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Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

#33

Post by kapowaz »

signed0 wrote: post #26
dglancy wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does not at the moment. And not from the want of trying! Unfortunately the App Store sandbox does not yet allow you to detect the media keys being pressed. The old way of doing it uses a very low-level function that is not available for security reasons (its essentially a key logger) within the sandbox.. Its common problem across all App Store apps, for now. Drives me crazy as well!

That's a shame. Perhaps someone needs to build a small library that exists outside of the App Store that notifies App Store apps when those keys are pressed. :P This reason alone is what keeps me using VLC for radio playlists.

This seems like a great idea. Build some sort of universal bridge for media keys that any compatible app can hook into? Or would the OS X sandbox prevent that, too?

Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

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Post by dglancy »

sneak wrote: post #30

Via Little Snitch, I noticed it contacts your radioformac.com webserver on port 80 on launch. I didn't sniff the traffic but presumably this is for a list of stations or something? Could you please update to use SSL/TLS (https) instead? It's for the server authentication, not so much the transit security.

Indeed it is to get latest stations. I will update to SSL.

Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

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Post by dglancy »

sneak wrote: post #27
dglancy wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is and its on our list (actually its on a git branch). Just didn't make it across the line for v1. As a stop gap we have this in our FAQ: Radio currently doesn't directly support Airplay. However, if you'd really like to stream Radio via Airplay, here is a trick you can use: Hold the Alt-key and click on the Volume icon in the menu bar, a menu will appear showing any available Airplay device. Select your Airplay d…

In the Appleverse, we call it Option, not Alt. (I know the key says "alt" too, but it's smaller type for a reason.)

Fixed!

Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

#37

Post by sneak »

When clicking the "add new station" button on the favourites tab, I would expect the newly added station to appear in my favorites (as well as the stations tab).

It doesn't - After adding it (on the favourites tab), I have to go to the stations tab, search for it (which causes UI lag), then mark it a favourite.

Also: lose the spaces between the labels and the ellipsis ("...") on the edit and delete buttons.

Also: Make the "Ok" button the default (enter) on the add new station pane

Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

#38

Post by dglancy »

sneak wrote: post #37

When clicking the "add new station" button on the favourites tab, I would expect the newly added station to appear in my favorites (as well as the stations tab). It doesn't - After adding it (on the favourites tab), I have to go to the stations tab, search for it (which causes UI lag), then mark it a favourite. Also: lose the spaces between the labels and the ellipsis ("...") on the edit and delete buttons. Also: Mak…

Great feedback thanks. Agree with it all and working on the UI lag issue.

Re: Show HN: Radio - My first Mac app

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Post by dglancy »

kapowaz wrote: post #33
signed0 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a shame. Perhaps someone needs to build a small library that exists outside of the App Store that notifies App Store apps when those keys are pressed. :P This reason alone is what keeps me using VLC for radio playlists.

This seems like a great idea. Build some sort of universal bridge for media keys that any compatible app can hook into? Or would the OS X sandbox prevent that, too?

It is a great idea and should be possible so long as Apple is willing to approve an sandboxed app that accepts incoming connections (listens) on a port against the local interface.
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