Comments on: Panflute http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/ After all, it could only cost you your life, and you got that for free. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Paul Kuliniewicz http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 Paul Kuliniewicz Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:07:19 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2972 I'm not surprised about the /TrackList calls not being meaningful for Rhythmbox; I didn't see any reasonable way to implement them either. Thus far in development I've been leaving them unimplemented for everything except the players that already use MPRIS. I don't know if it will turn out to be worthwhile to make another set of methods for library-based players, since I've already added a few extension methods for features that aren't available through MPRIS, such as setting song ratings. I’m not surprised about the /TrackList calls not being meaningful for Rhythmbox; I didn’t see any reasonable way to implement them either. Thus far in development I’ve been leaving them unimplemented for everything except the players that already use MPRIS. I don’t know if it will turn out to be worthwhile to make another set of methods for library-based players, since I’ve already added a few extension methods for features that aren’t available through MPRIS, such as setting song ratings.

]]> By: James Livingston http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 James Livingston Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:54:17 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2971 I wouldn't hold your hopes up for Rhythmbox and Banshee implementing MPRIS any time soon, if ever. At the time it was being developed/presented, I (being Rhythmbox maintainer at the time) had quiet a few arguments about the spec with it's author. I think most of them were around things that are very different between playlist-based (XMMS, VLC) and library-based (Rhythmbox, Banshee) players. I think there were several method that if we implemented, it wouldn't be safe to use them from clients because the behaviour wouldn't be at all the same. If I recall correctly, abock and I had a discussion about creating a competing "common music player" spec, which we never got around to :) I wouldn’t hold your hopes up for Rhythmbox and Banshee implementing MPRIS any time soon, if ever.

At the time it was being developed/presented, I (being Rhythmbox maintainer at the time) had quiet a few arguments about the spec with it’s author. I think most of them were around things that are very different between playlist-based (XMMS, VLC) and library-based (Rhythmbox, Banshee) players. I think there were several method that if we implemented, it wouldn’t be safe to use them from clients because the behaviour wouldn’t be at all the same.

If I recall correctly, abock and I had a discussion about creating a competing “common music player” spec, which we never got around to :)

]]> By: Paul Kuliniewicz http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Paul Kuliniewicz Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:44:06 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2965 Alonso: Some way to do that is in the works, but right now I'm focusing on reaching feature-parity with Music Applet before I start adding new things. To make sure your request doesn't get lost, I suggest <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/panflute/+filebug">filing a wishlist bug</a>. Alonso: Some way to do that is in the works, but right now I’m focusing on reaching feature-parity with Music Applet before I start adding new things. To make sure your request doesn’t get lost, I suggest filing a wishlist bug.

]]> By: Benji http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2964 Benji Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:23:34 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2964 First, Kuliniebox came from my understanding that Music Applet worked with Rhythmbox and that you had expressed palpable annoyance with the applet being called Kulinibox. Clearly, the thing to do here is to combine your name, Music Applet, and PanFlute together. Kuliniepanapple? Flutappletiewicz? Windows Media Player? First, Kuliniebox came from my understanding that Music Applet worked with Rhythmbox and that you had expressed palpable annoyance with the applet being called Kulinibox.

Clearly, the thing to do here is to combine your name, Music Applet, and PanFlute together. Kuliniepanapple? Flutappletiewicz? Windows Media Player?

]]> By: Alonso http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 Alonso Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:20:59 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2963 Pretty good job , but I think it needs a scrollbar to move the song time or to jump to another part of the song. thanks Pretty good job , but I think it needs a scrollbar to move the song time or to jump to another part of the song. thanks

]]> By: Ryan http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 Ryan Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:36:40 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2962 As soon as I saw the first few lines, I scrolled down to the comment section, hoping to beat Jamie and Benji to posting "Kuliniflute", no joke. As soon as I saw the first few lines, I scrolled down to the comment section, hoping to beat Jamie and Benji to posting “Kuliniflute”, no joke.

]]> By: Paul Kuliniewicz http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 Paul Kuliniewicz Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:58:02 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2960 "Music Applet" didn't have "box" anywhere in it, so why would Panflute stop you? “Music Applet” didn’t have “box” anywhere in it, so why would Panflute stop you?

]]> By: Jamie Weigandt http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/archives/2009/08/17/panflute/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 Jamie Weigandt Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:44:29 +0000 http://www.kuliniewicz.org/blog/?p=1483#comment-2959 Kulini...flute? Kulini…flute?

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