Shameless plug: I have a prealpha project that I works to control banshee via the dbus. But be warned, it only mostly works and its written with a much bigger goal in mind.
Also i'm in the middle of switching from sql direct calls to json calls. The android app uses json, the c app still uses sql, and I havnt released the json backend
On Sep 26, 2011 11:16 AM, "Bertrand Lorentz" <
bertrand lorentz gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 10:25 PM, boydo <
bkelly coastsystems net> wrote:
>> First congrats on Banshee 2.2! Thank you devs!
>
> Thanks !
>
>> Just wondering what options people are using/trying to remote control
>> Banshee on a tablet.
>>
>> I have banshee running on a headless fedora 15 (fluxbox) mini pc attached to
>> my ampli. I have an acer tablet.
>>
>> I have tried the Banshee remote plugin: Looks nice, (in zoom to fill
>> screen) but no support for volume, or playlists two very important functions
>> for me at least. It doesn't seem to be updated recently.
>
> I guess you're talking about this one :
>
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.nstamato.bansheeremote>
> Seems it was updated in July this year, and it also mentions that "the
> volume of Banshee is controlled by the device's volume buttons when
> the app is open".
>
>> Have also simply been using a vnc client (Wyse pocketcloud): Works quite
>> well, but its still vnc, with less responsive mouse, and sometimes awkward
>> for special keys/scrolling etc.
>>
>> How about dlna? I'm trying to get a better understanding of this. It seems
>> there are options through MPRIS but also through pulse audio. (I'm not sure
>> if these various components will conflict if active at the same time.) The
>> clearfi (dlan) app from acer 'sees' the device but no media. Not too
>> surprising since Windows users also have a lot of problems with this.
>>
>> Bubbleupnp sees the media but I have only been able to 'play' onto my tablet
>> with poor sound quality. I want to be able to connect to my box and control
>> the output to my stereo ampli.
>>
>> I'm sure this is going to be comming up a lot. So just wondering what has
>> worked for other users? My wishlist would be to see a better Banshee remote
>> on the android market. Why btw is this not included in the community
>> extensions?
>
> I know Gabriel was looking into this last year, and I think he
> contacted the developer of the Android app mentioned above. He was
> also exploring other possibilities, like DACP. I don't know how far
> that went.
>
> I have to admit I'm a bit fuzzy about DLNA and the remote control
> possibilities it offers. MPRIS probably offers the features you need,
> but it uses D-Bus, so I'm not sure it's appropriate on a LAN.
> Pulseaudio allows to stream audio on the network, which is probably
> not what you want.
>
> I'd be happy to have the extension for the Android Remote app included
> in the Community Extensions repository, if the developer(s) agree.
>
> I'd love to have a nice and smooth remote control solution for
> Banshee, so if anyone is willing to pursue this, I'll help out as much
> as I can.
>
> --
> Bertrand Lorentz
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