Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 3/14/06, stoobie-doo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The other side of the equation is what has changed from FW 28 to 35 andare there compelling reasons to upgrade the server to get the updated firmware? (And if I downgrade the server back to 6.2.1, would I need todowngrade the firmware as well?)I be

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread kdf
stoobie-doo Wrote: > The other side of the equation is what has changed from FW 28 to 35 and > are there compelling reasons to upgrade the server to get the updated > firmware? (And if I downgrade the server back to 6.2.1, would I need to > downgrade the firmware as well?) FW35 is in 6.2.2 AND 6

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread kdf
the stylesheets seem to need a bit more refreshing to clear out. This was lessened for a while when the Default skin used skin.css and fishbone used slimserver.css. I changed this last night to make it easier to maintain the alternate styles. The common styles for the skin are now in slim.css a

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread kdf
Quoting Robin Bowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: It's working now. The thing that made the difference was to set slimserver to display placeholders for missing artwork. I suspect the TT caches will have to be flushed on certain setting changes. Maybe there isn't enough with a simple sort order chan

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread stoobie-doo
The other side of the equation is what has changed from FW 28 to 35 and are there compelling reasons to upgrade the server to get the updated firmware? (And if I downgrade the server back to 6.2.1, would I need to downgrade the firmware as well?) -- stoobie-doo -

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread Robin Bowes
kdf wrote: > Quoting Robin Bowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Granted, when I first changed the setting, I do think it took a few > refreshes to get it to show. > -k It's working now. The thing that made the difference was to set slimserver to display placeholders for missing artwork. It now works e

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread JJZolx
kdf Wrote: > Quoting Robin Bowes : > > > > Well how come the sorting works OK with the default skin but not > with > > fishbone? > > dunno. I am not seeing any problem at all. In fact, the Default > skin, light skin, and Fishbone are all being generated from the EN > templates. The serv

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread kdf
Quoting Robin Bowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Well how come the sorting works OK with the default skin but not with fishbone? dunno. I am not seeing any problem at all. In fact, the Default skin, light skin, and Fishbone are all being generated from the EN templates. The server returns an a

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread Robin Bowes
kdf wrote: > > On 14-Mar-06, at 2:22 AM, Robin Bowes wrote: > >>> >> >> Clarification: this is with fishbone - it works fine with Default skin. >> > skins have nothing to do with the sorting Well how come the sorting works OK with the default skin but not with fishbone? R.

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread kdf
On 14-Mar-06, at 2:22 AM, Robin Bowes wrote: Clarification: this is with fishbone - it works fine with Default skin. skins have nothing to do with the sorting -k ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread j . e . f . f
Thanks for all your replies. I didn't want to start a pissing fight, just wanted to get a better feel if I should jump on the 6.5 bandwagon early, or just wait until it's released. All your input helps! -- j.e.f.f j.e.f.

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread Robin Bowes
Robin Bowes wrote: > JJZolx wrote: > >>Add: >> >>Browse Artwork is now actually usable. First, there's a sort >>preference, so you can sort by artist, then year, then album name. >>Second, text has been added to the listing to display the artist, album >>and year. > > > Hmmm. This isn't workin

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-14 Thread Robin Bowes
JJZolx wrote: > Add: > > Browse Artwork is now actually usable. First, there's a sort > preference, so you can sort by artist, then year, then album name. > Second, text has been added to the listing to display the artist, album > and year. Hmmm. This isn't working for me - I've chosen "artist,

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread JJZolx
NWP Wrote: > I'm not going to get pissed off, but any idea when the 6.5 beta will be > released? Months. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://for

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread NWP
Ben Sandee Wrote: > On 3/13/06, ModelCitizen < > > If you are going to get pissed off if 6.5 *doesn't* work on the first > try > then please don't try it -- for everyone else's sake. Wait for the > beta > release. > > Ben I'm not going to get pissed off, but any idea when the 6.5 beta will b

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread JJZolx
Add: Browse Artwork is now actually usable. First, there's a sort preference, so you can sort by artist, then year, then album name. Second, text has been added to the listing to display the artist, album and year. This alone is worth the price of admission. -- JJZolx Jim -

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 3/13/06, ModelCitizen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: j.e.f.f Wrote:> I've been trying to figure out what SlimServer 6.5 has that 6.2 doesn't.Yup, I'd like to know this too. I'd also like to know if it is stableon XP, if it takes more memory and resources than 6.22 and if it mightbe faster than 6.22

Re: [slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread kdf
- major rework of skins, using css and template toolkit more. - complete rework of the CLI, using a request/dispatch model and broader access to slimserver control and status - nokia770 skin - server/player settings ui changes (pulldown menu instead of tabs, for one. more to come) - "now pla

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread ModelCitizen
j.e.f.f Wrote: > I've been trying to figure out what SlimServer 6.5 has that 6.2 doesn't. Yup, I'd like to know this too. I'd also like to know if it is stable on XP, if it takes more memory and resources than 6.22 and if it might be faster than 6.22 on low spec machines. Is there any comparison

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-13 Thread Gildahl
j.e.f.f Wrote: > Hi folks > > I've been trying to figure out what SlimServer 6.5 has that 6.2 > doesn't. From what I've been able to find over the last few days, 6.5 > has "a bunch more features"... what are these features? Are they worth > installing 6.5 and putting up with its beta status fo

[slim] Re: What's the difference between SS 6.2 and 6.5?

2006-03-12 Thread jlynch3
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2823 It hasn't worked for me on MacOS for a few months now... I think there's a bunch of database tweaks (enhanced MySql support) and other improvements... However, I just saw this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21969 If some