Mark Watched Videos

[jdev21]

Is it possible to mark videos/files that have been opened in xyplorer?

Similar to xmbc or similar htpc software, I would like to automatically mark watched videos in a series to know which is the latest unwatched.

[SkyFrontier]

Once I created a concept which allowed me to mark, using PFA and tags/comments, launched files (as well as how many times that action occurred). It just needed a file to launch - so no hassle on the operation at all.
Hope this helps.
If i find my scripts or have time to write a new set, will post here.

[SkyFrontier]

Found it.

Set this as a PFA.
For instance, I'm setting this PFA to intercept JPG (remember to enable TAGs column so you can see the count):
jpg> $label = report("{Tags}", "<curitem>"); if($label == "") { tag "1", , 1, 1; } elseif($label != "") { $label++; tag "$label", , 1, 1; }; run """<curitem>""";

[jdev21]

Found it.

Set this as a PFA.
For instance, I'm setting this PFA to intercept JPG (remember to enable TAGs column so you can see the count):
jpg> $label = report("{Tags}", "<curitem>"); if($label == "") { tag "1", , 1, 1; } elseif($label != "") { $label++; tag "$label", , 1, 1; }; run """<curitem>""";

Great, thanks!
Is it possible to use this and add a color filter to the video?

[bdeshi]

Sure, but it's better to use colored labels instead of color filters. Labels move with the file, color filters normally do not.

First of all, you need to set this config option, Menu > Tools > Configuration > Tags > Coloring style, to "Name column" or "whole row".
And you'll find colored labels listed above this option. Note the index of the color you wish to use.

Now here's Frontier's script with labelling support (the value of $colorNum is the index of the label you chose):

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jpg> $colorNum = 3; $label = report("{Tags}", "<curitem>"); if($label == "") { tag "1", , 1, 1; tag $colorNum;} elseif($label != "") { $label++; tag "$label", , 1, 1; }; run """<curitem>""";

btw, I noticed that pfi will reset all tags of the opened items, so I suggest you use one of the 5 Extratags. Here's another version of the script, using extra tag

1         ($tag = 'ex1';)

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{:Video}>::$colorNum = 3; $tag = 'ex1'; $label = report("{extra 1}", "<curitem>"); if($label == "") { tag "1", , $tag, 1; tag $colorNum;} elseif($label != "") { $label++; tag $label, , $tag, 1; }; run """<curitem>""";

You may have to make the extratag column visible. Select Menu > View > Columns > Extra 1. Then right-click on the newly-added column's header/sort header, select "Configure Extra Column 1". Set it's Caption to, say, ViewCount, and Type to Number.


Also, if you don't want to type out every kind of video file extensions, use the special pattern "{:Video}", as I did in the last script.

[SkyFrontier]

Sammay: how do I scriptally retrieve the "{:Video}" extensions? Are they system-attached?
On xyini, couldn't find it.
On config, "previewed formats" dispalys "audio & video" altogether.
Intriguing.

[bdeshi]

http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 80#p121180

[SkyFrontier]

Ah, cool... and how to (script, again!) know which GenericFileType categories there are?

[bdeshi]

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text replace(regexmatches(getsectionlist('Settings'),'^\w+PreviewCustomExtensions='),'PreviewCustomExtensions=');

Two exceptions: 'Exe' does not work, 'Executable' is accepted. Also 'Web' is accepted, but can not be found in the ini and therefore not by ^this^ script.

There may be more "hidden" categories, you-know-who knows...

[SkyFrontier]

The problem with exceptions is that they exceptionally occur...
Thanks you, Sammay. Nice tricks.