PlayInBackground()

[stahlstift]

Hello,

I run into a problem with the videowindow control on the boxeebox with the latest firmware.

I got an intro.xml which opens after a click on a button with mc.ActivateWindow(25000) the following main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<window type="window" id="25000">
    <allowoverlay>no</allowoverlay>
    <onload lang="python">
<![CDATA[
controller.onloadMain()
]]>
    </onload>
    <defaultcontrol always="true">25101</defaultcontrol>
    <controls>
        <control type="image">
            <posx>0</posx>
            <posy>0</posy>
            <width>1280</width>
            <height>720</height>
            <texture>background.png</texture>
        </control>
            <control type="videowindow" id="25102">
                <posx>100</posx>
                <posy>220</posy>
                <width>720</width>
                <height>480</height>
            </control>
    </controls>
</window>

the onloadMain() method sets the item informations and starts with the following code the video:

        myplayer = mc.Player()
        myplayer.LockPlayerAction(myplayer.XAPP_PLAYER_ACTION_NEXT)
        myplayer.LockPlayerAction(myplayer.XAPP_PLAYER_ACTION_PREV)
        myplayer.LockPlayerAction(myplayer.XAPP_PLAYER_ACTION_STOP)
        myplayer.PlayInBackground(self.item)

This works without any problem with the Boxee Software on Mac, Windows and Linux but not with the Boxee Box. On the Boxee Box the Video always starts in fullscreen.

Did I do something wrong or is this a bug?

[viljoviitanen]

It's a feature. Boxee Box does not support background video.

http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-8349

[stahlstift]

No, I am not talking about that kind of background video.
I want to do something like the mlb app do and how it is described here: http://developer.boxee.tv/blog/2010/...yinbackground/

[viljoviitanen]

Yes you are, if you're talking about python apps. There's only one kind of background video for python apps, and that's not possible with the boxee box. The mlb app in the blog post is for boxee 0.9 on pc hardware.

However, something like that probably is possible with "html5" apps, http://developer.boxee.tv/blog/2011/...html5-o-boxee/ and http://developer.boxee.tv/JavaScript_API - boxee has finally updated the javascript api docs a few days ago, 17th march!

[stahlstift]

Ok, thank you!

[samuil]

@viljoviitanen: You are clearly wrong.

It does work. I'm testing it right now on Boxee Box with newest production firmware.

[viljoviitanen]

@viljoviitanen: You are clearly wrong.

It does work. I'm testing it right now on Boxee Box with newest production firmware.

Well, my knowlegde was based on first hand experience with boxee win,linux and box, the jira issue I linked and stuff on boxee forums, just search for background video. There's even a recent poll for it: http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=30806

Care to share your code?

[stahlstift]

@viljoviitanen: You are clearly wrong.

It does work. I'm testing it right now on Boxee Box with newest production firmware.

Could you give me your example code please? I just don´t understand what I am doing wrong...

[samuil]

There you are. It's app that uses PlayInBackground(). It is bug report, `cause there are some issues with it, but it generally works.

http://jira.boxee.tv/browse/BOXEE-8446

[stahlstift]

Thank you!
Will check it out on monday