Bugzilla – Bug 2229
Random web ui to show 'stop random mix' when mode active.
Last modified: 2008-12-15 13:07:04 UTC
I think something broke somewhere between 6.1.1 and today's build (2005-10-01). Random songs doesn't work, either from the remote control, or using the web interface. Random Album works, but sometimes the first song in the album is missing and replaced by some other song. Random Artist has the same problem: sometimes the first song is wrong. When a random mix of any type is playing, asking for a random mix of the same type using the web interface does nothing. If a random album is playing and I want a different random album I have to clear the playlist first.
server settings->plugins change the number of tracks to 10 does that help? max, looks like this problem existed in the last version, and not just today's patch. Any thoughts?
As soon as I can get back to server settings (see bug 2230) I'll see about changing that parameter and report the results..
http://locahost:9000/Default/ wwill get you back to the default skin.
Sure enough, changing the parameter did the trick. Now only one of the problsm remains: When a random mix of any type other than "Random Songs" is playing, asking for a random mix of the same type using the web interface does nothing. If a random album is playing and I want a different random album I have to clear the playlist first.
Only now do I see that the random feature places the SB into a *mode* where it keeps replenishing the playlist, and truncating what's been played according to the plugin preferences. This is amazing! It's the one feature I had in my own homegrown MP3 streaming system (abandoned years ago for SlimServer) that I really missed. Bravo! Is there an easy way for the Web interface and/or the SqueezeBox display to reflect that we're in this mode?
the squeezebox display does actually update to show that pressing play again will stop random mode (playback continues, but the adding of tracks stops). the web interface could be updated since clicking the link does reload that page. it could be an enhancement after this empty pref bug is fixed.
probable fix committed at change 4508. remarking and retitle for the enhancement portion.
The random mix web page and the random mix menu on the sb both now indicate the current mode. On the web interface, you get "Now Playing: Random Song Mix" and a stop link; on the SB you get "Playing Random Songs", but not currently any way to stop it (apart from clearing or replacing your playlist).
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