Howdy folks, first scripting post.
Just set up a nice XP MM-driven music server for my stereo, been ripping and organizing like a loony tune, and had fun writing my first script.
I wanted a big "now playing" window so I could see what's on from wherever I am in my listening space. This functionality probably exists somewhere, but I couldn't find it and wanted to start coding something anyway
"Big Now Playing" displays track info in large format so you can see it while away from your system. It also has several large buttons for functions with a remote mouse:
- Play the next track
- Add the track to a special playlist so you can move/work with it later
- Hide the Big Now Playing window
(A remote mouse is a good solution for a remote control, as long as it has a few programmable buttons for basics like Play/Pause, Next, Previous, etc. Whatever you don't program you can do through the normal UI if you're close enough, or have large buttons like those in this script.)
Big Now Playing sizes itself (window, font size and such) according to your screen size and by truncates long lines of track info (rather than using smaller font sizes and wrapping). "Complete" track info is reported at the bottom of the window in small text to make it easy to take a closer look. It also displays album art, if present.
The script requires an activeX component for IE6 or later, which is likely already on your system.
I plan on testing it on more screen resolutions and making it configurable.
Download here
Install it by simply copying it to the Auto folder in your scripts folder.
Bug reports (preferably with steps to reproduce), suggestions and other feedback welcome. Feel free to comment on the code.
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