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rwparris2
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Feel free to add to our python documentation. Voinage's tutorial is OK but not great... all it takes is someone willing to write it up!
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queeup
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2009-10-16, 14:16
(This post was last modified: 2009-10-16, 14:20 by queeup.)
I'm being upset because all this tree app(Boxee,Plex,XBMC) have different plugin construction. To much work for just one plugin on different apps. If this 3 app have same plugin construction we would have wonderful opportunity...
Yes you are right but our xbmc modules documentation(Inside the C code) not good enough either. Plugin tutorial just help on the beginning. After that I look other plugins for info.
Edit: Are XBMC Devs any plan to work together with Plex&Boxee for plugins construction?
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queeup
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Hmm Plex have plugin framework package. It's download like plugin and all other plugin use that framework package for work. I'm not sure is it open or closed sources but If you want I can send you by e-mail for some research or send you a script for download all plex plugin and framework.
Boxee apps combine python code and skin on same file. I hate that. You did great job on The Big Picture script. I prefer plugins because Scripts to complicate for me.
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spiff
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the plex stuff is a complete and utter hack that won't ever come anywhere near our code if i have anything to say about it (which i happen to do fortunately). that's the open parts of it, i don't even want to see the parts they feel the need to hide.
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Voinage's tutorial is OK but not great...
Please correct then RW..... Seems to have been OKAY for a lot of people.
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Better documentation is always most welcome! What Voinage has done is really great.
If there is a specific problem that needs addressing, it really only needs two things to make it happen:
1. Someone to describe the problem in detail.
2. Someone to write the docs to tackle that problem.
The lack of the first bit is often the biggest stumbling block - if you are relying on people who know more about the system than you do to document it, then you need to tell those people exactly what it is that you don't understand, and exactly what could be done to make it easier for you.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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I started using Plex a few days ago after running into some troubles with XBMC. Everything went away when using Plex.
With XBMC I had slow networking browsing, even while plugged in to the network. Buffering all over the place, even with 700 meg divx movies. I had audio screeches... LOUD noise while watching a scene that would last a second or less, but long and loud enough to make everyone in the room jump. Full screen issues, every time I opened the program it would open on the laptop display instead of the TV. Just a bunch of stuff that made it not so family friendly.
I moved to Plex for watching movies and things just worked. This made my wife happy.
Then I installed some of the Plex plug-ins (while sat on the couch and using the remote from within Plex) and I'm hooked. Sorry XBMC, you are my first love and I can't wait to try out the next version, but right now I'm using Plex.
I'm hanging out on these forums and watching, and waiting...
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