Hiya, I posted a little news on a German message board...<br><br><a href="http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php">http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php</a> (still on the frontpage right now)<br><a href="http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=448&Itemid=76">
http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=448&Itemid=76</a><br><br>If I can't code, at least I can do this...sigh.<br><br>Best, Marcel<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/30/06,
<b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:amarok-request@kde.org">amarok-request@kde.org</a></b> <<a href="mailto:amarok-request@kde.org">amarok-request@kde.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="direction: ltr;">Send Amarok mailing list submissions to<br> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">amarok@kde.org</a><br><br>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
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amarok-owner@kde.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Amarok digest..."<br><br></div><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. Reply to (Angus Prune) [From Dan (hydrogen)] (Marcel Urech)
<br> 2. Re: Reply to (Angus Prune) [From Dan (hydrogen)] (Angus Prune)<br> 3. Amarok 1.4.4 story on digg! (Mark Kretschmann)<br> 4. Amarok 1.4.4 Release... please digg! (Leo Franchi)<br> 5. Amarok is on Digg! (Max Howell)
<br> 6. Amarok Artwork (Michael Kersey)<br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Marcel Urech" <<a href="mailto:stokedfish@gmail.com">stokedfish@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">
amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:48:22 +0100<br>Subject: Reply to (Angus Prune) [From Dan (hydrogen)]<br>Well...do you speak German?<br><br>I did this post on a German message board...<br><br><a href="http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=104&topic=18415.msg214235#msg214235" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=104&topic=18415.msg214235#msg214235
</a><br><br>It explains some features at least! ;)<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:amarok-request@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
amarok-request@kde.org</a></b> <<a href="mailto:amarok-request@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
amarok-request@kde.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Send Amarok mailing list submissions to<br>
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</a><br>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br> <a href="mailto:amarok-request@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">amarok-request@kde.org</a><br>
<br>You can reach the person managing the list at<br> <a href="mailto:amarok-owner@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
amarok-owner@kde.org</a><br><br>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>than "Re: Contents of Amarok digest..."<br><br><br>Today's Topics:<br><br> 1. We need to choose a LiveCD artwork winner! (Mark Kretschmann)
<br> 2. Re: hald problems (Seb Ruiz)<br> 3. Re: hald problems (Art Alexion)<br> 4. Re: Collection Update (Rich)<br> 5. Re: sharing the '.kde/share/apps/amarok' directory (Rich)<br> 6. Re: From Dan (hydrogen) (Angus Prune)
<br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Mark Kretschmann <<a href="mailto:markey@web.de" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">markey@web.de</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:11:34 +0200
<br>Subject: We need to choose a LiveCD artwork winner!<br>Hey devs,<br><br>see topic :) it's long overdue. Here is a wiki page that lists all contest<br>entries:<br><br><a href="http://rokymotion.pwsp.net/wiki/User:Apachelogger/Artwork" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://rokymotion.pwsp.net/wiki/User:Apachelogger/Artwork</a><br><br>--<br>Mark<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Seb Ruiz" <<a href="mailto:me@sebruiz.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
me@sebruiz.net</a>
><br>To: "Amarok Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">amarok@kde.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:35:52 +1100<br>Subject: Re: hald problems
<br>On 30/10/06, Jeff Mitchell <<a href="mailto:kde-dev@emailgoeshere.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
kde-dev@emailgoeshere.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>> It looks like libgpod might be relying on HAL...so if HAL is screwed on your<br>> system there might be no way to deal with the iPods, period.Whilst<br><br>Whilst I can't pinpoint the reason, I can say that libgpod does not
<br>depend on HAL. But this doesn't mean it might not still be the reason.<br><br>--<br><a href="http://www.sebruiz.net/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.sebruiz.net/</a>
<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Art Alexion <
<a href="mailto:art.alexion@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">art.alexion@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:45:17 -0400<br>Subject: Re: hald problems<br>On Sunday 29 October 2006 10:49, Jeff Mitchell wrote:
<br>> From this:<br>><br>> libhal.c 2213 : LibHalContext *ctx is NULL<br>> libhal.c 2568 : LibHalContext *ctx is NULL<br>><br>> It looks like libgpod might be relying on HAL...so if HAL is screwed on<br>
> your system there might be no way to deal with the iPods, period. (Martin,<br>> can you confirm or deny this, in regards to HAL being necessary for<br>> libgpod?) It may be easier at this point to back up your ~/ and /etc/
<br>> directories and start over with a fresh, non-upgrade install. And if not<br>> easier, at least you'll be generally comfortable with the stability of your<br>> system :-)<br><br><br>Jeff,<br><br>Looks like I was a bit premature. When the ipod is mounted and hal is not
<br>active, everything in amarok is slow, but it works. When no ipod is mounted,<br>amarok works fine.<br>--<br><br>_____________________________________________________________<br>Art Alexion<br>Arthur S. Alexion LLC<br>
<br>PGP fingerprint: 52A4 B10C AA73 096F A661 92D2 3B65 8EAC ACC5 BA7A<br>The attachment - signature.asc - is my electronic signature; no need for<br>alarm.<br>Info @<br><a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://mysite.verizon.net/art.alexion/encryption/signature.asc.what.html</a><br>_____________________________________________________________<br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Rich <<a href="mailto:rich@hq.vsaa.lv" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
rich@hq.vsaa.lv</a>><br>To: Stuart Neill <<a href="mailto:stuart@neill.ukfsn.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">stuart@neill.ukfsn.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:35:02 +0200
<br>Subject: Re: Collection Update<br>Stuart Neill wrote:<br>...
<br>> Of what exactly, ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok/ or collection.db or ?.<br><br>at least ~/.kde/share/config/amarokrc and ~/.kde/share/apps/amarok/.<br>you could reconstruct amarokrc, but better to have an exact copy.<br>
<br>>> also, if you have a lot of tracks (usual advice is >10k), consider using<br>>> mysql. it would be faster and probably safer.<br>><br>> Well, I'm approaching that number and had intended at some point setting up a
<br>> small server to (among other things) hold my music collection:<br>><br>> Is it possible when housing the database on another machine on the network to<br>> allow a user to access and update their collection information on multiple
<br>> machines?<br><br>hmm... well, yes. i don't know what would happen when several users<br>simultaneously access the db (probably nothing when only reading<br>information, writing could have some problems).<br><br>
additionally, there's a wish to allow specifying of a prefix for
<br>user-specific data (like scores, rartings, playcounts), which would<br>allow several users to have single common part of db and their own<br>personal data. this is not currently possible with mysql.<br><br>> Do you know of any gotchas in moving to MySQL?
<br><br>i haven't heard of any huge problems and have migrated succesfully<br>myself. of course, keep a backup of your previous data for some time<br>until you are completely sure that the move ha been successful.<br><br>
and don't forget that in addition to amarokrc & amarok config directory<br>that you backed up before you also have to back up mysql database.<br><br>> (Bringing this thread full circle) is there a known method for preserving the
<br>> statistical information when migrating from SQLite to MySQL?<br><br>well, that information you already should have :)<br>--<br> Rich<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Rich <
<a href="mailto:rich@hq.vsaa.lv" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
rich@hq.vsaa.lv</a>><br>To: Amarok Mailing List <<a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">amarok@kde.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:38:45 +0200
<br>Subject: Re: sharing the '.kde/share/apps/amarok' directory<br>Greg Meyer wrote:
<br>...<br>>> 1 - In 'wayne:/etc/exports' there is:<br>>><br>>> /home/musica <a href="http://192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0%28rw%29" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(rw)</a><br>>><br>>> 2 - I moved my 'amarok' directory inside '.kde/share/apps/' to
<br>>> '/home/musica/.amarok'<br>>><br>> You can't put a sqlite database on an nfs partition, it won't work. You are<br>> better off using mysql as the database, and then having only one computer<br>> (yours) update the collection.
<br>><br>> Because the sql server should be accessible by anyone on the lan, you will all<br>> share statstics and stuff.<br><br>the problem would be unified cover images - i suppose that would not<br>work, unless they are copied to the specific directories (unfortunately,
<br>copycover script still does not work for me with dynamic collection enabled)<br><br>and yes, as is mentioned here, all users would have common statistics,<br>ratings & playcounts. having a user-specific prefic for personal data
<br>tables would be awesome unless your family has a common mind ;)<br><br>> The other oprion if you don't want to do that, is export the nfs share and<br>> just let each local computer create it's own local database.
<br>--<br> Rich<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Angus Prune" <<a href="mailto:angusprune@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
angusprune@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "Amarok Mailing List" <
<a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">amarok@kde.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:46:10 +0000<br>Subject: Re: From Dan (hydrogen)<br>Does anything like this article already exist. I keep meaning to suss
<br>out what amarok can do with
<a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">last.fm</a>, but haven't foudn the time to<br>look completely yet so I'm not sure *I* know what can be done.<br><br><br>James
<br><br><br>On 28/10/06, Marcel Urech <<a href="mailto:stokedfish@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
stokedfish@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> One thing that I mentioned before on the list, but unfortunately never<br>> happened - you should publish an article on <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
last.fm</a> and present *all* that
<br>> can be done with Amarok when it comes to <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">last.fm</a> integration. Amarok has the<br>> very best <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
last.fm</a> integration of all players out there but lots of people
<br>> still don't know about it...the last time some didn't like the idea ("who<br>> checks the <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">last.fm</a> startpage anyway?") but now that there is the
<br>> dashboard... ;)<br>
><br>> So if someone could write an article about <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">last.fm</a> integration in Amarok and<br>> the <a href="http://last.fm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
last.fm</a> devs would agree to publish this on everyone's dashboard...that
<br>> would be awesome... ;)<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Amarok mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:Amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
Amarok@kde.org</a><br>> <a href="https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok</a><br>><br>><br>><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Amarok mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Amarok@kde.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok</a><br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Music? Pics? <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/stokedfish/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.last.fm/user/stokedfish/</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stokedfish" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stokedfish</a>
<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Angus Prune" <<a href="mailto:angusprune@gmail.com">angusprune@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "Amarok Mailing List" <<a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">
amarok@kde.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:54:11 +0000<br>Subject: Re: Reply to (Angus Prune) [From Dan (hydrogen)]<br>No, I don't speak German, or atleast haven't since I was 16.<br><br>I'll have a look later, at the very least I can just look at the pictures.
<br><br><br>James<br><br>On 30/10/06, Marcel Urech <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:stokedfish@gmail.com">stokedfish@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Well...do you speak German?<br>
><br>> I did this post on a German message board...<br>><br>> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=104&topic=18415.msg214235#msg214235" target="_blank">
http://www.dachboden-wg.de/portal/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=104&topic=18415.msg214235#msg214235</a><br>><br>> It explains some features at least! ;)<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------
<br>From: Mark Kretschmann <<a href="mailto:markey@web.de">markey@web.de</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:28:44 +0200<br>Subject: Amarok 1.4.4 story on digg!
<br>Hey everybody,<br><br>we've got an article about the 1.4.4 release on <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://digg.com" target="_blank">digg.com</a>:<br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Amarok_1_4_4_released_with_music_store" target="_blank">
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Amarok_1_4_4_released_with_music_store</a><br><br><br>Please help us digg this story! :)<br><br>--<br>Mark<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Leo Franchi <<a href="mailto:Leonardo.Franchi@tufts.edu">
Leonardo.Franchi@tufts.edu</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:23:17 -0500<br>Subject: Amarok 1.4.4 Release... please digg!<br>As a way to show thanks for the amazing new Amarok
1.4.4 release, please<br>support Amarok and Magnatune and digg the story:<br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Amarok_1_4_4_released_with_music_store" target="_blank">
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Amarok_1_4_4_released_with_music_store</a><br><br>leo<br>--<br>Leo Franchi <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:leonardo.franchi@tufts.edu">leonardo.franchi@tufts.edu
</a><br>210 Tilton Hall <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:lfranchi@gmail.com">lfranchi@gmail.com</a><br>Tufts University<br>Medford cell: (650) 704 3680
<br>MA 02155<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Max Howell" <<a href="mailto:maxim.howell@googlemail.com">maxim.howell@googlemail.com</a>><br>To: "Amarok Mailing List" <
<a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">amarok@kde.org</a>><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:15:15 +0000<br>Subject: Amarok is on Digg!<br>I noticed Amarok is on Digg and nobody has yet posted to this list to<br>alert teh Intraweb! Like come on guys, are you slow or something?
<br><br>So I thought I should mention it:<br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://digg.com/some_url_and_pies_are_tasty_YUM" target="_blank">http://digg.com/some_url_and_pies_are_tasty_YUM
</a>!<br><br>Max xxxx<br><br><br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: "Michael Kersey" <<a href="mailto:michael.kersey@gmail.com">michael.kersey@gmail.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:amarok@kde.org">
amarok@kde.org</a><br>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:00:37 -0500<br>Subject: Amarok Artwork<br>Just a short inquiry:<br><br>What type of artwork is the Amarok Team interested in?<br><br><br>Cheers<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Quantum Physics: The dreams stuff is made of.
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https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/amarok</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Music? Pics? <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/stokedfish/">http://www.last.fm/user/stokedfish/</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stokedfish">
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stokedfish</a>