Hi,
Although I think the idea is great, I can't get on with party mode as
it is, unless I'm doing something stupid (probable!)
When I'm not having a party and want to add a few albums to a playlist
I struggle.
I set playlist mode to disabled and when i press plus on an album
nothing.
I set
has anything happened on this, i could really do with it for tomorrow.
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wilgartw;377418 Wrote:
has anything happened on this, i could really do with it for tomorrow.
It has been added as a beta (not finalized) feature in 7.3+. Described
here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PlaylistModePartyMode
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Something like this would be most welcome at parties in my house. I
really would like to put into a party mode/restricted mode.
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Just to get some more attention to this req.
I can't imagine that there's only 23 people that would like to have a
partymode
option implemented. So if you would like to get it, vote for it!
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8878
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bump bump bump
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Dean100;327099 Wrote:
bump bump bump
What's with all this bumping already? :-) It's been raised in the 'bug
db' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8878). I think any
discussions over the best way of implementing should be kept there,
otherwise it's all going to get very confusing and
Perhaps Dean100 is simply trying to raise awareness of the enhancement
request for those who may not have seen it before. I agree that
substantive discussion of the particulars should be included there
rather than discussed here, for the reason cited.
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I know we all want 'owner' like controls at parties, but some of this
password stuff can get ridiculous quickly. I want my party guests to
leave the party wanting to BUY a duet! Not thinking it's too damn
complicated to operate!
I am a fairly new Duet owner, and I myself have on several
Couldn't all this be solved if it was possible to add songs to a
predefined playlist instead of the one that is ready to be played right
now?
I mean if you could add to a saved playlist then you wouldn't have to
worry about someone pressing play.
Philip Meyer made the Playlist manager for the
Hi,
I would prefer a solution that keeps all the normal functionality of:
add = add to bottom of playlist
add (hold) = add to top of playlist (version 7.1)
play = delete playlist, add to new playlist
The only thing that a party mode needs to do when pressing play is
to display a question for
Letten;324506 Wrote:
The only thing that a party mode needs to do when pressing play is
to display a question for the user Play and delete current playlist
Yes or No. The user would then have to use the scrollwheel to toggle
between yes and no and press centerbutton to select answer.
This sounds like a great option! However, do I need to create a new
account to vote for it? I'm lazy, that's probably not going to happen.
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if there was a party mode plugin, surely it could have all the options
to allow people to map the buttons to whatever functions they wanted.
one thing that might be cool would be for the now playing screen to
also show whats next (think tetris :)
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simbo;324518 Wrote:
Interesting solution, Letten. The only thing I would say is that if this
approach is considered, the No option should be the default. This
would prevent double-selecting (something I've seen if there's a little
lag on the Controller) wiping out the playlist.
For sure No
I would prefer my party mode to have the option to be more strict. If
it's at any party I usually have- the problem is that -some- people
accidentally clear the playlist cause they don't know what they're
doing. And then -some- people think they've got better music in mind
than what's playing,
FredFredrickson;324567 Wrote:
I would prefer my party mode to have the option to be more strict. If
it's at any party I usually have- the problem is that -some- people
accidentally clear the playlist cause they don't know what they're
doing.
Well, the warning should be able to take care of
FredFredrickson;324567 Wrote:
Also- is there a way to enforce only adding one song at a time? I don't
want people to accidentally add an entire album to a party list...
Or an entire Artist, or Genre, or Year :)
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FredFredrickson;324567 Wrote:
Someone also mentioned an idea of making (+) add to the end of the
list, and clicking (play) adding as next in the list. This sounds like
a decent default action, more than just party mode...
I think that would be me :o)
In my opinion the only way a playlist
I think that almost all of these suggestions would work. I just don't
want people pressing the play button and wiping out the entire play
list. :)
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Why not buy a cheap, programmable remote, and configure that remote so
that the play button maps to the add function on the SB? Then, hide
the real remote during the party?
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shamasuva;323958 Wrote:
Why not buy a cheap, programmable remote, and configure that remote so
that the play button maps to the add function on the SB? Then, hide
the real remote during the party?
No good for Receivers - they don't do IR.
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Since I have a mix of SB3s and a Duet, I could probably get by with that
in the short run. But...the Controller is the cool device that everyone
wants to pick up and play with, and I want them to do just that. It's a
bit easier for the novice to navigate, too.
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This is something I really could use so I've cast my vote. Here's the
link again in case someone is wondering:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8878
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Voted. Let's make party mode happen!
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Placed my vote.
Lets get the party started!
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voted as well...I also like play doing play next vs. play now.
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I really like that idea as well and it would be nice if more people
would vote for that feature. :)
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GeeJay;323040 Wrote:
I think the idea is that when you set it to party mode, the play button
is temporarily disabled. If you want it to become functional, take it
out of party mode.
No, please look at bumpydog's post again. It suggests something
completely different: (1) making play behave
That's not how I interpreted the OP, but perhaps I'm reading it wrong.
I think Party Mode should not be the default, but rather a mode you
can select. When I posted my enhancement request, I did suggest that
the Play button have an alternative use while in this mode (perhaps as
Add Next, as
GeeJay;323123 Wrote:
That's not how I interpreted the OP, but perhaps I'm reading it wrong.
I think Party Mode should not be the default, but rather a mode you
can select. When I posted my enhancement request, I did suggest that
the Play button have an alternative use while in this mode
Sorry. I obviously wasn't paying attention. The nice thing about the
original idea is it would allow bumpydog to have the controller work
the way he wants it without completely junking the original design.
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How do I start an enhancement request?
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Trevor;322883 Wrote:
How do I start an enhancement request?
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ but have a search first to make sure one
hasn't already been raised.
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I'm up for this too as I've had exactly the same expereince as Fred.
If someone creates an enhancement request I'll second it.
Please post bug/enhancement link here.
MC
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I never really thought about doing that at a party but if they enhance
the controller for that, I'd buy one!
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bumpydog;322161 Wrote:
Maybe the best option would be for 'play' to actually insert a song
immediately into the current playlist. Then once the song is over it
resumes the playlist from where it left off. That way you can either
play a song now or add it to the end of the playlist with the
aubuti;323009 Wrote:
Just to finish the thought here, what would you do with the current
behavior of the 'play' button (ie, replace the current playlist with
the track/album/playlist selected when hitting 'play')? While it's
obvious that people often do this when they don't mean to do so,
This would be really really useful in my opinion.
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Count me in! Actually I'd be interested to see how you could do this
without modifying some of the standard code on the Controller (i.e.
Player.lua). If you find that's the way you're heading this may be
something to request the development team to manage.
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Maybe the best option would be for 'play' to actually insert a song
immediately into the current playlist. Then once the song is over it
resumes the playlist from where it left off. That way you can either
play a song now or add it to the end of the playlist with the 'add'
button. You wouldn't
Count me in. I was going to pass the Duet around at my party this
Friday but after your experience I think I'll just leave it in a
drawer.
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:39:15 -0700, Jakeman
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Count me in. I was going to pass the Duet around at my party this
Friday but after your experience I think I'll just leave it in a
drawer.
Start an enhancement request or vote for an existing one if you really
want to make
I saw this post a few months ago and remembered it when I had a party on
Saturday just gone.
I showed everyone how to use the remote and how to add songs to the
playlist. Everyone thought it was brilliant! But then one person
(always the same person) kept accidentally playing a track or an album
You -do- know to save your playlist (or a succession of playlists) so at
least you can recover easily from someone pressing 'play'...(?)
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Yes, I do save the playlist that I've created. But people pass around
the controller, adding to the playlist what they want to hear, and then
one person clears it and starts playing their own music by accident- I
can reload the playlist from earlier, but the tracks people added are
gone.
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I quite like the idea but I think I prefer a hardware solution in the
form of a drink-proof, scratch-proof case which only leaves the scroll
wheel and add button accessible. Not letting my unprotected
Controller loose amongst drunken party guests my precious
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I'm posting this here instead of the developer forums to see what people
think of this idea...
I run into this problem. The squeezebox controller is the ultimate
party toy- but nobody knows how to use it, and therefore ends up not
working the way you'd expect.
The ultimate goal: To have people
Ha! That would indeed suck. I can imagine the hours and hours of
painstaking playlist perfection that you would put in to see it go down
the drain...
I would add one other option in such a mode: Play Next. So either let
them add songs to the playlist or queue one up right away. Anything
There were some threads a couple months ago, but more slanted to the IR
remote. People have done some clever re-mapping of the codes to achieve
this and similar goals with the IR remote, but I imagine the Controller
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I think this would be a great enhancement to an already great product.
No more wiping out the current playlist.
You have my vote!
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aubuti;301612 Wrote:
There were some threads a couple months ago, but more slanted to the IR
remote. People have done some clever re-mapping of the codes to achieve
this and similar goals with the IR remote, but I imagine the Controller
is a substantially different undertaking.
Yes, I would
haunyack;268323 Wrote:
Huh?
Since when?
.
He's refering to the thread that started this discussion why
squeezebox sucks, AFAIK it's not a comment aimed at you.
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Peter;268318 Wrote:
My TV has more buttons than the SB and
nobody ever complained about that.
You're kidding, right?
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040607.html
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Peter;268318 Wrote:
My TV has more buttons than the SB and
nobody ever complained about that.
You're kidding, right?
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040607.html
This guy is mostly complaining about having to use multiple remotes and
how hard it is to
I would like to rig it up to a coin machine, so people have to pay like
with a proper bar jukebox. Just add the tracks(s) to the end of an
unchangeable playlist, then make them wait ages to get to their track
just like in a real pub (i'm sure mine should be on by now!) :)
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mattybain;268340 Wrote:
He's refering to the thread that started this discussion why squeezebox
sucks, AFAIK it's not a comment aimed at you.
Hi mattybain,
Yes, I've been following this thread.
Thought I might inject a little humor, considering the fiasco I went
through a while back.
It
ceejay;268391 Wrote:
Quite right.
For the IR remote case, what would we miss if we just used the NoSetup
plugin and an adapted keymap?
Ceejay
I would like to see the following in Party Mode
-configurable option Don't allow track / Artist to be added if it
appears in the last XX entries
Khuli;268385 Wrote:
Can we be a radical here and get back to the thread topic?
The OP wanted to discuss a potential party mode with a view to the
solution for the original 'sucking' thread, not a continued argument
about the current usability
Quite right.
My contribution in the other
Can we be a radical here and get back to the thread topic?
The OP wanted to discuss a potential party mode with a view to the
solution for the original 'sucking' thread, not a continued argument
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Khuli;268067 Wrote:
1. Pressing 'Play' on a track inserts it at the current point in the
playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the
existing playlist.
I thought the pressing play stops the current track was the main
gripe in the Sucks thread.
Agree with your other
I would suggest:
1. Pressing 'Play' on a track, inserts it at the current point in the
playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the
existing playlist.
2. Pressing 'Add' adds a track to the end of the list as normal.
3. The saved playlist cannot be deleted. The playlist in
Following on from the Why Squeezebox sucks thread I'm starting this as
a proper discussion of how a Party Mode should work.
I've regularly had the same problem as the original poster whereby
playlists regularly get wiped by mistake so i'd like to see a 'safe
mode' for the remote and a 'simple'
With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer
response
to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem
is you
lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on
*forcing* them
to figure it out. Remember the Rio? The uber-cool,
Joe Luser wrote:
With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer
response
to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem
is you
lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on
*forcing* them
to figure it out. Remember the
Peter;268318 Wrote:
Trying it for the first time during a
party while inebriated is not the best way to learn.
Peter
Huh?
Since when?
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Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist.
Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming
with date/time or just 01, 02, etc).
For now, if you oops, it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it
could become the basis of undo/redo
Joe Luser;268258 Wrote:
The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion
goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the
functionality of
one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the
iPod,
depending on how you count, has two). As
The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion
goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the
functionality of
one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the
iPod,
depending on how you count, has two). As long as the interface is
bobkoure wrote:
Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist.
Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming
with date/time or just 01, 02, etc).
For now, if you oops, it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it
could become the basis of
I like Khuli's Ideas. Pressing play could also add it as the next track
in the playlist. If you wanted to hear it at once you could press play
on the trace and then press the next track key ..
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mflint;268072 Wrote:
I thought the pressing play stops the current track was the main gripe
in the Sucks thread.
I think the big gripe was Pressing play OVERWRITES the current
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On 20/09/2007, ob_kook
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I seem to remember that Moose might be good for this kind of thing, but
have never used it.
Yup, Moose has a party mode. It works best with fullscreen mode and
the library embedded in the now playing window.
As well as the UI, you can use the
Sorry, hope you dont mind but.what is Moose?
Thanks.
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On occasion I've brought out a laptop during a party and connected it to
Slimserver so that people can browse and add songs to the playlist. It's
always popular and a good way to show the capabilities off a bit.
The issue is that it is easy for people to accidentally (or
intentionally) make
Is there any kind of locked down mode, settings or perhaps a simple
skin that would disallow that?
To protect from the accidental settings change:
http://www.herger.net/NoSetup
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Thanks Michael - that certainly fits the bill.
By the way - nice job on the slimremote software as well. I have it on
my 8525 and it works like a charm!
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