Shoutbox

Could anyone make a plugin that reads a file path from a specified text file every 1 - 10 seconds and then sets it as the display picture?

I'm sure this wouldn't be very difficult for most plugin developers, I'd do it myself but I know no C++ and very little VB...

There would be many uses for this plugin, but what I want it for is to combine it with a foobar2000 (a music player) plugin that can write text files so I can show album cover art for what I'm playing automatically.

Thanks, I'll be very grateful to anyone makes this.

If someone makes this, don't just read every 10s from a textfile: use window messages to send the data cross-process.

Well.. The biggest problem is still to set the dp without "popping" up the set dp windows.. and also without filling the "Display database" up with thousands of dp's.. right?... Or has someone come across someway to fix this???

Use the MyProperty member of IMessenger3, with an index of 2.

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Originally posted by (CyBeRDuDe)
Well.. The biggest problem is still to set the dp without "popping" up the set dp windows.. and also without filling the "Display database" up with thousands of dp's.. right?... Or has someone come across someway to fix this???

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Popping up the dp window can be avoided by using MyProperty of IMessenger3. However, there is indeed a problem deleting old dps from the list...

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Originally posted by TheBlasphemer

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Originally posted by (CyBeRDuDe)
Well..
The biggest problem is still to set the dp without "popping" up the set
dp windows.. and also without filling the "Display database" up with
thousands of dp's.. right?... Or has someone come across someway to fix
this???

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Popping up the dp window can be
avoided by using MyProperty of IMessenger3. However, there is indeed a
problem deleting old dps from the list...

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How
about taking a "picture" of the folder where DPs and index.dat( ? ) are
stored before starting changing the DP and when it's time to
change  the dp, restore to that "picture" taken and then change
the dp?

hmm, can someone provide of a ?complete? list of the usages of MyProperty in IMessenger3 interface... and how to use it in c++ what VARIANT types are used

Thanks a lot, (actually it is the first time i see it is used )
pm me

The only one I know works is when you use an index of 2, and the other argument is the filepath of the DP to use.

The user could just remove the pictures themselves manually, it'd be nice if it did it itself, but it wouldn't be a necessity, that could always be left out for an early version and added later if someone can work out how.

What could happen is this.
When WMP sends the album picture it deletes the older picture automatically and replaces it with the latest one!
Hasn't another thread been made about this?