Re: xAP Plug-in for SlimServer beta release

["Edward Pearson" <edward.mailgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excellent that you're up and running now. I'll revise the install
notes with your experiences.

The messages not appearing may be due to the address changes between
the two versions. James - can you advise on the settings changes
needed on the apps generating the messages please - I'm not running
weather, news etc currently (shame on me) so cannot test. This
sounds like the same issue you had during beta0 testing.

If messages are being targetted to specific players then the target
address needs to be changed (example values):
from
target=kcs.slimp3.server.player1
to
target=ersp.slimserver.server:player1

There's no requirement for the SlimPlayer to be on to display
messages (it's never really off - turning it 'off' just shows the
screensaver and maps most of the remote buttins to nothing). One
aspect of the old connector I have not yet replicated is the UI that
lets you customise the brightness that messages are displayed for
each of the Slim's on/idle/off states.

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Ian_Tickle" <ian@...>
wrote:
>
> I've now managed to get the plugin displayed on the slimserver
webpage.
> All I did was change the folder from 'xap' to 'xAP' and reboot the
> pc/restart slimserver. I don't know if renaming the folder was the
> problem or it just needed a reboot.
> I can see the heartbeats via xap viewer, and every 60sec, status
> messages are also recorded. What I still can't get to work is the
> display of xap messages on my squeezebox (version 2).
> I am using xap hub, xap weather, xap news, mail monitor and xap
OSD
> for mail programs, all running on the same pc as slimserver.
However
> when the squeezebox is in standby displaying date and time, I no
> longer get periodic displays of news headlines, weather or my
mail. If
> I run up the old slimserver connector (windows version) it will
all
> work again ok (at least for a day or so, before stopping).
>
> As the plugin stands, will it automatically allow xap display
messages
> to appear on my squeezebox, or does the squeezebox now have to be
on
> all the time?
> I've looked at the xap settings on slimserver, there doesn't
appear to
> be anything that needs changing to enable the display.
> What i'm I doing wrong?
>
> Ian.
>