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Jukebox in background?
DrewKaree:
I'm not sure if what I'm about to say is what you meant, curmudgeon, but let me know if it is.
Would the keypad from an automatic garage door opener work? Other than that, I know you don't want a whole keyboard in there, but what about a 10-key peripheral such as ->THIS<-?
*disclaimer* pay NO ATTENTION to the PRICE of the product, if that will work for your purposes, I have seen them in the $15-20 range.
Curmudgeon, not sure exactly what inputs you are looking for. Post that info for more help if needed
AlanS17:
Winamp supports a mode where it runs in the system tray and doesn't interfere with the programs list. Perhaps it can be run minimized or at least in the background.
This being said, any front-end that supports running general executables would be able to run it. A script could even potentially be run to create a playlist so one could choose mp3 files with an mp3 executable much like a rom would be run through an emulation executable.
P.S. I just tested running an mp3 through Winamp while Winamp was already open. It ran the file without giving control over to Winamp. So your front-end could keep control. Generic wrappers such as Howards could probably be modified to get the music started or something... I don't know. I'm just rthropwing out random observations and ideas.
Kremmit:
If I understand the problem, you want this cab to be a mame box and a jukebox at the same time, be easy to use even for non-tech types, and for your media player to a) always be accessable; and b) never be in the way.
Since this guy's a lawyer & he's putting it in his vacation cabin, I assume he's not short of cash. So why not a dual monitor setup? I'm not saying you should slap two WG D9200s in there (although that would rock for multiplayer action ;)), but how bout a small pc monitor, TV or flat panel? Mabye one of those LCD's they put in SUVs? You could run a 2nd video card (PCI, or the motherboard's onboard video mabye?) to drive it, and configure things to run your media player / jukebox software on the small screen.
I saw somebody mention a touch screen being a good control option for the media player- & I agree, but it would'nt be accessible during game play on a single monitor setup. If you make the 2nd monitor a touch screen, that problem goes away.
There are a billion possibilities for mounting arrangements, I'll leave that to you.
There could be other uses for the 2nd screen (high score display a la Dragon's Lair or Turbo, for example).
There would be configuration hurdles to overcome (dual monitors under whichever operating system you use, how to keep your apps on the right monitor all the time, etc.). But I'm sure there's a way to make it work if you & your lawyer want to have a go at it.
In fact, now that I've started thinking about it, I'm tempted to try to work it into my current project... Guess I'm gonna need more $$$ :P
-Kremmit
Zakk:
It's an idea, but in this particular project, size constraints were in full effect. I had to cut about 6 inches of width and 4 inches of depth from this, just so that it will fit where it's going. Besides, I got SpamMe's solution running (still in random mode, but good enough).
I think it's not right to try and do what this guy wants....either run it in jukebox mode, or arcade/pinball mode. As you say, he has a bit of $$ to throw around, so maybe he should be getting a wall mounted jukebox from me. ;D We get along great, so maybe I'll be able to talk him into it! Besides, swede's project has me itching to do a juke project sometime soon :)
SpamMe:
--- Quote from: Zakk on May 23, 2004, 01:15:27 am ---...still in random mode...
--- End quote ---
That's the weirdest thing, I havn't been able to reproduce that at all. Obligatory obvious question: Is winamp set to random mode?
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