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Title: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: Barcrest on April 16, 2009, 01:09:52 PM
What is it?
This will display pop up facts for the track currently playing. There can be upto 5 facts for each song.

How To?
Here is a database to get you started.

Song Fact Database (http://www.iamkizer.net/freeboxjukebox/files/songfacts.zip)

You need to extract this into the same directory as your E-touch jukebox install. If it finds a match for artist and track it will display the facts on the now playing screen or second screen on a dual monitor setup.

Additional:
To edit the database and add your own facts you can use the Song Fact Builder, which is installed as part of the E-Touch install. Feel free to share any updates on this site and I will add them to the file.
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: jukejohn on October 19, 2009, 05:38:22 PM
haven't really used this but wouldn't mind doing
like fanart does anybody have a collection to share
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: dedos on October 19, 2009, 05:40:30 PM
This would be great for videos as well.  Would it be easier just to get the facts from the comment tag?
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: jukejohn on October 19, 2009, 05:56:11 PM
i use tag and rename which sometimes gives you some infoe
is it possible to load that infoe into the builder
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: jukejohn on October 19, 2009, 06:16:39 PM
barry got a collection of jingles if you want to load them on here
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: modessitt on January 09, 2013, 10:07:46 PM
I have just installed the newest 8.0.04.  The only issue I have is that I don't want the Songfacts to show at this time.  I can't see anything in the settings (except the LED sign settings) about turning off Songfacts.  I'm sure I could delete the info in the file/folders, but I might want to use them at some point...
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: Risim on May 02, 2013, 12:19:19 AM
Barry I'm trying to get this to work but it seems to work when it wants to.  How am I supposed to set this up.  I build a songfact but it doesn't pop up.  And on hotel california it pops up sometimes not all the time. Any ideas?  Do I need to have a certain setting in wmp.
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: Barcrest on May 02, 2013, 08:51:09 AM
As long as you have the songfacts file it should work, but it does look for an exact match on artist and track so you might need to check that.
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: Risim on May 02, 2013, 11:32:40 AM
Yeah I got it working thanks.  I had two spaces instead of one between a word in the title that was the whole thing.  Works great!!! :beer
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: mark_p on May 08, 2014, 02:32:25 AM
I might have to give this a try
Title: Re: HOW TO: Songfacts
Post by: badwhip on January 09, 2021, 04:07:13 PM
Can we get a new link of the song fact data base or could someone send me a base file so I can try it? Thanks