Dopamine

[Ravensky]

Load an album on the "album" section, by double clicking. Then go in cover player, let some tracks play, nothing else special to do. Only Dopamine, Edge and Outlook 2016 opened.
Another special request i could make is:
I use a Surface Pro 3 on Surface Docking Station. On the docking station i have a USB sound card (ASUS Xonar U7) with speakers and headphones plugged in.
When i change between headphones and speakers while playing a track in Dopamine, the playing tracks stops. Could you make possible to change source out without stopping the track?

Switching sound sources and having continuous playback is a Windows limitation sadly it does not work well at all.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Hi all, I just finished the Artists toggle. The result is attached. The context menu's have also been tweaked, mostly to fix some glitches.

 

That's all I wanted to add for the next public preview. I'll do some testing tomorrow and if all goes well, you can expect a new public preview tomorrow evening. I will also hopefully fix the playback interruptions some had. I think I know where it comes from, but I say "hopefully" because I'm not 100% sure.

Edited October 15, 2015 by Raphaël G.

[Jackaluichi]

Hi all, I just finished the Artists toggle. The result is attached. The context menu's have also beet tweaked, mostly to fix some glitches.

That's all I wanted to add for the next public preview. I'll do some testing tomorrow and if all goes well, you can expect a new public preview tomorrow evening. I will also hopefully fix the playback interruptions some had. I think I know where it comes from, but I say "hopefully" because I'm not 100% sure.

Looking forward to it!

[accuratecopy]

Looking forward to it!

Little crash of Dopamine this morning, this time the log has something to say :

2015-10-16 11:15:29.5646|Info|Dopamine.Application.ExecuteStartup|### STARTING dopamine, version 1.0.0 (Build 446). IsPortable = False ###
2015-10-16 11:15:31.3259|Info|Dopamine.Common.Services.Playback.PlaybackService+VB$StateMachine_100_DeleteRuntimeFilesAsync.MoveNext|Deleting runtime files.
2015-10-16 11:15:32.4467|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|<<< Synapse indexer started >>>
2015-10-16 11:15:32.4727|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Validating process
2015-10-16 11:15:32.4857|Info|Synapse.Synapse.ValidateProcess|Commandline argument 1: IgnoreRemovedFiles = True
2015-10-16 11:15:32.4857|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Initializing WCF proxies
2015-10-16 11:15:32.5447|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Notifying the main application that the indexer is started
2015-10-16 11:15:32.6868|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Waiting for the database
2015-10-16 11:15:32.6868|Info|Synapse.Synapse.WaitForDatabase|C:\Users\antho\AppData\Roaming\Dopamine\Dopamine.db was found. Proceeding.
2015-10-16 11:15:32.7024|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Initializing the Indexing Worker
2015-10-16 11:15:35.8293|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Initializing the LifeBeat Timer
2015-10-16 11:15:35.8293|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Starting the LifeBeat Timer
2015-10-16 11:15:35.8293|Info|Synapse.Synapse.Main|Updating collection
2015-10-16 11:15:35.8413|Info|Dopamine.Core.Indexing.Indexer+VB$StateMachine_27_IndexCollectionAsync.MoveNext|+++ STARTED INDEXING COLLECTION +++
2015-10-16 11:15:36.7150|Error|Dopamine.Common.Services.Indexing.IndexingService.CheckLifeBeatTimerElapsed|There was no Indexer LifeBeat for more than 3 seconds. Stopping the indexing.
2015-10-16 11:15:42.9484|Error|Dopamine.Application.ExecuteEmergencyStop|Unhandled Exception. Exception:
System.NullReferenceException: La référence d'objet n'est pas définie à une instance d'un objet.
   à System.Windows.Controls.ItemContainerGenerator.Generator.System.IDisposable.Dispose()
   à CodePlex.VirtualizingWrapPanel.VirtualizingWrapPanel.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
   à System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayoutCallback(Object arg)
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.InvokeOnRenderCallback.DoWork()
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   à System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   à System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

 

Stack trace:
   à System.Windows.Controls.ItemContainerGenerator.Generator.System.IDisposable.Dispose()
   à CodePlex.VirtualizingWrapPanel.VirtualizingWrapPanel.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   à System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
   à System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayoutCallback(Object arg)
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.InvokeOnRenderCallback.DoWork()
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   à System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   à System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   à System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

 

2015-10-16 11:15:42.9564|Info|Dopamine.Application.ExecuteEmergencyStop|### FORCED STOP of dopamine, version 1.0.0 (Build 446) ###
2015-10-16 11:15:42.9664|Info|Dopamine.Views.Shell.Shell_Closing|### STOPPING dopamine, version 1.0.0 (Build 446) ###
2015-10-16 11:15:43.9901|Error|Synapse.Synapse.LifeBeatTimerElapsed|Could not send lifebeat to the main application. Stopping indexer. Exception: Une erreur s'est produite lors de l'écriture sur le canal : Le canal de communication est sur le point d’être fermé. (232, 0xe8).

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Little crash of Dopamine this morning, this time the log has something to say :

Hidden Content

Thanks! Ah, that darned WrapPanel again. It's the panel ued to display the albums. A non-standard panel from someone else. I'll log a bug and keep it in mind.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Hi everyone! Good news: testing went well, so a new public preview is available! This is the changelog:

15-10-2015: Dopamine 1.0.0.450 (Preview)

- Improved recognition of special characters in the Artists and Genres lists
- Adjusted the playlist heights
- Improved window resizing and maximizing speed and smoothness
- Fixed a tooltip sizing issue on the playlists
- Updated the Bulgarian translation
- Added option to only show playback notifications when the main window is not visible
- Added option to enable or disable transparency
- The file information dialog now shows all artists in the artist tag
- Fixed another issue ordering artists which start with "the"
- Added the album artists to the list of artists
- Updated the French and Spanish translation
- Fixed a translation issue with the shuffle and loop buttons
- Tweaked context menu's

Download here

[Jackaluichi]

Hi everyone! Good news: testing went well, so a new public preview is available! This is the changelog:

15-10-2015: Dopamine 1.0.0.450 (Preview)

- Improved recognition of special characters in the Artists and Genres lists
- Adjusted the playlist heights
- Improved window resizing and maximizing speed and smoothness
- Fixed a tooltip sizing issue on the playlists
- Updated the Bulgarian translation
- Added option to only show playback notifications when the main window is not visible
- Added option to enable or disable transparency
- The file information dialog now shows all artists in the artist tag
- Fixed another issue ordering artists which start with "the"
- Added the album artists to the list of artists
- Updated the French and Spanish translation
- Fixed a translation issue with the shuffle and loop buttons
- Tweaked context menu's

Download here

Thanks, man!
I'm going to test it right away!

[jackslade]

Got a request for the artist view -> album view for a selected artist, any way to add a new sort that would be by release date?  I would like to be able to click on an artist and have the albums listed in order of when they were released instead of the one of the current options.

Thanks, great application and awesome support/communication via these forums.  Keep it up.

Edited October 16, 2015 by jackslade

[accuratecopy]

Got a request for the artist view -> album view for a selected artist, any way to add a new sort that would be by release date?  I would like to be able to click on an article and have the albums listed in order of when they were released instead of the one of the current options.

Thanks, great application and awesome support/communication via these forums.  Keep it up.

I join this request as what is asked is something i would like to see implemented if possible.

[Jackaluichi]

Hey, Raphaël, I think you may want to have a look at this:https://insider.windows.com/?OCID=WIP_null_vanity_gracehopper2015_null

Sorry for the offtopic.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Got a request for the artist view -> album view for a selected artist, any way to add a new sort that would be by release date?  I would like to be able to click on an artist and have the albums listed in order of when they were released instead of the one of the current options.

Thanks, great application and awesome support/communication via these forums.  Keep it up.

I join this request as what is asked is something i would like to see implemented if possible.

That coming.

Hey, Raphaël, I think you may want to have a look at this:https://insider.windows.com/?OCID=WIP_null_vanity_gracehopper2015_null

 

Sorry for the offtopic.

The link just points me to the main insider program site. Did it lose part of the link?

[accuratecopy]

Another little request as the developpement of this beautiful software continues, is a mouseover tooltip on the track cursor in cover player mode to see the time elapsed in the track, please.

[Jackaluichi]

 

That coming.

The link just points me to the main insider program site. Did it lose part of the link?

No mate, sorry. I got the wrong end of the stick because I had read it on my mobile while on the go. I thought they had created some sort of special Insider Program for developers to create universal apps.

Sorry for the misunderstading.

[DawnUnder2002]

I have no idea how I could miss this thread. After being a Zune user I switched to foobar and I am intend on switching to Dopamine from now on, great work! Should I come up with any bugs I'll let you know. For now I have just one request: can you implement making columns smaller/bigger so one can fit for example more albums in the central column by making the artist/album artist column smaller or the track info column?

Thanks for the good work!

Additional comment: when playing from a networked source it takes quite long to get the track playing, Dopamine will also throw a quick "not responding" in the window before finally starting to play. I am talking 10 sec delay more or less. Foobar doesn't have the issue with the same track. (sorry for comparing but had to get a reference for you).

Edited October 17, 2015 by DawnUnder2002
additional comments

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Another little request as the developpement of this beautiful software continues, is a mouseover tooltip on the track cursor in cover player mode to see the time elapsed in the track, please.

Approved!

No mate, sorry. I got the wrong end of the stick because I had read it on my mobile while on the go. I thought they had created some sort of special Insider Program for developers to create universal apps.

Sorry for the misunderstading.

No problem

[Darrian]

I just noticed that I could seek artists faster by clicking on a letter header and then selecting the letter I want to jump to from the alphabet grid.  I'm pretty sure I requested that at some point, and it looks exactly how I envisioned it.  I'm not sure when you added that in, or maybe I forgot, but thank you!  It just gets better and better, and I no longer miss Winamp at all.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

I just noticed that I could seek artists faster by clicking on a letter header and then selecting the letter I want to jump to from the alphabet grid.  I'm pretty sure I requested that at some point, and it looks exactly how I envisioned it.  I'm not sure when you added that in, or maybe I forgot, but thank you!  It just gets better and better, and I no longer miss Winamp at all.

It has been there for a few builds already Glad you like it. I'm pretty happy with this too. But it was such a pain to implement There is nothing in the .NET framework to properly do this. So it's all my own stuff.

[Seabizkit]

It has been there for a few builds already Glad you like it. I'm pretty happy with this too. But it was such a pain to implement There is nothing in the .NET framework to properly do this. So it's all my own stuff.

You should add, that if you click off to the side..., it clears it, i.e. I changed my mind i don't want to sort/filter/change anything

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

 

You should add, that if you click off to the side..., it clears it, i.e. I changed my mind i don't want to sort/filter/change anything

Will do!

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

I have no idea how I could miss this thread. After being a Zune user I switched to foobar and I am intend on switching to Dopamine from now on, great work! Should I come up with any bugs I'll let you know. For now I have just one request: can you implement making columns smaller/bigger so one can fit for example more albums in the central column by making the artist/album artist column smaller or the track info column?

Thanks for the good work!

Additional comment: when playing from a networked source it takes quite long to get the track playing, Dopamine will also throw a quick "not responding" in the window before finally starting to play. I am talking 10 sec delay more or less. Foobar doesn't have the issue with the same track. (sorry for comparing but had to get a reference for you).

Changing column size will probably come somewhat later. I had a hard time getting it right, so I chose the dynamic sizing for now.

I'll log a bug for the network problem. I haven't done any such tests yet. Thanks for reporting.

[accuratecopy]

Changing column size will probably come somewhat later. I had a hard time getting it right, so I chose the dynamic sizing for now.

I'll log a bug for the network problem. I haven't done any such tests yet. Thanks for reporting.

My files are on a NAS in a gigabit network, it works nearly flawlessly, little skips when i copy big files or lot of files through the network on the NAS, but it's not a real problem. Index time when i add files in my collection is correct.

[DawnUnder2002]

My files are on a NAS in a gigabit network, it works nearly flawlessly, little skips when i copy big files or lot of files through the network on the NAS, but it's not a real problem. Index time when i add files in my collection is correct.

Could be my network being over 200mb/s PLC network, the thing is then it would be for all players however both WMP and foobar play a track instantly when Dopamine takes additional seconds. But it is only when starting an album, all the her tracks after that first one will play without having any delay.

The skips when having the NAS perform additional taks are normal of course.

[accuratecopy]

Could be my network being over 200mb/s PLC network, the thing is then it would be for all players however both WMP and foobar play a track instantly when Dopamine takes additional seconds. But it is only when starting an album, all the her tracks after that first one will play without having any delay.

The skips when having the NAS perform additional taks are normal of course.

Using foobar2000 performs better on network files, not having skips during playback when i have a heavy use of the network. But Dopamine, for the moment, could be improved, but it does the task well.

[+Raphaël G. MVC]

Hi everyone. Small update on what I have been working on the last few days: the tagging dialog.

Tag that you changed are indicated by the accent color. Only the changed tags will be written to the file(s). Notice that when you select multiple files, you'll get a warning at the top. Also some tags will be marked as "Multiple values". Knowing that only changed tags will be applied, allows you to change some tags (album and genre are potential candidates) in batches.

Also notice the placeholder for the cover art. It will allow you to change the cover picture which is embedded in the file.

Edit: the icon in the blue droplet is a placeholder. There will be a proper edit icon.

Edited October 22, 2015 by Raphaël G.

[dakn]

That looks awesome!