Foobar2000 Sidebar template

Introduction

Foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. The component foo_httpcontrol offers a way to control this player right from your browser.

Sidebar is a template for this component that is optimized for generating webpages that work well in the Opera Panel. See the screenshot to see it an action. It is tested in Opera 10 beta 3 and in Firefox 3.5. In Firefox it can be installed as a sidebar as well, but there are some minor glitches there.

Installation

Requirements: Foobar 2000 version 0.9.5 or 0.9.6, component foo_httpcontrol version 0.95

• Download the zipfile for the latest Sidebar version 0.5.1
• Unzip it's content to c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\foo_httpcontrol_data\sidebar\.
• Add a template named 'sidebar' in 'Foobar2000 File > Preferences > Tools > HTTP Control > Templates'
• Set the following values for the helper strings in the template settings:
  Playlist row: <td class="p">[%album artist% ]</td><td class="p">%title%[ '//' %track artist%]</td>[<td class="q">%queue_indexes%</td>]
  Helper 1: %title%
  Helper 2: [%title% - ]
  Helper 3: <div>$if(%track artist%,<strong>%track artist%</strong> - %album artist% '/',<strong>%album artist%</strong> -) [%album%[ CD%discnumber%][ '('%date%')'][ #%tracknumber%]] - %codec% - %bitrate%kbps</div><div id="path">%path%</div>
  Album art rule (adjust as needed): $directory_path(%path%)\folder.jpg|$directory_path(%path%)\*.jpg
• Bookmark this address as panel in Opera or Sidebar in Firefox: http://127.0.0.1:8888/sidebar/

Changelog

0.5.1 2009-08-18

• now also with styled file foo_httpcontrol_browser_tpl.html
• minor changes to 'add files' and 'empty playlist' button styling in foo_httpcontrol_controls_tpl.html

0.5.0 2009-08-17

• first numbered version
• suitable for use with foo_httpcontrol 0.95