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Updated Feb 14, 2008 by robnapier
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PandoraBoy Support!

Introduction

If you're looking for PandoraBoy Support you have come to the right place. Please read the following page and if your question is not answered, contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use my Apple Remote with PandoraBoy?

Using your Apple Remote is actually quite simple. First you need to make sure that the remote is enabled. You can do this by going to the Preferences menus and making sure that Enable Apple Remote is checked. As long as the remote is enabled, you can use it to control Pandora in the following ways:

How can I easily change the song I'm listening to in PandoraBoy?

Controlling PandoraBoy is quite easy. You can define control PandoraBoy by either using your Apple Remote or defining Global Hotkeys. Hotkeys can be defined by going to the Preference Menu and then clicking on the Hotkey Icon.

Why can't I use my global hotkeys or my Apple Remote while PandoraBoy is minimized?

Webkit (the toolkit used to display Pandora.com in an application) seems to treat flash applets differently when they are minimized. As a result, Pandora does not change songs correctly while PandoraBoy is minimized. If you happen to be a programmer who knows how to fix this, please let me know :).

How can I be sure that I always have the latest version of PandoraBoy?

By default, PandoraBoy checks if there is a newer version available every time it starts up. If you don't want this behavior for some reason, you can disable it in the Preference Panel.


Comment by moore.erin.jean, Feb 01, 2008

I can not get the app to open it loads to install and that is it. help.

Comment by d3designs, Feb 04, 2008

Thanks for the great app! Here is a Leopard compatible replacement icon I created for it: http://labs.dview.us/files/d9d4b06f05900b07c7c75e4c125f93b0-5.html

Enjoy!

Comment by bblockwood, Mar 09, 2008

Awesome app! Is there a way to prevent the Apple remote from also controlling iTunes when using it for PandoraBoy?? Or must I quit iTunes before using the remote?

Thanks!

Comment by andyatkinson, Apr 06, 2008

Is there already a way to change Pandora stations with the Apple remote? I don't see it in the FAQ. thanks.

Comment by mrubenzahl, May 09, 2008

Advice please: You have two downloads but no guidance as to which one is recommended. PandoraBoy?-0.3.1.dmg PandoraBoy?-0.5.1a.dmg ? I assume I should download the latest but not sure why the older one is there.

Comment by phossal, May 09, 2008

I downloaded the latest version and found that I was unable to save my preferences - is there something I need to do? If I quit Pandoraboy and open it again, the preferences are empty. I am assuming this may also be the reason that my remote is not working, but that could be something else entirely.

Comment by scirio, May 12, 2008

Current memory usage stats: Using 46.77MB of memory. CPU 8.0 on intel 2.4Ghz core2duo macbookpro

Comment by RAMcLeod, Jun 09, 2008

Hello,

I'm stuck in the UK and haven't been able to use Pandora since they shut the service down for non-US users in January. I don't suppose there's a way of configuring this to use a proxy server, or Tor, is there please?

Thanks!

Comment by kbwheel, Jun 20, 2008

This is awesome! It works perfectly on my system, and the ability to control pandora with the Apple Remote is worth the price of admission right there. Thanks a lot!

Comment by paultan...@gmail.com, Jun 21, 2008

I installed pandora boy and it is working, but the remote doesn't work. I'm not sure what what I'm doing wrong. I have leopard 10.5.2, and my remote works fine for front row but not this. Any ideas?

Comment by wstokes, Jul 18, 2008

I can't seem to get the play/pause and thumbs up/down shortcuts to work when I set them to Cmd+Opt+/ page up / page down?. I am able to get the next, vol up/down shortcuts to work. Can't get the mute shortcut to work either. :-( I would be great if Cmd+W would "close" the app by hiding it since I guess you have to have the window "open" right?

Comment by wstokes, Jul 18, 2008

Forgot to mention I'm using Leopard on a G5 if that matters.

Comment by papket8, Jul 28, 2008

cannot get hotkeys to work at all. any suggestions?

Comment by frater8, Aug 22, 2008

i can't get hotkeys to work at all either

Comment by frater8, Aug 22, 2008

okay, never mind. seems even though i had quit Synergy PandoraBoy? still registered the hotkeys as taken. after relaunching PandoraBoy? they worked.

Comment by ryanworrell, Aug 27, 2008

cant get growl notifications to show up for some reason.

Comment by drew.hyatt, Sep 09, 2008

Is there a Windows version?

Comment by manyas, Sep 10, 2008

Is there any way to allow control of PandoraBoy? over a local network/ For example, if I have PandoraBoy? running on one computer, but I'm at another computer and want to vote up/down a song or switch stations, can I do so from the remote computer location?

Comment by itsonlygeorge, Sep 22, 2008

It would be nice to have controls for pandoraboy when you right click the icon similar to how their app has. I hide the window alot and sometimes its easier to right click and pause rather than find the window and hit stop, or to hit a shortcut key.

Comment by bbechtel16, Sep 22, 2008

I can't turn off the Apple Remote support. Whether checked or unchecked, it still functions. I would prefer to leave it on, however the volume controled is Pandora's volume, not the system volume as documented. I have a 2.4 GHz iMac running 10.5.5 and the latest Pandoraboy build. Don't mean to just come and complain though, this combined with an AppleScript? has accomplished my goal of displaying current track info in Adium!

Comment by jcoreymail, Oct 02, 2008

Pretty cool, I have the Apple Remote working with Pandoraboy but there is something I don't understand about the global hotkeys. If I set one to Application=Pandoraboy then it is not global but instead works only when the focus is on Pandoraboy (I did close and relaunch Pandora). Any pointers would be great.

Comment by thattheymayknowyou, Oct 11, 2008

I get a missing plugin icon (blue lego w/ question mark when I open the app. Am I missing something?

Comment by tonyminute, Nov 12, 2008

awesome app. seems that growl notifications don't appear when the app is in the background or minimized.

Comment by foshaug, Nov 16, 2008

love for people outside US...

Comment by ibonny, Dec 09, 2008

It seems that Pandora has changed its webpage format. PandoraBoy?, instead of showing the stripped-down window it used to show now shows the entire webpage in a small window with scrollbars. Granted, all commands currently work, but it looks like the new format of the webpage isn't reflected in the app's code.

Comment by thrashneon, Dec 11, 2008

^ Yes. Also, if you click the button to go to the standalone music player (which is what should be displaying in the PandoraBoy? window), all of your stations are duplicated in the "Stations" menu.

Comment by shikhanshu, Dec 13, 2008

everything's perfect... thanks for the great app!

oh btw, skinning support? ;)

Comment by bretten.mickle, Dec 15, 2008

I agree with 'ibonny's comment above. It seems the full Pandora page is displaying within PandoraBoy? instead of the "Miniaturized player" version. This causes an unpleasant display of half-visible scroll-bars and only 90% of the player being displayed within PandoraBoy? at any given time.

Also, I use an Apple Wired Keyboard connected to my Macbook Pro and I'm unable to use the "F7-F9" (Last song, play/pause, next song) shortcut keys on my keyboard; I'm also unable to assign them as shortcuts within PandoraBoy?, thus forcing me to either switch songs/pause manually or assign another combination of keys (which neither are preferable).

Comment by lecias1, Dec 25, 2008

Same problem as bretten.mickle here. Any way to re-size the applications window?

Comment by ibonny, Dec 26, 2008

Thanks guys! The new version works perfectly! I guess Pandora changed their API which broke the old version? Thanks again for a great app!

Comment by daniel.zumablue, Feb 05, 2009

Is there anyway to use the play and skip keys of the newer Apple Keyboards to control PandoraBoy?? I can't seem to assign them in the shortcuts.

Also I think a little Panda Boy would be a cool icon for this App instead of the generic notes. Tell me if you need help with this as I'm a graphic designer.

Comment by brumacd, Feb 16, 2009

If you're running pandora boy and minimize the window into the dock, is there any way to make it so you can click the app icon and call the window back up again? (that is, rather than clicking the actual icon of the minimized window) Clearly, this isn't a big deal but I was hoping there might be a quick fix.

Comment by kxalex, Mar 12, 2009

@brumacd when switching to PandoraBoy? app keep holding "Option" key when releasing "Tab" and "Apple". It will bring app window back from minimized. It works for any app in osx.

Comment by jimperry63, Apr 16, 2009

I can't create a new station. When I click the button I get the new station interface, and when I click into the text entry box the placeholder text disappears, but it won't accept keyboard input. All I get are beeps when I try to type in. On 10.5.6 on an intel imac.

Comment by timbochman, Apr 21, 2009

Is there a way to change the audio output device for the application? Possibly via Applescript? I would like to be able to set the sound output for just Pandora Boy to a Bluetooth A2D device without redirecting all of my system audio to the Bluetooth. Is this possible?

Comment by l.Flyne.l, May 01, 2009

timbochman: Jack might be able to do what you're looking for. It's not very intuitive, though. http://www.jackosx.com/

Comment by GayRIJock, Sep 14, 2009

Anyone having trouble after 10.5.8 update? The app only has a "Lego" image instead of controls/interface.

Comment by gabikali, Oct 02, 2009

I just got 0.8.0, had to quit and relaunch to get the keys to work. Now when I growl the song i says 'by: (null) on:(null)' -- seems wrong...

Comment by ninja3point14, Dec 26 (6 days ago)

My PandoraBoy? has been loading off window recently. Whatsup? http://bayimg.com/gAJelaaCd Any ideas?

Comment by gobackpacking, Dec 29 (2 days ago)

I have the same problem as @ninja3point14 What seems to be the problem? Did pandora change their css/layout?


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