Now that you've installed Windows Live Writer, you want let everyone know what your listening to when your posting your thoughts to a blog. Now you can using the Currently Listening plugin.
- You will need to download and install the Windows Media Blogging plugin for Windows Media Player itegration. You can download it here. If you are running Windows Vista you will have to follow the instructions here.
- For iTunes integration will also need to install a plugin from here (via Adam Meltzer).
- Winamp is on the todo list, but since I'm not a fan, it's not a high priority.
- You will also need to download and install the .Net 2.0 Redistributable, you can get that from here.
Once you have installed all the pre-reqs, download and extract the zip file into your Live Writer plugin directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\Windows Live Writer\plugins\) and then launch Live Writer. For now you can configure the template that will display the track information into the post.
You should now see the Currently Hearing plugin listed in the plugin directory.
If you click on the Options button you will get the music formatting window.
Here is where you can edit the template string for how your track information will be displayed.
The sidebar will now contain a link to add your current track information to your blog post.
In the future you will also be able to configure the link types for searching in iTunes, MSN or Amazon. As a bonus, you'll be able to put in your Amazon Associates Id to score some cash.
Feel free to email me at soulposition [at_sign] msn dizzot com if you have any questions, comments or bug reports.
Comments (6)
Just a vote to move Winamp's priority up a bit... there are a lot of us out here on the intar-web that do use it and are HUGE fans!
Posted by steve harman | September 8, 2006 10:21 PM
Posted on September 8, 2006 22:21
Doesn't install with Vista :(
Posted by James Senior | September 14, 2006 6:49 AM
Posted on September 14, 2006 06:49
awesome add-on for WLW. Would be nice if it automagically added the "currently listening" on every post!
I'm using SongBird (www.songbirdnest.com) as my music player of choice at the moment (unlike WMP11 it handles m4a files, unlike iTunes it doesn't eat all my resources but unlike both there's no Currently Listenting" plug-in!
Any chance of adding this Open Sauce wonder to the supported players list sometime (soon!) ?
Posted by OffBeatMammal | October 20, 2006 2:25 AM
Posted on October 20, 2006 02:25
I think you should really look at tieing your plugin to AMIP, http://amip.tools-for.net/ , since it already supports winamp, foobar,itunes, qcd, winamp and also allows not just one application, for instance AIM, but multiple to talk to your media player through a common plugin. It also would most likely be easier to develop with. but of course, thats up to... but your plugin is already great.....
Posted by Matthew Collins | November 28, 2006 6:16 PM
Posted on November 28, 2006 18:16
ERROR FOUND: What does this mean?
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:06:04 PM
Version: 1.0.1
Build: 6
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Runtime version: 2.0.50727.42
Shutdown started: False
Program: "C:\Program Files\Windows Live Writer\WindowsLiveWriter.exe"
Memory Load: 56%
Total Physical: 1039 MB
Available Physical: 450 MB
Total Page File: 2500 MB
Available Page File: 1941 MB
Total Virtual: 2097 MB
Available Virtual: 1773 MB
Available Extented Virtual: 0 MB
Unexpected Error Occurred
An unexpected error has occurred within the application.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.mshtml, Version=7.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.mshtml, Version=7.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'
at LiveWriterMusic.MusicFormatOption.MusicFormatOption_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].
Posted by El Kayakista | December 12, 2006 5:14 AM
Posted on December 12, 2006 05:14
i found this in regards to the error i've sent to you in regards to: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.mshtml, Version=7.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.mshtml, Version=7.0.3300.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'
AT
http://www.markusegger.com/Blog/Development.aspx?messageid=0dfca020-ac57-47c3-8255-315b4c472682
i really don't want to be xcopying anything over from one machine to another because i don't have a working machine where i can hack and xcopy from and to a different machine.
Posted by El Kayakista | December 12, 2006 5:43 AM
Posted on December 12, 2006 05:43