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YAPS goes where no other skin has gone before
Wolksby replied to flyingdutchman's topic in Skins and Visualizations
Hi, It's been fascinating reading further posts about - in my case - the 'case of the missing icon', because, as a user with no specific programming skills whatsoever, it's comforting to know that the said omission is not of my doing, but as @flyingdutchman confirmed, to do with YAPS, and the fact that I chose to have a bitmap background. However, I am now perfectly happy with the outcome, and it has given me am opportunity to check out other available backgrounds instead. Consequently this is my 'play' page now, and, because I always keep the metadata box on the one setting that I find useful, the fact that the icon is hidden, is not important to me. I resized it to its maximum, and I still think that the result is aesthetically pleasing - hidden icon or not. For me the use of a background image, rather than plain colour, far outweighs the hidden icon(s). However, for the equaliser page, I have still gone with the background set to 'None', to ensure that it is totally uncluttered, even though it's a page that, once set, I don't refer to very often. For my money, 'Poweramp + YAPS' is still a winning combination! -
YAPS goes where no other skin has gone before
Wolksby replied to flyingdutchman's topic in Skins and Visualizations
Hi, I love tweaking Poweramp, in an ongoing quest to get it to look and feel exactly as I want it to do. I feel I am virtually there, but would appreciate a little help resolving a small issue, but one that frustrates me! Here is a screenshot of one of my pages, by way of example: As you can see, in the 'Information' bar which sits exactly on top of the three 'gold' play buttons, the legend, 'PRB MUSIC SELECTI' appears offset to the right by two characters or so. I have done some preliminary research, and find that there is an ICON missing, which should appear to the right of the text, as follows: The extra space in the information bar should be where a little icon showing what info is currently being displayed appears - it will show local details about playback (output method, source file properties, folder names, etc). It has been suggested to me that, if this issue does not occur in the default skins, it's most likely to be something in the YAPS settings I use, which is preventing any one of the icons from appearing, whenever their respected local detail has been selected for display. I have checked painstakingly through the YAPS setting, and those germane to the basic Poweramp app, but a solution is proving very elusive to come by! All help / suggestions gratefully received! Thanking you, in anticipation, W -
Hi, my latest question refers to what, I think, is called the 'Meta Tag Info', a rectangular button-like shape. It is pre-populated with a number of texts, from the name of the Poweramp music file as a whole, whether the current track has been arrived at from the Album, Artist, Composer, or Genre list respectively, plus some Audio info. As you can see, I am using a YAP skin, and here I think I am only able to adjust its height on the page. Is there a way to extend its width slightly, and be able to adjust the alignment of the texts within, from right/left align, centre etc? Is there even a way to personalize the textures because some don't seem of much use! In the screenshot below, if I were to stick with the name of my selection, the box can't quite get the last two letters in (PRB MUSIC SELECTI). Of greater use is to be able to have it show the origin of the track being played - i.e. whether it was selected via a Composer, Artist, or Genre generated search If you were able to let me know all the available options for this item, and where these are accessed, I'd be most grateful! Many thanks in anticipation.
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Hi Andre, Thank you so much for your prompt response, and for explaining everything so clearly in actual sentences. I am a still a relative novice in all this, but am relieved to hear that some of the things I'd half thought were possible, aren't so, so I'm on the right track. May I just clarify just one thing you said, though I think we're both on the same page! I had thought of adding the basic Poweramp icon to the set of 5 icons which I have arranged to sit at the bottom of each home page - which you call your 'permanent' ones, and then open Poweramp from any homepage?. Currently my 5 preferred permand icons are: Phone - Email - Messages - Calendar - Camera. I know that the Camera is immediately accessible via other methods on my S23, so if I put the Poweramp icon in its place, it wouldn't be any hardship? Thanks again, Andre, for your help - it always means a great deal to me! Best wishes, Philip
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Hi, I see it's about a year since I addressed this issue on the forum, and I'd very much like some further help and advice, please. With regards the 'body' of my Poweramp installation, using a third-party skin, I have got everything almost exactly to my liking, in terms of layout, functionality, and display! My only gripe is what I can do to open the app on my Android S23. Firstly, using the various widgets, and settling on the largest one, I can produce a reasonably 'front door' to the app itself - I understand that what came as part of the Third-Party skin, doesn't work on the widget screen I suppose that, what I don't actually act want is a widget where the top half of the screen is the current Album Art for the latest/last track being played, complete with track name, and artist details. No, what I'm look for is something that refers to the Poweramp app itself. For example I use a simple icon to launch BBC UK Radio, and Aha Radio, both of which simply 'open the app up' to me. I have a couple of ideas for which I'd appreciate some advice: Currently this is where I am: Widget Screen: Opens into: As, I think you can see, there is no real connection between the Widget Screen and the first page. Is there any way that I could do without the Widget Screen so that Poweramp could be opened solely from the above? I could use the basic Poweramp single icon, but I feel this is not 'grand' enough to open what is a major feature, and probably the most essential part of my phone? I don't know if it's possible to 'dress the single icon up' in some kind of more elaborate launcher(?), but I don't need it to show any specific details about what's being/been played, as this is redundant, I think. I know I could add the single Poweramp icon to each page at the bottom, which the most-used icons, moving one away, if necessary. If any one has any idea, I'd be delighted to hear back! STOP PRESS: I forgot to ask one more question - apologies: When I make any changes to Poweramp, and Export the Settings, I find that this DOESN@T seem to apply to the Widget Page, where as soon as you change a setting, it seems to stay changed! Is this because I am also using a third-party skin app, and perhaps this, as mentioned earlier, has no control over the Widget Page. If needed, is there a facility to be able to save the Widget Screen separately?
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Hi, A while ago I asked to what degree Alexa can 'control' the functions of my Music Collection, which is stored on my Android phone, and is accessed by Poweramp. Although I have Alexa in my car, as of yet, the consensus seems to be that Alexa cannot control Poweramp, to the degree that it can control Spotify or any other MP3-playing apps that work with it, and Amazon. This is a disappointment, as Poweramp is readily available wirelessly in my car via Android Auto. Not despairing, I thought, let's use voice commands via Google, which normally works seamlessly with other functions in my car, a 2024 Mazda. But while I tried to use what I thought was the correct syntax, as far as Google commands are concerned, all I appeared to be able to achieve was move from one MP3 to the next, but not from one category to the next. Indeed asking Google to find a particular composer, artis, or piece of music simply seemed to get as far as the voice telling me that it was asking Poweramp to carry out the request, which appeared printed on the screen after I had said it, but none of the actual commands seemed to achieve anything, except, as mentioned above, moving from one track to the next, having once chosen the work (mine's a classical collection, where pieces are grouped into sets of MP3s, to accord with the movement design of the work. This seems to defeat the object of the exercise, because I have to manually select things, using my master control-knob, rather like I had with my BMWs. Of course, I understand that the issue may well be with Google, rather than Poweramp, which otherwise works perfectly, and I have tried to be impeccable with my tagging, using MP3tag. Any ideas/help would be gratefully received - thanks, in anticipation!
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Hi, apart from being consumed by using Poweramp to play my music selection in the house and in the car, I also have a significant number of Alexa Speakers in the house, and Alexa Echo Auto in my car, where the sound is relayed through my Bose sound system. I can 'ask' Google to do things in my car, as my phone is connected wirelessly via Android Auto, but I'd really like to get Alexa to do more with regards my Poweramp Music Selection. I would love to be able to say, specifically things like, 'Alexa, play Albanian Piano Music by Marsida Koni' or 'Alexa, play Field's Piano Concerto No 2 in A flat major' Equally it would be great to say, 'Alexa, play me Piano Quintets', or 'Works by Chopin'. I appreciate that this is really a question about Alexa, but I am still intrigued to know what automated processes Alexa is capable of, perhaps when I'm listening in bed at night, or driving along a motorway? Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks, in anticipation!
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I have got PA virtually as I want it, and am particular happy with the UI .But the widget screen below this seems not so attractive to me I was wondering whether there was a way to alter the shape/design/size just of the middle circular button alone? I think I set its colour, which is fine, but whether there's a square option, but one that won't spoil anything else on the page, as I'm otherwise happy with what I see.
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Thanks, Andre! Just what I needed to know! 🥱😴😴😴 Hopefully! Many thanks!
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Hi, I seem to be in a happy position now, having tweaked Poweramp back to what I wanted - and nearly had - when I upgraded my S22 to an S23, but stupidly didn't export/save the settings. With the aid of the excellent Playlist-Manager app, I can make random playlists to my heart's content! There is something, I'm sure, mind-blowingly simple to do one little extra things: Most of my insomnia is caused by not being able to put down my phone in bed! As an avid classical musician, I often can fall asleep while listening to the music on my phone, where the random 200 or so playlists provide more than enough material. But, is the a simple way to achieve the following: I might have a look around social media etc, then I'd like to put together a single playlist of chosen CDs I'd like to re-audition, especially some that I might only recently have acquired. I'd only want up to 5 CDs selected, and then keep the playlist, or discard it accordingly? Any suggestions gratefully received, as ever!
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Hi Andre, Just to thank you, in particular, for the information in your closing paragraph. I found this very helpful in aiming to achieve the best look for Poweramp on my phone, and in my car. Best wishes, PHilip
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Hi Andre, Many thanks as ever! I returned to the Android Ato options in Poweramp, and unchecked the Grid option. This put the library contents screens back how they are on my phone, which is fine - excuse the RH side panel being open - but then the contents display in a two-column grid, which I'd prefer from the title lists, which take longer to scroll through, among other things. Any further thoughts Best wishes, Philip
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After a lot of trial and error, and experimenting, I now think I have got the appearance of Poweramp how I want it on my phone. In doing this, I had cause to question whether I had tweaked something which then changed Poweramp's erstwhile appearance in my car, using wireless Android Auto! However, I was soon pleased to know that any changes were down the the app itself, and the way Google chooses to present it. It's not a major issue, even if personally I preferred the status quo. But a few additional things have changed, and I'd appreciate any advice as follows: it concerns the way lists are now presented and the general Library layouts.. I have taken a couple of pictures of my car screen to show this. The previous later was much neater, so I'm wondering: a) if this is how it is now, b) it can be customised, and, if so, c) where the adjustments need to be made, via Android Auto, or Poweramp? I think, for example, previously in the car, I could display lists, two items at a time, rather three, as shown below: Any ideas gratefully received! Many thanks!
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Family/generic resemblance between various screens
Wolksby replied to Wolksby's topic in Skins and Visualizations
Hi Andre and Motley, Thank you both for your respective responses, and especially for reminding me about the facility to tap the top RH of the Widget screen, when the abundance of easily-applied and editable visual appearances become accessible. I'd used this in the past, but had completely forgotten about the facility. It's already looking much better, together with a change of 'theme' on the phone itself! Thanks, as ever! Wolksby