Canada
For a long time, there has been a problem with media overlays in MP, this is not new to 1.02!
1. Player condtions do not work correctly:
Player.HasMedia = music or video playing (correct!)
Player.HasVideo = music or video playing, (incorrect - should be just video)
Player.HasAudio = music or video playing (incorrect - should be just audio)
At least if Player.HasVideo worked correctly, i.e. control does not display when music is playing, then skins would have a tool to distinguish between music and video overlays.
I think the problem stems from workarounds done to display visualizations in music overlays. If so, then why not a Player.HasViz condtion so skins could control where and how the viz is displayed?
2. Streaming audio displays both music and videoverlays (if they are both imported or coded in a skin xml.) They always display videooverlaytop controls even if they are only audio streams.
3. The built in videooverlay and musicoverlay do not display when the facade is not in focus. In Blue3 Harley added the overlays to the sliding menus in MyPictures, MyMusic and MyVideos, but then only a video thumb displays when video is playing, not the videopreview window. Why doesn't Control.hasfocus work on videowindow?
Also, can anyone tell me the videoplayer and musicplayer conditions supported? The Wiki lists them, but they are blank. The only one I know of is videoplayer.usingoverlays.
Are there any conditions for TV playing?
Sure hope someone can help solve this long standing torture test for skinners
1. Player condtions do not work correctly:
Player.HasMedia = music or video playing (correct!)
Player.HasVideo = music or video playing, (incorrect - should be just video)
Player.HasAudio = music or video playing (incorrect - should be just audio)
At least if Player.HasVideo worked correctly, i.e. control does not display when music is playing, then skins would have a tool to distinguish between music and video overlays.
I think the problem stems from workarounds done to display visualizations in music overlays. If so, then why not a Player.HasViz condtion so skins could control where and how the viz is displayed?
2. Streaming audio displays both music and videoverlays (if they are both imported or coded in a skin xml.) They always display videooverlaytop controls even if they are only audio streams.
3. The built in videooverlay and musicoverlay do not display when the facade is not in focus. In Blue3 Harley added the overlays to the sliding menus in MyPictures, MyMusic and MyVideos, but then only a video thumb displays when video is playing, not the videopreview window. Why doesn't Control.hasfocus work on videowindow?
Also, can anyone tell me the videoplayer and musicplayer conditions supported? The Wiki lists them, but they are blank. The only one I know of is videoplayer.usingoverlays.
Are there any conditions for TV playing?
Sure hope someone can help solve this long standing torture test for skinners