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Since "Media Context" relies on "vlc.misc" quite heavily, I've provided further reasons why this must exist in VLC v2.x.

My "Media Context" extension needs the "vlc.misc.version()" function to ensure that it isn't being run on an old edition of VLC. This is absolutely necessary, as anything earlier than VLC v1.1.11 was horribly buggy. Since "vlc.misc" is no longer available to extensions,...

In that case, can you confirm that the fix will be included in VLC v1.2.0? Do you also know approximately when that version will be officially released?

Ticket #5040 is a bug report; it is not a feature request. I reported it when VLC v1.1.10 was still the current version. The fix for it was committed a couple of days before the release of VLC v1.1.11. For some odd reason, it is still not present in VLC v1.1.12. Can someone explain to me what's goi...

Are you guys aware that the VLC Addons website has been offline for days? What's the story and how soon will it be back online for us again?

I submitted a new release of this extension last night. It can be downloaded here as usual. A new feature was added and a few other improvements were made. Let's hope that the remaining crashes are fixed by VLC soon.

I've just submitted a new release of this extension, which can be downloaded here . Some features have been added and a few other improvements were made. Users must upgrade to VLC v1.1.11 before using the new release. This requirement is for their own benefit, since the VLC developers have fixed a c...

Yes, it's pleasing that some of the bugs I reported were promptly fixed. This tells me that the VLC development community is alive and well. Have you got a rough idea of when VLC v1.1.11 will be released? I started to download the Git version this morning, but it was taking too long and I pulled the...

@Xavion: There are 2 download buttons. I decided to make the extension available from multiple sites, since one of them has been down for maintenance a bit lately. 5019 is fixed. Thanks for the updated information. I plan to wait for VLC v1.1.11 to be released before unlocking/implementing more fea...

I've just submitted a point release of this extension, which can be downloaded here . It fixes a few issues that were present in the initial release. Most notably, it includes a workaround for another bug in the VLC extension code that I discovered today. In cases like this, it'd be good to have an ...

Thanks for the positive feedback - I'm really glad that you approve! It'll be great if VLC decides to advertise this extension! I'm hoping it convinces people that VLC is more than just a 'video' player. Once the bug(s) in the VLC extension code are fixed, I'll be able to unlock/implement more featu...

I've just submitted the initial release of my "Media Context" extension, which can be downloaded here . It displays contextual information about the currently playing media. It will help VLC to compete against other media players - like Winamp and Amarok - in the area of media context. Ple...

I've just submitted the initial release of my "Media Context" extension, which can be downloaded here. Please take the time to read the 'Issues' section before using it. I'll let you decide whether or not to remove the old "Wikipedia Information" extension.

I can't login properly to the VLC bug tracker using my Google OpenID. When I try to submit a new ticket, it says "Your permissions have been limited until you verify your email address". I don't know why it's asking me to verify my email address at all, given that I just logged into it via...

I've been working on the "Media Context" extension over the last few days. Most of the features I outlined above have already been implemented. I just need to fix a few issues and conduct a broader range of tests. Assuming that everything goes well, the first release should be ready soon.

I've encountered an annoying bug that I can't seem to work-around. When I programmatically add or modify widgets on the dialog box of my extension (e.g. add HTML, add an image, modify a label), the selected values in my dropdowns are reset to their defaults. I'm inclined to think that this is a VLC ...

I figured out how to work-around this inability. For the benefit of others, below is the code I'm using. I've assumed that artist image files (300x300) won't be larger than 1 MiB. Let me know if anyone knows of a better method. function get_artist_image_filename() local url = get_artist_image_url() ...

Given that the "vlc.dialog:add_image()" function only works with local images, what's the best way to display a remote image in a dialog box? I want to avoid using an external command (e.g. wget) to download the image to disk first. The extension shown in this article might do what I want,...

I need to stop drinking :D Apologies. You can update it, modify it and re-upload it on the addons website. As soon as this is done, i'll remove the outdated one. Sounds OK? Yeah, that'll be fine. In addition to continuing Wikipedia support, I'll look into adding other information backends like Last...

What about you modify the script :D That's exactly what I wrote; maybe you didn't read it correctly. Here's what I wrote again: "If I (Xavion) make some modifications that you (JBK) approve of, will you (JBK) upload it to the VLC-Addons website in place of the original one?" I just want t...

addons.videolan.org Thanks for the information. I've tested the "Wikipedia Lookup" extension and it's pretty mediocre in my opinion. If I make some modifications that you approve of, will you upload it to the VLC-Addons website in place of the original one? If possible, I'd start by makin...

Other music players - like Winamp and Amarok - show biographical information about the currently playing artist. I'd be willing to switch away from these to a cross-platform media player like VLC if it did the same. This article suggested that the feature I'm requesting wasn't far away. Will it be i...