Resize covers ti fit to width

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Could it be possible to resize the album art to screen width? 
My tracks have 500x500 embedded covers, either they're cropped (if crop option 
is active) or squeezed horizontally...

- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Android 2.3.4
- Windows 7 (64)
- MonkeyTunes 1.6.3.4
- TunesRemote+ 2.4.1

Original issue reported on code.google.com by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 6:59

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Yeah if you read through this previous defect we went round and round on this...

http://code.google.com/p/tunesremote-plus/issues/detail?id=72&can=1

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:02

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There must be a way to fix this, it's just a bitmap... 
Mate you're doing a fantastic job ,I have some suggestions for this gem! Where 
could I post them? :-)

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:07

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Yeah we thought so too.  If it Force it to fit will will srhink your 500x500 
into an even box but that leaves 2 black bands above and below the bitmap and 
it looks horrible.

As for suggestions, your best bet is to create ticket's like this one for each 
indivdual suggestion and mark them as "Enhancement" not "Defect".

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:11

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Also if you want to see what Hyperfine's remote does they shrink your image to 
fit.

http://hyperfine.com/remoteforitunes/default.aspx

I personally like ours as a background image a little bit better.

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:12

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Wow, they sport a good looking interface! You must a find a simple way to 
achieve the proper album art fit.... all the Android music players I have 
tested are using the same bitmaps correctly .. the only difference is that 
you're reading the cover from the server running on the computer... maybe you 
must save the image in a temporary area on the phone and then use and Android 
API call to show correctly the image?
BTW, how do I mark the post as an enhancements?

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:29

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I changed it to ehancement.  Maybe you don't have permissions to.

I can definitely get the album to fit, what I am telling you is it looks 
horrible with the rest of the transparent interface.  It looks like a postage 
stamp in the center of the screen.  Which is why Hyperfine changed their layout 
around having an perfect X by X over.  

Jeffery Sharkey the original author of this app chose to have the fade in fade 
out transparency of the Player Controls etc over a cropped background cover.   
Having a centered X by X image looks terrible ,trust me.  the entire UI would 
probably have to be changed to make it look right with the transparent animated 
fade in's of the player controls.

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:33

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Oh well, you need to adjust the bitmap to fit the width... if the album art is 
very small, it will be spoiled, othewise it will look defintelly good. It 
should look like Hyperfine's one

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:40

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As mentioned, that was not Jeffery Sharkey's original design of the uI and 
changing it would be a large undertaking.

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 7:46

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Also I have worked with the Hyperfine guys to support MonkeyTunes.  For 4.99 
their product is top notch and is much more full featured than TR+.

I support TR+ just as a free option for my MT users but I recommend it fully!

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 8:24

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Wow! All my supposed suggestions are there! Great....

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:12

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Yep it does Genre's, handles your album cover issue, etc etc etc,  It is a nice 
polished product.

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:20

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Bit expensive though!

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:33

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4.99 for high quality software is a bargain in my opinion. :)

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:36

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Are you the author? :-)
Think that apps such as PowerAmp 2 will cost less while doing more!

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:39

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HA!  No I am not affiliated with Hyperfine.   I just know from how much time i 
put into MonkeyTunes that sometimes good software is worth paying for.

Original comment by mellowaredev on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:47

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I will probably end buying it :-)

Original comment by riccardo...@gmail.com on 28 Nov 2011 at 9:51

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