[Original Thread] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support (2 Viewers)

[WileECoyote]

strange... when i came home and tried to run the netflix plugin it was empty.. the plugin launched in MP and the menu was on the right side and the background was present, but no data... could it be from copy over the files with the .48 version and then going back to .50?? where is the database file located that needs to be deleted?

Thanks for posting Antgash, I went into MyNetFlix to verify the problem with the empty queue, and sure enough it was down. There was an issue with a patch GoDaddy updated last night, but is resolved now.

The list view as it stands now, in addition to being awesome, also seems to follow the conventions of other plugins - OnlineVideos, MovingPictures, and MyTVSeries all have list views with the movies/selections on the right hand side in Streamed MP. Maybe he (Ridewithme38) is using a skin where it's different? I know the Blue3 skins tend to put that stuff in the middle. Someone could probably one of MovingPictures layouts for those skins as a starting point. Me, I like it the way it is

Great point Ixian. Most of the developement I have done has been against the StreamedMP skin, so I guess I am biased to that skin. I would be very happy if the skinners would take what we have done and customize to their liking

 

[Ridewithme38]

The list view as it stands now, in addition to being awesome, also seems to follow the conventions of other plugins - OnlineVideos, MovingPictures, and MyTVSeries all have list views with the movies/selections on the right hand side in Streamed MP. Maybe he (Ridewithme38) is using a skin where it's different? I know the Blue3 skins tend to put that stuff in the middle. Someone could probably one of MovingPictures layouts for those skins as a starting point. Me, I like it the way it is

Maybe thats why it looks weird to me...I'm using Blue3Wide...i tryed Streamed MP when i First started using MediaPortal...but it may have been WAY back when it was still a little buggy....haven't really try'd anything but Blue3Wide since then

So far the only Plugin's i use are OnlineVideos(Love it!) and My Netflix(Love it even more!!) Looks like it time for me to start looking at other Skins?

 

[antgash]

strange... when i came home and tried to run the netflix plugin it was empty.. the plugin launched in MP and the menu was on the right side and the background was present, but no data... could it be from copy over the files with the .48 version and then going back to .50?? where is the database file located that needs to be deleted?

Thanks for posting Antgash, I went into MyNetFlix to verify the problem with the empty queue, and sure enough it was down. There was an issue with a patch GoDaddy updated last night, but is resolved now.

The list view as it stands now, in addition to being awesome, also seems to follow the conventions of other plugins - OnlineVideos, MovingPictures, and MyTVSeries all have list views with the movies/selections on the right hand side in Streamed MP. Maybe he (Ridewithme38) is using a skin where it's different? I know the Blue3 skins tend to put that stuff in the middle. Someone could probably one of MovingPictures layouts for those skins as a starting point. Me, I like it the way it is

Great point Ixian. Most of the developement I have done has been against the StreamedMP skin, so I guess I am biased to that skin. I would be very happy if the skinners would take what we have done and customize to their liking

well, i still deleted the database, all is back to normal... sadly normal still consists of me getting the IE error and videos not starting in fullscreen... i give up... i suppose i can always just walk across the room and click the button with my mouse.

 

[WileECoyote]

i give up... i suppose i can always just walk across the room and click the button with my mouse.

Let not give up just yet. I am working on a build that will allow you to use IE or Firefox instead of the custom browser. Lets try that before we give up hope completely...

 

[antgash]

i give up... i suppose i can always just walk across the room and click the button with my mouse.

Let not give up just yet. I am working on a build that will allow you to use IE or Firefox instead of the custom browser. Lets try that before we give up hope completely...

i'm too O.C.D. to give up on it... i'll try any solution or idea that i come across until the next update. Any idea when that'll be ready? not to sound pushy... and do you think the other browsers will be able to launch it in fullscreen?

 

[WileECoyote]

Any idea when that'll be ready? not to sound pushy...

I try to do a release every other week, and I just released last friday. I may be able to get this one out the door sometime this weekend though, we'll see. I am making some final tweeks for RC1 and I want to include the browser selector.

and do you think the other browsers will be able to launch it in fullscreen?

I am working on that as well, I had some issues with the scripts running against the browser, which is one of the reasons why I created the custom browser.

 

[landshark]

would you add a little more element of netflix (e.g. red color, logo) in the new GUI? I really like the older version's reddish background and logo.

also, how do I get instant watch to work?? the new 0.5v running fine here. but I got an error (seems like a netflix url address) when click on a instant watch movie, new browser pops up. do I need to install silverlight??

 

[WileECoyote]

Update...

I have posted 0.5.0a for those with the script errors. Please read the included readme file to see how to use IE or Firefox instead of the custom browser.

Note: Even if you use IE or Firefox, you still need to copy the new script files to the netflix_remote folder and leave the path in the Settings tab of the plugin configuration.

Try it out and let me know if that works better than the custom browser...

Thanks,
Wile E.

would you add a little more element of netflix (e.g. red color, logo) in the new GUI? I really like the older version's reddish background and logo.

also, how do I get instant watch to work?? the new 0.5v running fine here. but I got an error (seems like a netflix url address) when click on a instant watch movie, new browser pops up. do I need to install silverlight??

Hi Landshark,
I will toy around with the NetFlix red and see if I can give it a little more color

As far as your error, have you configured NetFlix to run outside of MP? Im not sure that the scripts we use are compatible with anything before SilverLight, so it is up to you if you want to upgrade.

Wile E.

 

[antgash]

Update...

I have posted 0.5.0a for those with the script errors. Please read the included readme file to see how to use IE or Firefox instead of the custom browser.

Note: Even if you use IE or Firefox, you still need to copy the new script files to the netflix_remote folder and leave the path in the Settings tab of the plugin configuration.

Try it out and let me know if that works better than the custom browser...

Thanks,
Wile E.

i just tried it with the 0.5.0a with IE and i didn't get the error, but the movie still didn't launch in fullscreen... are there supposed to be remote commands that should be able to toggle fullscreen?

 

[WileECoyote]

antgash,
Did you say earlier you were running dual screens? Also, I presume you copied the new script to the Netflix_Remote folder? If so, please clear your logs, replcate the error and post your MediaPortal.Log and error.log files.

Thanks