foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

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Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #50 – 2023-08-19 08:09:54

@da yuyu

Thank you very much.
I tried your suggestion.
My problem has been completely solved.
Thank you in the future.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #51 – 2023-09-17 16:21:58

@da yuyu

Is there a way to create a display with a CD case and the cover in it.
Something like this only with a cover

Best regards

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #52 – 2023-09-17 21:01:03

There is no option yet, I might try to add that feature but can´t make any promises.
It could be that someone around can provide us with the OpenGL code to mix those two textures.
In the meantime, I am adding it to the to-do list...

Regards!

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #53 – 2023-09-30 03:11:59

@da yuyu
HI

Thank you for all the components.

Cover Display is changed without my knowledge.
Cover Display tab > Default configuration remains the same.

v1.18.0 (foo_coverflow) (2023-08-18)
foobar2000 v2.1 preview 2023-09-28 : 32-bit | 64-bit
Default UI element and Columns UI panel.
foo_chronflow_mod has been removed.
Windows 10/11

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #54 – 2023-09-30 16:32:40

@Air KEN

You are welcome, and thank you too for your support!
My setup includes two Coverflow instances, one for the Library and another for the active playlist, I have not noticed this issue though.
Please, discard that Behaviour > Library actions are set to change the Cover Display or could the issue be related to the key mapping (Ctrl+0 to Ctrl+9)?
It is hard to tell until I can replicate it from my side.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #55 – 2023-09-30 23:16:26

Thank you for your reply.

> Please, discard that Behaviour > Library actions are set to change the Cover Display or could the issue be related to the key mapping (Ctrl+0 to Ctrl+9)?

No, that's not it
The settings are the same as "foo_chronflow_mod".
Suddenly it's happening in version "v1.18.0 (foo_coverflow) (2023-08-18)".
Same symptoms on multiple PCs and multiple foobars

The Cover Display pattern that changes is not constant.

changed again.
Default configuration change > Compile (Compilation successful) > Appy > OK
Performing the operation every time.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #56 – 2023-10-04 06:42:52

Hi @Air KEN !
I was able to replicate a bug related to applying the default Cover Display.
Thanks for the detailed bug report.

Hopefully v1.18.1 should fix it.
Regards!

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #57 – 2023-10-04 06:59:26

@da yuyu

I can't give you an answer right away, but I'll try. thank you.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #58 – 2023-10-04 08:25:12

"v1.18.0 (2023-08-18)":
Cover Display changed when playing another Playlist or restarting foobar

"v1.18.1 (2023-10-03)":
No abnormality detected so far.
I will report if there is a problem.
Thank you for your valuable time.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #59 – 2023-10-25 20:22:57

Is it possible to select in Coverflow and have the active playlist display the album selected?

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #60 – 2023-10-26 01:24:27

At present, that feature is only available when the Library Viewer Selection playlist is active.
Also, the context menu 'Library selections > Set library selection' option should be enabled.

New release available...

Coverflow 1.18.2

Change log:
- Patched 'Play' drop-down library action.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #61 – 2023-12-20 13:20:16

It always claims a "TablacusScriptControl version error", the issue is, that the correct version is installed, I even put a copy of that DLL into the coverflow directory, but without success. Also, I tried to uninstall & reinstall coverflow without success.
System: foobar2000 2.0 & 2.1 x64, Windows 10 Pro, Version 22H2 (Build 19045.3803), Windows was just recently installed.
Besides that coverflow works flawlessly, it is just a dealbreaker because it interrupts an automatic start of playback.

Regards
Michelist

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #62 – 2023-12-20 13:32:09

@Michelist

When using 64bit, the following is required.

Tablacus Script Control (tsc64.dll) v1.2.5.4
https://github.com/tablacus/TablacusScriptControl/releases

Download: tsc64_1254.zip
setup.exe > Install

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #63 – 2023-12-20 14:51:28

@Michelist

The component checks %SystemRoot%\System32\tsc64.dll file version, copying the file to another location won´t do much to solve the issue. Can you confirm that the .dll file version and location are fine?
You may also check the %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64 folder. Windows 64 used to put 64 bit files in system32 and 32 bit files in sysWOW64 for compatibility.

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #64 – 2023-12-23 22:32:27

@da yuyu & @Air KEN :
Thanks for pointing out the two folders. The "tsc64.dll" was not in either location: "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64" & "%SystemRoot%\System32\".
Now I have manually copied it to both locations. The registration of the file was (is still) entered in the registry, namely to the folder from which I initially registered the file, and you can find it in these keys:
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Volatile\00\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{0E59F1D2-1FBE-11D0-8FF2-00A0D10038BC}\1.0\0\win64"

"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{0E59F1D5-1FBE-11D0-8FF2-00A0D10038BC}\InprocServer32"

I then restarted foobar without trying to register again, and it worked straight away without an error message. This means "foo_coverflow" does not look in the registry where the file is located, but by default assumes the folders "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64" & "%SystemRoot%\System32\", I assume because the installer copies it there before registering it. But installers are boring, so I did it via the command line.

Previously I had installed "Tablacus Script Control" via "regsvr32 tsc64.dll" as described in the included readme. There is not much you can do wrong. Open command prompt, enter command, execute - does not work. "foo_coverflow" never found it and always whined, but it worked!

And it annoyed me, because I've been working with computers since 1978, grew up with computers, worked in support for quite a while.
I've been providing support in forums for many years, since I retired due to disability I've needed something to do, I looked after the technical side of a file sharing forum for several years and have been supporting the users of an open source painting program in the associated forum for three years now. And then you despair of foobar2000... ROFL

Michelist

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #65 – 2023-12-24 16:36:41

Oh, 1978. Felt so lightened then,
so free of the burden of regulation...
Regretfully, back to the topic... moral: use the installer : )

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #66 – 2023-12-25 21:02:28

Quote from: da yuyu on 2023-12-24 16:36:41

Oh, 1978. Felt so lightened then,
so free of the burden of regulation...
...

Lightened? My dad's 8'' floppy felt like it weighed 10 kilograms, if not more.
But there was something about that time.
Since we didn't yet know what was possible, and no book either knew it, we did the impossible things. BG

Quote from: da yuyu on 2023-12-24 16:36:41

...
Regretfully, back to the topic... moral: use the installer : )

It's a tough time these days, you can't even trust the good old Read Me-files (tsc64.txt) anymore. - Respectively the coder behind it, who doesn't seem to know his own product... ...or how to describe it correctly... →

Quote from: tsc64.txt

...
Install & Uninstall

Run setup.exe

or

* Install

Run as administrator
regsvr32 tsc64.dll

* Uninstall

Run as administrator
regsvr32 /u tsc64.dll
...

But don't expect me to use an installer now that I know how to accomplish my goal without it, after all, I have the reputation of being immoral. LOL

Thanks again for reminding me about those folders (in other words, of reminding me I'm getting old), I'm glad that this annoying dialog box no longer feels the need to laugh in my face every time I start foobar.

I wish you all Happy Holidays and a year 2024 as you always wanted it to be.

Michelist

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #67 – 2023-12-25 23:27:50

Gaku´s readme file is 100% accurate.
I will update the requirements note asap...
Cheers!

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #68 – 2023-12-28 16:07:32

Quote from: da yuyu on 2023-12-25 23:27:50

Gaku´s readme file is 100% accurate.
I will update the requirements note asap...
Cheers!

True, of course you're right. This is because foo_coverflow assumes a location instead of querying the value stored in the registry. As I already wrote. ;-)

But be that as it may, let's stop the banter. I have found another little thing.
Namely, foo_coverflow fails to work after an as yet unspecified running time, about 20 hours +X.
It is still possible to scroll through the media library, but no more images are loaded, only the placeholders are displayed. What I now know is that it makes no difference whether I use the default settings or increase the cache to the maximum possible 999 images, with both settings the image display fails after an indefinite period of time.
Sometimes foo_coverflow comes back from deep sleep after ages (10+X minutes) and reloads images, but since I'm too busy to wait for this I can't say how long it takes, nor if it always happens. Usually, I switch to a different view, there are other ways to browse your media library, Smooth Browser for example.
Since my workstation and foobar2000 run 24/7, this problem might not occur for "standard use cases".

Beside that little glitch, foo_coverflow is far better than foo_chronflow ever was. For those who don't know, it's just three years ago that you forked it from Chronial, and what you built up on that is great. It is fast, stable (hasn't crashed foobar since I've been using it), has a lot of options (something I like), it is a lot faster, and everything I've forgotten to mention.

And now something for convenience, maybe you like the idea?
By the way, I wouldn't mind a much larger possible cache, when skipping larger parts of my library I would spare the time waiting while the cache is filled up again, at least my workstation would hardly mind.
Or could the cache thread also be set up on/build up on a database, from which the images already created would only have to be retrieved? Or instead of a DB, store the finished rendered images in a folder, like Smooth Browser (here 1.2 GB for 58K pictures). This way you spare the constantly re-rendering.
With the current size of mass storage devices, such a database is hardly significant. What is 5 GB? You would probably need considerably less for my 58k media. If I move the DB/folder to my RAM disk and mirror the updates back to SSD via Symlink, then the images should fly continuously without recognizable reloading pauses.... ;-)

Michelist

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #69 – 2023-12-29 17:16:08

Funny you don't provide any details about your settings

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #70 – 2023-12-29 22:48:31

Quote from: da yuyu on 2023-10-26 01:24:27

New release available...
Coverflow 1.18.2

Thank you for this, da yuyu!
I just found this thread, and have replaced my old foo_chronflow_v0.5.2.

Quick question:
Is it possible to "view by directory structure"?

(fb2k v2.1 [32-bit] / Windows 10)

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #71 – 2023-12-30 17:22:36

@esa372

You are welcome. Not in v1.18.2.
This beta attempts to include that option:
Coverflow preferences > Album Source > Library by folder structure.

It has been only lightly tested. The new feature will be included in v1.19 if it works as expected.
Thanks for testing!

Note:
Configuration NOT backward compatible.
Test using a new portable installation or backup config.sqlite and foo_coverflow.dll.cfg before installation.
CUI and DUI component settings do not change.

foo_coverflow v1.18.3.beta.1.zip (1.06 MB)

Re: foo_coverflow_mod playlist friendly

Reply #72 – 2023-12-31 10:32:52

Quote from: da yuyu on 2023-12-29 17:16:08

Funny you don't provide any details about your settings

Good argument, it shows I'm getting old, there were times I never would have forgotten them, sorry.
But since one usually tries to find out possible errors using default settings, my report is based on default settings. The only variation for this test/report is cache either to default, 150, or to maximum, 999.
The fact that I love having lots of options doesn't necessarily mean I have to customize every setting. Your defaults are chosen very well. I'll use PNG8 alpha in the future that's sure, ImageGlass does not convince me.
If you want to see for yourself: