you need to choose it separately in its settings as described in the user guide.

3.) What do you mean with "drag & drop options for images"?

4.) I don't know how many releases are still "necessary", but they will only have minor changes since i think DarkOne is "full-blown"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-17 23:33:06
1 (and 2). Well apparently I had a foo_playcount of 2008 but still the same problem persisted. I've read your post carefully and the guide with  more attention now.

I now see how it all works regarding ratings and play count. I've set the playlists to show play count. And let the Rating Panel for rating. I now can rate any unrated song. BUT with auto-rating enabled, I can't overwrite the rating it sets. And since I cannot turn off auto-rate I switched to RP Mode to 1. Which writes to the tags but not to database right?
Still I think we should be able to overwrite auto-rate when we rate the songs ourselves. But it didn't happen to me. Although, when I change it to mode 1 it lets me overwrite. How do I stop auto-rating completely?
It's all good now for me I guess.


3. For example take a pic from computer or a website and drag it to the Cover section in order to display that image.


4.Would be nice if the Panels on the right site were as pretty as the rest  also what about keyboard shortcut for + and -  in order to switch panels? Or tab to hide and bring back, shift + tab to circle?
I'd also love if WSH Panel would show the time elapsed/total time not just when seeking.
Also if you have any link where I can get code to different colors and blurs in Trackinfo mod panel I'd be appreciated.


5.I keep making edits every time I find something I wonder if it's possible. That's the best about foobar, customization. In the (if not mistaken ELPLAYLIST) I made it so that it shows Artists in Group Info instead of Album Artists. This is because of the VA in Album Artists. I don't want VA's to show up when sorted by artists BUT I wanted  to know if is there any piece of code that once I sort it by Albums it shows Album Artists in Group Info instead of Artists. What parameters need to be added?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-18 07:49:09
To 1 and 2.) Overwriting Auto-Rating is possible in the default mode!
If you rate a track it should show the stars in yellow (if it is rated in the database) or white (if it is rated into tags - only for files outside the library) now.
You see it as described in my last post on the properties tab in the properties window too, if a file is rated in the database, but NOT on the metadata tab! On the metadata tab you see only the rating in tags.
AND you can only rate the playing file, not a bunch of files!

If you want to stop auto-rating completely, right-click on the stars, choose "Settings" and change the
$puts(counter,
$ifequal(%darkone_rp_mode%,2,%play_count%,
$ifgreater($get(auto.rate),0,$get(auto.rate),0)))
entry to
$puts(counter,
$ifequal(%darkone_rp_mode%,2,%play_count%,)

But you'll have to do this in the compact mode too (and in the playlists if wanted).

3.) Not possible. DarkOne is only a skin for existing plugins. The functionality you want is not currently available with an existing plugin (to my knowledge...)

4.) The Panels on the right side are only "examples" for the use of the tabbed panel stack mod they're integrated in. You can enhance it with all panels you want and of course can set up their appearance to your needs (and their possibilities).
Keyboard shortcuts aren't stored in the FCL, you will have to create your own (Preferences --> General --> Keyboard Shortcuts).
The Playback/Remaining Time is still available in the Display, so i will not add these informations to the WSH Panel.
A guide for the settings of Track Info mod:
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...rackinfo_mod%29 (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9/Track_Info_Panel_Mod_%28foo_uie_trackinfo_mod%29)
To change colours/add blurs in the Trackinfo mod panel in my config, scroll down to the '// PerTrack' section and go to the line you want to change.

5.) I have no idea how this should work at the moment, sorry 
You could create a new script preset (just click on "new", give it a name and click on "rename", then edit what you want to change) and call it from context menu.
You could also create a new "grouping" preset and call it from context menu.
(You will need to enable the sepcific context menu on the bahaviour tab --> "Show").
But i don't know any possibility to change the grouping info automatically according to the sorting...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-18 18:53:43
1. Weird default really is broken to me, it shows yellow stars but doesn't record the rating I set nor overwrites any auto-rating, if a song still doesn't have a play count, I can rate it. If I were to add songs to  iTunes and keep the rating where would I need to have the song rated, in metadata or properties?
I made the info change to wherever I click so I can rate others besides the paying one.

I replaced that piece of code but it removes the stars. (As I was just typing I noticed you forgot a ")" ). All good now.


2. Yes I know. I'm just so used to 2:35/4:22 display mode that my eyes take more time to read time played and total time. And so I'm constantly looking at the WSH looking for that display first lol.
Thanks for the link. Just passed my eyes through it and loved  the first "foobar2000" example in this image http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/images/9/93/...ont-example.png (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/images/9/93/Trackinfo-font-example.png) , could you tell me what number above it is?

3. Oh ok too bad. Because I believe it's a problem to most people's playlist. As the main sorting is either Artists or Albums. But when sorting by Artists we don't want the Albums Artist to display (in case we have many compilations), we want to see the Artists instead of having hundreds VA's. Although when sorting by Albums it's the opposite. So in the first one we want it to display the Artists and in the second one the Albums artists so they get grouped up.

I'm currently trying to set it up. Have two scripts. Artists (shows Artists), Albums (shows Album Artists). And two groups each one associated to a script. Just trying to figure out the sort format... I think. EDIT: not quite getting it. By selecting a group it can have it's automated sort way right? So that just by going into context menu and changing  the grouping it changes between the two ways I want.
So  for artists I'd want to sort like  song number-album-disc number-artists and for albums I'd want to sort like song number-disc number-albums. What shall I do?

I was so confused with myself writing this last part it probably doesn't make sense.


Btw is there a way to save settings to import them to another computer with all changes I done?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-18 19:31:20
1.) If you click on a star will the yellow stars you clicked be displayed?
Then it IS rated, but only in the database.
I tried it still and forced some of my betatesters to try it too.
It works on every system except on yours so you may probably made a mistake.
Have you changed anything in the settings besides deleting the auto-rating option?

You can't transfer any ratings from foobar2000 to iTunes because iTunes uses its own database for ratings.

And sorry, yes i forgot a bracket 

2.) It looks like "textexpansion" overlayed by normal text, but i don't know, i only used glow options so far

3.) You should be able to save the sort format in a new group preset too (i think... never tried it )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-18 19:51:10
When I click for example rating 4. Once I click it goes back to where it was showing hollow stars. I don't think I changed anything but it's not problematic as I can cope well with configuration 1


Thanks.

I just don't  know what values to input in Sort Format.

Btw is there a way to save settings to import them to another computer with all changes I done?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-18 20:23:14
If you click on rating 4 it doesn't show 4 yellow stars then?
Hm, strange.
I can't understand...

If you want to sort by albums just enter %album%
If you want to sort by artists just enter %artist%

You can save all your changes by exporting the "reworked" FCL (Preferences --> Columns UI --> FCL importing and exporting --> Export button. You should save it to another name to always keep the "original" FCL)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-18 20:46:34
Yellow stars appear when I scroll the stars. Once I click star number 4 or any other, nothing is registered and goes back to the dark blue (unrated) stars.But since its only my problem and I'm using config 1 which doesn't do me this it's no problem.

For some reason if i have 3 artists in a row from the same CD it groups them together (an names the group after the first artist).


Thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-18 21:03:13
As i said before, i can't understand why it doesn't work for you...

And i think i don't really understand your problem with the artist...
Can you make a screenshot?

EDIT:
If you set the rating with right-click --> Playback Statistics --> Rating --> 4, does it now show the 4 yellow stars in default mode?
Is the song rated now (look at the properties tab in the properties window)?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-19 02:48:46
It doesn't let me set any rating that way. I guess that's the problem.

Regarding  the artist problem is due to those modifications I tried to make regarding sorting with VA's and without.

Anyway I ended up giving a try to Kameleon because of shpeck and think will be sticking with it. If you want me to check more things regarding the ratings say so.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-19 07:22:21
You can't set rating with context menu too?
Then there's a problem with the playback statistics version you have.
Have you installed version foo_playcount 2.1.8?

Btw. you could easily integrate Shpeck in DarkOne too. That's the reason i decided to integrate the Tabbed Panel Stack mod to "enhance" the config with additional panels in an easy way .
Title: DarkOne
Post by: InTheSea on 2009-03-19 14:39:18
yup i have foo_playcount 2.1.8. With Kameleon it doesn't let me set a rating that way either.


Will try and mess with it than.

Look forward for your next skin.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Don1965 on 2009-03-25 19:49:03
Hi Tengo!
Your Config is fantastic!

Just 1 problem! How you put a background image (like Kim Wilde and Ah-A in your screenshot)?

My music is classifed like this; in my external drive a big folder call Music in this folder a multiple folders by artists, example: folder Pink Floyd in this folder multiple folders 1 for each album, in each album i have 3 pics, 1 call folder.jpg (is a cover) 1 call artist.jpg (is a black and white picture of the artist) and 1 call image.jpg (is a color picture of the artist). I see my cover in left panel, and a see, my cover,artist and image in center panel  (Artwork View). i cant see my artist.jpg or image.jpg in background in ELPlaylist or NG Playlist.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Thanks 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Don
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-03-25 20:00:05
NG Playlist doesn't supports a background image. It is only possible with ELPlaylist.
If i understood you correctly your artist.jpg and image.jpg is stored in the same folder as the music files?
then do the following:
go to "Preferences (the "PREF" button on the right side) --> Tools --> Extended Variables"
and set the following entries (with the "Add" button)
1.) NAME: darkone_artist_path
    VALUE: album folder
2.) NAME: darkone_artist_filename
    VALUE: image.*

Then restart foobar2000
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Don1965 on 2009-03-25 21:50:21
Thanks for your helpTedgo...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-03-31 23:33:44
Hi Tedgo,

Your DarkOne config is surely the best.
One question though, I liked peakmeter_spectrum in v1.3 more than channel spectrum panel in v1.42.
Can I put it back and to keep display with mp3 bitrate info, elapsed and remain time...?

Title: DarkOne
Post by: link459 on 2009-04-01 04:59:13
Hello everyone.

I would just like to start off by saying thanks for this great theme. It's the best I've seen for any media player.

Now I've got an issue. I don't know what happened, but I think a friend of mine tried doing something and now my DarkOne is really messed up...

How would I go about resetting all the theme's original values to default?

Here's a picture of what it looks like right now...

(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3771/messedone.th.jpg) (http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=messedone.jpg)

Thank you!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-01 07:44:10
@dkjazz
You can get the Peakmeter Spectrum, but to get the default colours you may need to download the DarkOne 1.3 (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/DarkOne-v1-3-111311295) again (you only need the PEAKdefault.pmf file from its DarkOne-folder).

Go to Preferences --> Columns UI --> Layout tab, click on the Panel Stack Splitter that contains the channel spectrum panel (below the trackinfo mod panels) and add the peakmeter spectrum panel.
Then click on this panel stack splitter and choose "Configure".
Now click on the Peakmeter Spectrum, check "Forced layout" and copy the left, top, width and height values from the channel spectrum used as peakmeter.

After this action, remove the channel spectrum panel from the columns ui layout.
Then click on the peakmeter spectrum, choose configure and import the "PEAKdefault.pmf".
Click on "Apply" and "Close" to finish your action.

You may need to adjust the placement values, though because peakmeter spectrum always has a little padding.

@link459
Just reload the DarkOne.fcl

EDIT: typo
Title: DarkOne
Post by: link459 on 2009-04-01 22:18:31
Thanks tedgo. Everything's looking good again. 8)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-01 22:39:03
Good to hear its ok now

Btw. it looked like one has added a panel to the main splitter.
Adding panels to the main splitter is way difficult, but possible of course.
If you want it, right click on the small (at about 5 pxl) border on the top after adding the panel, choose "Splitter settings", select the added panel, check "Forced layout" and enter values in left, top, width and height to place the panel in the config.
But you will have to enter some strings to the script too and thats not really easy if you're not familiar with...

If you want to add panels, i recommend to do it as described in the user guide (an additional panel in the tabs).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-04-04 00:55:09
Thanks Tedgo, works like a charm...!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: DefBringer on 2009-04-04 01:31:14
Could you please package all these files into one download instead of sending me to 15 different pages to download the individual components?  That is not very convenient and just leads to many issues with version incompatibilities(as 71+ pages of tech support goes to show).

Please fix this again and make a new post. Thanks.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-04-07 16:58:04
Any update soon?

I have a problem but it seems more like a foobar problem : when I change the front.jpg picture in my album folder, foobar isn't up to date, i still have the old cover. How to force new cover to appear/be updated?

And tedgo also when I clic on the 'big picture' button, I see quickly (half a second) the artist picture before the cover picture. Not a problem though...

Have a nice day.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-07 19:25:35
There will be an update but only in a few weeks.
I'm on replacing most of the panel stack splitter buttons and some functions with wsh panel mod.
Unfortunately i'm much too dumb for JScript... 
So it'll last some time.
Or if anyone's interested in coding some parts for me, send me a PM

This is an actual screenshot (only minor changes in the "design"):
[a href="http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_5_alphaqow6.png" target="_blank"]

@DefBringer
I agree with the statement that it would be easier to have all the components shipped with the configuration file.
But i had to update the whole download file all the time a new components version is out.
There shouldn't be any incompatibilities with versions newer than the ones listed in the first post, though.
But if the present components versions on the users system are newer than the ones contained in the DarkOne download folder, they would be overwritten with the old ones...
So i dont't think i will do it. Sorry
But maybe i think about it again (one day)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-04-09 14:04:34
Tx for your answers.

Small changes in the design but perhaps better yes. Though I like the actual seekbar position



To your cover problem:
Where does it show the old cover?
The configuration is set up to use the foobar2000 artreader (it displays embedded artwork as well as external).
But your external front cover has to be named like "folder.jpg", "front.jpg" or "cover.jpg".




Old cover is shown everywhere (big picture, ng playlist, epl, left panel,...). And the cover picture on my album folder is already named front.jpg. I didn't know there was the possibility to embed picture 

So I think you're right : there is an embedded artwork too (and embedded is viewed first buy foobar I guess) but how can I see that, it's not in the properties of a file? How is it possible to erase embedded pictures?

And have a nice day.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-09 17:06:38
To erase or view embedded album art you have to use a separate program, since foobar doesn't handle it (except displaying it if available).
I do it with mp3tag.

Another question:
Are your files mp3?
Have you played the files in WMP recently?
WMP has the silly behaviour to save a hidden folder.jpg in the files folder, so it may happen that this is preferred on display in foobars artreader...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-04-10 08:32:39
To erase or view embedded album art you have to use a separate program, since foobar doesn't handle it (except displaying it if available).
I do it with mp3tag.

Another question:
Are your files mp3?
Have you played the files in WMP recently?
WMP has the silly behaviour to save a hidden folder.jpg in the files folder, so it may happen that this is preferred on display in foobars artreader...



Mp3Tag tested, tank you for the advice. Album art was embedded... I don't use WMP and I guess because these mp3 are coming from iTunes so, mp3 comes with embedded album art. But my reflex is always to dl by myself cover art so I was confused.

A new thing I know.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: Eisprinz on 2009-04-13 14:34:25
Hello Tedgo,

just wanted to say thanks. Yours is the first config I actually kept and use  Very slick, and for the most part still superbly usable.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-13 14:40:09
Thank you
Title: DarkOne
Post by: rocketnick7 on 2009-04-15 20:49:49
Hello Tedgo! A big thank you for the effort put into DarkOne. I'm pretty new to Foobar, but love the way it sounds. And your skin tops it all. The guide is very well written and I didn't really have to break much sweat over it. 

I was just wondering if there was any way to change the font colours for Artist name in the play list. I myself changed the font for the Artist name from IMPACT to Subatomic Tsoonami. Looked better to me. But I would really like to be able to change the font colours.

Thanks again!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-04-16 04:42:32
@rocketnick7
I was just wondering if there was any way to change the font colours for Artist name in the play list. I myself changed the font for the Artist name from IMPACT to Subatomic Tsoonami. Looked better to me. But I would really like to be able to change the font colours.

Here's my modifications, take a look at the screenshots:

Title: DarkOne
Post by: atzaus on 2009-04-16 06:20:12
tedgo I know you are quite an expert with PSS and I was wondering if you could provide some custom PSS templates in a separate thread. I have been trying to work on building my own PSS settings but its quite slow and examples will help a lot. Can you provide an example for something simple like the bottom bar at http://www.getsongbird.com/ (http://www.getsongbird.com/) thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-16 08:01:51
@rocketnick7
If you only want to change the colour from the Artist name than go to:
Right-click on playlist --> Settings --> Script --> Group header
and scroll down to the // ----- GROUP-INFO section.

Go to the end of the second $drawtext line, you'll see $get(txt.col)
Overwrite it with the colours you want, e.g:
$if(%el_isplaying%,128-192-255,$if(%el_selected%,96-160-224,64-128-192))


@SubV
You changed the colour similar to my next version. Are you a clairvoyant  ?


@atzaus
I don't know if i find the time to write some samples...
I'm working on my next version 1.5.
But the panels in my current DarkOne config are modular. You could move them to fit your needs (on the script tab of PSS).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-04-23 03:47:09
You changed the colour similar to my next version. Are you a clairvoyant  ?


Maybe  .

However, I've changed the colours in your config once again. Here's how it looks like now:

(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2908/fb2k.png)(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8200/fb1h.png)

Code: [Select]
////// Line-Setup //////

$puts(line1,[' '%artist%]' ')
$puts(line2,[%album%][ - CD %discnumber%])
$puts(line3,[%title%])
$puts(line4,['('%version%')'])
$puts(line5,['('%composer%')'])
$puts(line6,[© $if2(%track date%,$if2(%date%,$left(%last_modified%,4)))[ %copyright%]])
$puts(line7,[$char(10) %codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)] ? %samplerate% Hz ? $caps(%channels%) ?][ %length%])
$puts(line8,)
$puts(line9,)
$puts(line10,)
$puts(data.on,1)

//-------------------------
// PerTrack

$if(%_trackinfo_notrack%,
,
    $alignabs(0,0,%_width%,%_height%,center,middle)
    $font(,12,bold glow-0-64-128  glowblur-10,255-255-255)[$upper($get(line1))]
    $font(,11,bold glow-34-66-128 glowblur-12,164-196-228)[$char(10)$get(line2)]
    $font(,11,bold glow-34-66-128 glowblur-12,104-186-238)[$char(10)$get(line3)]
    $font(,8,bold glow-255-128-0 glowblur-8,255-255-255)[$char(10)$get(line4)]
    $font(,8,,64-96-128)[$char(10)$get(line5)]
    $font(,8,,34-66-98)[$char(10)$get(line6)]
    $font(,8,,64-96-128)[$char(10)$get(line7)]
    $font(,8,,64-96-128)[$char(10)$get(line8)]
    $font(,8,,64-96-128)[$char(10)$get(line9)]
    $font(,8,,64-96-128)[$char(10)$get(line10)]

    $ifequal($get(data.on),1,
        $font(,8,,64-96-128)
        [$char(10)$char(10)Last played on $substr(%last_played%,1,10)]

        $if(%play_count%,
            $char(10)? Track played $if($strcmp(%play_count%,1),
                only once ?
            ,
                $if($strcmp(%play_count%,2),
                    twice ?
                ,
                    %play_count% times ?
                )
            )
        ,
        )
    ,
    )
)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-23 08:30:15
And that is the original current state of the forthcoming v1.5:
(http://www.abload.de/img/trackinfovh70.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=trackinfovh70.png) (http://www.abload.de/img/elplaylist3hcf.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=elplaylist3hcf.png)

(Trackinfo mod panel will be replaced by Columns UI Item Details)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-04-24 09:17:26
Hi Tedgo,

Can you tell which component is giving me headache when listening to mp3 stream.
After 60 seconds it says "Could not update tags (Access denied) on...", when tries to update tags...
How can I resolve this?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-04-24 09:36:42
Difficult...
This doesn't happen on my system so maybe you have an additional plugin in your components folder (foo_playback_custom?).
Or you should check your setting for foo_uie_lyrics (Lyrics Show Panel) to not write the lyrics to tags by default but save to a user defined directory (in Preferences --> Tools --> Lyric Show Panel --> Internet).

I have set it up as followed and never had any problems with it:
(http://www.abload.de/img/lcp1oi9.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=lcp1oi9.png)

EDIT:
Maybe you have set up the official playback statistics plugin to automatically synchronize statistics with file tags in Preferences --> Advanced --> Tools --> Playback Statistics. Then you should disable it.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: king274 on 2009-05-02 00:58:09
hi tedgo, I got to say thank you, really like your config, keep up good work
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-03 02:50:32
tedgo,
Love your theme and you are my first theme. I always tweak anyway but you put in so much work and the colors are spot on for me.
Looking forward to the new one, well not really, I also had changed to the various blue text and changed the font.
Thank you for the hard work and free theme, it's greatly appreciated.

My question, where is the code for the mouseover?
I need to remove this feature as it annoys the piss out of me....moreso cause it shows no covers for me.
Even on forums' I have greasemonkey scripts to remove mouseovers.
I use my mouse as a pointer so mouseovers popup frequently if I dont stop them.

Also, can you add a somewhat invisible scrollbar for the main playlist so I dont have to give atheritis to my scrollwheel thumb?
For now I have been switching between the two playlist views as one has the scrollbar.
My directory is over a tb large and it gets rough on the thumb to scrollwheel.

Also, I did leave the yellow for the rating stars, I love that, but I cant find the yellow txt option in the script for the tracks/legnth at right of album in playlist.I want that cyan or a lighter blue similar to your future update changes.

Thank you much friend!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-03 03:53:33
@Ironwalker
The popup window in the playlist shows no cover because it is set up to show artist pictures instead
To disable it right-click in the playlist --> settings --> behaviour tab --> uncheck "enable hover".

I won't add a scrollbar, because the code for an own drawn good-looking scrollbar in PSS would be very extensive and i don't want to abuse titleformating as more as necessary. And the default scrollbar is too ugly... 
However, you could enable the default scrollbar with right-click on playlist --> settings --> style --> choose "default" in scrollbars dropdown-list.
Or use the page up/down keys as i do
You could also define page up/down with a click action in elplaylist settings --> behaviour tab --> click action, if you want to use mouse buttons instead of keys.
or just type the name of the artist you want to jump to on your keyboard.

The yellow text:
right-click on playlist --> settings --> group header tab --> scroll down to the ////// Group Info ////// part and replace its last line:
$drawtextex(%el_item_count% $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,Track,Tracks)$if(%length%, $char(8226) %el_sum_length%,),$sub(%el_width%,115),36,110,16,$if(%el_isplaying%,255-255-0,$if(%el_selected%,224-224-0,192-192-0)),hcenter top end_ellipsis)

with:
$drawtextex(%el_item_count% $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,Track,Tracks)$if(%length%, $char(8226) %el_sum_length%,),$sub(%el_width%,115),36,110,16,$if(%el_isplaying%,128-192-255,$if(%el_selected%,96-160-224,64-128-192)),hcenter top end_ellipsis)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-03 22:38:20
@tedgo

About the radio answer.
Your first guess was correct, foo_playback_custom.dll was the problem.
I removed it and now it's ok.
Thanks again.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-04 02:08:30
Thank you, didn't think of the page up/down buttons.
Ya, default scrollbar is ugly, I can deal with the way things are.
Thanks again for all the detailed replies.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-04 18:07:51
Maybe i'm thinking about drawing a scrollbar in a later build.
But the forthcoming DarkOne v1.5 was planned as my final DarkOne (at least in functionality, i will maintain it though).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: thebrassthief on 2009-05-05 23:51:35
I just wanted to say that when I first DL'ed this I was really skeptical because I'm not a huge fan of custom interfaces. It's a lot of what the author likes and that rarely sits the same way with me.

But I really, really like this config.  I don't feel like you've wasted anything or added unnecessary junk. I've been using it for six weeks now and it's been great.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-05 23:57:26
You're welcome
In about two weeks v1.5 will be released.
I'm on finishing it the next days and will give it to my betatesters before weekend.

Actual screenshot:
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/1_5_alpha9lbz.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_5_alpha9lbz.png)

Only a few functional changes though.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-06 11:18:15
You're welcome
In about two weeks v1.5 will be released.
I'm on finishing it the next days and will give it to my betatesters before weekend.

Actual screenshot:
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/1_5_alpha9lbz.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_5_alpha9lbz.png)

Only a few functional changes though.





Hi tedgo,

for 1.5, why do you put the same information (codec used & replaygain) in the header and in the info panel. Isn't it useless? I also say that because I think the artist and album big typo used in 1.4 was quite original for your config.

Otherwise, it seems you did a good esthetic job for 1.5 (new buttons). Even if the "brilliant" effect on the info panel (for the song title) was not so bad on the 1.4.

Keep going on 'cos you do good job.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-06 11:33:15
@Wilde
in info panel (will be item details instead of trackinfo mod, that for there's no "glow" effect for the title ) and group header are NOT the same information.
In item details panel there is information about the now playing track (replaygain track) in group header for the whole album (replaygain album).
Codec may also differ between album and track, however, in group header there is only the codec displayed from the first track in a group...
But it will be quite easy to change information in item details panel, since it is a native columns ui component, good documented and - other than trackinfo mod - still maintained

And the big Impact font used in 1.4 was too importunate for me.
So i decided to use a narrower, more discreet one in 1.5

The changes made in 1.5 will be more in code than in design and function.
I want to release DarkOne v1.5 as stable and easy usable as possible.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-06 14:10:57
@tedgo

Have you though of moving peakmetter spectrum from middle left to bottom of the screen, in whole player width?
Somehow like CoolEditPro peaks, for example, because I think it's really the prettiest component all around, exact imitation of peakmetter on old tape cassete decks. It should deserve more space.
I would do it myself, if only I knew how ;-)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-06 14:23:58
@dkjazz
No, i haven't thought about this, and won't do it
Think about very high resolutions. You would have only two very, very, very thin lines.
I thought about moving it to the bottom of the playlist though, but found it ugly as i saw the result... 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-07 09:21:45
Jes, if in the bottom middle, it would be ugly...
One more question, about this component, I can't see if it has any settings for "additional bar high range", only color but I would like to see width settings.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-07 09:26:41
Its not available in this plugin.
What you need would be the Peakmeter Spectrum Plugin, that offers such settings. But my peakmeter is created with Channel Spectrum Panel (looks better than the other).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-09 20:11:06
DarkOne v1.5 released today

See first post for download link and changelog
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-05-09 21:09:51
Nice to see that you are updating this skin and not making another one after another one like Falstaff, even though he makes cool skins etc.
Using 1.5 right now and all I can say is that I love it
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-09 21:29:40
I have plans for two other skins too
But they can't be easy realized with the current available plugins...
And i want to improve DarkOne as long as it isn't "improvable" anymore 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-05-09 21:35:59
>>And i want to improve DarkOne as long as it isn't "improvable" anymore

^ that is why I use it, so optimized etc :,3
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Galleon on 2009-05-10 05:47:24
Tnx a lot Tedgo! Really it's the best skin for me
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-10 09:23:50
You're welcome

I have seen that DarkOne v1.5 has become today's daily deviation on deviantART.
Whatever it means...
So i think it was worth the effort improving DarkOne than creating a new config 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-05-10 09:25:39
Congratulations for the DD
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-10 09:34:23
Thank you
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-11 10:39:59
Thank you




Very good update (better than I guess first!) Tedgo, congrats!

I like the biography plugin (used to store that kind of info in the comment tags). New groupheader and 'track info panel' are very wel re-designed.

Maybe a bug :

- I'm not using the background artist image in ELPlaylist (disabled in 'settings' - 'style' - pseudo transparency + total) so it doesn't concern me but when I switch to compact mode then reswitch to normal mode, the background artist image in ELPlaylist does'nt appear anymore. It comes back when I restart foobar.


Have a nice day.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 10:56:33
Yes, its a refresh bug.
It happens because i used $imageabs instead of $drawimage to draw the artist picture (and imageabs doesn't refreshes all time its needed).
I solved it still and will upload an update as soon as i again re-created the trackinfo, because it is now made in item details and has an ugly not switchable vertical scrollbar when there's not enough space. So i want to do it in a WSH Panel mod, but my JScript skills are very poor, so it will last some time...

You can solve the refresh bug on your own, if you dare it
Right-click on the "COMPACT" button --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> Per Track --> scroll down to the "// ----- ARTIST PICTURE LAYER" part and change $imageabs to $drawimage.
Similar for the compact mode.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-11 12:26:28
Tedgo, I installed the ver 1.5, added 2 new components into the components folder, but after starting I cannot see enything on the right side or middle (no playlist at all, nor tabs)... On fileopen > some mp3 file, plays as usuall, but also without playlist in the middle or those tabs on the right.
How can I enable them?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 12:38:38
Do you added them to the layout (in Preferences --> Columns UI --> Lyout tab or right-click in the config --> Add panel)?
Can you give me a screenshot?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kkamion on 2009-05-11 15:18:46
I'm having trouble getting cover shown in the lower left corner.

My cover art is stored this way: C:\Documents\Covers\%artist% - %album%

Thanks in advance for any help
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 15:22:38
Hm, the cover panel on the left down side uses the in-built foobar2000-artreader.
To display covers stored other than in the music's folder, and called other than folder.*, fron.* or cover.* you would need foo_covers, but that doesn't work with the ELPlalyist...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kkamion on 2009-05-11 15:28:03
Hm, the cover panel on the left down side uses the in-built foobar2000-artreader.
To display covers stored other than in the music's folder, and called other than folder.*, fron.* or cover.* you would need foo_covers, but that doesn't work with the ELPlalyist...

I've solved that problem by editing group header in EL playlist.
Foo_covers worked pefectly, thank you for your help and for this great config.   

Cheers
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 15:41:58
If you use foo_covers, you can also switch the big cover view to use it by clicking twice on the COVER button (then the indicator changes colour to orange).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bismuth on 2009-05-11 15:46:27
I just tried this config today and it's really nice  Thank you for a great config

But I have all my album arts stored in the album folder with the name %album%.jpg, and I can't find a way to make them appear on ELPlaylist or in Album Art display panel 

I can't change all of them to folder.jpg, cos I have many songs in different albums stored in one folder
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 15:51:45
For you too i'd advice to use foo_covers as server, since my config uses in-built foobar2000 artreader.
You have to change a setting in ELPlaylist though:
Right-click on the playlist --> Settings --> Script --> Group header --> scroll down to the "// ----- ALBUM ART" section and replace:
Code: [Select]
$if(%el_isplaying%,
    $imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%__IMG_PATH__%Images\GroupPlay.png,)
,
    $if2($imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%path%,artreader)
    ,
        $imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$if(%length%,$if($stricmp(%codec%,cdda),$get(cd.pic),$get(no.cover)),$get(radio.pic)))
    )
)


with:
Code: [Select]
$if(%el_isplaying%,
    $imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%__IMG_PATH__%Images\GroupPlay.png,)
,
    $if2($imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$drectory_path(%path%)\%album%.*,wc)
    ,
        $imageabs(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$if(%length%,$if($stricmp(%codec%,cdda),$get(cd.pic),$get(no.cover)),$get(radio.pic)))
    )
)

That should work in ELPlalyist

EDIT:
I will implement a workaround to set album art in ELPlaylist easily in its field definition for the next release
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bismuth on 2009-05-11 15:58:12
Thanks tedgo, you're so fast
Gonna try now

Edited: there's a typing error in the ELPlaylist code you gave me, should be directory_path, not drectory_path

Work perfectly now, thanks a mil
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 17:07:43
Oh, sorry
my fingers seems to be faster than my keyboard
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bismuth on 2009-05-11 17:11:55
No probs, at least I found it

One last question, is there a way to set the background of ELPlaylist to be Album Art when Artist pic is not found?

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 17:31:40
Yes.
Right-click on the bar above the playlist --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> PerTrack.
You'll see an entry called:

$set_ps_global(artist.pic,
$if(%darkone_artist_path%,$get(exvar.pic),$directory_path(%path%)\artist.*))

Change it to:
$puts(art.pic,
$if(%darkone_artist_path%,$get(exvar.pic),$directory_path(%path%)\artist.*))

and add these lines below:
$set_ps_global(artist.pic,
$if2($findfile($get(art.pic)),$directory_path(%path%)\%album%.*))

Haven't tried it, but should work (except typo's... )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bismuth on 2009-05-11 17:36:38
No typo this time, I just copied & pasted & it worked

Thanks for your help, now this config is perfect for me
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-11 18:07:16
I realized that it lasts very long to switch between normal and compact mode sometimes...
Has anybody elese made this "experience" too?
Or is it a problem of my very old "abacus with a wire" style system?

Please let me know if there's a problem with it, i will rewrite it soon (i'm not satisfied with the compact mode anyway...)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-12 01:30:38
Now i redesigned the compact mode:
(http://www.abload.de/img/compsy9r.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=compsy9r.png)

It is more disreet than the old one, but offers less information.
I tried it few times and it seems that it doesn't needs so much time to switch between the modes.
I hope i made it more stable now.
Will release it after cleaned-up the code (maybe on thursday).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-12 05:30:37
Indeed it seems the switch to compact mode sometimes takes 10 to 30 seconds. Sometimes 3 seconds. (P4 @ 2.8Ghz, 1.5 Ram for info), don't know why.

I didn't mention it 'cos I don't use it. The switch back to normal mode takes less time (2-3 secs each time).

Otherwise, I repeat myself but it's a very good update.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: nikolai4ik on 2009-05-12 07:36:20
I realized that it lasts very long to switch between normal and compact mode sometimes...
Has anybody elese made this "experience" too?
Or is it a problem of my very old "abacus with a wire" style system?

Takes less than a second in my case (quad core, 4 gb ram)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-12 09:26:01
I played some time yesterday before and after i recreated the compact mode (don't laugh: on P4 2.2GHz 400MHZ FSB, 896MB RAM).
It seems that it doesn't came from the compact mode itself, but switching doesn't need so much time now (mostly switches immediately, but needs up to 10 seconds sometimes). Don't know why.

But: If ELPlaylist isn't the active panel on switching, it lasts much less time. So maybe its caused by it?
And: the longer the playlist, the longer lasts switching.

I considered deleting the compact mode completely or "cut" it out of the config to an extra FCL, if my recreation doesn't really help...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-12 12:15:02
thanks tedgo for the wonderful skin!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-12 17:31:44
DarkOne v1.5.1 released today

- RE-ADDED: foo_uie_tabs for switching normal/compact mode (no delay in switching)
- ADDED: an option to change default album art in ELPlaylist
  (useful for foo_covers; see User Guide chapter 3.8.1)
- FIXED: artist picture and covers doesn't refreshed on switching between layouts
- FIXED: randomly occured redraw glitches (hopefully...)
- FIXED: volume mute doesn't returns to previous value
- FIXED: some small string issues
- CHANGED: Trackinfo now in WSH Panel mod (no ugly vertical scrollbar ,))
- redesigned compact mode (i hope it is more stable now...)

Downloadlink in the first post
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-13 08:42:10
Tx for the update. Better switching indeed.

Near perfection to me (in my own use).

Do you plan any other change? (except for minor bugs).

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-13 09:06:38
I considered a thumbnail view for the big cover view, in with its possible to directly select one of the up to 20 images for display.
And probably a bar mode for the rating panel.
But i don't know if i really implement it, because DarkOne is bloated too much for my taste in-between (i made many things only on users suggestions)

And there are indeed a few bugs in v1.5.1 now...
(I encountered too late, or released it to fast )

1.) Using shortcuts in compact mode, without an opened panel, can cause foobar2000 to freeze with a wrong version from foo_uie_tabs
2.) Text in WSH Trackinfo is sometimes cut-off (i used a wrong method for measuring the text. If i don't find a solution, i'll turn back to Trackinfo mod...)

I don't think that there is some more to do now.

EDIT:
The first bug is fixed thanks T.P Wang who modified foo_uie_tabs.
So please download this plugin again
http://foobar2000.com.cn/theo/projects/fb2k-0_9_6-ports/ (http://foobar2000.com.cn/theo/projects/fb2k-0_9_6-ports/)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: elik_r on 2009-05-15 11:55:07
Hi tedgo,
great config.

One issue that I found with version 1.5 and up is the inability to edit the displayed fields in the WSH panel.
On v1.4.2 I added %producer%, %label% and %performer% to suit my needs.

When I right click on the panel, I don't get the options menu, just properties (blank) and configure, which opens up a scripting window - which is complicated and not as intuitive as in previous versions.

In the user menu you stated that there should be an "options" menu, so am I doing something wrong?

Are other people having this problem?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-15 13:11:00
Oh, sorry, i forgot to change that part in the user guide.
The chapter 3.3 refers to the Item Details panel the trackinfo was made in v1.5.
I changed it to WSH Panel mod in v1.5.1. and haven't considered that people may want to edit the displayed fields.
Is not that easy to edit WSH Panel mod (JScript) for beginners...

I'll turn back to Trackinfo mod in 1.6, since its easier to edit (and because i made a mistake in measuring the text in WSH Panel mod to wrap the text and don't find a suitable solution... ).
But i'll drop the DarkOne compact mode then, because it is separately available now.

Until then you can do the following:
Go to line 43 in the script.
You'll see entries like that:

var txt = fileinfo.MetaValue(fileinfo.MetaFind("artist"), 0);

By changing the word in brackets you can change or edit the entries.
This is the correct way for Metadata at least. For Fileinfos (such available at the properties tab in the file properties) it has to look like this:

txt = fileinfo.InfoValue(fileinfo.InfoFind("codec"));
         
It may be easier for you to use titleformatting instead.
So take a look at line 58 to see how to do it.

If you want to add new entries instead of editing the existing ones, please add lines like this:
txt = fb.TitleFormat("%producer%").Eval();
this.addStrMeasure(txt, strMeasureArray, g_font_b, RGBA(192, 192, 192, 255), gr);

(Don't forget the second line for each new entry! It contains the used placement, font and colour of the string)

I hope i could explain it good enough now.
Would've been better if i had placed variables at the top of the script...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-15 20:22:17
First: many thanks for this skin. I love it. Keep up the good work.

I have a question. I rate my albums (a tag called %album rating%) so I would like to be able to see this information (with stars) in the ELplaylist (at the top, where the name of the album is).  I already tried to change things but I could not find a solution (I only messed up). Do you have a simple solution for me?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-15 21:00:45
Depends on where you want to have this album rating displayed

Try this:
Go to ELPlaylists settings --> Script --> Group header tab and scroll down to the GROUP INFO part.
Replace the whole part with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- GROUP-INFO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$font(Segoe UI,13,)
$drawtextex($upper($if(%artist%,%album artist%,Various Artists)),$add(%el_height%,14),7,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),22,0-0-0,right top end_ellipsis)
$drawtextex($upper($if(%artist%,%album artist%,Various Artists)),$add(%el_height%,13),5,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),22,$get(txt.col),right top end_ellipsis)

$drawtextex($if2(%date%,[$left(%last_modified%,10)]),$sub(%el_width%,114),7,110,22,0-0-0,hcenter top)
$drawtextex($if2(%date%,[$left(%last_modified%,10)]),$sub(%el_width%,115),5,110,22,$get(txt.col),hcenter top)

$font(Segoe UI,8,bold)
$drawtextex($upper($if(%album%,%album%[ - Disc %discnumber%][/%totaldiscs%],$if($stricmp(%codec%,cdda),Compact Disc,$if(%length%,%directoryname%,%title%)))),$add(%el_height%,14),25,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),16,0-0-0,right top end_ellipsis)
$drawtextex($upper($if(%album%,%album%[ - Disc %discnumber%][/%totaldiscs%],$if($stricmp(%codec%,cdda),Compact Disc,$if(%length%,%directoryname%,%title%)))),$add(%el_height%,13),24,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),16,$get(txt.col),right top end_ellipsis)

$drawtextex($upper($if2(%genre%,- Not specified -)),$sub(%el_width%,114),25,110,16,0-0-0,hcenter top end_ellipsis)
$drawtextex($upper($if2(%genre%,- Not specified -)),$sub(%el_width%,115),24,110,16,$get(txt.col),hcenter top end_ellipsis)

$font(Segoe UI,8,)
$drawtextex(%el_item_count% $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,Track,Tracks) | %codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%],$add(%el_height%,14),37,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),16,0-0-0,right top end_ellipsis)
$drawtextex(%el_item_count% $ifequal(%el_item_count%,1,Track,Tracks) | %codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%],$add(%el_height%,13),36,$sub(%el_width%,$add(%el_height%,147)),16,$if(%el_isplaying%,128-192-255,$if(%el_selected%,96-160-224,64-128-192)),right top end_ellipsis)

$drawtextex($if(%length%,%el_sum_length%,),$sub(%el_width%,47),37,37,16,0-0-0-255,right top end_ellipsis)
$drawtextex($if(%length%,%el_sum_length%,),$sub(%el_width%,48),36,37,16,$if(%el_isplaying%,128-192-255,$if(%el_selected%,96-160-224,64-128-192)),right top end_ellipsis)

$puts(album.rate,$if2(%album rating%,0))
$imageabs($sub(%el_width%,108),36,52,16,./DarkOne\Rating\Blue$get(album.rate).png)

I made a quick "workaround" for your album rating

Btw. 1.6 is still in progress and i already deleted the Compact mode, since it is available separately here: http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/CompactOne-v1-0-122490274 (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/CompactOne-v1-0-122490274)
(For all who cannot live without it )

Now i want to further simplify the config to have it lightweight as possible.

So my question:
Is there anyone who really needs up to 20 images in the big cover view?
I would love to "cut" it down to the five artreader uses (customizable and clickable of course).
I decided against a thumbnail view, although i have a ready to use solution still.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 21:31:10
Freakn' A....I love this theme!

Thanks for the update.

Now I have to re-edit everything for my font and what not...also, I may go back to yellow stars for ratings.


Switch between compact to full size was always slow here too on xp 2500barton @3200barton with 2gigs memory dual channle mode.

I dont have transparency in use on this box cause it seems, as it is already, that starting foobar2000 with this theme takes forever to load.
I am guessing transparency will add to resource usage. I do like that semi transparent picture in background of playlist, does this change per song/album and if so, what pictures is it using...same as the pictures in the mouseover we talked about a few pages back?

I did like the glowblur effect ya had on the font scheme, I kept that.


The fact that you keep fixing/modifying,is also, as said above, why I like this theme too.

Keep up the great work and thanks again.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 21:33:15
No need for 20 images in big cover view, I myself do not even use big cover view.

Makeing the theme lightweight is a great goal.

Thank you.


ps
Not even a hiccup on I7 vista x64 box.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-15 21:38:24
Yes, its true. loading DarkOne takes some time...
Maybe caused from the WSH Panel mods i used in it (about 10...), because i remember it was faster before.
That for i want to simplify the config now.
I'm not satisfied with its memory load and cpu consumption.

My original intention was to get a fast and functional configuration.
Functions are bloated in the meantime, but i have acclimated with them and is hard to decide what functions i should keep or remove...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-15 22:21:23
Depends on where you want to have this album rating displayed

I made a quick "workaround" for your album rating


Great. That should do it! Many thanks. I also don't need 20 covers in big view.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-15 22:42:19
I also don't need 20 covers in big view.

Good to know
I'll change this in hope it will help improving startup time (a little at least...)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 23:05:56
Seems I updated just now, and updated all used  componants for this theme, removed wsh panel and added wsh panel mod and I get this on first open...ignore font change at right, I was playing before trying to fix the panels.

1.4 installed and loaded working out of the box, this one 1.5.1 loaded the fcl and got these green thingys.

(http://www.postimage.org/aV1ICGPS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1ICGPS)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 23:21:13
After reloading the fcl All but one panel is good and console says;

Error: WSH Panel Mod (HWND: 0x2808e6): Microsoft JScript runtime error:
Invalid procedure call or argument
Ln: 281, Col: 3


Any ideas...is this the redraw problem?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 23:26:14
Ahhh, fixed it.
Renamed rating .png from grey to yellow and all is good.
Apparantly had to grab images from rar again...some were missing.

thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-15 23:27:40
One other thing.... I like the 1.4.2 seekbar size and position better than in the 1.5.1 version...can I get it back to way it was and how to do so?


The old way was the big bar atop the elplaylist I believe.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-16 01:25:34
I have one more question . The cover that it's suppose to show when the mouse goes over the ELplaylist is the one from the artist. Right? With me it doesn't work. In fact it doesn't say "image not available" like when I don't have pictures from the artist. It just show the background with the tracks. If I put the code that you gave to substitute "artist" with "album", everything works. What am I missing?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-16 01:32:41
Artist.
Ya have to make sure your artist dir is the same.
There is mention of this in the readme pdf file.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 08:18:41
Oh, so many things at once...

@Ironwalker
I had this error with WSH Panel mod (all panels are with the default script - green volumebar) only with an unofficial version that T.P Wang posted somewhere as workaround for an unwanted behaviour. But he deleted the link after reporting this bug...
Be sure you have the latest official 1.1.7!
However, you should ensure the DarkOne folder is in the right directory!
This is not the redraw problem

Renaming from Grey.png to Yellow shouldn't work. This is strange...

To get back the old seekbar is very difficult, since the new seekbar is placed in the side panel now.
Not easy to move it...

You had to go to Columns UI --> Layout tab --> click on all wsh panels and go to configure to see which one is the seekbar --> right-click on it --> copy panel --> right-click on the main pss splitter --> pate it --> click on the pss --> configure, and force the layout above the playlist.
The placement is not easy too...
I don't recommend to do it at all.
If you want to stick on the old seekbar, i'll advice you to stay on 1.4.2.
You could have the "cosmetical" changes in ELPlaylist by right-click in the new 1.5 one, settings --> "export" (a button on the bottom) and import the file to the 1.4.2 elplaylist.
But you would miss other changes i made in 1.5...

@eradumvelhinho
It is caused by ELPlaylist 0.6.5.3(.1)b.
The imageabs function was changed and has a delay now, but unfortunately it doesn't loads the artist picture somehow...
I don't know why.
But you should be able to diplay it when you change a setting:
Right-click in the Playlist --> Settings --> Popup(Background) tab.
Scroll down to "// ----- ARTIST PICTURE" part and change this string:
$if($findfile($get(artist.pic)),
   $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc)
to this:
$if($findfile($get(artist.pic)),
   $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc nodelay)
or this:
$if($findfile($get(artist.pic)),
   $drawimage(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc)

If you've already set up the artist picture in extended variables (like described in the user guide chapter 2.1) that should work.

Btw. you should wait with configuring 1.5.1.
I decided to change some things in DarkOne 1.5 to "update" it to work with the new ELPlaylist and will upload a last full featured DarkOne v1.5.2 today (maybe on evening).

EDIT: typo (as long as i found it )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-16 09:21:45
Oh, so many things at once...

@eradumvelhinho
It is caused by ELPlaylist 0.6.5.3(.1)b.

Btw. you should wait with configuring 1.5.1.
I decided to change some things in DarkOne 1.5 to "update" it to work with the new ELPlaylist and will upload a last full featured DarkOne v1.5.2 today (maybe on evening).


Uau!!! Many many thanks. Your support is really very good and very fast  The second change to that lines worked very well. I will wait for the upgrade (I only altered small things).

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 09:29:51
Ok, i was again faster than expected

DarkOne v1.5.2 released today

Downloadlink and changelog in the first post.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-05-16 09:59:00
Thanks for update
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-16 14:11:43
Why my album art (cover.jpg) doesn't show on ELPlaylist? It work on previous version, but now it only show embedded album art
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 14:32:01
Please update to the latest ELPlaylist 0.6.5.3.2b
http://foo2k.chottu.net/ (http://foo2k.chottu.net/)

If it doesn't help, go to Settings --> field definition and change the path in __ART_PATH__ to cover.* and the option in __ART_OPTION__ to wc nodelay, as described in the user guide chapter 3.8.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: IgorG on 2009-05-16 15:10:26
Hey I was wondering if I could get some help I installed Darkone along with the components but it ends up with script errors like this:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png (http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png)

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-16 15:17:38
Please update to the latest ELPlaylist 0.6.5.3.2b
http://foo2k.chottu.net/ (http://foo2k.chottu.net/)

If it doesn't help, go to Settings --> field definition and change the path in __ART_PATH__ to cover.* and the option in __ART_OPTION__ to wc nodelay, as described in the user guide chapter 3.8.

I have no idea how to modify a code. Could you please give an example :- here is my album art path :- C:\Users\Music\ Album folder* (*album folder because i put the cover.jpg in all my album folder located at the C:\Users\Music\ same as i configured artist path in extended variables.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-16 15:23:27
Hey I was wondering if I could get some help I installed Darkone along with the components but it ends up with script errors like this:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png (http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png)

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

you must put the DarkOne folder from the ZIP to your foobar2000 intallation path. Eg:- C:\Progam Files\Foobar2000\
Title: DarkOne
Post by: IgorG on 2009-05-16 15:32:48
Hey I was wondering if I could get some help I installed Darkone along with the components but it ends up with script errors like this:

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png (http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6602/95781876.png)

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

you must put the DarkOne folder from the ZIP to your foobar2000 intallation path. Eg:- C:\Progam Files\Foobar2000\


Problem solved. I had the folder in a different installation path. Thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-16 15:39:50
Please update to the latest ELPlaylist 0.6.5.3.2b
http://foo2k.chottu.net/ (http://foo2k.chottu.net/)

If it doesn't help, go to Settings --> field definition and change the path in __ART_PATH__ to cover.* and the option in __ART_OPTION__ to wc nodelay, as described in the user guide chapter 3.8.

Okay problem solved, my external abum art showed on the ELPlaylist after change _ART_PATH_ to $directory_path(%path%)\cover.jpg  , but the problem is my embedded album art does not show. Maybe i'll wait for the ELPlaylist update.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 16:07:13
Do you use foo_covers?
Then try with __ART_PATH__:%el_group_first_path% and __ART_OPTION__:artreader nodelay
That should take the embedded art.
But may be that you won't have luck at all, since foo_covers doesn't support embedded album art properly.
And ELPlaylist doesn't seem to support foo_covers for the moment...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-05-16 16:53:13
Tedgo, I absolutely love your new config.

A little suggestion regarding text formatting in 'bio' section. Is it possible to make bio text justified like this?

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2483/darkonebio1.png) (http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3313/darkonebio2.png)

Thanks in advance.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 16:57:28
Sorry, not to my knowledge...
You should ask this question (as feature request, i'd love an option for justification too ) in the Biography view thread.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-16 17:30:00
Sorry, not to my knowledge...
You should ask this question (as feature request, i'd love an option for justification too ) in the Biography view thread.

Ted, how to display Record label like that one on your screenshot?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-16 18:25:33
You have to tag your files with a COPYRIGHT tag.
Or if you already have a LABEL tag, you have to change the settings in Trackinfo mod (v1.5.2)

Right-click on the trackinfo and choose "Settings".
In the seventh line (that begins with $char(10)©...) replace the part %copyright% with %label% or %discogs_label% or whatever your label tag is called.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-17 07:15:59
Hey tedgo, nice config you get here. Anyway, is there anyway to fix the stars script error problem if we play a song that is not in our default playylist? Like Last.FM radio playlist.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-17 08:45:17
Hm, no problem here...
What is the error called in the foobar console?

Try the latest WSH Panel mod 1.1.8b: http://code.google.com/p/foo-wsh-panel-mod/downloads/list (http://code.google.com/p/foo-wsh-panel-mod/downloads/list)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-18 07:54:03
What is the difference between compactone and darkone compact mode?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-18 09:33:34
CompactOne is the standalone version from the current DarkOne compact mode.
In CompactOne there are other panels as in DarkOne compact mode (Library view instead of Panel Switcher and Filters, Lyrics Show Panel instead of Item Details Panel for the lyrics, a "Now Playing" button instead of the button to return to the normal mode (because there is no normal mode ), an improved rating panel which takes care of online radio, cd playback and last.fm (it is disabled then) and a play indicator).

I'll remove the compact mode from DarkOne in the next release to improve performance (not necessary to load two layouts each time ).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-18 10:29:33
I'll remove the compact mode from DarkOne in the next release to improve performance (not necessary to load two layouts each time ).


It has such a impact in terms of speed? I'm asking this because I don't notice speed problems (and my computer is old). In fact, right now this skin is much faster than my old default UI.
And (in the future) when we want to change between modes we just load the compact one?I think I will stay with this version.

Another question. Is there a way to display the number of elements of each playlist (example: temp (1234))? Or another (simple) way to know how many items each playlist has?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-18 10:42:45
No, it doesn't effect speed when loading two layouts the same time, only startup time.
But it increases memory load.
And my original intention was to create a configuration, that looks good but doesn't need much ressources.
I'll make some more tests with and without compact mode.
Maybe i revise my decision

For "items in a playlist":
You can do it in your playlist switcher.
Go to Preferences --> Columns UI --> Playlist switcher, enable "Use titleformatting for playlist title in panel" and give this string in the codebox:
$if(%is_playing%,> ,)$if(%is_locked%,***,)%title%$tab()%size% Items

This is the "original" string in my DarkOne
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-18 11:43:24
I'll remove the compact mode from DarkOne in the next release to improve performance (not necessary to load two layouts each time ).

Yes, i think you should remove it, for me i don't need 2 skin and we have the perfect DarkOne skin which is easier to navigate, editing etc. why need compact mode??
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-18 12:10:36
Quote
...why need compact mode??

Yes, thats the question i asked myself
I never used it. And with its new design, it doesn't really fit to the main design any longer.
But for those who wants it i released it separately (and will maintain it too).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-05-18 14:02:06
why need compact mode??


In my case I use it to stay in one side of the working space (along with messenger, for example). That way I can easily use the browser (word, excel, etc) and I am still able to see what's playing, to rate it, to see if the cover is present, etc.

Thanks again tedgo for the string. It worked.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-18 14:41:13
I think I would use the compact mode if I had a 24 inches wide screen. In order to put it somewhere I could see it while surfing the net or writing to word. But on 20 or 22 inches screens, it's not possible in a fully comfortable way. So in this use, i think compact mode is not needed. I'm on P4 @ 2.8Gh 1.5 Ram and for me, a small cpu/ram foobar config is a must-have.

Still perfect config for my use. Except -I know it has been discussed before- I miss the use of the mouse wheel to adjust the volume. It's quite annoying to have to click several times to increase or decrease volume. I also know it would not fitt perfectly the esthetics but you never know, maybe tedgo is in a "Maybe i revise my decision" mood

To answer tedgo about the numbers of jpg used in album folder : the maximum pictures I personaly have is 6 (front, back, disc for sure; then sometimes inlay and other pictures) + 1 artist picture.



Here is your config with Calibri & Swis721 Cn BT D-Type fonts. They are good fonts for this release in my opinion; just fitt perfectly.

(click picture for full size)

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7074/sanstitre1x.jpg) (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sanstitre1x.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-18 17:06:02
I don't think that i will reimplement the compact mode (still working on 1.6 without it).
It uses at about 20% more RAM than DarkOne without compact mode...

And having it open nearby other apps is really only possible on very big screens (i have 17" only).
But for this purpose there was a plugin that pops up from the taskbar on track change.
Can't remember the name though and don't know if its still working on vista...

@Wilde
"Maybe i revise my decision"
I thought about it still for v1.5 and had an idea for a volume "wheel".
But wanted to implement it in a new config based on CompactOne design.
Let's see what future brings...

Good fonts.
But unfortunately the good looking Swis 721 is not for free and not available in Windows or an Office suite by default...
Have you changed the main colour of ELPlaylist to grey?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-18 19:25:19
"Maybe i revise my decision"

This one could becoma your slogan tedgo



Quote
Have you changed the main colour of ELPlaylist to grey?


If you're talking about header yes, it's a basic 150-150-150 that fit with my Windows theme.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-18 20:00:15
Something i could live with:
(http://www.abload.de/img/protovolume6q85.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=protovolume6q85.png)

But no "Mute"-Button then (no place for it...)
Maybe i find a solution or will renounce "Mute" (its easy to click on the left white stripe or using the mouse wheel to lowering the volume, so there should be no need for an additional mute button).

No needed "COMPACT" button (because there is no compact mode then) will become "PREF" button.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-05-20 08:19:08
At first see, it's a nice volume wheel. And Indeed the "mute" then takes place on the left white stripes.

The show console/toolbar/statusbar previous buttons were very nice but this new implementation you propose seems a bit more in correlation with main esthetics.

Have a nice day tedgo, take the time you need to test it.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 09:04:38
I made a test with an external mute button:
[a href="http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=protovolumegp58.png" target="_blank"]
I only made try&error to fit it to my needs.
Will write my own code these days.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-05-20 10:33:31
no problem for the code, it si shared with everyone, you can mod it as you want. TP Wang has enhanced it too, so, i'm not the only contributor, i was the starter of this knob button
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 10:40:36
Thanks for this offer, but since i don't understand the code (what a shame  ) and only tried to fit it to my needs with try & error, i may have to write my own

I have a problem with the code: it doesn't jumps to the position i click to...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-05-20 10:57:10
Any ETA on the new version where there is separated compact and full config ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 11:28:45
The Compact mode is already separately available HERE (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/CompactOne-v1-0-1-122490274)

DarkOne v1.6 is far away from alpha-state and needs some improvement still
I will remove foo_exvar too which may cause to set up artist pictures twice (if you haven't stored your artist pictures like the default ui artreaders way - in the music folder and called "artist.jpg").
But the user guide will "guide" you through the process

I already simplified the big cover view: only 5 pictures on click (artreader or custom images).

Another things i want to do:
- "marry" the 4 wsh panel mods and the trackinfo used in the left panel to one wsh panel mod. But this has to wait until there is an easy way to measure the text for the trackinfo (not that easy at the moment).
- improve some code
- different grouping and sort schemes for ELPlaylist (may need your help for this: what grouping and sort schemes are needed?)

At the moment i decreased memory load at about 25% on startup, and will decrease it some more.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-20 14:06:58
The Compact mode is already separately available HERE (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/CompactOne-v1-0-1-122490274)

DarkOne v1.6 is far away from alpha-state and needs some improvement still
I will remove foo_exvar too which may cause to set up artist pictures twice (if you haven't stored your artist pictures like the default ui artreaders way - in the music folder and called "artist.jpg").
But the user guide will "guide" you through the process

I already simplified the big cover view: only 5 pictures on click (artreader or custom images).

Another things i want to do:
- "marry" the 4 wsh panel mods and the trackinfo used in the left panel to one wsh panel mod. But this has to wait until there is an easy way to measure the text for the trackinfo (not that easy at the moment).
- improve some code
- different grouping and sort schemes for ELPlaylist (may need your help for this: what grouping and sort schemes are needed?)

At the moment i decreased memory load at about 25% on startup, and will decrease it some more.

sound great, can you give some teaser/screenshot?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 14:14:24
Not needed
No real cosmetical changes.
Except few minor things (for instance: remove round edges in ELPlaylist).
And maybe i will redesign the display, but i don't have a clue about it at the moment.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lokioki on 2009-05-20 14:21:23
The Compact mode is already separately available HERE (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/CompactOne-v1-0-1-122490274)

DarkOne v1.6 is far away from alpha-state and needs some improvement still
I will remove foo_exvar too which may cause to set up artist pictures twice (if you haven't stored your artist pictures like the default ui artreaders way - in the music folder and called "artist.jpg").
But the user guide will "guide" you through the process

I already simplified the big cover view: only 5 pictures on click (artreader or custom images).

Another things i want to do:
- "marry" the 4 wsh panel mods and the trackinfo used in the left panel to one wsh panel mod. But this has to wait until there is an easy way to measure the text for the trackinfo (not that easy at the moment).
- improve some code
- different grouping and sort schemes for ELPlaylist (may need your help for this: what grouping and sort schemes are needed?)

At the moment i decreased memory load at about 25% on startup, and will decrease it some more.

sound great, can you give some teaser/screenshot?


This itself is a teaser :3
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-20 16:30:45
Nice update. The new WSH panels are really good. How about an equalizer button?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 16:36:56
I thought about an equalizer button still (below the wood-tick mute button ).
But i will not add these two buttons to the config.

Or?
Maybe i revise my decision
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-20 16:40:46
Well, equalizer is useless to me. I never used it. I prefer original sound.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 16:48:29
Me too
I only thought about it since the mute button was so lonesome 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-20 16:53:54
About the volume circle, I suggest making a tooltip which shows the current volume value when mouse over the circle. And a audio balance bar?(the left speaker, right speaker balancing bar or something like that).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 17:05:17
I don't know a possibility in foobar to set balance.
For the current volume i thought about recoding my display script and display the current volume in it.
But its only an idea, maybe i go another way.
Tooltip is one of it.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: elik_r on 2009-05-20 18:03:00
how about making a darkone themed popup, perhaps based on pretty_popup?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-05-20 18:29:12
Thanks tedgo, I redownloaded and fixed...I must have gotten an early version and had the green panels.

The grey to yellow change didnt fix a thing.

Sorry for delay in reply, was extremely busy.
I also have gotten used to the new seekbar thanks.

I read back a page you removed rounded edges in elplaylist....why?
Round edges give the player such a modern look.
I love rounded edges...all my linux boxes with fluxbox has rounded edges in the theme thanks to fluxbox
Optional for us users?

I also forgot the code that illuminated the text... "glowblur" or something like that.

Have not tried the next version, I may wait for 1.6 and stick with 1.5.1 for now.
I keep saving cfg changes but your updates sometime are so different I cannot use them.


Again, keep up the great work/support and thank you.

lol, I don't even know why I am into a theme at all, I never see my player.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-20 19:07:42
I think it looks more modern without round edges...
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/1_6fup2.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_6fup2.png)
(as you can see, nearly no difference to v1.5.x; display may be changed until release but i don't know at the moment...)

I'm searching for a modern font, but haven't found any good looking free font for use with DarkOne...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-29 09:37:14
This 1.52 version really rocks...!
Great, everything works and it's definitelly the only one for me.
What modifications did I make?
I have changed position of seekbar under buttons, so I can fastforward more quickly.
Therefore the rating panel went down, just above the display.
I have replaced channel spectrum panel in the middle left with peakmetter spectrum, because it's the only component that can look like those old cassete tape decks I liked so much 20 years ago.
I have some questions, though.
1. How can I make fonts bigger and glowing in the Trackinfo, as it was in the version 1.42 ?
2. Can I put "Display.png" from 1.42 version back where it was, in the background of display and peakmetter spectrum ?
3. And also the background picture of bottom left, I couldn't find it anywhere in the 1.42 but it was visible...

I'm keeping the 1.4.2 fcl, in case I cant make these changes to 1.5.2... than I would revert to the old one and change colors to blue...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-29 10:14:32
At first:
Congratulations!
I also replaced Channel Spectrum panel with Peakmeter Spectrum for the Peakmeter (but caused by CPU consumption).

In v1.6 you will not be able to move the seekbar because i merged the display script and the seekbar into one script (to show the seek time in the display directly and i don't need two separate wsh panels).

Now to your questions:
1.) Look into the script from 1.4.2 how it was made. You can install a portable foobar2000 and load the fcl to do this, so you don't need to load it in your "main" foobar.
Here is the complete wiki about Trackinfo mod, if you want to change other stuff too:
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti...rackinfo_mod%29 (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Components_0.9/Track_Info_Panel_Mod_%28foo_uie_trackinfo_mod%29)

2.) You can, but it needs some new calculations of the text and the rectangles in the new display...
And peakmeter spectrum doesn't supports transparency so it may look not as good as with channel spectrum panel.
Right-Click in the display and choose "Configure".
Then add this line to the top of the panel:
var img = gdi.Image(fb.FoobarPath + "DarkOne\\Images\\Display.png");

then scroll down to function on_paint(gr) (should be at line 107 now) and add these line to it:
gr.DrawImage(img, 0, 0, ww, wh, 0, 0, img.Width, img.Height);

You will have to look if it looks better as first line (so all other stuff will be drawn over it) or as last line in on_paint (so all other stuff will be drawn under the image).
But as i said, you will have to recalculate all the text and rectangles placements...

3.) What do you mean with a "background picture at bottom left"? There was no background picture...
Only drawn round rectangles. You could re-add them again to the artwork script though.
Right-click on the bottom left side and choose "Splitter Settings --> Panel list --> Artwork (second entry in the panel list) --> Configure and and these lines to the top of the script:
function RGBA(r, g, b, a) {
   return ((a << 24) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | (b));
}

Then scroll down to "function on_paint(gr)".
Add these lines to the end of this function:
gr.SetSmoothingMode(4);   
gr.DrawRoundRect(1, 1, ww-3, wh-3, 6, 6, 2, RGBA(255, 255, 255, 32));
gr.DrawRoundRect(0, 0, ww-3, wh-3, 6, 6, 2, RGB(0, 0, 0));

You will have to re-calculate placement for the images too...

EDIT:
If you only want to have the blue colours in the ELPlaylist, you could easily export the settings from the v1.5.2 and import them to your ELPlaylist in v1.4.2.
Right-click in the v1.5.2 ELPlaylist and choose "Settings --> Export", then go to v1.4.2, right-click in its ELPlaylist and choose "Settings --> Import".

EDIT2:
Btw. a screenshot from the progress for v1.6 (only minor "cosmetical" changes though...)
(http://www.abload.de/thumb/1_6_alpha4780.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_6_alpha4780.png)
Compact mode will be definitely dropped
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-29 15:38:49
I like the new seekbar. It looks more professional.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-29 15:53:10
And i hope, it will WORK more professional
Seektime will be displayed in the display instead of the seekbar (besides volume changes will be displayed here too).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-29 16:11:12
There's something with the blipping circle, the one at the left of the song's name when we playing the song. Its not circle enough(when it glows). The left part of the circle's glow, its like being cut off.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-29 16:16:46
Can't confirm here...
Can you provide a screenshot?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-29 16:28:06
Getting one or for easier, look closely at your config. You'll notice it.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-29 16:33:50
Oh, you simply mean the glow in the "MiniPlaylist" on the left bottom side?
Its normal because its on the left end of the playlist.
Or do you mean something else?

The circle is circle enough here...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-29 21:03:14
Oh, you simply mean the glow in the "MiniPlaylist" on the left bottom side?
Its normal because its on the left end of the playlist.
Or do you mean something else?

The circle is circle enough here...


Thank you for great work!
  When you are planing post version 1.6?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-29 21:55:13
I still have to rewrite some JScripts and maybe change some features.
Release of v1.6 is planned for end of June.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 12:06:03
Thank you!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 14:46:36
Some problems:
1. Cant import settings  for channel spectrum
2. Losted preferences item File Types
3. No album covers in Elp playlist headers and in popups.
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1655/feo.jpg)


for sample will be good get this results :

http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=picture1rdbo.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=picture1rdbo.png)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-30 15:41:00
1.) You should ensure to have the correct version numbers of the plugins
Channel spectrum panel v0.17.2 (you probably dowloaded 0.1.6)
http://foo2k.chottu.net/ (http://foo2k.chottu.net/)

2.) "File Types" in preferences is only available in foobar2000 standard installation, not portable installation

3.) In ELPlaylist popups are not the album covers by default but the artist pictures set up like described in the user guide chapter 2.1./2.2.
If you want album cover instead, please right-click in the ELPlaylist and choose "Settings --> Script --> Popup(background) tab" and scroll down to the // ----- ARTIST PICTURE part.
Please replace in:
Code: [Select]
$if($findfile($get(artist.pic)),
    $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc nodelay)
,
    $if(%length%,
        $font(Segoe UI,7,)
        $drawtextex(- Image not available -,3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),192-192-192,hcenter vcenter)
    ,
        $drawimage(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$if2(%darkone_radio_pic%,%foobar_path%DarkOne\Images\Radio.png))
    )
)


the part $get(artist.pic) with the path to your covers (e.g. $directory_path(%path%)\folder.jpg).
If you want to use the foobar2000 artreader simply enter %path% and replace wc with artreader or artreader_front (depends on what works best for you).

For the cover in the group header, please go to the "field definition" tab and change __ART_OPTION__ value to artreader nodelay.
If it doesn't help, please replace the value in __ART_PATH__ with the path to your covers and delete the word artreader in __ART_OPTION__.

Btw. i will make it easier in v1.6
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 17:00:04
Thank you for help.
Fix all problems, without popups (
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-30 17:16:03
Have you tried my workaround, if you want to display covers in the popup?
It should work then...

Btw. you haven't set the background of the popup transparent
Please right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> misc tab, enable colour key --> click on the "colour" button and choose the transparent colour.
(Please read the user guide chapter 2.2, if you have problems following this instruction )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 18:20:02
Everything turned out. Thank you great.
just do not know a white frame around popup, that is normal?
(http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1655/feo.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-30 18:24:23
That was what i meant with "transparent" colour for popup in my last post

Please see user guide, chapter 2.2 (ELPlaylist)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 18:57:46

All excellent, Sorry.
Now to complete happiness is not enough just chronflow, where is the bottom.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-30 20:01:03
I haven't inserted chronflow because it doesn't work on my system
You could replace the big cover view with chronflow if you really wants it.
Just look into the splitter settings, notice left, top, width and height settings from BigCover panel, add the chronflow element, enter the values from bigcover view, rename chronflow in the panel list to "BigCover" and the delete the previous BigCover panel.
Now you only need to setup chronflow.
I can't help you with it, because - as i said earlier - it doesn't work on my system, so i never tried to set it up
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Feodorit on 2009-05-30 21:40:15
I haven't inserted chronflow because it doesn't work on my system
You could replace the big cover view with chronflow if you really wants it.
Just look into the splitter settings, notice left, top, width and height settings from BigCover panel, add the chronflow element, enter the values from bigcover view, rename chronflow in the panel list to "BigCover" and the delete the previous BigCover panel.
Now you only need to setup chronflow.
I can't help you with it, because - as i said earlier - it doesn't work on my system, so i never tried to set it up

I cant remove "BigCover" 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-30 21:44:50
Preferences --> Columsn UI --> Layout tab:
(http://www.abload.de/img/deletebigcover2j0u.png) (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=deletebigcover2j0u.png)
Right-click on the red illustrated "Panel Stack Splitter" and choose "Remove panel".
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-31 00:30:33
Tedgo,

Take a look at this peakmetter settings.

(http://www.abload.de/img/psuczf.png)


And channel spectrum, only blue peaks.

(http://www.abload.de/img/cs7hbj.png)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 04:50:36
It seems that you gave up to re-implement the display.png
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-31 10:19:59
The white borders on the right and the bottom of the popup still appear after I configured the color key. I wonder why?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 10:32:28
Have you checked "enable color key"?
Then it should work...

If not, you have to find out whats your "system colour 15" and enter the values in "Colour..."
There was a program called SystemColoursViewer (google) but i don't know if it works on Vista...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-05-31 10:56:18
Great config, love it  Got a question though, what's the best way of grouping albums with more than one artist? Because atm, those make two or more drop downs on the ELPlaylist. Exampel is the U2 - U218 Singles album, one of the tracks they feat Green Day, and that makes its own drop down with "U2 And Green Day". I would like to group it all under one album if possible.

Thanks in advance!


Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 10:59:16
Tag this albums with an ALBUM ARTIST tag called "U2".
Similar i recommend you to use this album artist tag for other compilations with different artists (with a tag value like "VA" or "Various Artists" etc.)
Then it should work.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-05-31 11:19:02
Another question, how do you show album art in the ELPlaylist? The big image on the side is showing, but the small ones in the playlist are not. My music structure is like this: X:\Music\Artist\Album\ the files and the album art called folder.jpg.
I assume i have to change "Art_path: %el_group_first_path%" under the elplaylist settings with something else?

And once more, thanks =)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 11:24:28
No, you have to change __ART_OPTION__ from artreader_front to artreader.
I made a mistake in ELPlaylist settings 
artreader_front only seems to refer to front.jpg not folder.jpg...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-05-31 14:25:53
The SystemColorsViewer said my system color 15 is 240 240 240. What is it? I know nothing.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-31 14:52:39
No, you have to change __ART_OPTION__ from artreader_front to artreader.
I made a mistake in ELPlaylist settings 
artreader_front only seems to refer to front.jpg not folder.jpg...

Why ELPlaylist (the small box beside the album title) can't read embedded cover artwork and external artwork at the same time? if i use wc_front no delay, the embedded artwork wont display but the external display correctly. My album artwork named is cover.jpg, do i need to change it to folder.jpg/front.jpg to use artreader_front nodelay command?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-05-31 15:24:19
The "Activate Now Playing" button, doesn't seem to be working yet? Or have i just missed something while i went through the .pdf file?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 16:28:14
@acrox999
Now right-click in the ELPlaylist --> Settings --> misc tab --> check "Enable color key" --> click on "colour..." and enter as value for red, green and blue 240.

@Seeking_Lossless
You don't need to rename your covers, just change __ART_OPTION__ from artreader_front nodelay to artreader nodelay

@Nitrius
The "Activate now playing" button is working as long a file is playing (chapter 3.7 in the user guide).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-05-31 17:55:06
@Seeking_Lossless
You don't need to rename your covers, just change __ART_OPTION__ from artreader_front nodelay to artreader nodelay

Still, i need to specify the _ART_PATH_ like : $directory_path(%path%)\cover.jpg, to make the ELPlaylist read my external album art. If i do this my embedded art won't show, so how can i make it read my embedded art?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-31 18:25:26
@tedgo
Quote
It seems that you gave up to re-implement the display.png


Yes, tough one... 

But maybe you can make one subversion of your future 1.6, just for me 

This version of mine will have black display.png in the background, seekbar right under buttons, replay gain DB values in the display...

I promise not to aplly for future support or warranty of any kind 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-05-31 20:43:58
@dkjazz
Quote
But maybe you can make one subversion of your future 1.6, just for me

Hm... hm...
I don't think that this will be possible.
Maybe a "v1.5.2 Special dkjazz Edition" with some string optimizations from v1.6 and your beloved display.
But v1.6 won't be possible with your needs.
You might remember me...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-05-31 23:18:17
Great!
But then again, that v1.6 volume knobe looks promising 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-06-01 07:32:19
Why? The borders are still there.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-01 07:52:04
Is "Enable color key" really checked?
Then it can't have white borders if you've set up transparent color or your systemcolor 15.
If it still has white borders you should probably post a bug report in the ELPlaylist thread.

@dkjazz
Maybe i could implement it for you (or you could do by yourself) in a v1.5.2 SE.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: dkjazz on 2009-06-01 09:49:51
Tedgo, I intend to keep up with your work in the future and therefore try every new version of your work, although this 1.5.2 SE seems to be perfect for me in the future.
This 1.5.2 SE fcl settings would be always active and backed up in case of conflict with new versions.
I would be much greatfull if you could implement it for me, in the hours of your free time, no rush please...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: acrox999 on 2009-06-01 10:34:46
Is "Enable color key" really checked?
Then it can't have white borders if you've set up transparent color or your systemcolor 15.
If it still has white borders you should probably post a bug report in the ELPlaylist thread.

@dkjazz
Maybe i could implement it for you (or you could do by yourself) in a v1.5.2 SE.

FINALLY!!! No more white borders!!!  I have to set them in the three of the ELPLaylists. Three ELP lol. And I got the ratings with bar mode working. But, how to change the stars to bar mode above the trackinfo mod?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-01 13:41:12
Bar mode is an extra "feature" of the playlists only. Not available in the rating panel.
I considered a bar mode for it too, though...
Let's see what future brings
Title: DarkOne
Post by: v.43 on 2009-06-08 18:32:55
thank you Tedgo for this amazing config!

i took some of your ideas to edit my old configuration, and this is the result:


here are the settings (http://www.zshare.net/download/6111211582c0894e/) (EDITED)
i took your code for the seekbar, but as i tried to avoid the use of WSH i wrote some new code in pss for anything else.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-06-08 18:44:58
thank you Tedgo for this amazing config!

i took some of your ideas to edit my old configuration, and this is the result:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2vdk2vd.jpg (http://i43.tinypic.com/2vdk2vd.jpg)
i hope you don't mind

...


i like your top panel, nice
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-08 18:59:26
Thanks for this screenshot
You should consider, that the DarkOne font looks good with font size 14 only, though...
It is made for the DarkOne display that uses this font size.
But nice to see that it is used in other configs too
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-06-22 03:31:10
News or updates on 1.6 ?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-22 07:44:46
I haven't found the time to do anything on DarkOne so release of v1.6 will still last some time (probably in two or three weeks).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: oxyd21 on 2009-06-23 07:07:27
Hi,

i still have problems with the playlist. The artreader option don't show any cover on my playlist.
How can i fix this?

(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9062/56555555.th.jpg) (http://img221.imageshack.us/i/56555555.jpg/)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-23 10:11:39
Do you have the latest ELPlaylist?
What are your covers named?
Or do you use embedded album art?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Erich_2 on 2009-06-24 20:26:53
@tedgo,

I can't use RETURN to start a song, only with double click.
It doesn't make any difference whether any song is playing or not.
Tried on 3 different computers, always the same. Annoying... 
I don't like to always using the mouse...

Is there a solution?
Keyboard shortcuts with ENTER=play is no solution.

---

DarkOne is an excellent work! Thank you in particular for the
great PDF User Guide!  You've spent a lot of work and much time for it. 
Others should learn a lesson from so. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-24 21:58:32
It works here. Playlist has to be in focus though.
So please click once in the playlist or use the tab key to focus the playlist
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Erich_2 on 2009-06-25 09:44:52
It works here. Playlist has to be in focus though.
So please click once in the playlist or use the tab key to focus the playlist

Yeah, I did it so.   

I made a change to theme "FooNight", which I used before "DarkOne".
That theme uses ELPlaylist too, an there ENTER works!
I changed to DarkOne 1.52 (original, without any changes) again,
but ENTER doesn't work. It doesn't work in NG Playlist either! Annoying.

I guess it would be better to setup a very new foobar2000 system with
only DarkOne and then put one component in after another, just to find out
what the "bad" one is. I'll let you know here. Till then...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-25 09:48:38
No, its caused by the placement in the panel stack splitters panel list and the used panels.
I don't know which panel takes focus on startup (tried different placements still but haven't found out how to give focus to elplaylist on startup).
But if you have made elplaylist with the tab key or with a single click to have focus it should work (it does here).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-06-25 11:47:12
Let's see if you can help me (I'm not sure if this is a problem from your configuration of from the biography component).

I have a directory with the artists' images. Two situations: they sing alone (example: bla) or they sing with other guys. (example: bla & bla bla). The image files are corrected tagged ("bla.jpg" and "bla & bla bla.jpg") but everytime that only bla sings, the background of the playlist shows the "bla & bla bla" image and not the bla image. And I don't understand why because the artist name is different. Do you have any idea?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-06-25 13:20:07
Hm, maybe caused by wildcards in the artist picture path set up in extended variables.
I'll change that in the next release, since it will no longer need foo_exvar.

Until the next release you can try the following:
set up an extended variable (Preferences --> Tools --> Extended Variables) called darkone_artist_filename and its value %artist%.*
and another one called darkone_artist_path with the path to your artist images (e.g. D:\Music\Artist Pictures\).
That should solve it.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-06-26 09:33:42
Thanks tedgo. I think that did the trick (I already had the variables, but with %artist%*.*)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: entropos on 2009-07-02 17:11:02
Hi Tedgo,

i want to use a 10 star rating system.
is there a easy way to get the rating system in your config to 10 stars?

Thank You
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-02 18:11:13
No, sorry, not posible with DarkOne because it uses foo_playcount for rating by default.
In the tag rating mode (mode 1) it would be possible but would need a complete rewrite of the rating panel script...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Gapkiller on 2009-07-03 12:11:32
Hi,

i still have problems with the playlist. The artreader option don't show any cover on my playlist.
How can i fix this?


same problem here..

my cover pics are usually named folder.jpg located in the same folder as my mp3 files but I would like to have a wildcard like directorypath. *
( theres only the front cover in my mp3 folder )

How can I fix the problem?
What string I have to put in that field to show wildcard items?

Using latest el_playlist and not using embedded art...

Thx for a great config and your help!

Edit: Found the solution in the deviant art comments:
"change the entry in __ART_OPTION__ to artreader nodelay"

For my wildcard question: $directory_path(%path%)\*

Thx again...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aasing on 2009-07-05 09:32:12
Hi, tedgo I'm new to foobar user.
why after i import the "compact one." the player jz display as blank.
Nothing display but with dark blur color.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aasing on 2009-07-05 10:09:37
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6513/92353048.jpg)
Just like this.
Is that i forget to do some setting.
Please help tedgo.
thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aasing on 2009-07-05 13:32:24
can anyone in this forum help me?
Why i didn't have any display or button for my foobar.
It just a plain page with dark blue color for both of them darkOne and CompactOne.
Thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-05 15:50:38
You need the latest Panel Stack Splitter from this site: http://foo2k.chottu.net/ (http://foo2k.chottu.net/)
since it uses its new global variables.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aasing on 2009-07-06 02:59:10
Thanks a lots.i really a noob. LOL
DarkOne really look nice in xp.
one more problem is the quick search bar.
why is white color not a background color?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aasing on 2009-07-06 03:31:49
get it done....
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-07-12 00:47:52
Hello,

First of all, many thanks, tedgo; for your nice skin (looking so much better than XP style haha) !

I read instructions about Elplaylist but I didn't find out why "folder.jpg" (in a nutshell, well named) aren't displayed (No Cover) in the Elplaylist but displayed well in the Artwork Tab. 

(I didn't understand a member's answer:"change the entry in __ART_OPTION__ to artreader nodelay" )

By the way, I'm a little annoyed by the fact that Artwork resizes covers to big size while my folder.jpg aren't more than 200*200 px, thus, displaying quality is very poor due to resizing.

Therefore, how can I compel Artwork tab to keep orignal size of my covers/ "folder.jpg" so that quality remains ok.

Thanks for replying,
Dakeryas
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-12 11:31:53
1.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> field definition tab and double-click on the entry __ART_OPTION__. Then change the value to artreader nodelay.
This should work.
If not, double-click on the entry __ART_PATH__ and change its value to $directory_path(%path%)\folder.jpg and __ART_OPTION__ to nodelay.

2.) Activate the big cover view --> right-click in it and choose "Splitter Settings --> Script tab". Scroll down to:
$puts(option,$ifequal(%art.switch%,1,$if($stricmp($get(cover.server),%path%),$get(cover),),noexpansion))

and change it to:
$puts(option,noexpansion$ifequal(%art.switch%,1,$if($stricmp($get(cover.server),%path%), $get(cover),),))

(Haven't tried it, i hope i haven't made a mistake in the string...  )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-07-12 12:43:34
1.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> field definition tab and double-click on the entry __ART_OPTION__. Then change the value to artreader nodelay.
This should work.



It does, thanks !

2.) Activate the big cover view --> right-click in it and choose "Splitter Settings --> Script tab". Scroll down to:
$puts(option,$ifequal(%art.switch%,1,$if($stricmp($get(cover.server),%path%),$get(cover),),noexpansion))


I don't find any "option" nor "cover" in the splitter setting of the botom left-hand corner big Artwork view. (I want to prevent him from resizing my images)



Another issue: when I type a letter ( R for instance) in the "AL" Panel, it selects folder/artist whose name starts with "R". (as expected)

Nevertheless, in PL, or FIL (filter), when I type an artist (or whatever) letter, nothing happens and I have to scroll down manually with the mouse, which turns out to be quite long. Any solutions?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-12 19:21:39
The artwork view on the bottom left side is a WSH Panel. I thought you're talking about the big cover view (the right button above the playlist).
In WSH Panel there's no easy solution for this yet...
Sorry.

For your "search" problem:
Just click once on "All..." in the filter you want to search for and typing a letter in will work as wanted.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-07-12 20:52:26
For your "search" problem:
Just click once on "All..." in the filter you want to search for and typing a letter in will work as wanted.

Thanks again for replying.

It doesn't work, even by cliking on "All" before typing a letter, in the Filter. (it already worked in the "AL mod", not in "FIL mod")


About the left side WSH Panel, even if it shorten the whole width of the pannel, couldn't I switch the widht to 200px?

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-13 08:05:31
1.) I don't know why it doesn't work for you. It works here when i first click on "All..."...
Sorry.

2.) You could force the artwork size to 200px.
Right-click on the panel --> The first "Splitter Settings" --> click on "Artwork" and change the values as followed:
left: $ifgreater(%ps_width%,1280,$sub($muldiv(%ps_width%,15,128),100),50)
top: $ifgreater(%ps_width%,1280,$sub(%ps_height%,$add($muldiv(%ps_width%,15,128),100)),$sub(%ps_height%,250))
width: 200
height: 200
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-07-13 15:20:43
1) Shameful but well... quite strange...

2) Many thanks, that's exactly what I wanted ! That's absolutely perfect    !


By the by, I don't really mind but if it's easily soluble, why not, here we go: covers/folder.jpg are now displayed well in the Elplaylist but not when I have the cursor "on" a song to see more information, at this moment, the pop up says"no image available", while covers are still shown in the rest of Elplaylist.

In a nutshell, they are only missing in the pop-up's.





Some others questions:

I'm rather unused to Foobar2000 and I don't really know or see any function that could clear the PL pannel (becoming more pandemonium every day), except from cliking on every thing there and "right clik" "remove". I would like to select everything in the PL et remove all things there, but Ctrl+A doesn't work. (or at least, automatic cleaning of it each time I close Foobar200)

note: I'm not talking about the "clear list" button which cleans the "middle playlist" but I'm trying to clean the "far" right Pl playlist.


The skin is indeed much heavier (CPU and memory) than the standard ugly one, less than some other skins I have tried, but maybe future versions may be lighter  . (even if I guess it's hard to choose fonctions and whatsoever)


Thanks,
Dakeryas
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-07-13 18:20:15
Tedgo, sorry to ask... but when can we expect a new version of your awesome config?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-07-13 18:40:22
@Dakeryas
The Pop-up isn't set up to display the cover but the artist picture
See user guide chapter 2 to set it up.

I don't know any other solution to clear your playlists than right-click on the desired playlist and choose "remove"...

Memory load is indeed greater than standard user interface and i tried to lower it in the next version (so the compact mode and some other stuff will be dropped...).
But it will of course always have more memory load than the standard user interface and at the moment memory load raises up with every played track (i'm searching the "memory leak" but i think its caused by the cover panel, biography view panel and/or WSH panel mod. Don't know how i could get rid of it...).

@SubV
There are some stuff to do for v1.6 (finding the memory leak, create some presets for elplaylist, aso) and i don't find the time to do it at the moment, so next release will last some time. Maybe at the end of july, maybe in august, i can't say...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-07-14 16:41:46
I don't know any other solution to clear your playlists than right-click on the desired playlist and choose "remove"...


So do all of you remove hundred entries in the PL by clicking on every "single playlist" , remove, remove, remove, one by one? Nothing to slected all playlists in the PL panel?



Thanks,
Dakeryas
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-07-22 17:28:13
I don't know any other solution to clear your playlists than right-click on the desired playlist and choose "remove"...


So do all of you remove hundred entries in the PL by clicking on every "single playlist" , remove, remove, remove, one by one? Nothing to slected all playlists in the PL panel?



Thanks,
Dakeryas


Nope, I'd rather keep the playlist in playlist view and just in the highlighted playlist, up in toolbar, click edit/clear
Easy really.


Just checking here for any updates, take your time Tedgo.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: rakuen.now on 2009-07-29 07:35:53
So do all of you remove hundred entries in the PL by clicking on every "single playlist" , remove, remove, remove, one by one? Nothing to slected all playlists in the PL panel?


Just curious how you guys use your playlists? I tend to listen to albums at a time, or just pick the songs as I go, so I don't really use playlists, or rather, I use only one "Library View". In fact, I had to edit the compact mode to allow an Album List panel in place of the playlist. If you have similar habits, I can suggest choosing "Send to playlist" instead of "Add to playlist" in the Columns UI Filter tab, the Album List panel, the Library Tree, and wherever applicable, in Preferences.

Oh, and great skin Tedgo. One of the best.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: talamaska on 2009-07-29 14:28:14
hi guys i just have found this beautiful configuration for foobar, i have installed all successfully on my vista 64 laptop
gz to the maker
but i have one question, maybe I'm missing something.
is there a way to group songs in the playlist not by album name but by folder?
I'm only user of foobar but if you tell me where what to write I'll do it,
I just saw in elplaylist settings there is a tab - "grouping",
but i don't know what to do exactly ,
please help.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-07-29 17:19:38
I just saw in elplaylist settings there is a tab - "grouping",


you're in the right place. just put in

%directory%
Title: DarkOne
Post by: talamaska on 2009-07-30 09:05:06
I just saw in elplaylist settings there is a tab - "grouping",


you're in the right place. just put in

%directory%


sorry, for my lame question, but where exactly?
there are more fields:
group format, sortformat, etc
and i see pre-added a variable %directoryname% not %directory%
did you have been mistaken?

Edit: ok, i have put in group format only %directoryname%, without changing sortformat: %path_sort%
and it's kinda sorted , but the header is containing the artistname of the first song, and all other songs are displayed without an artistname
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-07-30 10:21:10
to fix that you'll probably have to delve into the group header tab and fix the code yourself. sorry i don't have darkone installed at the moment so i can't be more specific.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: eradumvelhinho on 2009-07-30 12:03:59
Why don't you create a new sort (right click in the playlist->settings. Misc separator) with sort format %directory%? You can even create another ones. Then you just have to right click and choose the sort you want
Title: DarkOne
Post by: MordredKLB on 2009-08-02 07:31:39
And i hope, it will WORK more professional 
Seektime will be displayed in the display instead of the seekbar (besides volume changes will be displayed here too).

Tedgo, after examining your screenshot, I decided to implement my own version of what I saw on my own UI (not based on DarkOne). Thanks for the inspiration! It looks and works beautifully now but I can't figure out how you're going to be updating volume changes in the display and not in the seekbar. Any text I try and write from the seekbar code is clipped because it's outside the bounds of the window. Is there someway of doing this that I'm missing, I can't figure out how to pass messages like that I guess.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-02 10:20:07
I haven't finished working on the display (haven't got the time to do it until now).
So i can't give you a good solution for that at the moment. But i intend to work on it the next weeks, so please wait until i finished DarkOne v1.6 to give you an answer

But i can't promise to finish my work the next time...
(I have had a little heart attack some weeks ago and i'm "busy" with rehab.
So i don't know when i find the time (and "muse") to work on DarkOne.
Sorry for that delay to all who are waiting for the next release )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-08-02 10:43:28
good recovery tedgo
Title: DarkOne
Post by: MordredKLB on 2009-08-02 21:11:49
I haven't finished working on the display (haven't got the time to do it until now).
So i can't give you a good solution for that at the moment. But i intend to work on it the next weeks, so please wait until i finished DarkOne v1.6 to give you an answer 

But i can't promise to finish my work the next time...
(I have had a little heart attack some weeks ago and i'm "busy" with rehab.
So i don't know when i find the time (and "muse") to work on DarkOne.
Sorry for that delay to all who are waiting for the next release  )

Okay, I guess you don't have a solution yet either

Hope you feel better whether or not you ever get around to finishing v1.6!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Wilde on 2009-08-02 23:12:13
Hi tedgo,

Take care of yourself; that's the most important.

And have a nice week !
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-08-02 23:23:33
(Sorry for that delay to all who are waiting for the next release )


**** me. there's no need to apologise to anyone. get well soon! 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: wildfrick on 2009-08-07 08:17:52
Hi Tedgo,
I just wanted to say that the dark one is great, I love it.

One of the things I couldn't resolve is how to by default always activate the now playing track ?
Thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: stiky on 2009-08-15 18:52:52
Does not work with Windows 7
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-08-17 04:55:48
Does not work with Windows 7

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9194/fooccc2.png)

Works with Windows 7 RTM perfectly here. I recommend that you check the foobar installation and its components:

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5413/foobbb.png)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: stiky on 2009-08-17 18:38:33
I get an error when ever i import the FCL and put all the components in the component folder. Actually, when all is done, i go to import FCL my foobar crashes?

Moderation: Removed useless full quote of the preceding post.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-08-20 15:56:53
hello tedgo,

In album list panel I have a this option (that you once  suggested) to display mp3 files by folders:
$replace($substr(%path%,10,$strrchr(%path%,\)),\,|)[%tracknumber% - ][$upper(%track artist%) - ]%title% - %length%

right now it it displays, under each folder track number(when available) and a song title, so if the current folder Is various music - I get just the song title and it's number without the artist name.


Is to possible (by writing a script) to do something like this:
If all songs in current folder have same artist (album folder) then display track number and title.
Else (folder with various songs), display artist name and song title.

Or maybe you can suggest a workaround.
(I don't like the option to add a new "view option" to album list panel that displays artist-title beside the one that i already
have)

Thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: magnastik on 2009-08-23 12:59:50
Hi!

First, i've to say that i love DarkOne, the best i tried till now.

Just wnat to ask a little help with an issue i've sorting my music.

Well, i wnat to sort all my music by folder, and i did that in ALL Music, as you will see in the attatched picture.

But, then only works if i've the same Artist Name in each mp3 album.

In thjis case, i've a compilation with 6CD's - "100 Best Film Classics" and it shows one mp3 file per line, it seems it's sorting like if it was one per folder?

How can i fix this? To group each CD mp3 in there correct folder?

CORRECT - Listing other albums (not compilation, and with the same Artist Name in each album mp3 files)
(http://i29.tinypic.com/4vpxs5.jpg)

WRONG - Listing compilation album (with different Artist Name in each album mp3 files)
(http://i28.tinypic.com/rc82ur.jpg)

Thanks and keep up the good work,
magnastik
Title: DarkOne
Post by: maxx.h on 2009-08-23 14:59:10
@magnastik

if you have cds with Various Artists, you need to have this tag in your files:
album artist = VA

then elplaylist will sort properly
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-08-23 15:16:03
anyone knows how to display album's art in the popup?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: magnastik on 2009-08-23 15:50:47
maxx.h:

Thank you, that's it.

But i've one more issue, i use mp3 tagger and set VA to album artist, but in foobar properties is says it's tag <BAND> and i have to set in foobar, but it's working.

Thanks,
magnastik
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-08-24 20:02:24
Does not work with Windows 7


Works great on my Win7 installation.  I have foobar 0.9.6.9, DarkOne 1.5.2 installed on Win 7 7600 RTM 64-bit.  I install foobar in 'portable' mode.

Be sure you have all the correct versions of other foobar components and libraries installed.  Note also that DarkOne has an install procedure to follow where you have to create certain extended variables in your configuration for it to work.

Good luck!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: xemuel on 2009-08-24 22:26:54
Hi.

I've just upgraded my Windows Vista 32b to Windows Seven 64b and now I can't get DarkOne to work. Foobar it's crashing.

I'm using the same, and latest, components.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-08-24 22:53:45
Does foobar work without DarkOne installed ?

Does any media player work on your system correctly ?

Do you know you have reliable functioning sound card drivers ?


Hi.

I've just upgraded my Windows Vista 32b to Windows Seven 64b and now I can't get DarkOne to work. Foobar it's crashing.

I'm using the same, and latest, components.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: xemuel on 2009-08-24 23:29:05
Hi.

Everything is working (Windows media player, songbird, etc.).

Foobar works without DarkOne and with the necessary components of Darkone. When I import the fcl file it simply crashes.

I already tried with the regular and the portable instalation.





Does foobar work without DarkOne installed ?

Does any media player work on your system correctly ?

Do you know you have reliable functioning sound card drivers ?


Hi.

I've just upgraded my Windows Vista 32b to Windows Seven 64b and now I can't get DarkOne to work. Foobar it's crashing.

I'm using the same, and latest, components.


Title: DarkOne
Post by: xemuel on 2009-08-25 00:15:23
By the way, DarkOne 1.4.2 it's working.




Hi.

Everything is working (Windows media player, songbird, etc.).

Foobar works without DarkOne and with the necessary components of Darkone. When I import the fcl file it simply crashes.

I already tried with the regular and the portable instalation.





Does foobar work without DarkOne installed ?

Does any media player work on your system correctly ?

Do you know you have reliable functioning sound card drivers ?


Hi.

I've just upgraded my Windows Vista 32b to Windows Seven 64b and now I can't get DarkOne to work. Foobar it's crashing.

I'm using the same, and latest, components.



Title: DarkOne
Post by: RustyFalcon on 2009-08-25 02:47:50
Hi Xemuel... I've got no ideas for you my friend... perhaps Tedgo can weigh in on your problem... I tried to ask the obvious questions...

By the way, DarkOne 1.4.2 it's working.




Hi.

Everything is working (Windows media player, songbird, etc.).

Foobar works without DarkOne and with the necessary components of Darkone. When I import the fcl file it simply crashes.

I already tried with the regular and the portable instalation.





Does foobar work without DarkOne installed ?

Does any media player work on your system correctly ?

Do you know you have reliable functioning sound card drivers ?


Hi.

I've just upgraded my Windows Vista 32b to Windows Seven 64b and now I can't get DarkOne to work. Foobar it's crashing.

I'm using the same, and latest, components.




Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-25 07:29:58
@xemuel
Please try it with WSH Panel mod version 1.1.7 instead of the latest 1.1.9.
I got several reports from users using versions greater than 1.1.7 on Vista/Windows 7 and they got it working with v1.1.7.

Maybe there's a script part in one of DarkOne's 1.5.2 scripts that is incompatible with WSH Panel mod versions greater than 1.1.7...
(But no problems on XP with v1.1.8/1.1.9).
I haven't found this "script part" until now...

EDIT:
Another user reported that he had luck when using Columns UI 0.3.6.9 instead of the latest, but the latest WSH Panel mod 1.1.9.
Seems there is another conflict somewhere.
Strange...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-25 08:18:06
@yevi
1.) You should tag all your albums/folders with different artists with a standard ALBUM ARTIST tag called "VA" or "Various Artists".
Then my given string should already do what you need
(Nearly, at least... )

2.) Right-click in the playlist and choose:
Settings --> Script --> Popup (Background)

Go down to the part:
//-----ARTIST PICTURE-------------

and change the line:
   $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),$get(artist.pic),wc nodelay)
to:
   $imageabs(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%el_group_first_path%,artreader nodelay)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-08-25 11:25:01
tedgo,

thanks.

How are you feeling man?


Can you add a visual volume indicator? (not in status bar but something nice on the panel)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-25 11:56:11
I want to display volume changes (for about 5 seconds) in the display instead of the playback time, but i'm in delay now...
Haven't begun scripting until now, will do it in the next few weeks (or month, i don't know).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: xemuel on 2009-08-25 12:27:57
@tedgo

Thank you so much, everything its working now.

This project really rocks, it's absolutely beautiful.

Cheers.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-08-25 14:38:34
Tedgo, your theme is simply the best, in case you didn't know. No one is even get close to such perfection.

Good health to you, man.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: radwimp on 2009-08-26 17:20:36
tedgo, hope you're recovery is going well. I absolutely love your theme
I've been wondering if there's an easy way to change the shade of the theme?
It's not a big issue obviously, but every now and then it might be nice to change the colour a bit.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-26 20:19:13
Its not easy possible in the moment. It must be done for every panel separately (except the columns ui panels which colours can be set in preferences --> columns ui --> colours and fonts).
But could be done with changing parts of the scripts and adding an additional extended variable in foo_exvar.
Maybe i'll think about an easy solution in the future but this won't be done in v1.6.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Bingi on 2009-08-30 10:15:03
Hi tedgo, i like your DarkOne Skin. But is there a way to disable Auto-Rating completely?

Also it would be nice to have the possibility to rate albums.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Bingi on 2009-08-30 16:39:50
another question: i closed the display panel (the one displaying time and file quality etc). how can i reactivate it?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-08-30 16:44:07
Regarding rating:
No, sorry. Not possible at the moment.
Maybe i'll think about it in future versions

But auto-rating isn't stored in tags or database but only calculated by playcounts/days in library.
As far as you manually rate a song, the manual rating will be displayed.

Regarding display panel:
Re-import the FCL-file to reactivate the display panel.
But all your manual changes will be gone...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Bingi on 2009-08-30 23:51:57
thx
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-09-08 21:00:47
On vista x64 sp1, trying to install darkone on wife's laptop. Keeps saying, Upon import DarkOne v1.5.2.fcl it error window says aborted because album list not installed when the newest one from your links is installed.
Album List Panel version 0.3.5

Is this Album List something different thats being reported in the abort message box?

Thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-08 21:08:47
No, should work.
I don't know why it doesn't for you...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-09-08 21:12:42
I got it....seems I changed the standard foobar theme then tried to import and it worked.

As usual great support by you.
Thank you.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: NoST on 2009-09-08 21:17:59
Since I switched to DarkOne I have the problem, that when I press some keybinding in the main window it does what it should, but with a windows error sound.
Did this appear before?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-08 21:26:15
Its because Tabbed Panel Stack mod, which "steals" the focus on startup.
Do you have the latest version of foo_ui_tabs?

If you don't like it, press TAB key once before you use any shortcut, to give focus to one of the panels instead of the tabbed stack.

Won't happen in the next version since i dropped the compact mode and don't need foo_ui_tabs any longer
Title: DarkOne
Post by: NoST on 2009-09-08 22:30:29
Well, then I'll just wait for the next version.

edit: I've got another issue. The Infobar, which displays the tracknumber, the playingtime and the bitrate is kind of mixed up... the numbers are too much to the right. Only the first and the last item is correct.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-08 23:51:01
Have you installed the DarkOne.ttf font file?
Can you give me a screenshot?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: NoST on 2009-09-09 08:49:42
This is how it looks:
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2809/fehlert.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-09 08:52:38
Yes, thats what i guessed yesterday.
You haven't installed the DarkOne font.

Please copy the DarkOne.ttf to your WINDOWS\Fonts folder.
If there is already a DarkOne font, delete it and try copying it again.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: NoST on 2009-09-09 09:21:31
okay!
reinstalling the font did the trick... it seems you have to put the font into that folder by hand, because windows only then updates the fonts...

Thank you for your great support!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 16:27:00
Hi guys. I'm pretty new to this stuff, but I saw this DarkOne theme on DA and it was pretty much the reason i switched to foobar, it looks soooo bad ass  , and it actually fits perfectly with my desktop theme. I spent a lot of time configuring and reading this thread and several other resources in order to configure the various plugins in this theme. At one point, I believe I had everything working to my liking, then something unknown changed  , and i ended up back were i was hours of tinkering ago. I guess you could say I'm having some troubles.

Here is a screenshot of my current setup.
 )
An it is still the default WSH script. I have re-imported it from the DarkOne folder several times. I can't even begin to troubleshoot this myself  [/strike]


Also, despite both having my cover art externally in every album folder like so:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\Music\%artist%\%album%\Folder.jpg"

as well as embedding it in nearly every one of my 5200+ .mp3 files. Foobar fails to successfully find and display these images.
I would be most happy If i could just get all the album art references in this foobar theme to use the above relative path to the external image exclusively. I don't have/need/want any other album art pictures (Back,Disc,etc.) and It is quite bothersome to have to embed the artwork in every file every time i add files to my library.

Thanks in advance for any support.

tldr:
1.)Whats with the error in the above picture
2.)How can i make all the different elements of foobar use the path:
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\Music\%artist%\%album%\Folder.jpg"
for album art.



EDIT: Well, I guess something changed back... or.. something lol
I restart my computer, and it was still a script error, i re-imprted the script, and it showed up!

So now i guess it's just the album art.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 16:47:24
1.) What version of WSH Panel mod are you using?
It should at least work with v1.1.7.
I never had a script error in the display panel until now...

EDIT: tried it now and it works good with version 1.1.10 Beta 6 too...

Would be helpful to post the console output.

EDIT2:
(answer to your edit )
Strange. I don't know the reason.
If it again gives you a script error, please take a look at the console and post its output to see which line causes the error.

2.) DarkOne is set up to use the built-in foobar2000 artreader, so embedded artwork should work. The same goes for folder.jpg in the files directory.
But i made a mistake in ELPlaylist settings...
Rightclick in ELPlaylist --> Settings --> "field definition" tab --> double click on the entry __ART_OPTION__ and change artreader_front nodelay to artreader nodelay.
At least the playlist should display all the covers now.

You probably should check your settings in Preferences --> Columns UI --> "Artwork" tab.
Please set the Built-in foobar2000 artreader mode to "Embedded and external artwork" for covers in the NG playlist.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 17:07:23
Thank you very much for your help!

I changed the artreader_front nodelay to artreader nodelay, and that, for the most part worked!

However there are a few files that didn't have embedded album art files, and foobar still says "No Cover" for them even though there is a Folder.jpg in every folder, and I set my Artwork Sources to this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\Music\%artist%\%album%\Folder.*
$Directory_Path(%path%)\Folder.*
and it didn't make any change. It seems it's only seeing the embedded art even though i have the setting on "Embedded and external artwork"

Any ideas?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 17:21:59
Where?
In the cover panel on the left down side?
Or the ELPlaylist?
Both are independent from your settings on the Columns UI --> Artwork tab. Its only for NG Playlist.
But both should already recognize folder.jpg by default...

Btw. you may restart foobar2000 to "clean" the memory.
Maybe artwork is there after a restart.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 17:26:16
all of the albums that are recognized in the ELPlaylist are also recognized in the Cover Panel. And the ones that are not, are not. Additionally, the Big Cover panel didn't show the un-embedded ones either. until i changed the part of the script to this:
Code: [Select]
// COVERS
$puts(cover,$Directory_path(%path%)\Folder.jpg)


Then the Big Covers Panel worked

Edit: and as i new rule, I'm going to restart 3 times, foobar first, then if necessary, my computer. lol but unfortunately no it didn't fix the problem this time
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 17:29:37
Then i don't have a clue about...
Maybe a typo in the files name (foldre.jpg instead of folder.jpg or something similar?).
It should work...

To the big cover view:
What version of PSS are you using?
Should work with the original code.

Code: [Select]
// COVERS
$puts(cover,
$ifequal(%artreader.switch%,0,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,2,$directory_path(%path%)\back.*,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,3,$directory_path(%path%)\disc.*,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,4,$directory_path(%path%)\icon.*,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,5,$directory_path(%path%)\artist.*,
artreader)))),
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,2,artreader_back,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,3,artreader_disc,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,4,artreader_icon,
$ifequal(%cover.switch%,5,artreader_artist,
artreader_front))))))


With the original code, you may need to click twice on the "COVERS" button.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 17:34:24
Unfortunately all my files were added with the AlbumArtDownloader XUI for foobar, there are no typos in any of the file names.

Also:
Panel Stack Splitter 0.3.8(alpha)
it was the only one i could find lol
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 17:41:52
Hm, thats strange.
So i think i can't help you...

You could try changing the UI to Default UI (save your FCL file first!).
Are the covers missed in DarkOne displayed in the Default UI?
If not, there's something wrong with the file names. You should again check them then.
If they are displayed, i'm more than confused because as i said before, DarkOne uses the built-in artreader... 

Btw. with the big cover:
You should click on the middle of the "NO COVER" image until you reach cover number 1.

EDIT:
Are you using foo_covers?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 18:21:22
I did what you suggested, backed up my FCL, and then switch to default. I enable the default album cover view.

It's the most inconsistent thing!

A couple of the missing albums showed up properly. A couple said "no image." Also, a couple fo the ones that showed up properly in Darkone say NoImage here. 

but then things get strange...

I navigated to an album that didn't have Art in DarkOne. when I selected it, it gave me album artwork, but it was by no means the folder.jpg in the album folder.

It was like a 100x100 thumbnail of the album art. I checked to make sure, and sure enough the folder.jpg in the folder was the usual album art, between 400x400 and 600x600

I opened up my Mp3Tag program, and checked it, and there was no embedded album art on the file. I have no clue where this crappy thumbnail came from. nor do i know why the default artreader found it, while darkone didn't.

I guess i just can't have nice things 

EDIT: Nope no foo_Covers
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 18:46:49
Well i guess i have a workaround question.

Would it be possible to configure darkone to not use the artreader and instead just use the external art?

when I did that with the Big Cover panel, it worked perfectly. I read in the User guide that I could do it by setting __ART_OPTION__ to wc in the ELPlaylist. but How do i do it with the cover panel to the left? i don't understand this 'jscript' at all lol

thanks again for all he help you've given me
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 19:34:35
The thumbnails come from playback in WMP (it creates hidden thumbs, this dirty beast...)

I really don't know the reason for not displaying album art called folder.jpg even in Default UI.
If your files are named correctly the artreader should always find them.
Never heard about a problem with it. That's strange...
And you're shure you don't have foo_covers installed in your components directory?
Maybe you should try it and then create a front entry with:
$directory_path(%path%)\folder.jpg

Then all cover displays should find it.

If not:
ELPlaylist:
__ART_PATH__: $directory_path(%path%)\folder.*
__ART_OPTION__: wc nodelay

WSH Panel mod (cover panel on the left down side):
I don't have a solution now...
Worked on DarkOne v1.6 with a cover panel in PSS.
Must take a look at the old scripts first.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 20:49:30
@RevoniK
A quick and dirty workaround for the WSH Panel mod script, based on the original script in v1.5.2 (should work for you, hopefully... ):
Code: [Select]
// ===== Cover Panel ===============================================
// ===== Code by super-gau, T.P. Wang and tedGo

var img_path = fb.FoobarPath + "DarkOne\\Images\\";

var g_stop_img = gdi.Image(img_path + "DarkOne.png");
var g_nocover_img = gdi.Image(img_path + "NoCover.png");
var g_radio_img = gdi.Image(img_path + "Radio.png");
var g_cd_img = gdi.Image(img_path + "AudioCD.png");
var g_cover_img = fb.TitleFormat("$directory_path(%path%)");

var g_rawimg = null;
var ww, wh;

getRightImage(fb.GetNowPlaying());

function getRightImage(metadb) {
if (metadb) {
var bmp = null;

if (metadb.Length < 0) {
bmp = g_radio_img;
} else if (metadb.RawPath.indexOf("cdda://" ) == 0) {
bmp = g_cd_img;
} else {
bmp = gdi.Image(g_cover_img.Eval() + "\\folder.jpg");
}
}

if (bmp) {
g_rawimg = bmp.CreateRawBitmap();
} else {
g_rawimg = g_nocover_img.CreateRawBitmap();
}

CollectGarbage();

return g_rawimg ? true : false;
}

function RGB(r, g, b) {
return (0xff000000 | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | (b));
}

function on_size() {
ww = window.Width;
wh = window.Height;
}

function on_paint(gr) {
var back_col = fb.IsPlaying ? RGB(31, 50, 63) : RGB (19, 30, 38);
var src_w = fb.IsPlaying ? g_rawimg.Width : g_stop_img.Width;
var src_h = fb.IsPlaying ? g_rawimg.Height : g_stop_img.Height;
var img_scale = Math.min(ww/src_w, wh/src_h);
var img_w = src_w*img_scale;
var img_h = src_h*img_scale;
var img_x = (ww - img_w)/2;
var img_y = (wh - img_h)/2;

gr.FillSolidRect(0, 0, ww, wh, back_col);

if (fb.IsPlaying)
g_rawimg && gr.GdiDrawBitmap(g_rawimg, img_x, img_y, img_w, img_h, 0, 0, g_rawimg.Width, g_rawimg.Height);
else
gr.DrawImage(g_stop_img, img_x, img_y, img_w, img_h, 0, 0, g_stop_img.Width, g_stop_img.Height);
}

function on_playback_new_track(metadb) {
if  (getRightImage(metadb))
window.Repaint();
}

function on_playback_stop(){
window.Repaint();
}
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-09-12 21:00:53
How to display file bitrate at trackinfo?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 21:03:26
The bitrate is already displayed in the "display"...
If you really want it twice add a line like:
$font(,,,192-192-192)[$char(10)$info(bitrate) kbps]
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-09-12 21:08:39
The bitrate is already displayed in the "display"...
If you really want it twice add a line like:
$font(,,,192-192-192)[$char(10)$info(bitrate) kbps]

sorry i mean the kHz one like 48000khz or 44100khz. Is it available?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 21:11:06
Oh of course.
instead of $info(bitrate) kbps use %samplerate% Hz

I would integrate it in this line, like:
$char(10)$char(10)| %codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)] | %samplerate% Hz |[ Gain: %replaygain_track_gain% |]
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-09-12 21:26:49
@RevoniK
A quick and dirty workaround for the WSH Panel mod script, based on the original script in v1.5.2 (should work for you, hopefully... ):


You are awesome!!! It works like a charm! Thank you so much! I'm pretty sure i've never seen one person provide such great support for an application. Very very nice!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 21:29:09
But as i said: its quick and dirty...
Could be much easier but i'm too lazy to write a whole script at the moment
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-09-12 22:07:05
Oh of course.
instead of $info(bitrate) kbps use %samplerate% Hz

I would integrate it in this line, like:
$char(10)$char(10)| %codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)] | %samplerate% Hz |[ Gain: %replaygain_track_gain% |]

Thanks. Can you make this as the default for the next release? I thought it pretty useful.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-12 22:25:24
I don't think so.
On smaller resolutions there is not enough space for this additional info (think of "| Musepack 'braindead' | 44100Hz | Gain: -5.13 dB |" doesn't fits in one line on resolutions smaller than 1280*x).
But everyone who wants it can add it easily
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-09-13 08:37:27
Are you working on 1.6 released? May i requested you change the volume control to the slider round looking type? So we know the volume of the song.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-13 09:49:12
This is the current stadium of DarkOne v1.6 (no other visual changes until release, i think):
[a href="http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1_6_alpha309t.png" target="_blank"]
* Only up to 5 images in the big cover view (foobar2000 isn't a picture viewer )
* Volume knob, indicating volume changes in the display for about 5 seconds (must be coded still...)
* Changed seekbar
* Dropped Trackinfo mod, made trackinfo in Item Details Panel instead
* Dropped Extended Variables (foo_exvar) but maybe add it again (there are some comfort problems i have to solve still).
* Changed peakmeter from a second channel spectrum panel to peakmeter spectrum (less power consumption)
* Changed cover panel on the left down side to PSS (easier to code for the end-user)
* Some minor changes in design

Main goal was to make DarkOne less memory and power consumpting.
But there is still a memory leak which reason i haven't found so far...

There is still a great part of coding to do (i'm still in delay with coding).
I want to create a context menu for the rating panel and to change some minor stuff.
So release will last some time. I can't give you a release date at the moment...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-09-13 10:14:46
How to modify the trackinfo to display audio channel like Stereo, Joint Stereo, or Mono??? Is it available in your config?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-13 10:31:54
It's available from foobar2000's title formatting wherever you want to add it...
For mp3 only:
$caps2($info(mp3_stereo_mode))
In general:
$caps(%channels%)
or combined:
$if2($caps2($info(mp3_stereo_mode)),$caps(%channels%))
(only a suggestion )

Please take a look at THIS (http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Titleformat_Reference).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: gx2000 on 2009-09-13 11:00:05
Thank you~

I Like~
Title: DarkOne
Post by: yevi on 2009-09-14 08:32:47
CAn't wait for the next release!!!
Good job!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-09-14 09:25:55
But will still last some time...
I have to re-code some essential parts for better performance and maybe add some settings, since i want to completely replace extended variables (foo_exvar).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-07 19:13:23
The beta test is running, so maybe release of DarkOne v1.6 will only last one or two weeks

I have one question, though:
I want to distribute the needed plugins with the FCL file to make it easier for the user installing it, but couldn't find any informations about permission to do it for the most plugins.
Does anybody knows if it is allowed to distribute them?

The plugins are the following:
Columns UI
Album list panel
libpng and zlib libraries
ELPlaylist
Channel Spectrum Panel
Biography view panel
Panel Stack Splitter
Quick Search Toolbar
Lyrics Show Panel
WSH Panel mod
Playback Statistics (official)
Peakmeter Spectrum Panel

It seems that columns ui and album list panel are allowed to distribute (following the license that's included in their downloads).
But what is with all the others?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aleco on 2009-10-07 19:35:50
Sorry for my English.
You could create a batch file with wget that when I run it directly download the files you need and decompresses them into the correct folder.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-07 19:41:48
Sounds like a good idea...
I'll think about it as possible solution, but i'd prefer to pack them all together with the FCL.
But thanks for this idea

EDIT:
Hm, i don't know if it is really a good idea...
Every user would've to have wget on his system, wouldn't he?
I don't know wget...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: 2E7AH on 2009-10-07 21:21:51
I accidentally run to this post (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=49671&view=findpost&p=444912):
So it seems that you should ask component developers for permission,
but I also see that this isn't problem for some skin/layout creators to offer components package

Maybe you should share them as package and state that if some developer don't like this type of distribution to contact you
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-07 21:26:21
Thanks for this.
So maybe packing wget and a batch file that downloads the plugins may be the more uncomplicated choice.
I'll think about it, because i don't want to bother any of the developers.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Markz on 2009-10-08 16:35:00
Hello,

i have just configured this skin and it is fantastic! Thanks for sharing this with me.

I have one question though:

I want to have my play-list sorted by my folder structure and not artist.

Is this possible and how do i go about doing this?

Sorry if this has been already covered.


Mark
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-08 16:43:32
Right-click in the playlist --> settings --> grouping tab and type in the text box below "Group format": %directoryname%
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Markz on 2009-10-08 16:55:49
great thanks for the prompt reply.

I think i may need to update some tags on some of my music.


Mark
Title: DarkOne
Post by: npal on 2009-10-11 00:42:09
This config is great ^^

A question though.  I come from the otherwise excellent but a bit of a sluggish resource hog, Songbird, and there's one tiny thing I'm missing from its mashtape plugin, which is a "useful links" section (something mashtape has by default after the artist biography and consists of a small number of links -from MusicBrainz I think-, either official artist page, blog, or just the wikipedia link).  Are there any plans to add something like that?

Anyway, awesome stuff.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-11 08:15:19
For the moment, there is only a link to the last.fm artist page in the biography panel (right-click in the BIO panel --> Open link --> Last.fm - Artist page...)

You could add a plugin called foo_run (please search the 3rd party plugins section) by yourself that adds some links and can be enhanced with every link you need
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Yrde on 2009-10-15 20:18:31
HELLO! Album cover art is my problem. I've only been able to display album art with files named "Folder.jpg". I have read this topic and haven't understood how to display album cover art with different filenames at the same time, such as:

00_artist_album-year.jpg
folder.jpg
front.jpg

I wouldn't want to rename tons of images. How can I set the program to select a file named "00_artist_album-year-front.jpg" if the album folder has multiple images? I have changed "__ART_OPTION__" from "artreader_front nodelay" to "artreader nodelay" from ELPlaylist Settings/Field definition and added "darkone_artist_filename" with a value of "%front%*.*" to Preferences/Extended Variables, so that even an image with the word "front" in it would work but it doesn't. My foobar looks like this at the moment: http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar.jpg (http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar.jpg). The one album that has cover art in the picture has the art in id3v tags or something. Is there a way to set foobar to display album cover art from Last.fm for example? I installed foobar today so I don't understand it fully yet  Awesome skin this is, regardless if I know how to use it or not
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-15 20:27:09
%darkone_artist_filename% is only for the artist picture in the background of the playlist
And %front% would be wrong too, since there is no such field (in your case it had been simple front.*).

You should search for the optional plugin foo_covers here in this forum and copy it to the components folder.
With this plugin it is possible to "persuade" the foobar2000 artreader to display images other than folder.jpg, front.jpg or cover.jpg.
It should fit your needs.

But then you have to return to ELPlaylist standard settings (__ART_OPTION__ to artreader_front nodelay).

There's no other way than foo_covers to display images that are other named than front, folder or cover, since DarkOne uses the built-in foobar2000 artreader to display album art...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tomaso on 2009-10-16 15:54:33
There's no other way than foo_covers to display images that are other named than front, folder or cover, since DarkOne uses the built-in foobar2000 artreader to display album art...


Damn me, I was just having the same problem trying desparately to make it work through "artwork sources" in columns UI. Man, that was frustrating... But it works like a charm now with foo_covers.

I installed this config just a couple of days ago and I love it. Great work, tedgo! And thanks for sharing. I'm also glad to hear that you're still trying to improve it. Love that new volume knob!  The design is superb, the only thing it's missing is maybe a custom scrollbar for the album list panel.

So far I haven't noticed any bugs apart from the main display panel which displays the remaining time for some files only in a countdown of ten seconds intervals.





Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 16:01:20
So far I haven't noticed any bugs apart from the main display panel which displays the remaining time for some files only in a countdown of ten seconds intervals.

Then you don't have the font file installed
Its necessary because i only update the "rectangle" of the display that is usually used by the native DarkOne font.
Other fonts are mostly not monospace, so they are placed some pixels left or right of this redrawn rectangle and so it seems that the remaining time is only updated only once per 10 seconds.
Please install the "DarkOne.ttf" file

Or wait until i released DarkOne v1.6 (will come today, or tomorrow, not later than sunday... )

EDIT:
And yes, you are right with the ugly scrollbar of album list panel.
But unfortunately there's no native option to hide it, although the scrollbar itself isn't necessary (everyone has a mouse wheel i think...).
I could hide it, but that would fix the album list panel at its position and wouldn't make it interchangeable...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Zarggg on 2009-10-16 16:11:36
Or wait until i released DarkOne v1.6 (will come today, or tomorrow, not later than sunday... )

YAY!

Just wanted to give a quick thank-you for this skin, tedgo. It's so beautiful.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 16:21:31
@tomaso
You could hide the ugly scrollbar.
Right-click on the AL button --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> PerTrack
Change the $movepanel-line of Album List Panel (the position of the AL button in the button row, should be the second $movepanel-line) to:
$movepanel(1,0,0,$add(%ps_width%,17),$get(panel.h))
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-10-16 17:34:17
Looking forward to the 1.6 release, been using DarkOne for a while now, so keep the good work up =)

Edit: Nvm, it's already out  Great!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 17:54:55
DarkOne v1.6 (http://tedgo.deviantart.com/art/DarkOne-v1-6-140453945)
(To get the file please click on the words above )

[a href="http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=darkonev1_60jt4.jpg" target="_blank"]
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Falstaff on 2009-10-16 18:02:21
you're welcome

nice and clean work, as always!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 18:04:44
Thank you
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-16 18:37:34
thanks for the new configuration. How do i sort the ELPlaylist based on artist - album date?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 18:41:35
Go to Settings --> Grouping and use in "Sort format"
%album artist% - %album% - %date% (i advice you to add %tracknumber% - %title% still)

Or add an additional sort format as described in the user guide, chapter 2.8.1
Title: DarkOne
Post by: npal on 2009-10-16 20:55:57
Just managed to install it after some problems (which wouldn't have happened if I actually CLOSED the player before trying )

Anyway, so far so good, I especially like the volume knob as I can finally have the toolbar almost permanently switched off.

ty for the release

EDIT: The only thing that's slighty off that I noticed is that it feels slightly slower than before, can't really pinpoint by how much but it feels slightly less responsive, like 200-400ms slower or something.  Not a big deal, it doesn't happen most of the time but that's how it feels on my system now
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-16 21:15:27
Should be faster now...
I re-worked some script-parts to make it even faster, not slower.
You could still check the settings for the biography view panel. The latest version is quite slow on my system when cycling images and with Segoe UI font.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: radwimp on 2009-10-16 22:54:09
Great work tedgo! just installed it and seems to be working really nice for me. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ironwalker on 2009-10-17 01:37:11
Thank you Tedgo, you rock!

I will try tomorrow to update.....I just re-did my system via disk snapshot because of a user error trying to fix IE.
The changes look sweet!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: SubV on 2009-10-17 03:02:54
Good work as usual, Tedgo.

Thank you very much.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 13:19:45
Thanks to you all
I hope, i haven't scripted "bugs" in it
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-17 13:25:43
this version really take small resources. For my PC it use average 50kb when i play WavPack High files.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 13:31:38
KB? This is really small...
You mean MB i guess
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-17 13:34:32
KB? This is really small...
You mean MB i guess

yeah MB. hahahaha
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 13:37:30
Here on XP on a virgin foobar2000 installation DarkOne v1.6 uses at about 35MB on startup, but it raises during use up to 50MB.
If i enable 'auto-cycle image' in Biography view panel it raises and raises and raises...
I guess there is a memory leak in it, so i disabled it on startup.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-17 13:41:28
Here on XP on a virgin foobar2000 installation DarkOne v1.6 uses at about 35MB on startup, but it raises during use up to 50MB.
If i enable 'auto-cycle image' in Biography view panel it raises and raises and raises...
I guess there is a memory leak in it, so i disabled it on startup.

yeah i notice that too. Do other programmer like Falstaff also encouter this problem?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 13:42:02
Don't know, you need to ask him.
But i encountered the same problem as i tried xchange 3.5.1, so its doesn't seems to be a problem of DarkOne (xchange used at about 50MB on startup, raises up to 70MB after one hour. With auto-cycle-image it raised up to 130MB. Near the same as DarkOne with this option enabled).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Erich_2 on 2009-10-17 15:26:12
... 50MB on startup, raises up to 70MB after one hour. With auto-cycle-image it raised up to 130MB...

Oh, count yourself lucky!
I get 135 MB on startup, after then it raises up...    // at this moment 167 MB 
Fist call of Foobar after PC start takes up to 40 sec.     
Next start of Foobar takes then 5 to 7 sec.
I really dont know what to do...

PS:
database.fpl = 22 MB
database.dat = 3 MB
About 9000 directories
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 15:30:59
With DarkOne? 
It takes up to 8 sec. on first startup, about 2 sec. each next start on my system (and it is a 8 years old system...).
You should delete unused and unnecessary plugins from your components folder!

Or try it with a portable foobar2000 installation, if there is any difference.
Just install foobar2000 and then run the self-extracting archive. Start foobar2000, import DarkOne and take a look at its usage (don't copy any third-party-components to its folder than the ones used by DarkOne!).
Shouldn't be that high. CAN'T be that high!

EDIT:
Do you have a 64bit system?
Then RAM usage is usually higher (at about 40%). But not that high...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aleco on 2009-10-17 17:21:19
I use windows 7 64bit and during the execution of a passage the ram used foobar is around 60mb, I have noticed an increase of engaged ram only carrying file out mp3 at archives or in other different formats mp3, believe that it depends also on the duration of the passage and on the compression.
I use also a pair of additional plugin compared to the clean darkone 1.6 installation.
foo_osd
foo_w7shell
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Erich_2 on 2009-10-17 17:32:58

My System: Dual-Core 2,2 Ghz, 500 GB SATA HDs, Win XP SP3

New Foobar2000 0.9.6.9 installation, DarkOne 1.6 only.
After start = 19 MB
After indexing files = 117 MB  (36.475 Items!) 
Start after copying all old *.dll's = 137 MB
Start after copying old foobar2000.cfg = 143 MB 

Quote
Shouldn't be that high. CAN'T be that high!

Until today I found this would be normal. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 19:15:52
Oh, haven't seen your edit (9,000 directories...).
Then of course foobar2000 may need some more space in RAM

I have only at about 15,000 files in my library atm.

But you can see: unnecessary plugins may increase RAM usage additionally.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-17 22:46:51
Tedgo,

This is awesome.  Really nice work.  We all appreciate the time and effort spent.  Thanks for sharing with us.

One question....  Is there a way to add a scroll bar to the center "Playlist".  Going through a large list with the scroll wheel is painful.

Thanks again!
pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-17 22:50:45
You could also use page up/down keys.

If you want the scrollbar (but looks ugly...) right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Style tab --> set "Scrollbar" to "default" (at the bottom of the page).

Or just use of the many search options (e.g. the Quick Search Toolbar) to find needed stuff
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 18:16:06
I uploaded DarkOne again, because there was a mistake in the User Guide.
So don't wonder why MD5 checksums are different than yesterday
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-10-18 20:34:25
Question about the artist picture in the background, atm, i have my music library cataloged like this: Artist Name>Album>Songs
So for example: Michael Jackson>Thriller> the songs on the thriller album. So i would like to put a artist picture in the Michael Jackson folder, and not in every album folder, is this possible? Hopefully someone understood this.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 20:41:55
This should work:
$directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\NAME OF YOUR PICTURE

(NAME OF YOUR PICTURE can have wildcards, e. g. %artist%*.* or artist.* or %artist%.*...)

You could also use something like this (Example):
If your Music's stored on drive D:\ in a folder called "Library"
then use:
D:\Library\%artist%\picturename-or-pattern.*
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-10-18 20:51:16
D:\Library\%artist%\picturename-or-pattern.* should be changed with "Name of your picture" or %path% or something else?

Edit: Had no luck with "$directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\artist*)"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 21:07:31
Yes, you "caught" it
Since i don't know, how you named your pictures i used this "placeholder".

Now, how are your pictures named?
For Michael Jackson is it called "Michael Jackson.jpg" for instance?
Or simply artist.jpg?

In the first case, this pattern should do the trick:
$directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\%artist%.*

in the second case, try this:
$directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\artist.*

Oh, and i forgot to say:
The picture is only available during playback, not on stop!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-10-18 21:23:56
Got both methods working now, though the $directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\artist.*) method, has a slightly problem with folder where i got Artist>Album>CD1>Tracks and Artist>Album>CD2>Tracks, so I'll stick with D:\Library\%artist%\artist.*

Edit: And thanks for the help =)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 21:28:25
Yes, second method may be the better choice for multidisc albums in separate folders.
Haven't thought about that
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Nitrius on 2009-10-18 21:32:48
And ofc, moving the artist picture, renders the popup box with the artist picture and a short list of the tracks, to display "image not found", so i tried to right click the playlist and go to: Settings>Popup(Background) and there i found: $if($findfile(%POPUP.IMG.PATH%), what should be changed here to make it find my newly placed artist pictures? or maybe there is something else under Popup(Background) that needs to be changed?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 21:38:03
No, you have to go to field definition tab (is described in the user guide, chapter 2.8.3.1).
Since i don't use foo_exvar any longer, for the ELPlaylist you have to set the artist picture separately, but you can use the same pattern in POPUP.IMG.PATH.

Short description:
ELPlaylist --> Settings --> field definition tab --> double-click on POPUP.IMG.PATH and change its "Definition" with the same pattern used for the background picture.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Innuendo_ on 2009-10-18 21:49:05
First things first...I've dabbled with Foobar on and off for years. I'm familiar with the basic program, but inexperienced when it comes to configurations, skins, and the like. I've been trying out different skins and configurations looking for one I really like & I have to say, tedgo, I wish every author put as much work into documentation and set-up guides as you have.

It was an absolute breeze setting DarkOne up. I went from stock blandness to DarkOne goodness in record time! I really appreciate you taking the noob into account when writing your documentation. Thank you!

Now let's see if I can get my thoughts across without knowing all the techie talk. I believe the default playlist is ELPlaylist, yes? When I play a FLAC I see this in the playlist:

ARTIST
ALBUM
FLAC

So far so good....When I play, say...a 320 CBR MP3 I see this:

ARTIST
ALBUM
MP3 Cbr | Gain: xxxx

Is it possible to change the display so instead I see:

ARTIST
ALBUM
MP3 CBR | Gain: xxxx

?? Also, on VBR files I'd like to see:

ARTIST
ALBUM
MP3 VBR V2 | Gain: xxxx

Basically, just a capitalization of CBR and VBR.

P.S. I've lurked at HA for years & I just finally had to register to express my appreciation & respect for your hard work.

EDIT: Removed stuff about bit rates now that I see that bit-rate is displayed above the album art...Duh!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 22:05:15
Thank you

You could do the following:
Right-click in the Playlist --> Settings --> Script --> Group header.
Go to the // ----- TEXT-STRINGS section and change the line:
$puts(txt.l3,%codec%[ $caps(%codec_profile%)][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%])
to:
$puts(txt.l3,%codec%[ $upper(%codec_profile%)][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%])
But this will result, that all codec profiles will be written in uppercase...
You could specify it with more if-statements, e. g. $if($stricmp(%codec%,MP3), $upper(%codec_profile%), $caps(%codec_profile%))
or you do something like this, to bring the whole codec information to uppercase:
$puts(txt.l3,$upper(%codec%[ %codec_profile%])[ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%])
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-10-18 22:15:15
just removing $caps would do. $upper isn't needed because they are capitalised by default. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 22:18:50
Yes, that's correct, in MP3 and AAC.
But what is with other codecs? Like WavPack?

That for i used $caps, since most of my music's stored in WavPack.
But you're right. For innuendo its probably the better choice to completely remove the $caps or $upper part.
(Haven't thought about that )
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-10-18 22:22:11
Yes, that's correct, in MP3...


and flac and aac. i must admit, i've never used a wavpack file.

edit: i see what you mean. i just tried it for the first time and can see the profile would be better with $caps.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-18 22:31:54
Hm, i believe, WavPack is the only codec with a lowercase profile...
Haven't found any other in my library now.

EDIT: Found another codec with lowercase profile: TAK

@innuendo
Don't forget to change it on the Popup(background) tab and in the Trackinfo on the left side too!
I think you should do waht marc2003 proposed.
So the string should only be (on Group header and Popup(background) tabs:
$puts(txt.l3,%codec%[ %codec_profile%][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%])
and in the trackinfo (item details panel on the left):
[$crlf()| %codec%[ %codec_profile%] |[ Gain: %replaygain_track_gain% |]$crlf()]
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Innuendo_ on 2009-10-19 00:28:24
Hm, i believe, WavPack is the only codec with a lowercase profile...
Haven't found any other in my library now.

EDIT: Found another codec with lowercase profile: TAK


I only use flac & mp3 so this will be good enough for me without any if statements required.

Quote
Don't forget to change it on the Popup(background) tab and in the Trackinfo on the left side too!
I think you should do waht marc2003 proposed.
So the string should only be (on Group header and Popup(background) tabs:
$puts(txt.l3,%codec%[ %codec_profile%][ | Gain: %replaygain_album_gain%])


I couldn't find a reference on the Popup(background) tab, but I did find it on the Popup(track) tab. Is that what you meant instead?

Everything else in the interface is done in caps so the Cbr/Vbr kind of stood out as not looking like they belonged.

Hmm...just noticed that the word "Track" under Genre in the playlist isn't all caps, either. Now it's the only standout, but it doesn't seem to be as out of place as the Cbr/Vbr was.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 00:34:27
Oh, sorry, you're right.
I meant Popup(track)

The word 'Tracks' is written by my own. No need for $caps().
$caps is only necessary sometimes for title formatting fields (encapsulated by %).

And if you'd use other codecs like Musepack, Vorbis or WavPack you would see, that they aren't in uppercase too.
Only codecs that use 'tokens' like MP3, AAC, TAK or FLAC are written in uppercase.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Innuendo_ on 2009-10-19 01:31:06
Oh, sorry, you're right.
I meant Popup(track)


Thanks for your help...and your configuration. I've left Gain and Track in mixed case. It looks better to my eyes anyway. Soon I'll delve into your docs & learn what all the advanced stuff is so I can have a better grasp of all this, but your configuration has been an excellent start.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-19 05:42:23
You could also use page up/down keys.

If you want the scrollbar (but looks ugly...) right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Style tab --> set "Scrollbar" to "default" (at the bottom of the page).

Or just use of the many search options (e.g. the Quick Search Toolbar) to find needed stuff


Tedgo,

Thanks my friend....  Really NICE!!  My roomate and friends love it!  I wanted the scroll bar for them, as they are not as savvy.

Last request.  Is there a way to disable to playlist "popups"?  It is sexy and very slick, but I dont use artist.jpgs, so it is a little superfluous for me.

Thanks again for developing this amazing config and supporting so well.

Cheers!
pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-10-19 05:58:24
right click playlist>settings>behaviour tab>untick "enable hover".
Title: DarkOne
Post by: DeathAngel0001 on 2009-10-19 07:42:17
Thank you for the great DarkOne 1.6.

After installation however I got a problem with rating panel. No stars were present but only the wording "scripting error".
I could not believe the scripting code was wrong. So I searched the internet and found the following working solution.

The main problem is a MS problem namely with the premissions of the scripting keys in the registry:
"The problem is that the Scripting.FileSystemObject registry key does not have an owner assigned.  From the command prompt, go to regedit and try to access it.  If it tells you that you can't access it but you can change the permissions on it; don't believe that.  You have to go to Advanced and find out that there is no owner assigned.  Change the owner to Administrator (make sure to CheckNames).  You'll also have to change the CLSID key in the same manner.  Also, there are two other keys that I wasn't able to access:  Scripting.Dictionary and Scripting.Encode.  They didn't seem to affect creating projects in Visual Studio.NET but who knows what else was affected?""

To solve this easy do the following:

1) Make sure you are running the cmd.exe as administrator (found in  C:\windows\system32\ folder)
2) Type the following commands in the dos windows:
    cd c:\windows\system32    --> press enter
    regsvr32 scrrun.dll            --> press enter

And it worked. I hope I could help others who has or gets the same problem.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 09:55:22
@DeathAngel0001
Thanks for this hint
I just forgot to add lines for checking if FSO is enabled 
But i'll add it and will release a new build (maybe on weekend).
There will be not other changes in it, so all who haven't had problems importing DarkOne doesn't need to re-download the file
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Yrde on 2009-10-19 14:24:13
Thanks for the update! I use the foo_covers plugin with this like you suggested and now my covers show up perfectly, except for the mouseover thing described in these pictures: Pic1 (http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar1.png) Pic2 (http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar2.png)
The first picture has the middle playlist, in which the mouseover doesn't show the album cover, but it works just fine in the bottom-left playlist (picture 2). I wonder what might cause this?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aleco on 2009-10-19 14:38:49
Thanks for the update! I use the foo_covers plugin with this like you suggested and now my covers show up perfectly, except for the mouseover thing described in these pictures: Pic1 (http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar1.png) Pic2 (http://yrde.arkku.net/img/foobar2.png)
The first picture has the middle playlist, in which the mouseover doesn't show the album cover, but it works just fine in the bottom-left playlist (picture 2). I wonder what might cause this?

have you read the userguide?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 14:46:49
The popup in the main playlist in the middle shows an artist picture by default, not an album cover
You should read the user guide how to set it up (chapter 2.8.3.1)
If you want to display the album cover here too, just copy the content of the entries under "Definition" from ART.PATH to POPUP.IMG.PATH and ART.OPTION to POPUP.IMG.OPTION.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Yrde on 2009-10-19 15:24:02
Of course I've read the user guide. The POPUP.IMG.OPTION has the same value as ART.OPTION (artreader_front nodelay) and POPUP.IMG.PATH has the same as ART.PATH (%el_group_first_path%). I noticed that there isn't POPUP...-fields in the Field definition settings of the bottom-left playlist. All the other pictures work except the mouseover pic in the middle :/
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 15:33:59
There are no popup.fields in the bottom-left-popup because it is called ART.PATH in it.
I should change it to avoid confusion...

And i realised i made a mistake in the Popup(background) tab.
Not possible to show album art atm.

But try this:
Replace the whole content of the tab with this code:
Code: [Select]
// ----- POP-UP-COLOUR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$fillroundrect(0,0,$sub(%el_width%,1),$sub(%el_popup_height%,1),10,10,51-80-102,%MAIN.COLOUR%)

// ----- ARTIST PICTURE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$if2($drawimage(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),%POPUP.IMG.PATH%,%POPUP.IMG.OPTION%)
,
$if(%length%,
$font(Segoe UI,7,)
$drawtextex(- Image not available -,3,3,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),192-192-192,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawimage(4,4,$sub(%el_height%,8),$sub(%el_height%,8),./DarkOne16\Images\Radio.png)
)
)

$drawroundrect(3,3,$sub(%el_height%,7),$sub(%el_height%,7),3,3,0-0-0-0,76-121-153-255,)

// ----- EXTRA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ifgreater(%el_item_count%,%el_item_count2%,
$drawstring('('%el_item_count2%/%el_item_count%')',%el_height%,$add(3,$mul(%el_item_count2%,20)),%el_width%,%el_height%,255-255-255,nowrap elipchar)
,
)
Then it should work, when you change the content of POPUP.IMG.PATH and POPUP.IMG.OPTION to your needs
Title: DarkOne
Post by: schizotuner on 2009-10-19 15:42:14
Yep, I like it, this version better, but one question about Transparency for the Popup-Window. I read 2.8.2 , but if I change colours - nothing changes. If you have internet traffic, I recorded the video screen - http://depositfiles.com/files/dslpqbz9n (http://depositfiles.com/files/dslpqbz9n) (7z archive 6,74 MB)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Yrde on 2009-10-19 15:49:12
Works with that code, thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 15:57:50
Don't know why it doesn't work for you...
Try RGB 240-240-240. Works at most on vista.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: schizotuner on 2009-10-19 16:07:38
Don't know why it doesn't work for you...
Try RGB 240-240-240. Works at most on vista.

I use Windows XP SP3 if you say it to me.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 16:10:13
Then 235-233-237 should work with the standard visual style.
Please try 240-240-240.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kopf on 2009-10-19 17:19:54
Fantastic, beautiful skin, and very easy to install  Great work

My one problem is that when I hover the mouse over an album that obviously does have artwork in the folder, No Image Available is shown in the popup that appears. example - http://imgur.com/v8jIj.png (http://imgur.com/v8jIj.png) (mouse hovering over the deerhoof album)

Any ideas?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-19 17:43:00
Any ideas?
Yes, the same as some posts above...

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....st&p=663291 (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=69046&view=findpost&p=663291)
and the following posts.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kopf on 2009-10-20 04:49:17
Aha, sorry.

Would it be trivial to insert resized last.fm artist pictures in there?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-20 08:24:56
Just change the script as posted above.
Then copy the content of "Definition" from ART.PATH to POPUP.IMG.PATH and ART.OPTION to POPUP.IMG.OPTION as described above.
Should work
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dzago on 2009-10-20 13:12:04
Hello, thanks for this great skin, it's almost perfect but is it possible to make alphabetic search, or whatever it's called, similar to the one in Xchange, cause now it takes a while to navigate from one end to another of my library.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-20 13:55:48
That's the Album list (AL) or the Filters (FIL) or the Quick Search Toolbar for.
Or just click once in the playlist and type the desired letter
Title: DarkOne
Post by: xScaryKidx on 2009-10-20 21:41:30
I really like DarkOne but I've got one question... is there a way to auto-scroll lyrics when it's unsynced (.txt)? That's a feature I love in Xchange and loved in Kameleon but it doesn't seem to work the same way in DarkOne and I dislike that.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: aleco on 2009-10-20 22:00:24
I really like DarkOne but I've got one question... is there a way to auto-scroll lyrics when it's unsynced (.txt)? That's a feature I love in Xchange and loved in Kameleon but it doesn't seem to work the same way in DarkOne and I dislike that.

(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2885/lyricscroll.jpg)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: xScaryKidx on 2009-10-20 22:02:39
Oh... it's THAT simple! Anyway, thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-23 00:07:40
I uploaded a bugfix version that fixes some very rare bugs
You'll find details on the download page.
Downloadlink is still the same.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Cablespider on 2009-10-23 02:33:22
How can I reclaim the space peakmeter is occupying if I hide or remove the panel? Is that possible?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-23 07:34:41
The Peakmeter uses this "dimensions" in the Left Panel:
left: 1
top: $sub(%ps_height%,38)
width: $sub(%ps_width%,2)
height: 38

If you hides or removes the whole panel you have to place it manually of course in the main splitter to fit to your new design.
Or did i misunderstood you?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Cablespider on 2009-10-23 16:34:58
I'm not sure what you mean.

Notice the space where the peakmeter was. I'm trying to figure out how to get rid of the empty space so that the cover image takes up the whole space. I may not be explaining it correctly.

(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5683/darkone.th.jpg) (http://img223.imageshack.us/i/darkone.jpg/)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-23 16:38:14
how can i update to the latest bugfixed version? is it on "download" at your deviantArt page?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-23 18:57:00
@Cablespider
Sorry, i misunderstood.
You have deleted the peakmeter because you don't want it?
Raising space for the cover is not that easy since it is in a different splitter...
You can fill the space by moving the display a bit down, and the trackinfo.
For a greater cover view i implemented the "Big Cover view" (available with the last button on the right above the playlist).

For moving the display and trackinfo:
Right-click on the display --> Splitter Settings --> and change "top" of "Seekbar and Display" to $sub(%ps_height%,69).
For filling the space above the display with the trackinfo change "height" of the trackinfo to $sub(%ps_height%,190).

@Seeking Lossless
Yes, its on the download page on deviantart.
If you have still have made changes in DarkOne v1.6 and don't want to loose your settings, just extract the package anywhere in your "Documents and Settings", open your existing foobar2000 DarkOne v1.6 and import the "DO Rating Panel" script to the Rating Panel (right-click on it --> Configure --> Import), the "DO Cover Panel" script to the cover panel (right-click on it --> the upper Splitter Settings --> click on "MiniCover" --> Configure --> Import) and the DO Display Panel" script to the Display (same as the rating panel).
The "bug" with the auto-rating in ELPlaylist only occurs in very, very rare cases (only in leap years from January 1st to February 28th).
Not really needed to update this script part if you've already done some changes in your ELPlaylist script.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-23 19:06:13
tedgo,

This is so good!!!  I have been using with a 70K song library and havn't noticed slowness that would keep me from using DarkOne.

Top notch job.  I really appreciate the effort and time you have put into this.  Thanks again for sharing it!


I use this in my listening room where my HDTV serves as monitor.  Due to sitting about 12' away, some of the fonts are too small. 

I was playing around with font sizing and cannot seem to get things right.

What is the best way to resize fonts in the biography or lyrics panels?  When I go into Prefs>UI Columns>Font and Colors, I see the that most panels are using the Segoe font.  But when I try to change the size of the font by choosing custom, Segoe is not available in the list.  My only choice if I want to increase the font size is to also choose another font.

Also, same question goes for the playlists and album info panels.  I wouldn't mind making these a little larger as well.

Last question....  Is there a way to remove the visualization at the top?  I have already removed the peakmeter panel, but cannot see a way to remove the visualization over the playlist.  For some reason, these bouncing EQ-style visualizations give me a headache.  For some reason they bother my eyes.

Sorry for modifying your skin, as I know you put a lot of time into it.

Thanks again,
Patrick
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-23 19:14:31
1.) Do you use XP?
Segoe UI isn't installed on it by default, so you may choose Tahoma instead (looks similar).
For biography view panel you may right-click on it and choose the font in its panel preferences.

2.) Its possible to remove the Visualisation in Preferences --> Columns UI --> Layout tab. Search for "Channel spectrum panel", right-click on it and remove it
You'll have to move the panels below (BigCover, Playlist, ELPlaylist) and the thin buttonbar then (you'll find its settings in the Script --> PerTrack in the // ----- BUTTONBAR BACKGROUND section and in the // ----- BUTTONS section)...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-23 19:32:55
Tedgo,

Thanks for the fast response.  Your support of your config is unparalleled.

Yes I am using XP.  Are you saying i am using the Segoe font, but cannot actually choose it in the list of fonts?  I see that it exists in my Windows>Fonts folder.  But it is not in the list when I try to change to it.  If I am understanding correctly, the Segoe font can only be used if I keep everything stock/default settings?

Thanks again!

This is by far the best config I have ever seen!

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-23 19:38:51
No, if you have Segoe UI installed in your c:\windows\fonts folder, then it should be selectable in the list. Strange...
So you'll be forced to use Tahoma instead.

If its not selectable then it isn't displayed at all in the configuration.
The default font of your windows visual style is then used instead (i think at least...).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-23 20:54:16
it show
"7-Zip: Internal error, code 106" when i try to install from the extracted file
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Cablespider on 2009-10-23 21:00:20
@Cablespider
Sorry, i misunderstood.
You have deleted the peakmeter because you don't want it?
Raising space for the cover is not that easy since it is in a different splitter...
You can fill the space by moving the display a bit down, and the trackinfo.
For a greater cover view i implemented the "Big Cover view" (available with the last button on the right above the playlist).

For moving the display and trackinfo:
Right-click on the display --> Splitter Settings --> and change "top" of "Seekbar and Display" to $sub(%ps_height%,69).
For filling the space above the display with the trackinfo change "height" of the trackinfo to $sub(%ps_height%,190).


As usual, you've been a great help. Thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-24 00:00:33
No, if you have Segoe UI installed in your c:\windows\fonts folder, then it should be selectable in the list. Strange...
So you'll be forced to use Tahoma instead.

If its not selectable then it isn't displayed at all in the configuration.
The default font of your windows visual style is then used instead (i think at least...).

Bizarro...... It is installed.  And it is displaying on the config beautifully.

When I look at the Font settings in Foobar, it shows it as the font, but when I try to change the size of the font by selecting "Custom" it is not in the list.  Weird.

Also, in every panel where it is the Font, the Settings Font page states they are all "8pt", when clearly they are of varying sizes.

Is there a place in the "code" that dictates font size?  Or is it only in the "Pref>UI Columns>Fonts/Colors" that i can change font size.

Thanks again Tedgo, truly amazing support!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-24 07:40:34
Font sizes are coded in the ELPlaylists and WSH Panels scripts. And in the Biography Panels Preferences itself.
All other font sizes are selectable in Columns UI--> Colours and Fonts.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-24 08:12:59
Font sizes are coded in the ELPlaylists and WSH Panels scripts. And in the Biography Panels Preferences itself.
All other font sizes are selectable in Columns UI--> Colours and Fonts.

why i can't use the installer (20091023)??? it show 7 zip:Internal error, code 106 as i mentioned earlier.
But this problem not present in the previous build (20091016)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-24 08:27:14
I don't know. Works good here...
I haven't changed anything in the file than replacing the old files with the new ones.
Will upload it again, please try to download a new file in a about one hour...

EDIT: Uploaded the file, please download and try to run the selfextracting archive again.
Clear your browser cache before downloading!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Mikke on 2009-10-24 12:58:17
why i can't use the installer (20091023)??? it show 7 zip:Internal error, code 106 as i mentioned earlier.
But this problem not present in the previous build (20091016)

I had this kinda error when I had accidentally left Foobar open when running the installer.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Seeking_Lossless on 2009-10-24 13:31:35
why i can't use the installer (20091023)??? it show 7 zip:Internal error, code 106 as i mentioned earlier.
But this problem not present in the previous build (20091016)

I had this kinda error when I had accidentally left Foobar open when running the installer.

how did you solve it? mine is still problematic even i closed the foobar... maybe i'll try reinstall Foobar2k.

Nevermind problem has been solved. I forgot to run as administrator. Thanks tedgo!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-10-24 14:04:42
you can always extract the files from the installer and copy them across manually. 7-zip opens it just fine. (i daresay other zip programs will too)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-24 19:18:22
Yes, you're right
If there are any problems with it - and the only problem was that you've forgotten to run the self-extracting archive as administrator  - you could also extract it to any non-protected place and copy the files to your foobar2000 directory manually.
Running it as administrator is necessary because it copies files to your vista/seven-protected "Program files" folder.
And installs the font file that is needed for the display.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-24 20:06:18
....and the thin buttonbar then (you'll find its settings in the Script --> PerTrack in the // ----- BUTTONBAR BACKGROUND section and in the // ----- BUTTONS section)...


Tedgo,  I have successfully moved the playlist, Elplaylist, and Bigcovers, up on the page.

But I have having trouble with the code in "buttons background" and "buttons"

I am not sure what values to change.  Could you please point me in the right direction? By the way, I am shooting for a height on 10 on the bar.

Thanks again Tedgo!!!!!!!!!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-24 20:23:50
...... and how do i make the playlist and elplaylists taller now that I have moved them upwards?  Now there is a gap at the bottom.

learning......  slowly.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-25 00:22:22
Since i assume you have already made a new top setting, you need to substract its value from the pss height.
So if you have made them "top" at 50, type-in:
height: $sub(%ps_height%,60)
(10 points more for having some space at the bottom)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Hagbard-Celine on 2009-10-25 08:55:55
Hey Tedgo,

first of all, i love your Theme many thanks for it !!!

I have a few questions (I'm new @foobar2000)

1) If it possible to sort the Songs of an Album by ID3-Tag Tracknumber?
Actually its sort by Trackname.

2) The Buttons "Lossless", "Audio MD5" an "Replay Gain" on the left
are allways unuseable. Just "Lossy" is activated.

WHich effect the buttons usually have?

3) The scrolling through the Albums at the
middle is very difficult. Any hint to get an Scrollbar?

4) The Notesymbol-Button "Actiave now Playing" has no function?
I Think that isn't normal?


Thanks and best regards!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-25 09:30:26
1.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Grouping tab --> enter in "Sort format":
%album artist% - %date% - %album% - %discnumber% - %tracknumber% - %title%

2.) That are no buttons, just indicators of existing information of a playing track

3.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Style tab --> enable the scrollbar (at the bottom of the page)

4.) It works only if a song is playing, of course.
Then it will bring the playing track to focus, if it isn't already

EDIT:
Removed a useless string part
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Hagbard-Celine on 2009-10-25 11:06:56
1.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Grouping tab --> enter in "Sort format":
%album artist% - %date% - %album% - %discnumber% - %tracknumber% - %title%

2.) That are no buttons, just indicators of existing information of a playing track

3.) Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Style tab --> enable the scrollbar (at the bottom of the page)

4.) It works only if a song is playing, of course.
Then it will bring the playing track to focus, if it isn't already

EDIT:
Removed a useless string part


Thanks for the fast Answer!

Point 1 isn't Work

Settings->Grouping

Group Format:
$if(%album%,%album artist%|%album%|%discnumber%,%directoryname%)

Sort Format:
%album artist% - %date% - %album% - %discnumber% - %tracknumber% - %title%


Sadly it's still sort by Trackname
Any idea?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-25 13:33:17
Go to Preferences --> General tab and add your sort format in "Sort incoming files by" too
All new playlists will be sorted this way now.

For all existing playlists you may have to "enable" your sort format:
Go to Settings --> Behaviour tab --> enable "Show" for "Context Menu" (at the bottom of the page) --> Sort".
Now you can right-click in your playlist and sort after your new sort format
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-26 16:13:21
Since i assume you have already made a new top setting, you need to substract its value from the pss height.
So if you have made them "top" at 50, type-in:
height: $sub(%ps_height%,60)
(10 points more for having some space at the bottom)


Tedgo,

Sorry for having to bring to you my troubles.....  You have already done so much.

Can you please help a little more with the toolbar settings, where I must modify the script for "buttons background" and "buttons"?

I am exactly sure what I am doing there.

Thanks again Tedgo!

-pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-26 18:01:14
I don't really understand what you want to do now...
The toolbar is the standard toolbar, not scripted.
The background of the toolbar can't be changed within a script but depends only on your windows visual style.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-26 19:06:23
Tedgo,

Sorry for the confusion...  I meant to say "button bar" not "toolbar".

I have easily removed the visualization as you directed.
Then was able to move up the playlist/Cover/elplaylist so there isnt a gap above them.

But now the thin buttonbar with the "Pref" Button, and the layout choice buttons, is my problem.  I cannot see how to move them.

You say above:  "....and the thin buttonbar then (you'll find its settings in the Script --> PerTrack in the // ----- BUTTONBAR BACKGROUND section and in the // ----- BUTTONS section)..."

The button bar is what I am having trouble with.  How do I edit the script to move the bar and buttons up?

thanks again.

Sorry if I am being dense here.

-pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-26 19:37:32
You have $gradientrect and $imageabs functions in BUTTON-BACKGROUND.
There's a "82" in each line.
This "82" you have to change to your new "top" value (for instance "10").

Then in the BUTTONS section you have to change the "82" in the PREF-Button to the same value and the "88" in the other buttons to the same value +6 (if you changed the value from 82 to 10, you have to change 88 to 16).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-26 20:52:43
Tedgo,

ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!!

Many thanks for the help.  I m learning!

I will get to this the minute I get home from work.  I will let you know how I get on.

Thanks again for all of your hard work, tireless effort, and amazing support.

I hope it isn't overly offensive that a few of us are tweaking your config slightly.  It is truly amazing as is.  But if easily modified to a small degree it makes it absolutely God-like.

Cheers,
PC
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-26 21:29:51
Don't worry about that. See my config as a "base" to modify
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ev!L-aLphA on 2009-10-27 00:24:48
Hey tedgo,
First of all id like to thank you for this amazing theme!
This theme is probably 60% of the reason i finally changed over to foobar (only a few weeks ago). I tried foobar a few years ago, but never got into it as it was way to complex to configure... Now that i got it all set up i cant believe i have been using winamp/itunes all this time.


I have some questions regarding the theme...
1. is there any way to search or to sort all music based on star ratings? my whole music library is synced with foobar but sometimes i want to just find the 4 star songs that ive rated and i cant find a way to do so unless i go and find the actual song in the album. Is there any way to rate the song from album view? or is the only way to change the rating is from the top left of the song description?

2. regarding album art, is there anyway to automatically DL art into the folders instead of having to DL them one by one?

3. When i set a artist picture, is there any way to have his picture show up on every album? because currently it only displays the artist art on the album which ive downloaded it too, and not on their other cds

also when i start foobar i get these messages, what should i do?
The following components are incompatible with this foobar2000 version and will function partially or incorrectly:
- foo_cwb_hooks.dll : cwbowron's title format hooks, Tagger Panel Window
- foo_uie_powerpanels.dll : Seek Panel, Volume Panel
Please update these components to their latest versions if possible.

Failed to load DLL: foo_uie_queuemanager.dll
Reason: This component is not compatible with this version of Windows and needs to be recompiled with a newer version of the foobar2000 SDK; please contact the author of this component to obtain an updated version of this component.



other than that this theme rocks, so many little things that make music sorting/listening a blast!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: srturner47 on 2009-10-27 07:02:25
Great theme!  I'm really enjoying it!

I've got a couple of small issues I was hoping someone would be able to help with:

1. Album art works fine except when I hover over a song in the playlist.  When I do so the popup with track info shows no album art.  Is there a way to fix this?

2. Tracks are not ordered by track number for each album.  Is there a way to fix this without renaming all my files?  Trying fiddling around with the sort info for ELPlaylist but didn't seem to do anything.  Any ideas?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-27 07:34:05
@Ev!l-aLphA
1.) Best way is to create autoplaylists for your ratings.
Toolbar --> Library --> Search --> type-in %rating% IS 1 --> hit the "..." button --> "Create Autoplaylist".
Now you have a playlist with a tracks having 1 star.
Repeat the procedure for 2-5 stars and you'll have 5 autoplaylists that automatically change their content if you change ratings.

Changing rating depends on the kind of rating you want to have:
For ratings in the database you could also right-click on the file (or a selected bunch of files) --> Playback Statistics --> Rating.
For ratings in the file tags you could select a bunch of files --> right-click --> Properties --> double-click on a blank line --> Set "Field name" to RATING and "Field Value" to your desired rating (1-5).
Or use the optional Masstagger and add some presets for ratings.

Sorting after rating values:
Toolbar --> Edit --> Sort --> Sort by... --> %rating% --> OK

2.) Please search for AlbumArtDownloader and foo_run. There are some threads about this

3.) Don't store your artist pictures in the album folder but in an own "Artist pictures" folder, for instance D:\Artist Pictures.
Now you could change the path in the scripts (as described in the user guide) to D:\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*
You'll have to rename the artist pictures to the name of the artist, though...
For instance: The artist picture belongs to Britney Spears has to be named Britney Spears!

Your problem with incompatible plugins:
Delete them!
You don't need foo_cwb_hooks and foo_powerpanels for DarkOne (or any other actual configuration).
They're outdated and no longer supported by foobar2000!

For foo_uie_queuemanager you may need to update it, or just delete it. Its not necessary for DarkOne, too.

@srturner47
1.) Read the user guide, chapter 2.8.3.1

2.) Thats caused by not properly named your files (the files don't have a tracknumber at the beginning of their names).
Would be easier to rename them with the "File Operations".
Or you have to change the Sort format in ELPlaylist (and maybe on the General tab at the Preferences) to:
%album artist% - %date% - %album% - %tracknumber% - %title%
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dakeryas on 2009-10-27 21:24:41
Hello,

Thanks Tedgo for another version meantime I'm fully satisfied with the 1.5.2 build!

However, I'm dithering over whether to update mine or not,  I'm substiantially interested in the memory and CPU cousmptions, have they improved much? Did the removal of the compact mode make things run more smoothly? I mean, sometimes the 1.5.2 keeps increasing the memory usage without reasons and I wondered how it was with the new version. (anyhow as soon as you minimize the 1.5.2, the memory is halved)

Many thanks,
Dakeryas
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-27 21:27:32
Memory load is less than 1.5.2, but will also raise like 1.5.2 if you enable auto-cycling in biography view panel...
CPU consumption is equal.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Ev!L-aLphA on 2009-10-27 23:23:01
Thanks a ton!
I really appreciate it, now i have these awesome playlists based on ratings and i can configure them even further now!!!

i got AAD and foo_run, cant seem to get AAD to work from within foobar but ill try and figure that out, it does let me search through my foobar library in AAD though, which is pretty awesome!

Ill look into the whole artist picture thing later on when i have a little more time to tinker with it!

man listening to music just got so much funner!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-10-28 19:47:42
You have $gradientrect and $imageabs functions in BUTTON-BACKGROUND.
There's a "82" in each line.
This "82" you have to change to your new "top" value (for instance "10").

Then in the BUTTONS section you have to change the "82" in the PREF-Button to the same value and the "88" in the other buttons to the same value +6 (if you changed the value from 82 to 10, you have to change 88 to 16).


Tedgo,

Thanks again for helping me out.  I am learning a lot and hope to be able to solve my own problems in the future.

You're the best,
pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: srturner47 on 2009-10-30 05:25:55
Thanks for the help!  The tip for getting the album covers worked great.  Don't know how I could have missed that when I read the manual the first time.  Oh, well -- foobar is new for me so its a steep learning curve!

As for sorting by track number, it still doesn't appear to work even when the sort ELPlaylists and Pref-General are set to the setting you suggested.  I know I could rename my files, but I am hesitant to do this because I use Windows Live Sync.  I've found that any kind of mass renaming trips up Windows Live Sync with other mass renaming programs I've used.  Of course, I could always temporarily turn Live Sync off to rename files and then turn it back on when done, but it would be a pain to have to do this everytime I get new music that I need to rename.  It would be much easier if there were a way to organize by track number instead of by filename.  Any other ideas, or do I just need to bite the bullet and rename my files?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-10-30 07:47:11
you don't need to rename your files. if the settings tedgo gave you don't work, this means your files aren't tagged with the track number properly.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-30 08:14:53
It should work if your files are tagged correctly.
But you may have to "re-sort" existing playlists.

For ELPlaylist read user guide 2.8.1.
For The NG Playlist select all files in a playlist (Ctrl+A), right-click on one file --> Sort --> Sort by... --> type-in the sorting scheme.

All new playlists will be automatically sorted after the sort string you've entered in Preferences --> General tab

EDIT:
My hint to read the user guide was probably mistakable...
You have to enable the Sort command for the context menu, to sort after your new sorting scheme in ELPlaylist. How this can be done is described in the user guide.
But you could also do this with Toolbar --> Edit --> Sort --> Sort by... and enter your sorting scheme here.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-10-30 15:45:42
I'm having some problems getting the pictures to display in all of the following:

The Artist Picture in the Background of the main ELPlaylist
The Artist Picture in the Popup image within the main ELPlaylist
The Artist Picture in the BigCover view.
The Album Cover art in the BigCover view.

Firstly, My music folder is laid out like this: Music\%artist%\%album%\%filename%.mp3

I've come up with the following titleformatting scripts that leads paths to all my images.

My artist pictures are all stored in a "Artist Pictures" folder within my music directory, which is laid out like this
Music\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*
relative to the path of the song that's playing:
$directory(%path%,3)\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*

This is the only artist picture i have, so i would like it to display for all 5 of the artist picture options if possible.

In the same respect, the only album art image i'm concerned with is the front cover image. which is saved, in all my folders as
$directory_path(%path%)\folder.jpg

What should my bigcover script look like to make it work?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-30 19:24:54
For all artist pictures:
C:\Music\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*

(Where "C:" has to be changed to the letter of your drive, of course )

Set it up in the main splitter as described in the user guide, chapter 1.3.
So the string should look like:
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,C:\Music\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*)

If you want to display it in all 5 options in big cover view, then your script part should look like:
// ARTIST PICTURES
$puts(artist,
$select(%do.pic.switch%,
%do.artist.pic%,
%do.artist.pic%,
%do.artist.pic%,
%do.artist.pic%,
%do.artist.pic%))

For the ELPlalyists popups you have to type-in the path as described in the user guide, chapter 2.8.1.

The folder.jpg should still be displayed when it is saved in the music's folder...
I don't understand why it doesn't work for you.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: RevoniK on 2009-10-30 20:05:34
Thank you very much, all of your above suggestions worked flawlessly!


Could you perhaps post what the

// ------ TRANSFORM

code in the BigCover script is supposed to be. I think i might have accidentally changed some things in it and that could be why my covers aren't displaying.   

i don't want to lose all of my other changes by reimporting the .fcl

Once again, thank you so much. Some of the best support from one person ever!

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-30 21:27:49
The Transform-Part "transforms" artreader settings into a usable path for the following $imageabs() function.
If you've changed the part, overwrite your part with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- TRANSFORM

$puts(picture,$ifequal(%do.art.switch%,1,$if($stricmp($left($get(cover),9),artreader),%path%,$get(cover)),$get(artist)))
$puts(option,wc $ifequal(%do.art.switch%,1,$if($stricmp($get(picture),%path%),$get(cover),),noexpansion))
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kazi on 2009-10-31 13:34:16
I registered here just to congratulate tedgo for his awesome work.
Darkone is by far the best foobar theme i've used.
Non only it's visually elegant (like other good themes) but it's also well thought..

i was using FooAva for a while, it's quitegood but has some frustrating bugs that made you
think "oh, right, i'm still using a skin above foobar, and if i move that or that it doesn't work
and everything becomes messy"
With DarkOne i forget i'm using foobar, that's brilliant

The only thing i'd change would be moving the seekbar right under the spectrum analyzer..
(i. e. above the playlist)

thank you very much (from France) for this great work !
Title: DarkOne
Post by: srturner47 on 2009-10-31 16:04:56
Thanks for all your help.  It does sort correctly when I go to Edit->Sort->Sort by and enter the sort scheme you gave me.  Unfortunately, I still need to do this everytime I pull up a new album or artist from the FIL menu or the AL menu.  I can't seem to get it to just default to sorting this way when a new album or artist is pulled up.  The sort scheme under ELPlaylists Setting->Grouping menu seems to have no effect.  I even tried changing the grouping to just %tracknumber%, and even then the groups were out of order.  Its like ELPlaylist doesn't know what %tracknumber% is.  Strange...

I don't know what the context menu is or how to enable the sort command.  Maybe that is my problem?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-10-31 18:03:42
For Album List:
Preferences --> Media Library --> Album List Panel --> Advanced tab --> "Apply core sort settings to added items"

For Filters:
Preferences --> Columns UI --> Filter tab --> disable "Sort incoming files by" or enter your sorting scheme here


I think i said it still:
Renaming your files would be easier, since foobar2000 and its 3rd-party-components are mostly set up to sort by path by default.
Renaming is quite easy in foobar2000: select all files --> right-click on your files --> File Operations --> Rename to... --> enter your new naming pattern (for instance: %tracknumber%. %title%).

@kazi
Thank you
But moving the seekbar under the spectrum analyzer isn't easy in v1.6, since it is a part of the display panel.
You would need to script a new seekbar (or copy the script from v1.5.2) and insert it in a new WSH Panel mod below the spectrum panel...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lon on 2009-11-01 03:11:28
I am a new user to Dark One.

It's very impressive from the kind I have used.  So many things going with the screen
but I wondered about using net radio. 

Can the "on air" blinking light go to just plain on?

You have well deserved the praise found here.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: srturner47 on 2009-11-01 05:30:06
Got it!  Thanks so much for the help!  I tried everything and it still wasn't working...then I noticed that you said -- disable "Sort incoming files by" or enter your sorting scheme here --.  Disabling it didn't seem to do the trick, but entering my sorting scheme here did.  Works great now! 

One last question -- Is it possible to have either the biography pictures from the internet or the album cover from artreader show up as the background image in ELPlaylist or do I need to have an actual local image file to do this?  Its probably not worth gathering all the required photos to make this happen, but if I could configure it to pull from the bio (or even just the cover image) that would work perfectly!

Thanks so much for your work on this!  Its an awesome theme and it pulls together so many other good add-ons without much work.  I'm very impressed.  I've gone through a lot of music players -- started with Amarok on KDE, then switched to Songbird when I was forced to go back to Windows (needed some essential Windows software when I started a business -- still miss Linux though!).  Songbird is a great program, but it sure is bloated.  Got tired of having to wait for it to load every time I ran it.  Now it's foobar with DarkOne!    I think this may be the best music player yet!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-01 08:10:45
@Ion
If you don't want it blinking then right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Script --> Per Second tab, and overwrite this part:
Code: [Select]
// ----- INDICATOR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$if(%length%,
$if($stricmp($left(%path%,10),'FOO_LASTFM'),
$font(Trebuchet MS,10,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-255-255,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
,
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,,glow:8:128-192-255 offset:3:0)
,
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,48)
)
)
,
$font(Segoe UI,8,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-0-0,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
)
with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- INDICATOR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$if(%length%,
$if($stricmp($left(%path%,10),'FOO_LASTFM'),
$font(Trebuchet MS,10,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-255-255,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
,
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,,glow:8:128-192-255 offset:3:0)
,
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,48)
)
)
,
$font(Segoe UI,8,bold)
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-0-0,hcenter vcenter)
)

@srturner47
The images for the background picture have to be stored locally, since the ELPlaylist in the foreground does only refresh on track change, but images from biography view panel are loaded later.
I haven't got it working (still tried it ) to display the biography view images in the background. Sorry...
But i must confess, i haven't "worked" with the possibilities of biography view panel intensively.
Maybe one has a solution for this?

It is possible to display the album art provided by the artreader in the background, though.
But since the global variable for artist pictures is used in the big cover view too, you need to overwrite another part in the script.
This one (right-click on the thin bar above the playlist --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> PerTrack):
Code: [Select]
// ----- ARTIST PICTURE LAYER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ifequal(%do.playlist.switch%,1,
    $if(%ps_isplaying%,
        $drawimage($get(center.x),108,$get(center.w),$sub(%ps_height%,118),%do.artist.pic%,wc,,32)
    )
,
)
with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- ARTIST PICTURE LAYER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ifequal(%do.playlist.switch%,1,
    $if(%ps_isplaying%,
        $drawimage($get(center.x),108,$get(center.w),$sub(%ps_height%,118),%path%,artreader,,32)
    )
,
)
But there are no "No Cover"-, "Radio"- or "Audio CD"-images available with this script part.
Would need an "enhancement"...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Sapta on 2009-11-01 14:13:17
First of all, many thanks for this amazing config  A few questions:

1. Is it possible to show the name of the active playlist beside the "PREF" button above the playlist?

2. When double-clicking on "Filter Results" playlist, it creates a new playlist "Filter results(Playback)" for uninterrupted playback. Is it the default foobar filter behaviour or you wrote some code for it? Is it possible to do something similar to Album list panel and Library view playlist? Ie, if i double click on library view playlist, it will start playing in another playlist (preferrably something I created).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-01 15:00:32
1.) No. Not with the current components (at least to my knowledge).

2.) It is the default behaviour of the filters (also when using filters during palyback, a new filter playlist will be created).
For Album list panel please try to change the double-click or middle button action to change behaviour
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lon on 2009-11-01 15:56:20
@Ion
If you don't want it blinking then right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Script --> Per Second tab, and overwrite this part:
Code: [Select]
// ----- INDICATOR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$if(%length%,
$if($stricmp($left(%path%,10),'FOO_LASTFM'),
$font(Trebuchet MS,10,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-255-255,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
,
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,,glow:8:128-192-255 offset:3:0)
,
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,48)
)
)
,
$font(Segoe UI,8,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-0-0,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
)
with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- INDICATOR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$if(%length%,
$if($stricmp($left(%path%,10),'FOO_LASTFM'),
$font(Trebuchet MS,10,bold)
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-255-255,hcenter vcenter)
,
$drawtextex(last.fm,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),51-80-102,hcenter vcenter)
)
,
$select($add($mod(%playback_time_seconds%,2),1),
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,,glow:8:128-192-255 offset:3:0)
,
$imageabs(13,5,8,8,./DarkOne16\Images\Point.png,,,48)
)
)
,
$font(Segoe UI,8,bold)
$drawtextex(ON AIR,0,0,$sub($mul(%el_row_height%,3),2),$sub(%el_row_height%,3),255-0-0,hcenter vcenter)
)

@srturner47
The images for the background picture have to be stored locally, since the ELPlaylist in the foreground does only refresh on track change, but images from biography view panel are loaded later.
I haven't got it working (still tried it ) to display the biography view images in the background. Sorry...
But i must confess, i haven't "worked" with the possibilities of biography view panel intensively.
Maybe one has a solution for this?

It is possible to display the album art provided by the artreader in the background, though.
But since the global variable for artist pictures is used in the big cover view too, you need to overwrite another part in the script.
This one (right-click on the thin bar above the playlist --> Splitter Settings --> Script --> PerTrack):
Code: [Select]
// ----- ARTIST PICTURE LAYER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ifequal(%do.playlist.switch%,1,
    $if(%ps_isplaying%,
        $drawimage($get(center.x),108,$get(center.w),$sub(%ps_height%,118),%do.artist.pic%,wc,,32)
    )
,
)
with this:
Code: [Select]
// ----- ARTIST PICTURE LAYER --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$ifequal(%do.playlist.switch%,1,
    $if(%ps_isplaying%,
        $drawimage($get(center.x),108,$get(center.w),$sub(%ps_height%,118),%path%,artreader,,32)
    )
,
)
But there are no "No Cover"-, "Radio"- or "Audio CD"-images available with this script part.
Would need an "enhancement"...

Tedgo,

This is Lon,

Sorry for the long quote-- not much good at editing this.

I followed the path to Script > per second, the window opened and it was blank-- no code in there.  This was the Splitter Settings which was what I could find.to edit the 'on air' indicator flashing.  What did I do incorrectly?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Sapta on 2009-11-01 16:18:41
1.) No. Not with the current components (at least to my knowledge).

2.) It is the default behaviour of the filters (also when using filters during palyback, a new filter playlist will be created).
For Album list panel please try to change the double-click or middle button action to change behaviour


1. Maybe you can add the active playlist name somewhere where we can see it always (if it's possible) :/ Since I am trying to tweak the playlists, it's a bother to check the active playlist by going to PL tab again and again. (Altho, now i think, a hotkeyed playlist manager will do it a little faster, still...)

2. I've already tried but to no good. The album list panel options for mouse double-click and middle button click do not provide editing dynamic/user created playlists it seems. I tried changing double click behavior in ELPlaylist. It has the option but doesn't respond  I'll see if I can find anything.


@Ion, just delete the parts inside [ quote ]  and  [ / quote ] you don't want.  And I think tedgo wanted you to right click on the ELPlaylist. Ie, in the centre of foobar, while the leftmost playlist view is selected. Just knew this from the pdf provided with this config.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-01 19:26:33
@lon
Not the Splitter, right-click in the Main Playlist in the middle of the config!

@Sapta
I can't catch the active playlist name within PSS or any other component used in DarkOne.
Maybe i overlooked something, but to my knowledge its not possible.
At least with the used components.
If someone has an idea about it, please let me know
Title: DarkOne
Post by: lon on 2009-11-02 02:16:22
[quote name='tedgo' date='Nov 1 2009, 14:26' post='665430']
@lon
Not the Splitter, right-click in the Main Playlist in the middle of the config!



tedgo,

  I will have to come back to this.  For me it will be better as a new foobar user to build the needed functions first in  plain vanilla mode so I know how things work.

  Will return when using Dark One again.

thank you,

Lon
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Sapta on 2009-11-03 10:15:35
I have recently started learning this foobar thing    So, I thought about trying to set the background artist image (%do.artist.pic%) in ELPlaylist to a dynamic one that will change with every track.

I replaced your ARTIST PICTURE script under splitter settings->script->per track to

Code: [Select]
// ----- ARTIST PICTURE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

$set_ps_global(pic_no, $pad_right($min(%tracknumber%, 8),2,0))
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%_%pic_no%.*)


But even though the global variable tab is showing the correct values for both pic_no and do.artist.pic, there's no image in ELPlaylist  Also, why is $pad_right() making '8' into '08' and $pad() producing '80'  ? I thought they are supposed to do the opposite thing.

$mod is acting worse. So, what's going wrong? 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: quintets_man on 2009-11-03 12:05:19
First off thanks for the great config. But I have a question.

How do I change length in the ELPlaylist so that the Now Playing song would show the time remaining instead? I think something like this would work but I'm not sure where to put it or what to replace.
Code: [Select]
$if(%isplaying%,- %playback_time_remaining%,%length%)

Thanks in advance
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-03 12:18:52
@Sapta
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)

@quintets_man
You have to do this on the PerSecond tab.
So on PerTrack tab chnage the according script part to:
$if(%el_isplaying%,,$if(%length%,$drawtextex(%length%,$sub(%el_width%,48),0,37,$sub(%el_row_height%,3),$get(txt.col),right vcenter)))

And add on the PerSecond tab right below // ----- COLUMNS:
$font(Segoe UI,8,)
$if(%length%,$drawtextex(%playback_time_remaining%,$sub(%el_width%,48),0,37,$sub(%el_row_height%,3),$get(txt.col),right vcenter))
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Sapta on 2009-11-03 12:36:15
@Sapta
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)



What happens if I have less pics than tracknumbers?  What's the function of "per track" and "per second" tabs?

Btw, the "utils" option in context menu, is it provided by foo_utils?

Also, why isn't any function working?  they would add so much to customizabiltiy.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Mr. Pacman on 2009-11-03 12:57:04
Hi Tedgo, thank you very much for your well organized configuration!

I'm having problems with covers...One time they appear when i open Foobar and almost randomly, they disappear when i open it at another time..I tried your suggestions in the manual but they were for those who don't see covers at all...i see them but not on every foobar open..

for example...if i generally open foobar 10 times, only the 3 times cover art appears inside the main playlist and at the bottom left..

any solutions?

Title: DarkOne
Post by: quintets_man on 2009-11-03 13:37:36
Thanks Tedgo, the code you gave worked just fine.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-03 16:42:27
@Sapta
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%_$num($min(%tracknumber%,8),2).*)

Onl y for better understanding:
Where are your pictures stored and how are they named exactly?
The above string works for pictures that are stored in the music folder and named like the artist and a number (up to 8 now). For instance: David Bowie_01.jpg

On the PerSecod tabs you can code script parts that will be updated per second (e.g. %playback_time%).
On the PerTrack tabs you can code script parts that will be updated on track change.

"Utils" is provided by foobar2000 itself.
foo_utils is an additional component.

And what do you mean with:
"why isn't any function working?"

@Mr. Pacman
I don't know this behaviour...
Are your covers embedded or external?
Are you using foo_covers?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Mr. Pacman on 2009-11-03 18:30:46
Μy covers are both embedded and external (in each album's folder), named "folder".jpg and i have foo_covers inside my components folder but i don't know if its used by your configuration or not..
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-03 20:51:41
When foo_covers is in your components folder it is used by foobar2000 (and so the config too of course).
Move it to another folder or delete it to see what happens.
It isn't necessary for the config, especially when your album art is named folder.jpg or embedded to the files.

I encountered problems with it and embedded art only in the past.
Maybe that causes the problem.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-03 22:30:39
Hello from a new user, and a new convert to Foobar thanks to this awesome theme!

However, I just have one problem - for some reason, when I double click on an album to view all the tracks, it displays the tracks in reverse order (e.g 11 down to 1, rather than 1 to 11 as you'd expect). Any idea why this is happening?

Thanks guys, and great work Tedgo.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-03 23:18:11
In the playlist?
No sorry, no idea...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-03 23:34:24
It's OK, I fixed it by reinstalling everything. The age-old cure.

One more question though - is it possible to categorise things by band, rather than band AND album? I don't like seeing the same band name several times when I have several albums by that artist.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-03 23:45:22
Would be possible by changing the Group format and the script for the group header.
But that wouldn't differ between albums at all...

Maybe i will create another group format one day in addition to the default one.
As long as i haven't done this, you should read the ELPlaylist documentation (you'll find one in the ELPlaylist thread here on hydrogenaudio) and try by yourself
Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-03 23:50:02
Thanks for the very speedy responses Tedgo.

My only other suggestion would be a real-time search bar, like the one in Windows Media Player, and maybe a quicker way of clearing the search so I can get back to the regular list.

Don't get me wrong though, this is a fantastic theme - must have taken you a while to put together, so thankyou very much for sharing it with us.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 00:03:30
There IS a real-time search bar (the small progress bar on the left).
Have you ever tried it?

Or did i misunderstood?
(I haven't used windows media player since 2003...)

You can always go back to the regular playlist by selecting your regular playlist with "Playlist switcher" (PL Button).
The "Search" playlist will be updated on every new search.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-04 08:58:56
Hi, thanks a lot for providing this skin, it's actually the first I've been able to use for foobar2000, all others have been waaayyy too difficult for me to configure. I really appreciate how easy it was t install this skin.

So far, the only concern I have is with the background artist image. I play all my music through .zip archives, using foo_unpack. Even if I put the artist.jpg picture in the zip folder with the music, foobar won't display it. Is there a way out of this? Thanks!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 09:18:40
Hm, i really don't know if its possible to display pictures from zip-archives. I never tried it since i never use zip-folders for my musics (there are so many other and better ways in my opinion )...

Maybe you should copy all your artist pictures to one local folder and name them like the artist.
Then you could change the script part (like described in the user guide, chapter 1.3) to (for instance):
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,C:\Artist Pictures\%artist%.*)

Your Pictures then should be named like David Bowie.jpg, Queen.jpg, Lady Gaga.jpg and so on.
Should work this way
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Sapta on 2009-11-04 09:59:30
@Sapta
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%_$num($min(%tracknumber%,8),2).*)

And what do you mean with:
"why isn't any function working?"


Great it's working. . $min() and $mod() weren't working without the outer $num() , not sure why. That's why I said that.

Onl y for better understanding:
Where are your pictures stored and how are they named exactly?
The above string works for pictures that are stored in the music folder and named like the artist and a number (up to 8 now). For instance: David Bowie_01.jpg

I didn't maintain any artist images until now but now I am considering putting all in a folder with artist names. Obviously then, I'll use a fixed path. The number 8 is just an instance, I had put 8 images in one album folder to try things out. 


On the PerSecod tabs you can code script parts that will be updated per second (e.g. %playback_time%).
On the PerTrack tabs you can code script parts that will be updated on track change.


Thought so. So, i can use per second tab to change the pic after certain seconds

"Utils" is provided by foobar2000 itself.
foo_utils is an additional component.


Actually the context menu option "Get Artist Pictures from last.fm..." is working but "Get Album Art from Last.fm..." isn't. So, was wondering where to ask. Last.fm radio plug-in is installed. Whne i select the album art option, it says "Downloading Artist pictures.." and vanishes where it should say "Downloading album art.." or sth like that.

Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 10:07:19
$min and $mod should work even without $num
$num always outputs a number with a defined count of digits (in your case: 2 digits, means 8 becomes 08).

Get Album Art from Last.fm is only working if there is an album art on the last.fm server
Should work in general, though. But i never used it (i have scanned my album art in a better quality...).

EDIT:
Tried it now, and it works for sure.
It saves the album art to the folder you've specified in the preferences (Tools-->Biography server-->Last.fm-->Album).
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-04 12:59:19
Hi, thanks for the help.

However, I can get the picture to show up in the artist pictures but not for the background image. I copy and pasted your example and replaced it with my file path. Is it possible I am still doing something wrong?

P.S. I've tried it out with non-zipped mp3s and it works fine(at least with the "artist.jpg" file in the musics folder)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 14:02:28
Yes, i tried it too.
Seems that foo_unpack doesn't supports picture files.
So you will have to use my code snippet. Fit to your exact path of course .
So if you have stored all your artist pictures in the folder D:\Music\Library\Artist Pictures your file path has to be D:\Music\Library\Artist Pictures\%artist%.* and your pictures should have the same name as the artist (David Bowie.jpg, Björk.jpg aso).
That code snippet works for sure.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-04 15:07:42
Sorry, what I meant in that last post was that your solution did work fine. The only problem is getting that artist image to display in the background of the playlist. It displays fine in the artist pictures tab, but nothing ever comes up in the background.

I could provide some screen shots if you need them.

Thanks for the help!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 16:19:11
Hm, that's strange...
It uses the same variable (set up in the main splitter as $set_ps_global).
So if it works in the artist picture tab in big cover view it should also work in the background of the playlist.
Have you disabled "pseudo transparency" in ELPlaylist?

Maybe a screenshot would be helpful...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-04 22:02:12
There IS a real-time search bar (the small progress bar on the left).
Have you ever tried it?

Or did i misunderstood?
(I haven't used windows media player since 2003...)

You can always go back to the regular playlist by selecting your regular playlist with "Playlist switcher" (PL Button).
The "Search" playlist will be updated on every new search.


I actually meant the search bar for artists, albums and tracks - for example, if you type 'Ok' it might bring up OK Computer by Radiohead, but if you then typed another 'k' to make 'Okk' it would show Okkervil River in the album list.

However, I've just discovered that by highlighting any album and then typing what you want, it automatically searches without entering anything into the search bar, so that will do for me.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-04 22:19:54
Yes, its the incremental search in the ELPlaylist

Another way:
Ctrl+F enables the playlist search, which does exactly what you want. Nearly...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-05 00:19:12
I've turned Transparency off and on, and it hasn't worked.

Hmm here is something I've found puzzling though(not sure if this is supposed to happen).

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/shi...obardarkone.jpg (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/shizuku_lamento/foobardarkone.jpg)

This is of an album that isn't zipped. Artist.jpg is in the source folder and as is the image displayed in the background in the bottom left corner. However, the file "Karen.jpg" in my artists folder is what is displayed as the first artist image. Maybe this can help you identify the problem?

Also, maybe this is also problematic...I pasted the script you gave me in the script box at the top(the on described in the first part of the tutorial). I also pasted it in the artist tab though, maybe those are conflicting?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: valgaav on 2009-11-05 06:15:59
Hello there. I've got a problem with DarkOne 1.6. You see, I'm using queue compontent, which queue tracks on binded key (I've binded it to Q key). And here where problems comes. Whenever I press Q, it starts searching for tracks with 'q' in it's name. It goes same for everyother letter. The "searching" appearts at bottom of the window, in place of filesize and progress. Any ideas how to turn it off?

Btw. that bar on bottom = status bar
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 07:55:22
@Meganerock
Yes, it may be conflicting when you set up two global variables with the same name.
You only had to paste the code snippet to the main splitter, not the big cover view (it already grabs the picture set up in the main splitter)!
If you haven't made any other changes you should probably reload the FCL file and set the global variable in the main splitter only again (as i see, there is a change made in the right panel too (have you turned on "pseudo transparency" in it? Please turn it off! Pseudo transparency is only needed in the Playlists!)).

@valgaav
Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Behaviour --> disable "Enable incremental search"
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-05 13:02:12
I thought for sure that would solve the problem but even after reloading the fcl it still won't show up in the background.

I've done some experimenting though, maybe this info will help...

The test files I had(the album that was unzipped and in a folder) stopped displaying the Background image when I changed the script. (So for the artist, KAREN, I had a corresponding image named "KAREN.jpg" in the artist folder and this did not show up in the background or artist pictures)

However after changing the script to the one you posted, it would continue to accept images labeled "artist.jpg" that were placed in the music folder(so it worked fine using your default settings, but not the old ones, which I thought would do something like overwrite them).

If there are any other screen shots you want me to provide, I will happily provide them for reference.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 13:23:34
Please tell me how are your pictures named and where are they stored exactly.
In the musics folder? In the artist folder? Or in a special folder containing only artist pictures?

My code snippet has to be fit to your needs, of course. It was only a sample. You have to change it to the actual path!

So, if you have an image in the musics folder, you should call it artist.jpg and it should work out-of-the-box.
If it is stored in the parent folder of the albums (the artist folder) change path in the global variable in the main splitter settings to $directory_path($directory_path(%path%))\artist.*
If it is stored in a separate artist pictures folder, change path to <your path>\%artist%.*
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-05 13:55:22
Oh, of course, I've already done this.

My artist pictures are stored in C:\Artist so my script looks like this:

$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,C:\Artist\%artist%.*)

One more thing I've noticed is that even if my script is already in place, when I first load a song from an album and go to "Splitter settings"->"global variables"-> and then look at the path for do.artist.pic, it seems to still look for the artist.jpg file in the source folder. However, when I play another song from the same album right after the do.artist.pic path is set to C:\Artist\Karen.*(for the artist Karen, anyways). Perhaps it initially is still not looking for the other path?

Also, in "Splitter Settings"->"Behavior" I should have pseudo transparency checked(on) and background image checked(on)???
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 14:03:57
No!
In Splitter Settings pseudo-transparency and background image has to be disabled!
Only in the ELPlaylist settings pseudo transparency has to be enabled!

For deleting unnecessary or double entries in global variables, please right-click on the thin bar bove the playlist and choose Splitter Settings --> Global variables tab --> Delete all.

Then the global variables will be created again automatically and you shouldn't have double/wrong entries from your previous trials.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: valgaav on 2009-11-05 14:24:17
@valgaav
Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> Behaviour --> disable "Enable incremental search"

I officialy love this theme! Thanks for quick response, you're great  And sorry for spamming both, forums and deviantart, but I haven't thought of writing here.
And I have not noticed any problems with using Q as hotkey, thanks for the info nontheless.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Meganerock on 2009-11-05 14:26:06
Ta da! I can have a great sleep now.

Apparently, this whole time I've been messing with the Splitter Settings option that is located on the thin line above the far right column(with the playlists, not above the ELP one). I noticed you said to right click the bar above the playlist and tried the center one and there I pasted the path. It works perfect now with the script, thanks so much, looks great!

I guess I got "play list" mixed up with the "play lists column". : P

Thanks a lot for the help tedgo, I appreciate it very much.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-11-05 16:23:07
A little off topic but, all this talk about artist images has me wondering.

I dont have any artist images and thousands of album folders.

Is there a resource for mass downloading artist images, not unlike the Album Art Downloaders?

thanks,
pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 17:40:25
Google images?
I often use one of the images biography view panel provides and save it manually to my artist pictures folder.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-11-05 18:13:30
Tedgo,

I have over 1000 album artists, that would take me forever.

I was hoping for something "mass" and/or "automatic.

Thanks!
PC
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 18:15:58
You could automate it:
Just set up biography view panel to save the images to your artist picture folder (or the folder you want your artist pictures stored, e.g. the musics folder).
On every artist change the artist pictures will be saved to this folder automatically.
You'll have up to 5 different artist pictures from each artist in this folder though...
But you could use them in the big cover view then
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-11-05 19:23:00
Tedgo,

SWEET!  Thanks for the help.  I have been messing around with Foo_discogs since my last post.  I can successfully create the artist jpg in the source folder, or in a single "artist folder" somewhere.  But in either case I cannot specify how the file is named.  This prevents foobar from seeing it as a artist jpg.

Is there a way to specify to resulting file name as "artist" in the original folder by using  $directory_path(%path%)?
Or a way to name the files %artist% in a common folder?

I am guessing that with your method described above it will only download artist images for albums once they are played?

thanks again Tedgo.  Awesome config.

pc

OK trying your method above....  i limited Last.fm to show only 1 picture, so it is only downloading one.  But two problems, it is not saving the picture to the exact folder the music file is in, and it is naming it "%artist% - %album%" and sometimes only "%album%".  it seems to vary.

Would you know the script I would enter so it saves the Artist.jpg specifically to the exact folder the files reside in and call it "artist.jpg"?

thanks again my friend.
-pc
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 19:31:08
Preferences --> Tools --> Biography server --> Last.fm --> Artist tab --> Enable cache
And now enter to "Image cache path" either:
$directory_path(%path%)\%artist%
for saving files to the musics folder (the first image will be called for instance David Bowie.jpg, all following pictures will be named David Bowie_02.jpg aso)
or an absolute path like:
C:\Artist Pictures\%artist%
if you want to save all your artist pictures in a separate artist pictures folder.

And yes, biography view panel will only save images once a file is played. And will update them each time you play a file again.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: pcstockton on 2009-11-05 20:44:56
Tedgo,

Thanks, that is working wonderfully.

Of the two ways to do it that you mention above, I think I prefer to have the artist file stored in the music folder itself.  But I would end up with hundreds of duplicates, so perhaps the single artist.jpg folder would be preferable.

I will read through the thread above as I know you have given others advice on how to make it display the artist jpg from a centralized folder, rather than the music folder as it does out of the box.

thanks again for the amazing support Tedgo!

Three cheers......

Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-05 21:42:31
One more question Tedgo - where does the main album list read the album name from? Is it Last.fm by any chance?

The reason I ask is that some of my album names appear different to how they're tagged - for example, an album called 'Angels of Light' is coming up as 'Angels of Light Disc 1/1'. It's a minor thing but kind of annoying - any idea why it's doing that?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-05 23:16:57
No, you mean the main playlist in the middle of the config?
"Disc 1/1" only appears when you have a discnumber tag in your files
Its often (unnecessarily) present in files bought from iTunes.

If you don't want this, delete the discnumber tags in albums that have only one disc.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: GrizzlyBizzle on 2009-11-05 23:39:10
Got it. Thanks a lot dude

I hope I haven't given the impression I don't like this theme - it really is awesome! There are so many amateurs making skins for various media players, but this is by far the best I've seen. Keep up the good work
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-06 21:15:45
I updated the components package with the latest versions of ELPlaylist, PSS and Biography view panel.
Have fit the ELPlaylist code to the new %el_user_profile_path% for auto-rating mode.
Now displaying auto-rating should work out-of-the-box even on standard installations
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Innuendo_ on 2009-11-06 23:20:02
When you make updates like that you should bump the version number to avoid confusion. You probably should have called this DarkOne v1.61 or something.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Yrde on 2009-11-07 00:47:59
How can you sort the albums in ELPlaylist view into descending order by year from tags? So that the folder path would make no difference to playlist order of albums. I couldn't get it to work from ELPlaylist settings (enabled it also from Behaviour tab) as it was described in the user guide.

Why isn't the version number changed if there is a new version? I made the changes to v1.6 as tedgo mentioned in post #519, but are there some new changes after that? And can you patch it without reinstalling the whole thing? The version numbers lose their meaning if they aren't even used...
Title: DarkOne
Post by: mountain on 2009-11-07 03:22:36
@tedgo
Just registered to give my sincere thanks for DarkOne.
I found it a few days ago while browsing deviantArt. Have used the
default UI a couple of years, never really settled with columns UI.
Until now.

Seeing what you had done to make it so easy to install, sfx-archive
and all, and on top of that writing such a good pdf user-guide... Wow!

Then I come to this forum and find that you give some of the best support
I have ever seen.

And you even spoil us by finding and supplying component updates.
I am quite overwhelmed. It's really nice to get some help and guidance
in the confusing labyrinthic world of foobar2000 

You sir, are a perfectionist in all the good meanings of the word.

As for the DarkOne: It's beautiful, it's working perfect and I love it.

Questions will come later, but this is all for now.

Thanks again and have a nice weekend.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: Dee! on 2009-11-07 04:24:49
Very nice skin. Respect and thanks to the creator.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-07 07:26:49
@Innuendo_ and Yrde
I didn't changed the version number, since there are no functional changes in the configuration.

The release from Oct. 24th was only a bugfix version, the latest build only updates the components and changed a little script part for all new users.
If you already got DarkOne 1.6 working on your machine, there's no need to update DarkOne to the latest build.

You don't need to update the whole package if you are already using DarkOne 1.6, you may only need to update the components from foo2k.chottu.net.
They will work with your "old" DarkOne v1.6 as well.
That for i only changed the build number (now build 20091106) not the version number

If you only want the updated script parts, just unpack the self-extracting archive anywhere in your documents and settings and "import" the ELPlaylist.elp to ELPlaylist and the MiniPlaylist.elp to MiniPlaylist (after updating the components of course!).
But again, if you already use DarkOne and have made it working now, there's no need to update DarkOne with the latest build. It still works with the new components.

Updating the version number will only happen when there are functional changes or important bugfixes in DarkOne, that would cause DarkOne not to work with newer components or enhance its functionality .

@Yrde
If you want to sort by %date% at first you need something like: %date% - %album artist% - %album% - %discnumber% - %tracknumber% - %title%
Should give you the same sort order like album list panel sorted by "year".
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kusur on 2009-11-08 11:51:32
I hope You don't mind if I ask a couple questions. I searched, but couldn't find the answers.

1)Is there a way to automatically cycle artist images (behind playlist)? I put all the pictures of the artist in one folder but, playlist is showing me only one. I want to change automatically after each song.

2)How to put cover on playlist (smaller one)? If the name of the cover is "front", and it's in the album folder I can see cover on the left side (big picture), but not on the playlist (where is "no cover" image).

3)Is there a way to put bitrate instead of stars in main playlist? But with transparent colour, like stars without rating.

4)Thanks for the skin. YOU ROCK MAN!! 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bodybag on 2009-11-08 12:23:18
Hi Guys,
I got a Problem with v1.6 (1.52 was running without problems)

The Playlist with the Covers will not be displayed. Only the text-only version is working.

Did a clean install of foobar and 1.6, but no luck.

OS: Win7 x64.

(http://thumbnails13.imagebam.com/5526/1a516755252832.gif) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/1a516755252832) (http://thumbnails14.imagebam.com/5526/e1fd9755252834.gif) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/e1fd9755252834)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 13:47:32
@kusur
1) For instance like that:
You had to put more images from the same artist in the same folder.
Then change the scriptpart like described in the user guide, chapter 1.3 to:
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,<path to your folder>\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)
Then name your pictures like David Bowie_01.jpg (for the image should be displayed for track no. 1), David Bowie_02.jpg (for the image should be displayed for track no. 2) aso.
You could also limit it to a defined amount of images (with %artist%_$num($min(%tracknumber%,5),2).*) or take a look at the title formatting reference, what is possible with $select() function

2)
Solution a)
Right-click in the playlist --> Settings --> field definition tab --> double-click on ART.OPTION --> change Definition to: artreader_front nodelay

Solution b)
Change ART.PATH to: $directory_path(%path%)\front.* and ART.OPTION to: wc nodelay
(but this will disable displaying embedded album art!)

3)
No, not possible (transparent font style is not supported).
You'd need to put pictures for different bitrates (0-9) to achive this.
But you could at least add a bitrate column. See user guide, chapter 2.8.3.2 for this purpose

4)
Thanks man

@bodybag
Please reload the fcl-file.
Sometimes (in very rare cases) PSS refuses to load some images/buttons or whole panels.
Have no other idea at the moment, Haven't heard about this issue before...

Btw. if you switch to the Big Cover view (the last of the three buttons above the playlist), is there a mini playlist on the left?
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bodybag on 2009-11-08 16:27:57
@bodybag
Please reload the fcl-file.
Sometimes (in very rare cases) PSS refuses to load some images/buttons or whole panels.
Have no other idea at the moment, Haven't heard about this issue before...

Btw. if you switch to the Big Cover view (the last of the three buttons above the playlist), is there a mini playlist on the left?


No luck.
Still the same.
This is the Big Cover View.
(http://thumbnails15.imagebam.com/5529/ce2f6b55283798.gif) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/ce2f6b55283798)
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kusur on 2009-11-08 16:32:45
Quote
You had to put more images from the same artist in the same folder.
Then change the scriptpart like described in the user guide, chapter 1.3 to:
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,<path to your folder>\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)
Then name your pictures like David Bowie_01.jpg (for the image should be displayed for track no. 1), David Bowie_02.jpg (for the image should be displayed for track no. 2) aso.

I already have all pictures in one folder, and they are named properly because I used last.fm for that. Scriptpart was like this:
Quote
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic, f:\Artist Pictures\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)
, but still doesn't work. It worked when I had 1.5.2 but with only one picture, and after installing 1.6 it doesn't work at all.





Quote
Solution b)
Change ART.PATH to: $directory_path(%path%)\front.* and ART.OPTION to: wc nodelay

Works like a charm. Except, I put f*.* instead of "front.*" at the end


Quote
But you could at least add a bitrate column. See user guide, chapter 2.8.3.2 for this purpose

Also working. 
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 17:06:44
@bodybag
Strange.
There's  also no "MiniPlaylist".

Please go to http://foo2k.chottu.net (http://foo2k.chottu.net) and download ELPlaylist 0.6.6.1b.
Copy it to your foobar2000 components folder and restart foobar2000 again.
As i said earlier, i haven't seen this before, so can only guess...

@kusur
try to copy this:
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,F:\Artist Pictures\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)

I tried it with my path on my system and it works (only up to tracknumber 5, because i only tried with 5 songs ).
Don't forget: The first image saved from last.fm (from biography view panel at least) doesn't have a number! It's only named like the artist, so you will have to rename it. And you should know that your images shouldn't be called like David Bowie_1.jpg but David Bowie_01.jpg!
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ExUser on 2009-11-08 18:08:44
tedgo, this skin recommends components that are problematic, which is against the rules (http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30719). Here is the troubleshooter entry for DarkOne. (http://help.foobar2000.org/troubleshooter/components/cc82c9529160a967+c51828b51d77c620) Please fix this and verify your future skin versions using the Online Troubleshooter.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: kusur on 2009-11-08 19:41:43
Quote
@kusur
try to copy this:
$set_ps_global(do.artist.pic,F:\Artist Pictures\%artist%_%tracknumber%.*)

YES!!! It's alive!! Don't understand, I already tried with capital F. Maybe I turned off something in the mean time. But as long as it's working I'm cool 

Once again, thanks.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 20:00:07
@Canar
Thanks for this hint.
I'll replace this components in future versions and fix the upload as soon as possible.

@bodybag
I tried it now with a fresh installation.
Seems that the new ELPlalyist has an issue, when you don't have items in your media library...
So please add your musics folders to your library (Preferences --> Media Library), it will solve the problem.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 21:23:26
@Canar
Since the online troubleshooter reports:

foo_uie_vis_channel_spectrum.dll : Channel Spectrum panel 0.17.2
foo_uie_panel_splitter.dll : Panel Stack Splitter 0.3.8(alpha) (although its 0.3.8.1a...)
foo_uie_vis_peakmeter_spectrum.dll : Peakmeter Spectrum Visualisation 0.2.0.0 beta
foo_uie_lyrics.dll : Lyrics Show Panel (all versions)
foo_uie_biography.dll : Biography View

as problematic, although there are no problems with their settings made in DarkOne or they're updated to the latest version, its not possible to change DarkOne without destroying it completely (especially caused by PSS the configuration is based on).
So i decided to stop supporting DarkOne here on HA and request you to close this topic.
Thanks
Title: DarkOne
Post by: 2E7AH on 2009-11-08 21:31:19
...especially caused by PSS the configuration is based on...

tedgo, you can use Panel Stack Splitter 0.3.4(alpha) - it's not problematic
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 21:34:08
But doesn't offer the needed functionality
Maybe i'll come back with a new configuration based on Columns UI/WSH Panel mod only in the near future.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: marc2003 on 2009-11-08 21:47:20
the latest version of PSS is only a couple of days old. i can't believe it's been blacklisted already? 

i guess it must be a problem on some people's systems???? never had any issues myself.
Title: DarkOne
Post by: tedgo on 2009-11-08 21:55:39
I think its caused by a wrong version number the new PSS reports (it reports itself as 0.3.8a instead of 0.3.8.1a).
And i think the plugins may cause conflicts or crashes with exotic settings, since i too haven't had any crashes or greater problems with them (at least with their settings made in DarkOne).
But its still my decision to no longer support DarkOne here on HA, since its not possible to replace the visualisations for instance (there are no others that i could implement instead) without "destroying" DarkOne. And there's no real alternative to lyrics show panel (e.g. downloading and dispalying LRC-files).
Of course i will not act against the rules here on HA, so i think stop supporting DarkOne and closing this thread is the best choice .
Title: DarkOne
Post by: bodybag on 2009-11-08 21:58:00
@bodybag
I tried it now with a fresh installation.
Seems that the new ELPlalyist has an issue, when you don't have items in your media library...
So please add your musics folders to your library (Preferences --> Media Library), it will solve the problem.


Didn't help either.
Never mind. I'm switching back to 1.52

(http://thumbnails25.imagebam.com/5532/b271c555319636.gif) (http://www.imagebam.com/image/b271c555319636)



EDIT::
Got it. Forgot to switch the ALL MUSIC button on the right side
Title: DarkOne
Post by: ExUser on 2009-11-08 22:16:09
Closed at author's request.