
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
This Karamba Theme displays recent movie PICTURES on your screen that you can scroll up/down, and, when you feel like having a deeper look to one of them, you just click on the center of the picture and you WATCH THE TRAILER!
If you click on the title, you get more information concerning the movie:
* Genre [only on big version]
* Director
* Main actors
* US Release date
* Ratings [only on big version]
A FRENCH VERSION is now available. You can switch from US/Fr, or MPlayer/VLC thanks to the option menu.
Enjoy :-)
Further evolutions should come...
ANY COMMENT WILL BE WELCOMED.
Requirements:
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- Mplayer or VLC
Credits:
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Many thanks to Cédric Luthi, for its translation of "Allocine" content into an XML osd_movies-like format.
13 years ago
Version 1.6.2:
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- French/US versions merged together
- Menu set to select:
* Fr/En movies
* MPlayer/VLC
- Fixed sudden bug due to Apple XML page on 12/07
Version 1.5.0:
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- French Version that works with VLC
Version 1.4.0:
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- NEW FEATURES in alternative menu:
* Movie Ratings
* Movie genre
(Not yet release for osd_movies_small)
Version 1.2.2:
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- Few bugs removed.
- No "temp.jpeg" in home directory anymore
Version 1.2.0:
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- Caching of pics
- Zipped into an SKZ file for convenience
- Added SMALLER VERSION
Version 1.1.3:
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- Automatic slideshow (every 2min) when no action on the theme, configurable in .py file by changing SLIDESHOW_TIME value
Version 1.1.2:
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- Small bug on characters display
- New very nice skin from JC !! (if you prefered the old one, you just need to uncomment 2 lines in osd_movies.py)
Version 1.1.0:
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- Nice skin from JC!
- When mouse is over center of picture, then only you can run trailer (an icon apperas)
- When clicking on Title, some information is displayed
13 years ago
Version 1.6.2:
-------------
- French/US versions merged together
- Menu set to select:
* Fr/En movies
* MPlayer/VLC
- Fixed sudden bug due to Apple XML page on 12/07
Version 1.5.0:
-------------
- French Version that works with VLC
Version 1.4.0:
-------------
- NEW FEATURES in alternative menu:
* Movie Ratings
* Movie genre
(Not yet release for osd_movies_small)
Version 1.2.2:
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- Few bugs removed.
- No "temp.jpeg" in home directory anymore
Version 1.2.0:
-------------
- Caching of pics
- Zipped into an SKZ file for convenience
- Added SMALLER VERSION
Version 1.1.3:
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- Automatic slideshow (every 2min) when no action on the theme, configurable in .py file by changing SLIDESHOW_TIME value
Version 1.1.2:
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- Small bug on characters display
- New very nice skin from JC !! (if you prefered the old one, you just need to uncomment 2 lines in osd_movies.py)
Version 1.1.0:
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- Nice skin from JC!
- When mouse is over center of picture, then only you can run trailer (an icon apperas)
- When clicking on Title, some information is displayed
dglent
12 years ago
im using mandriva 2008.1 kde 3.5.9
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eric63
13 years ago
c'est géant, ton programme fonctionne super bien, quelle joie d'avoir les vidéos en français et en plus il y a le choix vlc /mplayer.
Excellent !!!
in English
it's geant, your programme walk super well,
what joy to use videos in french and in plus there is the choice mplayer/vlc.
i do continue to talk you in english or you prefer in french finaly ?
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eric63
13 years ago
your OSD is great
But i can't choose the french version (allocine.com) or other country.
Please can you make it for me and other noenglishamerican people (we are very many people ).
thank.
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
That could be a bit of a problem. In fact, these info (pics, trailers...) are taken from an Apple XML page and everything in there is in English.
If ever Apple made a French version of that (it was used for their multimedia deck), then it'll be easy for me to get the translations... but I don't think it already exists. I'll gather some info from Mac users to know that...
And btw, it makes your English better ;-)
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dsigmoun
13 years ago
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
The ads being that:
* you may see "weekly-updated" new movies (so that every week it changes)
* release dates are French ones...
The cons are numerous:
* the movie picture is small
* the trailer is a flash video and flvget (to get flash from website) doesn't wok with allocine.
The idea, if you want to contribute, would be to find out a way to get these videos downloadable.
I think I can manage the rest.
Au boulot!
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ih8windoze
13 years ago
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ih8windoze
13 years ago
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
My idea then is to set a timer that would change the pic every other minute or so and that would be reinitialized as soon as there is any activity around the theme... so not to be disturbed...
Coming soon!
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MenaEng
13 years ago
very nice Theme hope you do more improvments as yuo can ....
Thanks,
Mena
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gunnicom
13 years ago
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
By the way, every 2h, the theme is reloaded and first picture is randomly chosen. :-)
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leatherman
13 years ago
Cheers :D
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
Enjoy :-)
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
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milianw
13 years ago
http://www.airtightinteractive.com/photos/
And of course you should add a throbber, like one of those but better (KDE should have something like this?!):
http://www.napyfab.com/ajax-indicators/
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Dies
13 years ago
It's a widget not a webpage, it's about as big as a widget should get, unless you want to dedicate a monitor to widgets that is.
If that's what you want then just point your browser to Apple's site and be done with it.
KISS
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
By yet, I do not want ugly additional stuff on this theme.
I'll see what I can do that would keep discrete
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milianw
13 years ago
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PARENA
13 years ago
- browse through the images (next, previous buttons?)
- the correct trailer with the picture (it now always plays "28 weeks later") :)
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PARENA
13 years ago
One bug then: the first trailer after (re)loading the theme is always "28 weeks later" for me. Perhaps it's the first one or the last one in the xml file.
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
Maybe I'll add some icons that would appear once your mouse is over the theme...
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vagabound
13 years ago
but i think you should add a screenshot where you see when a trailer gets played.
I don´t know where it fetches the trailers, but can you add a language selection for the trailers and the pictures? And when it can´t find the movies in the selected language, it automaticly takes the original english ones. would be great!
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SirRomanov
13 years ago
These are next-to-come American movie releases...
The only things I can add to this theme are the information provided by this XML data page. By the way, in the tar file I provided, there is a sample (called current.xml) of such an XML file. You can have a look at it to see how 'far' I can extend 'OSD Movies'
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