Shoutbox

Hehe, one more update (now v1.4). This one is fairly important, as it updates the metadata functions to those in the latest version of -dt-'s "Music now playing", which in my opinion are definitely more efficient than the previous functions. This version also fixes a bug in the "low priority" option (no more bugs, I promise ).

PS. Sorry for double posting...

I noticed something about your script, might be a bug, might just be the way it's designed. But it doesn't always show the full title. For example, I tag my music in the following fashion:

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Crooked I - Boom Boom Clap [Remix] (ft. Conyac, Horse Shoe Gang and Mykestro)

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It displays nearly perfect, except it ALWAYS leaves off the "(ft.)" and it's contents within, no matter what the song. If I have a "(ft.)" on it, it always prunes it. :\

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Originally posted by Mizery_Made
I noticed something about your script, might be a bug, might just be the way it's designed. But it doesn't always show the full title. For example, I tag my music in the following fashion:

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Crooked I - Boom Boom Clap [Remix] (ft. Conyac, Horse Shoe Gang and Mykestro)

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It displays nearly perfect, except it ALWAYS leaves off the "(ft.)" and it's contents within, no matter what the song. If I have a "(ft.)" on it, it always prunes it. :\

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Yes, that would have to be because of the filter in Winamp Media. However, if you tagged your music properly, I'm not sure how the script could have pruned your bracketed words. The script only applies its filter if it is unable to retrieve meta info, which only happens if a) there is no ID3 tag enabled or b) you are listening to internet radio.

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If your scenario is a), it most likely means that you have not tagged your music properly (ie. you have only named your music by its filename). All you need to do is add some ID3 tags:

1. Open your music with Winamp.
   
2. Open the track information by pressing Alt+3.
   
3. Add your information here.
   
4. Click Update.

If you have a lot of music to tag, then you might want to consider using a batch tagging program, otherwise see the second set of instructions in scenario b).

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If your scenario is b), it is slightly more complicated. The filter was designed to remove the station name to avoid interference with the title and artist name, but you can do this in Winamp:

1. Open Winamp.
   
2. Open your preferences by pressing Control+P.
   
3. Go to the Plug-ins tab.
   
4. Go to the Input tab.
   
5. Select Nullsoft MPEG Audio Decoder 3.52 [in_mp3.dll].
   
6. Click Configure.
   
7. Go to the Streaming tab.
   
8. In Streaming extensions, untick Include stream name in title.

You will also need to edit the Winamp Media script:

1. Sign in to Windows Live Messenger.
   
2. Open your Messenger Plus! Live preferences.
   
3. Go to the Scripts tab.
   
4. Select Winamp Media.
   
5. Click Edit.
   
6. In the Current Script File, select Settings.js.
   
7. Scroll down and find the line:

   code:

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   var WnMd_Filter = new Array(/http:\/\/\S*\b/, /\[Connecting\] /, /\[ICY 200 OK\] /, /\[Buffer: \d*%\] /, / +\(.*?\)/g, / requested by .+$/);

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8. Remove the red text (or remove the whole line if you want).
   
9. Click Save All.

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Hopefully one of these two solutions will fix your problem.

Silly me, turns out, I didn't have WinAmp running when I noticed this. Instead, it was MediaMonkey that I had playing. Though, it works perfectly fine in WinAmp (showing the "(ft.)") but a side note, removing that line you mentioned fixes the problem with MediaMonkey.

IS it only me, but when i click on Custom it shows Now Playing - " Title - Artist" instead of usual Title - Artist. I mean i cant get it to reverse Artist - Title

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Originally posted by ChromeX
IS it only me, but when i click on Custom it shows Now Playing - " Title - Artist" instead of usual Title - Artist. I mean i cant get it to reverse Artist - Title

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Could you perhaps explain that again? I don't quite understand what you mean...

If all you want is the default display format of Title - Artist, then select "Default". If you want it reversed like Artist - Title, then check the "Reversed" checkbox.

The "Custom" box allows you to create a personalised tag using {0} (title), {1} (artist), {2} (album), {3} (year), {4} (genre) and {5} (track number). So let's say you wanted to have your current media in the format of I am listening to Mozart's The Magic Flute, written in 1791, then you would put "I am listening to {1}'s {0}, written in {3}" in the box.

If you don't know what anything does, try reading the tooltip (by hovering your mouse over an option).

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If all you want is the default display format of Title - Artist, then select "Default". If you want it reversed like Artist - Title, then check the "Reversed" checkbox.

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I don't have the reversed checkbox in the script..

Maybe i have to reinstall it

is there any screen shots we can see of this script in action?

Just to help both of you in one post, here's some screenshots of the configuration in v1.4:

     

@ChromeX: Check if the "Reversed" checkbox is there like in the screenshot.

@psycho_maniac: These are the options that you can use to configure your now playing. If you have any questions about any feature, just ask.

thanks for your replies phalanxii, but i get this in the configuration: