[Release] Winamp CD Case RC 3

[Ianwoollam]

Looking good! :D Just installed it, seems perfectly fine atm!

[Carlos11]

Great job man!

There are plans for update installers too, correct?

Both full setup (299) and the update files (299upt) are the same build.

Maybe we can have a setup that just updates a previous installation to make things easier.

[Shasoosh]

With the new build im getting this error:

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CD Art Display

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In ChangePixels - SelectObject(CopyDC, CopyBitmap) = 0

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OK

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when trying to dl a cover.

[Carlos11]

Namooth,

This is an error due the cover as system tray icon feature.

I was not able to reproduce it since the first report I got regarding the error (weeks ago).

Do you always get the error?

[Shasoosh]

not always, just sometimes when it doesn't find a cover...

keep up the good work man....I Really like you app

One of my favorite EyeCandy in Xp

[Meshuggah]

i received that same error last night.....only once though

[noroom]

Hi Carlos!

I uninstalled the previous version, deleted all folders (after backing up my skins ;) ) and reinstalled. It was nice to have the program ask me what player I use, but it would've been nicer if it had automatically detected what player I have installed and suggested that instead. You know? Just look if the player executable exists in the folder it should be. You can read the Program Files folder location from the registry. Then, if a lot of players are installed, you could ask the user what he wants to use.

Also, after having selected winamp, I went to the control panel and configured some settings. After going through them all, I cliked OK, and the program asked me what player I wanted to use again. Maybe it's related to me ticking the "Start player" option?

[Carlos11]

CAD RC3 Build 314 (19 Apr 2006)

For those already using RC3 Build 299 (Full setup (913KB): http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/cadrc3b299.zip)

- "Search Google" link added in Search Cover window (the default browser will be started)

- Minor bugs fixed

cadrc3b314.zip

:D

[Ianwoollam]

Great stuff as always :D Seems to work perfectly!

Theres a small request, isn't urgent, but could you have increase and decrease ratings in Hotkeys? Cause I use Toasters Hotkeys, then assign that hotkey to my mouse through setpoint, so when I move the scroll wheel left, it decreases the rating, right it increases, but that dosn't update CD Art Displays rating until the next play :( It isn't major at all! Just something that would be nice if it was added for me :D Thanks!

[Carlos11]

You can set hotkeys for rating (CP>Options>Hotkeys).

Winamp does not send a message when a rating is changed. You have to use CAD interface in order to see the rating as soon as you set.

[Ianwoollam]

Hmmm, I checked in hotkeys for CAD but couldn't find a option to set a hotkey to increase or decrease the rating, only hotkeys to set a certain rating (5 star 4 star etc...) Bah thats annoying that winamp dosn't send it out :( oh well! :)

[noroom]

Carlos, I think we're on to something here. What about having hotkeys to increase/decrease the rating? Instead of the 5 hotkeys for the 5 ratings there is. And maybe a hotkey to delete a rating too? :)

[Carlos11]

Hotkey increase/decrease: not now since I'd have to change a lot of things; in addition, increase/decrease seems to be a slowest way to accomplish the task: 5xhotkey instead 1x for 5 rating :s

Anyway, it's something to think about after 1.0 final.

[Ianwoollam]

Hotkey increase/decrease: not now since I'd have to change a lot of things; in addition, increase/decrease seems to be a slowest way to accomplish the task: 5xhotkey instead 1x for 5 rating :s

Anyway, it's something to think about after 1.0 final.

Well yeah if you were actually reaching for the keyboard, it probably would be a slow way of doing it, but when I'm using my PC and a song comes up that I haven't rated, I can usually quickly tap the scroll wheen along till the rating I want comes up, Just saves me from having to take my hand off the mouse, pure lazyness really :p Like I say it isn't urgent at all, just a suggestion :) I can carry on using toasters option to increase/decrease ratings as that does work nearly perfectly :p

[Carlos11]

CAD (WCC) RC3 Build 345 (22 Apr 2006)

- "Cover" context menu item added (Search, Browse Amazon, Browse Google, View, Open folder, Save As..., Delete, Reload)

- System tray will detect an Explorer crash

- Help file updated

- Winamp plugin improved (*)

- Minor improvements

(*) Note: the zip file has a folder named "plugin"; this folder is created when you install CAD; you can copy this folder into CAD main folder replacing the old one; inside the "plugin" folder: you have the plugin dlls plus a small application to uninstall your old CAD/WCC plugin and install the new version.

Download: http://www.closetosoftware.com/temp/cadrc3b345.zip

:)

[noroom]

I wrote a little program that helps you update CAD (for winamp). Just put the plugin DLLs and/or the CAD executable in the same folder as my tool (.NET 2.0 Framework, please :) ) and it will close the necessary processes, copy the files and run Winamp/CAD program again.

It assumes you have them installed to the default locations (C:\Program files) but you can change them. It will work with all builds from now on, as long as Carlos doesn't change the name of the DLLs/executables. :)

I wrote it because I was bored, but I still hope someone finds it useful.

CAD_Updater.zip

[Yochanan]

What do you mean "you can change them"? Change what, the location of where CAD is installed or where the Updater looks for it? I've got it installed in D:\Program Files. So what do I change?

[noroom]

Just use the browse button to point the program to the right location for both, Winamp and CAD. Or replace the "C:" in the path with a "D:" :)

Here's a screenshot:

Oh, and make sure you check the status before updating. If the checkboxes aren't checked, it means that the program hasn't found the files to copy. Place the DLLs and the CAD executable in the same folder as the program. If you want, you can only place one DLL, or just the exe. It will update the files it finds in its folder.

This tool isn't a huge project, but it saves you the hassle of havint to close Winamp, close CAD, copy the updated EXE, browse to the CAD folder, paste it there, copying the DLLs, browsing to the Winamp plugins directory and pasting them there. With the rate at which Carlos releases updates, I thought this might be appreciated.

[Yochanan]

Thanks for the explanation, though if I would have run your updater I would have seen what to do. I just woke up, sorry for being dumb. :whistle: Looks pretty handy, thanks for making it.

[Grinner]

Hi, I have been using your great prog for a while now and so far it has worked beautifully. Unfortunately for some reason though, it sometimes doesn't show cover art of mp3's, when the cover is embedded withing the file. I tend to add the album art with a program called Itunes Album Browser (I need iTunes for my Ipod) and it adds all cover art into the id3 part of the files. iTunes sees the art, as does my iPod and also a plugin for Winamp called Toaster (which is similar to your program), but CD Case displays 'no cover' .

I am not quite sure why CD Case doesn't pick some of the art (it displays about 90% of all art) and I can't find the fault.

While it's not an urgent problem, a little help would be very much appreciated :) .

[Carlos11]

Did you add "ID3v2 tag" as a "Read cover" setting ("Control Panel>Options>Read Cover")?

(see help for details)

[Grinner]

Hi,

Yes I did add the ID3V2 tag to the read settings (I also tried the 'any image' setting etc.) and all of my Mp3s have their covers in the tags, which is what confuses me. CD Case reads the tags correctly on about 90% of the files, but misses the rest (which can be read by other programs correctly).

If you want I could send you a short mp3 which CD Case cannot display.

P.S.: I also occasionally get the error : In ChangePixels - SelectObject(CopyDC, CopyBitmap) = 0 .

That has also just been happening recently (It seems I have been succesfully confusing your programs :p )

Edited April 25, 2006 by Grinner

[mojomuse]

hi there,

another great fan of your app here, so first off - many thanks! :)

for the moment, just wondering how i could left align the notifier text etc underneath the cover ..?

by this i mean, i have the cover aligned to the left of my screen edge and if i select the notifier to go underneath this, it centres it, cutting off a good amount of the info ..?

ps sure there was something else to ask, but can't for the life of my think of it right now :wacko:

cheers ..

[Carlos11]

@Grinner: you can send me your mp3 to [email protected]

"...It seems I have been succesfully confusing your programs" :D

Please, try this installer I'm testing right now: http://www.closetosoftware.com/download/cadrc4.zip

@mojomuse: "Control Panel>Skin Manager>Notifier text>Lines position"

Main position: Left

Pad left: -190

Pad top: 170

Just adjust these values for the skin you're using (NOTE: pad left is a negative value!).

[mojomuse]

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@mojomuse: "Control Panel>Skin Manager>Notifier text>Lines position"

Main position: Left

Pad left: -190

Pad top: 170

Just adjust these values for the skin you're using (NOTE: pad left is a negative value!).

ok, thanks. will give it a go with the latest version!

ps anyone else notice the CAD updater app doesn't appear to be a valid zip file and/or only has one files in it ..?

cheers ...