Hello,
In version 7, playlist overlay example (https://developer.jwplayer.com/jw-player/demos/customization/default-custom-playlist/), if opening the playlist while playback is on - the playback is paused. That is kind of extremely wrong, is there a way to prevent player from pausing the playback while scrolling through other items in playlist?
Thanks a lot.
Hi there,
First off, I have hidden your second post because it contained your license key, which should be protected at all times. We will never need to know your license key.
As for your request, we pause the video when the playlist overlay is opened because the video becomes obstructed and the viewer would not be able to see the video any more. There would be no way to work around this so if this is not functionality you are looking for, I would recommend displaying the playlist items outside of the player, much like the “Playlist Shelf” option on the developer demo you linked to.
Thank you.
Thank you for reply Alex,
The “Playlist Shelf” option is the exact one i was thinking of, but i have some troubles understanding how to implement that to a self hosted player, and not use an external playlist as in the demo.
Would you be kind to drop here a quick portion of demo code for me? Do i also need to do some changes in the player .js file?
Thanks again!
Hi there,
If you’re not using an external playlist, what would you be using as a playlist with a self-hosted player?
I will be using a list of remotely hosted files, like this:
"playlist": [{
"file": "https://path/to/file.mp3",
"image": "https://path/to/image.png",
"title": "Artist - Title",
},{
"file": "https://path/to/file.mp3",
"image": "https://path/to/image.png",
"title": "Artist - Title",
},{
"file": "https://path/to/file.mp3",
"image": "https://path/to/image.png",
"title": "Artist - Title",
}
I am using it now and it works.
I's sorry for bump, any updates possible on this thread? Thanks again.
I think the easiest thing to do would be to add the URLs for your externally-hosted media to the dashboard. You can then create a Curated Playlist using that content and use the playlist ID like shown in the Developer Demo. This also comes with the added bonus of being able to see analytics of your content on your dashboard.
Thank you.
