Re: Re: xAP Plug-in for SlimServer beta 3 release

["Martyn Wendon" <martynwendon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks James, that did the trick.


Martyn

----- Original Message -----
From: "JamesTraynor" <james@xxxxxxx>
To: <xap_automation@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 9:49 PM
Subject: [xap_automation] Re: xAP Plug-in for SlimServer beta 3 release


> Martyn,
>
> I can verify that the new plugin does use the message.display schema.
> Is the plugin responding to any xAP message? The problem may be that
> it can't hear anything. I had this issue, it turned out to be caused
> by some of my apps binding to the network card and thethe slimserver
> binding to localhost but on the same port number. This caused teh hub
> to stop talking to one of the apps.
> Try stopping the slimserver, then in :
> \Program Files\SlimServer\server\Plugins\xAP\comm.pm
>
> change
>         for my $p (49652 .. 65535) {
> to be
>         for my $p (50000 .. 65535) {
>
> then restart slimserver.  Wait a minute or so for the hub to sort
> things out  and try a messages.display
>
> hth
> James
>
> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Martyn Wendon"
> <martynwendon@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Edward,
>>
>> I've just installed your slimserver plugin with a view to moving
> across from
>> the old KCS conduit.
>>
>> What message display schemas does it utilise?
>>
>> With the xFx conduit I was using message.display class in all my
> scripts but
>> this doesn't appear to be picked up by your plugin?
>>
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>>
>> Martyn
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Edward Pearson
>> To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:38 AM
>> Subject: [xap_automation] xAP Plug-in for SlimServer beta 3
release
>>
>>
>> Huge thanks to all the feedback from the beta 2 testers.
>>
>> Beta 3 is now available at:
>> http://www.edjo.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/edward/xAP/Slim/slim_downloads.htm
>>
>> Change Log:
>>
>> beta3
>> 14/11/06
>>
>> Changed open_port in Comm.pm to use INADDR_LOOPBACK,
> INADDR_BROADCAST and
>> INADDR_ANY
>> rather than localhost, 255.255.255.255 and 0.0.0.0
>>
>> Added configuration entry for xAP broadcast address. Defaults to
>> INADDR_BROADCAST.
>>
>> Removed restriction in Slim_Item.pm and SlimServer_Item.pm that
> messages
>> need to be targetted.
>> BSC messages remain requiring a target as per spec.
>>
>> Now tries 'no hub' mode before trying to connect to hub (Plugin.pm
and
>> Comm.pm),
>> so should work without a hub.
>>
>> Determined that CRC.pm should not be included in the distribution
> (required
>> functions in Comm.pm).
>>
>> Fixed issues en-queuing and de-queuing display messages.
>>
>> Removed attempt to force brightness on display messages;
>> SlimServer v6.5 reverts to pre-set message brightness on next
display
>> refresh.
>>
>> Tidied up web settings. Used in-line HTML to work around default
> skin CSS
>> line spacing issues.
>> Only tested with default skin.
>>
>> Persist player subID values in player preferences.
>> Once an ID is allocated to a player it will keep that ID across
> restarts.
>> Previously done
>> on a first come (connect) first served basis at startup.
>>
>> Fixed null pointer issue in song/transport data when no current
> playlist
>> exists for player.
>>
>>
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