Thanks for the answer, all I need now is for someone to write the code! I am a PHP code but don't like hacking C++ or other languages I am not familiar with. Any takers?
On 22 Apr 2011 09:31, "Frank" <
funtastix googlemail com> wrote:
> I see now, thanks for clarifying this.
>
> This would be my approach: Add an additional: "Always stop after playing a
> song" option in the playback menu, that, whatever you play, makes Banshee
> always just play one song at a time. That wouldn't be hard to do, but I do
> not know, how common that usecase is to include it in the product. There
> would be the option of writing a custom extension for this, which would be
> only a couple of lines of code, really.
>
> On 22 April 2011 15:03, Simon West <
simonw appleam com> wrote:
>
>> Ok, sorry if it was confusing.
>>
>> I present a radio show. I compile a playlist for my show, and then when I
>> am actually presenting the show the process is as follows:
>>
>> Play the first track... as it ends (or fades) start talking. When it does
>> end, I want playback to stop (as it does with "Stop when finished" selected)
>>
>> As I come to the end of talking, I want to start the next track in the
>> playlist... talk up to the vocals and then let the track play.
>>
>> All good with Banshee so far... however, when this next track comes to an
>> end I want *the same process to happen*. Banshee currently resets the
>> "Stop when finished" selection to off (i.e. DON'T stop at the end of this
>> track)
>>
>> I can actually achieve what I want with keystrokes - press N for next track
>> then shift-space to re-enable stop when finished... however this is not 100%
>> reliable as if I hit shift-space twice by accident it toggles
>> stop-when-finished off again so I have to use the mouse to check.
>>
>> So, all I want is the stop-when-finished menu item to stay on when I select
>> it, although I suspect some users won't want this so it will need tree
>> states (on, off, always on)
>>
>> Hope this clarifies my request and sorry again for any confusion... the
>> requirement is not easy to describe!
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
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>> On 22 April 2011 08:39, Frank <
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>>
>>> I have read three times now, and I still do not completely get it. See
>>> comments below.
>>>
>>> I understand as far as that you are playing a playlist and then do
>>> something else (what, i haven't understood yet). You want the playlist to
>>> stop (in what event I do not completely understand yet) and resume later
>>> (after you hit spacebar).
>>>
>>> On 22 April 2011 14:26, Simon West <
simonw appleam com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have only just started using Banshee - it seems brilliant but there is
>>>> one feature I would really love to see. The "Stop when finished" menu item
>>>> is vital to use Banshee when presenting for a radio station... but it
>>>> switches itself off every time I play another track.
>>>
>>>
>>> What is "it" (i.e. what switches off) and what is meant by "switching
>>> off"?
>>> Where do you play "another track"?
>>>
>>>
>>>> All I want is the option to have it "permanently" on - ie a toggle that
>>>> makes every track I play in my playlist end and then queue and wait with the
>>>> next track ready to go. I can then just hit the space bar when I have
>>>> finished the link and the next track will play. Would this be really
>>>> difficult to do?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What kind of "link" do you "finish" (how and where)?
>>>
>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Chairman and Presenter
>>>> Apple AM : Taunton Hospital Radio
>>>>
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