I was gonna try this, but I don't have that cauth string that it says is required in the xml file.  I run the squeezeserver software on my pc, not a portable device.

Yeah I type that string in a browser and it just takes me to my squeezebox control panel, doesn't give me the authentication error.

I'm running 7.4

actually looked it up now that I'm at home and I'm at 7.4.1 r28947

must be the most current version

@cbox, sorry, still haven't really had a chance to have a solid look. If you put in an arbitary string (like 89104cd14ee4ffd21eefbd03ae134abc) for cauth, does it work?

I still can't find any documentation for 7.4 about cauth; I can't seem to get the cauth value either from the web interface. The widget still seems to work though.

SqueezePlay would be pretty interesting, and the Chumby is ideal for it.

Yes, i tried also squeezbox widget. I had faced the same problem in Xml file . And the last was an authentication error had arised. But i could not solve it.

I've finally gotten around to updating this widget. The cauth value is no longer required, however, it still needs to be specified if you are running an older version, or have enabled CSRF protection (disabled by default on SBS 7.5+).

Also fixed a bunch of bugs, and added a nicer font.

Download link - https://github.com/downloads/slai/sbCon … er-0.2.zip

Yep, it controls the playback of music that is occurring on other devices, e.g. a Squeezebox.

No idea. Hopefully someone with an Infocast will chime in.

The Chumby at least, can act as a Squeezebox client, i.e. play music from SqueezeCenter/Squeezebox Server, as long as it is in MP3 or WAV format (i.e. you might have to transcode). No idea if this applies to the Infocast.

You're also probably better off starting a new thread for the other Infocast questions in the Infocast forum here - http://forum.chumby.com/viewforum.php?id=18

That's a pretty long title there. I can probably make the background translucent; a fully transparent background would make it pretty difficult to read the text if the cover art is the same colour (e.g. white text on white cover art).

Moving the text below the cover art probably isn't going to solve the issue - one or the other will become too small to read/view. I might see if I can make the font size automatically shrink a bit for extremely long song titles.

I have modified this widget to now work from the Chumby network, instead of having to fiddle with a USB drive. You will need to install a plugin into your Squeezebox Server to make everything work though.

Instructions here, look under the Instructions - Using the widget from the Chumby network section.

This change should mean the widget should work for all 3.5 inch devices, including the Infocast. I don't have one to test though.

The widget itself hasn't changed. u063096, I'll try to work your request into it soon.

Now, I have the chumby 8, but your widget could not foud on my device.
Any ideas?

Hi samuel.
Thank you for your QUICK response!

Very cool. Now, I can see the widget and it's working fine for me on my chumby 8.
Normally, I need a viewer only for this device and your widget is perfect for viewing only. The view is in the middle of the screen (perfect for me). I need the whole screen, because the screen of the Logi touch is too small for me.

However, it is possible to implement a time bar or a view for elapsed time? This would be fine.

Another question: I have tagged all my files on squeezserver with coversize 200*200*72dpi.
I don't know if you use picture-resampling, because all pictures are very slow in resolution now (okay, the resol. 200*200 pixel is not great, but on computer it looks better).
Is it possible to use a resampling function for pictures? When not, can you implement a less picture size for covers? At this point, you have more space to implement something others (when you want).

My suggestion for the chumby 8:
- Top left corner: Album, Artist, Title
- In the middle of the screen: Cover (a little bit smaller as before)
- Bottom: Time bar or when not possible time and elapsed time
OR
When it is easy to implement some buttons.
You can use the bottom for three buttons.
Skip back - Play / Pause - Skip fwd
I don't know if it is possible, but it would be great, when I have a basic control for the squeezebox, but it is not important (because I can use the wipe on the touch for controlling).

Thank you for support!

Ah sorry. Not slow, low resolution. Yes.
I have ~ 2000 albums; all tagged with 200*200 pixelsize. On the one hand, I can change the size of the covers...but on the other hand, nearly 2000 albums have to be updated...

On the chumby, I see the cover with large pixels, the picture is not interpolated.
We have two different screen sizes. On chumby 2.5" ? with resolution 320*240 and the chumby 8 has a 8" screen with 800*600 resolution.
It seems the cover is great for small screen sizes, but on large screen sizes, I can see pixel-artifacts...
The cover on chumby 8 is very large and it seems it has a size about 600 pixels (nearly the whole screen is occupied).
That's the reason why the cover does not look fine. I think the solution is to use cover with native resolution...

I think. A viewer only is perfect for chumby. Buttons are not important, your gesture handling is okay.
Your explanation is better than mine... feel free to change my ideas.

Thank you for your help.

btw. Does the emulator not run for chumby 8?

/edit

I forgot. Is it possible that your viewer resp. your x certificate initiate a higher workload on NAS as without your viewer?
I have a NAS QNAP 119 and the server on it is working fine and quite stable and fast when I skip tracks on my touch.
When your viewer is active on my chumby, functions like skip are very slow in handling, but the audio-stream is okay (no droputs or gaps, only the handling is very slowly).
However, I will check the behaviour on NAS with and without your viewer.