Comments and suggestions concerning the XMPlay Support site

Started by Rah3D,

Rah3D

Alright, if you're able to keep track of everything... :) Less work for me then! ;D

Rah3D

The new support site is online!

This thread can be closed now. :)

Ian @ un4seen

Very nice work! Particularly like the logo :)

I do have one little suggestion, and that's to separate the native and Winamp input plugins, so that it's clear which are the preferred option.

Rah3D

You're right. Done. :)
I removed the CD input plugin as well.

Edit: Yay, my 500th post!

30Mil

Outstanding job on the new site.

I would like to see a "Current version" up in the top right like the old site had. It was useful for quickly checking version numbers. Also a direct download link to the latest version along with the version number I mentioned.

I think too that the XMPlay Archive should be more prominent so we don't have to search for it. Maybe give it it's own menu section, or work it in with the "current version" I mentioned?

Just my 2cents

30Mil

Wait, disregard. Sorry about version number thing and direct download. I forgot that it was in the main XMPlay page.

The more prominent archives still stands though  :)

Rah3D

Well, I have implemented a priority system for the file categories, so I can sort them... Maybe I should rank the Archive a bit higher then. :)

Knurek

#28
Adplug entry (and all the other with big extension list) doesn't wrap the extension list under Opera.

Outdated winamp input plugins:

64th Note - XMS: 0.08, the newest version: 1.1 Final (AFAIR)
Paragon MGB Player: Those are actually GBC musics, not GBA (though GBA is capable of playing them -  backwards compatibility and all).
Nezplug - XMS: 0.9.4.8, the newest version 0.9.4.8+2 (http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/~tsato/software.html
S98Amp - XMS: 1.3.1+6, the newest version: 2006/01/13 (http://www.vesta.dti.ne.jp/~tsato/soft_s98v3.html)
There's a new sap player - ASAP - http://asap.sourceforge.net/. Better emulation quality than in_sap.
VGM plugin was also updated recently - XMS doesn't state the version #, so I can't say if it's lagging behind.

Would be a good idea to replace severly outdated Nosefart entry with NSFPlug (http://dsa.sakura.ne.jp/index.php?NSFplug) and NotSoFatso (http://slick.panicus.org/notsofatso.php). Both have the best emulation quality of all the NSF plugins, it's just that NotSoFatso's GUI sucks ass IMO.

//Edit

There's also a new version of Highly Experimental (2.08 vs XMS's 2.07) with *native* support for XMPlay. :)
http://www.neillcorlett.com/he/

Rah3D

Thanks! I'll update the stuff later this weekend. :) I took most of the descriptions directly from the old support site, so I wasn't aware of the irregularities.

Knurek

#30
Quote from: Rah'DickThanks! I'll update the stuff later this weekend. :) I took most of the descriptions directly from the old support site, so I wasn't aware of the irregularities.

I've also written about some other new winamp plugins earlier. There should be a thread with it somewhere on page 7.

Also, there are a few more native plugins than listed on the site:
xmp-midi
xmp-mpc
xmp-psf (yupp, the new HE2.08 works quite fine)
xmp-delix
xmp-ra
Possibly others as well.

Rah3D

Ok, I've just put up some updates and additions. I couldn't find the XMP-PSF plugin, tho. Any hint?

Keltic Danor

* Keltic Danor drops in...
Keep up the good work! ;D
* Keltic Danor ...runs out the door

Rah3D

Quote from: ZargggLink was already posted, Tom.

http://www.neillcorlett.com/he/ :p

Thanks!
I see that the plugin now has a native XMPlay installer option, but is the plugin itself a native one? For now, I'll put it into the Winamp category.

Hm, I visited the 64th Note website a few days ago and it seemed all up and running. Now I wanted to update it but the site's gone. Pity.

Knurek

Quote from: Rah'DickThanks!
I see that the plugin now has a native XMPlay installer option, but is the plugin itself a native one? For now, I'll put it into the Winamp category.

Yes, it's native. The exe on the site contains both in_psf and xmp-psf.

Quote from: Rah'DickHm, I visited the 64th Note website a few days ago and it seemed all up and running. Now I wanted to update it but the site's gone. Pity.

Server switch.
This might help: http://69.72.144.18/~halleys/usf/index.php#64th

Ian @ un4seen

Quote from: Rah'DickOk, I've just put up some updates and additions.

Just to point out, I can't take credit for the "MSN now playing" plugin :)

Looking at the readme, it was created by "Elliott Sales de Andrade" with contributions by "Svante Boberg".

Rah3D

Oh, thanks. I'll edit that :)

By the way, Ian, did you get my ICQ message earlier today?

Helpermonkey

I'd like to sort skins by their rating.
Currently you can just sort by title | date. What are the ratings for if I can't sort by them?