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TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-17
Release for beta testing.
Will work with Kodi 17, 18 and with 18 python 3.
TV Melodies is a simple addon that plays your theme songs as you browse your library. It is universal and will work no matter which skin you are using.
https://github.com/smitchell6879/script.tvmelodies
Please use this forum for feature request and issues.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - Karellen - 2018-06-17
Thanks @smitchell6879
This works great!! Tested on v17.6
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - sualfred - 2018-06-17
@smitchell6879
Thanks. Haven't tested it yet but I took a look into your code. Could you please add a property that is filled while a theme playback is in progress? It makes it easier for skinners to hide existing "currently playing" elements in skins.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-17
(2018-06-17, 10:54)sualfred Wrote: @smitchell6879
Thanks. Haven't tested it yet but I took a look into your code. Could you please add a property that is filled while a theme playback is in progress? It makes it easier for skinners to hide existing "currently playing" elements in skins.
@sualfred
No problem, I will add it in over then few days. I will set the property as "TVMelodies.isPlaying" to "True"
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - sualfred - 2018-06-17
Thanks. Once it has been added, I'll add support for it to Embuary.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-18
@sualfred
I have added Property "TVMelodies.isPlaying" check for "True" . It should be working I tested with logs.
@Karellen
I fixed the continuous playback when you leave the window. It now will stop playback in less then a second of moving to a new item, but will continue to play in the video info dialog, only if it had started before you pressed info.
@"Everyone Else"
I added a time delay so you can postpone the theme playback up to 10 seconds.
Any other request are welcome.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - whysoserious - 2018-06-20
Thank you for this, I've missed hearing my themes collection!
Not to be greedy, but could you add a "fade in-fade out" feature or setting to this add on?
Thanks again!
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-21
@whysoserious
I will see what I can do... It may be a couple day it maybe a week or two. I am currently building my house so I do this in my down time to relax.
Does everything else seem to be working as expected, have you tested it.
Are there anymore feature request from anyone? If not after I work this in I will push it to the official report.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - Arthurdc - 2018-06-21
Great work!
Have you thought of adding videos to this addon. It would be a needed addition thanks
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-21
I have not tested videos but it should play them as long as they are labeled "theme", only thing is the video will be full screen and I am not sure if it will play in the background or full screen. That may be dependent on your settings or skin. I can play around with it but to get good intergration with videos I am thinking it will rely on the skin more so then the add-on.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - whysoserious - 2018-06-23
@smitchell6879
1. Installed on my LibreElec 9.x machine, seems to work well so far!
2. An option to loop the theme would be welcomed. Optional, cuz I know some folks only want one instance.
Thanks!
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-24
@whysoserious
I haven't gotten around to working with this anymore, but your requests are reasonable, the fade in and out, i will try but no promises. As for the loop I that should be a simple added option and yes i am one of them folks haha.
Anything else you think of ask and i will see what i can do.
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - whysoserious - 2018-06-24
Thank you for considering my requests!
RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - scott967 - 2018-06-27
I believe there is a standard that your window property key should be formatted as script.tvmelodies.some_key
scott s.
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RE: TV Melodies (play themes alternative) - smitchell6879 - 2018-06-28
@scott967
I am using the same naming convention as in Special Features that is already in the official repo. The name of the addon "TVMelodies" then a action to check "isPlaying" I don't think you will ever have a issue with another addon using this property and if so then second one in the official repo should change theirs.