[ArminD]

Hello,
i'm using Kodi, version 19.3 on my Himedia q30 and i play music files from an external hard disc and the now playing screen with cover-art, file-details etc disappears after a few seconds. Is it possible that the now playing screen displays permanently? I have connected a keyboard to the q30.

Maybe anybody can help me with this problem.

Thank you.

[Klojum]

Usually the 'i' button will display that information on a song, and typically the information would disappear after a number of seconds, but that doesn't happen anymore on my Ubutu+Kodi setup. The info simply stays on or away from the screen by toggling the 'i' button. Perhaps something changed in the Linux port.

Is there a difference for you when pressing 'i' or SHIFT-'i' ?

[ArminD]

Hello, thank you for your answer. The "i"-button works perfectly. The "now playing screen" is now permanently displayed.

Thx and kind regards.

[Klojum]

Thread marked solved.

[jjd-uk]

Been no change in behaviour with Estuary.

For the Music Info OSD there's 2 modes of operation:

A. Default mode - song info appears for 10 seconds when you enter fullscreen, and then for 10 sec on each track change.
B. Info is permenatly displayed.

The I button is used to toggle between the 2 modes of operation. Therefore:

1. If you enter fullscreen playback if Info appears and then disappears then you are in default Mode A. Use I button to toggle to Mode B.
2. If you enter fullscreen playback and Info never disppears then you're in Mode B. Use I button to toggle to Mode A.

Kodi remembers what Mode you were last in. So if you stop playback when in Mode B (or Mode A) then next time you play anything Kodi will still use Mode B (or Mode A).

Note that this is standard behaviour using Estuary, other skins may override this standard behaviour.