PictureFlow questions

[stripwax]

Does 'until tomorrow' above mean that bmp resizing will go into core at some point (today?), or will it just go into the plugin lib (or even just get reimplemented in the PictureFlow plugin .. )?   Thinking about the sliding_puzzle bitmap patch still..

[Farpenoodle]

Seems to be working on my nano with 75x75 art.

This thing is really slick. I get close to 60 fps. And 30fps while playing LAME V2 MP3s. Seems to slow down if you scroll too fast though. Doesn't seem to want to work while music with entries are playing either.

Still, really nice if not terribly useful at the moment. Extremely surprised it's so smooth.

[RD1945]

I got it to work now after removing the directory pictureflow, but is it normal that when you select an album through pictureflow, the songs won't start to play? (I mean, I can click whatever I want but the music won't start).

[stripwax]

The 100x100 limitation has now been removed, and pictureflow will resize the image on the fly.

RD1945 -  PictureFlow is just a picture viewer, essentially.  Clicking isn't wired up to do anything at all, currently.

[sammienator]

Hi all,

Maybe I found a 'bug': the screen which say 'preparing album artwork' on my ipod Nano is a bit too large (I know, it isn't really a bug...)
And if the text under the pictures in the plugin is too long for the screen, it doesn't scroll or something, so you can't see the whole text...

Sorry for my crappy english,

Sam

[ColdSphinx]

the text is part of the picture, so it can't scroll. also there is currently just one size of that picture for all targets.

[sammienator]

the text is part of the picture, so it can't scroll. also there is currently just one size of that picture for all targets.

Ok, will that picture be resized for every target later?

[NicolasP]

There is no resizing involved. The code simply tries to find 100x100 bitmaps the same way the WPS does, and if none are found it reverts to cover.bmp. The difference with before is that cover.bmp can now be larger than 100x100 and still be displayed.
Resizing would be nice, but we still need a decent implementation, so nothing has changed on that front.

Regarding long album names, they now scroll

[psycho_maniac]

I think he ment if resizing will take place in the Preparing album artwork" screen

[sammienator]

I think he ment if resizing will take place in the Preparing album artwork" screen

Jep, I ment the 'loading screen', but I think that's already fixed... Thank for the scrolling album names!

In the current build (15909) the pictureflow plugin doesn't show the album pictures correctly. If I scroll (so the pictures go right), the right side of the picture is missing and shows up when you stop scrolling...

sam

PS: I've got an iPod Nano 1G...

[cool_walking_]

Obligatory:

sammienator, please modify your post if no-one has replied after you.

[RD1945]

stripwax - Ok, I understand now.
I have another remark: If I start the plugin it always shows "" as the first bitmap with a question mark. I don't think I have any "untagged" music on my ipod. Could it be a bug or something?

[Oppaunke]

Are there any plans to implement PictureFlow into the main user interface as an alternative to the database selection? I certainly hope so, since it would be a lot easier to select albums or songs for playing instead of navigating through the database.

[AlexP]

Are there any plans to implement PictureFlow into the main user interface as an alternative to the database selection? I certainly hope so, since it would be a lot easier to select albums or songs for playing instead of navigating through the database.

Have a look at http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14300.0

[sammienator]

Hey,

I've made two screendumps on my iPod Nano 1G, but I can't add them to the WikPage of the pictureflow plugin...
You can find them here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2043/2108351809_9f85da340e.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2109127760_774c6beefe.jpg?v=0
Could anyone add them for me?

Sam

PS: Maybe these screendumps are not necessary at all for the WikiPage....