Streaming Audio File Player Controls - discussion and script

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This is the script used for this gig file: [Gig] Streaming Audio File Player Controls

var //declare the needed variables (here widgets only)
btnPlayStop, btnRew10, btnPrevTrk, btnFfw10, btnNextTrk : widget
lblPlayStop, lblRew10, lblPrevTrk, lblFfw10, lblNextTrk : widget
lblPosition, fdrPosition : widget

const //declare some values as constants (easier to change if needed)
RGBcolPlay : integer = -13631744 //green
RGBcolStop : integer = -65536 //red
symPlay : string = "4" //PLAY arrow in "webdings" font
symStop : string = "<" //STOP square in "webdings" font

//user function to set the play/stop state of the play/stop button & label
function setPlayStop(playState : string)
    if playState == "STOP" then
        SetWidgetLabel(btnPlayStop,"PLAY") //set widget caption of underlying button
        SetLabelColor(lblPlayStop,RGBcolPlay) //set color of labe
        SetWidgetLabel(lblPlayStop,symPlay) //set symbol of label
    Elsif playState == "PLAY" then
        SetWidgetLabel(btnPlayStop,"STOP")
        SetLabelColor(lblPlayStop,RGBcolStop)
        SetWidgetLabel(lblPlayStop,symStop)
    end
End

//On fiirst start set the button to STOP
Initialization
    setPlayStop("STOP")
End

//set the button state according to its value
On WidgetValueChanged (bVal : double) from btnPlayStop
    if bVal >0.6 then //is pressed
        setPlayStop("PLAY")
    else //is not pressed
        setPlayStop("STOP")
    end
End

If you have any questions about the gig file of the script, ask here. :slight_smile:

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This post is not about the script but about the display of widgets in GP.

Firstly, thank you @schamass for this very useful gig file. :+1:

Problem: The screenshot presented in the post is correct but the display in GP is not the same and I had to modify the widgets and fonts to obtain a correct display.

First image = display of the original gig file in GP
Second image = modified display in GP

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2600Ă—613 36 KB

Can anyone explain why this is? different display settings in the OS, or something?

(also small insignificant typo: "Local control of “Gloabal” Rackspace) :wink:

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Did you install the fonts?

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This is from my computer (Windows 11, 1920x1080), but I have the fonts installed.

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image1015Ă—443 33 KB

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Yes, I checked first but I know they were already installed (I have over 1000 fonts installed).
Maybe there is a difference between them though.
I will download and install them.

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Ok, I downloaded and reinstalled the fonts (Windows asked me to replace the existing ones) but the problem remains the same.

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What is your display resolution?

The Digital font is definitely not properly recognized (when I see images you posted in this thread).

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W11 1920x1080

New picture with fonts installed

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5600Ă—635 46.3 KB

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I tried again, all good. :thinking:
The same resolution.

Can you close Gig Performer and re-open the gig file?

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My first guess was also the resolution… maybe a diffrent font scale factor in WIN?

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Is it due to scaling of your desktop display in Windows? This can be different between monitors on the same system and some older fonts don’t scale so well.

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EDIT: Sorry @schamass, I’ve just seen that’s the very same thing you have just suggested!

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My scaling is also 100%

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image1033Ă—266 6.42 KB

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I unplugged the external monitors, reset the default Windows display settings then restarted Windows.

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… and? :slight_smile:
(did you check your scaling?)

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it is not reset by the default Windows display settings? I have never touched this. Where is this setting?

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Right click on your Desktop area - Display settings.

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I have the same problem on my desktop PC and my other laptop Lenovo - reset windows display settings too.

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Just thinking loudly… you just could have easily reduced the font size of the widgets, so it’s ok for your screen. :wink:

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Here is a screenshot of the default and recommended settings on my 2 laptops.

Dell 15" :

dell-15p

Lenovo 13" :

lenovo-13p.

To test scaling as shown in the screenshot of @DaveBoulden, I changed the scaling from 125% to 100%.

dell-15p-100-scale

The display is a little better, but there are still a few poorly displayed parts.

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snap5245600Ă—615 52 KB

The main problem is that now, in GP, the displays are modified in all gig files, as in other graphics applications, so I am going to stick with the recommended default Windows display so as not to spend days modifying all my files in the applications. :grimacing:

Yes, It was easier to modify this single file, which I have already done to demonstrate the problem as shown in my first screenshot of the modified gig file :wink:

And above all, the most important thing is to have a good gig file that works… which I have not yet tested :rofl:

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Just for the completeness → https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-change-scaling-for-specific-apps-in-windows-11

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