displaying programs within xlobby

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displaying programs within xlobby

Postby bobbyhill on Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:14 pm

is it possible to display and controll programs through freelobby?

there's a few programs i'd like to controll from within xlobby but i'd prefer to have them displayed as part of a screen in the same way as the web browser in some skins. i've seen mention of xWindow but searching the forum only brings up one post with no download links etc.

the thing that's really sparked my imagination on this was stumbling accross a prog called harmony while looking for foobar plugins- its an emulation of apples cover flow for browsing audio files by coverart. After a little more digging i've found two more- cover play (which lets you specify your own media player and music directory) and Flying cow. the latter of which i'd like to implament as it supports various file types (including audio, picture and even video 8) ).

this thing from me would just be the icing on the cake! i've been looking for a cool looking way to browse a specific category and thought i was screwed not knowing flash! any help on this would be greatly appreciated guys! :D

have a taste:
flying cow
harmony
cover play
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Re: displaying programs within xlobby

Postby Marbles_00 on Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:04 am

you almost have it. It's xMoveWindow, not xWindow. If you open my plugin document, you will find a link for downloading. The French team did a wonderful job in documenting how to set it up as well.

Hope this helps.
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Re: displaying programs within xlobby

Postby bobbyhill on Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:37 pm

thanks marbles, much appriciated :D
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