Monkey Rok 4.1 - Updated 17/08/2009

[spacefish]

That would require the user having to enter last.fm user information into MR somewhere. Right now, a last.fm account is not required to use MR.

[trixmoto]

@dypsis - if I remember correctly then if you press "Alt" whilst clicking then it adds it to the end (play last).

@shayguitarra - there doesn't appear to be a webservice to retrieve this data, sorry.

[dypsis]

@dypsis - if I remember correctly then if you press "Alt" whilst clicking then it adds it to the end (play last).

Thanks trixmoto. You remembered correctly.

Would there be an easy way to make that the default behaviour?

[shayguitarra]

@shayguitarra - there doesn't appear to be a webservice to retrieve this data, sorry

No problem. I overlooked that tiny flaw in my idea!

[trixmoto]

Would there be an easy way to make that the default behaviour?

If you open "Functions.vbs" in a text editor and find the "PlayTrack" function then you'll see these lines...

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  If alt = False Then
    SDB.Player.CurrentSongIndex = SDB.Player.PlaylistCount-1
  End If

All you need to do is change "If alt = False Then" to "If alt Then" and the behaviour will be reversed (you'll need to hold "Alt" to play now).

[dypsis]

Would there be an easy way to make that the default behaviour?

If you open "Functions.vbs" in a text editor and find the "PlayTrack" function then you'll see these lines...

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  If alt = False Then
    SDB.Player.CurrentSongIndex = SDB.Player.PlaylistCount-1
  End If

All you need to do is change "If alt = False Then" to "If alt Then" and the behaviour will be reversed (you'll need to hold "Alt" to play now).

Thanks trixmoto. That's how I like it.
And I can still add and replace an entire album in a single click if I wish by clicking on the cover art.

[trixmoto]

I have noticed a small bug which is related to artist information containing apostrophes as in “Guns n' Roses”, I do not appear to be able to navigate to the artist by clicking on the link even when the link reports I have tracks by them.

Also when trying to get "more information" form last fm via the script for above artist I receive the following IE error:

Undetermined String Constant in
file:///C:/Program%20Files/MediaMonkey/Scripts/MonkeyRok/skins/animated_brushed/skin.html

I cannot replicate either of these - apostrophe's have already been coded for and work fine on my machine. Is anyone else having issues?

EDIT: Actually I've sorted the "More Information" link, I'd already inadvertently fixed it before I tried to replicate it! I can browse to artists with aprostrophes though and I've not changed that code in the coming release.

[trixmoto]

Here's a pic:
http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rot99aew7.gif

You'll see that "The Pixies" are now playing, and you'll see that "The Pixies" are showing in MonkeyRok. But, I've since "selected" that red looking album (by Bent), and it still shows "Pixies" in MonkeyRok. And if you squint, you'll see that I have MonkeyRok set to display "selected". What gives?

I've finally analysed these pics properly and can see that you are selecting the track in the Now Playing window (or at least that's what it looks like). MonkeyRok will always show what is selected in the main window.

[trixmoto]

suggestion/request for future consideration: option to show only in the now playing node, hiding while other node views are active.

Why? well I started using MM without the now playing window and use just the now playing node for most playback situations. However when working with other library nodes, I don't really care to have extra windows taking up screenspace, or toggling windows off and on depending on view.

Do you just want this option (show only in now playing mode) or do people want this to be more configurable in terms of what nodes it is shown and hidden for? Personally I'd like to keep it simple with the first option, but I don't want to do that if people are going to want more!

[nynaevelan]

Not to complicate the issue but if this is an option, I would like to be able to configure it for what nodes it is visible for. Or better yet, be able to configure it to show based on the active filter. But either way, I would like some control over when it is hidden/visible. Just my two cents.

Nyn

[Diabolic-Destiny]

Not to complicate the issue but if this is an option, I would like to be able to configure it for what nodes it is visible for. Or better yet, be able to configure it to show based on the active filter. But either way, I would like some control over when it is hidden/visible. Just my two cents.

Nyn

+1 i've stopped using MonkeyRok because it was taking alot of my screenspace away from my laptop but on my desktop i loved it and i really do miss it. Currently i have the nodes on the right now playing up top and the files on the bottom with the media player just below. Monkey Rok was usually placed towards the right but minilyrics is there now however if somehow i can get MR to pop up when needed and close when not i'd use it much more its still installed however

[dypsis]

I think I found a little bug in MonkeyRok.

If you allow the tracks to finish, the last track stays in the queue after it has played. This has nothing to do with MonkeyRok. It is an MM trait.

But if you then Alt-click on a track in MonkeyRok to add it to the end of the queue, the track that was remaining in the queue plays again followed by the track that you selected from MonkeyRok.

[trixmoto]

@Diabolic-Destiny - can you be more specific than "if somehow i can get MR to pop up when needed and close when not"? When do you need it?

@dypsis - I'll check this out and see what I can do.

[onenonymous]

however if somehow i can get MR to pop up when needed and close when not i'd use it much more its still installed however

Trix - how about an option to open MR in a form or non-docked panel when a new song starts, display for x seconds then automatically hide? I don't need this, but perhaps that will address his need?
~One

[aidan_cage]

I have not been following this thread, so I don't know if this has been covered. I have noticed a problem with the artist/band biography not appearing when I play a song. Is this due to a change in the LastFM service?