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- Nuka1195 - 2008-02-26 15:31
Nuka1195 Wrote:...
My Appologize for the installer, i had scripts incorrect and they wouldn't install, here is an updated version.
http://xbmc-addons.googlecode.com/svn/packages/plugins/programs/XBMC-Addons_Installer_Plugin.zip
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- Tuneld - 2008-02-26 16:29
Nuka1195 Wrote:My Appologize for the installer, i had scripts incorrect and they wouldn't install, here is an updated version.
About your plugin:
That update did nothing new for me (ofcource I deleted every old file/folder first)
Still got an list of all files/folders when selecting "Opensubtitles". And still the folders gets into the root of the script folder. And where the Default.py & Default.tbn goes I really can't tell (still misspelled (missing last character of the file ending in the list) though).
Installing one of the "Default" files just gives me a : "Your new item was installed to:"
And now about the actual script:
You say that not even you have tried out the script before posting the news about it on the forum.
Atleast some beta candidate have been involved right?
You guys do a great work, but I'm sort of confused about this script that is 100% not working right now.
- Nuka1195 - 2008-02-26 16:54
About the plugin: You obviously are doing something wrong, read the stickies as i just downloaded the zip and it works fine.
About the script, i didn't write it and as i said i emailed the writer, learn some patience.
- Tuneld - 2008-02-26 17:24
Nuka1195 Wrote:About the plugin: You obviously are doing something wrong, read the stickies as i just downloaded the zip and it works fine.Flushed the cache of FireFox and did the d/l again. Seams like I got the new version now. And it works as it is supposed to now.
Nuka1195 Wrote:About the script, i didn't write it and as i said i emailed the writer, learn some patience.Patience? I'm giving you fast and important feedback about both plugin and the script that you have started in this thread. Please don't get offended about that.
Alot of ppl will be throwing themself over this thread since it is something many ppl have waited for. I think you agree that it good that we atleast have sorted the plugin thingy out. And also contacted the script coder.
If all of us had patience to wait and see if some one else fixes the problem, then nothing would be done. I can't tribute much, but I have done my part: reporting and making a voice heard.
- Tuneld - 2008-02-26 17:44
Update about the script:
Seams like the coder have chosen to not use the standard buttons to do things. Instead of the A-button to "push the button" it is now instead Y-button.
Strange not leaving any instructions to Nuka1195 about it since not even him could the answer about that.
To bad the Search function is based on hashing on extracted files. All my movies are stored in splitted rar's (you know what I'm talking about) and it seams like I can't use this script because of that.
I would really thougth that it included a "search by foldername".. or a manuell search function atleast. But yes, I know all of these things comes.. in patiance...
Activly contribute... - Gamester17 - 2008-02-26 18:03
Tuneld Wrote:To bad the Search function is based on hashing on extracted files. All my movies are stored in splitted rar's (you know what I'm talking about) and it seams like I can't use this script because of that.So edit the script so that it searches using the file-name (or database title name if available) if no hash is available, ...that is what open source is all about, litting anyone improve on your work then redistribute it to share that progress. See:
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Building_Python_Scripts
and
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Category:Python
- Tuneld - 2008-02-26 18:14
Gamester17 Wrote:So edit the script so that it searches using the file-name (or database title name if available) if no hash is available, ...that is what open source is all about, litting anyone improve on your work then redistribute it to share that progress.
Agreed. But for now I seams to have become a beta tester and tries to share my simple findings.. (isn't that counting at all?)
Let's first here from the original coder. Perhaps there already is a built in function for rar searches. Who knows?
Or perahaps I should go through the whole code and write a manual how it works??
- Nuka1195 - 2008-02-26 18:49
i changed the gui, so now selecting the search or settings works. Nice catch, wouldn't have thought to look.
About not finding movies, i don't use it or know how it's suppose to work, so i won't be editing it.
You can either grab the whole script again or just this file: http://xbmc-addons.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/scripts/OpenSubtitles/resources/lib/gui.py
make sure you put it in the right place.
- leob - 2008-02-26 20:33
hi all,
sorry for jumping in late.
i'm not an experienced python developer, i just like messing around with things to make my life easier. one of the most painful parts of my media experience is subtitle downloading for movies and tv shows - hence i thought this script is highly needed.
i'm currently running on linux, so i guess some of the current problems with running the script are related to the switch from linux to xbox. regrettably my xbox has passed away so i can not check the script on it.
i'll describe a little how the script works and i hope someone will be able to fix the xbox related problems.
for the base of the script i used the lyrics script (i looked at undertexter but could not found much help in it) and implemented the osdb xmlrpc interface into it. the idea is the searches are being made through file hashes and not file names. this is a much stronger way of searching for subtitles as the returned subtitles will exactly much the video file you have.
when the script runs it logs into the osdb server (anonymously at first but please register at the site opensubtitles.org/newuser) if a video file is currently being played in the background it will hash it and search the osdb for its subtitles (in order to hash it i access the file so i'm not sure this would work over smb and certainly not sure re split rar files as they are not supported on linux). if no video is playing you can search to select a video file and search for subtitles for it. when you select the subtitle file you want to download it will be downloaded to the subtitle folder set in the settings (might need to change this one as i have some stupid mapping on my system) and then unzipped to it and (if set to true) to the folder where the video file itseld is located in.
thats about it. feel free to ask questions and i might be able to help. feel more than free to make anychanges you see fit to the script as this is a tool which should make our lifes easier (and please, some support from someone running xbox would be highly appreciated).
cheers for now,
leo
- Tuneld - 2008-02-26 21:09
leob Wrote:(in order to hash it i access the file so i'm not sure this would work over smb and certainly not sure re split rar files as they are not supported on linux).Most of us xbox users use an SMB share to reach our movie collection since it is a wast of time to transfer them to the local harddrive. So hashing is not the primary way to go. I can understand it on a Linux system where you probably also store your media library.
Also, alot of us xbmc users still hang on to our xboxes just for one thing: RAR SUPPORT! ... it is the best. And now you say that xbmc on linux doesn't have that support? Are you sure? Is the porting to linux 100% done?
leob Wrote:if no video is playing you can search to select a video file and search for subtitles for it. when you select the subtitle file you want to download it will be downloaded to the subtitle folder set in the settings (might need to change this one as i have some stupid mapping on my system) and then unzipped to it and (if set to true) to the folder where the video file itseld is located in.
leo
Suggestion: make a 2:nd search option. And that would be based on selecting a foldername (by browsing as now, or using the foldername that user already has entered in the Video section) and use that as searchstring.
That is how the Undertexter script works.
That is my 2 cents
I want to thank you for starting a great and needed script. I will try help you as much as I can. Right now the only thing I can help you with is explaining how we use and why we own an xbox with xbmc.
