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Sometimes I just want to activate a window to bring it to the top, which what you suggest would help with. Other times I want to initiate a command, so blocking the mouse click in that case would not help.

I'll try harder to keep the mouse steady and/or finally learn some keyboard shortcuts.   :)

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Not in a manner that currently would be of any use based on what I can try doing. ...

Ok, I understand the difficulty.

Thank you for replying to this again. I don't remember etsaman's request from last year. I don't want to make studio.xnf read only. I do make regular backups, in case I screw things up really badly. I'll stay with that.

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Hi dro,

Can you add protection against accidental click & drag movement of modern skin windows like you did for classic skin windows?

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Preview Build Discussion / Re: Requesting old Preview Installer
« on: June 03, 2025, 08:17:11 PM »
Hi MarkRH,

Good looking out!  You truly are a Hero Member helping me and others.

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General Discussion / Re: Question about winamp.ini file
« on: May 28, 2025, 10:15:44 AM »
Ok, I will stop worrying about the winamp.ini file. Mine is only 14KB and deleting things has a better chance of hurting something than helping anything.

I am using the settings cache option on the preferences advanced page 1. The note to disable if 3rd party plug-ins don't work properly gave me pause, but I enabled it anyway. All plug-ins listed with the WACUP icon, I no longer consider to be 3rd party, even if they started out that way.

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Preview Build Discussion / Re: Bug report
« on: May 28, 2025, 08:50:33 AM »
I use x86 beta release builds (and now, also x86 development release builds), which can be considered to have a super set of features compared to the public preview builds. Everything working in the beta builds will eventually be added to public preview builds. Mature features should be working the same way in both.
 
I've always used the default titles metadata reading option, so song track length has always been shown to the right of each track in the PE for me (track played or not). I didn't know that the PE song track length waits to be shown after a track's metadata is read. Maybe that is only happening with the public preview build. At one point in the past, I asked that showing song track length in the PE be an option. It didn't happen. I don't remember why I asked for that option.  :)

Side Note: There has been on and off issues displaying song track length in various media library views (mostly History), in the past. Every song track added to the media library has it's metadata read.

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General Discussion / Question about winamp.ini file
« on: May 28, 2025, 05:11:16 AM »
Hi dro,

I have been using WACUP since 2017. I have sections in my winamp.ini file for plug-ins I no longer use and have deleted or disabled loading. There are also sections for plug-ins I've never used and have disabled loading. Some of these sections have several lines. Should I delete these sections to prevent wasting caching space on unnecessary stuff?

I have noticed that the [Winamp] section has grown quite large. I'm starting to wonder if everything in it is still necessary and if one or more old obscure setting is contributing to issues you have not been able to replicate.

Unlike the studio.xnf file, I know of no easy and safe way to purge the winamp.ini file and let it be rebuilt with just stuff necessary for a particular configuration.

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Preview Build Discussion / Re: Bug report
« on: May 27, 2025, 09:47:21 PM »
Hi OldPaprika,

Interesting way to use the playlist editor's listing. So in your configuration, songs that haven't been played are listed by their filename. Those that have been played are listed by info from their metadata. What happens if a song doesn't have the necessary metadata? I assume you triage your songs (in some way) to ensure the necessary metadata is included.

I have long term history tracking enabled and use my media library views to find out the same information, along with other things. I only play local files that have been added to my library. Before adding songs to my library, I make sure they contain all the metadata I need. I can understand that your method is more immediate and doesn't require opening a ml window when using skins that only show the ml in a separate window.

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Preview Build Discussion / Re: Bug report
« on: May 27, 2025, 06:02:30 PM »
I believe WACUP is working for you as intended, since you are using the 'Read metadata only when file(s) are played' option.

Just curious, why are you using that option instead of one of the other two?

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Skins / Re: What Are Your Favorite Modern Skins?
« on: May 26, 2025, 11:36:53 PM »
Hi All,

I have attached below a short looping gif video of what has become my favorite modern skin for use with WACUP. Just click on it to start/stop it. By looking at the play time remaining and elapsed indicators in the top main window or the tape counter in the second window, you can tell when the loop starts over. Currently, the skin is a self-modified version of JVC Tape v1.2a. It features 3 main windows which mimic old JVC stereo audio equipment and automated 3 driver stereo speakers.

Please excuse the roughness (unrelated elements) of the video and the need to scroll right and left. I'm still learning how to use the tool I used to create it.

The light on the switch (in the second window) used to open/close the albumart window should be on. I have not learned how to have the skin code do it automatically when the window is open. For now I need to do it manually and I forgot to do it when making this video.

WACUP doesn't display a true stereo response. Normally the left and right channel frequencies display exactly the same thing. Look closely at the bottom window, by making a small change in the timing for each channel display I managed to mimic a stereo response in these channels. The actual WACUP 10 band equalizer controls are provided in a pop out drawer accessed from the right side of this window.

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I would try a full removal and reinstall with all the defaults enabled, to see if that makes a difference. dro may have another recommendation later.

You can remove (disable) selected stuff one by one later and test to see if/how each removal changes things. Keep notes, until you learn how WACUP works for you. WACUP can look simple on the surface, but there is a lot to it.

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Preview Build Discussion / Re: Bug report
« on: May 26, 2025, 07:00:26 PM »
There is more than one preference option to control what is displayed in the playlist and songticker. Are you sure that what is being seen is not what is configured in all the related options? If I remember correctly, the defaults are to display in the main window songticker what is displayed in the playlist editor window.

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When gen_play_remove was being loaded (ticked in the listing), was it also enabled (in it's configuration options)? If it wasn't enabled, then I don't understand why not loading it would make a difference. I assume dro would have the answer.

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Have you tried the Playlist File Remover v3.4.3 (gen_play_remove.dll) plug-in? It has several configuration options for controlling how it functions.

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General Discussion / Re: Album Art
« on: April 24, 2025, 05:01:45 PM »
Hi garotapi,

I see above that dro finally had time to respond to this thread. He is usually very good at quickly responding to most posted messages (and things he is told about via other ways). He is doing this (developing WACUP and managing this website) all by himself. He is a former developer for Winamp and is fully devoted to improving WACUP.

Yes, as you noted, help files are often not very helpful. Trial and error working with apps is often the best way to learn what they do. But you must be careful and make good notes, because "trial and error" can really screw things up! I suggest you don't stop with the first thing that seems to work. Keep looking for other, and maybe better, ways to handle things.  I'm retired with plenty of time to "play" with stuff and using this approach is fun for me.    :)

WACUP users use different ways handle album cover images. This is why dro has provided so many ways to provide support. Having multiple options is both the "good and bad" of working with WACUP. I like doing things "my way", instead of being forced to use a single "so called" standard. You will eventually find a method that works well for you.

Have a great weekend.

FUN FACTS:
When using WACUP, right-click on everything. This will often result in a pop-up menu providing additional commands associated with the thing clicked on.

dro likes using the keyboard instead of "point & click" with a mouse. So, there are keyboard shortcuts provided for most commands. Don't ask me what they all are, someone else will have to provide that info. I'm mostly a "point & click" type user. dro has also provided a way for users to create their own custom keyboard shortcuts.    :)

Similar to Winamp, the things WACUP can do can be expanded by using plug-ins. Many of the plug-ins developed for Winamp will work with WACUP. dro is often willing to work with the popular ones that don't (when possible), to get them working.


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