Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-27 Thread ralphpnj
Thank you Erland for the wonderful Christmas present. Daylight clock is once again working. Have a safe and happy new year! -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-23 Thread Pugnax555
Thanks Erland. You absolutely rock! I didn't mean to sound ungrateful or anything, and I certainly appreciate all the work you (and others) have done for the SB. Have a Merry Christmas! -- Pugnax555 Pugnax555's Profile: ht

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-22 Thread erland
Pugnax555;596294 Wrote: > Should we assume that this project is dead? The map hasn't worked > properly for a month or two now on both my Radio and Touch, not to > mention the numerous reboot-loop issues people have encountered. > I decided to spend a few hours on this during this morning and giv

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-22 Thread erland
Pugnax555;596294 Wrote: > Should we assume that this project is dead? The map hasn't worked > properly for a month or two now on both my Radio and Touch, not to > mention the numerous reboot-loop issues people have encountered. > The issue is caused by some change in the SqueezeOS firmware or at

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-22 Thread cparker
Pugnax555;596294 Wrote: > Should we assume that this project is dead? The map hasn't worked > properly for a month or two now on both my Radio and Touch, not to > mention the numerous reboot-loop issues people have encountered. How about a donation to Erland and he might find some time/motivatio

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-22 Thread Pugnax555
Should we assume that this project is dead? The map hasn't worked properly for a month or two now on both my Radio and Touch, not to mention the numerous reboot-loop issues people have encountered. -- Pugnax555 Pugnax555's

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-12-08 Thread Pokersut
erland;459847 Wrote: > The Daylight Clock screensaver for Squeezebox Controller/Touch/Radio > which I've posted some teaser screenshots for earlier is now ready for > usage. I've been using Daylight Clock for a long time, but now, suddenly, it crashes my Controller and forces a reboot. I have m

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-05-24 Thread erland
vdeknock;550170 Wrote: > I have found a small mistake with the code for SDT Weather Celcius - the > small number next to Low is on degF not DegC. Is there an easy way to > correct this? > > I collect information from weather.com and the normal identifier for > celcius is %Z not %z > > Device i

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-05-24 Thread vdeknock
I have found a small mistake with the code for SDT Weather Celcius - the small number next to Low is on degF not DegC. Is there an easy way to correct this? I collect information from weather.com and the normal identifier for celcius is %Z not %z -- vdeknock --

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2010-05-23 Thread erland
Just for information. If anyone have had problems with the Daylight Clock screen saver during the last 2 days, it's because the site (http://www.die.net/earth) that offers the images has been down. If it doesn't get up again during the next week or so, I'll arrange something through my own serve

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-10-09 Thread Keymaster
I installed this yesterday, and right up there with MusicInformation's reformatted volume bar on IP3K dvcs., this screensaver is def. tops in terms of add ons (apps) (I've only tried on the SB Controller thusfar). I'm loving it!!! Super, super cool! AWESOME WORK ERLAND!!! CHEERS! -- Keymast

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-10-02 Thread Paden
Finally figured out why I was having so much trouble! For some reason the Controller had connected to mysqueezebox, I reconnected to my local server & now applets galore! Great plugin, many thanks. Cheers, Paul -- Paden

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-10-02 Thread Paden
Ok, I'm back up & running on 7.4 :-) & can see where the problem lies. My Controller doesn't appear in Squeezebox Server for some reason, although it is available under "Choose Player" on the Controller itself??? I tried running the Applet Installer with my Classic selected & your plugin is there!

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-30 Thread Paden
Thanks for the reply Erland It was the server version of 7.4 I was using but I think it's crocked my controller so I'm going to put the normal version on & see if that's any better :-) Cheers, Paul -- Paden Paden's Profil

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-29 Thread erland
Paden;462858 Wrote: > Hi Erland > I'd really like to get your daylight clock plugin running on my > controller but have been unsuccessful so far. > I've enabled the "Show all 3rd party plugins" checkbox but it doesn't > appear in the Applet Installer (just continually get "fetching applet > list"

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-29 Thread Paden
Hi Erland I'd really like to get your daylight clock plugin running on my controller but have been unsuccessful so far. I've enabled the "Show all 3rd party plugins" checkbox but it doesn't appear in the Applet Installer (just continually get "fetching applet list") I've also tried adding your rep

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-25 Thread pippin
funkstar;461213 Wrote: > Once we are out of beta, updates should slow significantly though. > Right? Not if you refuse to always update your server. Actually I would be _really_ curious to know how that transparent server switching is supposed to work then. An what happens if you've got a TinySc

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-25 Thread funkstar
pippin;461112 Wrote: > With the frequency of FW updates in the Squeezeplay-World this will > probably render Applets useless otherwise. Once we are out of beta, updates should slow significantly though. Right? -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeeze

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread Triode
pippin;461112 Wrote: > A useful release management? > For example something like the MinVersion/MaxVersion thing? > Yes I think this is needed too.. It does not exist at present. There is an internal api version but its not been used in practice and so I think changing it to be a version numbe

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread pippin
Triode;461107 Wrote: > Suggestions in this area would be useful on the user experience. A useful release management? For example something like the MinVersion/MaxVersion thing? Now add a way of letting betas have a LOWER version number (e.g. through an internal release number) and an applet can

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread Triode
I'm afraid you need to reinstall applets. Applet installer will remember which ones were installed, so you just go to the top menu of applet installer and select install/remove to get them all back. This was a decision taken to avoid old applets causing a lock up after an upgrade if they turn ou

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread pippin
Triode;461100 Wrote: > Bug 14251 which will be fixed in the next nightly version of 7.4.0 > > The issue was that the recommended repo was not added to the list of > repos which the server would search for applets. Hence by moving the > applet to make it recommended it dropped off the menu :( C

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread Triode
Bug 14251 which will be fixed in the next nightly version of 7.4.0 The issue was that the recommended repo was not added to the list of repos which the server would search for applets. Hence by moving the applet to make it recommended it dropped off the menu :( -- Triode -

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread Triode
Opps - thats a bug! I moved erland's plugin to the recommended repo from the other repo and now it can't be seen! Will fix. -- Triode Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-24 Thread pippin
Erland, after the most recent firmware upgrade, this is gone from my Touch and I can't find it in the Applet list anymore :-( What's happened? -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com -

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread MrC
erland;460192 Wrote: > May I ask why you want it ? > I could see some use to show the clock of another place in Many log entries are in UTC; having the UTC time already converted and available is very useful. -- MrC MrC

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread iPhone
erland;460192 Wrote: > May I ask why you want it ? > I could see some use to show the clock of another place in the world, > but showing the UTC time feels a bit useless to me, but I might be > missing something obvious. > > The time zone doesn't seem to be set correctly on the Touch so I > susp

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread pippin
erland;460192 Wrote: > > I could see some use to show the clock of another place in the world, > but showing the UTC time feels a bit useless to me, but I might be > missing something obvious. > UTC can be useful. I use it a lot to communicate an exact time across time zones. Sometimes you dis

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread pippin
Erland, your plugins go on to be just phenomenal. Goos replacement for my EarthBrowser that I can't see on my desktop because of all the windows on top of it. If you need inspirations: http://www.earthbrowser.com/ -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread erland
iPhone;460183 Wrote: > On the larger Touch display, would it be possible to have both Local and > UTC time displayed on the large bottom row? > May I ask why you want it ? I could see some use to show the clock of another place in the world, but showing the UTC time feels a bit useless to me, bu

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread iPhone
On the larger Touch display, would it be possible to have both Local and UTC time displayed on the large bottom row? -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread erland
Mike Meyer;460174 Wrote: > > Is SC 7.4 a prerequisite for this? I assume it is since it is also for > the Touch/Radio. > Yes It might work on 7.3 but you would have to install it manually through ssh and I haven't tested it at all on 7.3 so it might crash immediately. -- erland Erland Isa

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread Mike Meyer
Hi Erland. Looks very cool. Is SC 7.4 a prerequisite for this? I assume it is since it is also for the Touch/Radio. Thanks! -- Mike Meyer 'My Last.fm Page' (http://www.last.fm/user/malmeyer) 'PGAScores' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47480) & 'CollegeHockey' (http://forums

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread funkstar
Looking forward to giving this a try tonight Erland :) -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread Muele
erland;460052 Wrote: > Do you mean preview of the different map perspectives or preview of the > actual text item settings ? > > It's possible to preview a screen saver by hitting play when you have > selected a screen saver in the list of available screen savers. Yeah, but you have to go to sc

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-21 Thread Michael Herger
Wow! Great first 3rd party screensaver! Congratulations. ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Muele;459969 Wrote: > > Like Philip I would like to be able to preview it from the > day-clock-settings. > Do you mean preview of the different map perspectives or preview of the actual text item settings ? It's possible to preview a screen saver by hitting play when you have selected a scree

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Muele;459969 Wrote: > > And perhaps the option to choose the aspect (dusk/dawn) as text 2/3. > Would it be large enough to be usable on the small screen ? I can see some use showing the moon as text 2/3 because then you don't need the details, but I'm not sure it would work good to show a smal

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
peterw;460035 Wrote: > > Here's what I'd love to see: bundle 24 different cloudless hemisphere > pictures, from 24 different longitudinal perspectives. Calculate the > user's longitude based on their clock offset from UTC. Default to the > view with that long in the center, but let users choose

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread peterw
Excellent version 1.0, Erland! Have you looked at NASA and the xplanet sf.net project for image sources? Here's what I'd love to see: bundle 24 different cloudless hemisphere pictures, from 24 different longitudinal perspectives. Calculate the user's longitude based on their clock offset from UT

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Muele
Very nice. Like Philip I would like to be able to preview it from the day-clock-settings. For the moon it would be cool to have the option of choosing the info about the moon phase as 2nd/3rd text. E.g. "The waxing crescent, 2.2 day old moon, 5.3% lit" btw the moon looks great tonigt :) And per

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
>> Took me a while to find the applet settings. >Where did you expect to find them ? I don't know ;-) I'm used to looking for plugin settings within Extras on classic players. The Extras menu can be enabled, but it's not displayed by default, so I guess that would be a bad place to put it now.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Philip Meyer;459881 Wrote: > > Took me a while to find the applet settings. > Where did you expect to find them ? I used the same position as the Image Viewer (Flickr) applet does, but maybe there is a more logical place ? Philip Meyer;459881 Wrote: > > Is there a way to configure a home add

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
Took me a while to find the applet settings. Is there a way to configure a home address, so the world is centred around me? It would be nice to be able to show current/future weather data on the screen too. ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Philip Meyer;459874 Wrote: > > I can see new users getting confused by the applet installation > process: > 1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced > Applet Installer (is this going to > be combined with App Gallery? Tucked away under Advanced Settings is not > great). > 2. Select the applet. > 3. Di

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread aubuti
Really nice! I like the way you've laid out the options of different perspectives with and without clouds. The installation routine is a little convoluted, but it appears that is the case with all applets at the moment. Thanks for another great addition to the SB world! -- aubuti --

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
>You don't need Auto Repositories, it was a temporary solution until we >got the new checkbox in 7.4 Thanks. ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
>Try to wait a day or setup my repository manually if you want to try it >out immediately. It's come up now. I can see new users getting confused by the applet installation process: 1. Navigate to Settings > Advanced > Applet Installer (is this going to be combined with App Gallery? Tucked away u

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Philip Meyer;459871 Wrote: > Do I still need Auto Repositories plugin installed to find 3rd party > repositories? If ED now finds them from the wiki, I wonder if Auto > Repositories is getting in the way, and is why I can't see the applet? > You don't need Auto Repositories, it was a temporary

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
Do I still need Auto Repositories plugin installed to find 3rd party repositories? If ED now finds them from the wiki, I wonder if Auto Repositories is getting in the way, and is why I can't see the applet? Phil ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
Philip Meyer;459867 Wrote: > > I don't see the Daylight Clock applet in Applet Installer. Do I need > to install a plugin in Squeezebox Server first? > No nothing have to be installed in Squeezebox Server. I'm not sure how often the third party repository behind the "Show all 3rd party plugin

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread Phil Meyer
>It's installed by going to "Settings/Advanced/Applet Installer" on the >Touch, Radio or Controller. In the Applet Installer you will find a >"Daylight Clock" applet which you need to install. You will in >Squeezebox Server either check the "Show all 3rd party plugins" checkbox >or manually configu

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Announce: Daylight clock for Controller/Touch/Radio

2009-09-20 Thread erland
The Daylight Clock screensaver for Squeezebox Controller/Touch/Radio which I've posted some teaser screenshots for earlier is now ready for usage. See the following wiki page for more information: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Daylight_Clock_applet It's installed by going to "Settings/Ad