ncmpcpp 0.6beta2 converting ~/.ncmpcpp/config [solved]

graysky · 2014-09-09 14:46:01

Does anyone know what the new equivalent is for this old setting?

media_library_left_column = "A"

Under 0.5.x, it used the "Album Artist" tag rather than "Artist" in the left most column which simplified the listing (reference). Thanks!

EDIT: Just read the post.install which showed where the skel was installed. The answer is:

media_library_primary_tag = album_artist

Last edited by graysky (2014-09-09 14:49:10)

bonob · 2014-09-09 17:36:12

Thank you for this.
Also, how to call the help screen now? The man page still says to press 1, but it's now linked to the playlist.

emeres · 2014-09-09 17:57:01

@bonob try F1.

bonob · 2014-09-09 18:12:42

Fantastic, thanks a lot

LeCrayonVert · 2014-09-09 20:01:37

The autocenter_mode settings does not work anymore. Any idea ?

Last edited by LeCrayonVert (2014-09-09 20:03:28)

emeres · 2014-09-09 23:05:31

Do you mean ncmpcpp does not start anymore? If so, comment the line out in the configuration file. If you mean the function of centering in playlist view on the current song, use shift+u to toggle it.

thetornainbow · 2014-09-09 23:08:43

Seems several config options have been broken/deprecated.

The two that I've experienced are

mpd_communication_mode

and

visualizer_type = "spectrum" (spectrum/wave)

not being recognized when I upgraded today.

Not much information in the changelog on the website either. Downgrading or simply commenting out the offending config options works fine though.

emeres · 2014-09-09 23:13:02

These are also not accepted:

#allow_physical_directories_deletion = "no"
#allow_physical_files_deletion = "no"

LeCrayonVert · 2014-09-10 08:00:55

emeres wrote:

Do you mean ncmpcpp does not start anymore? If so, comment the line out in the configuration file. If you mean the function of centering in playlist view on the current song, use shift+u to toggle it.

Yes I use shit+u to enable it...but the setting is not saved. I have to do that each time I start ncmpcpp.

emeres · 2014-09-10 09:10:27

LeCrayonVert wrote:

emeres wrote:
Do you mean ncmpcpp does not start anymore? If so, comment the line out in the configuration file. If you mean the function of centering in playlist view on the current song, use shift+u to toggle it.
Yes I use shit+u to enable it...but the setting is not saved. I have to do that each time I start ncmpcpp.

Yes, I feel like you do exactly that. Next time provide relevant information when asking. Before you post a bug report**, do a proper troubleshooting first. Try to find other settings that do not get parsed correctly.

ncmpcpp-git wrote:

Comment by applebloom (2014-09-06 09:32)
There were some changes to the config parser: "spectrum" is replaced with "frequency" and "startup_screen" is now a string like "clock" or "playlist" (see file screen_type.cpp in the source for a list).

And read & compare your configuration with the new one from '/usr/share/doc/ncmpcpp/config'.

Note: ** The git version does not have a problem with parsing autocenter_mode.

unK · 2014-09-10 12:05:00

Additional clarification: 'spectrum' being replaced by 'frequency' was a bug and is fixed in git.

LeCrayonVert · 2014-09-11 21:56:23

emeres => thx, I'll use the git version of the package...how come a stable version has been replaced by a beta version anyway ?

emeres · 2014-09-12 02:23:25

Ask the packager/maintainer about that, apparently it runs stable.

@unK Is there a way to disable listing playlists in the browser window?

unK · 2014-09-12 07:43:58

No.

emeres · 2014-09-12 07:47:17

Why exactly are playlists displayed in the browser view in the first place? Is this for a special user case?

asportking · 2014-09-12 13:32:07

Is it just me, or are the vim-like key bindings for navigation not working anymore? I used to be able to use hjkl for moving up/down/left/right, but now I can only use the arrow keys.

emeres · 2014-09-12 14:08:35

From ncmpcpp-0.5.10-4, file keys contains:

#key_up = 259 'k'
#key_down = 258 'j'
#key_lyrics = 'l'

The new bindings file mentions ~/.ncmpcpp/bindings while the manual still speaks of ~/.ncmpcpp/keys. The format/syntax has changed also.

tonk · 2014-09-12 14:09:09

asportking wrote:

Is it just me, or are the vim-like key bindings for navigation not working anymore? I used to be able to use hjkl for moving up/down/left/right, but now I can only use the arrow keys.

You need to create ~/.ncmpcpp/bindings. Example file in /usr/share/doc/ncmpcpp-0.6_beta2/bindings.bz2 (i think. I'm currently logged into gentoo). My bindings:

def_key "j"
        scroll_down
def_key "k"
        scroll_up

def_key "ctrl_j"
        move_selected_items_down
def_key "ctrl_k"
        move_selected_items_up

def_key "l"
        next_column
def_key "l"
        slave_screen
def_key "h"
        previous_column
def_key "h"
        master_screen

def_key "g"
        move_home
def_key "G"
        move_end

def_key "n"
        next_found_item
def_key "N"
        previous_found_item

def_key "I"
        jump_to_browser
def_key "d"
        delete_playlist_items

But look first for the example file. Some commands overlap.

unK · 2014-09-14 12:00:14

emeres wrote:

Why exactly are playlists displayed in the browser view in the first place? Is this for a special user case?

It's just that when you fetch root music directory from MPD, you also get playlists.

emeres · 2014-09-14 12:05:22

I would be nice to have a option to disable it.

ssri · 2014-09-16 17:41:46

thetornainbow wrote:

Seems several config options have been broken/deprecated.
The two that I've experienced are
mpd_communication_mode
and
visualizer_type = "spectrum" (spectrum/wave)
not being recognized when I upgraded today.
Not much information in the changelog on the website either. Downgrading or simply commenting out the offending config options works fine though.

Actually, ncmpcpp's website says this:

ncmpcpp-0.6_beta1
Support for polling communication mode has been removed. Additionally, MPD version >= 0.16 is required.

Last edited by ssri (2014-09-16 17:52:58)

thetornainbow · 2014-09-16 18:20:33

ssri wrote:

Actually, ncmpcpp's website says this:
ncmpcpp-0.6_beta1
Support for polling communication mode has been removed. Additionally, MPD version >= 0.16 is required.

Yeah but you have to admit that this is still fairly vague compared to "mpd_communication_mode is now deprecated." Especially considering they only just now updated the config and bindings in the docs that come with the package.

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ncmpcpp 0.6beta2 converting ~/.ncmpcpp/config [solved]

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