Rockbox Development > Feature Ideas
How about a WinAmp-ish app that plays a USB connected Rockbox device?
Yotto:
So Rockbox would do the playing, but be controlled by the computer and the output would go out the computer speakers?
That seems like a lot of work to do something that Winamp, or any other music program, can already do without involving the DAP (other than the hard drive) at all.
coiley:
--- Quote from: Yotto on February 22, 2009, 06:13:54 PM ---So Rockbox would do the playing, but be controlled by the computer and the output would go out the computer speakers?
That seems like a lot of work to do something that Winamp, or any other music program, can already do without involving the DAP (other than the hard drive) at all.
--- End quote ---
WinAmp does not offer a user interface to the RockBox'd player's settings.
All I am suggesting is a simple PC program that presses the players buttons (via USB). It seems like most of the work has already been done in that...
[1] each player's buttons are already successfully hooked in the RockBox OS, and...
[2] the RockBox PC simulator (http://rasher.dk/rockbox/simulator/) already incorporates a themeable graphical user interface for many devices.
Llorean:
At this point, why not just use the player directly? Why is this worth the work, and adding custom code to Rockbox, exactly?
motionman95:
Actually, what he's proposing is possible, correct me if I'm wrong. This could be done with a plugin from running on rockbox like this:
* 1.) Plugin detects USB.
* 2.) PC program writes to a file on rockbox mp3 player
* 3.) Plugin reads file (every 2 secs?) and looks for commands
* 4.) Runs command
* 5.) Repeat.
gevaerts:
--- Quote from: motionman95 on March 10, 2009, 11:27:15 AM ---Actually, what he's proposing is possible, correct me if I'm wrong. This could be done with a plugin from running on rockbox like this:
* 1.) Plugin detects USB.
* 2.) PC program writes to a file on rockbox mp3 player
* 3.) Plugin reads file (every 2 secs?) and looks for commands
* 4.) Runs command
* 5.) Repeat.
--- End quote ---
That way will *not* work. You can't access the file system from both sides at the same time.
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