https://github.com/valodim/mpdzen
mpd status notification using dzen2, including a tiny but functional cover art fetcher
https://github.com/valodim/mpdzen
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mpd status notification using dzen2, including a tiny but functional cover art fetcher
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/valodim/mpdzen
- Owner: Valodim
- Created: 2012-02-13T04:05:38.000Z (over 14 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2012-04-29T22:21:09.000Z (about 14 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-14T22:54:28.462Z (about 1 year ago)
- Language: Shell
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- Size: 141 KB
- Stars: 6
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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mpdzen
======
This is just me flexing my zsh muscles a little, creating some things
marginally useful in the process.
./mpc_parse
-----------
Simple parser for mpc status. Not useful on its own, this can be sourced
from other scripts to get that data.
./mpdzen
---------
This script fetches data using mpc_parse and displays it in a nice dialogue
using dzen2. Note this requires a development version of dzen2, the one from
debian package in particular will not suffice!
The dialogue will also include a cover art image, if there is one in xpm format
in ./covers/$ARTIST/$ALBUM.xpm or ~/.cache/covers/$ARTIST/$ALBUM.xmp
Have a screenshot:
./mpdzen_loop
-------------
Very small utility that listens for mpd events using mpc idleloop, and when
a player event happens, calls mpdzen. Basically, this will show the mpdzen
notification everytime a new song is played.
./cover_fetcher ARTIST ALBUM
----------------------------
This script will attempt to download a cover for $ALBUM by $ARTIST using curl,
and convert it to a 64x64 xpm image using ImageMagick's convert. For my nicely
sorted collection of data in its ARTIST/ALBUM/TITLES hierarchy, this worked
very well (zsh, obviously):
p=/path/to/mp3/
for i in ${~p}/*/*(/); do
i=${i#$p};
./cover_fetcher ${i%/*} ${i#*/};
echo;
done
./dzenlines
-----------
This script wraps dzen2, and will adjust the __-y__ parameter for subsequent
calls depending on the __-p__, __-y__ and __-h__ parameters, so that they don't
overlap. For example, if you call three times `dzenlines -y 50 -h 30 -p 3`, it
will move the __-y__ further down by *34* pixels, which is the __-h__ parameter
plus a bit of padding. Once the timeout given by __-p__ is reached, the offset
is reset to zero.
Be wary of non key-value arguments for dzen (ie, __-m__ and __-u__), they may
confuse the script. Just put them on the tail end of the arguments and it
should be fine.
The script keeps track of state for each pair of __-x__,__-y__ parameters, and
will move up or down the screen depending on the sign of __-y__.
patches
-------
This is a quilt patches dir that can be applied to dzen2, to allow escaping of
closing parantheses for ^i() syntax. This is necessary if album names contain
any ), which will blow it up otherwise.