Comments on: Yahoo! Media Player – Hacks http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/ Chris Castiglione, New Media, Development, Music, University of Amsterdam, New York City Sun, 09 May 2010 18:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andrew Thompson http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Andrew Thompson Sun, 09 May 2010 18:28:23 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-419 Re: the seeking problem I mentioned before (and others) I was reading around and it seems that the Yahoo Media Player doesn't know the duration of a track until the whole track has been loaded into the buffer. Trackseek depends on the duration to calculate the elapsed time based on user-dragging, hence the seek doesn't work until the entire track has been downloaded. I don't suppose this would be easily fixed, if at all. The best suggestion I can come up with is to disable track-seeking until the entire track has downloaded. At least that way you don't confuse users with a bar that doesn't appear to do anything!! Re: the seeking problem I mentioned before (and others)

I was reading around and it seems that the Yahoo Media Player doesn’t know the duration of a track until the whole track has been loaded into the buffer. Trackseek depends on the duration to calculate the elapsed time based on user-dragging, hence the seek doesn’t work until the entire track has been downloaded.

I don’t suppose this would be easily fixed, if at all. The best suggestion I can come up with is to disable track-seeking until the entire track has downloaded. At least that way you don’t confuse users with a bar that doesn’t appear to do anything!!

]]> By: ONEUPMAN http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-416 ONEUPMAN Mon, 03 May 2010 04:42:26 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-416 If you check out my site you will see i have implemented a few of the hacks listed here - i was wondering if someone knows how to include a purchase basket (linking to amazon/wherever) on the player? If you check out my site you will see i have implemented a few of the hacks listed here – i was wondering if someone knows how to include a purchase basket (linking to amazon/wherever) on the player?

]]> By: Chris Castiglione http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Chris Castiglione Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:24:58 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-415 @bijan yes, i know thats an annoying problem. I'm not really sure if someone is working on that project? you think yahoo would be on top of integrating those changes @bijan yes, i know thats an annoying problem.
I’m not really sure if someone is working on that project? you think yahoo would be on top of integrating those changes

]]> By: Bijan http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Bijan Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:16:47 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-414 Also, I know the problem of not being able to seek for the first 4-15seconds a song is playing it is not seek-able has been mentioned before: Currently if you click on the seek bar to try to advance it durring that first few seconds, it just starts the mp3 over again. Is this something that can be fixed or is it just a condition of how the song loads? Just curios... Also, I know the problem of not being able to seek for the first 4-15seconds a song is playing it is not seek-able has been mentioned before: Currently if you click on the seek bar to try to advance it durring that first few seconds, it just starts the mp3 over again. Is this something that can be fixed or is it just a condition of how the song loads? Just curios…

]]> By: Bijan Yeganegi http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Bijan Yeganegi Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:53:40 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-408 Hey Guys! I have been using this YMP Hack on my blog for some time now with great success! A good friend of mine also figured out the 100% volume issuse, so here is the complete script (with all of the other hack like the track seek, removed "learn more" etc. running as well!) Enjoy! This code goes in the HEAD tag area: <pre class="brush: css;"> <script src='http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/latest' type='text/javascript'></script> <script src='http://www.danceatthepostoffice.com/js/ef.ymp.utilities.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <script src='http://www.danceatthepostoffice.com/js/trackseek.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <script src='http://www.danceatthepostoffice.com/js/trackresume.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <script src='http://www.danceatthepostoffice.com/js/trackfocus.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <script src='http://www.danceatthepostoffice.com/js/mediaplayer2.0.3.1.js' type='text/javascript'></script> <script type="text/javascript">     var YMPParams =     {         autoplay:false,         volume:1.0     } </script> <script type="text/javascript">     var apiReadyHandler = function ()     {         /* Once API ready handler is invoked, YAHOO.MediaPlayer class can be accessed safely */         /* For example: Add other event listeners **/         YAHOO.MediaPlayer.onPlaylistUpdate.subscribe(onPlaylistUpateHandler)     }     var onPlaylistUpateHandler = function (playlistArray)     {         /* Handler for onPlaylistUpdate event */     }     YAHOO.MediaPlayer.onAPIReady.subscribe(apiReadyHandler); </script> <style> } #ymp-relevance { visibility: hidden; } .ymp-player-max #ymp-body #ymp-body-base #ymp-body-strip { width: 560px; } .ymp-player-max #ymp-body.ymp-skin { width: 570px; } </style> </pre> Hey Guys! I have been using this YMP Hack on my blog for some time now with great success! A good friend of mine also figured out the 100% volume issuse, so here is the complete script (with all of the other hack like the track seek, removed “learn more” etc. running as well!) Enjoy!

This code goes in the HEAD tag area:
]]> By: dave http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-405 dave Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:15:42 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-405 used the code like you posted, in the style sheet as-is, including how to get rid of blank space - anyone needing specific direction, i am glad to help. anyway, thx for the code in the first place - how did you learn which tags, names, etc, to use to address the msg and the blank space issue?? used the code like you posted, in the style sheet as-is, including how to get rid of blank space – anyone needing specific direction, i am glad to help. anyway, thx for the code in the first place – how did you learn which tags, names, etc, to use to address the msg and the blank space issue??

]]> By: Chris Castiglione http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Chris Castiglione Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:15:27 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-375 @tristan - I agree, that sometimes the player can be a bit temperamental. For instance, sometimes on this post only (probably because of the code we've added) the music will just start playing after 1 minute without hitting play. About the volume control: I hadn't ever noticed this problem, I wonder if it is a new sideeffect of some yahoo updates. It seems to be happening in FF, and Safari. And even the original player on the yahoo site has the bug. @tristan – I agree, that sometimes the player can be a bit temperamental. For instance, sometimes on this post only (probably because of the code we’ve added) the music will just start playing after 1 minute without hitting play.

About the volume control: I hadn’t ever noticed this problem, I wonder if it is a new sideeffect of some yahoo updates. It seems to be happening in FF, and Safari. And even the original player on the yahoo site has the bug.

]]> By: tristan http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-374 tristan Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:18:48 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-374 My apologies, i can see now how that the counter shows total time once the whole trac has downloaded into the buffer, untill then there's only a playtime count. Similarly, the tracseek only begins to move once it knows the total trac length. The volume slider however, remains a mystery; i have a few add-ons in Firefox, it's quite possible one of them is causing the problem as iv'e seen no-one else mention it. My apologies, i can see now how that the counter shows total time once the whole trac has downloaded into the buffer, untill then there’s only a playtime count. Similarly, the tracseek only begins to move once it knows the total trac length.
The volume slider however, remains a mystery; i have a few add-ons in Firefox, it’s quite possible one of them is causing the problem as iv’e seen no-one else mention it.

]]> By: tristan http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-373 tristan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:44:18 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-373 i notice now that the volume slider works just fine as long as the page is parked all the way at the top; once you start to scroll the page down (in Firefox that is), the cursor's contact spot for the slider moves further & further down the page. Iv'e also noticed that while the trac is playing I only have the playtime displayed and not playtime/total time as on the player on your site. I have disabled all the hacks but still nothing. I would really love to use this player on my site as it's elegant & unobtrusive, but it seems quite temperemental & prone to disruption by other elements on the page. i notice now that the volume slider works just fine as long as the page is parked all the way at the top; once you start to scroll the page down (in Firefox that is), the cursor’s contact spot for the slider moves further & further down the page.

Iv’e also noticed that while the trac is playing I only have the playtime displayed and not playtime/total time as on the player on your site. I have disabled all the hacks but still nothing.

I would really love to use this player on my site as it’s elegant & unobtrusive, but it seems quite temperemental & prone to disruption by other elements on the page.

]]> By: tristan http://www.ccastig.com/2009/03/29/yahoo-media-player-hacks/comment-page-1/#comment-372 tristan Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:26:45 +0000 http://www.ccastig.com/?p=528#comment-372 I have been scouring various blogs & forums to find solutions for glitches i'm experiencing, but so far haven't been able to find any mention of these problems. However, i've just noticed that you seem to be having the same issues with the player on this site. 1. the song info in the center white panel displaying too far over to the right. This seems to be linked to settings in the CSS (in my particulat case the links to the mp3 files are in a table, the table has a 10px margin > the text is offset by 10px) which would be almost imperceptible but for the target crosshairs overlapping the panel edge. 2. the volume slider, when it’s clicked on initially to move it, jumps to 100% & is then unmovable (except by shift arrowup/down). This seems to be a problem peculiar to Firefox 3.6. as I'm noticing the same problem here, but only in said browser. Any ideas on a workaround for this? I have been scouring various blogs & forums to find solutions for glitches i’m experiencing, but so far haven’t been able to find any mention of these problems. However, i’ve just noticed that you seem to be having the same issues with the player on this site.

1. the song info in the center white panel displaying too far over to the right. This seems to be linked to settings in the CSS (in my particulat case the links to the mp3 files are in a table, the table has a 10px margin > the text is offset by 10px) which would be almost imperceptible but for the target crosshairs overlapping the panel edge.

2. the volume slider, when it’s clicked on initially to move it, jumps to 100% & is then unmovable (except by shift arrowup/down). This seems to be a problem peculiar to Firefox 3.6. as I’m noticing the same problem here, but only in said browser.

Any ideas on a workaround for this?

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