How about using AJAX for current track info?

Lemon Juice · Aug 18th, 2006, 12:58 PM

Hi,
On the main page of di.fm you have a list of all stations with info about what is currently being played on each one. But the info is not updated unless I refresh the web page in the browser, which takes some time since the page is guite long and heavy. I thought it would be great to use AJAX technology to dynamically refresh the track info - it would be very fast for javascript to load just the titles and display them, they could refresh say every minute and/or when a special refresh button is pressed. That would be very helpful - very often I am interested in what is being played on the stations but am unwilling to wait for the whole refresh. Additionally, there could be information about the length of current track and how many minutes and seconds have already elapsed from the beginning - but that is not that important for me. What do you think?

**Ari** · Aug 18th, 2006, 01:02 PM

Dear Lemon Juice:

All this and more is being worked on for the next version of DI

While it may take some months, you'll love it when it is out, thanks for your patience.

Lemon Juice · Aug 18th, 2006, 01:27 PM

Great to hear that! I can't wait

Aug 18th, 2006, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lemon Juice Junior Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 11	How about using AJAX for current track info? Hi, On the main page of di.fm you have a list of all stations with info about what is currently being played on each one. But the info is not updated unless I refresh the web page in the browser, which takes some time since the page is guite long and heavy. I thought it would be great to use AJAX technology to dynamically refresh the track info - it would be very fast for javascript to load just the titles and display them, they could refresh say every minute and/or when a special refresh button is pressed. That would be very helpful - very often I am interested in what is being played on the stations but am unwilling to wait for the whole refresh. Additionally, there could be information about the length of current track and how many minutes and seconds have already elapsed from the beginning - but that is not that important for me. What do you think?

Aug 18th, 2006, 01:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ari DI admin Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: New York Posts: 5,101	Dear Lemon Juice: All this and more is being worked on for the next version of DI While it may take some months, you'll love it when it is out, thanks for your patience. __________________ - "being poor is a state of mind"

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Aug 18th, 2006, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lemon Juice Junior Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 11	Great to hear that! I can't wait