Winamp CD Case beta 12 preview


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WCC beta 12

New features:

- New notifier text (png fonts, new lines settings and more)

- Improved search cover feature (make sure to check "Prompt before" in "Options>Download")

3 steps to install beta 12:

1- install beta 10 (just if you don't have installed WCC before due system files). You can get it here: http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail...e/1109367710/1

2- install one of the new fonts set (you have to create a "Fonts" folder then a subfolder for each font set, like the "Skins" folder):

Default font: http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/Default.zip

Morpheus font: http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/Morpheus.zip

3- Now you can test the last beta 12 build (*): http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b135.zip

(*) don't forget to copy "icon.ico" into "...\Skins\Case\" folder.

Note: an installer will be made as soon as the font engine is ready, so wait for it if you can't figure how to install it out.

Download:

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b142.zip

Screenshot:

wccn.jpg

Have fun!

:rofl:

Edited by Carlos11
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Question...I've been trying to find this option and I was wondering if you could possibly impliment this unless it's there already and I'm missing it (both 11 and 12 betas).

When the dialog box opens for "Accept current cover" could you allow the notifier to come up on Hover? I find it troublesome when there is a cover in question about to be added and I don't think it's the right cover....I have to click the album artwork to see the Album tag from the ID3 and it's just one more step I'd like to get rid of :D

WCC beta 12 build 2 (preview)

All options are working now (font size, text formatting...).

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b2.zip

Note:

- the zip has only the main executable (the font set is included just in the first build): see the first post of this topic.

WCC beta 12 build 47 (2 feb 2006)

- Some tweaks

- New search cover "prompt" that will display up to 6 cover for you to pick

wccs.jpg

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b47.zip

Note:

- the zip has only the main executable (the font set is included just in the first build): see the first post of this topic.

WCC beta 12 build 50 (2 Feb 2006)

- download cover bug fixed

- Added "Enter" key to start searching and "Esc" to exit the new "Search prompt" window

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b50.zip

Note:

- the zip has only the main executable (the font set is included just in the first build): see the first post of this topic.

OMFG!....Now THAT is a feature.....I guess I'm threw with beta 11....

:::With this beta I cannot move either the cover or the notifier...Since i have a multimonitor environment, the text gets seperated on each sides of the monitor, but even if i unlock it, it still will not move.....and sometimes when i try to drag and drop it, it will change songs....

Edited by Inactive Vigor

Inactive Vigor,

1) To move the case/cover: click and hold in the case area (not the cover area)

2) changing song: WCC has invisible buttons at the bottom of the case/cover area:

at left = previous

at middle = play/pause

at right = next

3) To adjust the notifier position: go to "Skin Manager>Text>Text position"

I have the Case as transparent so it wont popup when there is not a cover for a specific song (it looks ugly when its just the case)....anyway it will work with just clicking on the cover?

Also, is there a way to move the fonts over to the right...look at this picture....if i have something on monitor 1 open, the text ends up getting cut off since its not centered

I have the Text position currently set to Bottom...and this is what it does...if its on any other ones, they get covered up by my taskbar

post-19111-1138934450.jpg

1) move by clicking on the cover: I'll add it as soon as possible. It was disabled due a pin to desktop bug...

2) for now, to fix the progress bar + text issue, go to "Skin Manager>Size and position>Progress bar" and set "Bottom Notifier" as its "Position". Your currently setting is just "Bottom".

3) and yes you can place the text at right: "Skin Manager>Text>Text position"

Thanks for your feedback!

::: Note: WCC uses the "Case" png (and its zoom) as the parameter to define the text and progress bar top position! WCC assumes that the case is the same or always bigger than the cover area!

Edited by Carlos11

WCC beta 12 build 62 (3 Feb 2006)

- notifier interval is working now ("Options>Notifier>Appearance")

- hover feature is working now

- pin to desktop issues fixed

- move WCC by clicking the cover area is working again

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b62.zip

Note:

- the zip has only the main executable (the font set is included just in the first build): see the first post of this topic.

Well i did everything you said and while these new betas are WAY better than what i was playing with last night (cd case kept crashing and so did Post Mortem debugger).....the text is still wrong

I put it to "bottom notifier" and then i put the test to bottom.....the text will still not move under the cover, its still inside the middle of the cover or something stupid....ill show you what bottom and right both do and then i have to get to class....

Welll...it just crashed after going from one song with a cover. back to the previous song before it that had a cover.....beta 12 is quite buggy....I hadnt really had an error with WCC in weeks until this beta...When winamp CD case crashes, even after i ctrl+alt+del it, it wont go away...Only way is to kill two instances of the Post moretm debugger (which also crashes when it tries to get WCC to go away) and then the instance of cd case.exe will go away

Here are two screen shots (i followed your instructions from the post above), one with the text set to bottom and one right it set to right...Now I decided not to take shots of Up and Left, because I assume you can get the picture of what is happening...but all of them do not show the font to any sort of degree I would like them to be...This new notifier might have to be like the cover, and allow use to drag and drop it to where we want, because with these 4 little options that are "relative" to the cd case position...They aren't working

post-19111-1138976696.jpg

post-19111-1138976708.jpg

Inactive Vigor,

Can you test it with a skin with a case?

By the way, what's the case and cover zoom?

I think the main issue is that WCC is still positioning the text considering the case width and height which is smaller in your case.

If you confirm this situation I can manage a way to consider the cover width and height too (at least I can try).

In addition, I can reproduce the issue: I just make the cover zoom higher than the case zoom ("Skin Manager>Size and position>Zoom").

Zoom is at 100% on both with a height and with of 275 PX.. Just tried it with the theme "Case" which has a case...same error, and then WCC decided to crash

*sigh*

Is there anyway you can add all the new CD-downloading features to beta 11? I honestly prefer the old notifier than this new font craziness...If not....I Believe I will just stick with beta 11, as it is WAY More reliable

:::this is what happens with WCC beta 12 with your Defualt theme "case" no matter what settings i change, it thinks the Case is much smaller than the Cover....Also, why the hell does WCC crash, and crash in a manner where i have to kill 3 programs just for WCC to go away...It's crashing like every 2-3 songs and I'm having to kill all the processes every damn time :angry:

post-19111-1138997360.jpg

Edited by Inactive Vigor

Inactive Vigor,

1) Cover size: you probably changed the cover width and height. Here are the default values ("Skin Manager>Size and position>Cover size"): Width = 157 and Height = 152

2) Skin: There is a glow skin that will only place a "glow" around the cover. However, if you want just the plain cover make it just a bit bigger than the case. You can manually control the cover's position ("Skin Manager>Size and position>Cover position) and its size ("Skin Manager>Size and position>Cover size").

3) Crashing: You should have just one instance of the program running; try the last build, but do the following:

3.1.) close both Winamp and WCC

3.2.) check to see if there's another instance(s) of WCC running (Ctrl+Alt+Del); if so, close it (them)

3.3.) dowload the new build: http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b72.zip

3.4.) copy to WCC's folder then, before starting Winamp, start WCC

3.5.) close WCC

3.6.) Done!

This kind of crashing was already reported in beta 11 and the "instance" was the issue. WCC now will automatically control that.

::: Your screenshot gives a nice idea of a skin configuration: we can use a transparent case, make a bigger cover and see the text inside the cover area! I'll try this later! :)

BTW....if you haven't realized... I'm Meshuggah

And I made a personal skin with a 90% transparent case already...It works with both 11 and 12 betas....If you want to check it out, pm me.....Ill update to this new build and see if it fixes anything

I gotta say, i think the problem lies in the new font system for the notifier....By giving only one option of text size, you basically eliminate text resizing. If you have a long band name or long song title, the font is just going to expand and not auto correct to fill up just a designated amount of space.

Old Notifier did that.

On a good note though....so far no crashes :)

Edited by Inactive Vigor

Inactive Vigor,

I was almost sure that you was you! :)

If you don't mind, send me your skin. I'm almost sure it's just a metter of center the cover to the case and make the cover area, at least, the same size of the case. My email: [email protected]

Text size: you can set the text size ("Skin Manager>Text>Text Size"); in a future build you'll be able to control how many letters you want to see; if the text is bigger then WCC will show "..." (I forget the english name for that, man!), like the old notifier.

See you!

Nice Carlos! I like it better than I thought I would. I currently have it set up like this:

Line 1 - %artist%

Line 2 - %album%

Line 3 - "%title%"

I notice Line 3 doesn't detect any other characters outside of the variables since you designed it for the rating. I'd be willing to make my own PNG images for fonts I'd like to use, any chance of a tutorial for making them? :D

Yochanan,

1) Line 3: Yes, you can use Line 3 for any variables (artist, title, album, year, rating...). Just make sure to use the last build:

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b72.zip

2) Font

As you can see I'm not a good designer.

But you can freely make your own set. Maybe even share it with us. :)

There is no secret, just a 40x40 (pixels) png (see "...\Fonts\Default\" for a sample).

If you want, I can send you my simple font project (for PhotoShop). Just email me ([email protected]).

WCC beta 12 build 72 (3 Feb 2006)

- fixes and improvements

http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/wcc12b72.zip

Note: if this is the first time you're downloading this version, see the first post of this topic

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