Play Module, More Automatic Alternative?

[BlueLaw]

This started as one problem, and has become an idea instead, jump down to my third post and I'd appreciate your thoughts on it

Thanks,

Original Problem:

I can't seem to style the size Neolao MP3 Player Multi correctly.

Why is there a scroll bar on the right when there doesn't need to be? You can style several things about the player from within the Module options, including size, which I've made 279px in height.

Any ideas?

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OR

Perhaps there's an easier way of doing this, without using the Play module at all.

As you can see, I want a really easy way for my client to add voice clips to this voice page. I'm open to an alternative as long as it is fairly intuitive for this guy to handle. Is there another way?

Many thanks in advance!

[BlueLaw]

I'm currently working on a solution to this that means I don't have to use the Play Module at all.

You can embed a flash .Mp3 player into a page and set it so it's playlist is generated by XML using a .php script. This way you can insert the .php script into say www.website.com/uploads/songs and when the user adds or takes away .Mp3's from the songs folder they are automatically updated in the players playlist.

I'm getting to the bottom of it now and I'll keep you posted.

[BlueLaw]

It's time to look for some help with this idea, what do you all think?

What I was thinking:

Wouldn't it be good if there were 2 folders in the "uploads" folder, one called "sound" and one called "video", and when the user added mp3's or flv's to those folders they were AUTOMATICALLY added to a playlist in an embedded mp3 player and video player.

I started work on it, with some help, as I'm not good at coding.

Firstly a .php file would be placed in the file along side the mp3's (uploads/sound)

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<?
function isMp3($filename){
    $ext = substr($filename, -4);
    if($ext == '.mp3'){
        return true;
    }else{
        return false;
    }
}

$d = dir(getcwd());
while (false !== ($filename = $d->read())) {
    if(isMp3($filename)){
        $playlist .= $filename . '|';
    }
}
$d->close();
echo "mp3=" . substr($playlist, 0, strlen($playlist) - 1);
?>

This generates xml code which creates the playlist. The player is then part of your template

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<__html>
</__body>
<div>
  <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.website.com/player_mp3_multi.swf" height=500 width=500>
  <param name="movie" value="http://www.website.com/player_mp3_multi.swf" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <param name="FlashVars" value="config=http://www.website.com/uploads/sound/playlist.php" />
  </object>
</div>
<__body>
</__html>

The reason for all this is that, when a user asks me "how do I add a song to my page" - I can just say "upload it into the sound folder" - the rest is automatic.

I can't get it to work, just interested in your thoughts, ideas, solutions to this kind of problem.

I know it's simple to us, but I think the Play Module can be too complicated to some users.

Thanks!

[JeremyBASS]

Here is a thought... use news mod to out put a dynamic list...
see http://forum.cmsmadesimple.org/index.ph ... #msg102936

use the cature and file manger...

just a thought...