r/eventghost • u/ZoomPlayer • Mar 25 '25

Zoom Player v21 Event Ghost plugin

/r/ZoomPlayer/comments/1jjkkt3/zoom_player_v21_event_ghost_plugin/

Updated with the latest functionality for Zoom Player version 21 (releasing next week).

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u/Superfabio111 Apr 08 '25

Thanks a lot for the update!
Quick question, how do I know if I'm actually using the new version of the Zoom Player plugin?

After replacing the original __init__.py file in the plugin folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\plugins\ZoomPlayer\), when I go to add the plugin in EG, I still see it listed as V1.0 with a link to the old eventghost.org.

Anyway to check what version is actually being loaded into EG?

Thanks again for keeping this lovely combo of programs going!

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u/ZoomPlayer Apr 08 '25

The only way is by looking at the available functions, the new version introduces new functions like "ControlOverlay" to show the new control overlay interface:

https://imgur.com/a/hCBvaOc

If any of the mods are reading this, please allow posting of images.

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u/Superfabio111 Apr 08 '25

Thank you for your speedy reply!
Will check to make sure I'm running the latest version.

Perhaps the function to show/check the plugin version and to update them through the program (eg a file import dialog) could be something that the new devs of EG could implement in the future.

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u/ZoomPlayer Apr 08 '25

Frankly, I'm not the original author of this plug-in, I just took it upon myself to insert the new strings where it matters to make sure it's up to date with Zoom Player's development.

I haven't really delved deeper to see if it can be made clearer.

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u/Superfabio111 Apr 09 '25 edited Apr 09 '25

Just the fact that you are updating the plugin is great for the whole community, and thanks are due!

Just checked my setup and it is indeed loading the updated plugin, so its all good!

PS While we are chatting here:

A heads up for you:

On some functions for example "Zoom Player: Navigational Control Up" I get this alert:

C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\plugins\ZoomPlayer__init__.py:1246: DeprecationWarning: ZoomPlayerSession.sendall is deprecated. Use ZoomPlayerSession.socket.sendall instead.

self.session.sendall(cmdstr + "\r\n")

I thought this might be due to the fact that my EG xml has been evolving over many years, so it might have been using an old ZP plugin function.

So i replaced the old action with one from the new plugin and same alert. Although the action actually works fine.

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u/ZoomPlayer Apr 09 '25

It's quite possible that EG API has changed over the years a bit and the plugin is calling the old methods which are still supported for backward compatibility.

I never actually looked into how the plugin works, I just found the section with the function listings and added the important bits in there.

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to look into this since it's working, but if someone posts a fix, I will include it for the next releases.

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u/Superfabio111 Apr 10 '25

No probs!

Just the fact that you are adding new functions is great, so a big thanks to you!