like festerheads sig but better...

[destroyerdotnet]

ok the whole now playing .png graphic thing has been caned to death but I have a new (similar) yet different query that I felt needed its own thread.

I want to use the now playing .png thing but I want to be able to control the fonts and place the data on top of another graphic. I have seen individuals with much cooler now playing graphics and im totally stumped as to how to do this. I am not intelligent enough to build one myself in PHP. But if someone could point me in the right direction I might be able to make some sense of it.

Please, thank you and big ups in advance.

[djmastermind]

Try scanning through all this.. It may have something that can be used as a signature.

Check out the Sticky post titled...
SHOUTcast: Important Info & Answers to FAQs. READ ME!

Scroll down a bit and look for the section titled...
General SHOUTcast Information -> SHOUTcast ToolBox (All sorts of nifty add-ons for SHOUTcast)

1. The PHP based XML parser is a complete solution and comes ready for you to customize.

2. The Javascript parser (actually ASP) is another complete solution and comes ready for you to customize.
Note: Apparently this link isn't working anymore.
Try this thread for other ASP options.

Also, for an html implementation, check out:
KXRM's RadioToolbox
Oddsock's Do Something DSP plugin

[BMAXRadio]

Just look at the link in my sig - fully customizable colors, information, style. I got bashed for posting it last time but it's excellent.

[destroyerdotnet]

ive been through all those stickies. I guess I was mostly hoping someone who was laying their now playing stats over a graphic might have some additions in php to the ones that are floating around or a one step solution for it. It would react much the same as .png image output from php but over the top of another graphics (i think).

@ bmax that link looks like it just goes to one of those e-pimp things unless of course im missing something

*edit. I should also point out if someone could think of a way to make any of the aformentioned tools do what im saying and Im missing it... by all means...

[BMAXRadio]

You are SOL then.

[destroyerdotnet]

Originally posted by BMAXRadio
You are SOL then.

um ok whatever man. am i missing something? is there something pertinent to my problem there?

Anyway I think I can do this with radio toolbox. Ive never really messed with it cause the site doesnt show up right on a mac. Figured it out tho. so thanks anyway.

[FesterHead]

Check out PHPs image functions such as imagecreatefrom* and imagettftext.

[Jay]

Originally posted by destroyerdotnet
Ive never really messed with it cause the site doesnt show up right on a mac.

heh yea I have gotten reports of this but I have no way to emulate the problem atm. Once I do then Radio toolbox will be redesigned for mac friendliness.

[destroyerdotnet]

thanks for those of you that helped me out.

I love this stuff.

[FesterHead]

Just be careful of the file size.

Larger than 15 kilobytes can get:

[someToast]

Originally posted by KXRM
heh yea I have gotten reports of this but I have no way to emulate the problem atm. Once I do then Radio toolbox will be redesigned for mac friendliness.

The problem is in the stylesheet located at "stylesheets/main.php". It's the definition for hr that's borked -- it's missing the # in front of the color code.

Change it to the following, and all is well:

hr { height: 0px; border: solid #009999 0px; border-top-width: 1px;}

[destroyerdotnet]

Originally posted by FesterHead
Just be careful of the file size.
Larger than 15 kilobytes can get:

thanks for reminding me compressed version now in effect...

[Jay]

Originally posted by someToast
The problem is in the stylesheet located at "stylesheets/main.php". It's the definition for hr that's borked -- it's missing the # in front of the color code.

Change it to the following, and all is well:

hr { height: 0px; border: solid #009999 0px; border-top-width: 1px;}

incorporated the change, let me know if that fixed it. Thanks for testing and finding the problem.

[someToast]

Originally posted by KXRM
incorporated the change, let me know if that fixed it. Thanks for testing and finding the problem.

The forums no longer span two monitors when viewed in Safari or IE on the Mac -- very cool!

Thanks for the update.