Thank you for testing development version of Google Music Frame which brings you bug fixes, new features and fresh bugs.
Please test new features and report bugs at https://bugs.launchpad.net/google-music-frame
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Google Music Frame adds extra menu items to control playback (play/pause, previous/next song) or exit application.
GMF appends menu items (play/pause, previous song, next song) to DockManager compliant docks (e.g. Docky, AWN, DockBarX).
Codebase has been separated to multiple files allowing more flexible modifications.
GMF was backported to Ubuntu 10.10 (lp:837234)
Secured connection (HTTPS protocol) is used by default. However, it may cause issues in weird networks. To disable secure connection open the configuration file ~/.config/google-music-frame/main.conf and append the line secure_connection = off.
The support for multimedia keys (lp:835438) is enabled by default. To disable it open the configuration file ~/.config/google-music-frame/main.conf and append the line multimedia_keys = off. Users without multimedia keys can use regular Pause key (usually located above the group of Home, End, Page Up, Page Down keys). To enable it open the configuration file ~/.config/google-music-frame/main.conf and append the line pause_key = on.
The official Ubuntu wiki states: "A compliant player should also keep playing if you close its window while it is playing; exit if you close its window while it is not playing ...".
However, it caused issues when running in desktop environment without the sound menu (lp:835432), therefore presence of sound menu is checked before applying the rule above.
Moreover, when window was hidden launching Google Music Frame created a new instance instead of reconnecting to the running one (lp:836287). Now Google Music Frame runs only one instance.
There is also new configuration option for users who don't like the default behavior (hiding the window when playing). To disable hiding open the configuration file ~/.config/google-music-frame/main.conf and append the line hide_when_playing = off.
Vala 0.13 included in Ubuntu Oneiric is not compatible with Vala 0.12 included in Ubuntu Natty. These incompatibilities were resolved (lp:836071). However, Google Music Frame is primarily tested only on Ubuntu Natty.
Google Music Frame supports user scripts, but it isn't compatible with GreaseMonkey, because GreaseMonkey provides some extra JavaScript API. Therefore, scripts have to be ported to use only JavaScript API provided by WebKit. Also patches providing compatibility with GreaseMonkey are welcome.
User scripts are stored in the directory ~/.local/share/google-music-frame/userscripts, e.g. ~/.local/share/google-music-frame/myscript.js. Hovever, they have to be enabled in the configuration file ~/.config/google-music-framemain.conf by appending the line user_scripts = myscript, another_script.
Google Music web interface contains links to other Google services (GMail, Calendar, Documents, etc.). These links are opened in your default web browser.
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