Hey guys,
I've got some problems with the "Now Playing" in Rainmeter 2.1+2.2. Downloaded 2.2 but still doesn't work.
When I choose a Media Player (tried it with WMP 12, Itunes and VLC) the "Now Playing" of each skin I tried don't recognize that there is a song playing.
Need some help please.
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Now Playing with WMP
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
What skins did you try?
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
You need to edit the skin so that the player is defined in the main measure. Then you need to save and refresh the skin. Some skins will launch the player for you, but you can launch it manually anyhow and see if you get some results.
From my own skin, you can see the comments and and alternative played comments out by using a leading ;
So as you can see I am using Winamp PlayerName=Winamp. If i popped a ; in front of that line, removed it from the one below PlayerName=WMP, saved and refreshed it would now support Windows Media Player.
Nowplaying manual page.
From my own skin, you can see the comments and and alternative played comments out by using a leading ;
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[MeasurePlayer]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=NowPlaying.dll
; Set to AIMP, foobar2000, iTunes, MediaMonkey, MusicBee, Spotify, Winamp, WMP etc
PlayerName=Winamp
;PlayerName=WMP
;PlayerPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Winamp\winamp.exe
PlayerType=TITLE
Nowplaying manual page.
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
@poiru:
Tried it with Enigma and ABP.
@Seahorse:
My code looks like this....can't find a value to fill in a path or so...
Tried it with Enigma and ABP.
@Seahorse:
My code looks like this....can't find a value to fill in a path or so...
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;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; ENIGMA MUSIC
[Rainmeter]
Author=Kaelri
AppVersion=2001000
Group=EnigmaSidebar
LeftMouseDoubleClickAction=!Execute [!WriteKeyValue Variables Variant1 #Variant2#][!WriteKeyValue Variables Variant2 #Variant3#][!WriteKeyValue Variables Variant3 #Variant1#][!Refresh]
[Variables]
@include=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Variables\UserVariables.inc
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; STYLES
@include2=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Styles\#Stylesheet#\Variables.inc
@include3=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Styles\#Stylesheet#\SidebarMusic.inc
Variant1=Art
Variant2=Full
Variant3=Normal
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; MEASURES
@include4=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Measures\Music.inc
CurrentPlayer=WMP
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; METERS
[Background]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Background
[Border]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Border
[Header]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Header
;-----------------------
; ART
[IconBack]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#IconBack
[Icon]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Icon
MeasureName=MeasureCover
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute ["[MeasureCover]"]
ToolTipTitle=View Full Size
ToolTipText=Click to view this track's cover art at full-size.
[Curtain]
Meter=IMAGE
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Curtain
;-------------------------
; TEXT
[Track]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Text | StyleMusic#Variant1#TextFirst
MeasureName=MeasureTrack
[Artist]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Text | StyleMusic#Variant1#TextSecond
MeasureName=MeasureArtist
[Album]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Text | StyleMusic#Variant1#TextThird
MeasureName=MeasureAlbum
[Time]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Time
MeasureName=MeasureTimePosition
;-------------------------
; BUTTONS
[Prev]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Button | StyleMusic#Variant1#ButtonFirst
LeftMouseUpAction=!PluginBang "MeasureMediaPlayer Previous"
ToolTipTitle=Previous
ToolTipText=Go back to the previous track in the current playlist.
[Play]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Button | StyleMusic#Variant1#ButtonSecond[MeasureState]
LeftMouseUpAction=!PluginBang "MeasureMediaPlayer PlayPause"
ToolTipTitle=Play/Pause
ToolTipText=Pause the playing track, or resume playing if paused.
DynamicVariables=1
[Next]
Meter=STRING
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Button | StyleMusic#Variant1#ButtonThird
LeftMouseUpAction=!PluginBang "MeasureMediaPlayer Next"
ToolTipTitle=Next
ToolTipText=Go to the next track in the current playlist.
[Progress]
Meter=BAR
MeterStyle=StyleMusic#Variant1#Progress
MeasureName=MeasureTimeProgress
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
; METADATA
[Metadata]
Name=Enigma Music
Config=Enigma | Sidebar | Music
Description=Shows information about the song currently playing in your chosen media player.
Instructions=· Double-click to switch to the next variant. | · Middle-click to refresh. | · Load Enigma\Options.ini to change options for this skin.
Version=3.1
Tags=Music | iTunes | Winamp | CD Art Display | Sidebar
License=Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0
Preview=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Images\Preview.png
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
I don't use Enigma, but near the bottom I spied this: Load Enigma\Options.ini to change options for this skin. probably covered in the Enigma Help thread somewhere is that is not the answer.
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
In the Option.ini I can choose between the different Players, but it can't recognize any music player.
Maybe someone who's using Enigma + WMP could paste his code?
Maybe someone who's using Enigma + WMP could paste his code?
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
I think there's just a data which is broken cause it doesn't work with none of the fully or restricted supported players.
The measure-values of my Music.ini of the Enigma-skin:
Before:
After I pasted in some measure-code from the example skin in the manual.
The measure-values of my Music.ini of the Enigma-skin:
Before:
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; MEASURES
@include4=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Measures\Music.inc
CurrentPlayer=WMP
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; MEASURES
@include4=#SKINSPATH#Enigma\Resources\Measures\Music.inc
CurrentPlayer=WMP
[MeasurePlayer]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=NowPlaying.dll
PlayerName=WMP
; The MAIN MEASURE specifies the media player name here.
PlayerType=WMP
PlayerPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
DisableLeadingZero=0
[MeasureArtist]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=NowPlaying.dll
PlayerName=[MeasurePlayer]
; SECONDARY MEASURES specify the name of the main measure here.
; The main measure name must be enclosed in square brackets.
PlayerType=ARTIST
[MeasureAlbum]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=NowPlaying.dll
PlayerName=[MeasurePlayer]
PlayerType=ALBUM
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
PlayerType=WMP is invalid.
The actual measures used by Enigma for the music skin are located at Enigma\Rescources\Measures\Music.inc
The actual measures used by Enigma for the music skin are located at Enigma\Rescources\Measures\Music.inc
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This is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it not knowing what it was, and they'll continue singing it forever just because . . .
This is the song that never ends. It just goes on and on my friends. Some people started singing it not knowing what it was, and they'll continue singing it forever just because . . .
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Re: Now Playing with WMP
So I just have to replace the "#CurrentPlayer#" in
with WMP?
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[MeasureMediaPlayer]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=NowPlaying.dll
PlayerName=#CurrentPlayer#