Winamp 5.5 Beta Preview 1 (Build 1550)

[jph6t]

Re: Font problem

I too am having the font size issue already reported by a few others
(going back as far as the v5.36 build).

Originally posted by djpete1959
small one but...
On first install ok but then it changes...not sure why...
The Library button text seems to go off on any classic skin...seems to go up a font and bold....strange.

Originally posted by kostelo
I think I ve also found a bug. When I change from bookmarks to local media in classic skin, the font size changes by itself to a larger one. Even if I change it back in prefs->playlist->use font, it only gets fixed until I click Local media. Check the screens below.

[Edit --> DJ Egg]
We can't reproduce this. At a guess, this wan't a clean install, and you've still got an ml plugin from an older version of Winamp present, or some 3rd-party ml plugin...?

Originally posted by PatrickNeil
I just tracked down an ugly bug on my machine. It seems "useminiinfo=0" in plugin/gen_ml.ini was causing my media library to display the the items and column titles under Local Media in hideous Arial 12 point font. I can send along a screenshot of this, but, as you can imagine, it burns the eyes.

Originally posted by DJ Egg
@PatrickNeil
Hmm, weird. I can't reproduce that (useminiinfo= is the setting for showing/hiding the Info pane at the bottom of local media views). You probably shouldn't be manually editing gen_ml.ini (certain entries in there are not quite as straightforward as eg. winamp.ini). That particular setting is editable via: Prefs > Media Library > Local Media > Options > Display 'Show Info' in media and album views.

I'm sorry DJ Egg, but I can't provide you with as much info as I'd like to help you replicate this. I will keep looking for any patterns, but so far this is all I have for you
to go on ...

1. Upon opening Winamp, the ML SmartViews, ML Bookmarks, ML Playlists, etc ... they are all fine.
   
   ML Smart View (BEFORE):
   
   
   
   ML Playlist (BEFORE):
   
   
   
2. But then click on the ML's Local Media View and the font gets bigger and bolder (see screenshot).
   
   ML Local Media:
   
   
   
3. Now return to any of the ML Views that were fine before clicking on the
   Local Media View. These views now have their own issues with font size
   (as circled in red in the below screenshots)
   
   ML Smart View (AFTER):
   
   
   
   ML Playlist (AFTER):
   
   

I'll point out that I am using the Classic Skin. Both djpete1959 and kostelo said they were using the Classic Skin as well. Perhaps this issue is specific to the Classic Skin?

Note that closing and then re-opening Winamp makes the ML SmartViews,
ML Bookmarks, ML Playlists, etc return to normal.

[djhouska]

Originally posted by J.Heezy
could you make it so that editing a files id3 retains the original, modified timestamp of the file. in other words, don't modify timestamps.

thanks.

This is exactly what I need for years and this is a reason why I don't use Winamp id3 editor.

[jph6t]

Retention Of Timestamp

Originally posted by J.Heezy
maybe this is a request, but could you make it so that editing a files id3 retains the original, modified timestamp of the file. in other words, don't modify timestamps.

If this feature request was ever implemented, please make it optional.
I use the updated timestamp to track changes.

As DrO has already stated, it's hard to build to the satisfaction of everyone.

[djhouska]

Optional? Good idea. (I use time stamps to sort the music ).

[DJ Egg]

@jph6t

You're going to have to remove ALL non-default plugins first, and confirm whether you can still reproduce the weird font problem.

Playlist Separator v2.1.9 [in_text.dll]
ShnAmp Plugin for WinAmp, by Wayne Stielau - V2.04 12-16-2006 [in_shn.dll]
Close to Tray v1.3.1 [gen_d3x7r0.dll]
Die Browser Die v1.1.2 [gen_diebrowserdie.dll]
Freeze Winamp Plugin 2.3 [gen_freeze.dll]
Next on Stop v1.3 Alpha 3 [gen_nos.dll]
Notification Tooltip v1.0 [gen_tray_tooltip.dll]
One Click Show & Hide v1.5 [gen_one_click.dll]
OS Pos Restorer v1.7a [gen_os_diag.dll]
Randomise Playlist Hotkey v1.0.1 [gen_grp.dll]
Shuffle Restorer v1.0 [gen_shuffle_restorer.dll]
Three Mode Repeat v1.0 [gen_3mode.dll]
TrayAmp 2.4 : Prime Real Estate [gen_tray.dll]
View current file information Hotkey v1.0.2 [gen_wolfgang.dll]
WinampSwitch Plug-In v0.41 [gen_switch.dll]
ML Bookmark Categoriser v0.8 [ml_bkmk.dll]


@golem

Do you mean 1) the EQ is too dark to see what's going on, mainly because of the dark default color themes (it's much clearer if you use a color theme with a lighter background), or 2) the dB adjustments aren't displayed in the main window (like they are with the Classic skin)?

Note, it's not just Bento. I can't remember now if the dB changes were ever shown in the main window for the Winamp Modern skin either... because if they were, they aren't any more....

[jph6t]

Re: Font problem

Originally posted by DJ Egg
@jph6t

You're going to have to remove ALL non-default plugins first, and confirm whether you can still reproduce the weird font problem.

Confirmed. With Winamp closed, I deleted all the .dlls in your list
and I still get the same issue with the ML Local Media view.

So I got to fiddling with the Media Library preferences
and noticed something that might be of use ...

• If the property circled in red is checked at Winamp startup,
  the issue will occur.
  
  
  
• If the property circled in red is NOT checked at Winamp startup,
  the issue will NOT occur.
  
• If the property circled in red is NOT checked at Winamp startup,
  and then checked once Winamp is open, the issue will NOT occur.
  However, if the property is left checked, Winamp closed & reopened,
  the issue will then occur.

My Playlist preferences are as follows:

[pegase06]

Hello,

Not possible to add a panel to see cover in big size from track playing ?

Thanks you very much.

[PC Gamer]

Fatal Error

I installed Winamp 5.5 & when I run it, Winamp shows this damn error:

[Shpongled]

Suggestions for Improvement

OK, first of all I am quite liking this new Bento skin but I'm running into a few problems that will make or break my transition from Classic to Bento.

First:
Is there a way to turn off the tabs at the top of Bento?
(tabs: Media Library, Video, Visualization, Browser) I am only interested in Media Library and Visualization, so it would be nice to be able to turn some tabs off -- or turn off tabs completely!

Second:
When I click "Title" and "Album" and "Artist" in the top middle pane of Bento it tries to "Browse Title," "Browse Album," and "Browse Artist." Is there a way to turn this off? Sometimes I misclick and it ends up opening the browser -- something I have absolutely no interest in.

Third:
I always dock my WindowShaded Winamp at the top of the screen, and I'm used to quickly moving my mouse to the top of my screen then double-clicking to expand and WindowShade it. The problem is that now when I move my mouse all the way to the top of the screen and double-click [while Bento is expanded] it gives me the "vertical resize" cursor -- thus negating my attempt to WindowShade it. It's inconsistent.

If you'd like to see what I'm talking about with the Third point, just try dragging Bento Winamp to dock at the top of the screen. While it's WindowShaded move the mouse to the tippy-top of the screen and double-click. It will expand fine, but notice that immediately after expanding the mouse changes to a "vertical resize" cursor, so any attempt at double-clicking does not WindowShade it.


I am quite excited about this Bento thing and hope that you will look into my suggestions for improvement and greater customization.

[Maxim]

Originally posted by martin.deimos
can someone give me a file w/ more than 100 mins?

Get my in_vgm plugin (see my sig, the exe installer gives you a couple of demo files), and change the loop count in the config to some high number and it'll scale the track length accordingly.

A lot of stuff breaks throughout Winamp with very long lengths. Unsigned 32-bit numbers can only hold 24.85 days (35791 seconds) as milliseconds. It still plays, though...

I've attached a screenshot of Bento rendering 3, 4 and 5-digit minute counts.

[martin.deimos]

@Shpongled:
1) no way to disable them
2) perhaps i will add an option...
3) know what you're talking about - is it ok to have the resizer but if you doubleclick to switch to shade?

@Maxim:
i will do a workaround for -xxx:xx songs (will also work w/ xxxx:xx), but anything longer i cannot fit in the display! even in wa modern/classic you cannot.

[martin.deimos]

@PC Gamer: what skin are you using?

@all: what do you think about this mod for a big album art view?

http://shup.com/Shup/4263/107820135250-Main-Window.png

[Hawk]

That would be great Martin, especially if you could resize the borders.

[martin.deimos]

http://shup.com/Shup/4264/10782014731-Main-Window.png

this will be the fix esp done for -xxx:xx and xxxx:xx (7chars)

[pegase06]

@all: what do you think about this mod for a big album art view?

Great works !
I hope this will be integrated to next skin version.