[Original Thread] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support (1 Viewer)

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

I'm using a mini keyboard those doesn't have a stop button...is there a way to map one of my keyboard buttons as the stop button? Otherwise there is no way for me to get out of the IE window and back into media portal (at least, not one that I've found)

Does your keyboard have a CTRL key? If so, try CTRL-e. That should close the browser window and return you to MP.

 

[DGalt]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

So that works to close the window. However, media portal doesn't come back up. Instead the window closes and my desktop comes up...except it's a little screwed up because the task bar along the bottom of the screen doesn't show up. All I see is my desktop and the Windows start menu icon (the ribbon or whatever it's called in Windows 7).

Any ideas about what might be going on?

 

[mpsam]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

try alt + F4 that works for me

 

[DGalt]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

try alt + F4 that works for me

thought of that, same issue

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E,

Do you still have a donation link for future development and hosting of this fine plugin?

Thanks
Greg

 

[zvap]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

WileECoyote: have you considered having your plugin stop MP upon its launch? That way your plugin window would run aftter MP dies, and you would not have to worry about any skin issues. You could do that, or have MP minimized or hidden, then once your plugin was ended/stopped, you can have it unhide/maximize MP.

For 7MC I created a launcher executable that could be used to launch hulu or boxee, but it killed 7MC first, and then waited patiently in the background for the hulu desktop or boxee exe to stop. After they stopped, then it would launch 7MC again.

Assuming you can get a gui that would control the netflix experience w/ a remote control, you would only have to worry about your own plugin's skin.

I haven't tried your plugin in its current form, but I just wanted to drop you a few thoughts.

EDIT: well now I can't find it. I can't search the plugins (sends me to blank page), and your link seems to be dead.

EDIT2: I got the ME1 file, but I can't find the zip file. I am using 1.1.2

 

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

EDIT: well now I can't find it. I can't search the plugins (sends me to blank page), and your link seems to be dead.

I updated the link on the first post. It should take you directly to the download page now.

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E,

Have you looked at the Browse the Web plugin? It looks to be based on the Gecko engine which I think support Silverlight. Might be a jumping off point for an integrated player for Netflix. https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-plugins-47/plugin-browse-web-webbrowser-89101/

 

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

I haven't tried your plugin in its current form, but I just wanted to drop you a few thoughts.

It would probably be best to try it before making suggestions

@WileECoyote: have you considered having your plugin stop MP upon its launch? That way your plugin window would run aftter MP dies, and you would not have to worry about any skin issues. You could do that, or have MP minimized or hidden, then once your plugin was ended/stopped, you can have it unhide/maximize MP.

Considering how long it takes MP to load on some machines, it would be counter-productive to close MP then re-open it.

As far as minimizing, as long as MP is not set to 'On Top', it works great. So I have not played around too much with minimizing and maximizing (plus you see the transistion after the browser closes, which looks real bad to me.)

Wile E,

Have you looked at the Browse the Web plugin? It looks to be based on the Gecko engine which I think support Silverlight. Might be a jumping off point for an integrated player for Netflix. https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal-plugins-47/plugin-browse-web-webbrowser-89101/

Hey Gserg,
No, I have not played with that one. I will download it tonight and see what it can do. All the others I have tried do not support plugins (i.e. Silverlight, etc..), so they will not play the movies

Have you played with this one? Have you tried to play a Netflix movie with it?

Thanks!
Wile E.

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Have you played with this one? Have you tried to play a Netflix movie with it?

No, I just spotted it this morning. I'm going to take a look at it tonight as well.

Ok, I tried it and it doesn't work. When you try to load a movie to stream it says that streaming is not supported on this browser. I suspect that the name/version that the browser is providing doesn't match its list of supported browsers so it doesn't even try to get to the point of installing Silverlight. I didn't try to install Silverlight separately since it seems to be a moot point. However, if the developer of the browser could allow the identification to be changed, then it might, don't know.