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<blockquote data-quote="2BitSculptor" data-source="post: 747412" data-attributes="member: 65661">Re: Rockstar 2.0 - the ultimate online music plugin (Spotify&amp;Grooveshark)I was trying to cheat a Now Playing screen in Rockstar... I was able to get one working in Last.FM, using modified code from Maya, but the same technique doesn't seem to work. I tried to exit the playlist view when music is playing (anytime, really) to focus on a button, setting some visibility variables to show an alternate layout of the screen approriate for a Now Playing screen. But it always activates the hidden menu instead.I think I can add an &quot;ondown&quot; action to the last entry in the hidden menu to hide the menu and other screen details to reveal an alternate screen layout.It would be easier if a Now Playing screen was built-in to Rockstar. Jumping to the Music/NowPlaying screen isn't as friendly as hoped, especially if the music stream halts for some reason. Then you have to back out of the NowPlaying screen back to Rockstar and go through all the selections needed to get back to the playlist so you can continue with the next song. Also, when you enter the NowPlaying screen during a song, it doesn't get all the track information until the next song in the playlist starts. Well, it just seems that way to me.Chuck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="2BitSculptor, post: 747412, member: 65661"] [b]Re: Rockstar 2.0 - the ultimate online music plugin (Spotify&Grooveshark)[/b] I was trying to cheat a Now Playing screen in Rockstar... I was able to get one working in Last.FM, using modified code from Maya, but the same technique doesn't seem to work. I tried to exit the playlist view when music is playing (anytime, really) to focus on a button, setting some visibility variables to show an alternate layout of the screen approriate for a Now Playing screen. But it always activates the hidden menu instead. I think I can add an "ondown" action to the last entry in the hidden menu to hide the menu and other screen details to reveal an alternate screen layout. It would be easier if a Now Playing screen was built-in to Rockstar. Jumping to the Music/NowPlaying screen isn't as friendly as hoped, especially if the music stream halts for some reason. Then you have to back out of the NowPlaying screen back to Rockstar and go through all the selections needed to get back to the playlist so you can continue with the next song. Also, when you enter the NowPlaying screen during a song, it doesn't get all the track information until the next song in the playlist starts. Well, it just seems that way to me. Chuck [/QUOTE]

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