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Posts: 4 | Thanked: 30 times | Joined on Jul 2011
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Hi all. Hacked the entertainment view into a car view, and thought I might share. I had these goals in mind:
* No distraction - keep only the essentials
* Good visibility - Artist/Album/Song readable at a glance in difficult light when shuffling and discovering something new
* Controls (especially next-button) usable without looking

Attached screenshots:
* Default view
* Tap text to hide it and show a clock for privacy:)
* Swipe right-to-left for playlist

If you'd like to try, unpack the tar.gz in /opt/mediaplayer/qml. Be warned that this nukes the default entertainment view:
# root
# cd /opt/mediaplayer/qml
# cp entertainmentview.qml entertainmentview.orig.qml
# tar xzvf /PATHTO/carview.tar.gz

BTW: Hacking those qmls is fun, highly recommended! Just close and open the entertainment view after your edit - no restart needed. Best start mediaplayer in the terminal to see errors and make use of console.log.
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File Type: gz carview.tar.gz (3.6 KB, 106 views)

Last edited by paiburio; 2011-07-25 at 17:37. Reason: Added simple clock, removed forgotten debug-code
 

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