Bugzilla – Bug 5591
Choose Player list not updating dynamically
Last modified: 2007-10-04 09:53:44 UTC
If a new player is connected to Slimserver then the SS players list is updated to include the new player but the 'Choose Player' list on the Jive Remote does not. However the player is removed from the list if a player is disconnected. Additionally if it is the currently selected player that is disconnected, the Jive still thinks that it can control it rather than returning to the 'Choose Players' option. Craig
When a new player shows up, it should appear in Choose Player. When a player is disconnected (network), it does not disappear immediately from the SC web interface (unless forget player was used in which case it should go away from Jive as well). The reason of this behaviour is wireless players may be temporarily disconnected (f.e. while the microwave is on) and very old players (slimp3) did not operate in connected mode at all (using udp). The result is SC only removes disconnected players after 20 minutes or so. At that point it should be removed from Jive. The point here: the bug for that second part, if there is one, lies with SC. Note that SC (and Jive) "know" the player is disconnected and *could* show the player in a different state than a connected one, but again, since SC does not do this, Jive does not either (coherence). Also, which menu should jive land on when the current player goes away is debatable: home or choose player ? HTH
When I chatted with BKlass on campfire, something was definately amiss but just know I have depowered & reconnected, and forget player & rediscovered and the player has appeared and dissapeared as expected in SC7 and Jive. Maybe it was just one of those things. Craig
Please re-open the bug if you see it again. If anyone else runs across this bug and is experiencing this symptom, please also feel free to re-open.