[IDEA] Access "M" menu when Spotify or Airplay connected

[Tim Curtis]

It would be great to have the ability to update configuration or setting when Spotify or Airplay are connected.

There are ways around it by opening the menu before connecting, but not great if you are already connected.

When a renderer is playing it needs a configuration that does not change otherwise breakage will occur.

I'm curious though, what settings do you need to change when Spotify or Airplay is playing?

(Other than the amount of work needed to change the approach, I appreciate all the work being done here!) I am curious why one wouldn't have full access to them menus and settings. Why shouldn't the additional renders work similar to MPD, in terms of the UI/UX flow?

it's mainly because any settings changes that would result in a renderer being restarted would disconnect clients unlike restarting MPD where the client connections are automatically reestablished by the WeBUI.

The alternate renderers are separate playback applications with their own unique clients. The WebUI wouldn't be of any use except for possibly offering an EQ option on the renderer overlay screen or in the case of Airplay and Spotify Connect its possible to capture and display album art and metadata but thats not implemented in moOde.

In your usage scenario what settings changes do you need when playing a renderer?