Minibrowser URL Update

invis · 21st May 2003, 17:27

Hi, this might be a duplicate again, but, is there a way, besides putting in a meta tag or something and making the page refresh on its own, to make the stream force the minibrowser to refresh on song change?

FesterHead · 21st May 2003, 18:19

Isn't that the default mini-browser behavior?

invis · 21st May 2003, 18:32

Doesn't seem to be. When you first connect, naturally it goes to the URL, but thats it. At least on my winamp, it never refreshes again unless I do it manually.

FesterHead · 21st May 2003, 19:01

Have you enabled title updates in the DSP and checked auto next to url?

invis · 21st May 2003, 19:03

I don't use winamp/shoutcast dsp as my source; I am using sc_trans.

Jay · 21st May 2003, 20:09

odd I use sc_trans and on song change it refreshes the page.

invis · 21st May 2003, 20:24

Wierd.... cause... hmm.. I have tested it on mine... the browser just stays to the same page.. do I have to use the URLFormat thingie? or... cause I am not using URLFormat right now in the sc_serv.... Or maybe its just my winamp?

Jay · 21st May 2003, 21:09

well I do manually put in a song url so that may be the difference.

you can do this by going to http://yourhost:8000/admin.cgi?pass=...ni-Browser.com

in your browser, that's how I did it until I wrote my sc_trans administration script.

invis · 22nd May 2003, 00:15

You know, I noticed that it DOES refresh the page, its just that it refreshes it too early before the title changes on the server and a good 30 seconds before you start hearing the next song... I can build a work-around for this, but... I would rather it update the page at the right time :/

FesterHead · 22nd May 2003, 02:23

The Internet is not reliable for real-time transactions.

Jay · 22nd May 2003, 09:19

yea I beat this because radio toolbox actually recieves the next song title before the listener does so on refresh it's sitting there waiting.

invis · 22nd May 2003, 15:29

Well, if radio toolbox has grabs it from XML, then yeah, it should have it before hand. The listeners recieve the updated metadata kinda late compared to the time that the server updates its song. I could just write a small program to poll the SC status... and when it sees the song title change... make it update through the URL... or.. wait like 30 seconds then update through that URL....

21st May 2003, 17:27	#1
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	Minibrowser URL Update Hi, this might be a duplicate again, but, is there a way, besides putting in a meta tag or something and making the page refresh on its own, to make the stream force the minibrowser to refresh on song change?

21st May 2003, 18:32	#3
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	hmm Doesn't seem to be. When you first connect, naturally it goes to the URL, but thats it. At least on my winamp, it never refreshes again unless I do it manually.

21st May 2003, 20:09	#6
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	odd I use sc_trans and on song change it refreshes the page. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

21st May 2003, 21:09	#8
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	well I do manually put in a song url so that may be the difference. you can do this by going to http://yourhost:8000/admin.cgi?pass=...ni-Browser.com in your browser, that's how I did it until I wrote my sc_trans administration script. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

22nd May 2003, 09:19	#11
Jay Moderator Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: Next Door Posts: 8,942	yea I beat this because radio toolbox actually recieves the next song title before the listener does so on refresh it's sitting there waiting. -Jay \| Radio Toolbox.com

21st May 2003, 18:19	#2
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Isn't that the default mini-browser behavior?

21st May 2003, 19:01	#4
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	Have you enabled title updates in the DSP and checked auto next to url?

21st May 2003, 19:03	#5
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	I don't use winamp/shoutcast dsp as my source; I am using sc_trans.

21st May 2003, 20:24	#7
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	Wierd.... cause... hmm.. I have tested it on mine... the browser just stays to the same page.. do I have to use the URLFormat thingie? or... cause I am not using URLFormat right now in the sc_serv.... Or maybe its just my winamp?

22nd May 2003, 00:15	#9
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	You know, I noticed that it DOES refresh the page, its just that it refreshes it too early before the title changes on the server and a good 30 seconds before you start hearing the next song... I can build a work-around for this, but... I would rather it update the page at the right time :/

22nd May 2003, 02:23	#10
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,108	The Internet is not reliable for real-time transactions.

22nd May 2003, 15:29	#12
invis Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: California, USA Posts: 105	Well, if radio toolbox has grabs it from XML, then yeah, it should have it before hand. The listeners recieve the updated metadata kinda late compared to the time that the server updates its song. I could just write a small program to poll the SC status... and when it sees the song title change... make it update through the URL... or.. wait like 30 seconds then update through that URL....

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