On 12/03/06, bgriffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've installed Moose v0.26 on two of my computers now and am happy to > report that it is working quite well for the most part. What a > fantastic program! Anyone out there who is looking for a nice GUI > front-end to Slim Server should try this out!
Excellent, glad you like it.. :-) > I did have one problem -- I'm trying to scan the Slim Server library > from a *different* computer using the SQlite mode. Every time I do > this Moose crashes! I worked around this by doing the "folder" mode. Ah, yes, sounds like the standard SQLite problem.. Trouble with SQLite is that each database only reliably supports one application at a time. When Slimserver is running, that's the application, so when Moose comes along and jumps in, it's just luck whether something happens. The way round this is either to stop slimserver whilst scanning, or to make a copy of the db file, and point Moose at that copy. Neither are ideal, but it's just the way SQLite is. Other ways round are to change your server to use MySql or, as you've found, the folder mode. > Other things that are non critical but would be nice would be to have > the option to be able to view all albums (currently you can only view > all artists and then by clicking on an artist you can see their > albums). If you type any character in the library filter control, then quickly delete that character so the control's empty, the album list will do a filter based on nothing - the result is that it shows all the artists on the left and all the albums on the right. I think this is the state it's in when you first open the window. It's not ideal though and Im hoping to add some more view modes shortly. > It would also be nice to be able to right-click on songs in > the library and choose Add/Insert/Play. Same goes for right-clicking > on an artist or an album... The current layout of the library makes it > very "laborsome" to click on a song way down at the bottom left of the > screen and then go way up to the top right to add it to the play list. > Minor things, but would be nice. Indeed, it does need popup menus.. If you double-click items it plays them without the need for clicking the buttons.. I think if you ctrl+click it appends too - I've not got moose to hand though, so cant check that. Hope that helps, -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
