[harx]

i've modifed the great yac callerid script to take any text, and display it on a plain image. works great for network broadcasts, etc... it would be nice to be able to play a soft sound as an alert. is it possible to play a built in system sound that won't disrupt a currently playing video (similar to the notification from the kai autodetection box?)

thanks

[Nuka1195]

doesn't xbmc.notification() play the sound associated with:

<window>
<name>infodialog</name>
<activate>notify.wav</activate>
<deactivate>out.wav</deactivate>
</window>

in sounds.xml?

[solexalex]

there was a time where playing a file using python xbmc.player() was just pausing currently playing file...
did you try to play a mp3 or a short wav from a script while watching a movie ?

import xbmc
import time
time.sleep(20) #wait20seconds , time for you to launch a movie
xbmc.player.play(yourpath+"mytestsound.wav")

launch this script and go open you video, hurry ! you only have 20seconds ! lol

[harx]

thanks for the suggestions, i've give them a try.

[harx]

using xbmc.player().play when a video is playing resulted in that video stopping, so this won't work.

[Nuka1195]

take a look at poker timer ii. if any media is playing. it pauses it plays an alarm and the resumes.

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it would be cool if in v2 the sound effects(actions/windows) could be exposed to python