Paul Webster wrote: > That explains it. > I do use your iPlayer plugin - but almost exclusively for BBC R4 so very > few programmes with real tracks so I expect I did not notice. > > I do it a different way in my plugins. > I put the aritst/title/cover/duration information in the matching LMS > fields for a track and then switch to the programme info when a track > finishes (typically around 30 seconds after) ... assuming timing details > are known. > However, my plugins cannot rewind etc. > > I think I suggested long ago that an LMS update to handle programme > fields as attributes in a similar way to artist ones (including with a > slimproto extension) would be great because then players, and Jivelite > in particular, could be updated to have them as discrete displayable > fields. > Since Jivelite has plenty of space for extra text it would mean that the > programme details could always be visible (and user could potentially > choose to show it or not). > For displays that LMS controls - then the fields could be available like > they are now - so the user could choose the layout of what is sent.
Ah yes, I can see why that works when looked at that point of view. I agree, the meta data fields are really built for individual tracks and streaming radio is very much up to individual interpretation and the context being used. Stuart McLean expectingtofly plugins : 'bbc sounds' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_bbc_sounds_plugin),' global player (uk)' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_globalplayer_plugin), 'times radio' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_times_radio_plugin), 'uk radio player' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_ukradioplayer_plugin), 'virgin radio (uk)' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_virgin_radio_plugin) and the 'radio favourites plugin' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_radio_favourites_plugin) for bbc sounds help see the 'bbc sounds wiki' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/lms_bbc_sounds_plugin/wiki). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ expectingtofly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63263 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114305 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
