Looking at the guide - Making your own sidebar playlist, question
Hello
I've found this guide (sort of) which looks very interesting to break free from the otherwise static layout as the ordinary side bar
http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/1543546-example-making-your-own-playlist-sidebar
I appreciate the guide explaining each row and function but as for a user like me it feels useless if I do not get to see a full workIng sample code.
Just like this other guide which I also like where you can use simple links to play the video in already existing player window
http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/1480872-example-creating-an-html-playlist
Like the above, the guide also lacks a full code sample. But this guide below, which is quite similar do have a full sample code which I really appreciate.
http://support.jwplayer.com/customer/portal/articles/1439570-example-loading-new-playlists
Does the previous not require a script function to be able to load the new video into the already existing player, as what the latter do?
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I am not able to test any coding right now.....so, Going back to my original question. :)
The first link I've posted, "making your own playlist side bar" - does it also work on inline playlist?
And now with the new release of 6.9, the YouTube patch is no longer necessary to be able to seamlessly play both YouTube vids and local files in the same playlist ?
Thanks in advance
I am still fighting back and forth wether which playlist type I will use to make it user friendly on all devices - larger desktop screens and smaller mobile screens alike, viewed from a responsive web page design.
My subjective thoughts - cons and pros
MAKING YOUR OWN PLAYLIST SIDE BAR
PROS = it's a playlist. Files are playing next after each other and the playlist layout seems to be HTML customisable
CONS = no indication of what is currently playing from the list. Leaving the playlist on, you will be lost if you want to know what is currently playing.
EXAMPLE CREATING AN HTML PLAYLIST
PROS = format the link to whatever you like. Text or image or both with optional unlimited description text.
CONS = files will not play next after each other.
Side note = I don't understand what it means by adding items on the fly in this example. I see it as only playing new files which are overtaking what is currently playing. Otherwise it would be a cool feature to add new files on the fly and have them play in the added order.
EXAMPLE LOADING NEW PLAYLISTS
PROS = same as above
CONS = same as above
Side note = are there any major differences between this method and the previous? The only difference I can tell is that this one is having both link to file and link to image inside the JavaScript accompanied a JavaScript function which also must be added in order for the link to work.