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If you must implement something like this, do it well. Otherwise you have a typical case of your mediaplyer also reading email. This is the kind of application specification that a seperate application should do. Making one application be able to do too many different tasks is a sure way to make it suck.
On the other hand I'm sure this would be useful to some people if done well and done such that it doesn't make the majority of amaroK code hard to maintain and doesn't make the default amaroK interface less good. Mxcl
- Basically this sounds like having amaroK be well implemented for a Kiosk mode. Maybe KDE's kiosk functionality would've already solved problems like not allowing users to delete files. Not sure, don't know much about Kiosk mode. --Eean 01:08, 15 Apr 2005 (EDT)
- This is possible with a small change in $KDEDIR/share/config/amarokrc. You have to add
- [KDE Action Restrictions][$i]
- action/delete=false
- Then it is not possible to delete files anymore. I didn't look up the action for deleting playlists or editing tags...
- I desparately want this software!! Not for my pub though, but for my basement. This would be the ultimate way to serve up my 7500+ songs at parties without having to sit in front of the computer. Give me a touch screen flat panel attached the wall and a jukebox style amaroK and I'll be happy.
- I want it for much the same reason. My digital cable comes with something called "Music Choice" which has a few good features. An essential one, IMO, is that the layout of the screen changes every 30-40 seconds. (Once a song would be enough.) Some of us have rear projection TVs, so we can't always have the same thing up on the screen. Here's a list of what I'd like to see displayed in the pub mode: What's playing (obviously), a picture of the album or other picture of the band (can rotate). What the last 2 or three songs were. What the next song will be. My service rotates through trivia about the band or album. Lyrics could be good. Heck, even a slow scroll of the Wikipedia would be cool. Most importantly, there should be a number (infinite would be better) of different layouts for the screen.
- One question: any way something like this could be done with an addon script rather than something new in amarok? -- Eric Vaandering
Suggestions relating to pub mode
- Even better is to have track information full screen after a certain interval. Visualisations are to 'busy' and take to much attention (in most pubs/bars I Think , not all). --Jeroenvrp 10:29, 14 Apr 2005 (EDT)
- I think it should be a simple - Eyecandy thing to show fullscreen what you hear, last song and next song a bit smaller perhaps in the edges, and an optional or hideable skip pause and so on buttons. Also should the stuff be smoothed so animations are possible - perhaps no Problem with QT4 Right? Everything Vector Based, so Screen Resolution independent. I could make a Graphical Mok-Up? but where to put it? --Mr.gosh 09:58, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
- on http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=52641 is a nice Amarok Fullscreen Thing which point on some of the Ideas I would like to see ;) --Mr.Gosh
- I agree with the simplicity. I also would have to say that the pub mode would have to show more information, more simply then the normal amarok playlist view. Once such example that I have put up is Show Next Track, there may be more - but I can't think of them at the moment -- The UnDisbeliever, 16:42, 28 February 2007 (AEST)
Ultimate set-up
Main monitor behind bar showing playlist window. Dance floor screen showing Visualisation with OSD overlay. (Optionally) Extra screens could show Context menu, Lyrics & Wikipedia information in portrait mode. (Expensive to run multiple monitors I know but.... this would be in a pub!!)
All of the above would be static = customers could not interact with the displays (except maybe hardware buttons for scrolling).Rather than a kiosk to control Amarok most customers to a pub have their mobile phone with them. A script allows customers to browse & search the collection from their phone and then append to the playlist. To recoup costs (if necessary!!!) pub could charge for access to playlist. Scripts are already available for Sony Ericcson phones and web browser access.
If secure lockers were provided containing docking ports customers could bring in their portable music devices and upload their songs to the pub's music server. Protection from viruses, porn, etc. would have to be included!!!
Having pub Amarok playing the Suggested Playlist with only 5 or so songs appended could introduce patrons to new music. Any chance of a script that could use the Suggested Artists to search eDonkey or other P2P networks automatically in background (safety precautions included of course!!) for more music? Last not just for pub Amarok!! ;)
Above a dream but hopefully gives ideas for others! --Gleen Globes 08:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Pub Mode in Amarok 2
Has any progress been made in implementing these ideas in Amarok 2?