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From: "Craig Ross" <craig () ventexwebdesigns ! com ! au>
Date: 2007-11-01 23:35:13
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The bg thing for me is MYSQL support both for speed and so i can share my db
to my other machines around the house
thanks for a great app guys
On 11/2/07, Martin Steigerwald <Martin@lichtvoll.de> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Greg!
>
> CC'd to you personally also, cause its an older thread.
>
> I just have a few more questions ;-).
>
> Am Donnerstag 13 September 2007 schrieb Greg Meyer:
> > On Thursday 13 September 2007, Martin Steigerwald wrote:
> > > 1) When writing about current state of affairs (i.e. Amarok 1.4.7),
> > > is there anything that you think I should include in any case?
> > > Anything that might be easily overlooked? I think I have quite a good
> > > grasp on the key features, but if you have some additional input for
> > > me, go ahead...
> >
> > Dynamic playlists are important.
> >
> > Scoring is often misunderstood, because people try to think of it in
> > terms of a rating, but that is different. Scoring is designed to tell
> > you what music you prefer by reporting what you actually listen to. I
> > know it changed the way I purchase music because it is focused on the
> > the music I actually like instead of the music I thought I liked. Much
> > of the criticism was centered around the scoring algorithm, but this
> > can be controlled by the user since scoring is done via script and the
> > user can create their own custom scoring script.
>
> Whats the criticism here?
>
> > > 2) If I provide a tips and tricks section in my article, what
> > > tips&tricks should be in there IMHO? Anything else than
> > > http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Tips_and_Tricks?
> >
> > A big one for me is feeding a dynamic playlist with a smart playlist
> > rather something static or user created. I created a smart playlist
> > that selects songs with a score btween 80 and 95, with more than 8
> > plays, and hasn't been heard in 3 weeks.
>
> Why did you use a upper limit for the score (95)?
>
> [...]
> > Another huge item for more technical users is the ability to retrieve
> > information and control amarok through the KDE DCOP interface. This
> > will be replaced in 2.0 with DBUS. Just type "dcop amarok" to see all
> > the various dcop targets. Then try dcop amarok player nowPlaying:
> >
> > user@localhost $ dcop amarok player nowPlaying
> > The Cure - Friday I'm In Love
> >
> > "dcop amarok player showOSD" displays the OSD, etc. You can use the
> > KDE DCOP browser to see everything available.
>
> Yes. Thats cute. I usually SSH into my Amarok machine - an used ThinkPad
> T23 - and just use amarok -f when it plays a song, I do not like.
>
> It will be a challenge to fit all the good stuff into one article. I have
> installation, MP3 support, the context browser + all of the stuff it
> provides and intelligent as well as dynamic playlists covered - but so
> much is still missing.
>
> Ciao,
> --
> Martin 'Helios' Steigerwald - http://www.Lichtvoll.de
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<p>The bg thing for me is MYSQL support both for speed and so i can share my db to my \
other machines around the house</p><p>thanks for a great app \
guys<br></p><p></p><p></p><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/2/07, <b \
class="gmail_sendername"> Martin Steigerwald</b> <<a \
href="mailto:Martin@lichtvoll.de">Martin@lichtvoll.de</a>> \
wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>Hi \
Greg! <br><br>CC'd to you personally also, cause its an older thread.<br><br>I \
just have a few more questions ;-).<br><br>Am Donnerstag 13 September 2007 schrieb \
Greg Meyer:<br>> On Thursday 13 September 2007, Martin Steigerwald wrote: <br>> \
> 1) When writing about current state of affairs (i.e. Amarok 1.4.7),<br>> > \
is there anything that you think I should include in any case?<br>> > Anything \
that might be easily overlooked? I think I have quite a good <br>> > grasp on \
the key features, but if you have some additional input for<br>> > me, go \
ahead...<br>><br>> Dynamic playlists are important.<br>><br>> Scoring is \
often misunderstood, because people try to think of it in <br>> terms of a rating, \
but that is different. Scoring is designed to tell<br>> you what music \
you prefer by reporting what you actually listen to. I<br>> know it \
changed the way I purchase music because it is focused on the <br>> the music I \
actually like instead of the music I thought I liked. Much<br>> of the \
criticism was centered around the scoring algorithm, but this<br>> can be \
controlled by the user since scoring is done via script and the <br>> user can \
create their own custom scoring script.<br><br>Whats the criticism here?<br><br>> \
> 2) If I provide a tips and tricks section in my article, what<br>> > \
tips&tricks should be in there IMHO? Anything else than <br>> > <a \
href="http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Tips_and_Tricks">http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Tips_and_Tricks</a>?<br>><br>> \
A big one for me is feeding a dynamic playlist with a smart playlist<br>> rather \
something static or user created. I created a smart playlist <br>> that \
selects songs with a score btween 80 and 95, with more than 8<br>> plays, and \
hasn't been heard in 3 weeks.<br><br>Why did you use a upper limit for the score \
(95)?<br><br>[...]<br>> Another huge item for more technical users is the ability \
to retrieve <br>> information and control amarok through the KDE DCOP \
interface. This<br>> will be replaced in 2.0 with DBUS. Just \
type "dcop amarok" to see all<br>> the various dcop \
targets. Then try dcop amarok player nowPlaying: \
<br>><br>> user@localhost $ dcop amarok \
player nowPlaying<br>> The Cure - Friday \
I'm In Love<br>><br>> "dcop amarok player showOSD" displays the \
OSD, etc. You can use the<br>> KDE DCOP browser to see everything \
available. <br><br>Yes. Thats cute. I usually SSH into my Amarok machine - an used \
ThinkPad<br>T23 - and just use amarok -f when it plays a song, I do not \
like.<br><br>It will be a challenge to fit all the good stuff into one article. I \
have <br>installation, MP3 support, the context browser + all of the stuff \
it<br>provides and intelligent as well as dynamic playlists covered - but so<br>much \
is still missing.<br><br>Ciao,<br>--<br>Martin 'Helios' Steigerwald - <a \
href="http://www.Lichtvoll.de">http://www.Lichtvoll.de</a><br>GPG: 03B0 0D6C 0040 \
0710 4AFA B82F 991B EAAC A599 \
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href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok">https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br \
clear="all"><br>-- <br>Craig Ross<br>0407283367<br>Ventex Web Designs <br><a \
href="http://www.ventexwebdesigns.com.au">http://www.ventexwebdesigns.com.au</a>
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