Re: xAP Plug-in for SlimServer beta release

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

One thought - make sure you have the schema setting on 'SliMP3'
not 'Slim' (in the config area of the web UI).

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, "Edward Pearson"
<edward.mailgroup@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
>