[S9, J3, X7] Sense v1.2.2 (2011/07/06)

[Kizune]

Latest Version: v1.2.2; released on 2011/07/06


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Version History

v1.1.0
- Initial release

v1.1.1
- Improved Text Scroller
---> Settings > General > Text Scroller: Bounce, Delayed Bounce, One Direction
- Improved Track Preview
- Hopefully fixed the wallpaper problem
- Horizontal Mode: Display Mode (normal view, showcase) is now saved

v1.1.2
- Added PlugIn: Album Art ProgressMeter (suggested by clappboard)
---> The current album art scrolls to the left and reveals more and more of the next album art according to the current progress
- Changed option: Settings > Horizontal Mode > Album Art BG: Show always, Show in Showcase only, Show Wallpaper instead
- Position of Album Art in Showcase Part 2 is saved now
- Bugfixes

v1.1.3
- Hopefully it's now compatible with the X7
---> X7 users see instead of the g-sensor button a tilt button that changes the orientation
- In Horizontal mode, you can now tap the album art to play/pause (doesn't work if Settings > Gestures > Play/Pause Gesture is disabled)
- Bugfixes

v1.1.4
- UCI is now X7-compatible

v1.1.5
- Fixed bug that renaming a playlist sometimes cleared it

v1.1.6
- Added Localization Support
- Horizontal Mode: The way you use the menubar works the same way as in Vertical Mode now.
- Added support for a custom wallpaper in Horizontal Mode (/Sense/wallpaper_h.jpg).
- Track Preview: Tapping the currently playing track results in play/pause.
- Bugfixes

v1.1.7
- Track Preview: Fixed that tapping the currently playing track to play/pause didn't always work.
- Bugfixes

v1.1.8
- Added PlugIn: 'Lynx Event Manager Notification Extension'.
---> Notifications from Lynx' Event Manager are displayed in Sense
- Changed PlugIn Structure.
---> Update all of your Plugins.
- The Version Number of Sense is shown in the Settings (second Page).
- Bugfixes

v1.2.0
- Improved Menu
---> Removed Help Button
---> Added Icon Captions
---> Improved Arrangement
---> Added Volume Slider

v1.2.1
- Improved Menu
---> Improved Design
---> Added option to hide icon captions (Settings > General > Menu: Captions)
---> Removed Volume Slider

v1.2.2
- Changed Setting: Settings > General > Menu: Captions -> [Off, Small, Large]
- Bugfixes


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[DSperber]

Haven't tried it yet, but is there a way to present album art in "maximum size", using as much portrait mode area as possible?

Aero has an issue where the only way to show the full-size album art is to be in "even simpler" tracker mode, to eliminate the obstructions and overlays that otherwise will be on top of the bottom of the album art. I don't have a problem with "even simpler" because it's clean and simple, it just doesn't have any track time elapsed/duration values shown but only uses the thin white progress gauge line (which again, is fine by me).


If the tracker and information area at the bottom of the screen in Aero were moved down somewhat (i.e. made somewhat less tall), then the entire bottom edge of the full-size album art would be visible.

Is this issue addressed in Sense... at least perhaps as one user-option? I really enjoy looking at my full-size album art, as big as it can be, and as unobstructed as it can be.


Also, I had commented on Aero that the "tracklist preview" feature which is so useful can only be gotten to through multiple clicks, starting from the Menu. And then you have to exit out of it, to get back to the regular player presentation.

Does Sense provide a "1-click" always-on-screen "tracklist preview" button (say added to the bottom player control bar, as a fourth control)? If not, could it?

NOTE: I had mentioned previously that there seemed to be a bug with Aero in that when you tapped on a track in "tracklist preview" it did not start playing as I thought it was supposed to do. Has that issue been addressed in Aero? In Sense? Or was it just me, and something I was doing incorrectly that failed to cause the tapped track to start playing?

[Kizune]

"Haven't tried it yet, but is there a way to present album art in "maximum size", using as much portrait mode area as possible? [...]"

Sense always shows album art at its full size.


"Also, I had commented on Aero that the "tracklist preview" feature which is so useful can only be gotten to through multiple clicks, starting from the Menu. And then you have to exit out of it, to get back to the regular player presentation.

Does Sense provide a "1-click" always-on-screen "tracklist preview" button (say added to the bottom player control bar, as a fourth control)? If not, could it?"

In Sense you start track preview by holding the browser button.
It is also possible to swap browser and track preview so that track preview is started when you tap the button, and the browser is started when you hold it.


"NOTE: I had mentioned previously that there seemed to be a bug in that when you tapped on a track in "tracklist preview" it did not start playing as I thought it was supposed to do. Has that issue been addressed in Aero? In Sense? Or was it just me, and something I was doing incorrectly that failed to cause the tapped track to start playing?"

I guess I formulated the option unclearly in Aero Music.
It only controls if you have to tap a track once or twice in order to open it. As long as the player is paused, the track won't be played.

But it's a good idea for a new option in Sense.

[andrew_berge]

Lookin' good! Can't wait to use this.
You seem to like black a lot

[Nahlidge]

I have a suggestion (hopefully...):

Is it possible to have an option to have a static image loaded instead of displaying
the album art (whether it's in the folder/embedded in the audio file)?

I'm not really a fan of looking at album art. Especially the retarded album art that
some artists felt the need to do. I went into System/Music DB and changed all the images
there into the Black cover.jpg from your Aero setup to get rid of most of them (though a
few still appear now and again) and would rather have an option to disable album art
altogether (and just have a custom image loaded instead). I'm thinking it'd be hard (hope
not) to do but it would be a nice feature to have for the few (or probably just me) who
don't wanna look at album art all the time.


Edit: After you load up Sense (and after several songs have played/skipped), if you swipe the
bar above the track length bar (where the Title/Artist/Album text appears) and your finger runs
off the side of the player (J3), the bar moves as far as your finger was able to move it. You can
move it until it completely disappears. Also, when the 'next track' screen appears with the title
of the next song, if you keep swiping in the same direction it does the same thing, slowly (or
quickly) moving off the screen of the player.

It could be intentional, or it could be a bug (considering it's Beta). So, there ya go!


Edit: I'll be able to take a picture or two (maybe even a video) later today. I'll see about
getting that uploaded if I get the chance.

[AfroSamurai]

Kizune you are nothing short of a champ. I'll definitely donate to you once I get a job.
Best of Luck!

[Kizune]

Nahlidge:

Thanks for your suggestion, I'll add it in the next release.


"Edit: After you load up Sense (and after several songs have played/skipped), if you swipe the
bar above the track length bar (where the Title/Artist/Album text appears) and your finger runs
off the side of the player (J3), the bar moves as far as your finger was able to move it. You can
move it until it completely disappears. Also, when the 'next track' screen appears with the title
of the next song, if you keep swiping in the same direction it does the same thing, slowly (or
quickly) moving off the screen of the player.

It could be intentional, or it could be a bug (considering it's Beta). So, there ya go! "

I consider it a not-implemented features (the check if you can move it the direction you're sliding to).

But since the bar slides back in that case, I don't think it bothers anyone.

[marnix]

Looking very good, Kizune.
Thanks for yet another quality UCI.

Hoping that a full version and a coverflow-plugin is coming soon.

[briant1234]

hey nice!!!! sweet another music uci! is this the secret new project u were telling me about? whens the final being released? oh wow im so impatient... . is the name going to be the same, or is it going to be changed? its a little short. What about Sense Music? or smth.. GOOD JOB!

[WAI]

Originally Posted by briant1234

hey nice!!!! sweet another music uci! is this the secret new project u were telling me about? whens the final being released? oh wow im so impatient... . is the name going to be the same, or is it going to be changed? its a little short. What about Sense Music? or smth.. GOOD JOB!

there are a few projects to which i had talked to Kizune about. it's a secret.. shhh! mainly past concepts to which i think he could do

[Kizune]

marnix:

I think the ETA of the final release is in one week, maybe two.
But since I'm very motivated ATM, I'm pretty sure the full version will be finished in one week.


briant1234:

Indeed, this is the secret project.
I started to work on it immediately after the first release of Lynx and worked on it at the same time as on Vision.

Anyway, I like the current name.

[Nahlidge]

Originally Posted by Kizune

Nahlidge:

Thanks for your suggestion, I'll add it in the next release.

Awesome.