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Bug Reports / UWP Version 3.1.6590: "enable Musicbee in Windows Explorer and..." error.

« on: February 23, 2018, 11:21:04 PM »

When I try to open in Musicbee a music folder using the Right Mouse Click option, I got an error.

I have both Classic and UWP version, so I unchecked the option enable Musicbee in Windows Explorer and Context Menus in the Classic version to see if this could help.
The error remains, look:



The translation from Italian is:
Impossible to access the device, the path or the specified file. It's likely you don't have the required authorizations

If I enable the option in the Classic version, it works perfectly.

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Skins / Re: Threshold series

« on: February 20, 2018, 03:29:27 AM »

Hi @Alumni

I've tried for the first time your amazing skin ThresholdLight on the UWP app of Musicbee
But I have question, since it's an xmlc file, therefore not editable:

Is it possible to customize the TOP PANEL to have the Artist name and Track name one line above the Main Player Controls/Progress Bar?
Because as it is, basically the Progress Bar truncates the Artist & Track name, since the Progress Bar can't be resized.
Maybe am I missing something in the panel customization?

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TheaterMode / Re: Custom images into template?

« on: December 05, 2013, 04:12:36 AM »

I did it!!! Hell yeah!

I was reading the thread about "New Theater Mode Elements" when I found this line....
- icon element
<element type="Icon" image="Images\Test.png" mouseOverImage="Images\TestH.png" x="100" y="100" onClick="PlayPause"></element>

After some trial and error, look what I created:


I managed to add a new image element over the album cover picture.
I created a .png image of a CD Case with a transparent square inside, which will be perfectly fitting for the album art picture.

I've added this line to XBOX Music Style - Gallery.xml, adding it at the bottom of the file:
<!-- icon element -->
<element type="Icon" image="Images\cdcase1.png" x="93" yAnchor="Panel.Bottom" y="-597" width="444" height="393" min="180" max="393" onClick="PlayPause"></element>

I also changed the AlbumCover element size and position to fit the CD Case image:
<element type="AlbumCover" x="133" yAnchor="Panel.Bottom" y="-592" width="400" height="380" min="180" max="400" brightness="1.0" ></element>

I'm very satisfied!

p.s.
If anyone needs the CD Case .png files, here they go:

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TheaterMode / Re: XBox Music Style

« on: December 05, 2013, 04:05:39 AM »

I reply to myself, since I solved my problem

Look:


I managed to add a new image element over the album cover picture.
I created a .png image of a CD Case with a transparent square inside, which will be perfectly fitting for the album art picture.

I've added this line to your theme at the bottom of the xml file:
<!-- icon element -->
<element type="Icon" image="Images\cdcase1.png" x="93" yAnchor="Panel.Bottom" y="-597" width="444" height="393" min="180" max="393" onClick="PlayPause"></element>

I also changed the AlbumCover element size and position to fit the CD Case image:
<element type="AlbumCover" x="133" yAnchor="Panel.Bottom" y="-592" width="400" height="380" min="180" max="400" brightness="1.0" ></element>

I'm very satisfied!

p.s.
if you need the CD Case .png files, here they go:

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MusicBee Wishlist / CD Case in the main player window & Theater Mode

« on: November 14, 2013, 11:14:02 PM »

Greetings to the developers and all the guys here.
After trying several Music Cataloguing Softwares and Media Players, I found this great software: MusicBee.

Just one thing I'd like to see: the possibility to add a CD Case to the album art picture we already have.
Look at this picture, taken from AlbumPlayer:
http://www.albumplayer.com/Slices/Features/interface.jpg

For example I was looking for a tag to add an image in a skin, but asking around I found no answer, so I guess there's not such tag yet.
My idea was to link a png file of a CD Case with transparence in its square, so I would have been able to show the album art picture inside.

If it was possible to add a feature like this, it would be cool.

It would be also interesting this create a skin of this kind, "Booklet Style", but first we should be able to add images into the xml:
http://www.albumplayer.com/Slices/Features/booklet_1.jpg

Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!

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TheaterMode / Re: Custom images into template?

« on: November 09, 2013, 02:22:48 AM »

I will look into some of those xml files you linked me, as some got BG pictures.
In fact reverse enginnering is what I was looking for, if I can find the syntax of the tag to add images.

Right now, as embedded skin I'm using beeTunes, which is encrypted as xmlc, so I posted also the question to the modder.

One thing I'd like to see reproduced is what AlbumPlayer has...
http://www.albumplayer.com/features.htm

That Booklet-like presentation style is nice.

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Skins / Re: beeTunes Skin

« on: November 09, 2013, 02:19:03 AM »

Hi there cartman005,
since your skin is my favourite, I wanted to ask you something, about a feature that I don't know if it's available, that I posted also on the Theater Mode forum.

Is it possible to ADD the image of the CD Case for the Album Arts?
I was thinking about a png file of a CD Case as layer. to recreate something similar to what AlbumPlayer does.
http://www.albumplayer.com/features.htm

Thanks again for your great work! 

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TheaterMode / Re: Custom images into template?

« on: November 08, 2013, 01:10:26 PM »

Yes yes, I know XMLC are for embedded mode 

I was just thinking about how to add the CD case layer over the Album Art in both modes, Embedded and Home-Theater.

Clearly being XMLC files encrypted, should be the skin modder to add it...
While for XML files it's just a matter of adding the specific tag element, if it exists.

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TheaterMode / Re: XBox Music Style

« on: November 08, 2013, 03:38:42 AM »

Hi endeavour1934 

First of all my compliments for this great work!
Your Xbox Music Style skin and this great software are the definitive solution I needed for my CD collection.

I got a question as first-timer of this software:

I'd love to add a layer with a CD case over the Album Art picture.
I posted the same question on the developers forum, since I found an old request via the search function, which was buried there with no reply.

Can you tell me if it's possible to add a tag element as layer, a CD case picture in PNG for example, with transparent inside to show the Album Art?

Thanks in advance!

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TheaterMode / Re: Custom images into template?

« on: November 08, 2013, 03:25:14 AM »

Hi everyone!
First post here, since I've just discovered this great music software. It's really what I needed.

I'll do the same question:

is it possible to add an element tag as "layer" with a CD Case image over the Album Art image?
(in the home-theater mode)
In any case I'll start messing around with the xml files.

I see there also "xmlc" files for the embedded mode.
They are encrypted files, so in case, I should request this feature to the skin developer...

Thanks in advance!