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Main board => Customization => Topic started by: capedmadman on June 11, 2012, 23:18:23

Title: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 11, 2012, 23:18:23
I recently discovered gmusicbrowser during my process of trying almost every linux player imaginable. I love the ability to customize and think this player has a lot of potential. My only dilema is that I don't have the greatest programming skills yet. What I am trying to do is replicate a theme from a program called musicbee that I use on my Windows laptop. I grabbed this from their forum and was hoping someone might be able to help get me started.
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 12, 2012, 19:31:19
Noisybox, see here (http://forum.gmusicbrowser.org/index.php?topic=605.0), isn't far from your wish.
Parking 5 (here (http://forum.gmusicbrowser.org/index.php?topic=545.msg2608#msg2608), or by default, not sure), with one column on left, mosaic mode in center, information panel on right neither.
I can modify those two layouts to get closer to your wish, if you want.
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 12, 2012, 23:09:56
So I checked out the two layouts you suggested and played around with them. I prefer the parking5 between the two and who am I to turn down an offer to help out like that? That would be much appreciated.
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 13, 2012, 07:19:28
 :P
Just ask for change
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 14, 2012, 03:34:36
So how easy is it to add a panel to the right side? I have looked at some of the code for the layouts and although it looks simple enough I know better than to expect simple.
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 15, 2012, 06:12:29
In Parking5, you just have to click on "info" button to make right panel appear.
Do you want a second panel on the right (it should be easy) ?
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 15, 2012, 16:33:14
Yes a second panel would be great.
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 15, 2012, 22:04:11
What do you want to put in this panel by default ?
Do you want a vertical ( || ) or horizontal ( = ) panel ?
Hidable/showable panel or it would show/hide with the current context button ?
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 16, 2012, 00:27:47
A vertical pane with show/hide containing context would be awesome.
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 16, 2012, 07:10:17
I can make two fixed panel which always contain the same thing or two tab panel with user tab (artist info, lyrics, queue, etc.) but I have to choose the two default tab.
What is your choice : fixed or tab (or one fixed and one tab) and which default fixed or tab for the first and for the second ?

(see joined file : two tab first :  queue ; second tab lyrics - user can add more tab but those default tab can't be remove)

You can test yet : copy parking6.layout in ~/.config/gmusicbrowser/layouts/ (create layouts folder if any) and load Parking6 from settings (in Garage layouts) ; note the +/- in right panel status to add or remove second panel
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 16, 2012, 16:38:08
I would probably say that I would prefer the tab option with defaults for artist info, and playlist/queue. I tested it out briefly this morning and I am liking it so far.
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 18, 2012, 10:04:40
Is this ok ?
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 18, 2012, 18:02:59
That works great, thanks. I appreciate you taking time to do this.
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 18, 2012, 20:30:51
If you want other changes, tell me  :D
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 19, 2012, 20:23:44
Do you want me to put controllers (button rew play next, timestatut, etc.) on the bottom like Musicbee ?
Title: Re: Help with customization
Post by: capedmadman on June 21, 2012, 17:42:32
If that is possible that would be great.
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on June 22, 2012, 09:42:11
Done  :P
Tell me if you want other changes (even details)
Title: Re : Help with customization
Post by: mgrubert on July 10, 2012, 09:47:43
I work a little on this layout and final version is here (http://forum.gmusicbrowser.org/index.php?topic=621.0).