Author Topic: 'always on top' display option for compact player  (Read 13569 times)

jistme

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It would be nice to have an 'always on top' display option for the compact player.
(so it's never covered beneath other active Windows applications)
 

lnminente

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With the freeware autohotkey you can do it for any window you like

I use it for seeing the browser over MB,  leaving the main player controls visible acting like a miniplayer
this is the code for using Win+T for toggling it
Code
;Windows+T Activa/desactiva el Always on top
#t::WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Toggle,A

SimonBRT

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unless i misunderstand you, you can already do this.  switch to compact player then click the bee icon in the top left....

jistme

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Thnx!

I checked right click menu's, configuration settings, and forum search, but missed that one.

Another Amazing Discovery ;-)

VX

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unless i misunderstand you, you can already do this.  switch to compact player then click the bee icon in the top left....

SimonBRT, thank you for a very useful tip  :) I was going to add this feature to the wishlist, but I did a forum search before (as usual).

Little OT, but maybe someone find it useful:

To make most of my Windows applications always visible on the top of other apps I just pin them with AnVir Task Manager (http://www.anvir.com/) The feature is available in the free edition as well. This is very useful as there are 4 additional buttons next to the Minimize button on the top right corner of every window. The buttons allow you to:
1) Roll the window up; - this can make your desktop clean very fast ;-)
2) Create a floating icon of the application;
3) Minimize to tray;
4) Pin the window to be visible on the top.

I have AnVir Task Manager Free 7.5.2 installed on Windows 7 64bit, but unfortunately I can't use the 4 additional buttons with MB when the option: 'Skin Window Borders' is enabled. Otherwise, it works great with 99% of the software.
Just try it and find out by yourself if it's useful for you.

Sigma

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I'd like to see this option too. Maybe there could be a small "pin" button that you push to toggle the setting on and off.

I have a high res monitor so I can have the compact player in the top-right like this without it getting in the way all that much: -

http://i.imgur.com/DeAU5aa.jpg

Being able to pin it so it doesn't lose focus would be great.

redwing

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Sigma

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It's already there. See SimonBRT's post above.

So it is! That'll teach me for just skimming a couple of the posts instead of reading them properly.  ;D

Cheers mate.

redwing

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Yeah, it's not apparent at first glance the bee icon has another menu. It's MB's another "hidden" feature.
If you haven't yet, have a look at the following thread:

http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7974.0

Sigma

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Yeah, it's not apparent at first glance the bee icon has another menu. It's MB's another "hidden" feature.
If you haven't yet, have a look at the following thread:

http://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=7974.0

Thanks again!

BTW, should this happen when switching to "always on top" mode? Notice that the taskbar button "goes out" as if MusicBee is no longer even running: -


redwing

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Looks like a bug. On my Vista machine, it disappears from task bar and reappears if I minimize and restore MB.

Sigma

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Looks like a bug. On my Vista machine, it disappears from task bar and reappears if I minimize and restore MB.

Likewise for me. But because of that focus bug I reported, MusicBee can get stuck in "always on bottom" mode instead of always on top, as demonstrated in this video: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWp8xfzAnFM

A full description of that video is in the bug report thread.

Steven

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the taskbar icon is turned off intentionally when "Always on top" is enabled. I admit that doesnt seem the intuitive behavior if you have the MB icon pinned. I guess originally it made more sense with XP and perhaps it should be revisited, although whenever i change something like this there is always someone who has some reason for it to work the way it does!

HHM

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what about always on top in main player mode? i don't use compact player at all, however aot would be very useful. is there a way have this option in main player as well?