Android Yatse - Full featured Xbmc Remote and Widgets for Android & Eden/Frodo

(2012-04-18 14:29)Tolriq Wrote:  Seems there's some download of Xbmc Starter.

Does it works as intended for those who tries ?

Works on both my Win7 mashines 64/32bit

Nice feature to implement this in the remote

Tried using <alwaysontop>yes</alwaysontop> but still cant seem to get XBMC in front.... damn annoying

I had this problem one time

I've just uploaded a new version 1.2.0.0 that should correct this and always bring Xbmc in the foreground.
Even if Xbmc is already started and minimized the long press should works.

Niicceee.......... From my end XBMC will now be complete when Multi Host is implement in the remote

Really apreciate your work with XBMC

::: Starter seems to only work fine first time.......... second time activated it call´s xbmc.exe but dont put it in front untill starter is shut/open.......

Tolriq, I just noticed a slight oversight in the 'Wake On Lan' part.. The message displayed after sending the signal say "WOL sended" or something to that affect.. Could you please replaced 'sended' with 'sent'?

My obsessive compulsive half thanks you!

Mine doesn't pause when calls come in anymore. It used to do it.

Did you install the plugin?

@Cykle : Gonna run some more tests, works ok here

@skabyss : There must be some other horrors in the English text Don't hesitate to report them.

@robl45: As suggested by Warlion, it's now a plugin that need to be started at least once.

New Xbmc Starter 1.3 should now really works correctly in all cases (Well I hope )

Hey Tolriq, I had a couple more ideas/suggestions I wanted to run by you!

I like the new notification bar element, but it seems like it could be more utilized.. One idea I had is to show the duration and expected end time of whatever is playing. Some skins display this when paused but I think it would be great to be able to just pull down the notification bar and see what time the content is expected to end at. This could be implemented in the 'now playing' part too.

I would also love to see the ability to send a totally custom command to xbmc based on a user-entered text string, a bit like eventghost allows users to create.. I would love to have a custom button to launch the 'global search' script.

My last suggestion is could you mute the default sound that plays when using the hardware volume keys? It just seems slightly out of place when the rest of the remote responds with the haptic feedback, and then it beeps with the normal android volume adjust sound when that is used.. If it could be mapped to vibrate with the rest of the remote (if enabled) I think it would feel more appropriate. I'm using a galaxy nexus if that helps at all as far as that goes.

LOVE the app tho! Looking forward to your next project!

In 1.7 the notification is now skinned, shows the current poster and can display times if the option is selected to display times in widgets.

Will see to add an option to show estimated end time (but need to find place or show it instead of duration will see) perhaps more for 1.8.

The total custom command is not possible at this moment, because Json does not allow that it's not like before when we send basic string containing a command. For some commands it can be send by Event Server but special way to pass arguments depending on action. And lastly lots still needs HttpApi that is deprecated and that I really don't want to use.

For next Xbmc version Json will have much more commands so should be easier, for Eden : 2 choices : you use the keymap in xbmc and long press the keyboard button to switch to keymap mode, this allow you a full total control of actions, or you tell me the exact command and parameters and if the command have some use for other users I add it in the special commands dialog.

For you last wish it's not possible it would need a permission to write settings all over the phone to disable that at system level when the remote is on. And I really don't want to ask for such permissions.

The next project is a little reported due to a little less time than wanted to directly do a perfect app. So I think I'll add browsing media in Yatse Widget (In a way not too awful for tablets) and when all works good I'll back-port the code to the tablet version.

Since there's not so much download of Yatse Widget and ICS is not enough deployed I think it will be more profitable to users to do in this way.