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any way to launch iTunes in full screen cover flow mode?
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i dont know a lot about applescript, but couldn't you just set up a script that will do that for you? that way you can click on iTunes to open iTunes then click on the applescript to open iTunes with cover flow. might work if you knew what you were doing.
have my pc hooked up to my tv, and want to use it on my TV and stereo, does exactly what i want, scrolls through my cd collection. press play on the remote, bada bing.
just gotta find a way to do it.
Skrilla™;3442442 said:I have no idea, but I want to know if I'm the only person that thinks cover flow is lame?
But Why? Don't you like seeing the album covers in their uber-pixelated glory?
But Why? Don't you like seeing the album covers in their uber-pixelated glory?
that's one of the reasons I don't like it.
another is, many of the things I listen to don't have a cover, so it looks lame.
I agree with the above guy who suggested AppleScript. It's probably the only way you can get it, but i have no idea how .
.Applescript for fullscreen cover view
Give this applescript a try:-
tell application "iTunes"
activate
set minimized of front browser window to false
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "iTunes"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "View"
tell menu "View"
click menu item "Cover Flow View"
click menu item "Full Screen"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
You need to make sure that in system preferences -> 'universal access' 'enable access for assistive devices' is checked.
Hope that helps,
Gareth
Give this applescript a try:-
tell application "iTunes"
activate
set minimized of front browser window to false
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell process "iTunes"
tell menu bar 1
tell menu bar item "View"
tell menu "View"
click menu item "Cover Flow View"
click menu item "Full Screen"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
You need to make sure that in system preferences -> 'universal access' 'enable access for assistive devices' is checked.
Hope that helps,
Gareth
But Why? Don't you like seeing the album covers in their uber-pixelated glory?
mine look great in cover flow.
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Bluetooth Trigger for iTunes
IF you use Proximity with an applescript to open and play iTunes in cover flow, it can be triggered by you walking into your house!
http://reduxcomputing.com/proximity.php
IF you use Proximity with an applescript to open and play iTunes in cover flow, it can be triggered by you walking into your house!
http://reduxcomputing.com/proximity.php
I've been looking for a way to start iTunes in fullscreen coverflow for while too.
I have iTunes on the 7-inch touchscreen in the front of my HTPC, and it looks great in fullscreen!
It's also great for my young kids, they can just tap on the screen to flip through the albums to whatever kiddie-music they'd like to hear.
Of course you have to have all the album art in place and have everything organised into albums, but if you've grown up with LP's and CD's that seems logical to me anyway.
If anyone ever finds a simple hack to start iTunes in fullscreen coverflow (for Windows ), please post it here.
Thanks!
(the attached pic shows a HTPC, just imagine iTunes on the screen ;-) )
I have iTunes on the 7-inch touchscreen in the front of my HTPC, and it looks great in fullscreen!
It's also great for my young kids, they can just tap on the screen to flip through the albums to whatever kiddie-music they'd like to hear.
Of course you have to have all the album art in place and have everything organised into albums, but if you've grown up with LP's and CD's that seems logical to me anyway.
If anyone ever finds a simple hack to start iTunes in fullscreen coverflow (for Windows
), please post it here.Thanks!
(the attached pic shows a HTPC, just imagine iTunes on the screen ;-) )
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