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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1320 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:26pm

Tux wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:17pm:

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 11:44am:

Hi Tux,

The 'currently playing' information refreshes itself automatically once the track title changes. It also periodically refreshes itself if kept open by the user.

Cheers.

I know, I can see that, but if I would indeed write a script, I would need a sleep time to re-probe (I think I hear Radioshit about *every* day), so I can mut the speakers until the noise is over. If I prove the playlist every 5 seconds to see if "what is currently playing" you will complain.

I'm really not with you here, Tux.

If the script automatically updates itself prior to a track changing (and in the interim), displaying the next track-up, why do you need to refresh it every 5 seconds ?

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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: What is playing now ? Reply #1321 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:50pm Wouldn't be much easier for both of you if you'd use the chat room?
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huntr_22 Watcher Of The Skies Offline Posts: 943 France Gender:	Re: What is playing now ? Reply #1322 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 7:04pm But this is Ds website.Surely,he can do what he likes?
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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: What is playing now ? Reply #1323 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 7:10pm Well, I'd like someone to chat with.... The chat room is not used enough I think. Do what you want, but I feel alone in there.... I here an echo when I speak! Come and join me plz
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ProgMaster Stellar Owner Offline Stellar Attraction Posts: 3,777 British Isles Gender:	Re: What is playing now ? Reply #1324 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 7:24pm lol I'm a little busy at the moment but will try to use the chatroom more often myself. Whether it's to discuss Tux's ongoing issues with the programming or to simply say 'Hello'.
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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1325 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 7:42pm

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:26pm:

Tux wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:17pm:

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 11:44am:

Hi Tux,

The 'currently playing' information refreshes itself automatically once the track title changes. It also periodically refreshes itself if kept open by the user.

Cheers.

I know, I can see that, but if I would indeed write a script, I would need a sleep time to re-probe (I think I hear Radioshit about *every* day), so I can mut the speakers until the noise is over. If I prove the playlist every 5 seconds to see if "what is currently playing" you will complain.

I'm really not with you here, Tux.

If the script automatically updates itself prior to a track changing (and in the interim), displaying the next track-up, why do you need to refresh it every 5 seconds ?

I mean a script running on *my* computer, so I can mute on the things I don't want to hear. When would that script know when to mute, except for polling continuously?

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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1326 - 30^th Jan, 2008 at 8:02pm

Tux wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 7:42pm:

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:26pm:

Tux wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 6:17pm:

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 11:44am:

Hi Tux,

The 'currently playing' information refreshes itself automatically once the track title changes. It also periodically refreshes itself if kept open by the user.

Cheers.

I know, I can see that, but if I would indeed write a script, I would need a sleep time to re-probe (I think I hear Radioshit about *every* day), so I can mut the speakers until the noise is over. If I prove the playlist every 5 seconds to see if "what is currently playing" you will complain.

I'm really not with you here, Tux.

If the script automatically updates itself prior to a track changing (and in the interim), displaying the next track-up, why do you need to refresh it every 5 seconds ?

I mean a script running on *my* computer, so I can mute on the things I don't want to hear. When would that script know when to mute, except for polling continuously?

Just create a script that goes to 'mute' the moment a track plays that you don't like. Not sure why you'd want to know what to mute before it's been played ...

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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1327 - 31^st Jan, 2008 at 7:15am

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 8:02pm:

Just create a script that goes to 'mute' the moment a track plays that you don't like. Not sure why you'd want to know what to mute before it's been played ...

That is rather easy. I'll start that soon, and see if you see what I mean. In the playlist code, you have this:

<!---
var refreshID = "";refreshID = setTimeout("DoRefresh()", 180000);

function DoRefresh()
{
document.location.href = 'playing.php?buster=30110745921';
}

Is tha refresh-time based on how long the current track is going to last? If not, try to find out if you can make it work that way, it'll save a lot of refreshes and thus bandwidth.

BTW, the script is very very easy to modify for other stations and/or groups of like/dislike.

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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1328 - 31^st Jan, 2008 at 10:55am

Tux wrote on 31^st Jan, 2008 at 7:15am:

ProgMaster wrote on 30^th Jan, 2008 at 8:02pm:

Just create a script that goes to 'mute' the moment a track plays that you don't like. Not sure why you'd want to know what to mute before it's been played ...

That is rather easy. I'll start that soon, and see if you see what I mean. In the playlist code, you have this:

<!---
var refreshID = "";refreshID = setTimeout("DoRefresh()", 180000);

function DoRefresh()
{
document.location.href = 'playing.php?buster=30110745921';
}

Is tha refresh-time based on how long the current track is going to last? If not, try to find out if you can make it work that way, it'll save a lot of refreshes and thus bandwidth.

Yes, the script is based on the length of the current track and refreshes automatically as the track changes. If left open by the user, it'll also refresh itself periodically.

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BTW, the script is very very easy to modify for other stations and/or groups of like/dislike.

Sorry, I've no idea what this means ...

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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1329 - 31^st Jan, 2008 at 12:03pm

ProgMaster wrote on 31^st Jan, 2008 at 10:55am:

Quote:

<!---
var refreshID = "";refreshID = setTimeout ("DoRefresh ()", 180000);

function DoRefresh () {
document.location.href = 'playing.php?buster=30110745921';
}

Is tha refresh-time based on how long the current track is going to last? If not, try to find out if you can make it work that way, it'll save a lot of refreshes and thus bandwidth.

Yes, the script is based on the length of the current track and refreshes automatically as the track changes. If left open by the user, it'll also refresh itself periodically.

If the refresh is indeed the 180000 as expressed in milliseconds, it is always 3:00 minutes. It doesn't change.
If it is the `buster' value, I have no idea how to interpret that

From the playlist:
11:49:15    Pendragon - Wishing Well (d. Two Roads)
11:43:46    Pendragon - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
11:37:00    Pendragon - Wishing Well (b. Sou' By Sou' West)
11:32:30    Pendragon - Wishing Well (a. For Your Journey)
11:29:41    Noah - Take Me Back

From my log:
12:45:47 3:00 15 Pendragon    - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
12:48:49 3:00 15 Pendragon    - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
12:51:50 3:00 15 Pendragon    - Wishing Well (d. Two Roads)
12:55:03 3:00 32 Camel - Summer Lightning
12:58:09 3:00 32 Camel - Summer Lightning
13:01:11 3:00 15 White - Fate

The leftmost time-stamp is the local time I fetched the playlist, the second is the delay I read (always 3:00)

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BTW, the script is very very easy to modify for other stations and/or groups of like/dislike.

Sorry, I've no idea what this means ...

*my* script is easy to modify

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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1330 - 31^st Jan, 2008 at 12:31pm

Tux wrote on 31^st Jan, 2008 at 12:03pm:

ProgMaster wrote on 31^st Jan, 2008 at 10:55am:

Quote:

<!---
var refreshID = "";refreshID = setTimeout ("DoRefresh ()", 180000);

function DoRefresh () {
document.location.href = 'playing.php?buster=30110745921';
}

Is tha refresh-time based on how long the current track is going to last? If not, try to find out if you can make it work that way, it'll save a lot of refreshes and thus bandwidth.

Yes, the script is based on the length of the current track and refreshes automatically as the track changes. If left open by the user, it'll also refresh itself periodically.

If the refresh is indeed the 180000 as expressed in milliseconds, it is always 3:00 minutes. It doesn't change.
If it is the `buster' value, I have no idea how to interpret that

From the playlist:
11:49:15 Pendragon - Wishing Well (d. Two Roads)
11:43:46 Pendragon - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
11:37:00 Pendragon - Wishing Well (b. Sou' By Sou' West)
11:32:30 Pendragon - Wishing Well (a. For Your Journey)
11:29:41 Noah - Take Me Back

From my log:
12:45:47 3:00 15 Pendragon - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
12:48:49 3:00 15 Pendragon - Wishing Well (c. We Talked)
12:51:50 3:00 15 Pendragon - Wishing Well (d. Two Roads)
12:55:03 3:00 32 Camel - Summer Lightning
12:58:09 3:00 32 Camel - Summer Lightning
13:01:11 3:00 15 White - Fate

The leftmost time-stamp is the local time I fetched the playlist, the second is the delay I read (always 3:00)

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BTW, the script is very very easy to modify for other stations and/or groups of like/dislike.

Sorry, I've no idea what this means ...

*my* script is easy to modify

That makes more sense, Tux.

Indeed, you're correct when you say that the script refreshes itself every three minutes. It's also designed to automatically change upon the track itself changing.

In conclusion, I would suggest reading the meta-data generated from the ShoutCast servers as opposed to what is generated from the playing.php script, as excessive executions of the script (which is run on the website server) would result in your IP address being blocked.

I now consider this 'off topic, minor topic' to be closed within this thread.

Please start a new thread within the 'Tech Talk' area of the forum with any further discussions of this nature.

Cheers.

D

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huntr_22 Watcher Of The Skies Offline Posts: 943 France Gender:	Re: What is playing now ? Reply #1331 - 31^st Jan, 2008 at 5:58pm Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong by "Radiohead* From the superb CD - "My Iron Long"!
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Re: What is playing now ?
Reply #1334 - 4^th Feb, 2008 at 4:24pm

I really enjoyed this block of Marillion. Not because I like what is played, but because I now have had a solid opportunity to remember myself of why the old Marillion with Fish was to incredibly good, and they've lost it completely for me when he left. They are still very recognizeable, but for me it is a completely different Marillion, one that does not do good to the credits they've built up in the past.

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