How to add "Slideshow" button to the "My Music" window (1 Viewer)

[rivera]

In the mean time you can put a saved playlist in the picture directory and it will start automatically when you start the slideshow. Just name it folder.m3u.
The setting in MP Configuration, Music settings will determine if the playlist is shuffled at startup.

This is very good solution - but is not flawless .
What if I have diferent playlists ?

to jump to any window ID (incl My pictures) with a hotkey use shortcuter (link in my sig)

OK, I will try it, that you for the idea .

milkdrop works with mediaportal (when i used it i found it a little buggy tho)

Yes, I know. That was one of reasons of my choice .

 

[kiwijunglist]

In the mean time you can put a saved playlist in the picture directory and it will start automatically when you start the slideshow. Just name it folder.m3u.
The setting in MP Configuration, Music settings will determine if the playlist is shuffled at startup.

This is very good solution - but is not flawless .
What if I have diferent playlists ?

I dunno i just remembered reading it, have not tried it myself.
you could add some kinda of script that copies a random playlist or something but that would be over complicating things.
can a .m3u playlist reference other playlists you could try that

 

[rekenaar]

I used it for a long time. Pictures is BIG in my HTPC usage.

I had a few menu entries (MultiShortcut) like this:
Playlist1 to Pictures
Playlist2 to Pictures
Playlist3 to Pictures
Select the desired playlist, then go to pictures and start slideshow.
Guess you just want to automate /combine the steps.

That reminds me: I did not recreate those menu items since upgrading to MP1.1.0beta1...

 

[rivera]

I have found a very simple solution to organize slideshow in MyMusic, MyMusicPlaylist, MyMusicPlayingNow.
The idea is to use multiimage feature.
For example, we have a window with some controls including images, labels, buttons.
And some button with ID=777 is a default control.

1. For each control specify:
<visible>!Control.HasFocus(777777)</visible>

2. Add a new button "Slideshow" with the same conditional visibility.
Specify for the button:
<onup>777778</onup>
<ondown>777778</ondown>
<onleft>777778</onleft>
<onright>777778</onright>

3. Specify for other buttons how to move from them to the added "Slideshow" button (onup, ondown, onleft, onright).

4. Add one more dummy button "Slideshow buddy":
<onup>777</onup> <!-- i.e. to default control -->
<ondown>777</ondown>
<onleft>777</onleft>
<onright>777</onright>
<posX>2000</posX> <!-- i.e. some huge value -->
<visible>yes</visible> <!-- i.e. always visible -->

5. Add a new multiimage control:
<visible>Control.HasFocus(777777)</visible>
specify a path, fade effects etc

So, the constraints for the proposed slideshow:
- fixed path
- no random effects

 

[rekenaar]

Downside is that "multiimage" consumes alot of memory (text copied from cul8er ).

 

[rivera]

Downside is that "multiimage" consumes alot of memory .

You are right...
Could you estimate how much memory is required to store 10 background pics 1920x1080 ?
Does it depend on pics format - BMP, JPEG, PNG ?

 

[rekenaar]

Sorry, I have no idea. Maybe one of our skinners or devs can help?