2012-02-24, 09:22
Wow...pkscout...thanks so much for this cool update.
While I have always loved this script, the one sadness for me was the inability to make use of the extrafanart images I had painstakingly collected.
One further request for the Advanced Options: Is there any chance of adding the option to show a slideshow comprising BOTH local and downloaded images. (ie not using one as a fallback for the other). That would be my perfect scenario.
Yes this is a longstanding problem, which is especially problematic with a slow or otherwise occupied internet connection. Problem is, i think, that that one image, or else slideshow of some previously downloaded images for one artist will keep displaying until all further images for that artist are downloaded. On a slow connection this regularly leads to the wrong artists images being displayed for several subsequent artists.
It may not be noticeable on a good connection, but there is definitley major room for improvement in this script when used on a slow connection. This was discussed with Ronie earlier in this thread. IIRC the timing of the image display refreshing was based on completed downloads, not on a new song playing becuase Ronie was unable to have a separate python thread monitoring changes to the now playing song. (or something like that!)
If this is an issue you were able to lend your expertise to it would be a massive help
Thanks again for all your valuable work on this!
While I have always loved this script, the one sadness for me was the inability to make use of the extrafanart images I had painstakingly collected.
One further request for the Advanced Options: Is there any chance of adding the option to show a slideshow comprising BOTH local and downloaded images. (ie not using one as a fallback for the other). That would be my perfect scenario.
pkscuot Wrote:The one exception is that the first time a download cache directory is created the slideshow will only show the first image downloaded until the artist plays again. I walked the code by hand, and I see where the refresh is suppose to happen, and I even see it happen on my screen (you see black for a second). But it just doesn't budge that first image. I don't think anything I did has altered the behavior, so I just decided to call it a feature that already existed in the plugin and move on with my life.
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Yes this is a longstanding problem, which is especially problematic with a slow or otherwise occupied internet connection. Problem is, i think, that that one image, or else slideshow of some previously downloaded images for one artist will keep displaying until all further images for that artist are downloaded. On a slow connection this regularly leads to the wrong artists images being displayed for several subsequent artists.
It may not be noticeable on a good connection, but there is definitley major room for improvement in this script when used on a slow connection. This was discussed with Ronie earlier in this thread. IIRC the timing of the image display refreshing was based on completed downloads, not on a new song playing becuase Ronie was unable to have a separate python thread monitoring changes to the now playing song. (or something like that!)
If this is an issue you were able to lend your expertise to it would be a massive help
Thanks again for all your valuable work on this!