Populate / select a playlist in PowerAmp

[Henro Veijer]

I have a problem with a task I am creating. FIrst I'll explain to you what it does, then what problem I have with it.

 

I start the task through a shortcut on my homescreen.

 

1. Music is toggled (Media command, toggle pause)
2. IF  variable  %WALLPAPER  = 0
1. it sets a Live Wallpaper that reacts to music (using Easy Profiles plugin to set ProjectM)
2. it gives three DPAD commands to the left, ending up on the next screen with the PowerAmp widget.
3. It sets the the variable %WALLPAPER = 1
3. ELSE
1. It sets the default wallpaper
2. It issues a App - Go Home command.
3. It sets the the variable %WALLPAPER = 0
4. END IF

Now, this works all fine except for one thing: very often the poweramp widget is showing no playlist;, it sits there telling me to 'tap here to open poweramp'.

The media command toggle pause does not work in this situation.

Using Play Dir  music is played but not using poweramp.

I can first open poweramp, issue a Home command, then issue  the toggle pause command but I am afraid this will lead to a lot of lifkering and stuff, and it feels rather inefficient.

Is it possible somehow to tell Tasker to play a specific playlist using PowerAmp?

 

 

Thanks for thinking with me!

 

Greetz,

 

Henro

 

 

[Matt R]

Poweramp has a "playlist" shortcut.  Maybe combine that with the AutoShortcut plugin? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joaomgcd.autoshortcut

 

Matt

[Henro Veijer]

I am using autoshortcut. Hoe would you combine those two? You think it would he possible even to create different shortcuts to start different playlists, or even beter:

Show a menu wit available playlists, defaulting to a ' all' playlist of no choice made in x seconds?

Greetz Henro

[Henro Veijer]

[Matt R]

All of those should be possible.  Use the autoshortcut plugin and pick the desired poweramp playlist from the shortcut list ...

 

Matt