Plugin: MovieSheet v0.2.2-2 (Update 2010/07/19)

[recliq]

!!! DON'T USE THIS VERSION WITH WDLXTV >= v0.4.2.1 !!!
MovieSheets is already included in these firmwares!

Hi,

maybe this of interest for some ppl...

I made a little plugin for WDTVext which enables you to get rid of the time consuming linking of sheets in wdlxtv.
Since i got quite some media files on my HDD it took a couple of minutes for linksheets to finish (blinking power led).

TESTED WITH 1.01.24_B-RAD.CC_EXT3-BOOT_LIVE-0.4.1.9-6 + WDTVExt-Live-0.23.5 ONLY! confirmed working with other versions supporting WDTVExt live
THIS WORKS WITH EXT3-LIVE ONLY !! (for now) script disables linksheets script on load now
because we have to 'disable' the linksheets script

I managed to to disable linksheets script from within the plugin on it's load. (thx to b-rad).
Included now is a menu to switch sheet modes (although i don't do this much, except for testing )

download v0.2.2-1 here! attached to this post

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v0.2.2-2
- fixed sheets not updated on PREV/NEXT buttons (thx to dopedangel)

v0.2.2-1
  - fixed sheet display in All Files when using .addMounts

v0.2.2
  - added disabling linksheets script from plugin (now this should should
    work also with non ext3 firmware versions)
  - added default sheet option
  - added menu to change sheet mode

v0.2.1-4
  - added search for hidden sheet files

v0.2.1-3
  - fixed readDir not to be called in std mode

v0.2.1-2
  - fixed showing last sheet when no new sheet is found for curent item on page change

INSTALL:
Extract the attached archive to your wdtvext plugins folder and reboot/powercycle.

[b-rad.cc]

nice plugin recliq.

I've been working out a method like this to do away with linksheets altogether, so if you don't mind I'll be extending this and adding in as much customization as possible to give us the maximum amount of flexibility. You're most of the way there, with a bit of work should be able to have different modes for every media type

WDTVExt will be integrated very soon, then this plugin and any others which provide serious utility will be included.

[recliq]

of course feel free to use it

it's nice when all the time spent is at least of any use

[b-rad.cc]

cheers, def post anything else you come up with

tuning this is first on my list, then attempting to add in all view selections (including msheet views) to the dynamic view change menu.

[recliq]

here we go, check pm

[Buhric]

You know what would be great?

If we could change display mode depending on the folder we enter...
Like when entering a folder... look for a specific file that indicate the "mode"
and display that mode, if no such file is found... then "default" to mode in /conf/config file

i.e:
When entering folder "Fringe" it find files ".list" and ".wall" so it proceeds showing the files in list mode (instead of thumb)
and use WALL mode for sheets.

Then if i browse back a folder... theres no special files found.. so it shows in my /conf/config setting.. thumbails and sheet mode

the special files could be something like the following:
.list <-- show files in list mode
.thumb <-- show files in thumbnail
.sheet <-- use sheet mode
.wall <-- use wall mode
.std <-- use std mode

[recliq]

i think this will be possible with the next release of wdtvext... then we will have full page control and can insert whole pages/xml

one other possibility i'm thinking about is to be able to change sheet mode, so you can change the view mode within one session (by key press or menu or whatever).
of course you will need the respecting sheets for every movie eg.

movie.avi
movie.jpg
movie.avi_sheet.sheet.jpg
movie.avi_sheet.std.jpg
movie.avi_sheet.wall.jpg

[CrashX]

Can this plugin be expanded not to use linksheet ? We should be able to pull the information from web and generate it ?

[Buhric]

one other possibility i'm thinking about is to be able to change sheet mode, so you can change the view mode within one session (by key press or menu or whatever).
of course you will need the respecting sheets for every movie

Changing modes on the fly is a great option...
but having it "sense" wath mode we what for each folder would be better...
dunno if its doable...

[recliq]

Can this plugin be expanded not to use linksheet ? We should be able to pull the information from web and generate it ?

That would be a completely different plugin.
But i think rezmus has already started a plugin that does this, although it's not released yet... so just be patient
have a look: http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=16&start=0