Taurec 60 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Hi Guys,It is hard for me to say that my rainmeter skin does not work anymore. But since I want to see the activities of my users I started to create a new version. (v2) It's a very early alpha version, but I'd like to share it with you anyway. The skin can only display one user and still contains some bugs. Anyway, it's an early alpha version. I hope you enjoy it and tell me your constructive suggestions install: download the zip file, extract the zip file to ....Rainmeter/Skins/Refresh Rainmeter, (or close and start Rainmeter new)Open the TDK_Emby skin via the Rainmeter menu. When the skin starts, some data is displayed until a user is online Some data must be entered to connect to the Emby server. Open the options with the Hamburger menu Select the Option page and open the Emby Settings page Enter the Emby IP / Url address under IP Enter the API Key under API Key. (create an API Key in the Emby server under Security) Enter the Admin ID under Admin ID To get the admin ID enter the following URL: Log in to the Emby server and stay online open follow URL seperatly: EmbyIP:Port/emby/emby/sessions?api_key=API_Key&format=json Search in the session the admin name and copy the admin ID Enter the Admin ID under Admin ID in the skin. Thats all. Now the skin are enable to fetch all data. The Skin show now a User (that me ) When you use the Tooltips then some Userdata will show as Tooltip Is a User watching something the Skin show the playing Data With Tooltip is looks like As you can see, it is not finished, but it is planned. Further information can be displayed as slide out or as permanent info. If permanently selected, double-click on the page to close Click on the green double arrows to change the information For the "disconnect user" function the password is required by user. This is a test. I hope that in the future there will be a function in Emby server that the admin can disconnect a user Settings and information can be selected with the Hamburger Menu Select Emby SRV to open the Server Trigger page. Check server is not necessary for the functioning of the skins The page show the trigger timing (just for info) Select Option to open the Option page. Try it and find out Select Styles to open the different pages for the colors Attention: Be sure that you have a backup of the skin First select the transparency before clicking on a color. Set your desired colors for the different sides Open with the Hamburger Menu the Emby Server Info Page. This Page show the Emby Server Info available with APi Key Open with the Hamburger Menu the Session Info Page. This Page show the raw session Data (no scrolling) Open with the Hamburger Menu the last activity Page. This Page show the last 100 activities. Use the mouse weel for scrolling Open with the Hamburger Menu the Emby Info Page. At this Page you can seleted the diffenrent kind of raw data from the Emby Server. (just for Info) You see the skin is far from finished.It works only with one user and still contains some bugs.But a user is better than no user and that's why this early release.Unfortunately, at the moment I'm very busy in my job so I can not continue working on the skin for a few weeks.Until then, I hope that you like it and I get some constructive suggestions from you.If someone should work on the skin so I ask that he shares it with us.Until thencu Taurec TDK_Emby_v2_alpha.zip Edited December 12, 2018 by Taurec 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 Hello, I am surprised that there is no feedback or modifications for the skin. If someone has made modifications then are so kind and shares it with us. cu Taurec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic815 18 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) It looks really nice, but I'm struggling to get it connected to my Server. When I pull up the Option window (where it has IP, Port, API Key), I can't seem to edit any of the fields. I'll type in something new, hit enter, and then it just reverts back to the default that's already populated. I'm new to Rainmeter in general, but am I doing something wrong here? When I look at Rainmeter logs, it has a line that says: !WriteKeyValue: Illegal path: C:\Users\[username] And then a line that says: WebParser: (Fetch Error) A connection with the server could not be established (ErrorCode=12029) Edit: It looks like I got it to work by manually editing the following file with Notepad: C:\Users\[userName]\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\TDK_Emby\@Resources\Variables.inc I'll play around with it for a bit and see what I think! Edited July 27, 2016 by Magic815 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hello Magic815, sorry for my late answer. The file Variables.inc contains all path to all required folder/files. It look like that your Rainmter have no permissionto write/edit the file. Do you install Rainmeter or do you use a portable version ? (recommended install the latest 4.0 beta version) For a quick Hotfix you can edit the file manually. (after edit don't forget to refresh the Skin) (The main variblrs are from Line 1 up to 55, ignore all other lines :-) cu Taurec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic815 18 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I installed the 4.0 beta, and I believe it's the standard installer (not portable). I was able to get it to work with the hotfix you mentioned. I've been really liking it, so no comments yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef 3746 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 This looks fantastic! I can't wait to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Hello Magic815 when i'm back at Germany then i try to find out why your rainmeter have no write access to the file. (that mean only i read the forum from rainmater, :-) @ chef hope you enjoy :-) @@All If you have some suggestion or find some bugs, please let me know cu Taurec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1legend 45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Nice app! Thanks for sharing! I will need to look into how to make the user details section a bright green like the header is. I find it hard to see the details because it fades into the background. I'm sure that I can figure that out but if anyone wants to save me the trouble of learning yet another thing... feel free to share that knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14929 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Very cool. How about a last active time for each user...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Hi, thx for the suggestion. @ the1legend the brightness is depend on the call of the sting meter and the font size and the Windows Wallpaper Background color (my skin position is on a black part of wallpaper, pretty good readable) But i know what you mean. Let me play a little bit. @@ebr Do you mean a list as seperate "windows" ? Similar to Emby Info window only as User list activity? cu Taurec P.S: I'm not at Home at the moment, I will travel this weekend only home.Let me see what I can then make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14929 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 No, I mean on the main display (where you now have client, device, media, etc.). Just like on the dashboard: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1legend 45 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Hi, thx for the suggestion. @ the1legend the brightness is depend on the call of the sting meter and the font size and the Windows Wallpaper Background color (my skin position is on a black part of wallpaper, pretty good readable) But i know what you mean. Let me play a little bit. @@ebr Do you mean a list as seperate "windows" ? Similar to Emby Info window only as User list activity? cu Taurec P.S: I'm not at Home at the moment, I will travel this weekend only home.Let me see what I can then make. Correct. It looks like it has the same transparency as the window frame. It would be great if there was an option to have the text not transparent, much like with the flyout. With the flyout, the window frame is transparent but the text is not. Thanks again for the app and your time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hi, sorry guys for the late update of the skin. (I was working abroad and was not able to work on the skin.) I edit the first post with a update of the skin (include description) Hope you enjoy it. cu Taurec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1legend 45 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Hi, sorry guys for the late update of the skin. (I was working abroad and was not able to work on the skin.) I edit the first post with a update of the skin (include description) Hope you enjoy it. cu Taurec It looks great! Thank You Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Hello 1legend, sorry again for the late update (3 month are really long :-) Only for me as information: what view do you use for the skin? I use the setting: 5 user with names, last seen and flyout cu Taurec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1legend 45 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I use the 5 user setting with all options checked, and the fly out. It's used on a third monitor where I display all the vitals of my home network. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never_More 19 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) This kicks a** - I love it - now i can take a look at the users and what is being used - I LOVE this - Had to read the post more that one time, but I got it and it wasn't all that hard to do - NICE job .. props to you my friend. Question - Is it possible to use this on another computer (not the server) and still be able to monitor the server - Edited April 11, 2017 by Never_More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hello Never_More,I'm glad you like the skin.To your question:Yes, you can run Rainmeter with the skin on any computer outside your network.For the connection you need either a fixed IP number or a valid DNS of your server.In the skin you had then, under Options / Emby connect Data, the IP or the DNS register and save.Example:At home I have in the skin (on my computer in the living room) the IP 192.x.x.x enter.On my computer on the work I have registered in the skin the Adr.: Taurec.x.com At both Skins i use the same Emby Api Key.So I am able to see at work if my kids watch movies right after school instead that they make homework Try it out and enjoy it. cu Taurec 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never_More 19 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Ty for the reply. Got it working on another computer, with no problems,after your help. Great idea having a way to keep an eye out on the server. Not only to see what people are watching but to make sure the server is up and running ok.. Thank you. N.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiedroid 56 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hello @@Taurec, Firstly, I wanted to say thank you for creating this Rainmeter skin for Emby. It's great! I've been using it for some time now & only noticed your updated version this week I've updated and all seem to be working well, but initially the Series & Media were not populating. Well, I should say they were for about 1 second, then it would disappear. This would happen a 2-3 times and then not appear again. I did a bit of troubleshooting, and found if I comment out 'IfMatchMode=1' line in the SessionsX.inc files it would work fine. I'm not sure what impact this has, as I don't understand the code very well, but seems everything is working so far. I've made a slight change to comment out the background images for the main windows etc to match my other transparent Rainmeter skins but other than that it is default. The only thing that doesn't seem to be working in 1.0.1 for me is the images of what is playing. There are a couple of errors being returned in Rainmeter logs to report back; mainly one when MeasureSeriesName01, MeasurePlayingItem01, MeasureEpisodeNo01 and a few others, when nothing is playing(?) they are returning error 'RegExp matching error (-1)'. There is also another error being returned I have just noticed '!CommandMeasure: [ParseSessions05] not found'. Could that be because I have only 4 connected users showing in the skin? Any help to stop the errors would be most appreciated Also, I'm not sure if you are still developing the skin, but wanted to put forward a few suggestions that I would love to see in a future version: - Click on the Emby icon to open Dashboard (or alt. maybe a right click menu with 'Launcher' access to things like Dashboard, Library Access, Start Theater, Run Library Scan & Restart) - Indicator light/icon to show if the server is running/restarting/down (perhaps under the clock?) - Dynamically hide/show connected users as connections are made (save having empty users showing) - Mouseover on User image would be great for hovering for flyout (it seems to be invisible to mouseover atm) - Possible 300-500ms delay in showing/hiding flyout? I find it very touchy to keep open. I find the same issue with the hamburger icon too. - Progress bar to show current viewing progression for playing media for each connected user (same as it shows in Dashboard for example) - Click on User name to show last 5-10 watched items & dates/times Thanks again for creating this awesome skin! Regards, AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taurec 60 Posted August 26, 2017 Author Share Posted August 26, 2017 Thank you for your comments and your suggestions. You are right that it occurs with Rainmeter regex error occur when no video is played. I have to get to the bottom of the matter.(Such errors are intercepted with Rainmeter and have no influence on the further program sequence at Rainmeter)Most of your suggestions can be implemented.Let me play a bit with it (possibly as an option)There are only two small problems.- I will be back home in November and I can only take care of it. (I am working abroad)- I have to install a very old version of Emby since the swagger-ui does not work anymore and that for months. It also does not look like this changes. Very sad.Unfortunately, it will take a while before I can take care of it.Until thenTaurec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiedroid 56 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Thanks for getting back to me @@Taurec! No rush at all on any improvements, the skin works well as it is outside of the minor things I mentioned previously. I'll check back periodically One further suggestion to add, which I would find useful, is to have an option to clear the backgrounds of the skin, or replace with translucent or transparent backgrounds. I've commented out the background files as seen in the attached picture. Would be super to have an option to change this without editing the scripts. Thanks again! AD Edited August 28, 2017 by Aussiedroid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yasuno 7 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 This works great! Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e123enitan 237 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 @@Taurec, Good Job, this is appealing to, but excused my ignorant, does the skin works off emby server, meaning not integrated like other addons, and can be installed on android OS or it is windows specific. Cheers!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iplayforkeepz 0 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Has there been any updates to this skin? Media is not populating for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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