(2013-08-30, 15:06)jazzperm Wrote: I set Chrome in Advances Launcher on XBMC 12.2 on windows 7.

When Chrome is not running and I open it with advanced launcher, it opens chrome and gets the focus. When Chrome is already running and, I open it again from advanced launcher, it opens a new window that doesn't get focus. Is it possible to switch to the opened chrome window, instead of opening a new window?

(2013-09-02, 22:42)Angelscry Wrote:

(2013-09-02, 19:44)fruitgull Wrote: I have the famous no sound in advanced launcher lanched applications I've read quite a lot and tried many different solutions though.

One of them was the solution by Angelscry in post #4705 in this thread:
Adding ~/.asoundrc:
pcm.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 3
}

ctl.!default {
type hw
card 0
device 3
}


Card 0, dev 3 should be right because speaker-test -D hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3 -c 6 works fine. And I only have one card (0). Please note that speaker-test -D hw:0,3 -c 6 doesn't produce any sound.
aplay -D hw:0,3 wavfile.wav doesn't work either. It's finding the device. But no sound.
Also when I start Spotify the playing bar moves, but no sound is heard. If I change device in .asoundrc (to something other than 3) playback doesn't start at all and the playing bar does not move. So I'm quite certain I have the correct card/device. Sound doesn't work in Firefox or Chromium either. No spdif devices are muted in alsamixer.

I've also tried to toggle the setting in advanced launcher to stop or let play the xbmc sound. I'm also of course using the correct system/sound settings i xbmc (I've tried both hdmi and analogue here), and also with or without navigation sounds. All sound works fine in xbmc otherwise.

I'm using XBMCbuntu 12.2.
Any advice on how to continue?

Are you using pulseaudio on your XBMCbuntu system?
Are you starting your application under a windows/desktop manager environnement (like openbox)?
If using card(0) do not work but using "NVidia" work, maybe you could try to setup your .asoundrc file like this : https://gist.github.com/jasongill/2385863
What is the result of the command aplay -l ?

• set into Advanced Launcher the option to let XBMC play sound,
  
• set into XBMC audio output to analogic,
  
• and disable navigation sounds into XBMC
  

(2013-09-03, 15:19)Angelscry Wrote: All seems correct... I know that you have already play with those parameters, but have you try to set them like this :

• set into Advanced Launcher the option to let XBMC play sound,
  
• set into XBMC audio output to analogic,
  
• and disable navigation sounds into XBMC
  

but all at the same time (not one by one)?

(2013-09-03, 17:12)Angelscry Wrote: Not really true.... I have 2 other ideas...
To check if the problem is really related to XBMC, you can try this :

Code:

#!/bin/bash
killall -9 xbmc
openbox &
/usr/bin/spotify
killall -9 openbox
xbmc

Also... Normally XBMC automatically release sound after 10s. So you can try to add a delay to check if it is the case :

Code:

#!/bin/bash
sleep 15
openbox &
/usr/bin/spotify
killall -9 openbox

Normally you must have sound on the 2 cases. If not, then the problem is related to your system configuration.

(2013-09-05, 10:19)Dam0 Wrote: ive tried to search, so i apologise if this has been asked previously...

can this add-on open any web browser and give focus/kill xbmc, then when browser is exited restart xbmc/switch focus back to xbmc on Raspbmc distro?

thx,
D.

(2013-09-05, 13:22)Dam0 Wrote: thank you for the informative reply.

by chance could you also recommend a light windows/desktop manager that might be suitable, remembering that raspberry pi only has 512mb ram?

thx,
Dam0

(2013-09-05, 14:36)Angelscry Wrote: You can try to install Openbox ....

(2013-09-05, 20:11)n1md4 Wrote:

(2013-09-05, 14:36)Angelscry Wrote: You can try to install Openbox ....

You should consider a FAQ section on your first post

(2013-09-05, 20:11)n1md4 Wrote: By the way, remember a while ago discussing about potentially configuring a book/magazine scraper to use Amazon? Ever something you've time/interest in?

(2013-09-05, 20:11)n1md4 Wrote:

(2013-09-05, 14:36)Angelscry Wrote: You can try to install Openbox ....

You should consider a FAQ section on your first post