Zune detection

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Is it possible that a future version might support the zune software?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by hexo...@gmail.com on 29 Sep 2008 at 5:28

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Have you tried it? Does Zune not send "now playing" messages for the MSN 
Messenger
client, which musictracker can now catch? According to some googling this has 
been
supported since Zune 2.5

I'd test it myself but "The Zune service is not yet available in your region." 
:S

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 11:39

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I've tried it with the latest version, and I'm not getting any info caught by 
pidgin.
I think Zune might send out now playing info custom-tailored for MS products? 
Thoughts?

Original comment by hexo...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 2:29

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Can you configure musictracker to player "Messenger compatible", open the pidgin
Debug Window, play some music and change the track a few times; save the debug 
window
to a file and attach it to this issue?

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 3:08

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:-( 
nothing useful there I'm afraid, so no quick fix 

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 3:22

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I didn't notice anything (seemingly) useful either, but i thought i'd attach 
anyway.
I'm sure there are other zune/pidgin nerds out there who want this too.

Original comment by hexo...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 3:25

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Hmm.. doing some googling, this problem is definitely solvable, there exists a 
Zune
player plugins for scrobbling to Last.fm, although it seems to work by pulling 
the
data back from the Zune Social website...

Zuse: http://code.google.com/p/zuse/downloads/list

Perhaps as a workaround you could install that and then use musictracker's 
Last.fm
mode :-)

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2008 at 11:17

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Issue 59 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 24 Nov 2008 at 11:52

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Just wondering if anyone is still looking into this. Has anything changed with 
the
new release of the new Zune interface?

Original comment by WTVanderven on 11 Mar 2009 at 7:00

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I am very interested in Pidgin-MusicTracker support for Zune.
What would you use to see what kind of format the now playing information is in?
I know MS live messenger has support for it.

Original comment by pj.pa...@gmail.com on 27 Mar 2009 at 1:36

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If the new MS Live messenger can pickup the data and so can Last.fm then there 
is 
def. some data being published by the program. The question is how and where? 

If someone has Live messenger working on their system, Can you configure 
musictracker 
to player "Messenger compatible", open the pidgin
Debug Window, play some music and change the track a few times; save the debug 
window
to a file and attach it to this issue?

That can help determine where to start!

Original comment by WTVanderven on 27 Mar 2009 at 7:22

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this is what i see
(00:07:26) musictracker: trying 'Messenger compatible interface'
(00:07:26) musictracker: Getting info failed. Setting empty status.
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/bool_custom_braddybunns_AIM
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/string_custom_braddybunns_AIM
(00:07:26) musictracker: No tune status for account braddybunns, protocol AIM,
falling back to setting status message
(00:07:26) musictracker: empty player status, using current saved status....
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/bool_custom_bobloadmire@gmail.comHome_XMPP
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/string_custom_bobloadmire@gmail.comHome_XMPP
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/bool_broken_now_listening_bobloadmire@gmail.comHome_X
MPP
(00:07:26) musictracker: Won't try to use status tune on account
'bobloadmire@gmail.com/Home' protocol 'XMPP', I've been told it's broken
(00:07:26) musictracker: empty player status, using current saved status....
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/bool_custom_bradford.stewart@wallawalla.edu_Facebook
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/string_custom_bradford.stewart@wallawalla.edu_Faceboo
k
(00:07:26) musictracker: No tune status for account 
bradford.stewart@wallawalla.edu,
protocol Facebook, falling back to setting status message
(00:07:26) musictracker: empty player status, using current saved status....
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/bool_custom_bobloadmire_TwitterIM
(00:07:26) musictracker: build_pref:
/plugins/core/musictracker/string_custom_bobloadmire_TwitterIM
(00:07:26) musictracker: No tune status for account bobloadmire, protocol 
TwitterIM,
falling back to setting status message
(00:07:27) musictracker: empty player status, using current saved status....
(00:07:27) musictracker: Status set for all accounts

Original comment by bobloadm...@gmail.com on 28 Mar 2009 at 7:09

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that list of events loops every 10 seconds or so

Original comment by bobloadm...@gmail.com on 28 Mar 2009 at 7:11

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Looks like it isn't detecting anything coming from the Zune software. However 
because 
we know that MS Live messenger can detect the song changes from Zune that tells 
us 
that the song info is exported somewhere. I don't know enough to push this any 
farther. 

If anyone who figured out the exporting from other apps. (i.e. WMP, Foobar, and 
WINAMP,) maybe they can give us some input on where to start looking for the 
Zune 
software...

Original comment by WTVanderven on 29 Mar 2009 at 5:21

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I'm not planning on working on this myself, but I will accept a patch to make 
this
work.  What is needed is some information on the Zune player -> MS Live 
Messenger
interface, but I suspect this is not documented by Microsoft :-(, or as noted 
in #7,
to use an approach like Zuse and read the data from the Zune Social website...

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 6 Apr 2009 at 4:51

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As i understand it the Zune Social site doesn't actively updated. I noticed 
that it 
takes at min. a min or two before my LAST song will show on there. It is a step 
in 
the right direction but I don't feel that using that approach is going to help. 

I honestly think the best route is attempting to track the Zune -> MSN Live 
Messenger.

I feel like that is going to be the BEST. The question is how do we get source 
on 
that...

Original comment by WTVanderven on 6 Apr 2009 at 8:54

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Zuse now has code that reads the message directly from the Zune software, it 
may have
a way that is able to implement in musictracker.

Original comment by berto.el...@gmail.com on 1 Jul 2009 at 6:37

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Any updates on this?

Original comment by ki4...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2009 at 2:55

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Maybe this could be of any help for anyone:

Zune Now Playing: http://znp.codeplex.com/

Original comment by dra...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2009 at 6:26

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Is there any chance of that registry bit being included in musictracker anytime 
soon. I believe that is the only way to get now playing info from the zune 
software.

Original comment by bma...@gmail.com on 9 Jan 2010 at 4:42

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Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 13 Feb 2010 at 11:44

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Hmm... now I'm confused: looking at the source code for 'Zune Now Playing', it 
seems it is looking for WM_COPYDATA messages to a MsnMsgrUIManager window, 
which is what the 'Messenger compatible' interface in musictracker does...

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 23 Jul 2010 at 1:10

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Okay, comparing various details between 'Zune Now Playing' and musictracker, 
and doing some testing, it appears that Zune doesn't like the fact that the 
MsnMsgrUIManager window has a name, so remove that.

Fixed in svn r468

Please test the snapshot if you can.

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 31 Jul 2010 at 11:13

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Fix released in 0.4.22

Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 10 Oct 2010 at 8:17

• Changed state: FixReleased

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Original comment by b152fee4...@gmail.com on 10 Oct 2010 at 8:18

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I don't think this is working any more (zune and musictracker). I'm running the 
debug window and the message i'm seeing is it cycling through each music player 
and failing to get music info. can someone look at this?

Original comment by hika.pet...@gmail.com on 25 Sep 2011 at 2:02