SKG Jukebox Update to version 0.85

[skepticalgeek]

The new update for SKG Jukebox, version 0.85, is available for download. The biggest change is the use of an XML file to load the music library. The first time you run the program after installing the new version, it will save information about your music collection called Library.xml. This file will be in the resources directory in the Windows version, and in the /home/username/SKG Jukebox directory in the Linux version. The program will then use this file to load the music information from then on, instead of doing a recursive directory search. This should significantly decrease initial startup time, especially for very large album collections.

There are some issues with this approach. If you add new albums using something other than the integrated CD ripper, the program won't know about it. And if you remove any albums, the program will still try to load them from the file, and will crash on startup. To fix this, just delete the Library.xml file, or use the new Reload Library button on the Options screen. Of course, if you add albums using the integrated ripper, they will appear just fine. Other fixes include:

• About button on the Option screen shows version information, so you will always know if you are running the latest version.
• Page up and Page down key will scroll the album collection forward and back by a full letter.
• Various bug fixes and improvements for code efficiency.

On that note, I would like to say that development of the jukebox is going to be on hiatus for a while. I will still be monitoring the boards and my e-mail, and if an issue comes up that needs to be fixed, i will do another update. But, I want to spend time on the SKG Gamebox. I would like to get it in a state where it is running and ready for beta testing in the winter. I still would like as much feedback as possible, though, and keep an eye on these forums for news and initial screenshots for the SKG Gamebox, a multiple emulator frontend with internet connectivity for screenshot downloading and game information.

[egosbar]

got a poker day on saturday for my birthday will be giving it a good run with my new amps , probably order my new speakers next month thanks to a nice 2k win at poker so then ill really put it through its paces

thanks mate for the program build , love the program , my cousins boyfriend is a programmer of some sort im going to see if he can tweak it and remove the buttons for me

would that be very hard

[egosbar]

loading is very good mate

crashes if you havent got a song playing and i hit add to playlist

as i have my volume button mapped to short click is add to playlist and long click is options if you only short click with no song it crashes

not a big deal as songs are on most of the time

will be testing it out tonight ill let you know how it goes

[egosbar]

put it through its paces big time last night

a lot of songs still play with no sound or dont play at all

i think ill have to send you some of them as they are just mp3 format and they play fine in media player

the juke is awesome bar that bug

[skepticalgeek]

If a song is playing but no sound, try F12. If it is loaded but not playing, try the space bar.

[egosbar]

hi skg

tried using space and f12 when song wont play or plays without sound  ,  there are quite a few albums doing this and the space f12 doesnt help

they are simple mp3s ,   funny thing is they play using media player no worries at all

i cant see anything different in the file name etc

what info do you need so we can try to sort it out?