XBMC Constellation For iPad/iPhone by FSS.cc (unofficial remote)

Archigos Wrote:No idea if it'd be possible, but ideal would be to have some kind of warning come up if you enable the option stating that FSS/etc are not responsible for any damage to the system if the user moves a system file for example.

warnings are good but the ability to disable the file deletion by default would be better, and then have a warning pop up as a secondary if file deletion is enabled if you see my meaning.
Personally I'm not sure whether it is such a good idea, seeing as any of that can be done from XBMC with the right privileges and 'allow file renaming and deletion' is enabled in settings,
I'm just chucking my 2 cents out on it...

Archigos Wrote:PS You're welcome

Definitely

Burbulence Wrote:warnings are good but the ability to disable the file deletion by default would be better, and then have a warning pop up as a secondary if file deletion is enabled if you see my meaning.
Personally I'm not sure whether it is such a good idea, seeing as any of that can be done from XBMC with the right privileges and 'allow file renaming and deletion' is enabled in settings,
I'm just chucking my 2 cents out on it...

That's what I meant... have it off by default and warn them only if/when they turn it on and possibly another 'confirm' box (with warning) for the actual deletion.

Bringing up the point of it already available in XBMC, I've found some users (thankfully) don't realize if you leave it off (which is default) it prevents deletion while looking in your library, but still allows it when using the File Manager.

Archigos Wrote:Bringing up the point of it already available in XBMC, I've found some users (thankfully) don't realize if you leave it off (which is default) it prevents deletion while looking in your library, but still allows it when using the File Manager.

that then brings up the idea of properly structured user accounts... But then it becomes more of a pain in the... to set up. I've got mine where my pc is the admin user with read/write privileges, and xbmc user as ready only, which with samba is simple enough to do. It gets more interesting setting it up with nfs, I'm still playing with that

Excellent app, purchased right away.

Browsing by artist is slow though. Any chance you could add a view to search by first letter of artist? Or at least allow using the scroll bar to quickly get to ZZ Top

zag2me Wrote:Excellent app, purchased right away.

Browsing by artist is slow though. Any chance you could add a view to search by first letter of artist? Or at least allow using the scroll bar to quickly get to ZZ Top

I'll second that!

I've asked for the same function in the Movie section. I've got about 1700 movies and I've been told to just use the search function to get down to the lower letters. Seems like a reasonable request seeing that a lot of my apps have that ability to quickly jump to an area by tapping the letters A-Z along the left or right side of the screen

I don't know if this is a missing feature or I just couldn't find the right way to do it, but here's the story :
I have my movies, music and stuff on separate partition, not where XBMC is installed, but when I select the "Files" menu on my iPad I see only the local drive partition where is XBMC (no option to switch drive, or at least I don't see it), so I can not browse my files that are not in library from there. I've also plugged a flash drive to my box (which is all ok visible by XBMC -> Files), which was also impossible to browse by the same reason, I guess. Is it that I'm doing something wrong ? If this is a missing feature - then turn this to a request for change/improvement of constellation :-).

zag2me Wrote:Excellent app, purchased right away.
Browsing by artist is slow though. Any chance you could add a view to search by first letter of artist? Or at least allow using the scroll bar to quickly get to ZZ Top

clipper99 Wrote:I'll second that!
I've asked for the same function in the Movie section. I've got about 1700 movies and I've been told to just use the search function to get down to the lower letters. Seems like a reasonable request seeing that a lot of my apps have that ability to quickly jump to an area by tapping the letters A-Z along the left or right side of the screen

On the iPhone version, when you're viewing Music, Movies, or TV Shows, there's a list of letters to the right hand side that will allow you to jump to the letter you want. This isn't in the iPad version yet, but it's been stated before that it should be in an upcoming version soon (The latest beta Dawid mentioned hasn't been released yet but I wouldn't be surprised if it's in that version already).

joro_abv Wrote:I don't know if this is a missing feature or I just couldn't find the right way to do it, but here's the story :
I have my movies, music and stuff on separate partition, not where XBMC is installed, but when I select the "Files" menu on my iPad I see only the local drive partition where is XBMC (no option to switch drive, or at least I don't see it), so I can not browse my files that are not in library from there. I've also plugged a flash drive to my box (which is all ok visible by XBMC -> Files), which was also impossible to browse by the same reason, I guess. Is it that I'm doing something wrong ? If this is a missing feature - then turn this to a request for change/improvement of constellation :-).

Currently the Files view only shows the System Drive ('C' on Windows or 'root' on Linux) and doesn't give an option for other drives/partitions. As far as I know this has been looked into and should be changed in an upcoming version.
For the time being, you can use Symlinks as a work around to gain access to the other drives/partitions if you'd like. (Setup for Symlinks differs pending on host operating system, but yes, they even work on Windows)

Archigos Wrote:Currently the Files view only shows the System Drive ('C' on Windows or 'root' on Linux) and doesn't give an option for other drives/partitions. As far as I know this has been looked into and should be changed in an upcoming version.
For the time being, you can use Symlinks as a work around to gain access to the other drives/partitions if you'd like. (Setup for Symlinks differs pending on host operating system, but yes, they even work on Windows)

If I use the file browser within constellation there is a folder called video, and clicking on that allows me to browse the source directory of my library I have a few sources on my server and laptop etc... Is this the function you mean, I.e.

Constellation>> files>> video>> media(server directory). Or
Constellation>> files>> video>> Videos(laptop directory)

That's without sim links I'll get some screenshots if needed that might explain better

Burbulence Wrote:If I use the file browser within constellation there is a folder called video, and clicking on that allows me to browse the source directory of my library I have a few sources on my server and laptop etc... Is this the function you mean, I.e.

Constellation>> files>> video>> media(server directory). Or
Constellation>> files>> video>> Videos(laptop directory)

That's without sim links I'll get some screenshots if needed that might explain better

I guess I worded that wrong. In Constellation if I hit "Files" I get the normal list with Video, Audio, Pictures, Files, and Playlists; if I go into Video or Audio I get whatever is marked as a source in XBMC (like my Movies, TV Shows, etc) but what I meant was if you hit "Files" / "Files" it lists my C drive without being able to access any of the other drives/shares like Joro mentioned. The point of the Symlink comment was he can create those (or junction points) to the required drive/partition and it would act like a normal directory from the system drive.

Example:
For anyone that has read a few of the how-to's I've done for Maraschino, etc. you'll know I tend to consolidate most of my HTPC related things in a folder (C:\HTPC-Apps) so inside that folder I created ".sources" and created Junction Points inside there:
"C:\HTPC-Apps\.sources\Movies" (shows directory structure of "V:\Movies")
"C:\HTPC-Apps\.sources\TV Shows" (shows directory structure of "T:\TV Shows")
and so on...

--Edit--
So for someone like Joro, you could add whatever folder you have as your movie temp in the sources folder so you'd have quick access to it while you are moving things around.

Archigos Wrote:Glad to see you got at least part of your problems fixed. As far as the 'update library' buttons not working, you are holding them down correct? As you hold, you should see them fill with color and once they are completely full it sends the command... it was done this way to prevent people from accidentally bumping them. But with the 'navigate through the folders' comment makes me wonder if you have the libraries turned on and set up correctly inside XBMC in the first place. You can feel free to PM me with more details on exactly what it's doing and I can try to help walk you through some stuff so you get the best experience.

Thanks for the awesome help. The issue was with my library. Sorted it out and everything works great! My wife loves the app, which means my project can continue. lol