A full function linux control point?

[medoc92]

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  I have downloaded the new version, and the menu right-click issue is fixed - thanks very much.

As to the volume control, it doesn't change the volume on my renderers (Marantz and also Musical Fidelity M1CLiC), but if I change the volume on them using a remote control, the slider moves on the upplay screen. So there is some form of communication going on, but one way.

Ok, I am going to try to reproduce this on other renderers (I mostly tested with upmpdcli up to this point). With a bit of luck, this will work (fail). Else, I'll add an option in the next version for raising the debug level so that we can have a trace of the exchange with the renderer and understand what happens, and I'll ask you to run a test and send me the log (if you're ok with this of course).

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  By doing:

Code:

sudo rm /etc/init.d/upmpdcli

as on your downloads page, upmpdcli no longer starts - thanks.

I have a few other observations to make - I hope they'll be taken in the spirit intended - ie. a few notes, not complaints!

Of course, I should have been more explicit on this, obviously, it's very useful for me to get information about what does not work in the current version, so that I can finalize it. The other useful thing, if you use the package from time to time, would be to tell me what function/shortcuts/accelerators you are most lacking, so that I can improve the usability.

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  Gapless works on my better renderer (M1CLiC) but not the Marantz - much as expected and consistent with other control points.

This would appear to mean that the Marantz does not support SetNextAVTransportURI. Do you know if it is supposed to ?

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  On my xubuntu laptop there's no slider for the list of tracks, whereas on ubuntu there is. It's not important, but when there are hundreds of items it takes a little to scroll down while using PgDn or down-arrow. I assume this is something to do with different versions of QT.

It would be nice to be able to resize the now-playing window. Many of my classical tracks have long names.

I need to improve the GUI a lot, this is far from being my specialty, but I'll try anyway. Scrollbars would also be useful on the directory browser, this is on the todo. I hope I'll be able to reproduce the disappearing slider on the track list...

I just noticed that you can resize the player and tracklist if you hide the library part. But obviously, the current resizing/scrolling situation is not satisfactory, I do intend to improve it.

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  If the last renderer used is not powered on, upplay won't start (checked in a terminal window). I get a message like:

Code:

Renderer uuid:5f9ec1b3-ff59-19bb-8530-0006780950ce not found
Can't connect to media renderer

It would be neater if it started and asked for a device to use.

Definitely, thanks for finding this I'll fix it.

(05-10-2014 20:33)Pastim Wrote:  All in all I now have a very usable linux control point for minimserver. This in turn means I'll use that more often as well. I hope you get many more users and get to a point where it's a fully supported ubuntu application. It's already miles better than anything else I have tried

That's a start anyway