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    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 13:27

    Re:

    Quoth Boxster17:
    So we just slap image tags on it and it works, or do we need you to set it up for us lozzd?


    Just slap the tags on baby! hehe, my server generates everything else for you.


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  • Good idea, that's great !!!

    • jort said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 16:34
    Nice work lozzd!

    One lil' remark: could you make it possible to set up the right time zone. Like UTC +1 (CET).

    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 16:48

    Re:

    Quoth jort:
    One lil' remark: could you make it possible to set up the right time zone. Like UTC +1 (CET).


    Unfortunately I can only set one time zone for all the scrobblersigs, and since im from GMT the same as AS is, i keep it to that ;)

    The code has many limitations, and if I was better at PHP i'd try and improve it...
    Such as checking to see if AS is actaully up or not (thus preventing apache from crashing like last night) and this time zone one.. but for now, im afraid its GMT :)


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    • jort said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 16:59

    Re: Re:

    Quoth lozzd:
    Quoth jort:
    One lil' remark: could you make it possible to set up the right time zone. Like UTC +1 (CET).


    Unfortunately I can only set one time zone for all the scrobblersigs, and since im from GMT the same as AS is, i keep it to that ;)

    The code has many limitations, and if I was better at PHP i'd try and improve it...
    Such as checking to see if AS is actaully up or not (thus preventing apache from crashing like last night) and this time zone one.. but for now, im afraid its GMT :)


    That's OK. We can still be friends :).

    • Qth said...
    • User
    • 17 Jan 2005, 17:13
    Testing testing.. 1212
    [edit]
    Cool thanks! Too bad i cant get it to work on other forums, not even one that has html on in the sigs. :(

    Edited by Qth on 17 Jan 2005, 17:36
  • Quoth jort:
    One lil' remark: could you make it possible to set up the right time zone. Like UTC +1 (CET).

    Try adding this to the end of your URL:

    &time_format=g:i:s+A&date_format=D.,+M.+j,+Y&offset_direction=minus&hours=5&zone=EST

    where the time/date formats are here. :)

    -Scott

  • i feel stupid. I've never understood how to get that working server side. i should be able to do this with my website server as well... but i'm not sure what to do. do you just put the php file on the server and reference it? or do you have to run something special server side? Webservers are a hole in my background. the wiki forum never seemed to spell it out step by step.

    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 20:36

    Re:

    Quoth giveuptheghost:
    Quoth jort:
    One lil' remark: could you make it possible to set up the right time zone. Like UTC +1 (CET).

    Try adding this to the end of your URL:

    &time_format=g:i:s+A&date_format=D.,+M.+j,+Y&offset_direction=minus&hours=5&zone=EST

    where the time/date formats are here. :)

    -Scott


    Does that work!?


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    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 20:37

    Re:

    Quoth Qth:
    Testing testing.. 1212
    [edit]
    Cool thanks! Too bad i cant get it to work on other forums, not even one that has html on in the sigs. :(


    Ah, yes, I found the option on one of the forums I run tonight.. there is a specific option that allows dynamic images, and its off by default on most.
    Complain to the admin ;)


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    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 20:41

    Re:

    Quoth Trongersoll:
    i feel stupid. I've never understood how to get that working server side. i should be able to do this with my website server as well... but i'm not sure what to do. do you just put the php file on the server and reference it? or do you have to run something special server side? Webservers are a hole in my background. the wiki forum never seemed to spell it out step by step.


    No need to feel stupid... its not that simple, requires some basic knowledge.
    The php file just sits on the server, and when someone requests the image, it runs... on my end, the server side end, I have a web server (apache) running PHP which is obvoiously needed to run the code.
    Its pretty simple once you know how, but ive been doing this kinda thing for a while :)


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    • lozzd said...
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    • 17 Jan 2005, 23:11
    Ooook we seem to have hit a small problem.
    Because the scrobblersig service requires communication between my server and the AS servers, if the AS servers are slow, so is the scrobblersig. earlier this evening, it was taking up to 10 seconds or more to get the image, beacuse the AS webservers are, quite frankly, overloaded, as you can read in the front page news. When the new webserver comes, everything will be fantastic again hopefully, until then, i apologise if the scrobblersigs are slightly delayed.


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    • dvboy said...
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    • 18 Jan 2005, 06:01
    Hi :)

    First I'm new here so hi :)

    Second, does anyone know of (or can make) a scrobblersig that's got the artist and title on seperate lines? basically i'm looking for one that's narrower in width (while still variable) but not bothered about height so it would look like this (just copying the one above hehe):

    • Played @ 17:52 UTC 16.1.05:
      The Getaway Plan
      Where is the Love? (Bonus Track)


    Thanks

    Edited by dvboy on 18 Jan 2005, 06:05
    • lozzd said...
    • Alumni
    • 18 Jan 2005, 09:39
    Hey,
    I will try create a second script tonight that has the artist and the title on a seperate line, just for you ;)
    I am at college all day tho, and have work tonight so it wont be until tonight (GMT)


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    • lozzd said...
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    • 18 Jan 2005, 15:37
    dvboy,
    I got back from college unexpectedly early, and took a look at the script. I cant easily modify the ScrobblerSig onto two lines im afraid.. if anyone else is really good at PHP and wants to do it, i'd be happy to host it :)


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    • warre1 said...
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    • 18 Jan 2005, 17:40
    testing...


    yeah, seems to work. great!

    Edited by warre1 on 18 Jan 2005, 17:41
    • jgd3 said...
    • Subscriber
    • 18 Jan 2005, 18:19
    Thanks lozzd! That's awfully nice of you!

    • jgd3 said...
    • Subscriber
    • 18 Jan 2005, 19:50
    Should I be worried if my sig is the only one that says "audioscrobbler.com is broke"?

    Update: nevermind -- all is well now!

    Edited by jgd3 on 18 Jan 2005, 20:47
    • munjalm said...
    • User
    • 18 Jan 2005, 21:54

    Test...

    Using this as a test post to see whether the scrobsig works...

    -=Edit=-

    It works =D

    Edited by munjalm on 18 Jan 2005, 21:57
    • lozzd said...
    • Alumni
    • 18 Jan 2005, 23:46
    Glad all is working for everyone :)
    Although its awfully slow again tonight, roll on the new Audioscrobbler Webservers! :)


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    • Qth said...
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    • 19 Jan 2005, 15:09
    If you havnt played a song for a while and your recent played track says "no songs played recently"(or something like that) then u will get the "audiosccrobbler.com is broke" error in the sig.

    Edited by Qth on 19 Jan 2005, 15:12
    • lozzd said...
    • Alumni
    • 19 Jan 2005, 15:32

    Re:

    Quoth Qth:
    If you havnt played a song for a while and your recent played track says "no songs played recently"(or something like that) then u will get the "audiosccrobbler.com is broke" error in the sig.


    Yep. Thank you for explaning! I chose the error message audioscrobbler.com is broke as its just a general error that happens when anything breaks, so I guess i should change it something like "something is broke" or something..


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    • RedRage said...
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    • 19 Jan 2005, 19:02
    Yes, thank you! :)

    • lozzd said...
    • Alumni
    • 19 Jan 2005, 23:28

    SCROBBLERSIG VERSION 2

    ScrobblerSig service will halt for just a few moments while I lob an updated script (kindly provided by Humpty) onto the server...

    Bear with me..


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    • lozzd said...
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    • 19 Jan 2005, 23:36
    Looks like the update went well.....

    It looks exactly like the original scrobblersig, unless you specify some variables.. (feel free to)

    E.g.

    http://www.denness.net/scrobblersig.php?username=lozzd
    Is my standard scrobbler sig..
    http://www.denness.net/scrobblersig.php?username=lozzd&backgroundcolor=000000
    Is my scrobblersig, only with a black background...

    Other acceptable variables to append to the end of the sig are:

    Time variables (exaplained earlier in the thread)
    labelcolor
    fontsize (default is 8 for your reference)
    labelcolor (the top line of text)
    trackcolor (the colour of the text)
    backgroundtransparent (1 for true, 0 for false)
    backgroundcolor (doesnt work unless you set backgroundtransparent to 0)

    Have fun!
    Let me know if you get any problems!
    Laurie

    EDIT: Uploaded a guide now.
    http://www.denness.net/scrobblersig.htm


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    Edited by lozzd on 20 Jan 2005, 00:04
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