Hi... I am trying to add a remote control feature to MClient.
I thought this feature would just drop out of the code if I changed the MAC address to the client I wanted to control. I was wrong. Turns out I have these MClient state machines I forgot about. Maybe the code would work as is with an older / real slimserver client. But, when masquerading for another MClient, all heck breaks loose (i.e. the two MClients trigger each other into a "ask for a play list" frenzy). I envisioned this feature to look like what you see when controlling the local hardware (i.e. the only difference would be the word REMOTE CONTROL MODE plastered on the top of the screen). Why? Well, say you were listening to music somewhere in the house and you walked into the den and decided to stay and... read your e-mail. You start up some new music but still can hear what you left playing somewhere else in the house. Simply take control of that other slimserver client and shut it down. Ok, as you were reading your e-mail, it follows you could have done the above w/your browser instead. So... turn everything around and say you started in your den and ended up somewhere in the house w/o a computer. Getting to the point - what would make this feature useful? That is, would you use it if all you had was the "REMOTE CONTROL MODE" message at the top of the screen? Or would you need one or more of the following?: 1) State of the remote client (i.e. STOP, PLAY, PAUSE...). 2) Two line widget as seen on the remote client (the classic slimserver two line display). 3) Image of the album (if available) as displayed on the remote client. 4) List of titles in play list (this may be difficult) as seen on the remote client. 5) Listen to what is playing on the remote unit (may not be as hard as one might think). ...thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list Mvpmc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
