Re: [Banshee-List] Plugin in the works: Alarm Clock

["Byron Poland" <wpoland gmail com>]

On 4/7/06, Bertrand Lorentz <bertrand lorentz free fr> wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 04:07 -0400, Trick van Staveren wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I've been starting to work on a new plugin for Banshee - an Alarm Clock plugin.  Has
> > anyone worked on this?  If so, LMK, so we're not duplicating efforts :)
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been working on something similar. I'm trying to replicate the
> features from the xmms-alarm plugin for XMMS and beep media player.
> I've got some working code, but it still needs some work.
> I'm still waking up with beep media player...
>
> > Features I'm working on:
> >
> > Sleep timer:
> >  * ability to set a timer that when it's up, will pause playback.  Great for when
> > you're loving your tunes but don't want to hear them ALL night.
> >
> > Alarm timer:
> >  * will start playback at the given time.
> >  * "recur" option - if enabled, will set the timer again for the next day at that same
> > time.
> >  * volume setting - will change the volume to a certain level before playing.  This way
> > you don't have to set it before you go to sleep.
> >
> > Future ideas:
> >  * sleep timer - make it so it fades out the song, or stops at the end of the song
> > rather than just pausing in the middle of it.
> >  * alarm timer - volume change will be gradual.  will set the volume when the alarm
> > first goes off, and will gradually increase it to another value over a span of seconds
> > or minutes.  All three values will be settable.
> >
> > Anyone have any other ideas/suggestions for me?  Like I said, this plugin is more in
> > the concept stage (I have more pencil sketches than actual code)...so I'm open to
> > ideas :)
>
> What is working in my code :
> - Start playback at a given time
> - Set the volume before playing
>
> What is implemented but doesn't work
> - Gradually change the volume while playing over a period of time.
> The volume just gets stuck at the first value.
>
> The configuration options need some UI love. For now it's just a bunch
> of SpinButtons.
>
> Things I'd like to have :
> - Set different alarm times for each day of the week. I don't want to be
> waken up at 7am on a Sunday morning because I left banshee running...
>
> The sleep timer is a good idea, and should be easy to do once the alarm
> stuff is done.
>
> I planned to put the code out when I have a working plugin, but I'd be
> happy to share the code now.
> I just need to find a place to host it. (Looking towards the banshee
> subversion repository. If the admin is reading this... ;)
>
> > Thanks all!
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > (irc as trick)
> >
> > --
> > Patrick "Trick" van Staveren
> > Western Michigan University
> > AIM: goofyassmoose
> > Cell: 269.267.6008
> > http://www.trick.vanstaveren.us/
> >
>
>
> --
> Bertrand Lorentz <bertrand lorentz free fr>
>
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How about a UI element that gives you a countdown clock for either the
sleep timer or the time until the alarm goes off?