Quasar Media Player Released For Sharprom And Pdaxrom

[xamindar]

is a welcome shot in the arm for cacko. great app!

But it also runs on cacko.  How is it a shot in the arm?

ah, you misunderstood, a "shot in the arm" means invigorated: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/318925.html

Oh lol, I did misunderstand.

[Jon_J]

I just installed quasar media player to Angstrom. It is in the official feed and it pulled all the dependencies.
Is there a way to make the window fit on the Zaurus screen (C3100)
I'm running Angstrom X11 version.
Below is a pic of the screen.

[ofels]

I just installed quasar media player to Angstrom. It is in the official feed and it pulled all the dependencies.
Is there a way to make the window fit on the Zaurus screen (C3100)
I'm running Angstrom X11 version.
Below is a pic of the screen.

I made the bitbake recipe files for quasar which are now integrated in the Angstrom build.

You have to go to the skins directory and change the font sizes of the default skin in one of the xml files (can't remember which).

That will make it a lot more readable.

Oliver

[Jon_J]

Thank you,
I didn't find any *.xml files.
There are a number of *.png files
And five files as following:
playlisttool_panal_buttons.xcf
playlisttool_panal_dynplaylisteditortab.xcf
playlisttool_panal_modebuttons.xcf
playlisttool_panal_otgplaylisttab.xcf
playlisttool_panal_playlisttab.xcf

And "skin.ini"
I think this looks like the file that needs edited.
There are three sections for font sizes in "skin.ini".
[bigmode]
[normalmode]
[smallmode]

Is there a way to just initiate [smallmode] ?

Edit
I tried later to open the *.xcf files in leafpad and got a message that this is a Gimp file. So apparently these are graphics files and not settings files.
So that only leaves me with the "skin.ini" file to change settings with.
I changed the font sizes in both the [bigmode] and [normalmode] to match the font sizes in the [smallmode]
This didn't change anything in the GUI. I restarted X after doing this.
I pasted the contents of skin.ini below.

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[global]
resolution = VGA

[landscape]
background = 0,0,bg_h.png,0,0,640,56,200:t325:115

stop = 4,6,buttons.png,0,0,42,43,#0
previous = 46,6,buttons.png,0,43,42,43,#0
next = 130,6,buttons.png,0,86,42,43,#0
play = 88,6,buttons.png,0,129,42,43,#0
pause = 88,6,buttons.png,0,172,42,43,#0

knob = -13,9,seekknob.png,0,0,14,13,354,#1
volknob = 39,3,volknob.png,0,0,12,50,49,#2

current_playtime = 195,35,font.png,0,0,9,10,#0
total_playtime = -64,35,font.png,0,0,9,10,#2

tool_background = 0,0,bg_toolpanel_h.png,0,0,640,29,t526:114
tool_info = 160,4,320,20

tool_randomoff = 10,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,0,42,20
tool_randomon = 10,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,20,42,20
tool_repeatoff = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,40,42,20
tool_repeatall = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,60,42,20
tool_repeatone = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,80,42,20

tool_overviewon = 0,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,100,42,20,#1
tool_overviewoff = 0,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,120,42,20,#1

tool_viewplaylist = 53,5,toolpanel_viewbuttons.png,0,0,27,20,#1
tool_viewplayinfo = 78,5,toolpanel_viewbuttons.png,0,20,27,20,#1

playlist_background = 0,0,bg_playlisttoolpanel_h.png,0,0,640,30,150:t100:390

playlist_viewplaylistoff = 10,6,playlisttoolpanel_playlisttab.png,0,0,62,23,#0
playlist_viewplayliston = 10,6,playlisttoolpanel_playlisttab.png,0,23,62,23,#0
playlist_viewdynplaylisteditoroff = 70,6,playlisttoolpanel_dynplaylisteditortab.png,0,0,30,23,#0
playlist_viewdynplaylisteditoron = 70,6,playlisttoolpanel_dynplaylisteditortab.png,0,23,30,23,#0
playlist_viewonthegoplaylistoff = 103,6,playlisttoolpanel_otgplaylisttab.png,0,0,75,23,#0
playlist_viewonthegoplayliston = 103,6,playlisttoolpanel_otgplaylisttab.png,0,23,75,23,#0

playlist_open = 0,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,120,36,20,#2
playlist_save = 35,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,140,36,20,#2
playlist_copytoonthegoplaylist = 73,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,100,36,20,#2

playlist_cut = 111,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,20,36,20,#2
playlist_copy = 146,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,0,36,20,#2
playlist_paste = 181,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,40,36,20,#2
playlist_delete = 216,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,60,36,20,#2

playlist_resetfilterandsorting = 255,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,80,36,20,#2

playlist_modesingle = 294,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,0,27,20,#2
playlist_modemultiselect = 319,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,20,27,20,#2
playlist_modemoveitem = 344,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,40,27,20,#2


[portrait]
background = 0,0,bg_v.png,0,0,480,56,200:t165:115

stop = 4,6,buttons.png,0,0,42,43,#0
previous = 46,6,buttons.png,0,43,42,43,#0
next = 130,6,buttons.png,0,86,42,43,#0
play = 88,6,buttons.png,0,129,42,43,#0
pause = 88,6,buttons.png,0,172,42,43,#0

knob = -13,9,seekknob.png,0,0,14,13,192,#1
volknob = 39,3,volknob.png,0,0,12,50,49,#2

current_playtime = 195,35,font.png,0,0,9,10,#0
total_playtime = -64,35,font.png,0,0,9,10,#2

tool_background = 0,0,bg_toolpanel_v.png,0,0,480,29,t366:114
tool_info = 110,4,250,20

tool_randomoff = 10,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,0,42,20
tool_randomon = 10,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,20,42,20
tool_repeatoff = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,40,42,20
tool_repeatall = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,60,42,20
tool_repeatone = 51,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,80,42,20

tool_overviewon = 0,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,100,42,20,#1
tool_overviewoff = 0,5,toolpanel_buttons.png,0,120,42,20,#1

tool_viewplaylist = 53,5,toolpanel_viewbuttons.png,0,0,27,20,#1
tool_viewplayinfo = 78,5,toolpanel_viewbuttons.png,0,20,27,20,#1

playlist_background = 0,0,bg_playlisttoolpanel_h.png,0,0,640,54,150:t100:390

playlist_viewplaylistoff = 5,30,playlisttoolpanel_playlisttab.png,0,0,62,23,#0
playlist_viewplayliston = 5,30,playlisttoolpanel_playlisttab.png,0,23,62,23,#0
playlist_viewdynplaylisteditoroff = 65,30,playlisttoolpanel_dynplaylisteditortab.png,0,0,30,23,#0
playlist_viewdynplaylisteditoron = 65,30,playlisttoolpanel_dynplaylisteditortab.png,0,23,30,23,#0
playlist_viewonthegoplaylistoff = 98,30,playlisttoolpanel_otgplaylisttab.png,0,0,75,23,#0
playlist_viewonthegoplayliston = 98,30,playlisttoolpanel_otgplaylisttab.png,0,23,75,23,#0

playlist_open = 5,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,120,36,20,#0
playlist_save = 40,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,140,36,20,#0
playlist_copytoonthegoplaylist = 78,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,100,36,20,#0

playlist_cut = 116,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,20,36,20,#0
playlist_copy = 151,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,0,36,20,#0
playlist_paste = 186,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,40,36,20,#0
playlist_delete = 221,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,60,36,20,#0

playlist_resetfilterandsorting = 260,5,playlisttoolpanel_buttons.png,0,80,36,20,#0

playlist_modesingle = 299,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,0,27,20,#0
playlist_modemultiselect = 324,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,20,27,20,#0
playlist_modemoveitem = 349,5,playlisttoolpanel_modebuttons.png,0,40,27,20,#0


[bigmode]
playlist_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF
playlist_background = #131313,#000000
playlist_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlist_selected_background = #FF0000
playlist_header_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF
playlist_header_background = #696969
playlist_scrollbar_background = #999999

playlist_playindicator = play_indicator_b.png
playlist_pauseindicator = pause_indicator_b.png

playlistoverview_separatorcolor = #696969

playlistoverview_font = helvetica,20,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_background = #333333
playlistoverview_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlistoverview_selected_background = #FF0000
playlistoverview_header_font = helvetica,20,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_header_background = #696969
playlistoverview_scrollbar_background = #999999

playinfo_font = helvetica,30,#FFFFFF
playinfo_background = #000000

toolbar_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF
toolbar_background = #565656

filterbox_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF
filterbox_background = #000000
filterbox_focused_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
filterbox_focused_background = #FF0000

[normalmode]
playlist_font = helvetica,18,#FFFFFF
playlist_background = #131313,#000000
playlist_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlist_selected_background = #FF0000
playlist_header_font = helvetica,18,#FFFFFF
playlist_header_background = #696969
playlist_scrollbar_background = #999999

playlist_playindicator = play_indicator.png
playlist_pauseindicator = pause_indicator.png

playlistoverview_separatorcolor = #696969

playlistoverview_font = helvetica,15,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_background = #333333
playlistoverview_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlistoverview_selected_background = #FF0000
playlistoverview_header_font = helvetica,15,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_header_background = #696969
playlistoverview_scrollbar_background = #999999

playinfo_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF
playinfo_background = #000000

toolbar_font = helvetica,22,#FFFFFF
toolbar_background = #565656

filterbox_font = helvetica,22,#FFFFFF
filterbox_background = #000000
filterbox_focused_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
filterbox_focused_background = #FF0000

[smallmode]
playlist_font = helvetica,12,#FFFFFF
playlist_background = #131313,#000000
playlist_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlist_selected_background = #FF0000
playlist_header_font = helvetica,14,#FFFFFF
playlist_header_background = #696969
playlist_scrollbar_background = #999999

playlist_playindicator = play_indicator.png
playlist_pauseindicator = pause_indicator.png

playlistoverview_separatorcolor = #696969

playlistoverview_font = helvetica,10,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_background = #333333
playlistoverview_selected_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
playlistoverview_selected_background = #FF0000
playlistoverview_header_font = helvetica,10,#FFFFFF
playlistoverview_header_background = #696969
playlistoverview_scrollbar_background = #999999

playinfo_font = helvetica,20,#FFFFFF
playinfo_background = #000000

toolbar_font = helvetica,20,#FFFFFF
toolbar_background = #565656

filterbox_font = helvetica,20,#FFFFFF
filterbox_background = #000000
filterbox_focused_fontcolor = #FFFFFF
filterbox_focused_background = #FF0000

[ofels]

And "skin.ini"
I think this looks like the file that needs edited.
There are three sections for font sizes in "skin.ini".
[bigmode]
[normalmode]
[smallmode]

Is there a way to just initiate [smallmode] ?

Yes, the skin.ini file is the one to edit, sorry.
You can enable small mode from the menu, but on the 3100 it will not bring much of a benefit as the fonts are still too large.

Edit all sections with fonts and reduce the font sizes to about 50% or less depending on your likeage.
Eg. change

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playlist_font = helvetica,25,#FFFFFF to

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playlist_font = helvetica,12,#FFFFFF
Oliver

[Jon_J]

I changed then all to "10"
It looks like it fits the screen now, I'll do some further tweaking.

[Jon_J]

screenshot

[ofels]

screenshot

Great, looks like you made it.

Oliver

[eviLjazz]

Just wanted to let you know, that I have made nightly builds of Quasar available for Sharp-Qtopia and pdaXrom and various other platforms:
http://katastrophos.net/andre/blog/2009/07...ayer-available/
I am looking for some testers. The current pdaXrom version is totally untested.

Andre

[xamindar]

I just noticed there is a newer version of this program with the qscrobbler integrated now. Thank you so much eviLjazz!  This is truely the best media player on my Zaurus!
http://katastrophos.net/andre/blog/softwar...r-media-player/

[eviLjazz]

Yes, I released a new version of Quasar a few days ago. I wanted to post here but the forum was down at that time. Luckily it is back now.

I would like to keep releasing for the Zaurus but I have this strange feeling that the actual count of active users has gone down quite a bit. Keeping the code base Qt 2.x compatible is really getting harder each day. And to be honest, I do not use my Zaurus anymore. It has been lying here on the table gathering dust. That is quite a shame considering how much money and time I put into this little machine...

Anyway, please let me know if Quasar is working on your Zaurii and on which OS! Thanks.

[xamindar]

I would like to keep releasing for the Zaurus but I have this strange feeling that the actual count of active users has gone down quite a bit. Keeping the code base Qt 2.x compatible is really getting harder each day. And to be honest, I do not use my Zaurus anymore. It has been lying here on the table gathering dust. That is quite a shame considering how much money and time I put into this little machine...

Anyway, please let me know if Quasar is working on your Zaurii and on which OS! Thanks.

No worries man, Quasar is complete on the Zaurus as far as I'm concerned. The reason I still use my Zaurus despite how slow it is these days is because I have not found anything that has the same features to replace it. Looking for a phone to replace it but so far none out there have all of the following: a good keyboard, usb on-the-go(client and host), wifi and bluetooth, lots of good applications, and runs linux. If anyone knows of such a device I would be all ears.

I will let you know if I have any serious issues with this version, so far so good and again thanks for the update.

[speculatrix]

it does seem that eviljazz has made quasar a damn good program and it doesn't need much if anything doing to it!

[duo]

@ xamindar  I too would like to find a linux based phone that did all of that, so far my Pre is close, but not close enough.

[koan]

I encountered some problems:

The ipk for the Sharp ROM has to be renamed "quasar_arm.ipk", the installer tells you it will not let you install until you've done that.

The Edit menu has too much stuff on it, it takes up the whole screen!

The onscreen graphics shown with mplayer are rotated