Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-20 Thread pettifoggery
kidstypike wrote: > Then why are you asking for plugin developers to make Volumio more > complex? I'm sorry, I don't understand. Why would adding something like an iPlayer plugin make the user experience more complex? One tap to install then browse via the library.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-20 Thread pettifoggery
bpa wrote: > Out of curiosity - do you develop for Volumio ? No, I'm just a user. I don't have any interest in it beyond hoping that it can survive and thrive. With the root of my enthusiasm as much if not more for others than myself. I like it because it's so simple that even my technically

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-20 Thread pettifoggery
kidstypike wrote: > And of course Volumio won't go belly up? Who knows? Though with more people contributing to and using the system I imagine it could have a greater chance of long-term success. pettifoggery's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-20 Thread pettifoggery
I know that people might have issues with the subscription model or find that at present Volumio doesn’t quite compare to the far more mature LMS, but I think it’s worth considering that the people behind Volumio are trying to create something with long-term sustainability. Something that will be

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-19 Thread pettifoggery
wt0 wrote: > The fact that there is a subscription system tied to it is the problem, > even if you don't need to use it. I think developers may not like their > work being monetized in such a direct way without some sort of > compensation. > > Logitech or Slim Devices before them never

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-19 Thread pettifoggery
Some points: 1. You can choose between the older Classic and the newer Contemporary interface. I don't think the developers have any plans to ditch the Classic option. 2. 'Airplay' (https://volumio.github.io/docs/User_Manual/Stream_audio_to_volumio.html) 3. 'Chromecast'

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-19 Thread pettifoggery
A while back we at home were in the market for a new NAS. Initially we were taken with a model that offered a PLEX plugin. We weren't especially enthused by the NAS itself, but thought it’d be great to have the PLEX system throughout the house as a server for all our films and shows. But then we

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Why bother?

2020-04-19 Thread pettifoggery
I hope youll forgive me if this question is a little provocative or enraging, but why do so many developers continue to concentrate their app development on LMS rather than Volumio? This is a genuine question. I genuinely dont understand why Volumio isnt attracting developers to the same extent

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] BBCiPlayer V1.6 (and higher) & BBCiPlayerExtra 2.0 (and higher) Support

2019-04-04 Thread pettifoggery
I've just started using LMS with the BBC iPlayer Extras plugin. It's wonderful to have such easy access to BBC radio content. And with astonishing speed and reliability. The only small bother is the plugin's location in the radio menu. If possible I would very much prefer to relocate the plugin

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] New plugin for audio bookmarks

2019-04-04 Thread pettifoggery
The bookmarks started working after I updated LMS to v7.9.2 - 1543258616. Sorry for all the bother. pettifoggery's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69041 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] New plugin for audio bookmarks

2019-03-26 Thread pettifoggery
As an experiment I've just tried playing one of the files with Volumio on a Pi2. While Volumio doesn't have a bookmark plugin, it does report the correct track length: a total of 1365:17 min/sec. I don't know what if anything that proves, but it could point to the problem being with Squeezebox

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] New plugin for audio bookmarks

2019-03-25 Thread pettifoggery
Shozzer wrote: > Hi, what is the file format? Can you not split the track into several > smaller files - even if they were 30 or 60 minutes in length? I don't > know if a file size limitation applies but the file size seems too > unwieldy to me. The file is MP3. I use mp3wrap to bind

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] New plugin for audio bookmarks

2019-03-24 Thread pettifoggery
Hello, I've been happily using your wonderful bookmark plugin for the last month or so. Everything working just fine. That was until I added an audiobook with a single large file. The file is 1.3gb and +32 hours long. I've tried tweaking every option in the plugin's setting but still the plugin