Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-05-23 Thread properjob
Just to say - surprised & delighted with a feature on the app I'd not used before - tracklistings. Heard a tune on BBC Sounds the other day & went "right, looking that up & bookmarking it". Went to phone app BBC Sounds that features all the tracks on the show - with links out to Spotify &

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-05-12 Thread richard_in_wingfield
expectingtofly wrote: > All you really need to know to get started is that you can install it > from the standard 3rd party plugins list from settings->plugins. Once > installed you need to enter your BBC account on the settings page for > the plugin which you can get to by pressing settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-05-12 Thread expectingtofly
richard_in_wingfield wrote: > I am installing a new Windows 10 server PC with Logitech Media Server > v8.1.1. > Sorry to appear uniformed but is there a definitive guide on how to > install & configure BBC Sounds on a new installation? All you really need to know to get started is that you can

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-05-12 Thread richard_in_wingfield
I am installing a new Windows 10 server PC with Logitech Media Server v8.1.1. Sorry to appear uniformed but is there a definitive guide on how to install & configure BBC Sounds on a new installation?

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-28 Thread balbs
Raymond Woodward wrote: > No problems, we're all human and it was corrected quickly without too > many hassles :) And as this plugin is so useful and a key reason I stick with LMS I too owe you a huge vote of thanks!

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-27 Thread Raymond Woodward
expectingtofly wrote: > Release 2.17.1 Backs out the previous release (i.e. the same as 2.16.1). > > Apologies for the problems 2.17.0 caused. > No problems, we're all human and it was corrected quickly without too many hassles :)

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread Paul Webster
Here is what I did ... stop LMS (not strictly necessary in this case - but safest) Code: tc@PiTouch:$ cd /usr/local/slimserver tc@PiTouch:/usr/local/slimserver$ ls -l prefs/fav* -rw-r--r--1 tc staff 339 Apr 26 11:22 prefs/favorites.opml

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread kidstypike
Davenport5 wrote: > Does anybody know how to recover Favourites? Slimserver/Prefs you should have a favorites.opml, and a favorites.opml.backup. If your favorites.opml is non-operative rename the backup (delete the favorites.opml first). Restart LMS. 34417

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread Davenport5
Does anybody know how to recover Favourites? Davenport5's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=71704 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113045

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread gegen
slartibartfast wrote: > Thanks, normal service is resumed [emoji3] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk +1 thanks very much. gegen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41137 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread slartibartfast
expectingtofly wrote: > Release 2.17.1 Backs out the previous release (i.e. the same as > 2.16.1). > > Apologies for the problems 2.17.0 caused. It is in the beta repository > now ( http://plugins.expectingtofly.co.uk/betarepo.xml ) and will be in > the main repository at the next

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread expectingtofly
Release 2.17.1 Backs out the previous release (i.e. the same as 2.16.1). Apologies for the problems 2.17.0 caused. It is in the beta repository now ( http://plugins.expectingtofly.co.uk/betarepo.xml ) and will be in the main repository at the next refresh. Stuart McLean EXPECTINGTOFLY

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread philippe_44
expectingtofly wrote: > Oh yes. I'll back out the change and get a release out. One thing BTW, you have a "use POSIX" which I think causes Perl to whine about EINTR and other being redefined at LMS bootup (at least on Win32). I think POSIX module is exporting way too many things and the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread expectingtofly
philippe_44 wrote: > No, it's linked to the update of BBCSound because of this "XML::Simple > qw(:strict)" Oh yes. I'll back out the change and get a release out. Stuart McLean EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS : - *BBC Sounds* : https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin -

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread slartibartfast
Is there a way to roll back to the previous version of the plugin? Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35609 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread philippe_44
slartibartfast wrote: > Probably not. I think castbridge stopped working before the Sounds app > was updated. Just a strange coincidence [emoji3] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk No, it's linked to the update of BBCSound because of this "XML::Simple qw(:strict)" LMS 8.2 on

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread slartibartfast
MichaelPr wrote: > it also seems to be the root cause for stop working Castbridge :-(Probably > not. I think castbridge stopped working before the Sounds app was updated. Just a strange coincidence [emoji3] Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread MichaelPr
expectingtofly wrote: > Blimey, so it does!!! I've no idea why this changed would have caused > that. I'll stop the release and investigate. it also seems to be the root cause for stop working Castbridge :-( lms: version: 8.2.0 - 1616690655 @ thu mar 25 18:15:21 cet 2021 on rpi4/ raspbian

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread expectingtofly
staresy wrote: > After installing 2.17.0 all my favourites seem to disappear (Favourites > are empty). The favorites.opml file still exists and is correct. > > Uninstalling 2.17.0 and they re-appear?? Strange. This is on a Win10 > server install LMS 8.2.0 MichaelPr wrote: > Absolutely the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread MichaelPr
staresy wrote: > After installing 2.17.0 all my favourites seem to disappear (Favourites > are empty). The favorites.opml file still exists and is correct. > > Uninstalling 2.17.0 and they re-appear?? Strange. This is on a Win10 > server install LMS 8.2.0 Absolutely the same here... the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread staresy
expectingtofly wrote: > Version 2.17.0 includes the following new feature (courtesy of @mavit): > ] After installing 2.17.0 all my favourites seem to disappear (Favourites are empty). The favorites.opml file still exists and is correct. Uninstalling 2.17.0 and they re-appear?? Strange. This

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-26 Thread expectingtofly
Version 2.17.0 includes the following new feature (courtesy of @mavit): NEW FEATURES: - URL Link to the BBC Programme Page included in the info menu to access browser based information about the programme. Available from compatible controllers. This is a 'PR contribution'

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-22 Thread Jeff07971
Raymond Woodward wrote: > BBC Radio 1 Relax launches on Thursday April 22nd @ 17:00. https://canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/radio1relax/ *Want a webapp ?* Get SqueezeLite-X ! https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108550-Announce-Squeezelite-X=903953=1#post903953

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-22 Thread Raymond Woodward
BBC Radio 1 Relax launches on Thursday April 22nd @ 17:00. Raymond Woodward's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63990 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113045

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-21 Thread slurmsmckenzie
expectingtofly wrote: > Fixed in 2.16.1 That's brilliant, thanks!! I can see that the plugin has auto-updated, will restart LMS tomorrow to get the update - we have a Squeezebox radio that plays "sleep music" to our daughter on repeat all night, so I'm not allowed to mess with LMS during that

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-21 Thread Raymond Woodward
expectingtofly wrote: > Yes, its seems to have a logo: > 34306 ... and also an internet link. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_one_relax Raymond Woodward's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-21 Thread expectingtofly
Raymond Woodward wrote: > Anyone any idea as to what BBC Radio Service E (currently running in on > BBC Sounds ) is going to turn into ..? > > (Having looked further into the matter, going off the URL it seems to be > Radio 1 Relax )... Yes, its seems to have a logo: 34306

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-21 Thread Raymond Woodward
Anyone any idea as to what BBC Radio Service E (currently running in on BBC Sounds ) is going to turn into ..? Raymond Woodward's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63990 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-21 Thread bencat
Just a quick line to say thank you for this plugin after the years I used the iBBC Player I was very sad to see that go . However things move on and this new plug in gives me all of the old plug ins features and more. It is so good to be able to listen to the stations and shows I want to at the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-20 Thread expectingtofly
Version 2.16.1 includes a bug fix: BUG FIXES: - ' Bug #80 : Menu tree can become corrupt in \"Continue Listening\" if the user selects another option under menu after listening' (https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin/issues/80) It's available in the beta repository

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-20 Thread expectingtofly
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > > If you don't go out and back in again then you'll actually be shifted > onto a different item that was previously below the item you just > listened to. So, I listened to another episode of "chain reaction", then > pressed back and chose "all espisodes" - but it

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-16 Thread expectingtofly
slurmsmckenzie wrote: > > If you don't go out and back in again then you'll actually be shifted > onto a different item that was previously below the item you just > listened to. So, I listened to another episode of "chain reaction", then > pressed back and chose "all espisodes" - but it

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-16 Thread slurmsmckenzie
Would like to add my thanks also, I am a heavy user and have really got used to taking advantage of the new ways of listening via this excellent plugin! Also a quick observation about the "continue listening" feature when using the standard radio UI - I noticed that there were some points made

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-14 Thread expectingtofly
NovaNed wrote: > Just when I think this plug-in has reached perfection, I'm amazed that > room is found for even more improvement! Definitely snappier and I like > the station highlights. Thanks for this great plug-in and your > dedication in maintaining it. Being a UK expat, I'd be lost

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-13 Thread NovaNed
Just when I think this plug-in has reached perfection, I'm amazed that room is found for even more improvement! Definitely snappier and I like the station highlights. Thanks for this great plug-in and your dedication in maintaining it. Being a UK expat, I'd be lost without it. Sent from my

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-04-13 Thread expectingtofly
Version 2.16.0 includes the following new feature: NEW FEATURES: - The Station & Schedules menu has been had a bit of an overhaul: -- The menu now only shows the last 7 days -- A new Station Highlights menu show highlights for the specific station -- A new sub menu for accessing

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread slartibartfast
cpd73 wrote: > Press the three-dotted button to the right of each item? The hover > buttons, shown in the screenshot, are for desktop only.That makes sense, I > didn't realise the three dots weren't there before [emoji3] Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread cpd73
slartibartfast wrote: > I don't think I understand how this new feature works. Where would I see > the new buttons on my phone? Press the three-dotted button to the right of each item? The hover buttons, shown in the screenshot, are for desktop only. *Material debug:* 1. Launch via http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread slartibartfast
expectingtofly wrote: > Version 2.15.0 includes the following new feature: > > NEW FEATURES:> > > - Option to immediately play/add to playlist directly from the menu > item without the requirement to select "play" from the sub-menu > > > > > > There is now an option in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread expectingtofly
Version 2.15.0 includes the following new feature: NEW FEATURES: - Option to immediately play/add to playlist directly from the menu item without the requirement to select "play" from the sub-menu There is now an option in the settings to make playable items immediately playable/add

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread slartibartfast
properjob wrote: > It's faad/FLAC > > I was being slightly lazy but each category only has a binary choice of > one thing or Disabled & they're all as default enabledYou could try setting > player.source logging to info or debug and see what appears in the server log when playing to Squeeze

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread expectingtofly
properjob wrote: > It's faad/FLAC > > I was being slightly lazy but each category only has a binary choice of > one thing or Disabled & they're all as default enabled Please can you confirm if the transcoding is working ok. For example, when I play BBC Sounds on Squeeze player, if I look at

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-30 Thread properjob
slartibartfast wrote: > Is the FLAC setting "faad" or "faad/flac"? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk It's faad/FLAC I was being slightly lazy but each category only has a binary choice of one thing or Disabled & they're all as default enabled VortexBox 2.3 (Fedora Rel 20) on old

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-29 Thread bpa
properjob wrote: > I haven't had to play about with stream types since BBC messed about > with the streams for iPlayer & led BPA a merry dance trying to keep up > with DASH & all sorts of settings. > > Edit: Just looked in iPlayer settings (it's been a while) and there are > various choices of

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-29 Thread slartibartfast
properjob wrote: > I haven't had to play about with stream types since BBC messed about > with the streams for iPlayer & led BPA a merry dance trying to keep up > with DASH & all sorts of settings. > > Under "File Types" "File Format" AAC - Decoder has a choice of Native or > Disabled. It is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-29 Thread properjob
expectingtofly wrote: > I have Squeeze Player, and it's working fine here. Also there have been > no impactful changes in the streaming area of the plugin for a while. > Squeeze player doesn't support AAC natively, so your server will be > transcoding it. What are you transcoding settings for

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-29 Thread expectingtofly
properjob wrote: > Sounds seems to have stopped working with Stefan's version of Squeeze > Player on Google Play Store. This is a new issue since last couple of > weeks. I use it on my Android TV box and have tested it on my Android > phone with the same results. It brings up the graphic and

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-29 Thread properjob
Sounds seems to have stopped working with Stefan's version of Squeeze Player on Google Play Store. This is a new issue since last couple of weeks. I use it on my Android TV box and have tested it on my Android phone with the same results. Android Squeeze Player still works fine with my library

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-17 Thread TimM
Cheers, the players are Radio, touch, Picore and DAC32. I couldn't see any errors in the log, just more of the above. I'll have a proper play with this tomorrow - I'm off for my jab.. TimM's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-17 Thread expectingtofly
TimM wrote: > Hi - I'm coming late to this plugin, is there anything else I need to > configure as it does everything apart from produce sound. The progress > bar appears to be moving, but no sound on live streams. > > The log looks a lot like this > > [21-03-17 11:24:22.9546]

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-17 Thread TimM
Hi - I'm coming late to this plugin, is there anything else I need to configure as it does everything apart from produce sound. The progress bar appears to be moving, but no sound on live streams. The log looks a lot like this [21-03-17 11:24:22.9546]

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-13 Thread coyrls
expectingtofly wrote: > Well, not quite like that, but it would be possible to duplicate all the > menus per account within BBC sounds. That would kind of work! That > gets over the problem of the controller not knowing what account, albeit > by using a bit of a sledgehammer. > > But that

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-13 Thread expectingtofly
Ok, I've come to conclusion, as Paul alluded to, the solution is probably not to make it too flexible. So I'm going to support multiple accounts. If more than one account is added, then in settings, which player is associated with which account can be selected. But a user has to go into

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-13 Thread expectingtofly
Paul Webster wrote: > Another thought Scrobbling to last.fm is another place that has > support for multiple accounts. > > It is simpler than this situation but rarely, if ever, see requests to > make it more controllable. > > It has accounts set at system level and then is assignable to

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-13 Thread expectingtofly
coyrls wrote: > Wouldn't it be possible to create a separate menu item under Apps for > each account, e.g "Account Name's BBC Sounds"? That way you break any > association with a device and each account can use any device. Well, not quite like that, but it would be possible to duplicate all

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread Paul Webster
Another thought Scrobbling to last.fm is another place that has support for multiple accounts. It is simpler than this situation but rarely, if ever, see requests to make it more controllable. It has accounts set at system level and then is assignable to individual players. Paul

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread coyrls
Wouldn't it be possible to create a separate menu item under Apps for each account, e.g "Account Name's BBC Sounds"? That way you break any association with a device and each account can use any device. coyrls's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread expectingtofly
Paul Webster wrote: > I think it would need to support both approaches to cover all cases - > with the extra challenge to make it easy for the right one to be chosen. > > Single or multiple players - single listener > Single setting on LMS (as now) > > Single player - multiple listeners (who

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread expectingtofly
cpd73 wrote: > Whilst I do not use any multi-account services, so not personally > affected by this, the idea that an account is linked to a device is (to > me at least) counter intuitive. Bit like LMS's virtual libraries, or > browse modes. I can see whay you might want to set a default

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread Paul Webster
I think it would need to support both approaches to cover all cases - with the extra challenge to make it easy for the right one to be chosen. Single or multiple players - single listener Single setting on LMS (as now) Single player - multiple listeners (who care about it and listen

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread cpd73
expectingtofly wrote: > I've been having a look at supporting multiple BBC Accounts. Ie the > ability to add multiple accounts in settings, then associate different > accounts with different players. Whilst I do not use any multi-account services, so not personally affected by this, the idea

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread expectingtofly
humax99 wrote: > Thanks for looking at this. Would it not make more sense to associate an > individuals account with an individuals device/controller that they use, > for example Material, rather that a player than can be used my multiple > individuals? Could Material store local settings on

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread humax99
expectingtofly wrote: > I've been having a look at supporting multiple BBC Accounts. Ie the > ability to add multiple accounts in settings, then associate different > accounts with different players. > The whole method of managing credentials and sessions needs an overhaul > to support it, so

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-12 Thread expectingtofly
I've been having a look at supporting multiple BBC Accounts. Ie the ability to add multiple accounts in settings, then associate different accounts with different players. The whole method of managing credentials and sessions needs an overhaul to support it, so its quite a bit work. This has

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-09 Thread expectingtofly
staresy wrote: > Is it possible to delate/clear the "continue listening" items? The "Continue listening" menu is a list of programs that have been part listened to, so you can resume listening. Plus, it also shows the next episode of a program in a series when you have listened to a program

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-08 Thread staresy
Is it possible to delate/clear the "continue listening" items? location 1: lms 8.0 on win 10 brix server, x2 sb radios, x1 touch, x1 controller : location 2: lms 8.0 on win 10 brix server, x2 sb radios, x1 duet receiver, x1 controller : alexa mediaserver smart skill, material android,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-08 Thread expectingtofly
simoh wrote: > I'm happy to report that this is now working again. Live radio continues > to the next programme. Many thanks expectingtofly and philippe_44 > > Simon. That's great news. It's @philippe_44 that deserves all the credit. EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS : - *BBC Sounds* :

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-08 Thread simoh
expectingtofly wrote: > It's only the live radio that uses the repeatingstreams so a track can > represent each programme, and its the plugin that is deciding the exact > duration for those. (The audio-on-demand tracks aren't provided with > an absolutely accurate duration, so for those it

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-07 Thread tw99
expectingtofly wrote: > No, its not currently possible, a series is currently only a dynamic > menu that can't be added to favourites. Using Subscribe is the way to > follow/favourite a series. > I could probably make that possible by introducing some kind of URL > based playlist

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-07 Thread acanning
expectingtofly wrote: > No, its not currently possible, a series is currently only a dynamic > menu that can't be added to favourites. Using Subscribe is the way to > follow/favourite a series. > I could probably make that possible by introducing some kind of URL > based playlist

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-07 Thread expectingtofly
acanning wrote: > Hello All > > Is it possible to add a subscribed programme to the favourites folder. I > frequently listen to Pick of the Pops (I can’t help wallowing in the > nostalgia) along with various other shows. With the old iPlayer plugin I > did have a favorites entry which allowed

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-07 Thread acanning
Hello All Is it possible to add a subscribed programme to the favourites folder. I frequently listen to Pick of the Pops (I can’t help wallowing in the nostalgia) along with various other shows. With the old iPlayer plugin I did have a favorites entry which allowed me to quickly see what new

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-04 Thread expectingtofly
philippe_44 wrote: > Unfortunately it might not solve the problem. I played more tracks today > and even when duration is known playback might still stop because > duration is reported incorrectly (not blaming your plugin, probably > something with the BBC site) and tracks happen to be shorter

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-03 Thread philippe_44
expectingtofly wrote: > Many thanks for the explanation. > As this is live radio with each programme as a track, when the stream is > started on the first track, its would be very tricky to set the duration > before the track started, as it is starting at the current live point, > so it

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-03 Thread expectingtofly
philippe_44 wrote: > > I've tried and the problem is because I'm not getting a duration (it's > 0) and so because it's a remote stream (although repeating, I missed it > initially), then I cannot decide properly what to do when the stream > ends. It's a bit complicated to explain, but to signal

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-02 Thread philippe_44
expectingtofly wrote: > BBC Sounds presents live radio as a "RepeatingStream" as LMS calls them. > Which has a track per programme. When one track ends it should should > automatically call to get the next track, and seamlessly carry on. > It appears that the UPnPBridge or Lumin streamer or

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-03-02 Thread expectingtofly
Release 2.14.2 contains some changes to help the Community Firmware AAC Decoder on the Squeezebox radios play out glitch free. For those interested in the technical details, a data throttle has been added that manages the amount data available when a stream starts so that decoding can be

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-27 Thread simoh
expectingtofly wrote: > I know zero about the UPnPBridge plugin, but are there any settings in > there to make it work? Look for settings on gapless playback (I think > that was mentioned that earlier in the thread). Someone else might be > able to help > > It might be worth asking on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread ericj
DecTenToo wrote: > Oh yes, spot on :D > > Thank you very much. Fixed my similar issue. Occurred when skipping past content, say the news on R3 lunchtime concert. Now back to usual, reliable self. Thanks so much! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread ken_s
expectingtofly wrote: > A few things to consider here : > > > > - For Audio On Demand, for some programmes, they first release it > with the news at the start, then repackage without the news later. > They sometimes include the news in the times, the sometimes don't, > but I have

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread expectingtofly
slartibartfast wrote: > I think the only time I have noticed playback issues in the UK was when > I skipped back half an hour in a live programme and immediately > afterwards the sound stuttered for a few seconds before settling down. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk The issue

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread slartibartfast
expectingtofly wrote: > I find the The community firmware AAC decoder has some issues with high > bitrate AAC streams. It is being worked on. > Try disabling native AAC in Settings->Advanced->File types so that it > gets transcoded to flac. That fixes it for me.I think the only time I have

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread DecTenToo
> Try disabling native AAC in Settings->Advanced->File types so that it > gets transcoded to flac. That fixes it for me. Oh yes, spot on :D Thank you very much. DecTenToo's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread expectingtofly
DecTenToo wrote: > I'm listening back to 2 programmes on BBC R4 (Counterpoint and Just a > Minute) anf am getting intermittent skips > > Internet speeds and pings are normal for me, and I'm not seeing any > issues otherwise. I'm not hearing any skips if I listen on BBC sounds > via the web. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread DecTenToo
I'm listening back to 2 programmes on BBC R4 (Counterpoint and Just a Minute) anf am getting intermittent skips Internet speeds and pings are normal for me, and I'm not seeing any issues otherwise. I'm not hearing any skips if I listen on BBC sounds via the web. I also have a Pi4 running

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-26 Thread expectingtofly
ken_s wrote: > Hi > > Great plugin, but having some issues listening to on demand. > The track info get rushed through , so if the show last an hour the last > song is displayed after about 15 minutes. > > Viewing the tracklist, I can see it starts some minutes in, eg 00:03:30. > I guess

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-25 Thread ken_s
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Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-25 Thread expectingtofly
simoh wrote: > Version 8.1.1 playing to a Lumin streamer via UPnP plugin. > > Attached is a log from this morning. Started 'Today' just before the end > of the programme. I restarted the stream after it stopped, and paused it > soon after. > > Thanks, Simon. > > 33564 BBC Sounds presents

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-25 Thread simoh
expectingtofly wrote: > Please can you let me know the LMS version and the player you are using. > Your player should just ask to start the next programme. > You may need to send me the whole log, I'll need to see what happens > after the programme has been closed Version 8.1.1 playing to a

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-24 Thread expectingtofly
simoh wrote: > [21-02-24 12:56:50.8765] Plugins::BBCSounds::ProtocolHandler::sysread > (783) Data not yet available for 252214284 now 1614171410.87636 edge > 1614171411.54254 > [21-02-24 12:56:51.2775] Plugins::BBCSounds::ProtocolHandler::sysread > (775) Need More data, we have 14 > [21-02-24

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-24 Thread simoh
expectingtofly wrote: > Are there any errors in the logs:? > > If not, you can set the logging level of BBCSounds to "info" and I can > have a look. [21-02-24 12:56:50.8765] Plugins::BBCSounds::ProtocolHandler::sysread (783) Data not yet available for 252214284 now 1614171410.87636 edge

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-24 Thread expectingtofly
simoh wrote: > Hello expectingtofly, > > Recently listening to Radio 4 LIVE, playback stops ~45 seconds before > the end of each programme. I have to restart the live stream to catch > the last few seconds. Playback then continues until just before the end > of the succeeding programme. > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-24 Thread simoh
Hello expectingtofly, Recently listening to Radio 4 LIVE, playback stops ~45 seconds before the end of each programme. I have to restart the live stream to catch the last few seconds. Playback then continues until just before the end of the succeeding programme. Happy to send logs, if you let

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-24 Thread expectingtofly
cpd73 wrote: > > Well, its your plugin so your call. I can see how it would work better > this way on a hardware player, I have an SB Radio but must admit I never > use its UI - too small. > For this plugin, I think its important it works well on the radios, as it is for accessing radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread cpd73
expectingtofly wrote: > Yes, this has been an open issue almost right from the start ( > https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin/issues/9 ). As > it doesn't quite fit in with the normal playable items are handled in > LMS. Yeah, I noticed that report after I posted.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread expectingtofly
cpd73 wrote: > I looked into using this today, and found the method of playing an item > odd. Rather than the show/episode being playable you navigate into a > list with "Play, All Episodes, Bookmark, Subscribe, Tracklist, > Synopsis". Can the show/episode not be marked as playable and move

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread slartibartfast
The tracklist information coming from the BBC seems inconsistent. For most programmes the time shown against each track looks correct but for others all the tracks have 00:00:00 against them. Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread cpd73
I looked into using this today, and found the method of playing an item odd. Rather than the show/episode being playable you navigate into a list with "Play, All Episodes, Bookmark, Subscribe, Tracklist, Synopsis". Can the show/episode not be marked as playable and move "All Episodes, Bookmark,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread expectingtofly
slartibartfast wrote: > In Orange Squeeze I don't see the heart icon. I do see the shuffle icon > when playing local music. True. It does seem like Orange Squeeze doesn't fully support this. I'll edit the above. EXPECTINGTOFLY PLUGINS : - *BBC Sounds* :

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce : BBC Sounds Plugin

2021-02-23 Thread slartibartfast
expectingtofly wrote: > Release 2.14.0 includes : > > FEATURES > > > > - The ability to bookmark a live programme for later listening. - New Buttons on the "Now Playing" screens to Bookmark or Subscribe > to the currently playing programme (on live or audio-on-demand > programmes)

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