NowPlaying plugin - Multiple Media Player Support

[thatsIch]

Use substitution on the main player measure for example Substitute="":"N/A"

Might just be me, but then you would just see "N/A" there and not the Filename?

[Seahorse]

Yes you would, I misread your post!

It's not clear from the manual if you can use Substitutions with Meters/Measures, you might like to try with the name of your filename (assuming you mean track name or some other measure/meter).

[MerlinTheRed]

Can you use other measures in a substitute statement?

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Substitute="":"[MeasureFileName]"
DynamicVariables=1

[KreAch3R]

Can you use other measures in a substitute statement?

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Substitute="":"[MeasureFileName]"
DynamicVariables=1

I just tried, actually you can. I didn't know that. I don't quite understand what thatsIch would like to do, though. I have numerous files with no information on them, but the filename appears in PlayerType=TITLE automatically.

[thatsIch]

I just tried, actually you can. I didn't know that. I don't quite understand what thatsIch would like to do, though. I have numerous files with no information on them, but the filename appears in PlayerType=TITLE automatically.

the Plugin uses the ID3 Tags in Winamp of the mp3s to identify the TITLE and ARTIST and YEAR and etc fields, so therefor I search for a "pretty" workaround to display the file_name_ (not path) if artist/title are blank.


As you can see, even in Edge 0.8 the title wont display if the ID3 Tags are not defined.
So I'm not sure, why it does work with you...

I'm trying the substitute. Looks like a better solution than using the windowmessage

[KreAch3R]

As you can see, even in Edge 0.8 the title wont display if the ID3 Tags are not defined.
So I'm not sure, why it does work with you...

It seems that the culprit must be the different media player we use. I get the filename automatically in TITLE (when Title in ID3 Tag is blank) using WMP. Unfortunately, I don't use WinAmp, so I can't test it. Try it with WMP to see what I 'm talking about.

UPDATE: NowPlaying has this very useful PlayerType=FILE for your problem. Combine it with RegExpSubstitute and this works for me (displays the filename only):

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[mPlayer]
Measure=PLUGIN
Plugin=NowPlaying
PlayerName=WMP
PlayerType=TITLE
Substitute="":"[mFileName]"
DynamicVariables=1

[mFileName]
Measure=PLUGIN
Plugin=NowPlaying
PlayerName=[mPlayer]
PlayerType=FILE
RegExpSubstitute=1
SubStitute=".*\\(.*)\..*":"\1"

[thatsIch]

It seems that the culprit must be the different media player we use. I get the filename automatically in TITLE (when Title in ID3 Tag is blank) using WMP. Unfortunately, I don't use WinAmp, so I can't test it. Try it with WMP to see what I 'm talking about.

I know, therefor I asked for a pretty solution for winamp
I like that you can completly hide winamp (no taskbar, no trayicon)
afaik there is no media player which can do that too, which is supported by NowPlaying?

[KreAch3R]

I know, therefor I asked for a pretty solution for winamp
I like that you can completly hide winamp (no taskbar, no trayicon)
afaik there is no media player which can do that too, which is supported by NowPlaying?

Check my edit above.

[AlC]

I like that you can completly hide winamp (no taskbar, no trayicon)

That's the reason why I use winamp, too. (But I just hide the trayicon)

And if the name of the file has the title and artist you can use the auto-tagger function in winamp.
Just right-click on the track -> send to -> auto-tagger. And then you should have everything from title, artist, album ... to year. And then you get the lyrics, too!

[thatsIch]

Check my edit above.

Good Stuff, thanks =)
Have forgotten you have regexp substitute too