Fine. Yours is a development environment, by choice, not a production environment. Front Row doesn't work well with beta iTunes, AND THAT INCLUDES Snow Leopard DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS. So, those who, by choice, are experimenting with beta versions of iTunes, can't expect everything to work the same as in a production environment. As already said, Front Row works well in Lion, and it works well with the latest production version of iTunes. Have I spelled it out clearly enough?
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Fine. Yours is a development environment, by choice, not a production environment. Front Row doesn't work well with beta iTunes, AND THAT INCLUDES Snow Leopard DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS. So, those who, by choice, are experimenting with beta versions of iTunes, can't expect everything to work the same as in a production environment. As already said, Front Row works well in Lion, and it works well with the latest production version of iTunes. Have I spelled it out clearly enough?
I never said I expected anything.
Nor did I ever come across as arrogant as you, about it.
All I said is I MISS IT and I do. Perhaps it will work again in the future.
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No "perhaps" is required. It works fine now. As for arrogance, you could teach everybody a lesson or two. And I don't want to go away. Why should I? Can you make me go away? Purchase yourself a plot of desert and bask in it.
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If anyone is interested.
Got it sort of working. OSX Lion GM and iTunes 10.5B
Front Row still reads the movie folders info.
So I created an alias of my iTunes movies folder and TV shows folder, placed them in the general movies folder and front row now sees them.
Its not the best solution but will do for now.
Got it sort of working. OSX Lion GM and iTunes 10.5B
Front Row still reads the movie folders info.
So I created an alias of my iTunes movies folder and TV shows folder, placed them in the general movies folder and front row now sees them.
Its not the best solution but will do for now.
Front Row Enabler for Lion
Greetings all!
http://bit.ly/pzyIyl that is a link to my blog entry containing a .pkg that will install Front Row on Lion. As Steve Jobs would put it, its that simple.
Kind Regards,
Ralph perdomo.
Greetings all!
http://bit.ly/pzyIyl that is a link to my blog entry containing a .pkg that will install Front Row on Lion. As Steve Jobs would put it, its that simple.
Kind Regards,
Ralph perdomo.
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To recap without all the bile:
- You are able to install FrontRow in Lion
- FrontRow won't work with iTunes 10.5
- iTunes 10.5 is required for iOS5
- There are better alternatives to FrontRow out there (i.e. Plex)
- However those won't work with DRM content bought on iTunes
Can we all just get along now?
- You are able to install FrontRow in Lion
- FrontRow won't work with iTunes 10.5
- iTunes 10.5 is required for iOS5
- There are better alternatives to FrontRow out there (i.e. Plex)
- However those won't work with DRM content bought on iTunes
Can we all just get along now?
Thanks. The installer worked great for me. For iTunes beta users like me, I’m sure once 10.5 goes final, Snow Leopard will see some sort of compatibility update (unless Apple engineers really jump ship on 10.6 and cease development, which they won’t.) Then, somebody can port it over to Lion. But for now, well have to be patient.
I really don’t get why Apple dropped Front Row when literally nothing extra required to have kept it running on Lion. It’s not the biggest resource hog in the world either, so I don’t see the rationale. It probably boils down to sales of Apple TV, which can be cannibalized by this sort of interface. Meh...
iAmYou and PeterHolbrook: Just FYI, you’re sort of flooding the thread. I read the entire history of exchanges, and it seems to have been rooted in some misunderstanding toward the semantics in a *single* sentence from a page or two back. Nobody else here seems to care.
great i'm glad to hear it worked for you. i believe you are correct, i too anticipate an update to itunes on snow leopard as it is not yet deprecated. until then we can keep on (front) rowing--ha!
Threads wouldn't be threads if they couldn't be added to, would they? If someone has something to say, they should be allowed to say it, no matter somebody's opinion about thread-flooding.
I can see where this is headed. Everybody suddenly becomes an advocate for free speech when it involves their own opinions. Not getting sucked into this…
I tried.
You mean you are an advocate for free speech when it involves YOUR own opinion, don't you? I see where you are headed. It's transparent.
Is there an amendment that gets you to stop?
If you feel your rights are violated then why not call your congressman or write a hit country song? You did provide some good info at first, but all the thumbs down on your posts should indicate how unnecessarily hostile youre coming off on a topic that doesnt really require such an abrasive tone.
Yours, however, is an excellent example of a non-hostile comment. And you didn't even have to get in touch with your congressman. Congratulations! By the way, have you EVER provided anything remotely useful?
Yes.
(Anyway, to everyone else I apologize for arming the hijacker. Just like the others, I was hoping to get the thread to be about the subject instead of about people but was wrong. Oh well, we all make mistakes)
Yes.
(Anyway, to everyone else I apologize for arming the hijacker. Just like the others, I was hoping to get the thread to be about the subject instead of about people but was wrong. Oh well, we all make mistakes)
Indeed. Especially those who, after being advised about the feasibility of installing a programme, quickly jumped to offer "better alternatives" that nobody had asked for, or criticising the level of hackery involved in all these procedures. Such behaviour might be an interesting subject for someone interested in abnormal psychology.
--completely off topic--
Not willing to stir up another mess, but PeterHolbrook, do you have some kind of stake in the continued survival of Front Row?
This the second thread in which you defend the continued use of Front Row with more perseverance than a Spartan going off to war... Not being critical, just wondering
Not willing to stir up another mess, but PeterHolbrook, do you have some kind of stake in the continued survival of Front Row?
This the second thread in which you defend the continued use of Front Row with more perseverance than a Spartan going off to war... Not being critical, just wondering
Do you have something at stake in its demise?
You do seem confused. I'm not defending the survival of anything, sir. I'm merely pointing out the announcement of its death was premature. It's curious this reality irritates the likes of you.This the second thread in which you defend the continued use of Front Row with more perseverance than a Spartan going off to war... Not being critical, just wondering
Front Row was a program I toyed around with for about a week, thought was really cool and then never opened it again. I won't miss it, there's much better ways to stream and view content on a Mac and other devices. As an aside, people like mac-hatter will make it available to those who want it. (Bookmarked that for the future, thanks!)
So?
The same happens with scores of programmes we all run.
Much better ways to do what Front Row does? Says who?
Indeed, it has ALREADY been made available.
As I mentioned in another thread about this, I'm pretty disappointed. Front Row made it easy to use your Mac Mini as a media box, which was supposed to be of one of its features given the HDMI port it has!
I had hope Apple would just replace Front Row with a port of whatever the Apple TV runs, since it should all be Objective-C and easy to move across, but apparently not
Front Row may not have been perfect, but it was nice and easy to use, and just there, which was all I ever really needed of it.
I've installed Plex, but really to me Plex is the absolute opposite; it does too much! It lacks the simplicity of Front Row, which only really needs to organise TV shows by season and it'd be perfect. All Plex does is give me false information about files in favour of a quick-look preview of what's actually there.
I had hope Apple would just replace Front Row with a port of whatever the Apple TV runs, since it should all be Objective-C and easy to move across, but apparently not
Front Row may not have been perfect, but it was nice and easy to use, and just there, which was all I ever really needed of it.
I've installed Plex, but really to me Plex is the absolute opposite; it does too much! It lacks the simplicity of Front Row, which only really needs to organise TV shows by season and it'd be perfect. All Plex does is give me false information about files in favour of a quick-look preview of what's actually there.
No need to be disappointed, my friend. Front Row still works in Lion exactly the same as it worked in Snow Leopard. Simply install the relevant package and you are done.
Yes, this happens a lot. I think it has to do with the overwhelming quantity and quality of apps all over the net now. It wouldn't be surprising to see many improved or better Front Row like apps crop up after Lion is released to make up for its absence.