[Request] Clock displayed in menus?

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First of all let me say thank you to PlexInc for a great media server and thanks to the guys that have developed PlexConnect. Both are great software and have been using for a few years now.

 

I've been using PlexConnect with my ATV3 exclusivly now for about a week, I have previously been using my MacMini with Plex installed. I'm glad to finally get some use from my ATV3, got it as a gift around 8-9 months ago and never really used it until now.

One request I have at the moment would be to have the clock/time displayed in the corner of the screen in the menus, like what you get with the OXS client. And maybe have the 'end time' of the current video/movie when the time bar comes up when fast forwarding etc. I hope this isn't to difficult to do, would be a handy feature to have in there.

 

I guessing you could have the time displaying from the ATV itself, or somehow being pushed through from PMS.

 

I would have a go at doing it myself, but wouldn't have a clue where to start!

 

Thanks again guys, love your work, and will be keeping a close eye on the project!

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+1 :)

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The problem is that PlexConnect uses the native player for the ATV so all it does is pass off the media file to it, changing the actual player is not an option i am afraid.

I am not sure about the clock elsewhere but once again there are limitations on what can be done with a lot of the interface.

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Understanding that there might be limitations in the GUI to prevent it, a clock would definitely be an awesome feature-add. +1

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Clock in the interface is a no go as we are limited to apples own interface, however a clock when the video is playing and you display the seek bar is possible and I already have the code, I just need to clean it up and integrate it into PlexConnect.

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Clock in the interface is a no go as we are limited to apples own interface, however a clock when the video is playing and you display the seek bar is possible and I already have the code, I just need to clean it up and integrate it into PlexConnect.

Cool, thanks! Look forward to seeing it.

The problem is that PlexConnect uses the native player for the ATV so all it does is pass off the media file to it, changing the actual player is not an option i am afraid.

I'm not 100% sure how what you mentioned is relevant? Is the PlexConnect menu system is part of the native ATV player, menu the menu layout can't be changed?

Sorry if I'm not catching on straight away there.

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Um i am a little confused to your reply because of the grammar/typos but will try and explain.

I mean PlexConnect is limited to being able to do certain things based upon the firmware e.g. the top navigation bar does not exist prior to 5.1 so we cannot use it.

It is not like programming a native app, where you can create things out of thin air (although you can do some tricks).

If Roidy says that he can put a clock in on the player then it is because the facility to do it already exists within the firmware (i am a bit surprised at this but i believe him ;)

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Ok, Video Player Clock has now been commited, it can be changed in the setting between Off, 24 Hour and 12 Hour.

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Nicely implemented, Roidy. Not sure if I need it but it looks good.

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Ok, Video Player Clock has now been commited, it can be changed in the setting between Off, 24 Hour and 12 Hour.

thanks :)

you might want to tell about that in the changelog :)

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thanks :)
you might want to tell about that in the changelog :)

There is a windows shutdown bug introduced in the commit prior to it so until the fix for that goes in I do not want to gets lots of people downloading the latest code, hence why the changelog has not yet been updated.
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I know I must be doing something silly, but I can't see the clock. I've tried both 24 and 12 hours and neither work. Should I be seeing it when I'm playing a movie/TV show and if so, where?

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I know I must be doing something silly, but I can't see the clock. I've tried both 24 and 12 hours and neither work. Should I be seeing it when I'm playing a movie/TV show and if so, where?

you should see it while playing a video yes.

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>> Should I be seeing it when I'm playing a movie/TV show and if so, where?

Not directly... it is shown together with the movie progress bar when switching pause/play, fast forward, jump to section... basically whenever aTV overlays some data while playing.

Where? Top center of the screen.

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Okay I've just double checked and its still not showing. I'm on the latest PlexConnect as of 10:00am BST and I'm running iOS 5.3 on my ATV 2. Is there anything else I could be missing?

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What about the “Ends at” feature that PHT has. I find that much more useful than just a widget with the current time.

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Okay not sure what changed but I’m now seeing the clock. It’s pretty obvious so I know I didn’t just not see it :wink: Nothing’s changed or been updated locally so not sure why it’s working but glad it is.

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Thanks for the clock. It looks great.

I had a couple of comments after checking it out this weekend:

1. With the 12 hour setting, after 12 noon my clock showed 12:XX AM instead of 12:XX PM

2. With the 12 hour setting, after 12 midnight my clock showed 00:XX AM instead of 12:XX AM

Keep up the good work.

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Good catch :slight_smile:

Should be fixed now, grab the latest github commit. Thanks

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Good work. Though showing seconds feels like overkill.