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By elhombresinatributos on
Hi all!
Would you like to contribute to Drupal with a module which would be widely used (at least I think so!)? I know there exists an audio module, but I was testing it and I don't like it much...
I launch this idea to the air because my knowledge of PHP is not enough to do it by myself. There is an audio plugin for wordpress which is really nice. The module, demo, instructions and all are here. I suggest to port it to drupal.
In a way I've done it, but not really. I use this module in article content-type embedding the flash player in the article, see an example here, but I have to copy-paste the embedding code in the article every time.
I'm thinking in someone who can develop a new module which would add the "podcast" content-type to drupal.
In the new module options there should be the possibility of setting the default colors of the player (left background, text, right background, background, left icon, etc), the default directory to store the MP3, and the default text for the download link.
When you create a new podcast-content you should be able to override the default settings and choosing an MP3 to be uploaded automatically to the MP3 folder. It would be also nice to be able to write the new post in this way:
<SOME TEXT HERE WITH HTML TAGS AND IMAGES AND WHATEVER>
<!--audiogoeshere;[left|center|right]--> (this should be a special TAG for telling drupal where to embed the flash)
<SOME MORE TEXT HERE WITH HTML TAGS AND IMAGES AND WHATEVER>
So, this is the idea. If there's something I haven't understand just ask and I can give you more information.
Of course this module would be useful for me, but I think a lot of people would say thank you to the developer who is able to embed this lovely player in drupal in a very easy way.
Any volunteers?
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Something like this?
I have a module that allows you to easily upload flash. You can re-use the flash in other nodes using a macro format, and you pass parameters to it, so it has everything you need to insert the audio player. Here's an example of it running on my site.
Is that the sort of thing you had in mind? It isn't a module designed specifically for audio or podcasts, so it doesn't generate a fancy rss feed or categorise podcasts as I believe some other modules do, but for simple playback it's quite nice!
I've not seen this player before, but I quite like it, so I can see it being something I will use again!
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Great!
I still have to test it on my site but I have to say that it seems a very good solution.
Thanks a lot.